- 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
8TeamBracket-info
RD1date=11-13 June
RD2date=June-July
RD3date=19-21 AugustRD1T1-loc=
Mexico City ,Mexico
RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=davis|MEX|1917 | RD1-score1=1
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=davis|JPN | RD1-score2=4RD1T2-loc=
RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=bye | RD1-score3=
RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=davis|PHI | RD1-score4=RD1T3-loc=
RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=davis|CUB | RD1-score5=
RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=bye | RD1-score6=RD1T4-loc=
RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7=
RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=davis|CAN|1921 | RD1-score8=RD2T1-loc=San Francisco, CA,
United States (grass)
RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=davis|JPN | RD2-score1=5
RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=davis|PHI | RD2-score2=0RD2T2-loc=
Havana ,Cuba (clay)
RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=davis|CUB | RD2-score3=3
RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=davis|CAN|1921 | RD2-score4=2RD3T1-loc=
Montreal ,Canada (grass)
RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=davis|JPN | RD3-score1=5
RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=davis|CUB | RD3-score2=0Final
DavisCupbox
team1=Cuba
team2=Japan
venue=Mount Royal Tennis Club,Montreal ,Canada
date=19 August - 21 August 1926
surface=grass
score1=0
score2=5
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Rogelio Paris |5 |0 |3 | | |T2P1=Takeichi Harada |7 |6 |6 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Vicente Banet |7 |1 |2 | | |T2P1=Tsumio Tawara |9 |6 |6 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Raúl Chacón |T1P2=Rogelio Paris |4 |3 |2 | | |T2P1=Takeichi Harada |T2P2=Tsumio Tawara |6 |6 |6 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Rogelio Paris |2 |0 |2 | | |T2P1=Tsumio Tawara |6 |6 |6 | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Vicente Banet |2 |2 |2 | | |T2P1=Tezio Toba |6 |6 |6 | | |Europe Zone
Draw
DCWorld
RD1-date=8-22 May
RD2-date=24 May-2 June
RD3-date=
RD4-date=24-26 July
RD1-name=Second RoundRD1T1-loc=
Rome ,Italy (clay)
RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=davis|ITA|1861 | RD1-score1=3
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=davis|NED | RD1-score2=2RD1T2-loc=
Harrogate ,England (clay)
RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=davis|GBR | RD1-score3=5
RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=davis|POL | RD1-score4=0RD1T3-loc=
Barcelona ,Spain (clay)
RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=davis|HUN|1920 | RD1-score5=2
RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=davis|ARG | RD1-score6=3RD1T4-loc=
Dublin ,Ireland (grass)
RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=davis|IRL | RD1-score7=2
RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=davis|ESP|1785 | RD1-score8=3RD1T5-loc=
RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9=davis|RSA|1910 | RD1-score9=w/o
RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=davis|AUT | RD1-score10=RD1T6-loc=
Malmö ,Sweden
RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=davis|SWE | RD1-score11=3
RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=davis|SUI | RD1-score12=2RD1T7-loc=
Prague ,Czechoslovakia
RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=davis|TCH | RD1-score13=4
RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=davis|IND|British | RD1-score14=1RD1T8-loc=
Copenhagen ,Denmark (clay)
RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=davis|DEN | RD1-score15=0
RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=davis|FRA | RD1-score16=5RD2T1-loc=
Rome ,Italy (clay)
RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=davis|ITA|1861 | RD2-score1=2
RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=davis|GBR | RD2-score2=3RD2T2-loc=
Barcelona ,Spain (clay)
RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=davis|ARG | RD2-score3=1
RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=davis|ESP|1785 | RD2-score4=3RD2T3-loc=
Kensington ,London ,England (clay)
RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5=davis|RSA|1910 | RD2-score5=1
RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6=davis|SWE | RD2-score6=4RD2T4-loc=
Prague ,Czechoslovakia (clay)
RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7=davis|TCH | RD2-score7=0
RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8=davis|FRA | RD2-score8=3RD3T1-loc=
Barcelona ,Spain (clay)
RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=davis|GBR | RD3-score1=4
RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=davis|ESP|1785 | RD3-score2=1RD3T2-loc=
Stockholm ,Sweden (clay)
RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3=davis|SWE | RD3-score3=0
RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4=davis|FRA | RD3-score4=5RD4T1-loc=
Cabourg ,France (clay)
RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1=davis|GBR | RD4-score1=0
RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2=davis|FRA | RD4-score2=5Final
DavisCupbox
team1=France
team2=Great Britain
venue=Garden Tennis Club,Cabourg ,France
date=24 July - 26 July 1926
surface=clay
score1=5
score2=0
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Henri Cochet |7 |4 |7 |7 |6 |T2P1=Colin Gregory |5 |6 |9 |5 |0
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=René Lacoste |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Noel Turnbull |4 |4 |4 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Jean Borotra |T1P2=Jacques Brugnon |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Gordon Crole Rees |T2P2=Charles Kingsley |2 |0 |3 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Pierre Landry |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Colin Gregory |3 |2 |1 | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Jacques Brugnon |4 |1 |6 |6 |6 |T2P1=Noel Turnbull |6 |6 |2 |4 |0Inter-Zonal Zone
DavisCupbox
team1=Japan
team2=France
venue=West Side Tennis Club , Forest Hills, NY,United States
date=26 August - 28 August 1926
surface=grass
score1=2
score2=3
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Tsumio Tawara |6 |6 |5 |3 |2 |T2P1=Henri Cochet |1 |4 |7 |6 |6
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Takeichi Harada |6 |4 |6 |9 | |T2P1=René Lacoste |4 |6 |3 |7 |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Takeichi Harada |T1P2=Tsumio Tawara |0 |0 |2 | | |T2P1=Jacques Brugnon |T2P2=Henri Cochet |6 |6 |6 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Tsumio Tawara |1 |3 |2 | | |T2P1=René Lacoste |6 |6 |6 | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Takeichi Harada |6 |6 |0 |6 | |T2P1=Henri Cochet |1 |3 |6 |4 | |Challenge Round
DavisCupbox
team1=United States |team1-var=1912
team2=France
venue=Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States
date=9 September - 11 September 1926
surface=grass
score1=4
score2=1
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Bill Johnston |6 |6 |0 |6 | |T2P1=René Lacoste |0 |4 |6 |0 |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Bill Tilden |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Jean Borotra |2 |3 |3 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Vincent Richards |T1P2=Norris Williams |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Jacques Brugnon |T2P2=Henri Cochet |4 |4 |2 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Bill Johnston |8 |6 |9 | | |T2P1=Jean Borotra |6 |4 |7 | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Bill Tilden |6 |4 |6 |6 | |T2P1=René Lacoste |4 |6 |8 |8 |
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