1909 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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.

1909 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

Details
Duration	11 September – 30 November 1909
Edition	9th
Teams	3
Champion
Winning nation	Australasia
← 1908 1911 →

Final

United States vs. British Isles

United States 5	Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States[2][3] 11–14 September 1909 [2][4] Grass		British Isles 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 William Larned Charles Dixon 6 3 6 2 6 0      [2] 2 William Clothier James Cecil Parke 6 4 6 3 8 6      [2] 3 Harold Hackett / Raymond Little Walter Crawley / James Cecil Parke 3 6 6 4 6 4 4 6 8 6  [5] 4 William Larned James Cecil Parke 6 3 6 2 6 3      [4] 5 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

Australasia vs. United States

Australasia 5	Double Bay Grounds, Sydney, Australia[6][7] 27–30 November 1909 [6][8] Grass		United States 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Norman Brookes Maurice McLoughlin 6 2 6 2 6 4      [6] 2 Anthony Wilding Melville Long 6 2 7 5 6 1      [6] 3 Norman Brookes / Anthony Wilding Melville Long / Maurice McLoughlin 12 10 9 7 6 3      [9] 4 Norman Brookes Melville Long 6 4 7 5 8 6      [8] 5 Anthony Wilding Maurice McLoughlin 3 6 8 6 6 2 6 3    [8]