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1949 Davis Cup

1949 Davis Cup tennis
Details
Duration 28 April – 28 August
Edition 38th
Teams 26
Champion
Winning Nation United States
← 1948 1950 →

America Zone

Draw

  Semifinals
2–23 July		   Final
29–31 July
                 
  Montreal, Canada (grass)
    Australia 4  
    Canada 1     Wilmington, DE, United States (grass)
        Australia 5
  Havana, Cuba     Mexico 0
    Cuba 1
    Mexico 4  

Final


Australia
5		 Wilmington Country Club, Wilmington, DE, United States
29–31 July 1949
Grass
Mexico
0
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Frank Sedgman
Armando Vega		 12
10		 4
6 		6
4		 1
6 		6
3		  
2   John Bromwich
Rolando Vega		 6
0		 6
2		 6
1		      
3   John Bromwich / Frank Sedgman
Armando Vega / Rolando Vega		 6
0		 6
4		 6
2		      
4   John Bromwich
Armando Vega		 6
0		 6
1		 6
4		      
5   Bill Sidwell
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela		 6
2		 6
2		 6
1		      
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Frank Sedgman
Armando Vega		 12
10		 4
6 		6
4		 1
6 		6
3		  
2   John Bromwich
Rolando Vega		 6
0		 6
2		 6
1		      
3   John Bromwich / Frank Sedgman
Armando Vega / Rolando Vega		 6
0		 6
4		 6
2		      
4   John Bromwich
Armando Vega		 6
0		 6
1		 6
4		      
5   Bill Sidwell
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela		 6
2		 6
2		 6
1		      

Europe Zone

Draw

First Round
28 April–3 May		   Second Round
6–17 May		   Quarterfinals
9–16 June		   Semifinals
8–11 July		   Final
23–25 July
                                             
  Switzerland        
  bye         Switzerland w/o  
  Greece       Greece       Budapest, Hungary
  bye           Switzerland 0  
  Hungary       Budapest, Hungary     Hungary 5  
  bye         Hungary 4
  Belgium       Belgium 1     Budapest, Hungary
  bye           Hungary 2  
  Denmark 5     Paris, France (clay)     France 3  
  Israel 0       Denmark 1  
  Luxembourg 0     France 4     Paris, France (clay)
  France 5         France 3
  Portugal 0     Wimbledon, England (grass)     Czechoslovakia 2  
  Great Britain 5       Great Britain 1
  Czechoslovakia 5     Czechoslovakia 4     Paris, France (clay)
  Monaco 0         France 2
  Netherlands 0     Milan, Italy (clay)     Italy 3
  South Africa 5       South Africa 1  
  Italy w/o     Italy 4     Turin, Italy (clay)
  Turkey           Italy 4  
  Ireland 2     Birmingham, England (grass)     Chile 1  
  Chile 3       Chile 3
  Egypt w/o     Egypt 2     Rome, Italy (clay)
  Argentina           Italy 4
  bye       Stockholm, Sweden (clay)     Yugoslavia 1  
  Sweden         Sweden 5  
  bye       Norway 0     Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay)
  Norway           Sweden 2
  bye       Vienna, Austria     Yugoslavia 3  
  Austria         Austria 1
  bye       Yugoslavia 4  
  Yugoslavia    

Final


France
2		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France
23–25 July 1949
Clay
Italy
3
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Robert Abdesselam
Giovanni Cucelli		 6
1		 8
6		 8
10 		4
6 		2
6 		 
2   Marcel Bernard
Marcello del Bello		 6
4		 6
3		 4
6 		2
6 		10
8		  
3   Marcel Bernard / Henri Bolleli
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli		 6
3		 1
6 		6
4		 0
6 		2
6 		 
4   Robert Abdesselam
Marcello del Bello		 6
3		 6
4		 6
2		      
5   Marcel Bernard
Giovanni Cucelli		 6
8 		6
3		 6
4		 0
6 		1
6 		 
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Robert Abdesselam
Giovanni Cucelli		 6
1		 8
6		 8
10 		4
6 		2
6 		 
2   Marcel Bernard
Marcello del Bello		 6
4		 6
3		 4
6 		2
6 		10
8		  
3   Marcel Bernard / Henri Bolleli
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli		 6
3		 1
6 		6
4		 0
6 		2
6 		 
4   Robert Abdesselam
Marcello del Bello		 6
3		 6
4		 6
2		      
5   Marcel Bernard
Giovanni Cucelli		 6
8 		6
3		 6
4		 0
6 		1
6 		 

Inter-Zonal Final


Australia
5		 Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY, United States
12–15 August 1949
Grass
Italy
0
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Bill Sidwell
Giovanni Cucelli		 6
2		 6
4		 2
6 		6
2		    
2   Frank Sedgman
Marcello del Bello		 6
0		 6
4		 6
4		      
3   John Bromwich / Frank Sedgman
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli		 2
6 		6
2		 6
2		 6
1		    
4   Bill Sidwell
Marcello del Bello		 6
1		 6
1		 6
0		      
5   Frank Sedgman
Giovanni Cucelli		 1
6 		6
1		 6
2		 6
2		    
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Bill Sidwell
Giovanni Cucelli		 6
2		 6
4		 2
6 		6
2		    
2   Frank Sedgman
Marcello del Bello		 6
0		 6
4		 6
4		      
3   John Bromwich / Frank Sedgman
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli		 2
6 		6
2		 6
2		 6
1		    
4   Bill Sidwell
Marcello del Bello		 6
1		 6
1		 6
0		      
5   Frank Sedgman
Giovanni Cucelli		 1
6 		6
1		 6
2		 6
2		    

Challenge Round


United States
4		 West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States
26–28 August 1949
Grass
Australia
1
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Ted Schroeder
Bill Sidwell		 6
1		 5
7 		4
6 		6
2		 6
3		  
2   Pancho Gonzales
Frank Sedgman		 8
6		 6
4		 9
7		      
3   Gardnar Mulloy / Bill Talbert
John Bromwich / Bill Sidwell		 6
3		 6
4		 8
10 		7
9 		7
9 		 
4   Ted Schroeder
Frank Sedgman		 6
4		 6
3		 6
3		      
5   Pancho Gonzales
Bill Sidwell		 6
1		 6
3		 6
3		      
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Ted Schroeder
Bill Sidwell		 6
1		 5
7 		4
6 		6
2		 6
3		  
2   Pancho Gonzales
Frank Sedgman		 8
6		 6
4		 9
7		      
3   Gardnar Mulloy / Bill Talbert
John Bromwich / Bill Sidwell		 6
3		 6
4		 8
10 		7
9 		7
9 		 
4   Ted Schroeder
Frank Sedgman		 6
4		 6
3		 6
3		      
5   Pancho Gonzales
Bill Sidwell		 6
1		 6
3		 6
3		      
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