1986 Davis Cup

1986 Davis Cup

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Edition	75th
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The 1986 Davis Cup (also known as the 1986 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship reasons) was the 75th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. The Africa Zone was added for this year, effectively as a qualifying tournament for the European Zones. 71 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 33 in the European Zone (including 9 in the Africa Zone), 13 in the Eastern Zone, and 9 in the American Zone. Australia defeated the defending champions, Sweden in the final, which was held at Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, on 26–28 December.

World Group

Participating Teams
Australia	Czechoslovakia	Denmark	Ecuador
Great Britain	India	Italy	Mexico
New Zealand	Paraguay	Soviet Union	Spain
Sweden	United States	West Germany	Yugoslavia

Draw

First round 7–10 March

Quarterfinals 18–20 July

Semifinals 3–5 October

Final 25–28 December

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

West Germany

2

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

Mexico

3

Mexico

1

Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

United States

4

United States

3

Brisbane, Australia (grass)

Ecuador

2

United States

1

Auckland, New Zealand (hard)

Australia

3

Australia

4

Wimbledon, England (grass)

New Zealand

1

Australia

4

Telford, England (indoor carpet)

Great Britain

1

Spain

1

Melbourne, Australia (grass)

Great Britain

4

Australia

3

Belgrade, Yugoslavia (indoor hard)

Sweden

2

Soviet Union

2

Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (indoor hard)

Yugoslavia

3

Yugoslavia

0

Calcutta, India (grass)

Czechoslovakia

5

India

1

Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)

Czechoslovakia

4

Czechoslovakia

1

Palermo, Italy (clay)

Sweden

4

Italy

4

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

Paraguay

1

Italy

0

Brøndby, Denmark (indoor carpet)

Sweden

5

Denmark

0

Sweden

5

First round losers play in World Group Relegation Play-off.

Final

Australia 3	Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia[1] 26–28 December 1986 Grass		Sweden 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Pat Cash Stefan Edberg 13 11 13 11 6 4       2 Paul McNamee Mikael Pernfors 3 6 1 6 3 6       3 Pat Cash / John Fitzgerald Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd 6 3 6 4 4 6 6 1     4 Pat Cash Mikael Pernfors 2 6 4 6 6 3 6 4 6 3   5 Paul McNamee Stefan Edberg 8 10 4 6

World Group Relegation Play-offs

Date: 3–5 October

Venue	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Asunción, Paraguay (clay)	Paraguay	3-2	Denmark
Essen, West Germany (indoor carpet)	West Germany	5-0	Ecuador
Barcelona, Spain (clay)	Spain	5-0	New Zealand
New Delhi, India (grass)	India	4-1	Soviet Union

• India, Paraguay, Spain, and West Germany remain in World Group in 1987.
• Denmark (EUR), Ecuador (AME), New Zealand (EAS), and Soviet Union (EUR) relegated to Zonal competition in 1987.

Americas Zone

The winning team of the Americas Zone bracket was promoted to the 1987 World Group.

	First round January 17–19 Caracas (hard)					Quarterfinals March 7–9 Kingston (hard), Santiago (clay), Buenos Aires (clay), Bogotá (clay)					Semifinals July 18–20 São Paulo (clay), Buenos Aires (clay)					Final October 3–5 Santiago (clay)
						Caribbean/West Indies		0
						Brazil		5
											Brazil		0
											Chile		5
						Chile		3
						Canada		2
																Chile		1
																Argentina		4
						Argentina		5
	Venezuela		2			Uruguay		0
	Uruguay		3								Argentina		3
											Peru		2
						Colombia		0
						Peru		4

Eastern Zone

The winning team of the Eastern Zone bracket was promoted to the 1987 World Group.

	First round March 7–9 Lahore (clay), Bangkok (hard), Jakarta (clay), Singapore (grass), Kuala Lumpur (carpet)					Quarterfinals May 9–11 Seoul (clay), Bangkok (hard), Matsuyama City (hard), Hong Kong (hard)					Semifinals July 18–20 Seoul (clay), Kumamoto City (carpet)					Final October 6–8 Seoul (hard)
						South Korea		4
	Pakistan		3			Pakistan		1
	Sri Lanka		2								South Korea		5
	Thailand		5								Thailand		0
	Bangladesh		0			Thailand		4
	Indonesia		4			Indonesia		0
	Philippines		1													South Korea		4
																Japan		1
						Japan		4
	Singapore		0			Chinese Taipei		1
	Chinese Taipei		3								Japan		4
	Malaysia		2								China		1
	Hong Kong		3			Hong Kong		0
						China		3

European Zone

For the 1986 edition of the Davis Cup, a new African sub-zone was added to allocate two places in the two main European brackets that granted spots on the 1987 World Group.

Africa Zone

No final round was disputed, since both semifinals winners advanced to the main European draws.

	First round January 17–19 Tunis (clay)					Quarterfinals March 7–9 Harare (hard), Casablanca (hard), Algiers (clay), Dakar (hard)					Semifinals April 3–5 Harare (hard), Algiers (clay)					Final
						Zimbabwe		5
						Libya		0
											Zimbabwe		4
											Morocco		1
						Morocco		3
						Kenya		2
						Algeria		5
						Ivory Coast		0
											Algeria		2
											Nigeria		3
						Senegal		1
	Tunisia		0			Nigeria		4
	Nigeria		5

Zone A

	First round 9–11 May Izmir (clay), Haskovo (clay), Cairo (clay), Oporto (clay), Warsaw (clay)					Quarterfinals June 13–15 Istanbul (clay), Haskovo (clay), Mayrhofen (clay), Warsaw (clay)					Semifinals July 18–20 Moilets (hard), Bad Kleinkirchheim (clay)					Final October 1–3 Montpellier (carpet)
	Turkey		3
	Luxembourg		2			Turkey		0
						France		5
											France		5
	Bulgaria		5								Bulgaria		0
	Cyprus		0			Bulgaria		4
	Egypt		5			Egypt		1
	Malta		0													France		4
																Austria		1
						Austria		5
	Portugal		3			Portugal		0
	Zimbabwe		2								Austria		3
	Poland		3								Romania		2
	Finland		2			Poland		1
						Romania		4

Zone B

	First round May 9–11 Filothei (clay), Lagos (clay), Dublin (hard)					Quarterfinals June 13–15 Monte Carlo (clay), Lucerne, Benin City (clay), Ramat Hasharon (hard)					Semifinals July 18–20 Budapest (clay), Scheveningen (clay)					Final October 3–5 St.Gallen (carpet)
						Monaco		2
	Hungary		W/O			Hungary		3
	Iran										Hungary		2
											Switzerland		3
						Switzerland		5
	Greece		5			Greece		0
	Syria		0													Switzerland		1
	Nigeria		5													Israel		4
	Norway		0			Nigeria		2
	Saudi Arabia					Netherlands		3
	Netherlands		W/O								Netherlands		1
											Israel		3
						Israel		5
	Ireland		1			Belgium		0
	Belgium		4

References

1. "Australia v Sweden". daviscup.com.