1904 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

The 1904 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the fourth edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup, and the first edition to be played outside American soil. As defending champions, the British Isles team played host to the competition, which featured teams from Belgium and France for the first time. Belgium and France would play for the right to challenge the British Isles for the cup. The ties were played at Worple Road (the former site of the All England Club) in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom from 27 June to 5 July. Despite Malcolm Whitman giving his word that an American team would enter, the Americans failed to make a challenge before the 7 March deadline.^[1]

1904 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

Details
Duration	27 June – 5 July 1904
Edition	4th
Teams	3
Champion
Winning nation	British Isles
← 1903 1905 →

Final

Belgium vs. France

Belgium 3	Worple Road, Wimbledon, London, England[2] 27–29 June 1904 Grass		France 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Paul de Borman Max Decugis 4 6 3 5       retired   2 William le Maire de Warzée Paul Aymé 6 1 6 0 6 1       3 Paul de Borman / William le Maire de Warzée Paul Aymé / Max Decugis 7 5 4 6 6 0 4 6 2 6   4 Paul de Borman Paul Aymé 6 1 6 3 2 6 1 6 6 3   5 William le Maire de Warzée Max Decugis 5 7 8 6 0 6 6 4 6 2

Challenge Round

British Isles vs. Belgium

British Isles 5	Worple Road, Wimbledon, London, England[3] 2–5 July 1904 Grass		Belgium 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Frank Riseley William le Maire de Warzée 6 1 6 1 6 2      [4] 2 Laurence Doherty Paul de Borman 6 4 6 1 6 1      [4] 3 Laurence Doherty / Reggie Doherty Paul de Borman / William le Maire de Warzée 6 0 6 1 6 3      [5] 4 Laurence Doherty William le Maire de Warzée           w/o   5 Frank Riseley Paul de Borman 4 6 6 2 8 6 7 5

References

1. "No Tennis Challenge; Americans Will Not Enter a Team for Davis Trophy Contest" (PDF). The New York Times. 8 March 1904. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
2. "Belgium v France". daviscup.com.
3. "British Isles v Belgium". daviscup.com.
4. "Playing for Davis Tennis Trophy" (PDF). The New York Times. 3 July 1904. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
5. "Dohertys Keep Davis Tennis Cup" (PDF). The New York Times. 5 July 1904. Retrieved 2 February 2011.

External links

• Davis Cup official website