1922 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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The 1922 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 17th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. The tournament saw first-time entries from Hawaii and Romania. Australia would storm through the Qualifying Round finals, but would fall to defending champions the United States in the challenge round. The final was played at the West Side Tennis Club in New York City, United States on 1–5 September.

Qualifying Rounds

Draw

First round 19–24 June

Quarterfinals June-July

Semifinals 10–14 August

Final 17–19 August

Great Britain

London, England (grass)

bye

Great Britain

4

Italy

1

Italy

w/o

Japan

Great Britain

Spain

w/o

Spain

w/o

Bristol, England (grass)

Philippines

India

1

Beckenham, England (grass)

Spain

4

Romania

0

Philadelphia, PA, USA (grass)

India

5

Spain

1

Scarborough, England (grass)

Australia

4

Australia

4

Roehampton, England (clay)

Belgium

0

Australia

5

Czechoslovakia

0

Czechoslovakia

w/o

Boston, MA, United States (grass)

Hawaii

Australia

4

France

1

France

w/o

Copenhagen, Denmark

Canada

France

4

Denmark

1

bye

Denmark

First Round

Romania 0	Beckenham Cricket Club, Beckenham, United Kingdom 19-20 June 1922 grass		India 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Nicolae Misu Athar-Ali Fyzee 6 3 7 5 4 6 4 6 0 6   2 Misu Stern Hassan-Ali Fyzee 0 6 1 6 1 6       3 Nicolae Misu / Misu Stern Hassan-Ali Fyzee / Cotah Ramaswami 2 6 4 6 0 6       4 Misu Stern Athar-Ali Fyzee 2 6 2 6 1 6       5 Nicolae Misu Hassan-Ali Fyzee 6 4 1 6 1 6 5 7

Australia 4	Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Club, Scarborough, United Kingdom 22-24 June 1922 grass		Belgium 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gerald Patterson Jean Washer 6 3 6 4 6 4       2 James Anderson Georges Watson 6 2 6 1 6 2       3 James Anderson / Pat O'Hara Wood Jean Washer / Georges Watson 6 1 6 2 4 6 7 9 7 5   4 James Anderson Jean Washer 6 4 6 3 6 2       5 Gerald Patterson Georges Watson           not played

Quarterfinals

Great Britain 4	Roehampton Lawn Tennis Club, London, United Kingdom 19-21 June 1922 grass		Italy 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Algernon Kingscote Cesare Colombo 7 5 6 4 6 1       2 Gordon Lowe Mimo Balbi di Robecco 6 1 6 3 6 1       3 Algernon Kingscote / Frank Riseley Mimo Balbi di Robecco / Cesare Colombo 6 1 6 4 6 0       4 Algernon Kingscote Mimo Balbi di Robecco             w/o 5 Gordon Lowe Cesare Colombo 6 1 6 2 6 0

India 1	Bristol Lawn Tennis Club, Bristol, United Kingdom 13-15 July 1922 grass		Spain 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Athar-Ali Fyzee Manuel de Gomar 6 1 2 6 3 6 6 3 1 6   2 Hassan-Ali Fyzee Manuel Alonso-Areyzaga 1 6 2 6 2 6       3 Hassan-Ali Fyzee / Cotah Ramaswami Eduardo Flaquer / Manuel de Gomar 3 6 7 5 11 9 8 10 6 4   4 Hassan-Ali Fyzee Manuel de Gomar 1 6 3 6 6 3 3 6     5 Athar-Ali Fyzee Manuel Alonso-Areyzaga 3 6 4 6 6 0 4 6

Australia 5	Roehampton Lawn Tennis Club, Roehampton, London, United Kingdom 14-15 July 1922 clay		Czechoslovakia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gerald Patterson Friedrich Rohrer 6 1 6 3 3 6 6 2     2 James Anderson Karel Ardelt 7 5 6 4 6 4       3 Gerald Patterson / Rupert Wertheim Karel Ardlet / Friedrich Rohrer 9 7 6 0 6 3       4 Gerald Patterson Karel Ardelt 6 3 6 2 2 6 6 2     5 James Anderson Friedrich Rohrer 4 6 6 4 6 3 6 0

France 4	Copenhagen, Denmark 17-19 June 1922		Denmark 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jean Borotra Erik Tegner 6 0 3 6 6 4 1 6 6 4   2 Jean Couiteas de Faucamberge Vagn Ingerslev 6 8 3 6 1 6       3 Jean Borotra / Henri Cochet Erik Tegner / Erik Worm 3 6 6 2 2 6 10 8 6 2   4 Jean Borotra Vagn Ingerslev 6 3 6 2 6 4       5 Henri Cochet Erik Tegner 7 5 6 2 9 7

Semifinals

Australia 4	Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, Massachusetts, United States 10-14 August 1922 grass		France 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gerald Patterson André Gobert 4 6 3 6 6 3 6 4 6 3   2 Pat O'Hara-Wood Henri Cochet 4 6 6 3 0 6 9 7 3 6   3 Pat O'Hara-Wood / Gerald Patterson Henri Cochet / André Gobert 6 0 6 8 4 6 6 3 10 8   4 Gerald Patterson Henri Cochet 6 2 2 6 6 4 6 2     5 Pat O'Hara-Wood André Gobert 2 6 6 2 6 1 6 4

Final

Spain 1	Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States 17–19 August 1922 grass		Australia 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Manuel de Gomar Gerald Patterson 3 6 6 8 4 6       2 Manuel Alonso-Areyzaga Pat O'Hara-Wood 2 6 3 6 6 2 8 6 6 1   3 Manuel Alonso-Areyzaga / Manuel de Gomar Pat O'Hara-Wood / Gerald Patterson 3 6 3 6 4 6       4 Manuel Alonso-Areyzaga Gerald Patterson 6 8 2 6 2 6       5 Manuel de Gomar Pat O'Hara-Wood 8 6 6 3 0 6 4 6 1 6

Challenge Round

United States 4	West Side Tennis Club, New York, NY, United States 1–5 September 1922 grass		Australia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Bill Tilden Gerald Patterson 7 5 10 8 6 0       2 Bill Johnston James Anderson 6 1 6 2 6 3       3 Vincent Richards / Bill Tilden Pat O'Hara-Wood / Gerald Patterson 4 6 0 6 3 6       4 Bill Tilden James Anderson 6 4 5 7 3 6 6 4 6 2   5 Bill Johnston Gerald Patterson 6 2 6 2 6 1

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