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.
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| Duration | 29 April – 10 September 1927 |
| Edition | 22nd |
| Teams | 26 |
| Champion | |
| Winning Nation | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
Draw
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Final
Canada vs. Japan
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada 2 |
Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[4] 18–20 August 1927 Grass |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Europe Zone
Draw
| First Round 29 April–9 May | Second 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Italy | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Hungary | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy | Italy | 3 | Eastbourne, England (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | France | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Portugal | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Africa | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Portugal | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Germany | Germany | 5 | Berlin, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Germany | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | 5 | Montreux, Switzerland | South Africa | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Ireland | 0 | South Africa | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland | 3 | Switzerland | 0 | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
 Austria | 2 | France | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Denmark | 4 | Harrogate, England (clay) | Denmark | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Netherlands | 1 | Denmark | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Sweden | 1 |  Great Britain | 2 | Copenhagen, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain | 4 | Denmark | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain | 2 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia |  India | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| India | 3 | India | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 0 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia | Denmark | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Prague, Czechoslovakia |  Czechoslovakia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Greece | 1 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Greece | Czechoslovakia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Brussels, Belgium | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Poland | Poland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Belgium | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
Denmark vs. France
Denmark 0 |
Copenhagen, Denmark[5] 21–22 July 1927 Clay |
France 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Final
France vs. Japan
France 3 |
Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States[6] 25–27 August 1927 Grass |
Japan 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Challenge Round
United States vs. France
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} United States 2 |
Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States[3] 8–10 September 1927 Grass |
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See also
References
- Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- David J. Walsh (September 11, 1927). "Two 'Bills' Fall Before French Tennis Stars". The Miami News. pp. 1, 11.
- "United States v France". daviscup.com.
- "Canada v Japan". daviscup.com.
- "Denmark v France". daviscup.com.
- "France v Japan". daviscup.com.
External links
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