:1950 Davis Cup
{{Short description|1950 edition of the Davis Cup}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Davis Cup season
| name = 1950 Davis Cup
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| duration = 7 April – 27 August 1950
| edition = 39th
| teams = 25
| categories =
| winning nation= {{davis|AUS}}
| previous = 1949
| next = 1951
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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.
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.{{cite book|author=Bud Collins|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=[New York]|isbn=978-0942257700|pages=495–496, 499|edition=2nd}}{{cite book|title=The Encyclopedia of Tennis|year=1974|publisher=Allen & Unwin|location=London|isbn=0047960426|author=Max Robertson|page=384}}
America Zone
{{further|1950 Davis Cup America Zone}}
=Draw=
{{4TeamBracket-info
| RD1-date=7–16 July
| RD2-date=28–30 July
| RD1T1-loc=Montreal, Canada (grass)
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|AUS}} | RD1-score1=5
| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{davis|CAN|1921}} | RD1-score2=0
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|CUB}} | RD1-score3=0
| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|MEX|1934}} | RD1-score4=5
| RD2T1-loc=Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|AUS}} | RD2-score1=4
| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|MEX|1934}} | RD2-score2=1
}}
=Final=
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Mexico |team1-var=1934
|team2=Australia
|venue=Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1950-AME-M-MEX-AUS-01|title=Mexico v Australia|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=28–30 July 1950
|surface=Clay
|score1=1
|score2=4
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Armando Vega |6 |4 |2 |6 |2 |T2P1=Frank Sedgman |2 |6 |6 |4 |6 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Gustavo Palafox |6 |6 |6 |3 |6 |T2P1=Ken McGregor |4 |4 |8 |6 |3 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Gustavo Palafox |T1P2=Armando Vega |4 |5 |2 | | |T2P1=John Bromwich |T2P2=Frank Sedgman |6 |7 |6 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Gustavo Palafox |4 |4 |2 | | |T2P1=Frank Sedgman |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Armando Vega |6 |0 |2 |2 | |T2P1=John Bromwich |3 |6 |6 |6 | }}
|}}
Europe Zone
{{further|1950 Davis Cup Europe Zone}}
=Draw=
{{32TeamBracket-Info|compact=y
| RD1-date=7 April–9 May
| RD2-date=18–22 May
| RD3-date=8–18 June
| RD4-date=13–16 July
| RD5-date=28–30 July
| RD1-name=First Round
| RD2-name=Second Round
| seed-width=25
| team-width=150
| RD1-seed01= | RD1-team01={{davis|POL|1928}} | RD1-score01=
| RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=bye | RD1-score02=
| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03={{davis|ISR}} | RD1-score03=
| RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=bye | RD1-score04=
| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05={{davis|IRL}} | RD1-score05=
| RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=bye | RD1-score06=
| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07={{davis|MON}} | RD1-score07=
| RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=bye | RD1-score08=
| RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09={{davis|PER}} | RD1-score09=
| RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=bye | RD1-score10=
| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11={{davis|PHI|1936}} | RD1-score11=5
| RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12={{davis|PAK}} | RD1-score12=0
| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13={{davis|NOR}} | RD1-score13={{w/o}}
| RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14={{davis|HUN|1949}} | RD1-score14=
| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15={{davis|NED}} | RD1-score15=1
| RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16={{davis|SWE}} | RD1-score16=4
| RD1-seed17= | RD1-team17={{davis|BEL}} | RD1-score17=4
| RD1-seed18= | RD1-team18={{davis|FIN}} | RD1-score18=1
| RD1-seed19= | RD1-team19={{davis|YUG}} | RD1-score19=5
| RD1-seed20= | RD1-team20={{davis|AUT}} | RD1-score20=0
| RD1-seed21= | RD1-team21={{davis|GBR}} | RD1-score21=2
| RD1-seed22= | RD1-team22={{davis|ITA}} | RD1-score22=3
| RD1-seed23= | RD1-team23=bye | RD1-score23=
| RD1-seed24= | RD1-team24={{davis|LUX}} | RD1-score24=
| RD1-seed25= | RD1-team25=bye | RD1-score25=
| RD1-seed26= | RD1-team26={{davis|DEN}} | RD1-score26=
| RD1-seed27= | RD1-team27=bye | RD1-score27=
| RD1-seed28= | RD1-team28={{davis|EGY|1922}} | RD1-score28=
| RD1-seed29= | RD1-team29=bye | RD1-score29=
| RD1-seed30= | RD1-team30={{davis|FRA|1830}} | RD1-score30=
| RD1-seed31= | RD1-team31=bye | RD1-score31=
| RD1-seed32= | RD1-team32={{davis|SUI}} | RD1-score32=
| RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01={{davis|POL|1928}} | RD2-score01=5
| RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02={{davis|ISR}} | RD2-score02=0
| RD2T2-loc=Dublin, Ireland (grass)
| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03={{davis|IRL}} | RD2-score03=5
| RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04={{davis|MON}} | RD2-score04=0
| RD2T3-loc=
| RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05={{davis|PER}} | RD2-score05=
| RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06={{davis|PHI|1936}} | RD2-score06={{w/o}}
| RD2T4-loc=Oslo, Norway (clay)
| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07={{davis|NOR}} | RD2-score07=0
| RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08={{davis|SWE}} | RD2-score08=5
| RD2T5-loc=Zagreb, Yugoslavia
| RD2-seed09= | RD2-team09={{davis|BEL}} | RD2-score09=3
| RD2-seed10= | RD2-team10={{davis|YUG}} | RD2-score10=2
| RD2T6-loc=Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg
| RD2-seed11= | RD2-team11={{davis|ITA}} | RD2-score11=5
| RD2-seed12= | RD2-team12={{davis|LUX}} | RD2-score12=0
| RD2T7-loc=Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
| RD2-seed13= | RD2-team13={{davis|DEN}} | RD2-score13=3
| RD2-seed14= | RD2-team14={{davis|EGY|1922}} | RD2-score14=0
| RD2T8-loc=Paris, France (clay)
| RD2-seed15= | RD2-team15={{davis|FRA|1830}} | RD2-score15=4
| RD2-seed16= | RD2-team16={{davis|SUI}} | RD2-score16=0
| RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01={{davis|POL|1928}} | RD3-score01=3
| RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02={{davis|IRL}} | RD3-score02=2
| RD3T2-loc=Solna, Sweden (clay)
| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03={{davis|PHI|1936}} | RD3-score03=0
| RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04={{davis|SWE}} | RD3-score04=5
| RD3-seed05= | RD3-team05={{davis|BEL}} | RD3-score05=2
| RD3-seed06= | RD3-team06={{davis|ITA}} | RD3-score06=3
| RD3T4-loc=Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
| RD3-seed07= | RD3-team07={{davis|DEN}} | RD3-score07=3
| RD3-seed08= | RD3-team08={{davis|FRA|1830}} | RD3-score08=2
| RD4T1-loc=Båstad, Sweden (clay)
| RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01={{davis|POL|1928}} | RD4-score01=0
| RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02={{davis|SWE}} | RD4-score02=5
| RD4T2-loc=Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
| RD4-seed03= | RD4-team03={{davis|ITA}} | RD4-score03=1
| RD4-seed04= | RD4-team04={{davis|DEN}} | RD4-score04=4
| RD5T1-loc=Båstad, Sweden (clay)
| RD5-seed01= | RD5-team01={{davis|SWE}} | RD5-score01=4
| RD5-seed02= | RD5-team02={{davis|DEN}} | RD5-score02=0
}}
=Final=
Sweden vs. Denmark
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Sweden
|team2=Denmark
|venue=Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1950-EUR-M-SWE-DEN-01|title=Sweden v Denmark|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=28–30 July 1950
|surface=Clay
|score1=4
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Torsten Johansson |6 |4 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Torben Ulrich |1 |6 |3 |1 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Sven Davidson |7 |3 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Kurt Nielsen |5 |6 |2 |4 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Lennart Bergelin |T1P2=Sven Davidson |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Kurt Nielsen |T2P2=Torben Ulrich |2 |2 |2 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Torsten Johansson |3 |7 |6 |4 |6 |T2P1=Kurt Nielsen |6 |5 |0 |6 |2 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Lennart Bergelin |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=Torben Ulrich |0 |2 | | | |nc=3}}
}}
Inter-Zonal Final
Australia vs. Sweden
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Australia
|team2=Sweden
|venue=Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY, United States{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1950-INZ-M-AUS-SWE-01|title=Australia v Italy|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=11–13 August 1950
|surface=Grass
|score1=3
|score2=2
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Frank Sedgman |6 |2 |5 |6 |3 |T2P1=Lennart Bergelin |2 |6 |7 |1 |6 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=John Bromwich |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Torsten Johansson |2 |3 |0 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=John Bromwich |T1P2=Frank Sedgman |6 |7 |7 | | |T2P1=Lennart Bergelin |T2P2=Sven Davidson |1 |5 |5 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=John Bromwich |3 |2 |6 |9 |3 |T2P1=Lennart Bergelin |6 |6 |1 |7 |6 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Frank Sedgman |6 |7 |6 | | |T2P1=Torsten Johansson |4 |5 |3 | | }}
|}}
Challenge Round
United States vs. Australia
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=United States |team1-var=1912
|team2=Australia
|venue=West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1950-WG-CHR-USA-AUS-01|title=United States v Australia|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=25–27 August 1950
|surface=Grass
|score1=1
|score2=4
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Tom Brown |0 |6 |7 | | |T2P1=Frank Sedgman |6 |8 |9 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Ted Schroeder |11 |3 |4 | | |T2P1=Ken McGregor |13 |6 |6 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Gardnar Mulloy |T1P2=Ted Schroeder |6 |4 |2 |6 |4 |T2P1=John Bromwich |T2P2=Frank Sedgman |4 |6 |6 |4 |6 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Ted Schroeder |2 |2 |2 | | |T2P1=Frank Sedgman |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Tom Brown |9 |8 |11 |6 |6 |T2P1=Ken McGregor |11 |10 |9 |1 |4 }}
}}
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