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The 1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 20th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. Sixteen teams would enter the Europe Zone, while 9 would enter the America Zone. Portugal, Poland and Sweden competed for the first time.

France defeated Australia in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but would fall to the United States in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the Germantown Cricket Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States on 11–13 September.[1][2]

America Zone

Draw

First Round
4–6 July
Havana, Cuba (clay)
 Spain5
 Cuba0
Quarterfinals
16–19 July
Semifinals
13–15 August
Final
20–22 August
 Canadaw/o
Montreal, Canada (grass)
 New Zealand
 Canada0
 Australia5
 Hawaii
Boston, MA, United States (grass)
 Australiaw/o
 Australia4
Mazatlán, Mexico (clay)
 Japan1
 Mexico0
Baltimore, MD, United States (grass)
 Spain5
 Spain2
 Japan3
 China
 Japanw/o

Final

Australia vs. Japan


Australia
4
Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States[3]
20–22 August 1925
Grass

Japan
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Japan
Gerald Patterson
Zenzo Shimizu
6
1
6
4
6
2
     
2 Australia
Japan
James Anderson
Takeichi Harada
6
4
3
6
6
3
6
1
   
3 Australia
Japan
John Hawkes / Gerald Patterson
Takeichi Harada / Zenzo Shimizu
6
1
6
2
9
7
     
4 Australia
Japan
Gerald Patterson
Takeichi Harada
2
6
6
3
1
6
5
7
   
5 Australia
Japan
John Hawkes
Masanosuke Fukuda
6
1
6
3
6
0
     

Europe Zone

Draw

Final

Netherlands vs. France


Netherlands
0
Noordwijk Club, Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) [4]
18–20 July 1925
Clay

France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
France
Hendrik Timmer
René Lacoste
7
5
5
7
2
6
2
6
   
2 Netherlands
France
Arthur Diemer Kool
Jean Borotra
2
6
4
6
8
10
     
3 Netherlands
France
Arthur Diemer Kool / Christiaan van Lennep
Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste
2
6
3
6
8
6
4
6
   
4 Netherlands
France
Arthur Diemer Kool
René Lacoste
4
6
4
6
1
6
     
5 Netherlands
France
Hendrik Timmer
Jean Borotra
          not
played

Inter-Zonal Final

France vs. Australia


France
3
West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States[5]
4–5 September 1925
Grass

Australia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Australia
René Lacoste
Gerald Patterson
3
6
4
6
2
6
     
2 France
Australia
Jean Borotra
James Anderson
6
4
6
3
8
6
     
3 France
Australia
Jean Borotra / René Lacoste
John Hawkes / Gerald Patterson
6
4
3
6
6
4
1
6
10
8
 
4 France
Australia
Jean Borotra
Gerald Patterson
4
6
6
4
6
1
6
3
   
5 France
Australia
René Lacoste
James Anderson
          not
played

Challenge Round

United States vs. France


United States
5
Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States[2]
11–13 September 1925
Grass

France
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
France
Bill Tilden
Jean Borotra
4
6
6
0
2
6
9
7
6
4
 
2 United States
France
Bill Johnston
René Lacoste
6
1
6
1
6
8
6
3
   
3 United States
France
Vincent Richards / Richard Norris Williams
Jean Borotra / René Lacoste
6
4
6
4
6
3
     
4 United States
France
Bill Tilden
René Lacoste
3
6
10
12
8
6
7
5
6
2
 
5 United States
France
Bill Johnston
Jean Borotra
6
1
6
4
6
0
     

See also

References

  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "United States v France". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Australia v Japan". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Netherlands v France". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "France v Australia". daviscup.com.
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