1920 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
The 1920 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, more commonly known as the Davis Cup, was the 15th edition of the major international team event in men's tennis. Six nations competed for the right to challenge holders Australasia. The Netherlands joined the competition for the first time.
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Duration | 11 June 1920 – 1 January 1921 |
Edition | 15th |
Teams | 6 |
Champion | |
Winning Nation | United States |
← 1919 1921 → |
The initial draw consisted of four countries and drew the United States against France and the Netherlands against Great Britain. The applications of Canada and South Africa were received after the deadline but their entries were accepted by the other countries and subsequently a new draw was made.
"Big Bill" Tilden and "Little Bill" Johnston made their debut for the United States, and would not lose a rubber the entire tournament. In the Challenge Round, they reclaimed the cup from Australasia. The final, in honor of Anthony Wilding, was played at the Domain Cricket Club in Auckland, New Zealand on 30 December - 1 January 1921.[1][2][3]
Draw
Netherlands competed for the first time.
Quarterfinals 11 June–10 July |
Semifinals 16–19 July |
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Arnhem, Netherlands (clay) | Netherlands [4] | w/o | |||||||||||||
Netherlands | 3 | ||||||||||||||
South Africa | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Netherlands | |||||||||||||||
Eastbourne, England (grass) | United States [5] | w/o | |||||||||||||
France | 0 | ||||||||||||||
United States | 3 | Wimbledon, England (grass) | |||||||||||||
United States | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Great Britain | 0 | ||||||||||||||
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Great Britain |
Quarterfinals
Netherlands vs. South Africa
Netherlands 3 |
Arnhem, Netherlands [6] 11–13 June 1920 Clay |
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France vs. United States
France 0 |
Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England [7] 8–10 July 1920 Grass |
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Semifinal
Great Britain vs. United States
Great Britain 0 |
Worple Road, Wimbledon, London, England [8] 16–19 July 1920 Grass |
United States 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Challenge Round
Australasia vs. United States
Australasia 0 |
Domain Cricket Club, Auckland, New Zealand [9] 30 December 1920–1 January 1921 Grass |
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References
- "1920 International Lawn Tennis Challenge". daviscup.com.
- Trengrove, Alan (1986). The Story of the Davis Cup. London: Stanley Paul. pp. 71–74. ISBN 0091598605.
- Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- "Netherlands v Canada". daviscup.com.
- "United States v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
- "Netherlands v South Africa". daviscup.com.
- "France v United States". daviscup.com.
- "Great Britain v United States". daviscup.com.
- "Australasia v United States". daviscup.com.