International Lawn Tennis Challenge 1903

The third edition of the International Lawn Tennis Challenge , now the Davis Cup , was held from August 4-8 , 1903 at the Longwood Cricket Club in Boston , Massachusetts . As in previous editions, defending champions USA and the British Isles were challenged by only two teams. There was only one game for the title. The British Isles won the competition for the first time.

Attendees

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

British Islands

Result

United States	final	British Islands
Team Robert Wrenn William Larned George Wrenn Captain William Larned	Date: August 4-8, 1903 Location: Longwood Cricket Club , Boston ( USA ) Surface: Lawn William Larned Where Reggie Doherty Robert Wrenn 0: 6, 3: 6, 4: 6 Laurence Doherty George Wrenn Robert Wrenn 5: 7, 7: 9, 6: 2, 3: 6 Laurence Doherty Reggie Doherty William Larned 3: 6, 8: 6, 0: 6, 6: 2, 5: 7 Laurence Doherty Robert Wrenn 4: 6, 6: 3, 3: 6, 8: 6, 4: 6 Reggie Doherty Result: 1: 4	Team Laurence Doherty Reggie Doherty   Captain William Collins

Web links

• Official site of the Davis Cup (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Davis Cup - Tie details - 1903 - USA v British Isles ( English ) Retrieved May 29, 2016.