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.
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| Duration | 7 April – 27 August 1950 |
| Edition | 39th |
| Teams | 25 |
| 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
editDraw
edit| Semifinals 7–16 July | Final 28–30 July | |||||||
| Montreal, Canada (grass) | ||||||||
| Australia | 5 | |||||||
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | ||||||||
 Canada | 0 | |||||||
| Australia | 4 | |||||||
| Havana, Cuba | ||||||||
 Mexico | 1 | |||||||
 Cuba | 0 | |||||||
| Mexico | 5 | |||||||
Final
edit Mexico 1 |
Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[4] 28–30 July 1950 Clay |
 Australia 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Europe Zone
editDraw
edit| First Round 7 April–9 May | Second Round 18–22 May | Quarterfinals 8–18 June | Semifinals 13–16 July | Final 28–30 July | |||||||||||||||||||
 Poland | Warsaw, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Poland | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Israel | Israel | 0 | Warsaw, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Poland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Ireland | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Ireland | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Ireland | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Monaco | Monaco | 0 | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Poland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Peru |  Sweden | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Peru | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Philippines | 5 | Philippines | w/o | Solna, Sweden (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
 Pakistan | 0 | Philippines | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Norway | w/o | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Sweden | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Hungary | Norway | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Netherlands | 1 | Sweden | 5 | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 4 | Sweden | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Belgium | 4 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia |  Denmark | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Finland | 1 | Belgium | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Yugoslavia | 5 | Yugoslavia | 2 | Brussels, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||
 Austria | 0 | Belgium | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Great Britain | 2 | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg |  Italy | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 3 | Italy | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Luxembourg | 0 | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | Italy | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Denmark | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | Denmark | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Egypt | 0 | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | Denmark | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Paris, France (clay) |  France | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| France | France | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Switzerland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
editSweden vs. Denmark
 Sweden 4 |
Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[5] 28–30 July 1950 Clay |
 Denmark 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Final
editAustralia vs. Sweden
| Australia 3 |
Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY, United States[6] 11–13 August 1950 Grass |
Sweden 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Challenge Round
editUnited States vs. Australia
 United States 1 |
West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States[3] 25–27 August 1950 Grass |
Australia 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
- ^ a b "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Mexico v Australia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Sweden v Denmark". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Australia v Italy". daviscup.com.