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.

1950 Davis Cup
Details
Duration7 April – 27 August 1950
Edition39th
Teams25
Champion
Winning nation Australia
1949
1951

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

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Draw

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

Final

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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

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Draw

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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

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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
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Inter-Zonal Final

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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

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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

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  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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