1990 Davis Cup

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1990 Davis Cup
Details
Duration2 February – 2 December 1990
Edition79th
Teams84
Champion
Winning Nation United States
← 1989
1991 →

The 1990 Davis Cup (also known as the 1990 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 79th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 85 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 19 in the Americas Zone, 19 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 31 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Barbados, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago and Zambia made their first appearances in the tournament.

The United States defeated Australia in the final, held at the Florida Suncoast Dome in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States, on 30 November–2 December, to win their 29th title overall.[1][2]

World Group[edit]

Main article: 1990 Davis Cup World Group
Participating teams

Argentina
Australia
Austria
Czechoslovakia

France
Israel
Italy
Mexico

Netherlands
New Zealand
Spain
Sweden

Switzerland
United States
West Germany
Yugoslavia

Draw[edit]

First round
2–4 February		Quarterfinals
30 March–2 April		Semifinals
21–23 September		Final
30 November–2 December
Bremen, West Germany (indoor carpet)
 West Germany3
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 Netherlands2
 West Germany2
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 Argentina3
 Argentina3
Sydney, Australia (grass)
 Israel0
 Argentina0
Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)
 Australia5
 Yugoslavia2
Brisbane, Australia (grass)
 New Zealand3
 New Zealand2
Perth, Australia (grass)
 Australia3
 France2
St. Petersburg, FL, United States (indoor clay)
 Australia3
 Australia2
Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
 United States3
  Switzerland0
Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
 Czechoslovakia5
 Czechoslovakia1
Carlsbad, CA, United States (hard)
 United States4
 Mexico0
Vienna, Austria (clay)
 United States4
 United States3
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
 Austria2
 Spain2
Vienna, Austria (indoor clay)
 Austria3
 Austria5
Cagliari, Italy (clay)
 Italy0
 Italy3
 Sweden2

Final[edit]

United States vs. Australia


United States
3 		Florida Suncoast Dome, St. Petersburg, FL, United States[2]
30 November–2 December 1990
Clay (indoors)
Australia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Australia 		Andre Agassi
Richard Fromberg 		4
6 		6
2 		4
6 		6
2 		6
4 		 
2 United States
Australia 		Michael Chang
Darren Cahill 		6
2 		77
64 		6
0 		     
3 United States
Australia 		Rick Leach / Jim Pugh
Pat Cash / John Fitzgerald 		6
4 		6
2 		3
6 		77
62 		   
4 United States
Australia 		Andre Agassi
Darren Cahill 		4
6 		6
4 		      retired
 
5 United States
Australia 		Michael Chang
Richard Fromberg 		5
7 		6
2 		3
6 		     

World Group qualifying round[edit]

Main article: 1990 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round

Date: 21–23 September

The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group qualifying round for spots in the 1991 World Group.

Home team Score Visiting team Location Venue Door Surface
 Belgium 4–1  South Korea Brussels Royal Léopold Club Outdoor Clay
 Israel 5–0  China Ramat HaSharon Canada Stadium Outdoor Hard
 Canada 3–2  Netherlands Toronto National Tennis Centre Outdoor Hard
 Soviet Union 1–4  Spain Moscow Lenin Central Stadium Indoor Carpet
 Sweden 5–0  Finland Västerås Rocklundahallen Indoor Carpet
 Great Britain 0–5  France London Queen's Club Outdoor Grass
 Mexico 5–0  Uruguay Mexico City Club Alemán de México Outdoor Hard
 Yugoslavia 3–2   Switzerland Split Športski centar Gripe Indoor Clay

Americas Zone[edit]

Main article: 1990 Davis Cup Americas Zone

Group I[edit]

First RoundSecond Round
 Paraguay
Asunción, Paraguay (clay)
bye
 Paraguay0
Vancouver, Canada (indoor carpet)
 Canada5
 Canada4
 Brazil1
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
 Uruguay3
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
 Chile2
 Uruguay4
 Peru1
bye
 Peru
Relegation Play-off
Brasília, Brazil (indoor hard)
 Brazil4
 Chile1

Group II[edit]

Asia/Oceania Zone[edit]

Main article: 1990 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I[edit]

Preliminary Round
Guangzhou, China (indoor hard)
 China5
 Pakistan0
First RoundSecond Round
 Indonesia
Beijing, China (hard)
bye
 Indonesia1
Shanghai, China (clay)
 China4
 China5
 Philippines0
Chandigarh, India (grass)
 Japan1
Seoul, South Korea (clay)
 India4
 India0
 South Korea5
bye
 South Korea

Group II[edit]

Europe/Africa Zone[edit]

Main article: 1990 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Group I[edit]

First RoundSecond Round
 Soviet Union
Kiev, Soviet Union (indoor clay)
bye
 Soviet Union4
Accra, Ghana (hard)
 Portugal1
 Portugal5
 Ghana0
Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet)
 Ireland2
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
 Romania3
 Romania2
 Great Britain3
bye
 Great Britain
 Hungary
Brussels, Belgium (clay)
bye
 Hungary1
 Belgium4
bye
 Belgium
Lagos, Nigeria (hard)
 Finland4
Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet)
 Nigeria1
 Finland3
 Denmark2
bye
 Denmark
Relegation Play-off
Accra, Ghana (hard)
 Ghana2
 Ireland3

Group II Europe[edit]

First round
30 March–1 April		Second RoundThird RoundFourth Round
 Greece
Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)
bye
 Greece0
Nicosia, Cyprus (clay)
 Bulgaria5
 Bulgaria5
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
 Cyprus0
 Bulgaria1
 Poland4
 Luxembourg
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (indoor hard)
bye
 Luxembourg1
 Poland4
bye
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
 Poland
 Poland4
 Norway1
 Malta
İzmir, Turkey (clay)
bye
 Malta2
 Turkey3
bye
İzmir, Turkey (clay)
 Turkey
 Turkey2
 Norway3
 Norway
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
bye
 Norway4
 Monaco1
bye
 Monaco

Group II Africa[edit]

First round
1–4 February		Second RoundThird RoundFourth Round
 Senegal
Lomé, Togo (hard)
bye
 Senegal0
 Togo5
 Togow/o
Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
 Libya
 Togo0
 Morocco5
 Morocco
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
bye
 Morocco5
Algiers, Algeria (clay)
 Egypt0
 Algeria1
Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
 Egypt4
 Morocco4
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)
 Zimbabwe1
 Kenya1
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)
 Ivory Coast4
 Ivory Coast5
 Cameroon0
bye
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
 Cameroon
 Ivory Coast0
 Zimbabwe5
 Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia (hard)
bye
 Zambia1
 Zimbabwe4
bye
 Zimbabwe

References[edit]

General
  • "World Group 1990". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
Specific
  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.

External links[edit]

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