1949 Davis Cup America Zone

Main article: 1949 Davis Cup

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
						Wilmington, DE, United States (grass)
	Canada		1
						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 Brendan Macken Bill Sidwell 3 6 7 5 6 3 5 7 8 6   2 Henri Rochon Frank Sedgman 4 6 2 6 2 6       3 Brendan Macken  /  Walter Stohlberg John Bromwich  /  Frank Sedgman 3 6 2 6 2 6       4 Brendan Macken Frank Sedgman 2 6 2 6 0 6       5 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 José Agüero Armando Vega 5 7 6 1 1 6 2 6     2 Juan Weiss Rolando Vega 4 6 6 0 0 6 8 10     3 José Agüero  /  Juan Weiss Armando Vega  /  Rolando Vega 3 6 3 6 7 5 4 6     4 Jesús Pardo Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela 3 6 0 6 2 6       5 José Agüero Luis Riefkohl 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 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

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. "Mexico v Australia". daviscup.com.
3. "Canada v Australia". daviscup.com.
4. "Cuba v Mexico". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website