1923 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

The 1923 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 18th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. For the first time, the competition would be split into two zones: the America Zone and the Europe Zone. This change was necessitated by having more than 16 teams compete for the cup (thus not fitting into one easily workable draw). The past several years had also seen a rise in the number of defaults, as teams from around the globe tried to work out the logistics of playing such an international tournament. Regional zones would help alleviate these problems.

The Europe Zone consisted of 13 teams (although Romania would default their first-round tie). The America Zone was made up of 4 teams, with only one of these teams, Canada, actually located in the Americas. (The United States, as defending champions, were automatically qualified for the final, Challenge Round). Oddly, Argentina would compete in the Europe Zone. The winners of the Zones met in an Inter-Zonal playoff, with the winner challenging the United States for the championship.

Australia would defeat France in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but would once again fall to the United States in the challenge round. The final was played at the West Side Tennis Club in New York City, United States on 31 August – 3 September.[1][2]

America Zone

Draw

  1st round
26–28 July		 Final
9–12 August
                 
  Orange, NJ, United States (grass)
    Australia 4  
    Hawaii 1     Chicago, IL, United States (grass)
      Australia 4
Montreal, Quebec, Canada (grass)     Japan 1
    Canada 0
    Japan 5  

Semifinals


Australia
4		 Orange Tennis Club, Orange, New Jersey, United States
26–28 July 1923
grass
Hawaii
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Hawaii		 James Anderson
Bowie Detrick		 6
1		 6
3		 6
3		      
2 Australia
Hawaii		 John Hawkes
William Eklund		 6
2		 6
1		 6
4		      
3 Australia
Hawaii		 James Anderson / John Hawkes
Bowie Detrick / William Eklund		 6
0		 8
6		 7
5		      
4 Australia
Hawaii		 John Hawkes
Bowie Detrick		 6
3		 6
1		 6
1		      
5 Australia
Hawaii		 Richard Schlesinger
William Eklund		 4
6 		6
4		 1
6 		4
6 		   

Canada
0		 Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
26–28 July 1923
grass
Japan
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
Japan		 Willard Crocker
Zenzo Shimizu		 6
3		 7
9 		1
6 		6
8 		   
2 Canada
Japan		 Leroy Rennie
Masanosuke Fukuda		 2
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     
3 Canada
Japan		 Willard Crocker / Jack Wright
Seiichiro Kashio / Zenzo Shimizu		 1
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
4 Canada
Japan		 Leroy Rennie
Zenzo Shimizu		 2
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     
5 Canada
Japan		 Willard Crocker
Masanosuke Fukuda		 2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     

Final


Japan
1		 South Side Tennis Club, Chicago, Illinois, United States
9–12 August 1923
grass
Australia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
Australia		 Zenzo Shimizu
James Anderson		 0
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
2 Japan
Australia		 Masanosuke Fukuda
John Hawkes		 3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
3 Japan
Australia		 Seiichiro Kashio / Zenzo Shimizu
James Anderson / John Hawkes		 1
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
4 Japan
Australia		 Zenzo Shimizu
John Hawkes		 6
4		 3
6 		2
6 		6
1		 6
4		  
5 Japan
Australia		 Masanosuke Fukuda
James Anderson		 1
6 		6
3		 2
6 		1
6 		   

Europe Zone

Draw

  First round
 Quarterfinals
 Semifinals
 Final
                                     
  Netherlands  
Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)
 bye  
    Netherlands 5  
    Italy 0  
  Italy
Eastbourne, England (grass)
 bye  
    Netherlands 0  
Brussels, Belgium (clay)
    Spain 5  
  Great Britain 3  
Manchester, England (grass)
  Belgium 2  
    Great Britain 2
    Spain 3  
  Spain w/o
Deauville, France (clay)
  Romania  
    Spain 2
Bordeaux, France (clay)
    France 3
  France 4  
Dublin, Ireland (grass)
  Denmark 1  
    France 4
Dublin, Ireland (grass)
    Ireland 1  
  Ireland 3
Lyon, France (clay)
  India 2  
    France 3
Territet, Switzerland
     Switzerland 2  
   Switzerland 3  
Geneva, Switzerland
  Czechoslovakia 2  
     Switzerland 4
    Argentina 1  
 bye
  Argentina  

First round


Great Britain
3		 Brussels, Belgium
30 May–1 June 1923
clay
Belgium
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Belgium		 Randolph Lycett
Georges Watson		 6
2		 8
6		 6
2		      
2 United Kingdom
Belgium		 Brian Gilbert
Jean Washer		 2
6 		6
4		 2
6 		3
6 		   
3 United Kingdom
Belgium		 Leslie Godfree / Randolph Lycett
Jean Washer / Georges Watson		 6
1		 6
4		 6
1		      
4 United Kingdom
Belgium		 Randolph Lycett
Jean Washer		 1
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
5 United Kingdom
Belgium		 Brian Gilbert
Georges Watson		 6
1		 6
4		 6
1		      

France
4		 Villa Primrose Athletic Society, Bordeaux, France
15–17 May 1923
clay
Denmark
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Denmark		 Henri Cochet
Erik Tegner		 6
1		 6
4		 1
6 		5
7 		6
4		  
2 France
Denmark		 René Lacoste
Henning Larsen		 4
6 		4
6 		6
2		 8
6		 6
8 		 
3 France
Denmark		 Henri Cochet / Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh
Erik Tegner / Erik Worm		 6
1		 7
5		 6
3		      
4 France
Denmark		 Henri Cochet
Erik Worm		 6
3		 8
6		 6
1		      
5 France
Denmark		 Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh
Erik Tegner		 5
7 		6
1		 1
6 		8
6		 6
4		  

Ireland
3		 Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland
1–4 June 1923
grass
India
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Republic of Ireland
India		 Cecil Campbell
Sydney Jacob		 2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
2 Republic of Ireland
India		 D'Arcy McCrea
Hassan-Ali Fyzee		 7
5		 9
7		 2
6 		6
3		    
3 Republic of Ireland
India		 Louis Meldon / Simon Scroope
Lewis Deane / Hassan-Ali Fyzee		 6
0		 3
6 		6
8 		6
4		 6
8 		 
4 Republic of Ireland
India		 Cecil Campbell
Hassan-Ali Fyzee		 6
4		 7
5		 6
2		      
5 Republic of Ireland
India		 D'Arcy McCrea
Sydney Jacob		 6
4		 6
2		 6
4		      

Switzerland
3		 Montreux Lawn Tennis Club, Territet, Switzerland
31 May–2 June 1923
Czechoslovakia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Czechoslovakia		 Charles Aeschlimann
Ladislav Zemla		 7
5		 6
2		 8
10 		6
3		    
2 Switzerland
Czechoslovakia		 Charles Martin
Friedrich Rohrer		 2
6 		6
3		 6
3		 6
8 		6
2		  
3 Switzerland
Czechoslovakia		 Maurice Ferrier / Guy Sautter
Friedrich Rohrer / Ladislav Zemla		 6
4		 4
6 		5
7 		6
8 		   
4 Switzerland
Czechoslovakia		 Charles Aeschlimann
Friedrich Rohrer		 4
6 		7
5		 13
11		 3
6 		6
0		  
5 Switzerland
Czechoslovakia		 Charles Martin
Ladislav Zemla		 4
6 		6
3		 3
6 		4
6 		   

Quarterfinals


Netherlands
5		 Noordwijk, Netherlands
1–3 June 1923
clay
Italy
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Italy		 Christiaan van Lennep
Umberto De Morpurgo		 6
1		 0
6 		6
3		 6
2		    
2 Netherlands
Italy		 Arthur Diemer-Kool
Cesare Colombo		 6
2		 6
1		 5
7 		6
4		    
3 Netherlands
Italy		 Arthur Diemer-Kool / Christiaan van Lennep
Mimo Balbi di Robecco / Umberto De Morpurgo		 6
4		 6
4		 6
3		      
4 Netherlands
Italy		 Christiaan van Lennep
Cesare Colombo		 6
2		 3
6 		6
2		 6
3		    
5 Netherlands
Italy		 Arthur Diemer-Kool
Umberto De Morpurgo		 7
5		 5
7 		3
6 		6
4		 6
4		  

Great Britain
2		 Northern Lawn Tennis Club, Manchester, England
16–19 June 1923
grass
Spain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Spain		 Randolph Lycett
Eduardo Flaquer		 6
0		 6
1		 6
1		      
2 United Kingdom
Spain		 Patrick Wheatley
Manuel de Gomar		 6
4		 8
10 		1
6 		2
6 		   
3 United Kingdom
Spain		 Leslie Godfree / Randolph Lycett
Manuel de Gomar / Eduardo Flaquer		 2
6 		3
6 		6
4		 3
6 		   
4 United Kingdom
Spain		 Patrick Wheatley
Eduardo Flaquer		 0
6 		4
6 		6
3		 6
1		 11
9		  
5 United Kingdom
Spain		 Randolph Lycett
Manuel de Gomar		 4
6 		1
6 		5
7 		     

France
4		 Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland
21–23 June 1923
grass
Ireland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Republic of Ireland		 Henri Cochet
D'Arcy McCrea		 6
1		 6
3		 13
11		      
2 France
Republic of Ireland		 Jean Borotra
Cecil Campbell		 1
6 		5
7 		0
6 		     
3 France
Republic of Ireland		 Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste
Cecil Campbell / Simon Scroope		 6
2		 6
3		 14
12		      
4 France
Republic of Ireland		 Henri Cochet
Cecil Campbell		 0
6 		7
5		 4
6 		10
8		 8
6		  
5 France
Republic of Ireland		 Jean Borotra
D'Arcy McCrea		 7
5		 1
6 		5
7 		6
0		 6
2		  

Switzerland
4		 Geneva, Switzerland
15–17 June 1923
Argentina
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Argentina		 Charles Martin
Carlos Caminos		 8
6		 6
4		 6
3		      
2 Switzerland
Argentina		 Charles Aeschlimann
Ronald Boyd		 8
6		 4
6 		6
4		 6
4		    
3 Switzerland
Argentina		 Charles Aeschlimann / Guy Sautter
Guillermo Robson / Alfredo Villegas		 4
6 		6
3		 9
7		 6
3		    
4 Switzerland
Argentina		 Charles Martin
Ronald Boyd		 3
6 		1
6 		9
7		 6
4		 5
7 		 
5 Switzerland
Argentina		 Charles Aeschlimann
Carlos Caminos		 6
3		 7
5		 6
3		      

Semifinals


Netherlands
0		 Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, England
9–11 July 1923
grass
Spain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Spain		 Christiaan van Lennep
Manuel de Gomar		 4
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
2 Netherlands
Spain		 Marinus van der Feen
Eduardo Flaquer		 6
4		 2
6 		3
6 		0
6 		   
3 Netherlands
Spain		 Cornelis Bryan / Hendrik Timmer
Manuel de Gomar / Eduardo Flaquer		 4
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
4 Netherlands
Spain		 Marinus van der Feen
Manuel de Gomar		 3
6 		0
6 		5
7 		     
5 Netherlands
Spain		 Christiaan van Lennep
Eduardo Flaquer		 7
5		 3
6 		6
8 		1
6 		   

France
3		 Lyon Tennis Club, Lyon, France
13–15 July 1923
clay
Switzerland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Switzerland		 Jean-François Blanchy
Charles Aeschlimann		 6
4		 6
2		 6
4		      
2 France
Switzerland		 Henri Cochet
Charles Martin		 6
4		 4
6 		6
3		 1
6 		3
6 		 
3 France
Switzerland		 Jean-François Blanchy / Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh
Charles Aeschlimann / Guy Sautter		 10
8		 6
3		 2
6 		4
6 		4
6 		 
4 France
Switzerland		 Jean-François Blanchy
Charles Martin		 7
5		 6
3		 6
2		      
5 France
Switzerland		 Henri Cochet
Charles Aeschlimann		 1
6 		6
3		 6
3		 5
7 		6
4		  

Final


France
3		 Sporting Club, Deauville, France
28 July - 1 August 1923
clay
Spain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Spain		 René Lacoste
Manuel de Gomar		 6
3		 6
4		 5
7 		6
4		    
2 France
Spain		 Jean-François Blanchy
Eduardo Flaquer		 6
1		 6
2		 3
6 		6
1		    
3 France
Spain		 Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste
Eduardo Flaquer / Manuel de Gomar		 4
6 		6
8 		13
11		 6
1		 4
6 		 
4 France
Spain		 René Lacoste
Eduardo Flaquer		 6
1		 6
3		 6
2		      
5 France
Spain		 Jean-François Blanchy
Manuel de Gomar		 3
6 		6
2		 2
6 		2
6 		   

Inter-Zonal Zone


France
1		 Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States
10–14 August 1923
grass
Australia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Australia		 André Gobert
Gerald Patterson		 6
4		 6
3		 3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		 
2 France
Australia		 Henri Cochet
Pat O'Hara-Wood		 6
4		 3
6 		6
0		 7
9 		6
3		  
3 France
Australia		 Henri Cochet / André Gobert
Pat O'Hara-Wood / Gerald Patterson		 0
6 		8
6		 6
4		 3
6 		8
10 		 
4 France
Australia		 Henri Cochet
Gerald Patterson		 2
6 		6
2		 4
6 		2
6 		   
5 France
Australia		 André Gobert
Pat O'Hara-Wood		 6
2		 2
6 		1
6 		4
6 		   

Challenge Round


United States
4		 West Side Tennis Club, New York, NY, United States
31 August - 3 September 1923
grass
Australia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Australia		 Bill Tilden
John Hawkes		 6
4		 6
2		 6
1		      
2 United States
Australia		 Bill Johnston
James Anderson		 6
4		 2
6 		6
2		 5
7 		2
6 		 
3 United States
Australia		 Bill Tilden / Norris Williams
James Anderson / John Hawkes		 17
15		 11
13 		2
6 		6
3		 6
2		  
4 United States
Australia		 Bill Tilden
James Anderson		 6
2		 6
3		 1
6 		7
5		    
5 United States
Australia		 Bill Johnston
John Hawkes		 6
0		 6
2		 6
1		      

References

  1. ↑ "Davis Cup – 1923 Results". ITF. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  2. ↑ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.

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