1927 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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.

1927 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
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Duration29 April – 10 September 1927
Edition22nd
Teams26
Champion
Winning nation France
1926
1928

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  
 
Willard Crocker
Takeichi Harada
5
7
0
6
4
6
     
2  
 
Jack Wright
Yoshiro Ota
6
3
6
4
6
4
     
3  
 
Willard Crocker / Jack Wright
Takeichi Harada / Teizo Toba
3
6
6
4
5
7
6
3
8
10
 
4  
 
Jack Wright
Takeichi Harada
6
3
6
3
8
6
     
5  
 
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  
 
Einer Ulrich
Henri Cochet
7
9
7
9
4
6
     
2  
 
Axel Petersen
Jean Borotra
8
6
2
6
1
6
0
6
   
3  
 
Axel Petersen / Einer Ulrich
Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon
4
6
0
6
3
6
     
4  
 
Einer Ulrich
Jean Borotra
          not
played
5  
 
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  
 
Henri Cochet
Yoshiro Ota
6
0
6
3
6
2
     
2  
 
René Lacoste
Takeichi Harada
6
1
6
1
6
2
     
3  
 
Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet
Takeichi Harada / Tsumio Tawara
9
7
6
1
6
2
     
4  
 
Henri Cochet
Takeichi Harada
          not
played
5  
 
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  
 
Bill Johnston
René Lacoste
3
6
2
6
2
6
     
2  
 
Bill Tilden
Henri Cochet
6
4
2
6
6
2
8
6
   
3  
 
Frank Hunter / Bill Tilden
Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon
3
6
6
3
6
3
4
6
6
0
 
4  
 
Bill Tilden
René Lacoste
3
6
6
4
3
6
2
6
   
5  
 
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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