1909 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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1909 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
Details
Duration11 September – 30 November 1909
Edition9th
Teams3
Champion
Winning nationFlag of Australia (1903-1908).svg  Australasia
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The 1909 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the ninth edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup . For the second straight year, only the British Isles and the United States would challenge Australasia for the Cup. After defeating the British team in Philadelphia in September, the US team traveled to Sydney, Australia but was defeated again by the Australasian team. [1] The final was played on grass courts at the Double Bay Grounds from 27 November until 30 November 1909.

Contents

Final

United States vs. British Isles

Flag of the United States (1908-1912).svg
United States
5		 Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States [2] [3]
11–14 September 1909 [2] [4]
Grass		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
British Isles
0
12345
1 Flag of the United States (1908-1912).svg
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 		William Larned
Charles Dixon 		6
3		6
2		6
0		    [2]
2 Flag of the United States (1908-1912).svg
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 		William Clothier
James Cecil Parke 		6
4		6
3		8
6		    [2]
3 Flag of the United States (1908-1912).svg
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 		Harold Hackett  /  Raymond Little
Walter Crawley  /  James Cecil Parke 		3
6 		6
4		6
4		4
6 		8
6		  [5]
4 Flag of the United States (1908-1912).svg
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 		William Larned
James Cecil Parke 		6
3		6
2		6
3		    [4]
5 Flag of the United States (1908-1912).svg
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 		William Clothier
Charles Dixon 		6
3		6
1		6
4		    [4]

Challenge Round

1909 Davis Cup Challenge Round match between Australasia and the United States at the Double Bay Grounds, Sydney, Australia on 27-30 November 1909 1909 Davis Cup.jpg
1909 Davis Cup Challenge Round match between Australasia and the United States at the Double Bay Grounds, Sydney, Australia on 27–30 November 1909

Australasia vs. United States

Flag of Australia (1903-1908).svg
Australasia
5		Double Bay Grounds, Sydney, Australia [6] [7]
27–30 November 1909 [6] [8]
Grass		Flag of the United States (1908-1912).svg
United States
0
12345
1 Flag of Australia (1903-1908).svg
Flag of the United States (1908-1912).svg 		Norman Brookes
Maurice McLoughlin 		6
2		6
2		6
4		    [6]
2 Flag of Australia (1903-1908).svg
Flag of the United States (1908-1912).svg 		Anthony Wilding
Melville Long 		6
2		7
5		6
1		    [6]
3 Flag of Australia (1903-1908).svg
Flag of the United States (1908-1912).svg 		Norman Brookes  /  Anthony Wilding
Melville Long  /  Maurice McLoughlin 		12
10		9
7		6
3		    [9]
4 Flag of Australia (1903-1908).svg
Flag of the United States (1908-1912).svg 		Norman Brookes
Melville Long 		6
4		7
5		8
6		    [8]
5 Flag of Australia (1903-1908).svg
Flag of the United States (1908-1912).svg 		Anthony Wilding
Maurice McLoughlin 		3
6 		8
6		6
2		6
3		   [8]

References

  1. ↑ "1909 International Lawn Tennis Challenge". daviscup.com.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "American Tennis Men Beat Britons; Larned and Clothier Take Singles Matches from Dixon and Parke. Preliminary for Davis Cup Winners' Victory of Every Set Was a Surprise to the Three Thousand Spectators at Philadelphia" (PDF). The New York Times . September 11, 1909. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  3. ↑ "United States v British Isles". daviscup.com.
  4. 1 2 3 "Davis Cup Tennis Sweep for America; British Contestants Outclassed Again by Larned and Clothier. Could Not Win a Match. Larned Steady and Accurate Against. Parke, While Clothier Excelled Dixon in Every Style of Play" (PDF). The New York Times. September 11, 1909. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Lawn Tennis". Taranaki Herald . September 14, 1909. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Lawn Tennis. Davis Cup Competitions". Dublin Evening Mail . November 29, 1909. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Australasia v United States". daviscup.com.
  8. 1 2 3 "Lawn Tennis. Davis Cup Matches. Concluding Games". Colonist . December 1, 1909. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Lawn Tennis. The Davis Cup Won by Australasia". Ashburton Guardian . November 30, 1909. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
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