# 1922 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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 Italy and Romania. Australasia would storm through the preliminary round, 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.

## Draw

| First round 19–24 June | First round 19–24 June | First round 19–24 June | Quarterfinals 17 June–15 July | Quarterfinals 17 June–15 July | Quarterfinals 17 June–15 July | Semifinals 10–14 August | Semifinals 10–14 August | Semifinals 10–14 August | Final 17–19 August | Final 17–19 August | Final 17–19 August |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | | | | | | | | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | | London, England (grass) | London, England (grass) | London, England (grass) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | London, England (grass) | London, England (grass) | London, England (grass) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Italy | Italy | 1 | | | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | w/o | Italy | Italy | 1 | | | | | | |
| Japan | Japan | | | | | | | | | | |
| Japan | Japan | | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | | | | |
| | | | | | | Spain | Spain | w/o | | | |
| Spain | Spain | w/o | | | | Spain | Spain | w/o | | | |
| Spain | Spain | w/o | Bristol, England (grass) | Bristol, England (grass) | Bristol, England (grass) | | | | | | |
| Philippines | Philippines | | Bristol, England (grass) | Bristol, England (grass) | Bristol, England (grass) | | | | | | |
| Philippines | Philippines | | Spain | Spain | 4 | | | | | | |
| Beckenham, England (grass) | Beckenham, England (grass) | Beckenham, England (grass) | Spain | Spain | 4 | | | | | | |
| Beckenham, England (grass) | Beckenham, England (grass) | Beckenham, England (grass) | India | India | 1 | | | | | | |
| Romania | Romania | 0 | India | India | 1 | | | | | | |
| Romania | Romania | 0 | | | | | | | Philadelphia, PA, United States (grass) | Philadelphia, PA, United States (grass) | Philadelphia, PA, United States (grass) |
| India | India | 5 | | | | | | | Philadelphia, PA, United States (grass) | Philadelphia, PA, United States (grass) | Philadelphia, PA, United States (grass) |
| India | India | 5 | | | | | | | Spain | Spain | 1 |
| Scarborough, England (grass) | Scarborough, England (grass) | Scarborough, England (grass) | | | | | | | Spain | Spain | 1 |
| Scarborough, England (grass) | Scarborough, England (grass) | Scarborough, England (grass) | | | | | | | Australasia | Australasia | 4 |
| Australasia | Australasia | 4 | | | | | | | Australasia | Australasia | 4 |
| Australasia | Australasia | 4 | London, England (clay) | London, England (clay) | London, England (clay) | | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 0 | London, England (clay) | London, England (clay) | London, England (clay) | | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 0 | Australasia | Australasia | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 0 | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | w/o | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 0 | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | w/o | | | | Boston, MA, United States (grass) | Boston, MA, United States (grass) | Boston, MA, United States (grass) | | | |
| Hawaii | Hawaii | | | | | Boston, MA, United States (grass) | Boston, MA, United States (grass) | Boston, MA, United States (grass) | | | |
| Hawaii | Hawaii | | | | | Australasia | Australasia | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | France | 1 | |
| France | France | w/o | | | | France | 1 | |
| France | France | w/o | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | | | | | |
| Canada | Canada | | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | | | | | |
| Canada | Canada | | France | France | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | Denmark | Denmark | 1 | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Denmark | Denmark | 1 | | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | | | | | | | | | |

### First round

India vs. Romania
| India 5 | Beckenham Cricket Club, Beckenham, England 19–20 June 1922 Grass | Beckenham Cricket Club, Beckenham, England 19–20 June 1922 Grass | Romania 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Athar-Ali Fyzee Nicolae Mișu 3 6 5 7 6 4 6 4 6 0   2 Hassan-Ali Fyzee Misu Stern 6 0 6 1 6 1       3 Hassan-Ali Fyzee / Cotah Ramaswami Nicolae Mișu / Misu Stern 6 2 6 4 6 0       4 Athar-Ali Fyzee Misu Stern 6 2 6 2 6 1       5 Hassan-Ali Fyzee Nicolae Mișu 4 6 6 1 6 1 7 5 ||||
Australasia vs. Belgium
| Australasia 4 | Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Club, Scarborough, England 22–24 June 1922 Grass | Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Club, Scarborough, England 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 vs. Italy
| Great Britain 4 | Roehampton Lawn Tennis Club, London, England 19–21 June 1922 Grass | Roehampton Lawn Tennis Club, London, England 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 Mino Balbi Di Robecco 6 1 6 3 6 1       3 Algernon Kingscote / Frank Riseley Mino Balbi Di Robecco / Cesare Colombo 6 1 6 4 6 0       4 Algernon Kingscote Mino Balbi Di Robecco            w/o 5 Gordon Lowe Cesare Colombo 6 1 6 2 6 0 ||||
Spain vs. India
| Spain 4 | Bristol Lawn Tennis Club, Bristol, England 13–15 July 1922 Grass | Bristol Lawn Tennis Club, Bristol, England 13–15 July 1922 Grass | India 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Manuel de Gomar Athar-Ali Fyzee 1 6 6 2 6 3 3 6 6 1   2 Manuel Alonso Areizaga Hassan Ali Fyzee 6 1 6 2 6 2       3 Eduardo Flaquer / Manuel de Gomar Hassan Ali Fyzee / Cotah Ramaswami 6 3 5 7 9 11 10 8 4 6   4 Manuel de Gomar Hassan Ali Fyzee 6 1 6 3 3 6 6 3     5 Manuel Alonso Areizaga Athar-Ali Fyzee 6 3 6 4 0 6 6 4 ||||
Australasia vs. Czechoslovakia
| Australasia 5 | Roehampton Lawn Tennis Club, London, England 14–15 July 1922 Clay | Roehampton Lawn Tennis Club, London, England 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 Ardelt / 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 ||||
Denmark vs. France
| Denmark 1 | Copenhagen, Denmark 17–19 June 1922 | Copenhagen, Denmark 17–19 June 1922 | France 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Erik Tegner Jean Borotra 0 6 6 3 4 6 6 1 4 6   2 Vagn Ingerslev Jean Couiteas 8 6 6 3 6 1       3 Erik Tegner / Erik Worm Jean Borotra / Henri Cochet 6 3 2 6 6 2 8 10 2 6   4 Vagn Ingerslev Jean Borotra 3 6 2 6 4 6       5 Erik Tegner Henri Cochet 5 7 2 6 7 9 ||||

### Semifinals

Australasia vs. France
| Australasia 4 | Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States 10–14 August 1922 Grass | Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, 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

Australasia vs. Spain
| Australasia 4 | Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States 17–19 August 1922 Grass | Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States 17–19 August 1922 Grass | Spain 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gerald Patterson Manuel de Gomar 6 3 8 6 6 4       2 Pat O'Hara Wood Manuel Alonso Areizaga 6 2 6 3 2 6 6 8 1 6   3 Pat O'Hara Wood / Gerald Patterson Manuel Alonso Areizaga / Manuel de Gomar 6 3 6 3 6 4       4 Gerald Patterson Manuel Alonso Areizaga 8 6 6 2 6 2       5 Pat O'Hara Wood Manuel de Gomar 6 8 3 6 6 0 6 4 6 1 ||||

## Challenge Round

United States vs. Australasia
| United States 4 | West Side Tennis Club, New York, NY, United States 1–5 September 1922 Grass | West Side Tennis Club, New York, NY, United States 1–5 September 1922 Grass | Australasia 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 ||||