1949 Davis Cup America Zone

The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1949 Davis Cup.

Main article: 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
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.
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