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1950 Davis Cup America Zone

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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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