1950 Davis Cup

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

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.

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

Draw

Semifinals
7–16 July		Final
28–30 July
Montreal, Canada (grass)
 Australia5
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 Canada0
 Australia4
Havana, Cuba
 Mexico1
 Cuba0
 Mexico5

Final


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

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
 PolandWarsaw, Poland
bye Poland5
 Israel Israel0Warsaw, Poland
bye Poland3
 IrelandDublin, Ireland (grass) Ireland2
bye Ireland5
 Monaco Monaco0Båstad, Sweden (clay)
bye Poland0
 Peru Sweden5
bye Peru
 Philippines5 Philippinesw/oSolna, Sweden (clay)
 Pakistan0 Philippines0
 Norwayw/oOslo, Norway (clay) Sweden5
 Hungary Norway0
 Netherlands1 Sweden5Båstad, Sweden (clay)
 Sweden4 Sweden4
 Belgium4Zagreb, Yugoslavia Denmark0
 Finland1 Belgium3
 Yugoslavia5 Yugoslavia2Brussels, Belgium
 Austria0 Belgium2
 Great Britain2Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg Italy3
 Italy3 Italy5
bye Luxembourg0Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
 Luxembourg Italy1
byeCopenhagen, Denmark (clay) Denmark4
 Denmark Denmark3
bye Egypt0Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
 Egypt Denmark3
byeParis, France (clay) France2
 France France4
bye  Switzerland0
  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 Sweden
Denmark 		Torsten Johansson
Torben Ulrich 		6
1 		4
6 		6
3 		6
1 		   
2 Sweden
Denmark 		Sven Davidson
Kurt Nielsen 		7
5 		3
6 		6
2 		6
4 		   
3 Sweden
Denmark 		Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		     
4 Sweden
Denmark 		Torsten Johansson
Kurt Nielsen 		3
6 		7
5 		6
0 		4
6 		6
2 		 
5 Sweden
Denmark 		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 Australia
Sweden 		Frank Sedgman
Lennart Bergelin 		6
2 		2
6 		5
7 		6
1 		3
6 		 
2 Australia
Sweden 		John Bromwich
Torsten Johansson 		6
2 		6
3 		6
0 		     
3 Australia
Sweden 		John Bromwich / Frank Sedgman
Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson 		6
1 		7
5 		7
5 		     
4 Australia
Sweden 		John Bromwich
Lennart Bergelin 		3
6 		2
6 		6
1 		9
7 		3
6 		 
5 Australia
Sweden 		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 United States
Australia 		Tom Brown
Frank Sedgman 		0
6 		6
8 		7
9 		     
2 United States
Australia 		Ted Schroeder
Ken McGregor 		11
13 		3
6 		4
6 		     
3 United States
Australia 		Gardnar Mulloy / Ted Schroeder
John Bromwich / Frank Sedgman 		6
4 		4
6 		2
6 		6
4 		4
6 		 
4 United States
Australia 		Ted Schroeder
Frank Sedgman 		2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
5 United States
Australia 		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. ^ a b "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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