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1921 Davis Cup

1921 International Lawn Tennis Challenge (Davis Cup tennis)
Details
Duration 23 May – 5 September
Edition 16th
Teams 11
Champion
Winning Nation United States
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Draw

  First Round
May–July		   Quarterfinals
16 July–6 August		   Semifinals
18–21 August		   Final
22–27 August
                                     
   
    France    
    Paris, France (clay)
    bye    
      France 1  
   
      India 4  
    India  
    Chicago, IL, United States (grass)
    bye    
        India 0  
   
      Japan 5  
    Japan w/o  
     
    Philippines    
      Japan w/o
  Prague, Czechoslovakia
      Belgium    
    Czechoslovakia 2
    Newport, RI, United States (grass)
    Belgium 3  
        Japan 4
  Toronto, Canada (clay)
      Australasia 1
    Canada 0  
    Pittsburgh, PA, United States (grass)
    Australasia 5  
      Australasia 3
  Hendon, England (clay)
      Great Britain 2  
    Great Britain 4
    Cleveland, OH, United States (grass)
    Spain 1  
        Australasia 5
   
      Denmark 0  
    bye    
     
    Argentina    
      Argentina  
   
      Denmark w/o  
    bye  
 
    Denmark    

First round


Czechoslovakia
2		 Prague, Czechoslovakia
13–16 June 1921
Belgium
3
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Karel Ardelt
Jean Washer		 6
4		 5
7 		5
7 		3
6 		   
2   Ladislav Žemla
Albert Lammens		 6
2		 6
4		 6
2		      
3   Jaroslav Just / Ladislav Žemla
Albert Lammens / Jean Washer		 6
4		 6
3		 6
8 		4
6 		0
6 		 
4   Ladislav Žemla
Jean Washer		 3
6 		6
3		 9
7		 2
6 		6
2		  
5   Karel Ardelt
Albert Lammens		 3
6 		2
6 		6
4		 1
6 		   
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Karel Ardelt
Jean Washer		 6
4		 5
7 		5
7 		3
6 		   
2   Ladislav Žemla
Albert Lammens		 6
2		 6
4		 6
2		      
3   Jaroslav Just / Ladislav Žemla
Albert Lammens / Jean Washer		 6
4		 6
3		 6
8 		4
6 		0
6 		 
4   Ladislav Žemla
Jean Washer		 3
6 		6
3		 9
7		 2
6 		6
2		  
5   Karel Ardelt
Albert Lammens		 3
6 		2
6 		6
4		 1
6 		   

Great Britain
4		 London Country Club, Hendon, England
23–25 May 1921
Clay
Spain
1
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Gordon Lowe
Manuel de Gomar		 6
3		 4
6 		6
1		 6
0		    
2   Randolph Lycett
Manuel Alonso Areizaga		 6
4		 6
2		 6
4		      
3   Max Woosnam / Randolph Lycett
Manuel Alonso Areizaga / Manuel de Gomar		 2
6 		9
7		 6
2		 6
2		    
4   Gordon Lowe
Manuel Alonso Areizaga		 6
8 		1
6 		6
8 		     
5   Randolph Lycett
Manuel de Gomar		 6
1		 6
8 		7
9 		6
3		 6
2		  
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Gordon Lowe
Manuel de Gomar		 6
3		 4
6 		6
1		 6
0		    
2   Randolph Lycett
Manuel Alonso Areizaga		 6
4		 6
2		 6
4		      
3   Max Woosnam / Randolph Lycett
Manuel Alonso Areizaga / Manuel de Gomar		 2
6 		9
7		 6
2		 6
2		    
4   Gordon Lowe
Manuel Alonso Areizaga		 6
8 		1
6 		6
8 		     
5   Randolph Lycett
Manuel de Gomar		 6
1		 6
8 		7
9 		6
3		 6
2		  

Canada
0		 Toronto Lawn Tennis Club, Toronto, Canada
23–27 July 1921
Clay
Australasia
5
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Henri Laframboise
James Anderson		 6
4		 5
7 		0
6 		2
6 		   
2   Paul Bennett
John Hawkes		 6
8 		4
6 		4
6 		     
3   Paul Bennett / George Holmes
James Anderson / Clarence Todd		 2
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
4   Paul Bennett
James Anderson		 3
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
5   Henri Laframboise
Clarence Todd		 2
6 		2
6 		8
6		 2
6 		   
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Henri Laframboise
James Anderson		 6
4		 5
7 		0
6 		2
6 		   
2   Paul Bennett
John Hawkes		 6
8 		4
6 		4
6 		     
3   Paul Bennett / George Holmes
James Anderson / Clarence Todd		 2
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
4   Paul Bennett
James Anderson		 3
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
5   Henri Laframboise
Clarence Todd		 2
6 		2
6 		8
6		 2
6 		   

Quarterfinals


France
1		 Racing Club de France, Paris, France
16–18 July 1921
Clay
India
4
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh
Sydney Jacob		 6
3		 8
6		 7
5		      
2   William Laurentz
Mohammed Sleem		 6
4		 2
6 		6
3		 2
6 		0
6 		 
3   Jacques Brugnon / William Laurentz
Lewis Deane / Athar-Ali Fyzee		 1
6 		6
2		 7
5		 2
6 		4
6 		 
4   Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh
Mohammed Sleem		 1
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
5   Jacques Brugnon
Lewis Deane		 3
6 		6
4		 5
7 		6
4		 6
8 		 
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh
Sydney Jacob		 6
3		 8
6		 7
5		      
2   William Laurentz
Mohammed Sleem		 6
4		 2
6 		6
3		 2
6 		0
6 		 
3   Jacques Brugnon / William Laurentz
Lewis Deane / Athar-Ali Fyzee		 1
6 		6
2		 7
5		 2
6 		4
6 		 
4   Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh
Mohammed Sleem		 1
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
5   Jacques Brugnon
Lewis Deane		 3
6 		6
4		 5
7 		6
4		 6
8 		 

Australasia
3		 Allegheny County Club, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
4–6 August 1921
Grass
Great Britain
2
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   James Anderson
Max Woosnam		 6
4		 6
2		 6
4		      
2   John Hawkes
Gordon Lowe		 4
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
3   James Anderson / Clarence Todd
Noel Turnbull / Max Woosnam		 4
6 		9
7		 4
6 		6
2		 6
4		  
4   James Anderson
Gordon Lowe		 6
2		 6
3		 3
6 		6
2		    
5   John Hawkes
Max Woosnam		 3
6 		6
0		 9
7		 3
6 		3
6 		 
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   James Anderson
Max Woosnam		 6
4		 6
2		 6
4		      
2   John Hawkes
Gordon Lowe		 4
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
3   James Anderson / Clarence Todd
Noel Turnbull / Max Woosnam		 4
6 		9
7		 4
6 		6
2		 6
4		  
4   James Anderson
Gordon Lowe		 6
2		 6
3		 3
6 		6
2		    
5   John Hawkes
Max Woosnam		 3
6 		6
0		 9
7		 3
6 		3
6 		 

Semifinals


India
0		 Lake Forest, IL, United States
18–20 August 1921
Grass
Japan
5
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Mohammed Sleem
Zenzo Shimizu		 5
7 		6
2		 0
6 		2
6 		   
2   Hassan Ali Fyzee
Ichiya Kumagae		 6
3		 3
6 		3
6 		7
9 		   
3   Lewis Deane / Hassan Ali Fyzee
Ichiya Kumagae / Zenzo Shimizu		 1
6 		1
6 		6
2		 6
2		 0
6 		 
4   Hassan Ali Fyzee
Zenzo Shimizu		 2
6 		1
6 		7
9 		     
5   Mohammed Sleem
Ichiya Kumagae		 7
9 		1
6 		1
6 		     
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Mohammed Sleem
Zenzo Shimizu		 5
7 		6
2		 0
6 		2
6 		   
2   Hassan Ali Fyzee
Ichiya Kumagae		 6
3		 3
6 		3
6 		7
9 		   
3   Lewis Deane / Hassan Ali Fyzee
Ichiya Kumagae / Zenzo Shimizu		 1
6 		1
6 		6
2		 6
2		 0
6 		 
4   Hassan Ali Fyzee
Zenzo Shimizu		 2
6 		1
6 		7
9 		     
5   Mohammed Sleem
Ichiya Kumagae		 7
9 		1
6 		1
6 		     

Australasia
5		 Mayfield Country Club, Cleveland, OH, United States
19–21 August 1921
Grass
Denmark
0
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   James Anderson
Vagn Ingerslev		 6
0		 6
1		 7
5		      
2   Norman Peach
Erik Tegner		 7
5		 6
2		 6
4		      
3   James Anderson / Clarence Todd
Povl Henriksen / Erik Tegner		 6
0		 6
2		 6
1		      
4   James Anderson
Erik Tegner		 6
0		 6
2		 6
1		      
5   Norman Peach
Vagn Ingerslev		 3
6 		6
2		 6
0		 3
6 		6
2		  
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   James Anderson
Vagn Ingerslev		 6
0		 6
1		 7
5		      
2   Norman Peach
Erik Tegner		 7
5		 6
2		 6
4		      
3   James Anderson / Clarence Todd
Povl Henriksen / Erik Tegner		 6
0		 6
2		 6
1		      
4   James Anderson
Erik Tegner		 6
0		 6
2		 6
1		      
5   Norman Peach
Vagn Ingerslev		 3
6 		6
2		 6
0		 3
6 		6
2		  

Final


Japan
4		 Newport Casino, Newport, RI, United States
22–27 August 1921
Grass
Australasia
1
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Zenzo Shimizu
James Anderson		 6
4		 7
5		 6
4		      
2   Ichiya Kumagae
John Hawkes		 3
6 		2
6 		8
6		 6
2		 6
3		  
3   Ichiya Kumagae / Zenzo Shimizu
James Anderson / Clarence Todd		 6
4		 4
6 		6
8 		0
6 		   
4   Zenzo Shimizu
John Hawkes		 4
6 		6
2		 6
3		 6
2		    
5   Ichiya Kumagae
James Anderson		 3
6 		6
4		 2
6 		7
5		 6
2		  
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Zenzo Shimizu
James Anderson		 6
4		 7
5		 6
4		      
2   Ichiya Kumagae
John Hawkes		 3
6 		2
6 		8
6		 6
2		 6
3		  
3   Ichiya Kumagae / Zenzo Shimizu
James Anderson / Clarence Todd		 6
4		 4
6 		6
8 		0
6 		   
4   Zenzo Shimizu
John Hawkes		 4
6 		6
2		 6
3		 6
2		    
5   Ichiya Kumagae
James Anderson		 3
6 		6
4		 2
6 		7
5		 6
2		  

Challenge Round


United States
5		 West Side Tennis Club, New York, NY, United States
2–5 September 1921
Grass
Japan
0
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Bill Johnston
Ichiya Kumagae		 6
2		 6
4		 6
2		      
2   Bill Tilden
Zenzo Shimizu		 5
7 		4
6 		7
5		 6
2		 6
1		  
3   Watson Washburn / Richard Norris Williams
Ichiya Kumagae / Zenzo Shimizu		 6
2		 7
5		 4
6 		7
5		    
4   Bill Tilden
Ichiya Kumagae		 9
7		 6
4		 6
1		      
5   Bill Johnston
Zenzo Shimizu		 6
3		 5
7 		6
2		 6
4		    
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Bill Johnston
Ichiya Kumagae		 6
2		 6
4		 6
2		      
2   Bill Tilden
Zenzo Shimizu		 5
7 		4
6 		7
5		 6
2		 6
1		  
3   Watson Washburn / Richard Norris Williams
Ichiya Kumagae / Zenzo Shimizu		 6
2		 7
5		 4
6 		7
5		    
4   Bill Tilden
Ichiya Kumagae		 9
7		 6
4		 6
1		      
5   Bill Johnston
Zenzo Shimizu		 6
3		 5
7 		6
2		 6
4		    
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