1950 Davis Cup America Zone

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

Main article: 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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