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1927 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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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

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Draw

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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

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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

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Draw

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First Round
29 April–9 May
Second Round
6–22 May
Quarterfinals
9–13 June
Semifinals
8–11 July
Final
21–22 July
 FranceParis, France (clay)
bye France5
 Romania Romania0Rome, Italy (clay)
bye France3
 HungaryBudapest, Hungary Italy2
bye Hungary2
 Italy Italy3Eastbourne, England (grass)
bye France5
 PortugalLisbon, Portugal (clay) South Africa0
bye Portugal0
 Germany Germany5Berlin, Germany
bye Germany1
 South Africa5Montreux, Switzerland South Africa4
 Ireland0 South Africa5
  Switzerland3  Switzerland0Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
 Austria2 France3
 Denmark4Harrogate, England (clay) Denmark0
 Netherlands1 Denmark3
 Sweden1 Great Britain2Copenhagen, Denmark
 Great Britain4 Denmark5
 Spain2Zagreb, Yugoslavia India0
 India3 India3
bye Yugoslavia0Prague, Czechoslovakia
 Yugoslavia Denmark3
byePrague, Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia2
 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia4
bye Greece1Prague, Czechoslovakia
 Greece Czechoslovakia4
byeBrussels, Belgium Belgium1
 Poland Poland0
bye Belgium5
 Belgium

Final

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  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.
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