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 |  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
editDraw
edit| Semifinals 18–31 July | Final 18–20 August | |||||||
| St. Louis, MO, United States (grass) | ||||||||
 Japan | 4 | |||||||
| Montreal, Canada (grass) | ||||||||
 Mexico | 1 | |||||||
| Japan | 3 | |||||||
| Toronto, Canada (clay) | ||||||||
 Canada | 2 | |||||||
| Canada | 3 | |||||||
 Cuba | 2 | |||||||
Final
editCanada vs. Japan
 Canada 2 |
Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[4] 18–20 August 1927 Grass |
 Japan 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Europe Zone
editDraw
edit| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Hungary | Budapest, Hungary |  Italy | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Hungary | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy | Italy | 3 | Eastbourne, England (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | France | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Portugal | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) |  South Africa | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Portugal | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Germany | Germany | 5 | Berlin, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Germany | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | 5 | Montreux, Switzerland | South Africa | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Ireland | 0 | South Africa | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Spain | 2 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia |  India | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| India | 3 | India | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Yugoslavia | 0 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia | Denmark | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Prague, Czechoslovakia |  Czechoslovakia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Greece | 1 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Greece | Czechoslovakia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Brussels, Belgium |  Belgium | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Poland | Poland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Belgium | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
editDenmark vs. France
 Denmark 0 |
Copenhagen, Denmark[5] 21–22 July 1927 Clay |
 France 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Final
editFrance 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
editUnited States vs. France
 United States 2 |
Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States[3] 8–10 September 1927 Grass |
France 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "United States v France". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Canada v Japan". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Denmark v France". daviscup.com.
- ^ "France v Japan". daviscup.com.