1950 Davis Cup America Zone

The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1950 Davis Cup.

4 teams entered the America Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Final against the winner of the Europe Zone.[1] Australia defeated Mexico in the final, and went on to face Sweden in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw

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

Semifinals

Canada vs. Australia


Canada
0
Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[3]
14–16 July 1950
Grass

Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
Australia
Brendan Macken
Frank Sedgman
5
7
2
6
1
6
     
2 Canada
Australia
Lorne Main
Ken McGregor
1
6
2
6
5
7
     
3 Canada
Australia
George Robinson / Henri Rochon
John Bromwich / Frank Sedgman
2
6
4
6
4
6
     
4 Canada
Australia
Lorne Main
Frank Sedgman
1
6
2
6
3
6
     
5 Canada
Australia
Brendan Macken
Ken McGregor
4
6
4
6
4
6
     

Cuba vs. Mexico


Cuba
0
Havana, Cuba[4]
7–9 July 1950

Mexico
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Cuba
Mexico
Juan Weiss
Anselmo Puente
7
5
5
7
6
1
1
6
5
7
 
2 Cuba
Mexico
José Agüero
Gustavo Palafox
6
1
2
6
1
6
3
6
   
3 Cuba
Mexico
José Agüero / Juan Weiss
Alfredo Millet / Gustavo Palafox
1
6
4
6
7
9
     
4 Cuba
Mexico
Joffre Etcheverry
Rafael Ortega
5
7
2
6
6
2
4
6
   
5 Cuba
Mexico
Orlando Garrido
Alfredo Millet
1
6
2
6
3
6
     

Final

Mexico vs. Australia


Mexico
1
Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[2]
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
   

References

  1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. "Mexico v Australia". daviscup.com.
  3. "Canada v Australia". daviscup.com.
  4. "Cuba v Mexico". daviscup.com.
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