1913 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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.[1] 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.

1913 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
Davis Cup 1913 quarterfinal at the West Side Tennis Club, New York - Rice (Australasia) against McLoughlin (United States)
Details
Duration3 June – 28 July
Edition12th
Teams8
Champion
Winning Nation United States
← 1912
1914 →

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  
    United States 4     Nottingham, England (grass)
      United States 5  
  Wiesbaden, Germany (clay)     Germany 0  
    Germany 4
    France 1     Wimbledon, England (grass)
      United States 3
  London, England (grass)       Canada 0
    South Africa 1  
    Canada 4     Folkestone, England (grass)
      Canada 4
      Belgium 0  
   bye
    Belgium  

Quarterfinals

United States vs. Australasia


United States
4		 West Side Tennis Club, New York, NY, United States [2]
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]
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 [4]
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 [5]
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 [6]
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 [7]
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 [8]
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		  

References
  1. "1913 International Lawn Tennis Challenge". daviscup.com.
  2. "United States v Australasia". daviscup.com.
  3. "Germany v France". daviscup.com.
  4. "Canada v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  5. "United States v Germany". daviscup.com.
  6. "Canada v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  7. "United States v Canada". daviscup.com.
  8. "Great Britain v United States". daviscup.com.
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