International Lawn Tennis Challenge 1905
The International Lawn Tennis Challenge 1905 was the 5th edition of the competition for men's national teams in tennis . The defending champions British Isles won the final at Wimbledon between July 21 and 24 with a clear 5-0 win against the USA . This is the third time that the British Isles have secured the title.
The teams
World group
With Australasia (an amalgamation of Australia and New Zealand ) and Austria , two teams competed for the first time in the International Lawn Tennis Challenge.
In the newly introduced world group, five teams played for a place in the final against the defending champions British Isles. The match between Belgium and the USA had to be canceled in favor of the USA, as one of the Belgian players could not play due to illness.
Results
Quarter finals |
Semi-finals 13-15 July |
Final 17th – 19th July |
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France | |||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
France | 0 | ||||||||||||
United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
United States | Where | ||||||||||||
Belgium | |||||||||||||
United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
Australasia | 0 | ||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
Australasia | |||||||||||||
Australasia | 5 | ||||||||||||
Austria | 0 | ||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
Austria |
final
British Islands | final | United States | |||||||||||||||
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Team Captain |
Date: July 21-24, 1905
Result: 5: 0 |
Team Captain |
See also
Web links
- Official site of the Davis Cup (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Miss Sutton Wins Abroad .; American Tennis Team Has walkover in First of International Cup Series ( English ) Retrieved on 12 June 2012 found.
- ↑ Davis Cup - Tie details - 1905 - USA v British Isles ( English ) Retrieved May 29, 2016.