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

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| | | | | | | |
| 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| |
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|  Mexico| 4| |
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## Semifinals

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### Canada vs. Australia

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Canada
1 | Mount Royal Tennis Club Montreal, Canada[3]
21–23 July 1949
Grass  |
Australia

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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

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Cuba
1 | Havana, Cuba[4]
2–4 July 1949

Mexico

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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

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### Australia vs. Mexico

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Australia
5 | Wilmington Country Club, Wilmington, DE, United States[2]
29–31 July 1949
Grass  |
Mexico

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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

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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.

## External links

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* Davis Cup official website