1950 Davis Cup

The 1950 Davis Cup was the 39th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 22 teams entered the Europe Zone, and 4 teams entered the America Zone. Play took place on Asian soil for the first time, when the Philippines hosted Pakistan in Manila for their first-round Europe Zone tie.

1950 Davis Cup
Details
Duration7 April – 27 August
Edition39th
Teams25
Champion
Winning Nation Australia
← 1949
1951 →

Australia defeated Mexico in the America 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, New York, United States on 25–27 August.[1][2][3]

America Zone
Further information: 1950 Davis Cup America Zone

Draw
  Semifinals
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 [4]
28–30 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
Further information: 1950 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Draw
First Round
7 April–9 May
   Second Round
18–22 May
   Quarterfinals
8–18 June
   Semifinals
13–16 July
   Final
28–30 July
  Poland    
 bye       Poland 5  
  Israel     Israel 0    
 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    
Solna, Sweden (clay)
  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         Denmark 0
  Finland 1       Belgium 3  
  Yugoslavia 5     Yugoslavia 2    
  Austria 0         Belgium 2  
  Great Britain 2         Italy 3  
  Italy 3       Italy 5
 bye     Luxembourg 0    
  Luxembourg         Italy 1
 bye         Denmark 4  
  Denmark       Denmark 3  
 bye     Egypt 0    
  Egypt         Denmark 3
 bye    
Paris, France (clay)
     France 2  
  France       France 4
 bye      Switzerland 0  
   Switzerland  

Final

Sweden vs. Denmark


Sweden
4		 Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden [5]
28–30 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 Nielsen		 7
5		 3
6 		6
2		 6
4		    
3
Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      
4
Torsten Johansson
Kurt Nielsen		 3
6 		7
5		 6
0		 4
6 		6
2		  
5
Lennart Bergelin
Torben Ulrich		 6
0		 6
2		       not
completed

Inter-Zonal Final

Australia vs. Sweden


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

Challenge Round

United States vs. Australia


United States
1		 West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States [3]
25–27 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
1		 6
4		  

References
  1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
  3. "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.
  4. "Mexico v Australia". daviscup.com.
  5. "Sweden v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  6. "Australia v Italy". daviscup.com.
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