1986 Davis Cup

1986 Davis Cup
Details
Duration7 March – 28 December 1986
Edition75th
Teams69
Champion
Winning nation Australia
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The 1986 Davis Cup (also known as the 1986 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 75th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. This year's tournament marked the introduction of the Africa Zone, which served as a qualifying sub-round for the Europe Zone. 71 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 33 in the Europe Zone (including 9 in the Africa Zone), 13 in the Eastern Zone, and 9 in the Americas Zone. Bangladesh, Ivory Coast, Libya, Malta and Syria made their first appearances in the tournament.

Australia defeated the two-time defending champions Sweden in the final, held at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, on 26–28 December, to win their 26th Davis Cup title.[1][2]

World Group

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Main article: 1986 Davis Cup 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

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First round
7–10 March		Quarterfinals
18–20 July		Semifinals
3–5 October		Final
26–28 December
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 West Germany2
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 Mexico3
 Mexico1
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
 United States4
 United States3
Brisbane, Australia (grass)
 Ecuador2
 United States1
Auckland, New Zealand (hard)
 Australia3
 Australia4
Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass)
 New Zealand1
 Australia4
Telford, United Kingdom (indoor carpet)
 Great Britain1
 Spain1
Melbourne, Australia (grass)
 Great Britain4
 Australia3
Belgrade, Yugoslavia (indoor hard)
 Sweden2
 Soviet Union2
Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (indoor hard)
 Yugoslavia3
 Yugoslavia0
Calcutta, India (grass)
 Czechoslovakia5
 India1
Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
 Czechoslovakia4
 Czechoslovakia1
Palermo, Italy (clay)
 Sweden4
 Italy4
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
 Paraguay1
 Italy0
Brøndby, Denmark (indoor carpet)
 Sweden5
 Denmark0
 Sweden5

Final

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Australia vs. Sweden


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

Relegation play-offs

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Further information: 1986 Davis Cup World Group § Relegation play-offs

Date: 3–5 October

Home team Score Visiting team Location Door Surface
 West Germany 5–0  Ecuador Essen Indoor Carpet
 Spain 5–0  New Zealand Barcelona Outdoor Clay
 India 4–1  Soviet Union New Delhi Outdoor Grass
 Paraguay 3–2  Denmark Asunción Outdoor Clay

Americas Zone

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Main article: 1986 Davis Cup Americas Zone
First round
17–19 January		Quarterfinals
7–9 March		Semifinals
18–20 July		Final
3–5 October
 Chile
Santiago, Chile (clay)
bye
 Chile3
 Canada2
bye
São Paulo, Brazil (clay)
 Canada
 Chile5
 Brazil0
 Brazil
Kingston, Jamaica (hard)
bye
 Brazil5
 Caribbean/West Indies0
bye
Santiago, Chile (clay)
 Caribbean/West Indies
 Chile1
 Argentina4
 Colombia
Bogotá, Colombia (indoor clay)
bye
 Colombia0
 Peru4
bye
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 Peru
 Peru2
Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
 Argentina3
 Uruguay3
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 Venezuela2
 Uruguay0
 Argentina5
bye
 Argentina

Eastern Zone

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Main article: 1986 Davis Cup Eastern Zone
First round
7–9 March		Quarterfinals
9–11 May		Semifinals
18–20 July		Final
6–8 October
 Japan
Matsuyama, Japan (hard)
bye
 Japan4
Singapore (grass)
 Chinese Taipei1
 Singapore0
Kumamoto, Japan (indoor carpet)
 Chinese Taipei3
 Japan4
 China1
 China
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)
bye
 China3
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor carpet)
 Hong Kong0
 Hong Kong3
Seoul, South Korea (hard)
 Malaysia2
 Japan1
Bangkok, Thailand (hard)
 South Korea4
 Bangladesh0
Bangkok, Thailand (hard)
 Thailand5
 Thailand4
Jakarta, Indonesia (clay)
 Indonesia0
 Indonesia4
Seoul, South Korea (clay)
 Philippines1
 Thailand0
Lahore, Pakistan (clay)
 South Korea5
 Pakistan3
Seoul, South Korea (clay)
 Sri Lanka2
 Pakistan1
 South Korea4
bye
 South Korea

Europe Zone

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Main article: 1986 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Africa Zone

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First round
17–19 January		Second Round
7–9 March		Third Round
3–6 April
 Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)
bye
 Zimbabwe5
 Libya0
bye
Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)
 Libya
 Zimbabwe4
 Morocco1
 Morocco
Casablanca, Morocco (hard)
bye
 Morocco3
 Kenya2
bye
 Kenya
Tunis, Tunisia (clay)
 Nigeria5
Dakar, Senegal (hard)
 Tunisia0
 Nigeria4
 Senegal1
bye
Algiers, Algeria (clay)
 Senegal
 Nigeria3
 Algeria2
 Ivory Coast
Algiers, Algeria (clay)
bye
 Ivory Coast0
 Algeria5
bye
 Algeria

Europe Zone A

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First round
9–11 May; 23–25 May		Quarterfinals
13–15 June		Semifinals
18–20 July		Final
1–3 October
 France
Istanbul, Turkey (clay)
bye
 France5
İzmir, Turkey (clay)
 Turkey0
 Luxembourg2
Moliets-et-Maa, France (hard)
 Turkey3
 France5
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
 Bulgaria0
 Egypt5
Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay)
 Malta0
 Egypt1
Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay)
 Bulgaria4
 Bulgaria5
Montpellier, France (indoor carpet)
 Cyprus0
 France4
Porto, Portugal (clay)
 Austria1
 Zimbabwe2
Mayrhofen, Austria (clay)
 Portugal3
 Portugal0
 Austria5
bye
Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria (clay)
 Austria
 Austria3
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
 Romania2
 Finland2
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
 Poland3
 Poland1
 Romania4
bye
 Romania

Europe Zone B

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First round
9–11 May		Quarterfinals
13–15 June		Semifinals
18–20 July		Final
3–5 October
 Monaco
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
bye
 Monaco2
 Hungary3
 Iran
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
 Hungaryw/o
 Hungary2
  Switzerland3
  Switzerland
Lucerne, Switzerland (clay)
bye
  Switzerland5
Filothei, Greece (clay)
 Greece0
 Greece5
St. Gallen, Switzerland (indoor carpet)
 Syria0
  Switzerland1
Lagos, Nigeria (clay)
 Israel4
 Nigeria5
Benin City, Nigeria (clay)
 Norway0
 Nigeria2
 Netherlands3
 Saudi Arabia
Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)
 Netherlandsw/o
 Netherlands1
Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)
 Israel3
 Belgium4
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
 Ireland1
 Belgium0
 Israel5
bye
 Israel

References

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General
  • "World Group 1986". 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 "Australia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
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