1950 Davis Cup

1950 edition of the Davis Cup January 2025 1950 Davis Cup 7 April – 27 August 1950 39th 25 AUS 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.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–496, 499 2ndThe Encyclopedia of Tennis 1974 Allen & Unwin London 0047960426 Max Robertson 384 America Zone 1950 Davis Cup America Zone Draw 7–16 July 28–30 July Montreal, Canada (grass) AUS 5 CAN 1921 0 Havana, Cuba CUB 0 MEX 1934 5 Mexico City, Mexico (clay) AUS 4 MEX 1934 1 Final Mexico 1934 Australia Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexicohttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1950-AME-M-MEX-AUS-01 Mexico v Australia daviscup.com 28–30 July 1950 Clay 1 4 Armando Vega 6 4 2 6 2 Frank Sedgman 2 6 6 4 6 Gustavo Palafox 6 6 6 3 6 Ken McGregor 4 4 8 6 3 Gustavo Palafox Armando Vega 4 5 2 John Bromwich Frank Sedgman 6 7 6 Gustavo Palafox 4 4 2 Frank Sedgman 6 6 6 Armando Vega 6 0 2 2 John Bromwich 3 6 6 6 Europe Zone 1950 Davis Cup Europe Zone Draw y 7 April–9 May 18–22 May 8–18 June 13–16 July 28–30 July First Round Second Round 25 150 POL 1928 bye ISR bye IRL bye MON bye PER bye PHI 1936 5 PAK 0 NOR HUN 1949 NED 1 SWE 4 BEL 4 FIN 1 YUG 5 AUT 0 GBR 2 ITA 3 bye LUX bye DEN bye EGY 1922 bye FRA 1830 bye SUI Warsaw, Poland POL 1928 5 ISR 0 Dublin, Ireland (grass) IRL 5 MON 0 PER PHI 1936 Oslo, Norway (clay) NOR 0 SWE 5 Zagreb, Yugoslavia BEL 3 YUG 2 Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg ITA 5 LUX 0 Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) DEN 3 EGY 1922 0 Paris, France (clay) FRA 1830 4 SUI 0 Warsaw, Poland POL 1928 3 IRL 2 Solna, Sweden (clay) PHI 1936 0 SWE 5 Brussels, Belgium BEL 2 ITA 3 Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) DEN 3 FRA 1830 2 Båstad, Sweden (clay) POL 1928 0 SWE 5 Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) ITA 1 DEN 4 Båstad, Sweden (clay) SWE 4 DEN 0 Final Sweden vs. Denmark Sweden Denmark Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Swedenhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1950-EUR-M-SWE-DEN-01 Sweden v Denmark daviscup.com 28–30 July 1950 Clay 4 0 Torsten Johansson 6 4 6 6 Torben Ulrich 1 6 3 1 Sven Davidson 7 3 6 6 Kurt Nielsen 5 6 2 4 Lennart Bergelin Sven Davidson 6 6 6 Kurt Nielsen Torben Ulrich 2 2 2 Torsten Johansson 3 7 6 4 6 Kurt Nielsen 6 5 0 6 2 Lennart Bergelin 6 6 Torben Ulrich 0 2 3 Inter-Zonal Final Australia vs. Sweden Australia Sweden Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1950-INZ-M-AUS-SWE-01 Australia v Italy daviscup.com 11–13 August 1950 Grass 3 2 Frank Sedgman 6 2 5 6 3 Lennart Bergelin 2 6 7 1 6 John Bromwich 6 6 6 Torsten Johansson 2 3 0 John Bromwich Frank Sedgman 6 7 7 Lennart Bergelin Sven Davidson 1 5 5 John Bromwich 3 2 6 9 3 Lennart Bergelin 6 6 1 7 6 Frank Sedgman 6 7 6 Torsten Johansson 4 5 3 Challenge Round United States vs. Australia United States 1912 Australia West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1950-WG-CHR-USA-AUS-01 United States v Australia daviscup.com 25–27 August 1950 Grass 1 4 Tom Brown 0 6 7 Frank Sedgman 6 8 9 Ted Schroeder 11 3 4 Ken McGregor 13 6 6 Gardnar Mulloy Ted Schroeder 6 4 2 6 4 John Bromwich Frank Sedgman 4 6 6 4 6 Ted Schroeder 2 2 2 Frank Sedgman 6 6 6 Tom Brown 9 8 11 6 6 Ken McGregor 11 10 9 1 4 References External links Davis Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ October 18, 2010 Category:Davis Cups by year Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup