1908 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

The 1908 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the eighth edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. For the first time, ties were held in different countries and at different times, rather than all the matches being played in the same venue, as before. It also marked the first time that a tie was played in Australia.

1908 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
Details
Duration17 September – 30 November 1908
Edition8th
Teams3
Champion
Winning Nation Australasia
← 1907
1909 →

After Australasia's victory in 1907, the United States and the British Isles tried to re-claim the cup, however the Australasia team prevailed again. The final was played at the Albert Ground in Melbourne, Australia on 27–30 November.[1]

Final

United States vs. British Isles


United States
4		 Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States[2]
17–19 September 1908 [3]
Grass
British Isles
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
United Kingdom		 William Larned
James Cecil Parke		 6
3		 6
3		 7
5		      [4]
2 United States
United Kingdom		 Beals Wright
Major Ritchie		 1
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     [4]
3 United States
United Kingdom		 Fred Alexander / Harold Hackett
James Cecil Parke / Major Ritchie		 6
3		 2
6 		7
5		 6
1		    
4 United States
United Kingdom		 William Larned
Major Ritchie		 4
6 		6
2		 6
3		 6
2		    [3]
5 United States
United Kingdom		 Beals Wright
James Cecil Parke		 8
10 		3
6 		6
4		 7
5		 6
2		  [3]

Challenge Round

Australasia vs. United States

1908 Davis Cup Challenge Round match between Australasia and the United States at the Albert Ground, Melbourne, Australia on 27–30 November 1908

Australasia
3		 Albert Ground, Melbourne, Australia[5]
27–30 November 1908
Grass
United States
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australasia
United States		 Norman Brookes
Fred Alexander		 5
7 		9
7		 6
2		 4
6 		6
3		  
2 Australasia
United States		 Anthony Wilding
Beals Wright		 6
3		 5
7 		3
6 		1
6 		   
3 Australasia
United States		 Norman Brookes / Anthony Wilding
Fred Alexander / Beals Wright		 6
4		 6
2		 5
7 		2
6 		6
4		  
4 Australasia
United States		 Norman Brookes
Beals Wright		 6
0		 6
3		 5
7 		2
6 		10
12 		 
5 Australasia
United States		 Anthony Wilding
Fred Alexander		 6
3		 6
4		 6
1		      

References
  1. "1908 International Lawn Tennis Challenge". daviscup.com.
  2. "United States v British Isles". daviscup.com.
  3. "American Tennis Team Beats Britons; Wright and Alexander Will Challenge Australian Defenders of Davis Cup in International Match Larned Beats Ritchie and Wright Vanquishes Parke in Matches on Longwood Courts" (PDF). The New York Times. 1907-07-20. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
  4. "Adds Interest in Tennis Contests. Strength of the English Players is Feature of Boston Matches". The Day. 1908-09-18. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
  5. "Australasia v United States". daviscup.com.
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