1949 Davis Cup America Zone

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The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1949 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 Italy in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

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  

Semifinals[]

Canada vs. Australia[]


Canada
1 		Mount Royal Tennis Club Montreal, Canada[3]
21–23 July 1949
Grass
Australia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
Australia 		Brendan Macken
Bill Sidwell 		3
6 		7
5 		6
3 		5
7 		8
6 		 
2 Canada
Australia 		Henri Rochon
Frank Sedgman 		4
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3 Canada
Australia 		Brendan Macken / 
John Bromwich / Frank Sedgman 		3
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
4 Canada
Australia 		Brendan Macken
Frank Sedgman 		2
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     
5 Canada
Australia 		Lorne Main
Bill Sidwell 		6
8 		6
4 		4
6 		1
6 		   

Cuba vs. Mexico[]


Cuba
1 		Havana, Cuba[4]
2–4 July 1949
Mexico
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Cuba
Mexico 		José Agüero
 5
7 		6
1 		1
6 		2
6 		   
2 Cuba
Mexico 		Juan Weiss
 4
6 		6
0 		0
6 		8
10 		   
3 Cuba
Mexico 		José Agüero / Juan Weiss
 /  		3
6 		3
6 		7
5 		4
6 		   
4 Cuba
Mexico
3
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
5 Cuba
Mexico 		José Agüero
 6
4 		6
2 		6
4 		     

Final[]

Australia vs. Mexico[]


Australia
5 		Wilmington Country Club, Wilmington, DE, United States[2]
29–31 July 1949
Grass
Mexico
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Mexico 		Frank Sedgman
 12
10 		4
6 		6
4 		1
6 		6
3 		 
2 Australia
Mexico 		John Bromwich
 6
0 		6
2 		6
1 		     
3 Australia
Mexico 		John Bromwich / Frank Sedgman
 /  		6
0 		6
4 		6
2 		     
4 Australia
Mexico 		John Bromwich
 6
0 		6
1 		6
4 		     
5 Australia
Mexico 		Bill Sidwell
 6
2 		6
2 		6
1 		     

References[]

  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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