# 1914 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

The 1914 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 13th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. The bulk of the competition returned to the United States for the first time since 1903. The United States fell to Australasia in the final, which was played at the West Side Tennis Club in New York on 13–15 August.

## Draw

| Quarterfinals 7–25 July | Quarterfinals 7–25 July | Quarterfinals 7–25 July | Semifinals 11 July–1 August | Semifinals 11 July–1 August | Semifinals 11 July–1 August | Final 6–8 August | Final 6–8 August | Final 6–8 August |
| Germany | Germany | | | | | | | |
| Germany | Germany | | Pittsburgh, United States (grass) | Pittsburgh, United States (grass) | Pittsburgh, United States (grass) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Pittsburgh, United States (grass) | Pittsburgh, United States (grass) | Pittsburgh, United States (grass) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Germany | Germany | 0 | | | |
| Lake Forest, IL, United States (grass) | Lake Forest, IL, United States (grass) | Lake Forest, IL, United States (grass) | Germany | Germany | 0 | | | |
| Lake Forest, IL, United States (grass) | Lake Forest, IL, United States (grass) | Lake Forest, IL, United States (grass) | Australasia | Australasia | 5 | | | |
| Australasia | Australasia | 5 | Australasia | Australasia | 5 | | | |
| Australasia | Australasia | 5 | | | | Boston, United States (grass) | Boston, United States (grass) | Boston, United States (grass) |
| Canada | Canada | 0 | | | | Boston, United States (grass) | Boston, United States (grass) | Boston, United States (grass) |
| Canada | Canada | 0 | | | | Australasia | Australasia | 3 |
| Folkestone, England (grass) | Folkestone, England (grass) | Folkestone, England (grass) | | | | Australasia | Australasia | 3 |
| Folkestone, England (grass) | Folkestone, England (grass) | Folkestone, England (grass) | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 2 |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 2 |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | Wimbledon, England (grass) | Wimbledon, England (grass) | Wimbledon, England (grass) | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 0 | Wimbledon, England (grass) | Wimbledon, England (grass) | Wimbledon, England (grass) | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 0 | Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 | | | |
| | | | France | France | 1 | | | |
| bye | bye | | France | France | 1 | | | |
| France | France | | | | | | | |

### Quarterfinals

Australasia vs. Canada
| Australasia 5 | Onwentsia Club, Lake Forest, IL, United States 23–25 July 1914 Grass | Onwentsia Club, Lake Forest, IL, United States 23–25 July 1914 Grass | Canada 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Norman Brookes Bernard Schwengers 6 2 6 3 6 2     2 Anthony Wilding Robert Powell 6 1 6 2 6 2     3 Norman Brookes / Anthony Wilding Robert Powell / Bernard Schwengers 6 4 6 3 6 4     4 Norman Brookes Robert Powell 6 0 6 1 6 3     5 Anthony Wilding Bernard Schwengers 7 5 6 3 6 1 ||||
Great Britain vs. Belgium
| Great Britain 5 | Pleasure Gardens, Folkestone, England 7–9 July 1914 Grass | Pleasure Gardens, Folkestone, England 7–9 July 1914 Grass | Belgium 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 James Cecil Parke Georges Watson 6 2 6 2 6 3     2 Theodore Mavrogordato Paul de Borman 6 1 6 3 8 6     3 Theodore Mavrogordato / Herbert Roper Barrett William du Vivier / Georges Watson 6 1 6 2 6 2     4 James Cecil Parke Paul de Borman 6 4 6 3 6 0     5 Theodore Mavrogordato Georges Watson 6 1 6 0 6 3 ||||

### Semifinals

Australasia vs. Germany
| Australasia 5 | Allegheny County Club, Pittsburgh, PA, United States 30 July–1 August 1914 Grass | Allegheny County Club, Pittsburgh, PA, United States 30 July–1 August 1914 Grass | Germany 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Norman Brookes Otto Froitzheim 10 8 6 1 6 2     2 Anthony Wilding Oscar Kreuzer 6 2 6 2 6 4     3 Norman Brookes / Anthony Wilding Otto Froitzheim / Oscar Kreuzer 6 1 6 1 6 2     4 Norman Brookes Oscar Kreuzer 6 4 6 2 6 8 6 2   5 Anthony Wilding Otto Froitzheim 6 3 6 4 6 2 ||||
Great Britain vs. France
| Great Britain 4 | Worple Road, Wimbledon, London, England 11–14 July 1914 Grass | Worple Road, Wimbledon, London, England 11–14 July 1914 Grass | France 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Theodore Mavrogordato Maurice Germot 4 6 7 5 9 7 6 2   2 James Cecil Parke Max Decugis 6 2 4 6 3 6 6 3 6 3 3 Theodore Mavrogordato / Herbert Roper Barrett Max Decugis / Maurice Germot 3 6 7 5 5 7 4 6   4 James Cecil Parke Maurice Germot 7 5 6 1 6 3     5 Theodore Mavrogordato Max Decugis 6 1 7 5 7 5 ||||

### Final

Great Britain vs. Australasia
| Australasia 3 | Longwood Cricket Club, New York, NY, United States 6–8 August 1914 Grass | Longwood Cricket Club, New York, NY, United States 6–8 August 1914 Grass | United States 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Norman Brookes James Cecil Parke 6 2 4 6 6 3 1 6 7 5 2 Anthony Wilding Arthur Lowe 6 3 6 1 16 14     3 Norman Brookes / Anthony Wilding Theodore Mavrogordato / James Cecil Parke 6 1 6 0 6 4     4 Norman Brookes Arthur Lowe            w/o 5 Anthony Wilding James Cecil Parke            w/o ||||

## Challenge Round

United States vs. Australasia
| United States 2 | West Side Tennis Club, New York, NY, United States 13–15 August 1914 Grass | West Side Tennis Club, New York, NY, United States 13–15 August 1914 Grass | Australasia 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Richard Norris Williams Anthony Wilding 5 7 2 6 3 6     2 Maurice McLoughlin Norman Brookes 17 15 6 3 6 3     3 Thomas Bundy / Maurice McLoughlin Norman Brookes / Anthony Wilding 3 6 6 8 7 9     4 Richard Norris Williams Norman Brookes 1 6 2 6 10 8 3 6   5 Maurice McLoughlin Anthony Wilding 6 2 6 3 2 6 6 2 ||||