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1926 Davis Cup

1926 International Lawn Tennis Challenge (Davis Cup tennis)
Details
Duration 8 May – 11 September
Edition 21st
Teams 24
Champion
Winning Nation United States
← 1925 1927 →

America Zone

Draw

  Quarterfinals
11–13 June		   Semifinals
25–27 June; 16–18 July		   Final
19–21 August
                           
  Mexico City, Mexico
    Mexico 1  
    Japan 4     San Francisco, CA, United States (grass)
      Japan 5  
        Philippines 0  
    bye  
    Philippines       Montreal, Canada (grass)
      Japan 5
          Cuba 0
    Cuba    
    bye       Havana, Cuba (clay)
      Cuba 3
        Canada 2  
    bye  
    Canada    

Final


Japan
5		 Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada
19–21 August 1926
Grass
Cuba
0
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Takeichi Harada
Rogelio Paris		 7
5		 6
0		 6
3		      
2   Tsumio Tawara
Vicente Banet		 9
7		 6
1		 6
2		      
3   Takeichi Harada / Tsumio Tawara
Raúl Chacón / Rogelio Paris		 6
4		 6
3		 6
2		      
4   Tsumio Tawara
Rogelio Paris		 6
2		 6
0		 6
2		      
5   Tezio Toba
Vicente Banet		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Takeichi Harada
Rogelio Paris		 7
5		 6
0		 6
3		      
2   Tsumio Tawara
Vicente Banet		 9
7		 6
1		 6
2		      
3   Takeichi Harada / Tsumio Tawara
Raúl Chacón / Rogelio Paris		 6
4		 6
3		 6
2		      
4   Tsumio Tawara
Rogelio Paris		 6
2		 6
0		 6
2		      
5   Tezio Toba
Vicente Banet		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      

Europe Zone

Draw

  First Round
27 April-9 May
       
  Rome, Italy (clay)
    Italy 5
    Romania 0
  Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)
    Netherlands 3
    Belgium 2
  Sutton Coldfield, England (clay)
    South Africa 4
    Portugal 1
  Second Round
8–22 May		   Quarterfinals
24 May-2 June		   Semifinals
9–16 July		   Final
24–26 July
                                     
  Dublin, Ireland (grass)
    Ireland 2  
    Barcelona, Spain (clay)
    Spain 3  
      Spain 3  
  Barcelona, Spain (clay)
      Argentina 1  
    Argentina 3
    Barcelona, Spain (clay)
    Hungary 2  
        Spain 1  
  Harrogate, England (clay)
      Great Britain 4  
    Great Britain 5  
    Rome, Italy (clay)
    Poland 0  
      Great Britain 3
  Rome, Italy (clay)
      Italy 2  
    Italy 3
    Cabourg, France (clay)
    Netherlands 2  
        Great Britain 0
   
      France 5
    South Africa w/o  
    Kensington, England (clay)
    Austria    
      South Africa 1
  Malmö, Sweden
      Sweden 4  
    Sweden 3
    Stockholm, Sweden (clay)
    Switzerland 2  
        Sweden 0
  Prague, Czechoslovakia
      France 5  
    Czechoslovakia 4  
    Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
    India 1  
      Czechoslovakia 0
  Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
      France 3  
    Denmark 0
 
    France 5  

Final


France
5		 Garden Tennis Club, Cabourg, France
24–26 July 1926
Clay
Great Britain
0
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Henri Cochet
Colin Gregory		 7
5		 4
6 		7
9 		7
5		 6
0		  
2   René Lacoste
Noel Turnbull		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		      
3   Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon
Gordon Crole-Rees / Charles Kingsley		 6
2		 6
0		 6
3		      
4   Pierre Henri Landry
Colin Gregory		 6
3		 6
2		 6
1		      
5   Jacques Brugnon
Noel Turnbull		 4
6 		1
6 		6
2		 6
4		 6
0		  
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Henri Cochet
Colin Gregory		 7
5		 4
6 		7
9 		7
5		 6
0		  
2   René Lacoste
Noel Turnbull		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		      
3   Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon
Gordon Crole-Rees / Charles Kingsley		 6
2		 6
0		 6
3		      
4   Pierre Henri Landry
Colin Gregory		 6
3		 6
2		 6
1		      
5   Jacques Brugnon
Noel Turnbull		 4
6 		1
6 		6
2		 6
4		 6
0		  

Inter-Zonal Final


France
3		 West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States
26–28 August 1926
Grass
Japan
2
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Henri Cochet
Tsumio Tawara		 1
6 		4
6 		7
5		 6
3		 6
2		  
2   René Lacoste
Takeichi Harada		 4
6 		6
4		 3
6 		7
9 		   
3   Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet
Takeichi Harada / Tsumio Tawara		 6
0		 6
0		 6
2		      
4   René Lacoste
Tsumio Tawara		 6
1		 6
3		 6
2		      
5   Henri Cochet
Takeichi Harada		 1
6 		3
6 		6
0		 4
6 		   
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Henri Cochet
Tsumio Tawara		 1
6 		4
6 		7
5		 6
3		 6
2		  
2   René Lacoste
Takeichi Harada		 4
6 		6
4		 3
6 		7
9 		   
3   Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet
Takeichi Harada / Tsumio Tawara		 6
0		 6
0		 6
2		      
4   René Lacoste
Tsumio Tawara		 6
1		 6
3		 6
2		      
5   Henri Cochet
Takeichi Harada		 1
6 		3
6 		6
0		 4
6 		   

Challenge Round


United States
4		 Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States
9–11 September 1926
Grass
France
1
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Bill Johnston
René Lacoste		 6
0		 6
4		 0
6 		6
0		    
2   Bill Tilden
Jean Borotra		 6
2		 6
3		 6
3		      
3   Vincent Richards / Richard Norris Williams
Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet		 6
4		 6
4		 6
2		      
4   Bill Johnston
Jean Borotra		 8
6		 6
4		 9
7		      
5   Bill Tilden
René Lacoste		 6
4		 4
6 		6
8 		6
8 		   
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Bill Johnston
René Lacoste		 6
0		 6
4		 0
6 		6
0		    
2   Bill Tilden
Jean Borotra		 6
2		 6
3		 6
3		      
3   Vincent Richards / Richard Norris Williams
Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet		 6
4		 6
4		 6
2		      
4   Bill Johnston
Jean Borotra		 8
6		 6
4		 9
7		      
5   Bill Tilden
René Lacoste		 6
4		 4
6 		6
8 		6
8 		   
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