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1927 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
Details
Duration29 April – 10 September 1927
Edition22nd
Teams26
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

Further information: 1927 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

Draw

Semifinals
18–31 July		Final
18–20 August
St. Louis, MO, United States (grass)
  Japan4
Montreal, Canada (grass)
  Mexico1
  Japan3
Toronto, Canada (clay)
  Canada2
  Canada3
  Cuba2

Final

Canada vs. Japan


Canada
2 		Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada [4]
18–20 August 1927
Grass
Japan
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
Japan 		Willard Crocker
Takeichi Harada 		5
7 		0
6 		4
6 		     
2 Canada
Japan 		Jack Wright
Yoshiro Ota 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		     
3 Canada
Japan 		Willard Crocker /  Jack Wright
Takeichi Harada /  Teizo Toba 		3
6 		6
4 		5
7 		6
3 		8
10 		 
4 Canada
Japan 		Jack Wright
Takeichi Harada 		6
3 		6
3 		8
6 		     
5 Canada
Japan 		Willard Crocker
Yoshiro Ota 		4
6 		6
3 		8
10 		3
6 		   

Europe Zone

Further information: 1927 International Lawn Tennis Challenge 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  France5
  Romania  Romania0 Rome, Italy (clay)
bye  France3
  Hungary Budapest, Hungary  Italy2
bye  Hungary2
  Italy  Italy3 Eastbourne, England (grass)
bye  France5
  Portugal Lisbon, Portugal (clay)  South Africa0
bye  Portugal0
  Germany  Germany5 Berlin, Germany
bye  Germany1
  South Africa5 Montreux, Switzerland  South Africa4
  Ireland0  South Africa5
   Switzerland3   Switzerland0 Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
  Austria2  France3
  Denmark4 Harrogate, England (clay)  Denmark0
  Netherlands1  Denmark3
  Sweden1  Great Britain2 Copenhagen, Denmark
  Great Britain4  Denmark5
  Spain2 Zagreb, Yugoslavia  India0
  India3  India3
bye  Yugoslavia0 Prague, Czechoslovakia
  Yugoslavia  Denmark3
bye Prague, Czechoslovakia  Czechoslovakia2
  Czechoslovakia  Czechoslovakia4
bye  Greece1 Prague, Czechoslovakia
  Greece  Czechoslovakia4
bye Brussels, Belgium  Belgium1
  Poland  Poland0
bye  Belgium5
  Belgium

Final

Denmark vs. France


Denmark
0 		Copenhagen, Denmark [5]
21–22 July 1927
Clay
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
France 		Einer Ulrich
Henri Cochet 		7
9 		7
9 		4
6 		     
2 Denmark
France 		Axel Petersen
Jean Borotra 		8
6 		2
6 		1
6 		0
6 		   
3 Denmark
France 		Axel Petersen /  Einer Ulrich
Jean Borotra /  Jacques Brugnon 		4
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
4 Denmark
France 		Einer Ulrich
Jean Borotra 		          not
played
5 Denmark
France 		Axel Petersen
Henri Cochet 		          not
played

Inter-Zonal Final

France vs. Japan


France
3 		Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States [6]
25–27 August 1927
Grass
Japan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Japan 		Henri Cochet
Yoshiro Ota 		6
0 		6
3 		6
2 		     
2 France
Japan 		René Lacoste
Takeichi Harada 		6
1 		6
1 		6
2 		     
3 France
Japan 		Jacques Brugnon /  Henri Cochet
Takeichi Harada /  Tsumio Tawara 		9
7 		6
1 		6
2 		     
4 France
Japan 		Henri Cochet
Takeichi Harada 		          not
played
5 France
Japan 		René Lacoste
Yoshiro Ota 		          not
played

Challenge Round

United States vs. France


United States
2 		Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States [3]
8–10 September 1927
Grass
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
France 		Bill Johnston
René Lacoste 		3
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2 United States
France 		Bill Tilden
Henri Cochet 		6
4 		2
6 		6
2 		8
6 		   
3 United States
France 		Frank Hunter /  Bill Tilden
Jean Borotra /  Jacques Brugnon 		3
6 		6
3 		6
3 		4
6 		6
0 		 
4 United States
France 		Bill Tilden
René Lacoste 		3
6 		6
4 		3
6 		2
6 		   
5 United States
France 		Bill Johnston
Henri Cochet 		4
6 		6
4 		2
6 		4
6 		   

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. ^ David J. Walsh (September 11, 1927). "Two 'Bills' Fall Before French Tennis Stars". The Miami News. pp. 1, 11.
  3. ^ a b "United States v France". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Canada v Japan". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Denmark v France". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "France v Japan". daviscup.com.

External links

Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=1927_International_Lawn_Tennis_Challenge&oldid=1121277680"
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1927 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
Details
Duration29 April – 10 September 1927
Edition22nd
Teams26
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

Further information: 1927 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

Draw

Semifinals
18–31 July		Final
18–20 August
St. Louis, MO, United States (grass)
  Japan4
Montreal, Canada (grass)
  Mexico1
  Japan3
Toronto, Canada (clay)
  Canada2
  Canada3
  Cuba2

Final

Canada vs. Japan


Canada
2 		Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada [4]
18–20 August 1927
Grass
Japan
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
Japan 		Willard Crocker
Takeichi Harada 		5
7 		0
6 		4
6 		     
2 Canada
Japan 		Jack Wright
Yoshiro Ota 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		     
3 Canada
Japan 		Willard Crocker /  Jack Wright
Takeichi Harada /  Teizo Toba 		3
6 		6
4 		5
7 		6
3 		8
10 		 
4 Canada
Japan 		Jack Wright
Takeichi Harada 		6
3 		6
3 		8
6 		     
5 Canada
Japan 		Willard Crocker
Yoshiro Ota 		4
6 		6
3 		8
10 		3
6 		   

Europe Zone

Further information: 1927 International Lawn Tennis Challenge 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  France5
  Romania  Romania0 Rome, Italy (clay)
bye  France3
  Hungary Budapest, Hungary  Italy2
bye  Hungary2
  Italy  Italy3 Eastbourne, England (grass)
bye  France5
  Portugal Lisbon, Portugal (clay)  South Africa0
bye  Portugal0
  Germany  Germany5 Berlin, Germany
bye  Germany1
  South Africa5 Montreux, Switzerland  South Africa4
  Ireland0  South Africa5
   Switzerland3   Switzerland0 Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
  Austria2  France3
  Denmark4 Harrogate, England (clay)  Denmark0
  Netherlands1  Denmark3
  Sweden1  Great Britain2 Copenhagen, Denmark
  Great Britain4  Denmark5
  Spain2 Zagreb, Yugoslavia  India0
  India3  India3
bye  Yugoslavia0 Prague, Czechoslovakia
  Yugoslavia  Denmark3
bye Prague, Czechoslovakia  Czechoslovakia2
  Czechoslovakia  Czechoslovakia4
bye  Greece1 Prague, Czechoslovakia
  Greece  Czechoslovakia4
bye Brussels, Belgium  Belgium1
  Poland  Poland0
bye  Belgium5
  Belgium

Final

Denmark vs. France


Denmark
0 		Copenhagen, Denmark [5]
21–22 July 1927
Clay
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
France 		Einer Ulrich
Henri Cochet 		7
9 		7
9 		4
6 		     
2 Denmark
France 		Axel Petersen
Jean Borotra 		8
6 		2
6 		1
6 		0
6 		   
3 Denmark
France 		Axel Petersen /  Einer Ulrich
Jean Borotra /  Jacques Brugnon 		4
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
4 Denmark
France 		Einer Ulrich
Jean Borotra 		          not
played
5 Denmark
France 		Axel Petersen
Henri Cochet 		          not
played

Inter-Zonal Final

France vs. Japan


France
3 		Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States [6]
25–27 August 1927
Grass
Japan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Japan 		Henri Cochet
Yoshiro Ota 		6
0 		6
3 		6
2 		     
2 France
Japan 		René Lacoste
Takeichi Harada 		6
1 		6
1 		6
2 		     
3 France
Japan 		Jacques Brugnon /  Henri Cochet
Takeichi Harada /  Tsumio Tawara 		9
7 		6
1 		6
2 		     
4 France
Japan 		Henri Cochet
Takeichi Harada 		          not
played
5 France
Japan 		René Lacoste
Yoshiro Ota 		          not
played

Challenge Round

United States vs. France


United States
2 		Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States [3]
8–10 September 1927
Grass
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
France 		Bill Johnston
René Lacoste 		3
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2 United States
France 		Bill Tilden
Henri Cochet 		6
4 		2
6 		6
2 		8
6 		   
3 United States
France 		Frank Hunter /  Bill Tilden
Jean Borotra /  Jacques Brugnon 		3
6 		6
3 		6
3 		4
6 		6
0 		 
4 United States
France 		Bill Tilden
René Lacoste 		3
6 		6
4 		3
6 		2
6 		   
5 United States
France 		Bill Johnston
Henri Cochet 		4
6 		6
4 		2
6 		4
6 		   

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. ^ David J. Walsh (September 11, 1927). "Two 'Bills' Fall Before French Tennis Stars". The Miami News. pp. 1, 11.
  3. ^ a b "United States v France". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Canada v Japan". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Denmark v France". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "France v Japan". daviscup.com.

External links

Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=1927_International_Lawn_Tennis_Challenge&oldid=1121277680"

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