1927 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
1927 edition of the International Lawn Tennis Challenge
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Duration | 29 April – 10 September 1927 |
Edition | 22nd |
Teams | 26 |
Champion | |
Winning nation | France |
← 1926 1928 → |
The 1927 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 22nd edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 21 teams entered the Europe Zone, while 4 entered the America Zone. Yugoslavia and Greece competed for the first time, while Germany returned to the competition for the first time since 1914.
France defeated Japan in the Inter-Zonal play-off. The French defeated the United States, capturing their first championship, and ending the USA's 6-year run. The final was played at the Germantown Cricket Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States on 8–10 September.[1][2][3]
America Zone
Draw
Semifinals 18–31 July | Final 18–20 August | |||||||
St. Louis, MO, United States (grass) | ||||||||
Japan | 4 | |||||||
Montreal, Canada (grass) | ||||||||
Mexico | 1 | |||||||
Japan | 3 | |||||||
Toronto, Canada (clay) | ||||||||
Canada | 2 | |||||||
Canada | 3 | |||||||
Cuba | 2 | |||||||
Final
Canada vs. Japan
Canada 2 | Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[4] 18–20 August 1927 Grass | Japan 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Europe Zone
Draw
First Round 29 April–9 May | Second Round 6–22 May | Quarterfinals 9–13 June | Semifinals 8–11 July | Final 21–22 July | |||||||||||||||||||
France | Paris, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
bye | France | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Romania | Romania | 0 | Rome, Italy (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||
bye | France | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | Italy | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Hungary | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Italy | Italy | 3 | Eastbourne, England (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||||
bye | France | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Portugal | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | South Africa | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Portugal | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Germany | Germany | 5 | Berlin, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Germany | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
South Africa | 5 | Montreux, Switzerland | South Africa | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Ireland | 0 | South Africa | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Switzerland | 3 | Switzerland | 0 | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
Austria | 2 | France | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Denmark | 4 | Harrogate, England (clay) | Denmark | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | 1 | Denmark | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sweden | 1 | Great Britain | 2 | Copenhagen, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||
Great Britain | 4 | Denmark | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Spain | 2 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | India | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
India | 3 | India | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Yugoslavia | 0 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||
Yugoslavia | Denmark | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Greece | 1 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||
Greece | Czechoslovakia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Brussels, Belgium | Belgium | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Poland | Poland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Belgium | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Final
Denmark vs. France
Denmark 0 | Copenhagen, Denmark[5] 21–22 July 1927 Clay | France 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Final
France vs. Japan
France 3 | Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States[6] 25–27 August 1927 Grass | Japan 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Challenge Round
United States vs. France
United States 2 | Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States[3] 8–10 September 1927 Grass | France 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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See also
References
- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ David J. Walsh (September 11, 1927). "Two 'Bills' Fall Before French Tennis Stars". The Miami News. pp. 1, 11.
- ^ a b "United States v France". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Canada v Japan". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Denmark v France". daviscup.com.
- ^ "France v Japan". daviscup.com.
External links
- Davis Cup official website
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