1908 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

1908 edition of the International Lawn Tennis Challenge

1908 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
Details
Duration	17 September – 30 November 1908
Edition	8th
Teams	3
Champion
Winning Nation	Australasia
← 1907 1909 →

The 1908 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the eighth edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. For the first time, ties were held in different countries and at different times, rather than all the matches being played in the same venue, as before. It also marked the first time that a tie was played in Australia.

After Australasia's victory in 1907, the United States and the British Isles tried to re-claim the cup, however the Australasia team prevailed again. The final was played at the Albert Ground in Melbourne, Australia on 27–30 November.^[1]

Final

United States vs. British Isles

United States
4

Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States^[2]
17–19 September 1908 ^[3]
Grass

British Isles
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	William Larned James Cecil Parke	6 3	6 3	7 5			^[4]
2	Beals Wright Major Ritchie	1 6	3 6	2 6			^[4]
3	Fred Alexander / Harold Hackett James Cecil Parke / Major Ritchie	6 3	2 6	7 5	6 1
4	William Larned Major Ritchie	4 6	6 2	6 3	6 2		^[3]
5	Beals Wright James Cecil Parke	8 10	3 6	6 4	7 5	6 2	^[3]

Challenge Round

Australasia vs. United States

Australasia
3

Albert Ground, Melbourne, Australia^[5]
27–30 November 1908
Grass

United States
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Norman Brookes Fred Alexander	5 7	9 7	6 2	4 6	6 3
2	Anthony Wilding Beals Wright	6 3	5 7	3 6	1 6
3	Norman Brookes / Anthony Wilding Fred Alexander / Beals Wright	6 4	6 2	5 7	2 6	6 4
4	Norman Brookes Beals Wright	6 0	6 3	5 7	2 6	10 12
5	Anthony Wilding Fred Alexander	6 3	6 4	6 1

References

^ "1908 International Lawn Tennis Challenge". daviscup.com.
^ "United States v British Isles". daviscup.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "American Tennis Team Beats Britons; Wright and Alexander Will Challenge Australian Defenders of Davis Cup in International Match Larned Beats Ritchie and Wright Vanquishes Parke in Matches on Longwood Courts" (PDF). The New York Times. 1907-07-20. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
^ ^a ^b "Adds Interest in Tennis Contests. Strength of the English Players is Feature of Boston Matches". The Day. 1908-09-18. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
^ "Australasia v United States". daviscup.com.