1927 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

1927 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
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Edition 22nd
Champion
Winning Nation  France
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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.

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

Draw

  1st round
18–31 July		 Final
18–20 August
                 
  St. Louis, Missouri, United States (grass)
    Japan 4  
    Mexico 1     Montreal, Quebec, Canada (grass)
      Japan 3
Toronto, Ontario, Canada (clay)     Canada 2
    Canada 3
    Cuba 2  

Final


Canada
2		 Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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

Draw

1st round
29 April - 9 May
   2nd round
6–22 May
   Quarterfinals
9–13 June
   Semifinals
8–11 July
   Final
21–22 July
  France    
Paris, France (clay)
 bye       France 5  
  Romania     Romania 0    
Rome, Italy (clay)
 bye         France 3  
  Hungary         Italy 2  
 bye       Hungary 2
  Italy     Italy 3    
 bye         France 5  
  Portugal         South Africa 0  
 bye       Portugal 0  
  Germany     Germany 5    
 bye         Germany 1
  South Africa 5         South Africa 4  
  Ireland 0       South Africa 5
   Switzerland 3      Switzerland 0    
  Austria 2         France 3
  Denmark 4         Denmark 0
  Netherlands 1       Denmark 3  
  Sweden 1     Great Britain 2    
  Great Britain 4         Denmark 5  
  Spain 2         India 0  
  India 3       India 3
 bye     Yugoslavia 0    
  Yugoslavia         Denmark 3
 bye         Czechoslovakia 2  
  Czechoslovakia       Czechoslovakia 4  
 bye     Greece 1    
  Greece         Czechoslovakia 4
 bye         Belgium 1  
  Poland       Poland 0
 bye     Belgium 5  
  Belgium  

Second round


France
5		 Racing Club de France, Paris, France
14–16 May 1927
clay
Romania
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Romania		 Jean Borotra
Ghica Poulieff		 6
1		 6
2		 6
2		      
2 France
Romania		 René Lacoste
Nicolae Mişu		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
3 France
Romania		 Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon
Nicolae Mişu / Ghica Poulieff		 6
4		 6
1		 8
6		      
4 France
Romania		 Jacques Brugnon
Ghica Poulieff		 6
1		 6
0		 6
0		      
5 France
Romania		 Jean Borotra
Nicolae Mişu		 6
4		 2
6 		6
4		 7
5		    

Final


Denmark
0		 Copenhagen, Denmark
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 		     
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 Zone


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

Challenge Round


United States
2		 Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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 		   

References

  1. ↑ "Davis Cup – 1927 Results". ITF. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  2. ↑ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  3. ↑ David J. Walsh (September 11, 1927). "Two 'Bills' Fall Before French Tennis Stars". The Miami News. pp. 1, 11.
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