The 1925 Wightman Cup was the third edition of the Wightman Cup, the annual women's team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain. It was held at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, New York, United States. Great Britain defeated the United States to win their second title, the first time the cup was won by the visiting team.[1][2][3]

1925 Wightman Cup
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Edition3rd
Champion
Winning nation Great Britain
1924
1926

Result

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United States
3
West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States
14–15 August 1925
Grass
 
Great Britain
4
1 2 3
1  
 
Molla Mallory
Kathleen McKane
4
6
7
5
0
6
 
2  
 
Helen Wills
Joan Fry
6
0
7
5
   
3  
 
Eleanor Goss
Dorothea Lambert Chambers
5
7
6
3
1
6
 
4  
 
Helen Wills
Kathleen McKane
6
1
1
6
9
7
 
5  
 
Molla Mallory
Joan Fry
6
3
6
0
   
6  
 
Molla Mallory / May Sutton Bundy
Ermyntrude Harvey / Dorothea Lambert Chambers
8
10
1
6
   
7  
 
Helen Wills / Mary Browne
Kathleen McKane / Evelyn Colyer
0
6
3
6
   

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis : An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 529. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.
  2. ^ USTA, United States Tennis Association (1979). Bill Shannon (ed.). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (Rev. and updated 1st ed.). New York: Harper & Row. pp. 362, 363. ISBN 0060144785.
  3. ^ Max Robertson, ed. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd. p. 388. ISBN 0047960426.