The 1913 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 12th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. With Great Britain's win in 1912, the competition returned to Europe for the first time in five years. This prompted several new teams to join the competition, creating the largest field to date.[1] The first round tie between Germany and France, played at Wiesbaden, Germany was the first Davis Cup tie to be played on clay courts, or any surface other than grass. The United States would triumph in the final, which was played at Worple Road in Wimbledon, London, England on 25–28 July.
![]() Davis Cup 1913 quarterfinal at the West Side Tennis Club, New York - Rice (Australasia) against McLoughlin (United States) | |
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Duration | 3 June – 28 July 1913 |
Edition | 12th |
Teams | 8 |
Champion | |
Winning nation | ![]() |
← 1912 1914 → |
Teams
editCanada, Germany, and South Africa all competed for the first time. Belgium returned for the first time since 1904.
Draw
editQuarterfinals 3–21 June | Semifinals 10–12 July | Final 17–19 July | |||||||||||
New York, United States (grass) | |||||||||||||
Australasia | 1 | ||||||||||||
Nottingham, England (grass) | |||||||||||||
United States | 4 | ||||||||||||
United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
Wiesbaden, Germany (clay) | |||||||||||||
Germany | 0 | ||||||||||||
Germany | 4 | ||||||||||||
Wimbledon, England (grass) | |||||||||||||
France | 1 | ||||||||||||
United States | 3 | ||||||||||||
London, England (grass) | |||||||||||||
Canada | 0 | ||||||||||||
South Africa | 1 | ||||||||||||
Folkestone, England (grass) | |||||||||||||
Canada | 4 | ||||||||||||
Canada | 4 | ||||||||||||
Belgium | 0 | ||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
Belgium | |||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
editUnited States vs. Australasia
United States 4 |
West Side Tennis Club, New York, NY, United States[2] 6–9 June 1913 Grass |
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Germany vs. France
Germany 4 |
Wiesbaden, Germany[3] 3–5 June 1913 Clay |
France 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Canada vs. South Africa
Canada 4 |
Queen's Club, London, England[4] 19–21 June 1913 Grass |
South Africa 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals
editUnited States vs. Germany
United States 5 |
Nottingham Lawn Tennis Club, Nottingham, England[5] 10–12 July 1913 Grass |
Germany 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Canada vs. Belgium
Canada 4 |
Pleasure Gardens, Folkestone, England[6] 10–12 July 1913 Grass |
Belgium 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
edit United States 3 |
Worple Road, Wimbledon, London, England[7] 17–19 July 1913 Grass |
Canada 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Challenge Round
editGreat Britain vs. United States
Great Britain 2 |
Worple Road, Wimbledon, London, England[8] 25–28 July 1913 Grass |
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References
edit- ^ "1913 International Lawn Tennis Challenge". daviscup.com.
- ^ "United States v Australasia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Germany v France". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Canada v South Africa". daviscup.com.
- ^ "United States v Germany". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Canada v Belgium". daviscup.com.
- ^ "United States v Canada". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Great Britain v United States". daviscup.com.