# 1927 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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.

## America Zone
### Draw

| Semifinals 18–31 July | Semifinals 18–31 July | Semifinals 18–31 July | Final 18–20 August | Final 18–20 August | Final 18–20 August |
| St. Louis, MO, United States (grass) | St. Louis, MO, United States (grass) | St. Louis, MO, United States (grass) | | | |
| Japan | Japan | 4 | | | |
| Japan | Japan | 4 | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) |
| Mexico | Mexico | 1 | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) |
| Mexico | Mexico | 1 | Japan | Japan | 3 |
| Toronto, Canada (clay) | Toronto, Canada (clay) | Toronto, Canada (clay) | Japan | Japan | 3 |
| Toronto, Canada (clay) | Toronto, Canada (clay) | Toronto, Canada (clay) | Canada | Canada | 2 |
| Canada | Canada | 3 | Canada | Canada | 2 |
| Cuba | Cuba | 2 | | | |

### Final

Canada vs. Japan
| Canada 2 | Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada 18–20 August 1927 Grass | Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada 18–20 August 1927 Grass | Japan 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Willard Crocker Takeichi Harada 5 7 0 6 4 6       2 Jack Wright Yoshiro Ota 6 3 6 4 6 4       3 Willard Crocker / Jack Wright Takeichi Harada / Teizo Toba 3 6 6 4 5 7 6 3 8 10   4 Jack Wright Takeichi Harada 6 3 6 3 8 6       5 Willard Crocker Yoshiro Ota 4 6 6 3 8 10 3 6 ||||

## Europe Zone
### Draw

| First Round 29 April–9 May | First Round 29 April–9 May | First Round 29 April–9 May | Second Round 6–22 May | Second Round 6–22 May | Second Round 6–22 May | Quarterfinals 9–13 June | Quarterfinals 9–13 June | Quarterfinals 9–13 June | Semifinals 8–11 July | Semifinals 8–11 July | Semifinals 8–11 July | Final 21–22 July | Final 21–22 July | Final 21–22 July |
| France | France | | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | France | France | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Romania | Romania | | Romania | Romania | 0 | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | France | France | 3 | | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | Italy | Italy | 2 | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Hungary | Hungary | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | | Italy | Italy | 3 | | | | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | France | France | 5 | |
| Portugal | Portugal | | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | | | | South Africa | South Africa | 0 | |
| bye | bye | | Portugal | Portugal | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Germany | Germany | | Germany | Germany | 5 | Berlin, Germany | Berlin, Germany | Berlin, Germany | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Germany | Germany | 1 | | | | |
| South Africa | South Africa | 5 | Montreux, Switzerland | Montreux, Switzerland | Montreux, Switzerland | South Africa | South Africa | 4 | | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 0 | South Africa | South Africa | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 3 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 0 | | | | | | | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) |
| Austria | Austria | 2 | | | | | | | | | | France | France | 3 |
| Denmark | Denmark | 4 | Harrogate, England (clay) | Harrogate, England (clay) | Harrogate, England (clay) | | | | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 0 |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | Denmark | Denmark | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 1 | Great Britain | Great Britain | 2 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | | | | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 5 | | | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 2 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | India | India | 0 | | | | | | |
| India | India | 3 | India | India | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 0 | | | | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | | | | | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 3 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 2 | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Greece | Greece | 1 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | | | | | | |
| Greece | Greece | | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Belgium | Belgium | 1 | | | | | | |
| Poland | Poland | | Poland | Poland | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Belgium | Belgium | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Final

Denmark vs. France
| Denmark 0 | Copenhagen, Denmark 21–22 July 1927 Clay | Copenhagen, Denmark 21–22 July 1927 Clay | France 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Einer Ulrich Henri Cochet 7 9 7 9 4 6       2 Axel Petersen Jean Borotra 8 6 2 6 1 6 0 6     3 Axel Petersen / Einer Ulrich Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon 4 6 0 6 3 6       4 Einer Ulrich Jean Borotra           not played 5 Axel Petersen Henri Cochet           not played ||||

## Inter-Zonal Final

France vs. Japan
| France 3 | Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States 25–27 August 1927 Grass | Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States 25–27 August 1927 Grass | Japan 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Henri Cochet Yoshiro Ota 6 0 6 3 6 2       2 René Lacoste Takeichi Harada 6 1 6 1 6 2       3 Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet Takeichi Harada / Tsumio Tawara 9 7 6 1 6 2       4 Henri Cochet Takeichi Harada           not played 5 René Lacoste Yoshiro Ota           not played ||||

## Challenge Round

United States vs. France
| United States 2 | Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States 8–10 September 1927 Grass | Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States 8–10 September 1927 Grass | France 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Bill Johnston René Lacoste 3 6 2 6 2 6       2 Bill Tilden Henri Cochet 6 4 2 6 6 2 8 6     3 Frank Hunter / Bill Tilden Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon 3 6 6 3 6 3 4 6 6 0   4 Bill Tilden René Lacoste 3 6 6 4 3 6 2 6     5 Bill Johnston Henri Cochet 4 6 6 4 2 6 4 6 ||||