1926 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

The 1926 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 21st edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 19 teams would enter the Europe Zone, while 5 would enter the America Zone.

France defeated Japan in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but would fall to the United States in a rematch of 1925's Challenge Round. The final was played at the Germantown Cricket Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States on 9–11 September.

America Zone

Draw

1st Round 11–13 June

Semifinals June–July

Final 19–21 August

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico

1

Japan

4

San Francisco, CA, United States (grass)

Japan

5

Philippines

0

bye

Philippines

Montreal, Canada (grass)

Japan

5

Cuba

0

Cuba

bye

Havana, Cuba (clay)

Cuba

3

Canada

2

bye

Canada

First round

Mexico 1	Club Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico 11–13 June 1926 clay		Japan 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Alfonso Unda Takeichi Harada 2 6 4 6 4 6       2 Manuel Llano Teizo Toba 1 6 7 5 3 6 4 6     3 Claude Butlin / Manuel Llano Takeichi Harada / Tsumio Tawara 0 6 7 9 4 6       4 Claude Butlin Teizo Toba 6 2 6 3 6 1       5 Mariano Lozano-Alatorre Tsumio Tawara 1 6 3 6 4 6

Semifinals

Japan 5	San Francisco, California, United States 25–27 June 1926 grass		Philippines 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Tsumio Tawara Guillermo Aragon 8 6 6 1 8 6       2 Takeichi Harada Francisco Aragon 6 0 6 4 6 3       3 Takeichi Harada / Tsumio Tawara Francisco Aragon / Guillermo Aragon 6 3 1 6 5 7 6 2 6 2   4 Takeichi Harada Guillermo Aragon 6 2 6 3 7 5       5 Tsumio Tawara Francisco Aragon 6 2 8 6 4 6 1 6 7 5

Cuba 3	Havana, Cuba 16–18 July 1926 clay		Canada 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Rogelio Paris Jack Wright 2 6 6 4 2 6 6 3 6 4   2 Vicente Banet Willard Crocker 4 6 4 6 1 6       3 Raúl Chacón / Rogelio Paris Willard Crocker / Jack Wright 8 6 3 6 6 8 8 6 6 2   4 Vicente Banet Jack Wright 4 6 5 7 2 6       5 Rogelio Paris Willard Crocker 6 4 6 2 6 4

Final

Cuba 0	Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada 19–21 August 1926 grass		Japan 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Rogelio Paris Takeichi Harada 5 7 0 6 3 6       2 Vicente Banet Tsumio Tawara 7 9 1 6 2 6       3 Raúl Chacón / Rogelio Paris Takeichi Harada / Tsumio Tawara 4 6 3 6 2 6       4 Rogelio Paris Tsumio Tawara 2 6 0 6 2 6       5 Vicente Banet Tezio Toba 2 6 2 6 2 6

Europe Zone

Draw

First Round 27 April-9 May
Rome, Italy (clay)
	Italy	5
	Romania	0
Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)
	Netherlands	3
	Belgium	2
Sutton Coldfield, England (clay)
	South Africa	4
	Portugal	1

Second Round 8–22 May

Quarterfinals 24 May-2 June

Semifinals

Final 24–26 July

Rome, Italy (clay)

Italy

3

Rome, Italy (clay)

Netherlands

2

Italy

2

Harrogate, England (clay)

Great Britain

3

Great Britain

5

Barcelona, Spain (clay)

Poland

0

Great Britain

4

Barcelona, Spain (clay)

Spain

1

Hungary

2

Barcelona, Spain (clay)

Argentina

3

Argentina

1

Dublin, Ireland (grass)

Spain

3

Ireland

2

Cabourg, France (clay)

Spain

3

Great Britain

0

France

5

South Africa

w/o

Kensington, London, England (clay)

Austria

South Africa

1

Malmö, Sweden

Sweden

4

Sweden

3

Stockholm, Sweden (clay)

Switzerland

2

Sweden

0

Prague, Czechoslovakia

France

5

Czechoslovakia

4

Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)

India

1

Czechoslovakia

0

Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)

France

3

Denmark

0

France

5

First round

Italy 5	Bucharest, Romania 27–29 April 1926 clay		Romania 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Umberto De Morpurgo Nicolae Mişu 6 2 6 1 6 3       2 Clemente Serventi Alfred San Galli 6 2 6 2 6 1       3 Umberto De Morpurgo / Clemente Serventi Nicolae Mişu / Alfred San Galli 6 3 6 3 7 5       4 Umberto De Morpurgo Alfred San Galli 6 1 6 1 6 2       5 Clemente Serventi Nicolae Mişu 2 6 6 3 6 1 0 1     retired

Netherlands 3	Noordwijk, Netherlands 7–9 May 1926 clay		Belgium 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Christiaan van Lennep Jean Washer 6 4 3 6 6 8 6 3 2 6   2 Hendrik Timmer Andre Laloux 6 1 6 0 6 1       3 Arthur Diemer-Kool / Christiaan van Lennep Georges Francois / Jean Washer 0 6 8 10 6 3 6 2 7 5   4 Christiaan van Lennep Andre Laloux 6 0 6 0 6 2       5 Hendrik Timmer Jean Washer 1 6 3 6 5 7

South Africa 4	Sutton Hard Courts Lawn Tennis Club, Sutton Coldfield, England 30 April–2 May 1926 clay		Portugal 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Patrick Spence Antonio Casanovas 6 1 6 1 6 4       2 Julian Lezard José de Verda 3 6 2 6 1 6       3 Julian Lezard / Patrick Spence José de Verda / Fernando Vasconcelos 6 1 6 4 6 2       4 Patrick Spence José de Verda 6 1 2 6 6 2 6 2     5 Julian Lezard Antonio Casanovas 6 4 6 1 6 2

Second round

Italy 3	Rome, Italy 16–18 May 1926 clay		Netherlands 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Clemente Serventi Hendrik Timmer 4 6 2 6 4 6       2 Umberto De Morpurgo Christiaan van Lennep 6 3 6 3 6 4       3 Umberto De Morpurgo / Clemente Serventi Cornelis Bryan / Hendrik Timmer 6 3 6 4 6 3       4 Umberto De Morpurgo Hendrik Timmer 6 4 6 2 6 3       5 Clemente Serventi Christiaan van Lennep 3 6 6 3 1 6 4 6

Great Britain 5	Royal Hall Grounds, Harrogate, England 8–11 May 1926 clay		Poland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Noel Turnbull Edward Kleinadel 6 1 7 5 6 0       2 Patrick Wheatley Stanisław Czetwertyński 6 4 6 3 6 4       3 Gordon Crole-Rees / Charles Kingsley Edward Kleinadel / Karol Steinert 7 5 6 4 6 3       4 Noel Turnbull Stanisław Czetwertyński 6 0 6 2 7 5       5 Patrick Wheatley Edward Kleinadel 6 2 6 4 6 1

Hungary 2	Barcelona, Spain 16–18 May 1926 clay		Argentina 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Béla von Kehrling Guillermo Robson 6 3 3 6 6 3 6 2     2 Imre Takáts Enrique Obarrio 0 6 4 6 0 6       3 Kálmán Kirchmäyer / Béla von Kehrling Enrique Obarrio / Guillermo Robson 2 6 4 6 3 6       4 Imre Takáts Guillermo Robson 4 6 1 6 1 6       5 Béla von Kehrling Enrique Obarrio 6 3 7 5 6 4

Ireland 2	Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 20–22 May 1926 grass		45x32px Spain 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Edward McGuire Francisco Sindreu 3 6 2 6 3 6       2 Louis Meldon Antonio Juanico 6 1 6 4 6 4       3 Ben Haughton / Louis Meldon Antonio Juanico / Francisco Sindreu 6 4 8 6 6 3       4 Louis Meldon Francisco Sindreu 1 6 1 6 2 6       5 Edward McGuire Antonio Juanico 4 6 5 7 6 2 4 6

Sweden 3	Malmö Athletic Outdoor Courts, Malmö, Sweden 11–13 May 1926 clay		Switzerland 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Marcus Wallenberg Charles Aeschlimann 6 4 4 6 6 2 6 1     2 Sune Malmström Jean Wuarin 6 4 6 1 6 2       3 Sune Malmström / Marcus Wallenberg Charles Aeschlimann / Jean Wuarin 6 4 2 6 4 6 6 4 4 6   4 Marcus Wallenberg Jean Wuarin 4 6 6 1 6 1 6 1     5 Sune Malmström Charles Aeschlimann 6 1 2 6 2 6 6 4 3 6

Czechoslovakia 4	Prague, Czechoslovakia 14–16 May 1926		India 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Pavel Macenauer Athar-Ali Fyzee 4 6 6 4 7 9 0 6     2 Jan Koželuh Hassan-Ali Fyzee 6 1 6 3 6 1       3 Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Zemla Sandford Bobb / Hassan-Ali Fyzee 6 2 6 3 6 1       4 Pavel Macenauer Hassan-Ali Fyzee 6 2 7 5 5 7 6 0     5 Jan Koželuh Athar-Ali Fyzee 6 3 6 2 7 5

Denmark 0	Copenhagen, Denmark 14–16 May 1926 clay		France 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Axel Petersen René Lacoste 4 6 5 7 1 6       2 Einer Ulrich Henri Cochet 2 6 3 6 6 2 0 6     3 Povl Henriksen / Einer Ulrich Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet 6 4 3 6 6 4 5 7 0 6   4 Einer Ulrich Jacques Brugnon 1 6 2 6 8 6 6 3 1 6   5 Axel Petersen Henri Cochet 6 3 2 6 6 3 5 7 4 6

Quarterfinals

Italy 2	Rome, Italy 27–29 May 1926 clay		Great Britain 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Clemente Serventi Patrick Wheatley 7 5 4 6 1 6 3 6     2 Umberto De Morpurgo Noel Turnbull 4 6 6 2 4 6 6 4 6 2   3 Umberto De Morpurgo / Clemente Serventi Gordon Crole-Rees / Charles Kingsley 6 3 8 6 4 6 3 6 3 6   4 Umberto De Morpurgo Patrick Wheatley 6 2 6 3 3 2       retired 5 Clemente Serventi Noel Turnbull 6 3 1 6 1 6 2 6

Argentina 1	Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Spain 29–31 May 1926 clay		45x32px Spain 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Enrique Obarrio Eduardo Flaquer 6 4 7 5 0 6 0 6 2 6   2 Guillermo Robson Francisco Sindreu 4 6 7 5 5 7 6 4 6 2   3 Enrique Obarrio / Guillermo Robson Eduardo Flaquer / Raimundo Morales-Marqués 4 6 7 9 3 6       4 Enrique Obarrio Francisco Sindreu 7 5 1 6 5 7 6 4 3 6   5 Guillermo Robson Eduardo Flaquer           not played

South Africa 1	Melbury Lawn Tennis Club, Kensington, London, England 31 May–2 June 1926 clay		Sweden 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Patrick Spence Ingvar Garell 6 4 6 4 8 6       2 Gerald Sherwell Sune Malmström 6 8 3 6 4 6       3 Julian Lezard / Patrick Spence Ingvar Garell / Sune Malmström 2 6 6 8 6 8       4 Patrick Spence Sune Malmström 6 8 3 6 1 6       5 Gerald Sherwell Ingvar Garell 4 6 4 6 1 6

Czechoslovakia 0	Prague, Czechoslovakia 24–25 May 1926 clay		France 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan Koželuh René Lacoste 5 7 7 5 3 6 8 6 3 6   2 Pavel Macenauer Henri Cochet 3 6 4 6 3 6       3 Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Zemla Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste 2 6 6 3 8 6 2 6 5 7   4 Jan Koželuh Henri Cochet           not played 5 Pavel Macenauer René Lacoste           not played

Semifinals

Great Britain 4	Societat Sportiva Pompeya, Barcelona, Spain 9–11 July 1926 clay		45x32px Spain 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Colin Gregory Eduardo Flaquer 6 3 6 0 6 2       2 Charles Kingsley Francisco Sindreu 7 5 2 6 7 5 3 6 6 3   3 Gordon Crole-Rees / Charles Kingsley Eduardo Flaquer / Raimundo Morales-Marqués 11 9 6 4 6 2       4 Colin Gregory Francisco Sindreu 2 6 6 4 6 2 6 3     5 Keats Lester Raimundo Morales-Marqués 3 6 2 6 2 6

Sweden 0	East Malm Athletic/Soccer Fields, Stockholm, Sweden 14–16 July 1926 clay		France 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Marcus Wallenberg Henri Cochet 3 6 3 6 3 6       2 Sune Malmström Jean Borotra 6 3 6 2 6 8 3 6 3 6   3 Sune Malmström / Marcus Wallenberg Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon 4 6 1 6 1 6       4 Sune Malmström Henri Cochet 4 6 7 5 4 6 6 4 3 6   5 Marcus Wallenberg Jean Borotra 8 6 4 6 2 6 1 6

Final

France 5	Garden Tennis Club, Cabourg, France 24–26 July 1926 clay		Great Britain 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Henri Cochet Colin Gregory 7 5 4 6 7 9 7 5 6 0   2 René Lacoste Noel Turnbull 6 4 6 4 6 4       3 Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon Gordon Crole Rees / Charles Kingsley 6 2 6 0 6 3       4 Pierre Landry Colin Gregory 6 3 6 2 6 1       5 Jacques Brugnon Noel Turnbull 4 6 1 6 6 2 6 4 6 0

Inter-Zonal Zone

Japan 2	West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States 26–28 August 1926 grass		France 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Tsumio Tawara Henri Cochet 6 1 6 4 5 7 3 6 2 6   2 Takeichi Harada René Lacoste 6 4 4 6 6 3 9 7     3 Takeichi Harada / Tsumio Tawara Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet 0 6 0 6 2 6       4 Tsumio Tawara René Lacoste 1 6 3 6 2 6       5 Takeichi Harada Henri Cochet 6 1 6 3 0 6 6 4

Challenge Round

United States 4	Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States 9–11 September 1926 grass		France 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Bill Johnston René Lacoste 6 0 6 4 0 6 6 0     2 Bill Tilden Jean Borotra 6 2 6 3 6 3       3 Vincent Richards / Norris Williams Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet 6 4 6 4 6 2       4 Bill Johnston Jean Borotra 8 6 6 4 9 7       5 Bill Tilden René Lacoste 6 4 4 6 6 8 6 8

External links

• Davis Cup Official Website