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The 1906 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the sixth edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. As defending champions, the British Isles team played host to the competition. For the first time, the ties were not all played at the same location. The "World Group" ties were played at the Newport Athletic Club in Newport, Monmouthshire, England from 7–9 June, and the final was played at Worple Road (the former site of the All England Club) in Wimbledon, London, England on 15–18 June.^[1] Britain retained the Cup for their fourth championship.^[2]

Draw

	Semifinals					Final 7–9 June
	Australasia [3]		w/o 1
						Newport, Wales (grass)
	Austria
						Australasia		2
						United States		3
	United States [4]		w/o 1
	France

¹ Both semifinals were scratched and Australasia and the United States advanced to the final as Austria and France failed to appear.

Final

Australasia vs. United States

Australasia 2	Newport Athletic Club, Newport, Wales[5][6] 7–9 June 1906 [5][7] Grass		United States 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Les Poidevin Holcombe Ward 2 6 4 6 5 7      [5] 2 Anthony Wilding Raymond Little 6 2 8 6 6 1      [5] 3 Les Poidevin / Anthony Wilding Raymond Little / Holcombe Ward 5 7 2 6 4 6      [8] 4 Anthony Wilding Holcombe Ward 6 3 3 6 0 6 6 4 8 6  [7] 5 Les Poidevin Raymond Little 2 6 6 1 5 7 2 6    [7]

Challenge Round

British Isles vs. United States

British Isles 5	Worple Road, Wimbledon, England[5][9] 15–18 June 1906 Grass		United States 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Sydney Smith Raymond Little 6 4 6 4 6 1       2 Laurence Doherty Holcombe Ward 6 2 8 6 6 3       3 Laurence Doherty / Reginald Doherty Raymond Little / Holcombe Ward 3 6 11 9 9 7 6 1     4 Sydney Smith Holcombe Ward 6 1 6 0 6 4       5 Laurence Doherty Raymond Little 3 6 6 3 6 8 6 1 6 3

References

External links

• Davis Cup official website