Soloman Cup Challenge

2004 Soloman Cup Teams

The Soloman Cup Challenge is a team event between the United States and Great Britain. This test match is between the two competing countries. A team of six players plays a set of matches against the opposing team. Each match is a best of three singles and doubles matchup. Players are ranked on each team and doubles partners are assigned by the team captains. The following matches are played over a five day period. The winning team is the first to win 11 of the 21 matches. The following matches are played (D1T1 refers to Doubles 1 Team 1):

Day One
D1T1 vs D1T2
D2T1 vs D2T2
D3T1 vs D3T2

Day Two
S1T1 vs S1T2
S2T1 vs S2T2
S3T1 vs S3T2
S4T1 vs S4T2
S5T1 vs S5T2
S6T1 vs S6T2

Day Three
D2T1 vs D1T2
D3T1 vs D2T2
D1T1 vs D3T2

Day Four
S2T1 vs S1T2
S1T1 vs S2T2
S4T1 vs S3T2
S3T1 vs S4T2
S6T1 vs S5T2
S5T1 vs S6T2

Day Five
D3T1 vs D1T2
D1T1 vs D2T2
D2T1 vs D3T2

Here are the results from the last few Soloman Cups. Great Britain has defeated the US each time this event has been held.

Year of Play

1998

1999

2001

2002

2004

last updated 5 July 2004 PTB
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