1950 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	7 April – 27 August 1950
Edition	39th
Teams	25
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)
	Australia		5
						Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
	Canada		0
						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

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

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

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

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 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

External links

• Davis Cup official website