1950 Davis Cup

1950 Davis Cup

Details
Edition	39th
Achievements (singles)
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The 1950 Davis Cup was the 39th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 26 teams would enter the competition, 22 in the Europe Zone, and 4 in the Americas Zone. Play took place on Asian soil for the first time, when the Pakistani team travelled to Manila for their first-round Europe Zone tie with the Philippines.

Australia defeated Mexico in the Americas Zone final, and Sweden defeated Denmark in the Europe Zone final. Australia defeated Sweden in the Inter-Zonal play-off, and then defeated defending champions the United States in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, NY, United States on 25-27 August.

Americas Zone

Draw

	1st round 7-16 July					Final 28-30 July
	Montreal, Canada (grass)
		Australia	5
		Canada	0			Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
							Australia	4
Havana, Cuba						Mexico	1
		Cuba	0
		Mexico	5

Final

Mexico 1	Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico 28 July - 30 July 1950 clay		Australia 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Armando Vega Frank Sedgman 6 2 4 6 2 6 6 4 2 6   2 Gustavo Palafox Ken McGregor 6 4 6 4 6 8 3 6 6 3   3 Gustavo Palafox / Armando Vega John Bromwich / Frank Sedgman 4 6 5 7 2 6       4 Gustavo Palafox Frank Sedgman 4 6 4 6 2 6       5 Armando Vega John Bromwich 6 3 0 6 2 6 2 6

Europe Zone

Draw

1st round 7 April-9 May

2nd round 18-22 May

Quarterfinals 8-18 June

Semifinals 13-16 July

Final 28-30 July

Poland

Warsaw, Poland

bye

Poland

5

Israel

Israel

0

Warsaw, Poland

bye

Poland

3

Ireland

Dublin, Ireland (grass)

Ireland

2

bye

Ireland

5

Monaco

Monaco

0

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

bye

Poland

0

Peru

Sweden

5

bye

Peru

Philippines

5

Philippines

w/o

Stockholm, Sweden

Pakistan

0

Philippines

0

Norway

w/o

Oslo, Norway (clay)

Sweden

5

Hungary

Norway

0

Netherlands

1

Sweden

5

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

Sweden

4

Sweden

4

Belgium

4

Zagreb, Yugoslavia

Denmark

0

Finland

1

Belgium

3

Yugoslavia

5

Yugoslavia

2

Brussels, Belgium

Austria

0

Belgium

2

Great Britain

2

Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg

Italy

3

Italy

3

Italy

5

bye

Luxembourg

0

Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)

Luxembourg

Italy

1

bye

Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)

Denmark

4

Denmark

Denmark

3

bye

Egypt

0

Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)

Egypt

Denmark

3

bye

Paris, France (clay)

France

2

France

France

4

bye

Switzerland

0

Switzerland

Final

Sweden 4	Bastad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 28 July - 30 July 1950 clay		Denmark 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Torsten Johansson Torben Ulrich 6 1 4 6 6 3 6 1     2 Sven Davidson Kurt Nielson 7 5 3 6 6 2 6 4     3 Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson Kurt Nielson / Torben Ulrich 6 2 6 2 6 2       4 Torsten Johansson Kurt Nielson 3 6 7 5 6 0 4 6 6 2   5 Lennart Bergelin Torben Ulrich 6 0 6 2       not completed

Inter-Zonal Zone

Sweden 2	Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY, United States 11 August - 13 August 1950 grass		Australia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Lennart Bergelin Frank Sedgman 2 6 6 2 7 5 1 6 6 3   2 Torsten Johansson John Bromwich 2 6 3 6 0 6       3 Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson John Bromwich / Frank Sedgman 1 6 5 7 5 7       4 Lennart Bergelin John Bromwich 6 3 6 2 1 6 7 9 6 3   5 Torsten Johansson Frank Sedgman 4 6 5 7 3 6

Challenge Round

United States 1	West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States 25 August - 27 August 1950 grass		Australia 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Tom Brown Frank Sedgman 0 6 6 8 7 9       2 Ted Schroeder Ken McGregor 11 13 3 6 4 6       3 Gardnar Mulloy / Ted Schroeder John Bromwich / Frank Sedgman 6 4 4 6 2 6 6 4 4 6   4 Ted Schroeder Frank Sedgman 2 6 2 6 2 6       5 Tom Brown Ken McGregor 9 11 8 10 11 9 6 4 6 1

External links

• Official Site