International Lawn Tennis Challenge 1902

The second edition of the International Lawn Tennis Challenge , today's Davis Cup , was held from August 6 to 8, 1902 at the Crescent Athletic Club in Brooklyn , New York . The competition did not take place in 1901, again as in 1900, only two teams took part. Defending champions USA and the British Isles . There was also only one game for the title.

Attendees

Apart from the defending champion, only one challenger took part in the competition:

British Islands

Result

United States	final	British Islands
Team Holcombe Ward Malcolm Whitman Dwight Filley Davis William Larned Captain Malcolm Whitman	Date: August 6-8, 1902 Location: Crescent Athletic Club , Brooklyn ( New York City , USA ) Surface: Lawn Malcolm Whitman 6: 1, 6: 1, 1: 6, 6: 0 Joshua Pim William Larned 6: 2, 6: 3, 3: 6, 4: 6, 4: 6 Reginald Doherty Holcombe Ward Dwight Filley Davis 6: 3, 8:10, 3: 6, 4: 6 Laurence Doherty Reginald Doherty William Larned 6: 3, 6: 2, 6: 3 Joshua Pim Malcolm Whitman 6: 1, 7: 5, 6: 4 Reginald Doherty Result: 3: 2	Team Laurence Doherty Reginald Doherty Joshua Pim   Captain William Collins

Web links

• Official site of the Davis Cup (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Davis Cup - Tie details - 1902 - USA v British Isles ( English ) Retrieved May 29, 2016.