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1927 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
1927 edition of the International Lawn Tennis Challenge From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1927 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 22nd edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 21 teams entered the Europe Zone, while 4 entered the America Zone. Yugoslavia and Greece competed for the first time, while Germany returned to the competition for the first time since 1914.
France defeated Japan in the Inter-Zonal play-off. The French defeated the United States, capturing their first championship, and ending the USA's 6-year run. The final was played at the Germantown Cricket Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States on 8–10 September.[1][2][3]
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America Zone
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Final
Canada vs. Japan
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Europe Zone
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Draw
| First Round 29 April–9 May | Second Round 6–22 May | Quarterfinals 9–13 June | Semifinals 8–11 July | Final 21–22 July | |||||||||||||||||||
 France | Paris, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | France | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Romania | Romania | 0 | Rome, Italy (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | France | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Hungary | Budapest, Hungary |  Italy | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Hungary | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy | Italy | 3 | Eastbourne, England (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | France | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Portugal | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) |  South Africa | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Portugal | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Germany | Germany | 5 | Berlin, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Germany | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | 5 | Montreux, Switzerland | South Africa | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Ireland | 0 | South Africa | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Switzerland | 3 | Switzerland | 0 | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
 Austria | 2 | France | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Denmark | 4 | Harrogate, England (clay) | Denmark | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Netherlands | 1 | Denmark | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Sweden | 1 |  Great Britain | 2 | Copenhagen, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain | 4 | Denmark | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Spain | 2 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia |  India | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| India | 3 | India | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Yugoslavia | 0 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia | Denmark | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Prague, Czechoslovakia |  Czechoslovakia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Greece | 1 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Greece | Czechoslovakia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Brussels, Belgium |  Belgium | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Poland | Poland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Belgium | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Final
Denmark vs. France
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Inter-Zonal Final
France vs. Japan
Challenge Round
United States vs. France
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