International Lawn Tennis Challenge 1900

Dwight Filley Davis and Holcombe Ward won doubles for the USA .

The first edition of the International Lawn Tennis Challenge , today's Davis Cup , took place in 1900. The competition was initiated by Dwight Filley Davis and fellow students from Harvard University . Davis financed a 13- inch high and 18-inch diameter silver trophy for $ 750 from his own funds, and in February 1900 announced the first International Lawn Tennis Challenge , which was accepted by the British Isles . The two teams competed against each other in August 1900 in a mode proposed by Davis: on the first and third day two individual games were to be played, on the second day a double encounter should take place. The team that won at least three games won. The USA was able to assert itself against the British, who are regarded as the world's best tennis nation, and win the competition.

Attendees

Teams from the following two countries took part in the first edition of the tournament:

United States

British Islands

Result

Due to rain, the last two (and already meaningless) individual games were canceled or did not take place.

United States	final	British Islands
Team Holcombe Ward Malcolm Whitman Dwight Filley Davis Captain Dwight Filley Davis	Date: August 8-10, 1900 Location: Longwood Cricket Club , Boston ( USA ) Surface: Lawn Dwight Filley Davis 4: 6, 6: 2, 6: 4, 6: 4 Ernest Black Malcolm Whitman 6: 1, 6: 3, 6: 2 Arthur Gore Dwight Filley Davis Holcombe Ward 6: 4, 6: 4, 6: 4 Ernest Black Herbert Roper Barrett Dwight Filley Davis 9: 7, 9: 9, canceled Arthur Gore Result : 3-0	Team Ernest Black Arthur Gore Herbert Roper Barrett Captain Arthur Gore

Web links

• Official site of the Davis Cup (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Davis Cup competition established ( English ) Accessed July 10, 2012.
2. ^ Davis Cup - Tie details - 1900 - USA v British Isles ( English ) Retrieved May 29, 2016.