Davis Cup

/ ˈdeɪvɪs /

noun

1. an annual international lawn tennis championship for men's teams
2. the trophy awarded for this

Word History and Origins

Origin of Davis Cup¹

C20: after Dwight F. Davis (1879–1945), American civic leader who donated the cup

Example Sentences

Robert Seguso took on the biggest referee of them all after messing up an easy midcourt shot during the 1991 Davis Cup.

From The Daily Beast

Ten years of work by one of our most prominent editors for a war with Japan were swept away by the Davis Cup matches.

From Project Gutenberg

With W. M. Johnston he was winner of the Davis cup in the same years.

From Project Gutenberg