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

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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

Semifinals

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Canada vs. Australia

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Canada
0
Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[3]
14–16 July 1950
Grass
 
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Brendan Macken
Frank Sedgman
5
7
2
6
1
6
     
2  
 
Lorne Main
Ken McGregor
1
6
2
6
5
7
     
3  
 
George Robinson / Henri Rochon
John Bromwich / Frank Sedgman
2
6
4
6
4
6
     
4  
 
Lorne Main
Frank Sedgman
1
6
2
6
3
6
     
5  
 
Brendan Macken
Ken McGregor
4
6
4
6
4
6
     

Cuba vs. Mexico

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Cuba
0
Havana, Cuba[4]
7–9 July 1950
 
Mexico
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Juan Weiss
Anselmo Puente
7
5
5
7
6
1
1
6
5
7
 
2  
 
José Agüero
Gustavo Palafox
6
1
2
6
1
6
3
6
   
3  
 
José Agüero / Juan Weiss
Alfredo Millet / Gustavo Palafox
1
6
4
6
7
9
     
4  
 
Joffre Etcheverry
Rafael Ortega
5
7
2
6
6
2
4
6
   
5  
 
Orlando Garrido
Alfredo Millet
1
6
2
6
3
6
     

Final

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Mexico vs. Australia

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

References

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