International Lawn Tennis Challenge 1926
The International Lawn Tennis Challenge 1926 was the 21st edition of the competition organized by the ITF for men's national tennis teams . 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. Here, set France against Japan with 3: 2 by. In the final, which took place from September 9th to 11th, defending champions USA finally got the upper hand with 4-1, thus securing their eleventh title so far and the seventh in a row.
Attendees
Including the defending champion, 25 countries took part in the competition. The following teams played for a final ticket against the defending champion.
European zone
A total of 19 teams competed in the European zone.
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America Zone
The America Zone consisted of five participants.
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The tournament
European zone
1 round
date | Home team | Result | Visiting team | place | Topping |
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27.-29. April | Romania | 0: 5 | Italy | Bucharest ( Romania ) | sand |
April 30–2. May | South African Union | 4: 1 | Portugal | Sutton Coldfield ( England ) | sand |
7th-9th May | Netherlands | 3: 2 | Belgium | Noordwijk ( Netherlands ) | sand |
2nd round to final
2nd round 8-22 May |
Quarter-finals May 24–2. June |
Semi-finals 9-16 July |
Final 24-26 July |
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Italy | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Italy | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Great Britain | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Great Britain | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Poland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Great Britain | 4th | |||||||||||||||||
Spain | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Hungary | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Argentina | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Argentina | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Spain | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Irish Free State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Spain | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Great Britain | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
France | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
South African Union | Where | |||||||||||||||||
Austria | ||||||||||||||||||
South African Union | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Sweden | 4th | |||||||||||||||||
Sweden | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Switzerland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Sweden | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
France | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | 4th | |||||||||||||||||
British India | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
France | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Denmark | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
France | 5 |
America Zone
Quarter-finals 11-13 June |
Semi-finals June 25–20. July |
Final 19. – 21. August |
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Mexico | 1 | ||||||||||||
Japan | 4th | ||||||||||||
Japan | 5 | ||||||||||||
Philippines | 0 | ||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
Philippines | |||||||||||||
Japan | 5 | ||||||||||||
Cuba | 0 | ||||||||||||
Cuba | |||||||||||||
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Cuba | 3 | ||||||||||||
Canada | 2 | ||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
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Playoff
In the playoff between the two winners of the continental zones, France triumphed over Japan and, as in the previous year, reached the final against defending champions USA.
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player | player | Result | ||
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Henri Cochet | Tawara Tsumio | 1: 6, 4: 6, 7: 5, 6: 3, 6: 2 | ||
René Lacoste | Harada Tekeichi | 4: 6, 6: 4, 3: 6, 7: 9 | ||
Jacques Brugnon Henri Cochet |
Harada Tekeichi Tawara Tsumio |
6-0, 6-0, 6-2 | ||
René Lacoste | Tawara Tsumio | 6: 1, 6: 3, 6: 2 | ||
Henri Cochet | Harada Tekeichi | 1: 6, 3: 6, 6: 0, 4: 6 |
final
The USA won their seventh title in a row with a 4-1 win over France.
United States | final | France | |||||||||||||||
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Team Captain |
Date: September 9-11, 1926
Result: 4: 1 |
Team Captain |
Web links
credentials
- ↑ Davis Cup - Tie details - 1926 - Romania vs Italy ( English ) Accessed June 20, 2012.
- ↑ Davis Cup - Tie details - 1926 - South Africa vs Portugal ( English ). Accessed June 20, 2012.
- ^ Davis Cup - Tie details - 1926 - Netherlands vs Belgium ( English ) Retrieved June 20, 2012.
- ^ Davis Cup - Tie details - 1926 - France vs Japan ( English ) Retrieved June 20, 2012.
- ↑ Davis Cup - Tie details - 1926 - USA vs France ( English ) Retrieved June 20, 2012.