1914 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

The 1914 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 13th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. The bulk of the competition returned to the United States for the first time since 1903. The United States fell to Australasia in the final, which was played at the West Side Tennis Club in New York on 13–15 August.[1]

1914 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

Details
Duration	7 July – 15 August
Edition	13th
Teams	7
Champion
Winning Nation	Australasia
← 1913 1919 →

1914 International Lawn Tennis Challenge (Davis Cup) finals match between Australasia and the United States played at the West Side Tennis Club in New York on 13–15 August. Players shown on the near side are Norman Brookes (left) and Anthony Wilding (right) for Australasia and on the far side Thomas Bundy (left) and Maurice McLoughlin (right) for the United States.

The British 1914 Davis Cup team consisting of Herbert Roper Barrett (top left), Algernon Kingscote (top right), James Cecil Parke (bottom left) and Theodore Mavrogordato (bottom right).

Draw

Quarterfinals 7–25 July

Semifinals 11 July–1 August

Final 6–8 August

Germany

bye

Pittsburgh, United States (grass)

Germany

0

Lake Forest, IL, United States (grass)

Australasia

5

Australasia

5

Canada

0

Boston, United States (grass)

Australasia

3

Folkestone, England (grass)

Great Britain

2

Great Britain

5

Belgium

0

Wimbledon, England (grass)

Great Britain

4

France

1

bye

France

Quarterfinals

Australasia vs. Canada

Australasia 5	Onwentsia Club, Lake Forest, IL, United States [2][3] 23–25 July 1914 [2][4] Grass		Canada 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Norman Brookes Bernard Schwengers 6 2 6 3 6 2      [2] 2 Anthony Wilding Robert Powell 6 1 6 2 6 2      [2] 3 Norman Brookes / Anthony Wilding Robert Powell / Bernard Schwengers 6 4 6 3 6 4      [2] 4 Norman Brookes Robert Powell 6 0 6 1 6 3      [4] 5 Anthony Wilding Bernard Schwengers 7 5 6 3 6 1      [4]

Great Britain vs. Belgium

Great Britain 5	Pleasure Gardens, Folkestone, England [5][6] 7–9 July 1914 [5][7] Grass		Belgium 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 James Cecil Parke Georges Watson 6 2 6 2 6 3      [5] 2 Theodore Mavrogordato Paul de Borman 6 1 6 3 8 6      [5] 3 Theodore Mavrogordato / Herbert Roper Barrett William du Vivier / Georges Watson 6 1 6 2 6 2      [8] 4 James Cecil Parke Paul de Borman 6 4 6 3 6 0      [7] 5 Theodore Mavrogordato Georges Watson 6 1 6 0 6 3      [7]

Semifinals

Australasia vs. Germany

Australasia 5	Allegheny County Club, Pittsburgh, PA, United States [9][10] 30 July–1 August 1914 [9][11] Grass		Germany 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Norman Brookes Otto Froitzheim 10 8 6 1 6 2      [9] 2 Anthony Wilding Oscar Kreuzer 6 2 6 2 6 4      [9] 3 Norman Brookes / Anthony Wilding Otto Froitzheim / Oscar Kreuzer 6 1 6 1 6 2      [12] 4 Norman Brookes Oscar Kreuzer 6 4 6 2 6 8 6 2    [11] 5 Anthony Wilding Otto Froitzheim 6 3 6 4 6 2      [11]

Great Britain vs. France

Great Britain 4	Worple Road, Wimbledon, London, England [13][14] 11–14 July 1914 [13][15] Grass		France 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Theodore Mavrogordato Maurice Germot 4 6 7 5 9 7 6 2    [13] 2 James Cecil Parke Max Decugis 6 2 4 6 3 6 6 3 6 3  [13] 3 Theodore Mavrogordato / Herbert Roper Barrett Max Decugis / Maurice Germot 3 6 7 5 5 7 4 6    [16] 4 James Cecil Parke Maurice Germot 7 5 6 1 6 3      [15] 5 Theodore Mavrogordato Max Decugis 6 1 7 5 7 5      [15]

Final

Great Britain vs. Australasia

Australasia 3	Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States [17][18] 6–8 August 1914 [19][17] Grass		Great Britain 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Norman Brookes James Cecil Parke 6 2 4 6 6 3 1 6 7 5  [17] 2 Anthony Wilding Arthur Lowe 6 3 6 1 16 14      [17] 3 Norman Brookes / Anthony Wilding Theodore Mavrogordato / James Cecil Parke 6 1 6 0 6 4      [20] 4 Norman Brookes Arthur Lowe             w/o[19] 5 Anthony Wilding James Cecil Parke             w/o[19]

Challenge Round

United States vs. Australasia

United States 2	West Side Tennis Club, New York, NY, United States [21][22] 13–15 August 1914 [21][23] Grass		Australasia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Richard Norris Williams Anthony Wilding 5 7 2 6 3 6      [21] 2 Maurice McLoughlin Norman Brookes 17 15 6 3 6 3      [21] 3 Thomas Bundy / Maurice McLoughlin Norman Brookes / Anthony Wilding 3 6 6 8 7 9      [24] 4 Richard Norris Williams Norman Brookes 1 6 2 6 10 8 3 6    [23] 5 Maurice McLoughlin Anthony Wilding 6 2 6 3 2 6 6 2    [23]

References

1. "1914 International Lawn Tennis Challenge". daviscup.com.
2. "Tennis Victories for Australasia; Wilding Defeats Powell and Brookes Wins from Schwengers in Davis Cup Tie" (PDF). The New York Times. 1914-07-25. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
3. "Australasia v Canada". daviscup.com.
4. "Australia's Clean Sweep.; Canada Defeated in Every Match in Davis Cup Tie" (PDF). The New York Times. 1914-07-26. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
5. "Britons Win at Tennis.; Belgians Lose Two Singles Matches in Davis Cup Preliminaries" (PDF). The New York Times. 1914-07-08. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
6. "Great Britain v Belgium". daviscup.com.
7. "Davis Cup Doubles". Poverty Bay Herald. 1914-07-10. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
8. "British Tennis Sweep.; Davis Cup Team Beats Belgians in Doubles -- Plays France Next" (PDF). The New York Times. 1914-07-09. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
9. "Australia Tennis Victory in Singles; Brookes and Wilding Defeat German Team in Davis Cup Preliminary Semi-Finals" (PDF). The New York Times. 1914-07-30. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
10. "Australasia v Germany". daviscup.com.
11. "Clean Sweep for Australian Pair; Brookes and Wilding Again Defeat Germans in Davis Cup Tennis" (PDF). The New York Times. 1914-08-01. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
12. "Germans Put Out of Davis Cup Tennis; Australasians Will Be Opponents of Britons in Last Preliminary Match" (PDF). The New York Times. 1914-07-31. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
13. "English Defeat French.; Had Difficulty in Winning Preliminary Cup Singles" (PDF). The New York Times. 1914-07-11. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
14. "Great Britain v France". daviscup.com.
15. "British Win Again at Nets.; French Lose Chance to Come to America to Play for Davis Cup" (PDF). The New York Times. 1914-07-14. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
16. "French Win Doubles.; English Tennis Team Loses FourSet Davis Cup Preliminary" (PDF). The New York Times. 1914-07-13. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
17. "Australasia Leads for Tennis Trophy; Brookes Defeats Parke and Wilding Wins from Lowe in Davis Cup Final Round. Hard Fight at Longwood Britisher Within One Point of Taking Match from World's Champion ;- Players Exhausted" (PDF). The New York Times. 1914-08-07. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
18. "Australasia v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
19. "Australia Men Default Matches" (PDF). The Herald Journal. 1914-08-08. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
20. "Britons no Match for Australasians; Wilding and Brookes Defeat Parke and Mavrogordato in Doubles Contest. Will Now Play America Antipodeans Play Brilliant Tennis on Longwood Courts, Outclassing Their Opponents" (PDF). The New York Times. 1914-08-07. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
21. "Defenders Break Even In Cup Match" (PDF). The Day. 1914-08-14. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
22. "United States v Australasia". daviscup.com.
23. E.G.B. Fitzhamon (1914-08-16). "Davis Cup Goes to Australasia; Brookes's Victory Over Williams Gives Challengers Famous Tennis Trophy. McLoughlin Beats Wilding Probably the Most Significant Match in American Champion's Career. Crowd Cheers Californian Great World's Championship Series Under Auspices of West Side Tennis Club Ends Gloriously" (PDF). The Day. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
24. "Davis Cup. Seems About To Go On A Long Journey. Brookes And Wilding defeat Bundy and McLoughlin in doubles, 6–3, 8–6, 9–7" (PDF). The Day. 1914-08-15. Retrieved 2011-03-02.

External links

• Davis Cup official website