1913 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

1913 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

Davis Cup 1913 quarterfinal at the West Side Tennis Club, New York - Rice (Australasia) against McLoughlin (United States)
Details
Duration	3 June – 28 July 1913
Edition	12th
Teams	8
Champion
Winning nation	United States
← 1912 1914 →

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. 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.

Teams

Canada, Germany, and South Africa all competed for the first time. Belgium returned for the first time since 1904.

Draw

Quarterfinals 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

United States vs. Australasia

United States 4	West Side Tennis Club, New York, NY, United States 6–9 June 1913 Grass		Australasia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Maurice McLoughlin Horace Rice 6 1 6 3 6 3       2 Richard Norris Williams Stanley Doust 6 4 6 4 1 6 7 5     3 Harold Hackett / Maurice McLoughlin Stanley Doust / Alfred Jones 6 2 2 6 7 5 2 6 7 9   4 Maurice McLoughlin Stanley Doust 6 4 6 4 6 2       5 Richard Norris Williams Horace Rice 1 6 4 6 9 7 6 1 6 2

Germany vs. France

Germany 4	Wiesbaden, Germany 3–5 June 1913 Clay		France 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Oscar Kreuzer André Gobert 1 6 6 4 6 2 6 3     2 Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe Max Decugis 6 2 4 6 6 2 6 8 5 7   3 Heinrich Kleinschroth / Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe Max Decugis / Maurice Germot 7 5 6 4 4 6 9 7     4 Oscar Kreuzer Max Decugis           w/o   5 Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe André Gobert 6 1 6 1 6 1

Canada vs. South Africa

Canada 4	Queen's Club, London, England 19–21 June 1913 Grass		South Africa 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Robert Powell R.F. le Sueur 6 3 6 4 4 6 3 6 7 5   2 Bernard Schwengers Victor Gauntlett 9 11 3 6 0 6       3 Robert Powell / Bernard Schwengers Victor Gauntlett / R.F. le Sueur 7 5 6 3 3 6 6 3     4 Robert Powell Victor Gauntlett           w/o   5 Bernard Schwengers R.F. le Sueur 6 3 6 3 6 3

Semifinals

United States vs. Germany

United States 5	Nottingham Lawn Tennis Club, Nottingham, England 10–12 July 1913 Grass		Germany 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Richard Norris Williams Oscar Kreuzer 7 5 6 4 4 6 6 1     2 Maurice McLoughlin Otto Froitzheim 5 7 2 6 6 4 6 2 6 2   3 Harold Hackett / Maurice McLoughlin Heinrich Kleinschroth / Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe 6 4 2 6 6 3 8 6     4 Richard Norris Williams Otto Froitzheim 5 7 6 1 6 3 6 1     5 Wallace Johnson Oscar Kreuzer 7 5 6 4 5 7 6 4

Canada vs. Belgium

Canada 4	Pleasure Gardens, Folkestone, England 10–12 July 1913 Grass		Belgium 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Robert Powell Paul de Borman 6 2 6 1 6 1       2 Bernard Schwengers Georges Watson 6 4 6 1 6 0       3 Robert Powell / Bernard Schwengers William du Vivier / Georges Watson 6 2 6 2 6 2       4 Bernard Schwengers Paul de Borman 4 6 6 4 6 2 6 2     5 Robert Powell Georges Watson           not played

Final

United States 3	Worple Road, Wimbledon, London, England 17–19 July 1913 Grass		Canada 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Richard Norris Williams Bernard Schwengers 6 4 6 2 6 4       2 Maurice McLoughlin Robert Powell 10 8 6 1 6 4       3 Harold Hackett / Maurice McLoughlin Robert Powell / Bernard Schwengers 6 3 6 3 12 10       4 Richard Norris Williams Robert Powell           not played 5 Maurice McLoughlin Bernard Schwengers           not played

Challenge Round

Great Britain vs. United States

Great Britain 2	Worple Road, Wimbledon, London, England 25–28 July 1913 Grass		United States 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 James Cecil Parke Maurice McLoughlin 8 10 7 5 6 4 1 6 7 5   2 Charles Dixon Richard Norris Williams 6 8 6 3 2 6 6 1 5 7   3 Charles Dixon / Herbert Roper Barrett Harold Hackett / Maurice McLoughlin 7 5 1 6 6 2 5 7 4 6   4 Charles Dixon Maurice McLoughlin 6 8 3 6 2 6       5 James Cecil Parke Richard Norris Williams 6 2 5 7 5 7 6 4 6 2

External links

• Davis Cup official website