1949 Davis Cup

The 1949 Davis Cup was the 38th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 28 teams would enter the competition, 24 in the Europe Zone, and 4 in the Americas Zone.

Australia defeated Mexico in the Americas Zone, and Italy defeated France in the Europe Zone. Australia defeated Italy in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but fell to defending champions the United States in the Challenge Round, giving the Americans their 4th straight title and 16th overall. The final was played at the West Side Tennis Club in Forrest Hills, NY, United States on 26-28 August.

Americas Zone

Draw

4TeamBracket-info
RD1date=July
RD2date=29-31 July

RD1T1-loc=Montreal, Canada (grass)
RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=davis|AUS | RD1-score1=4
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=davis|CAN|1921 | RD1-score2=1

RD1T2-loc=Havana, Cuba
RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=davis|CUB | RD1-score3=1
RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=davis|MEX|1934 | RD1-score4=4

RD2T1-loc=Wilmington, DE, United States (grass)
RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=davis|AUS | RD2-score1=5
RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=davis|MEX|1934 | RD2-score2=0

Final

DavisCupbox
team1=Australia
team2=Mexico |team2-var=1934
venue=Wilmington Country Club, Wilmington, DE, United States
date=29 July - 31 July 1949
surface=grass
score1=5
score2=0
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Frank Sedgman |12 |4 |6 |1 |6 |T2P1=Armando Vega |10 |6 |4 |6 |3
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=John Bromwich |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Rolando Vega |0 |2 |1 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=John Bromwich |T1P2=Frank Sedgman |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Armando Vega |T2P2=Rolando Vega |0 |4 |2 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=John Bromwich |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Armando Vega |0 |1 |4 | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Bill Sidwell |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Miguel Ángel Reyes Varella |2 |2 |1 | | |

Europe Zone

Draw

32TeamBracket-Compact-info
RD1-date=28 April-2 May
RD2-date=6-17 May
RD3-date=9-16 June
RD4-date=8-11 July
RD5-date=23-25 July

RD1-seed01= | RD1-team01=davis|SUI | RD1-score01=
RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=bye | RD1-score02=

RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=davis|GRE|old | RD1-score03=
RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=bye | RD1-score04=

RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=davis|HUN|1949 | RD1-score05=
RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=bye | RD1-score06=

RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=davis|BEL | RD1-score07=
RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=bye | RD1-score08=

RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=davis|DEN | RD1-score09=5
RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=davis|ISR | RD1-score10=0

RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=davis|LUX | RD1-score11=0
RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=davis|FRA | RD1-score12=5

RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=davis|POR | RD1-score13=0
RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=davis|GBR | RD1-score14=5

RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=davis|TCH | RD1-score15=5
RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=davis|MON | RD1-score16=0

RD1-seed17= | RD1-team17=davis|NED | RD1-score17=0
RD1-seed18= | RD1-team18=davis|RSA|1928 | RD1-score18=5

RD1-seed19= | RD1-team19=davis|ITA | RD1-score19=w/o
RD1-seed20= | RD1-team20=davis|TUR | RD1-score20=

RD1-seed21= | RD1-team21=davis|IRL | RD1-score21=2
RD1-seed22= | RD1-team22=davis|CHI | RD1-score22=3

RD1-seed23= | RD1-team23=davis|EGY|1922 | RD1-score23=w/o
RD1-seed24= | RD1-team24=davis|ARG | RD1-score24=

RD1-seed25= | RD1-team25=bye | RD1-score25=
RD1-seed26= | RD1-team26=davis|SWE | RD1-score26=

RD1-seed27= | RD1-team27=bye | RD1-score27=
RD1-seed28= | RD1-team28=davis|NOR | RD1-score28=

RD1-seed29= | RD1-team29=bye | RD1-score29=
RD1-seed30= | RD1-team30=davis|AUT | RD1-score30=

RD1-seed31= | RD1-team31=bye | RD1-score31=
RD1-seed32= | RD1-team32=davis|YUG | RD1-score32=

RD2T1-loc=
RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=davis|SUI | RD2-score01=w/o
RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=davis|GRE|old | RD2-score02=

RD2T2-loc=Budapest, Hungary
RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=davis|HUN|1949 | RD2-score03=4
RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=davis|BEL | RD2-score04=1

RD2T3-loc=Paris, France (clay)
RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=davis|DEN | RD2-score05=1
RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=davis|FRA | RD2-score06=4

RD2T4-loc=Wimbledon, England (grass)
RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=davis|GBR | RD2-score07=1
RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=davis|TCH | RD2-score08=4

RD2T5-loc=Milan, Italy (clay)
RD2-seed09= | RD2-team09=davis|RSA|1928 | RD2-score09=1
RD2-seed10= | RD2-team10=davis|ITA | RD2-score10=4

RD2T6-loc=Birmingham, England (grass)
RD2-seed11= | RD2-team11=davis|CHI | RD2-score11=3
RD2-seed12= | RD2-team12=davis|EGY|1922 | RD2-score12=2

RD2T7-loc=Stockholm, Sweden (clay)
RD2-seed13= | RD2-team13=davis|SWE | RD2-score13=5
RD2-seed14= | RD2-team14=davis|NOR | RD2-score14=0

RD2T8-loc=Vienna, Austria
RD2-seed15= | RD2-team15=davis|AUT | RD2-score15=1
RD2-seed16= | RD2-team16=davis|YUG | RD2-score16=4

RD3T1-loc=Budapest, Hungary
RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=davis|SUI | RD3-score01=0
RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=davis|HUN|1949 | RD3-score02=5

RD3T2-loc=Paris, France (clay)
RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=davis|FRA | RD3-score03=3
RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=davis|TCH | RD3-score04=2

RD3T3-loc=Turin, Italy (clay)
RD3-seed05= | RD3-team05=davis|ITA | RD3-score05=4
RD3-seed06= | RD3-team06=davis|CHI | RD3-score06=1

RD3T4-loc=Zagreb, Yugoslavia
RD3-seed07= | RD3-team07=davis|SWE | RD3-score07=2
RD3-seed08= | RD3-team08=davis|YUG | RD3-score08=3

RD4T1-loc=Budapest, Hungary
RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=davis|HUN|1949 | RD4-score01=2
RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=davis|FRA | RD4-score02=3

RD4T2-loc=Rome, Italy (clay)
RD4-seed03= | RD4-team03=davis|ITA | RD4-score03=4
RD4-seed04= | RD4-team04=davis|YUG | RD4-score04=1

RD5T1-loc=Paris, France (clay)
RD5-seed01= | RD5-team01=davis|FRA | RD5-score01=2
RD5-seed02= | RD5-team02=davis|ITA | RD5-score02=3

Final

DavisCupbox
team1=France
team2=Italy
venue=Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France
date=23 July - 25 July 1949
surface=clay
score1=2
score2=3
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Robert Abdesselam |6 |8 |8 |4 |2 |T2P1=Giovanni Cucelli |1 |6 |10 |6 |6
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Marcel Bernard |6 |6 |4 |2 |10 |T2P1=Marcello del Bello |4 |3 |6 |6 |8
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Marcel Bernard |T1P2=Henri Bolleli |6 |1 |6 |0 |2 |T2P1=Giovanni Cucelli |T2P2=Marcello del Bello |3 |6 |4 |6 |6
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Robert Abdesselam |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Marcello del Bello |3 |4 |2 | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Marcel Bernard |6 |6 |6 |0 |1 |T2P1=Giovanni Cucelli |8 |3 |4 |6 |6

Inter-Zonal Zone

DavisCupbox
team1=Italy
team2=Australia
venue=Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY, United States
date=12 August - 15 August 1949
surface=grass
score1=0
score2=5
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Giovanni Cucelli |2 |4 |6 |2 | |T2P1=Bill Sidwell |6 |6 |2 |6 |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Marcello del Bello |0 |4 |4 | | |T2P1=Frank Sedgman |6 |6 |6 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Giovanni Cucelli |T1P2=Marcello del Bello |6 |2 |2 |1 | |T2P1=John Bromwich |T2P2=Frank Sedgman |2 |6 |6 |6 |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Marcello del Bello |1 |1 |0 | | |T2P1=Bill Sidwell |6 |6 |6 | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Giovanni Cucelli |6 |1 |2 |2 | |T2P1=Frank Sedgman |1 |6 |6 |6 | |

Challenge Round

DavisCupbox
team1=United States |team1-var=1912
team2=Australia
venue=West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States
date=26 August - 28 August 1949
surface=grass
score1=4
score2=1
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Ted Schroeder |6 |5 |4 |6 |6 |T2P1=Bill Sidwell |1 |7 |6 |2 |3
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Pancho Gonzales |8 |6 |9 | | |T2P1=Frank Sedgman |6 |4 |7 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Gardnar Mulloy |T1P2=Bill Talbert |6 |6 |8 |7 |7 |T2P1=John Bromwich |T2P2=Bill Sidwell |3 |4 |10 |9 |9
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Ted Schroeder |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Frank Sedgman |4 |3 |3 | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Pancho Gonzales |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Bill Sidwell |1 |3 |3 | |