1913 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

The 1913 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 12th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. With Great Britain's win in 1912, the competition returned to Europe for the first time in five years. This prompted several new teams to join the competition, creating the largest field to date.[1] The first round tie between Germany and France, played at Wiesbaden, Germany was the first Davis Cup tie to be played on clay courts, or any surface other than grass. The United States would triumph in the final, which was played at Worple Road in Wimbledon, London, England on 25–28 July.

1913 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
Davis Cup 1913 quarterfinal at the West Side Tennis Club, New York - Rice (Australasia) against McLoughlin (United States)
Davis Cup 1913 quarterfinal at the West Side Tennis Club, New York - Rice (Australasia) against McLoughlin (United States)
Details
Duration3 June – 28 July 1913
Edition12th
Teams8
Champion
Winning Nation United States
1912
1914

Teams

Canada, Germany, and South Africa all competed for the first time. Belgium returned for the first time since 1904.

Draw

Quarterfinals
3–21 June
Semifinals
10–12 July
Final
17–19 July
New York, United States (grass)
 Australasia1
Nottingham, England (grass)
 United States4
 United States5
Wiesbaden, Germany (clay)
 Germany0
 Germany4
Wimbledon, England (grass)
 France1
 United States3
London, England (grass)
 Canada0
 South Africa1
Folkestone, England (grass)
 Canada4
 Canada4
 Belgium0
bye
 Belgium

Quarterfinals

United States vs. Australasia


United States
4
West Side Tennis Club, New York, NY, United States[2]
6–9 June 1913
Grass

Australasia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Australasia
Maurice McLoughlin
Horace Rice
6
1
6
3
6
3
     
2 United States
Australasia
Richard Norris Williams
Stanley Doust
6
4
6
4
1
6
7
5
   
3 United States
Australasia
Harold Hackett / Maurice McLoughlin
Stanley Doust / Alfred Jones
6
2
2
6
7
5
2
6
7
9
 
4 United States
Australasia
Maurice McLoughlin
Stanley Doust
6
4
6
4
6
2
     
5 United States
Australasia
Richard Norris Williams
Horace Rice
1
6
4
6
9
7
6
1
6
2
 

Germany vs. France


Germany
4
Wiesbaden, Germany[3]
3–5 June 1913
Clay

France
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
France
Oscar Kreuzer
André Gobert
1
6
6
4
6
2
6
3
   
2 Germany
France
Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe
Max Decugis
6
2
4
6
6
2
6
8
5
7
 
3 Germany
France
Heinrich Kleinschroth / Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe
Max Decugis / Maurice Germot
7
5
6
4
4
6
9
7
   
4 Germany
France
Oscar Kreuzer
Max Decugis
          w/o
 
5 Germany
France
Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe
André Gobert
6
1
6
1
6
1
     

Canada vs. South Africa


Canada
4
Queen's Club, London, England[4]
19–21 June 1913
Grass

South Africa
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
South Africa
Robert Powell
R.F. le Sueur
6
3
6
4
4
6
3
6
7
5
 
2 Canada
South Africa
Bernard Schwengers
Victor Gauntlett
9
11
3
6
0
6
     
3 Canada
South Africa
Robert Powell / Bernard Schwengers
Victor Gauntlett / R.F. le Sueur
7
5
6
3
3
6
6
3
   
4 Canada
South Africa
Robert Powell
Victor Gauntlett
          w/o
 
5 Canada
South Africa
Bernard Schwengers
R.F. le Sueur
6
3
6
3
6
3
     

Semifinals

United States vs. Germany


United States
5
Nottingham Lawn Tennis Club, Nottingham, England[5]
10–12 July 1913
Grass

Germany
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Germany
Richard Norris Williams
Oscar Kreuzer
7
5
6
4
4
6
6
1
   
2 United States
Germany
Maurice McLoughlin
Otto Froitzheim
5
7
2
6
6
4
6
2
6
2
 
3 United States
Germany
Harold Hackett / Maurice McLoughlin
Heinrich Kleinschroth / Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe
6
4
2
6
6
3
8
6
   
4 United States
Germany
Richard Norris Williams
Otto Froitzheim
5
7
6
1
6
3
6
1
   
5 United States
Germany
Wallace Johnson
Oscar Kreuzer
7
5
6
4
5
7
6
4
   

Canada vs. Belgium


Canada
4
Pleasure Gardens, Folkestone, England[6]
10–12 July 1913
Grass

Belgium
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
Belgium
Robert Powell
Paul de Borman
6
2
6
1
6
1
     
2 Canada
Belgium
Bernard Schwengers
Georges Watson
6
4
6
1
6
0
     
3 Canada
Belgium
Robert Powell / Bernard Schwengers
William du Vivier / Georges Watson
6
2
6
2
6
2
     
4 Canada
Belgium
Bernard Schwengers
Paul de Borman
4
6
6
4
6
2
6
2
   
5 Canada
Belgium
Robert Powell
Georges Watson
          not
played

Final


United States
3
Worple Road, Wimbledon, London, England[7]
17–19 July 1913
Grass

Canada
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Canada
Richard Norris Williams
Bernard Schwengers
6
4
6
2
6
4
     
2 United States
Canada
Maurice McLoughlin
Robert Powell
10
8
6
1
6
4
     
3 United States
Canada
Harold Hackett / Maurice McLoughlin
Robert Powell / Bernard Schwengers
6
3
6
3
12
10
     
4 United States
Canada
Richard Norris Williams
Robert Powell
          not
played
5 United States
Canada
Maurice McLoughlin
Bernard Schwengers
          not
played

Challenge Round

Great Britain vs. United States


Great Britain
2
Worple Road, Wimbledon, London, England[8]
25–28 July 1913
Grass

United States
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
United States
James Cecil Parke
Maurice McLoughlin
8
10
7
5
6
4
1
6
7
5
 
2 United Kingdom
United States
Charles Dixon
Richard Norris Williams
6
8
6
3
2
6
6
1
5
7
 
3 United Kingdom
United States
Charles Dixon / Herbert Roper Barrett
Harold Hackett / Maurice McLoughlin
7
5
1
6
6
2
5
7
4
6
 
4 United Kingdom
United States
Charles Dixon
Maurice McLoughlin
6
8
3
6
2
6
     
5 United Kingdom
United States
James Cecil Parke
Richard Norris Williams
6
2
5
7
5
7
6
4
6
2
 

References

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