It was held at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens in New York City in New York in the United States.

[1][2] The competition was scheduled to start on Friday, 10 August but was postponed until Saturday in observance of a day of mourning for U.S. President Warren G. Harding.

As there was no play on Sunday the event was concluded on Monday, 13 August.

[3] The inaugural competition was played as the opening match of the newly constructed tennis stadium at the West Side Tennis Club.

[4] The United States team won the inaugural cup by winning all seven matches.