Davis Cup 1950

The Davis Cup in 1950 was the 39th edition of the competition organized by the ITF for men's national tennis teams . The competition was held in two continental zones, the European and American zones . The winners of the two zones played a playoff for the finals.

In the continental playoff Australia beat Sweden 3-2 and defeated defending champions USA 4-1 in the final from August 25th to 27th . It was Australia's eighth title to date, and the beginning of an 18-year era with 15 Australian triumphs.

Attendees

Including the defending champion, 27 countries took part in the competition. The following teams played for a final ticket against the defending champion.

European zone

Egypt  Belgium  Denmark  Finland  France  Great Britain

Ireland  Israel  Italy  Yugoslavia  Luxembourg  Netherlands

Monaco  Norway  Pakistan  Peru  Poland  Austria

Philippines  Sweden  Switzerland  Hungary

America Zone

Australia

Canada

Cuba

Mexico

The tournament

In the following illustrations, the host of each game is in italics and the winner is printed in bold . Games without a marked host took place on neutral ground.

European zone

1st round April 7th – 9th May

2nd round 18-22 May

Quarter-finals 8-18 June

Semi-finals 13-16 July

Final 28-30. July

Poland

bye

Poland

5

Israel

0

bye

Israel

Poland

3

Ireland

2

Ireland

bye

Ireland

5

Monaco

0

bye

Monaco

Poland

0

Sweden

5

Peru

bye

Peru

Philippines

Where

Philippines

5

Pakistan

0

Philippines

0

Sweden

5

Norway

Where

Hungary

Norway

0

Sweden

5

Netherlands

1

Sweden

4th

Sweden

4th

Denmark

0

Belgium

4th

Finland

1

Belgium

3

Yugoslavia

2

Yugoslavia

5

Austria

0

Belgium

2

Italy

3

Great Britain

2

Italy

3

Italy

5

Luxembourg

0

bye

Luxembourg

Italy

1

Denmark

4th

Denmark

bye

Denmark

3

Egypt

0

bye

Egypt

Denmark

3

France

2

France

bye

France

4th

Switzerland

0

bye

Switzerland

America Zone

	Semi-finals 7-16 July					Final 28-30. July
		Australia	5
		Canada	0
							Australia	4th
							Mexico	1
		Cuba	0
		Mexico	5

Playoff

In the playoff between the two winners of the continental zones, Australia triumphed over Sweden.

3 2 Venue: Rye ( USA ) Date: 11-13 August 1950 Playing surface: turf
player	player	Result
Frank Sedgman	Lennart Bergelin	6: 2, 2: 6, 5: 7, 6: 1, 3: 6
John Bromwich	Torsten Johansson	6: 2, 6: 3, 6: 0
John Bromwich Frank Sedgman	Lennart Bergelin Sven Davidson	6: 1, 7: 5, 7: 5
John Bromwich	Lennart Bergelin	3: 6, 2: 6, 6: 1, 9: 7, 3: 6
Frank Sedgman	Torsten Johansson	6: 4, 7: 5, 6: 3

final

In the final between defending champions USA and Australia, Australia was able to prevail with a clear 4-1. It was the USA's seventh game against Australia in a row. Australia won their eighth title so far.

United States	final	Australia
Team Tom Brown Gardnar Mulloy Ted Schroeder Captain Alrick Man	Date: August 25 to 27 1950 Location: Forest Hills ( New York City , USA ) Surface: Grass Tom Brown 0: 6, 6: 8, 7: 9 Frank Sedgman Ted Schroeder 11:13, 3: 6, 4: 6 Ken McGregor Gardnar Mulloy Ted Schroeder 6: 4, 4: 6, 2: 6, 6: 4, 4: 6 John Bromwich Frank Sedgman Ted Schroeder 2: 6, 2: 6, 2: 6 Frank Sedgman Tom Brown 9:11, 8:10, 11: 9, 6: 1, 6: 4 Ken McGregor Result: 1: 4	Team John Bromwich Ken McGregor Frank Sedgman Captain Harry Hopman

Web links

• Official website of the Davis Cup

credentials

1. ^ Davis Cup - Tie details - 1950 - Australia v Sweden ( English ) Retrieved July 27, 2012.
2. ^ Davis Cup - Tie details - 1950 - USA v Australia ( English ) Retrieved July 27, 2012.