| Details | |
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| Duration | 8 – 10 August 1900 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Teams | 2 |
| Champion | |
| Winning Nation |  United States |
1902 → | |
The 1900 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the first edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup .
| Details | |
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| Duration | 8 – 10 August 1900 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Teams | 2 |
| Champion | |
| Winning Nation | United States |
1902 → | |
The 1900 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the first edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup .
The tournament was conceived in 1899 [1] by four members of the Harvard University tennis team, who came up with the idea of challenging the British to a tennis competition. Once the idea received the go-ahead from the United States Lawn Tennis Association and the British Lawn Tennis Association, Dwight F. Davis, [2] one of the four Harvard players, [3] designed a tournament format and spent money from his own pocket to purchase an appropriate sterling silver trophy from Shreve, Crump & Low. The first match between the United States and the British Isles was held at the Longwood Cricket Club in Boston, Massachusetts in 1900. The American team, of which Davis was a part, won the first three matches and the Challenge. [3]
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