The 1949 Davis Cup was the 38th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 24 teams would enter the Europe Zone, and 4 teams would enter the America Zone. Israel made its first appearance in the competition.
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| Duration | 28 April – 28 August 1949 |
| Edition | 38th |
| Teams | 26 |
| Champion | |
| Winning nation |  United States |
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Australia defeated Mexico in the America Zone final, and Italy defeated France in the Europe Zone final. 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 Forest Hills, New York, United States on 26–28 August.[1][2][3]
America Zone
editDraw
edit| 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 | |||||||
Final
editAustralia vs. Mexico
 Australia 5 |
Wilmington Country Club, Wilmington, DE, United States[4] 29–31 July 1949 Grass |
 Mexico 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Europe Zone
editDraw
edit| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
editFrance vs. Italy
 France 2 |
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[5] 23–25 July 1949 Clay |
 Italy 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Final
editAustralia vs. Italy
| Australia 5 |
Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY, United States[6] 12–15 August 1949 Grass |
Italy 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Challenge Round
editUnited States vs. Australia
 United States 4 |
West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States[3] 26–28 August 1949 Grass |
Australia 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
- ^ a b "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Mexico v Australia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "France v Italy". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Australia v Italy". daviscup.com.