International Lawn Tennis Challenge 1925

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The International Lawn Tennis Challenge 1925 was the 20th edition of the competition for men's national tennis teams organized by the ITF . As in previous years, the competition was held in two continental zones, the European and American zones . The winners of the two zones played a playoff for the finals. For the third time in a row, this playoff was contested by Australia and France , with France prevailing for the first time. In the final, which took place from September 11th to 13th, defending champions USA finally got the upper hand with 5-0, securing their tenth title so far and the sixth in a row.

Attendees

Including the defending champion, 26 countries took part in the competition. This was the fifth time in a row that a new attendance record was achieved. The following teams played for a final ticket against the defending champion.

European zone

A total of 16 teams competed in the European zone. For Poland , Portugal and Sweden it was the first participation in the International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

America Zone

The America Zone consisted of nine participants. Hawaii registered for the last time. A special feature is the participation of Spain in the American zone, which previously always competed in the European zone.

The tournament

European zone

  1st round
8-18 May 		  Quarter-finals
12-14 June 		  Semi-finals
10-14 July 		  Final
18.-20. July
                                     
Third French RepublicThird French Republic France 5                  
Hungary 1918Hungary Hungary 0  
Third French RepublicThird French Republic France 5
  Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Italy 0  
PortugalPortugal Portugal 1
 
Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Italy 4th  
Third French RepublicThird French Republic France 4th
  Great BritainGreat Britain Great Britain 0  
Romania kingdomRomania Romania 1      
 
DenmarkDenmark Denmark 4th  
DenmarkDenmark Denmark 0
  Great BritainGreat Britain Great Britain 3  
Poland 1919Second Polish Republic Poland 0
 
Great BritainGreat Britain Great Britain 5  
Third French RepublicThird French Republic France 4th
  NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 0
AustriaAustria Austria 4th            
 
Ireland 1922Irish Free State Irish Free State 1  
AustriaAustria Austria 0
  British IndiaBritish India British India 4th  
BelgiumBelgium Belgium 2
 
British IndiaBritish India British India 3  
British IndiaBritish India British India 1
  NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 4th  
SwedenSweden Sweden 3      
 
SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 2  
SwedenSweden Sweden 0
  NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 5  
NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 3
 
Czechoslovakia 1920Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 2  

America Zone

  1st round
4th-6th July 		  Quarter-finals
16. – 19. July 		  Semi-finals
13-15 August 		  Final
20-22 August
                                     
Canada 1921Canada Canada                  
bye  
Canada 1921Canada Canada Where
  New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand  
bye
 
New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand  
Canada 1921Canada Canada 0
  AustraliaAustralia Australia 5  
USA HawaiiHawaii Hawaii      
 
bye  
USA HawaiiHawaii Hawai
  AustraliaAustralia Australia Where  
bye
 
AustraliaAustralia Australia  
AustraliaAustralia Australia 4th
  JapanJapan Japan 1
Mexico 1918Mexico Mexico            
 
bye  
Mexico 1918Mexico Mexico 0
  Spain 1785Spain Spain 5  
Spain 1785Spain Spain 5
 
CubaCuba Cuba 0  
Spain 1785Spain Spain 2
  JapanJapan Japan 3  
China Empire 1916Empire of China Empire of China      
 
bye  
China Empire 1916Empire of China Empire of China
  JapanJapan Japan Where  
bye
 
JapanJapan Japan  

Playoff

In the playoff between the two winners of the continental zones, France triumphed over Australia, making it the first time in the final against defending champions USA. It should be the first of nine French finals in a row.

Third French RepublicThird French Republic3 1
AustraliaAustralia

Venue: West Side Tennis Club , Forest Hills ( New York City , USA )
Date: September
4-7 , 1925 Playing surface: turf

Third French RepublicThird French Republic player AustraliaAustralia player Result
René Lacoste Gerald Patterson 3: 6, 4: 6, 2: 6
Jean Borotra James Anderson 6: 4, 6: 3, 8: 6
Jean Borotra
René Lacoste 		John Hawkes
Gerald Patterson 		6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 4, 1: 6, 10: 8
Jean Borotra Gerald Patterson 4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 1, 6: 3

final

The USA did not have to give up a game in the game for the title and secured the title for the sixth time in a row.

United States final France
United States

Team
Bill Johnston
Vincent Richards
Bill Tilden
Richard Williams

Captain
Richard Williams

Date: September 11-13, 1925
Location: Germantown Cricket Club , Philadelphia , PA ( USA )
Surface: Lawn


Bill Tilden 4: 6, 6: 0, 2: 6, 9: 7, 6: 4 Jean Borotra
Bill Johnston 6: 1, 6: 1, 6: 8, 6: 3 René Lacoste
Vincent Richards
Richard Williams		 6: 4, 6: 4, 6: 3 Jean Borotra
René Lacoste
Bill Tilden 3: 6, 10:12, 8: 6, 7: 5, 6: 2 René Lacoste
Bill Johnston 6: 1, 6: 4, 6: 0 Jean Borotra

Result: 5: 0

France

Team
Jean Borotra
René Lacoste
 
 

Captain
Max Décugis

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Davis Cup - Tie details - 1925 - France vs Australia ( Memento from December 9, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
  2. ↑ Davis Cup - Tie details - 1925 - USA vs France ( English ) Retrieved May 30, 2016.