1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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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.

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)
 23x15px Spain 5
  Cuba 0
  Quarterfinals
16–19 July		 Semifinals
13–15 August		 Final
20–22 August
                           
 
    Canada w/o  
    New Zealand     Montreal, Canada (grass)
      Canada 0  
    Australia 5  
    Hawaii
    Australia w/o     Boston, MA, United States (grass)
      Australia 4
  Mazatlán, Mexico (clay)       Japan 1
    Mexico 0  
   23x15px Spain 5     Baltimore, MD, United States (grass)
     23x15px Spain 2
    Japan 3  
    China
    Japan w/o  

First round

45x32px
Spain
5		 Vedado Tennis Club, Havana, Cuba
4–6 July 1925
clay
Cuba
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 23x15px
Cuba		 Manuel Alonso-Areyzaga
Vicente Banet		 6
4		 6
1		 6
1		      
2 23x15px
Cuba		 Eduardo Flaquer
Rogelio Paris		 6
3		 6
3		 6
2		      
3 23x15px
Cuba		 José María Alonso-Areyzaga / Manuel Alonso-Areyzaga
Raúl Chacón / Rogelio Paris		 8
6		 6
4		 8
6		      
4 23x15px
Cuba		 Manuel Alonso-Areyzaga
Rogelio Paris		 6
1		 6
0		 6
3		      
5 23x15px
Cuba		 Eduardo Flaquer
Vicente Banet		 6
1		 6
0		 6
0		      

Quarterfinals


Mexico
0		 Club Tenis Reforma, Mexico
16–19 July 1925
clay		 45x32px
Spain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Mexico
23x15px		 Ignacio de la Borbolla
Eduardo Flaquer		 2
6		 4
6		 4
6		      
2 Mexico
23x15px		 Claude Butlin
Manuel Alonso-Areyzaga		 2
6		 1
6		 2
6		      
3 Mexico
23x15px		 Claude Butlin / Ignacio de la Borbolla
José María Alonso-Areyzaga / Manuel Alonso-Areyzaga		 4
6		 2
6		 5
7		      
4 Mexico
23x15px		 Claude Butlin
Eduardo Flaquer		 12
10		 4
6		 1
6		 5
7		    
5 Mexico
23x15px		 Ignacio de la Borbolla
Manuel Alonso-Areyzaga		 4
6		 4
6		 2
6		      

Semifinals


Canada
0		 Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada
13–15 August 1925
grass
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
Australia		 Willard Crocker
James Anderson		 1
6		 3
6		 2
6		      
2 Canada
Australia		 Jack Wright
Gerald Patterson		 7
5		 6
3		 3
6		 1
6		 3
6		  
3 Canada
Australia		 Willard Crocker / Jack Wright
John Hawkes / Gerald Patterson		 0
6		 2
6		 4
6		      
4 Canada
Australia		 Jack Wright
James Anderson		 2
6		 4
6		 1
6		      
5 Canada
Australia		 Willard Crocker
Gerald Patterson		 4
6		 9
11		 4
6		      
45x32px
Spain
2		 Baltimore Country Club, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
13–15 August 1925
grass
Japan
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 23x15px
Japan		 Eduardo Flaquer
Takeichi Harada		 2
6		 4
6		 0
6		      
2 23x15px
Japan		 Manuel Alonso-Areyzaga
Zenzo Shimizu		 7
5		 6
0		 3
6		 6
3		    
3 23x15px
Japan		 José María Alonso-Areyzaga / Manuel Alonso-Areyzaga
Takeichi Harada / Zenzo Shimizu		 2
6		 3
6		 6
2		 10
8		 3
6		  
4 23x15px
Japan		 Manuel Alonso-Areyzaga
Takeichi Harada		 6
2		 4
6		 3
6		 4
6		    
5 23x15px
Japan		 Eduardo Flaquer
Zenzo Shimizu		 3
6		 6
0		 6
3		 6
4		    

Final


Japan
1		 Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States
20–22 August 1925
grass
Australia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
Australia		 Zenzo Shimizu
Gerald Patterson		 1
6		 4
6		 2
6		      
2 Japan
Australia		 Takeichi Harada
James Anderson		 4
6		 6
3		 3
6		 1
6		    
3 Japan
Australia		 Takeichi Harada / Zenzo Shimizu
John Hawkes / Gerald Patterson		 1
6		 2
6		 7
9		      
4 Japan
Australia		 Takeichi Harada
Gerald Patterson		 6
2		 3
6		 6
1		 7
5		    
5 Japan
Australia		 Masanosuke Fukuda
John Hawkes		 1
6		 3
6		 0
6		      

Europe Zone

Draw

  First round
8–18 May		 Quarterfinals
12–14 June		 Semifinals
10–14 July		 Final
18–20 July
                                     
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
  France 4  
Paris, France (clay)
  Hungary 1  
    France 5  
Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
    Italy 0  
  Portugal 1
Eastbourne, England (grass)
  Italy 4  
    France 4  
London, England (clay)
    Great Britain 0  
  Romania 1  
Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
  Denmark 4  
    Denmark 0
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
    Great Britain 3  
  Poland 0
Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)
  Great Britain 5  
    France 4
Vienna, Austria
    Netherlands 0
  Austria 4  
Vienna, Austria
  Ireland 1  
    Austria 0
Brussels, Belgium
    India 4  
  Belgium 2
Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)
  India 3  
    India 1
Bern, Switzerland
    Netherlands 4  
  Sweden 3  
Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)
   Switzerland 2  
    Sweden 0
Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)
    Netherlands 5  
  Netherlands 3
  Czechoslovakia 2  

First round


Hungary
1		 Budapest, Hungary
8–10 May 1925
clay
France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
France		 Imre Takáts
Jean Borotra		 2
6		 2
6		 1
6		      
2 Hungary
France		 Béla von Kehrling
René Lacoste		 3
6		 3
6		 3
6		      
3 Hungary
France		 Aurél Kelemen / Béla von Kehrling
Jean Borotra / René Lacoste		 4
6		 2
6		 10
8		 3
6		    
4 Hungary
France		 Béla von Kehrling
Jean Borotra		 6
8		 6
1		 6
4		 6
2		    
5 Hungary
France		 Imre Takáts
Paul Féret		 1
6		 0
6		 2
6		      

Portugal
1		 Lisbon, Portugal
8–10 May 1925
clay
Italy
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Portugal
Italy		 José de Verda
Clemente Serventi		 7
5		 1
6		 8
6		 4
6		   retired
 
2 Portugal
Italy		 Antonio Casanovas
Umberto De Morpurgo		 0
6		 1
6		 2
6		      
3 Portugal
Italy		 Antonio Casanovas / Fernando Vasconcelos
Umberto De Morpurgo / Placido Gaslini		 3
6		 1
6		 6
3		 7
9		    
4 Portugal
Italy		 Antonio Casanovas
Clemente Serventi		 6
4		 4
6		 6
2		 4
6		 8
6		  
5 Portugal
Italy		 José de Verda
Umberto De Morpurgo		 2
6		 1
6		 8
6		 2
6		    

Romania
1		 Roehampton Lawn Tennis Club, London, England
12–14 May 1925
clay
Denmark
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Romania
Denmark		 Nicolae Mişu
Erik Worm		 6
3		 6
3		 5
7		 6
3		    
2 Romania
Denmark		 Gheorghe Lupu
Einer Ulrich		 1
6		 2
6		 6
8		      
3 Romania
Denmark		 Gheorghe Lupu / Nicolae Mişu
Povl Henriksen / Einer Ulrich		 5
7		 0
6		 1
6		      
4 Romania
Denmark		 Gheorghe Lupu
Erik Worm		 2
6		 2
6		 4
6		      
5 Romania
Denmark		 Nicolae Mişu
Einer Ulrich		 5
7		 1
6		 2
6		      

Poland
0		 Warsaw Lawn Tennis Club, Warsaw, Poland
15–17 May 1925
clay
Great Britain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
United Kingdom		 Wladyslaw Szwede
Gordon Lowe		 0
6		 1
6		 1
6		      
2 Poland
United Kingdom		 Alfons Foerster
Patrick Wheatley		 1
6		 2
6		 1
6		      
3 Poland
United Kingdom		 Władysław Kuchar / Karol Steinert
Leslie Godfree / Charles Kingsley		 4
6		 2
6		 2
6		      
4 Poland
United Kingdom		 Alfons Foerster
Gordon Lowe		 0
6		 0
6		 0
6		      
5 Poland
United Kingdom		 Wladyslaw Szwede
Patrick Wheatley		 2
6		 0
6		 0
6		      

Austria
4		 Vienna, Austria
15–19 May 1925
Ireland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
Republic of Ireland		 Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten
Charles Scroope		 0
6		 2
6		 6
3		 6
2		 6
3		  
2 Austria
Republic of Ireland		 Paul Brick
Louis Meldon		 6
4		 6
2		 6
4		      
3 Austria
Republic of Ireland		 Paul Brick / Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten
Charles Scroope / Simon Scroope		 1
6		 4
6		 6
0		 5
7		    
4 Austria
Republic of Ireland		 Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten
Louis Meldon		 8
10		 4
6		 7
5		 8
6		 6
1		  
5 Austria
Republic of Ireland		 Paul Brick
Charles Scroope		 5
7		 1
6		 7
5		      
retired

Belgium
2		 Brussels, Belgium
16–18 May 1925
India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
India		 Jean Washer
Sydney Jacob		 4
6		 6
4		 3
6		 7
5		 4
6		  
2 Belgium
India		 Georges Watson
Eric Andrea		 0
6		 3
6		 0
6		      
3 Belgium
India		 Jean Washer / Georges Watson
Syed Mohammad Hadi / Jagat-Mohan Lal		 4
6		 2
6		 6
4		 7
5		 6
3		  
4 Belgium
India		 Georges Watson
Sydney Jacob		 3
6		 1
6		 3
6		      
5 Belgium
India		 Jean Washer
Eric Andrea		 7
5		 6
1		 6
1		      

Sweden
3		 Bern, Switzerland
16–18 May 1925
clay
Switzerland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Switzerland		 Sune Malmström
Charles Aeschlimann		 6
3		 6
3		 7
9		 6
3		    
2 Sweden
Switzerland		 Marcus Wallenberg
Charles Martin		 6
1		 6
3		 6
3		      
3 Sweden
Switzerland		 Sune Malmström / Marcus Wallenberg
Charles Aeschlimann / Charles Martin		 6
3		 5
7		 5
7		 5
7		    
4 Sweden
Switzerland		 Sune Malmström
Charles Martin		 6
1		 6
2		 6
1		      
5 Sweden
Switzerland		 Marcus Wallenberg
Charles Aeschlimann		 3
6		 3
6		 7
5		 4
6		    

Netherlands
3		 Noordwijk, Netherlands
15–18 May 1925
clay
Czechoslovakia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Czechoslovakia		 Arthur Diemer-Kool
Pavel Macenauer		 6
3		 3
6		 2
6		 1
6		    
2 Netherlands
Czechoslovakia		 Hendrik Timmer
Jan Koželuh		 6
3		 6
4		 6
2		      
3 Netherlands
Czechoslovakia		 Arthur Diemer-Kool / Christiaan van Lennep
Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Zemla		 6
3		 6
1		 8
6		      
4 Netherlands
Czechoslovakia		 Arthur Diemer-Kool
Jan Koželuh		 6
3		 3
6		 6
3		 1
6		 1
6		  
5 Netherlands
Czechoslovakia		 Hendrik Timmer
Pavel Macenauer		 6
1		 6
2		 6
2		      

Quarterfinals


France
5		 Racing Club de France, Paris, France
12–14 June 1925
clay
Italy
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Italy		 René Lacoste
Umberto De Morpurgo		 6
0		 6
2		 2
6		 6
0		    
2 France
Italy		 Jean Borotra
Cesare Colombo		 6
4		 6
1		 6
1		      
3 France
Italy		 Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste
Cesare Colombo / Umberto De Morpurgo		 6
1		 6
1		 6
1		      
4 France
Italy		 Jean Borotra
Umberto De Morpurgo		 6
1		 2
6		 12
10		 6
1		    
5 France
Italy		 Paul Féret
Cesare Colombo		 8
6		 3
6		 1
6		 6
2		 6
3		  

Denmark
0		 Copenhagen, Denmark
27–29 May 1925
clay
Great Britain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
United Kingdom		 Axel Petersen
Patrick Wheatley		 6
4		 4
6		 6
1		 2
6		 2
6		  
2 Denmark
United Kingdom		 Einer Ulrich
Brian Gilbert		 1
6		 11
9		 6
3		 4
6		 2
6		  
3 Denmark
United Kingdom		 Einer Ulrich / Erik Worm
Leslie Godfree / Charles Kingsley		 5
7		 5
7		 2
6		      
4 Denmark
United Kingdom		 Einer Ulrich
Patrick Wheatley		           not
played
5 Denmark
United Kingdom		 Axel Petersen
Brian Gilbert		           not
played

Austria
0		 Vienna, Austria
12–14 June 1925
India
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
India		 Paul Brick
Sydney Jacob		 6
8		 1
6		 1
6		      
2 Austria
India		 Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten
Eric Andrea		 4
6		 2
6		 6
8		      
3 Austria
India		 Otto Relly / Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten
Hassan-Ali Fyzee / Jagat-Mohan Lal		 0
6		 3
6		 1
6		      
4 Austria
India		 Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten
Sydney Jacob		 4
6		 4
6		 5
7		      
5 Austria
India		 Paul Brick
Eric Andrea		           not
played

Sweden
0		 Noordwijksche Sportverening, Noordwijk, Netherlands
12–14 June 1925
clay
Netherlands
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Netherlands		 Carl-Erik von Braun
Hendrik Timmer		 5
7		 1
6		 0
6		      
2 Sweden
Netherlands		 Marcus Wallenberg
Arthur Diemer-Kool		 2
6		 6
4		 3
6		 0
6		    
3 Sweden
Netherlands		 Carl-Erik von Braun / Marcus Wallenberg
Arthur Diemer-Kool / Christiaan van Lennep		 6
3		 1
6		 4
6		 7
9		    
4 Sweden
Netherlands		 Marcus Wallenberg
Hendrik Timmer		 1
6		 4
6		 2
6		      
5 Sweden
Netherlands		 Carl-Erik von Braun
Arthur Diemer-Kool		 6
8		 1
6		 2
6		      

Semifinals


France
4		 Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, England
11–14 July 1925
grass
Great Britain
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
United Kingdom		 René Lacoste
Noel Turnbull		 3
6		 6
1		 7
5		 6
2		    
2 France
United Kingdom		 Jean Borotra
Gordon Crole-Rees		 6
4		 10
8		 4
6		 6
0		    
3 France
United Kingdom		 Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste
Leslie Godfree / Patrick Wheatley		 6
4		 6
4		 6
3		      
4 France
United Kingdom		 René Lacoste
Gordon Crole-Rees		 6
2		 6
4		 6
2		      
5 France
United Kingdom		 Jean Borotra
Noel Turnbull		           not
played

India
1		 Noordwijk, Netherlands
10–12 July 1925
clay
Netherlands
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Netherlands		 Jagat-Mohan Lal
Arthur Diemer-Kool		 6
3		 3
6		 4
6		 1
6		    
2 India
Netherlands		 Hassan-Ali Fyzee
Christiaan van Lennep		 6
1		 6
4		 9
11		 3
6		 6
4		  
3 India
Netherlands		 Hassan-Ali Fyzee / Syed Mohammad Hadi
Arthur Diemer-Kool / Christiaan van Lennep		 4
6		 2
6		 3
6		      
4 India
Netherlands		 Hassan-Ali Fyzee
Arthur Diemer-Kool		 5
7		 1
6		 4
6		      
5 India
Netherlands		 Jagat-Mohan Lal
Christiaan van Lennep		 2
6		 4
6		 5
7		      

Final


Netherlands
0		 Noordwijk Club, Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)
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 Zone


Australia
1		 West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States
4–5 September 1925
grass
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
France		 Gerald Patterson
René Lacoste		 6
3		 6
4		 6
2		      
2 Australia
France		 James Anderson
Jean Borotra		 4
6		 3
6		 6
8		      
3 Australia
France		 John Hawkes / Gerald Patterson
Jean Borotra / René Lacoste		 4
6		 6
3		 4
6		 6
1		 8
10		  
4 Australia
France		 Gerald Patterson
Jean Borotra		 6
4		 4
6		 1
6		 3
6		    
5 Australia
France		 James Anderson
René Lacoste		           not
played

Challenge Round


United States
5		 Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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 / 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		      

References

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