1983 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1983.[1]

1983 Davis Cup World Group
Date4 March – 28 December
Edition3rd
Champions

Australia
Main article: 1983 Davis Cup

The United States were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the first round.

Australia won the title, defeating Sweden in the final, 3–2. The final was held at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, from 26 to 28 December.[2] It was the Australian team's first Davis Cup title since 1977 and their 25th Davis Cup title overall.

Participating teams
Participating teams

Argentina
Australia
Chile
Czechoslovakia

Denmark
France
Great Britain
Indonesia

Ireland
Italy
New Zealand
Paraguay

Soviet Union
Sweden
Romania
United States

Draw
  First Round
4–6 March		 Quarterfinals
8–10 July		 Semifinals
30 September–2 October		 Final
26–28 December
                                     
Moscow, Soviet Union (indoor carpet)
  France 4  
Marseille, France (clay)
  Soviet Union 1  
    France 3  
Asunción, Paraguay (indoor carpet)
    Paraguay 2  
  Czechoslovakia 2
Sydney, Australia (grass)
  Paraguay 3  
    France 1  
Adelaide, Australia (grass)
    Australia 4  
  Australia 4  
Brisbane, Australia (grass)
  Great Britain 1  
    Australia 5
Timișoara, Romania (indoor hard)
    Romania 0  
  Chile 0
Melbourne, Australia (grass)
  Romania 5  
    Australia 3
Bjärred, Sweden (indoor carpet)
    Sweden 2
  Indonesia 0  
Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass)
  Sweden 5  
    Sweden 3
Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)
    New Zealand 2  
  Denmark 0
Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet)
  New Zealand 5  
    Sweden 4
Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay)
    Argentina 1  
  Ireland 2  
Rome, Italy (clay)
  Italy 3  
    Italy 0
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
    Argentina 5  
  Argentina 3
  United States 2  

First round

Soviet Union vs. France

Soviet Union
1		 Moscow, Soviet Union [3]
4–6 March 1983
Carpet (indoors)
France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Konstantin Pugaev
Yannick Noah		 4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
2
Vadim Borisov
Henri Leconte		 11
13 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3
Sergey Leonyuk / Konstantin Pugaev
Henri Leconte / Yannick Noah		 3
6 		5
7 		6
4		 6
4		 3
6 		 
4
Vadim Borisov
Yannick Noah		 2
6 		2
6 		       
5
Konstantin Pugaev
Henri Leconte		 10
8		 6
4		        

Paraguay vs. Czechoslovakia

Paraguay
3		 Asunción, Paraguay [4]
4–6 March 1983
Carpet (indoors)
Czechoslovakia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Francisco González
Ivan Lendl		 3
6 		4
6 		8
10 		     
2
Víctor Pecci
Tomáš Šmíd		 6
3		 3
6 		6
4		 5
7 		6
1		  
3
Francisco González / Víctor Pecci
Ivan Lendl / Tomáš Šmíd		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		      
4
Francisco González
Tomáš Šmíd		 6
3		 12
10		 3
6 		6
3		    
5
Victor Caballero
Jaroslav Navrátil		 2
6 		0
6 		       

Australia vs. Great Britain

Australia
4		 Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia [5]
4–6 March 1983
Grass
Great Britain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Pat Cash
John Lloyd		 5
7 		7
5		 6
3		 1
6 		7
5		  
2
Paul McNamee
Buster Mottram		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
3
Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee
Andrew Jarrett / John Lloyd		 6
2		 9
11 		6
3		 6
2		    
4
Pat Cash
Buster Mottram		 6
1		 5
7 		3
6 		     
5
Paul McNamee
John Lloyd		 6
1		 6
2		        

Romania vs. Chile

Romania
5		 Timișoara, Romania [6]
4–6 March 1983
Hard (indoors)
Chile
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Florin Segărceanu
Hans Gildemeister		 6
3		 3
6 		0
6 		6
3		 9
7		  
2
Ilie Năstase
Ricardo Acuña		 2
6 		6
3		 6
2		 6
4		    
3
Ilie Năstase / Florin Segărceanu
Hans Gildemeister / Belus Prajoux		 6
3		 8
6		 6
4		      
4
Florin Segărceanu
Ricardo Acuña		 6
1		 7
5		        
5
Ilie Năstase
Hans Gildemeister		 2
6 		6
4		 6
2		      

Sweden vs. Indonesia

Sweden
5		 Borgebyhallen, Bjärred, Sweden [7]
4–6 March 1983
Carpet (indoors)
Indonesia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Anders Järryd
Tintus Arianto Wibowo		 6
4		 6
2		 7
5		      
2
Mats Wilander
Yustedjo Tarik		 6
2		 6
2		 6
1		      
3
Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson
Hadiman Hadiman / Yustedjo Tarik		 6
2		 6
3		 6
3		      
4
Mats Wilander
Tintus Arianto Wibowo		 6
3		 6
3		        
5
Anders Järryd
Yustedjo Tarik		 6
3		 6
1		        

New Zealand vs. Denmark

New Zealand
5		 Wilding Park, Christchurch, New Zealand [8]
4–6 March 1983
Grass
Denmark
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Russell Simpson
Michael Mortensen		 8
6		 9
11 		6
4		 6
2		    
2
Chris Lewis
Peter Bastiansen		 10
8		 6
3		 7
5		      
3
Chris Lewis / Russell Simpson
Peter Bastiansen / Michael Mortensen		 8
6		 6
3		 6
4		      
4
Russell Simpson
Peter Bastiansen		 6
1		 6
2		        
5
Chris Lewis
Michael Mortensen		 11
9		 6
3		        

Italy vs. Ireland

Italy
3		 Reggio Calabria, Italy [9]
4–6 March 1983
Clay
Ireland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Claudio Panatta
Sean Sorensen		 6
1		 4
6 		4
6 		1
6 		   
2
Corrado Barazzutti
Matt Doyle		 6
4		 6
3		 6
1		      
3
Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta
Matt Doyle / Sean Sorensen		 3
6 		6
2		 6
2		 6
4		    
4
Claudio Panatta
Matt Doyle		 6
1		 3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		   
5
Corrado Barazzutti
Sean Sorensen		 6
0		 6
3		 6
3		      

Argentina vs. United States

Argentina
3		 Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina [10]
4–6 March 1983
Clay
United States
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Guillermo Vilas
Gene Mayer		 6
3		 6
3		 6
4		      
2
José Luis Clerc
John McEnroe		 6
4		 6
0		 3
6 		4
6 		7
5		  
3
José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe		 6
2		 8
10 		1
6 		6
3		 1
6 		 
4
Guillermo Vilas
John McEnroe		 6
4		 6
0		 6
1		      
5
Alejandro Ganzábal
Gene Mayer		 4
6 		6
3		 8
10 		     

Quarterfinals

France vs. Paraguay

France
3		 Stade de l'Académie, Marseille, France [11]
8–10 July 1983
Clay
Paraguay
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Thierry Tulasne
Francisco González		 6
3		 8
6		 6
2		      
2
Henri Leconte
Víctor Pecci		 6
3		 1
6 		6
2		 6
3		    
3
Henri Leconte / Gilles Moretton
Francisco González / Víctor Pecci		 4
6 		4
6 		7
9 		     
4
Thierry Tulasne
Víctor Pecci		 1
6 		5
7 		6
4		 2
6 		   
5
Henri Leconte
Francisco González		 6
4		 6
4		 7
5		      

Australia vs. Romania

Australia
5		 Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia [12]
8–10 July 1983
Grass
Romania
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Pat Cash
Florin Segărceanu		 6
2		 6
1		 6
1		      
2
Mark Edmondson
Ilie Năstase		 4
6 		6
3		 14
12		 6
2		    
3
Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee
Ilie Năstase / Florin Segărceanu		 8
6		 7
5		 6
0		      
4
Pat Cash
Ilie Năstase		 6
3		 6
3		        
5
Mark Edmondson
Florin Segărceanu		 6
4		 6
3		        

New Zealand vs. Sweden

New Zealand
2		 Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom [13]
8–10 July 1983
Grass
Sweden
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Russell Simpson
Henrik Sundström		 9
7		 10
8		 6
4		      
2
Chris Lewis
Mats Wilander		 4
6 		5
7 		8
6		 8
10 		   
3
Chris Lewis / Russell Simpson
Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson		 2
6 		4
6 		6
4		 4
6 		   
4
Chris Lewis
Henrik Sundström		 7
9 		6
4		 4
6 		6
3		 6
3		  
5
Russell Simpson
Mats Wilander		 3
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     

Italy vs. Argentina

Italy
0		 Foro Italico, Rome, Italy [14]
8–10 July 1983
Clay
Argentina
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Adriano Panatta
Guillermo Vilas		 2
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2
Corrado Barazzutti
José Luis Clerc		 10
12 		2
6 		9
7		 6
3		 4
6 		 
3
Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta
José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas		 5
7 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4
Corrado Barazzutti
Guillermo Vilas		 3
6 		1
6 		       
5
Francesco Cancellotti
Roberto Argüello		 5
7 		4
6 		       

Semifinals

Australia vs. France

Australia
4		 White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia [15]
30 September–2 October 1983
Grass
France
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Pat Cash
Yannick Noah		 4
6 		8
10 		3
6 		     
2
John Fitzgerald
Henri Leconte		 4
6 		10
8		 9
7		 6
2		    
3
Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee
Henri Leconte / Yannick Noah		 11
9		 6
4		 6
3		      
4
John Fitzgerald
Yannick Noah		 13
11		 4
6 		6
4		 6
3		    
5
Pat Cash
Henri Leconte		 3
6 		9
7		 8
6		      

Sweden vs. Argentina

Sweden
4		 Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden [16]
30 September–2 October 1983
Carpet (indoors)
Argentina
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Mats Wilander
Guillermo Vilas		 6
4		 6
3		 6
4		      
2
Anders Järryd
José Luis Clerc		 7
5		 6
2		 6
2		      
3
Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson
José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas		 6
3		 6
3		 6
4		      
4
Anders Järryd
Guillermo Vilas		 4
6 		0
6 		       
5
Mats Wilander
José Luis Clerc		 6
1		 6
2		        

Final

Australia vs. Sweden

Australia
3		 Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia [2]
26–28 December 1983
Grass
Sweden
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Pat Cash
Mats Wilander		 3
6 		6
4		 7
9 		3
6 		   
2
John Fitzgerald
Joakim Nyström		 6
4		 6
2		 4
6 		6
4		    
3
Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee
Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson		 6
4		 6
4		 6
2		      
4
Pat Cash
Joakim Nyström		 6
4		 6
1		 6
1		      
5
John Fitzgerald
Mats Wilander		 8
6		 1
6 		0
6 		     

Relegation play-offs

The first-round losers played in the Relegation Play-offs. The winners of the play-offs advanced to the 1984 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions.

Results summary

Date: 30 September–2 October

Home teamScoreVisiting teamLocationDoorSurfaceRef.
 Czechoslovakia4–1 Soviet UnionHradec KrálovéIndoorClay[17]
 Great Britain4–1 ChileEastbourneOutdoorGrass[18]
 Denmark4–1 IndonesiaCopenhagenIndoorCarpet[19]
 Ireland1–4 United StatesDublinIndoorCarpet[20]

Czechoslovakia vs. Soviet Union

Czechoslovakia
4		 Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia [17]
30 September–2 October 1983
Clay (indoors)
Soviet Union
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Tomáš Šmíd
Alexander Zverev		 4
6 		8
6		 4
6 		6
4		 6
4		  
2
Miloslav Mečíř
Andrei Chesnokov		 8
10 		1
6 		6
3		 6
4		 6
2		  
3
Libor Pimek / Pavel Složil
Andrei Olhovskiy / Alexander Zverev		 6
0		 6
4		 6
2		      
4
Tomáš Šmíd
Andrei Chesnokov		 6
2		 7
5		        
5
Miloslav Mečíř
Alexander Zverev		 3
6 		5
7 		       

Great Britain vs. Chile

Great Britain
4		 Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, United Kingdom [18]
30 September–2 October 1983
Grass
Chile
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
John Lloyd
Jaime Fillol		 6
1		 7
5		 6
8 		6
4		    
2
Buster Mottram
Ricardo Acuña		 6
4		 6
3		 6
3		      
3
John Lloyd / Buster Mottram
Jaime Fillol / Belus Prajoux		 6
4		 6
2		 6
1		      
4
Andrew Jarrett
Ricardo Acuña		 14
12		 7
9 		0
6 		     
5
Buster Mottram
Jaime Fillol		 6
4		 6
2		        

Denmark vs. Indonesia

Denmark
4		 Copenhagen, Denmark [19]
30 September–2 October 1983
Carpet (indoors)
Indonesia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Michael Mortensen
Yustedjo Tarik		 11
9		 6
3		 6
4		      
2
Peter Bastiansen
Tintus Arianto Wibowo		 13
11		 4
6 		6
1		 6
4		    
3
Peter Bastiansen / Michael Mortensen
Tintus Arianto Wibowo / Yustedjo Tarik		 7
5		 6
2		 6
3		      
4
Peter Bastiansen
Yustedjo Tarik		 6
4		 7
5		        
5
Michael Mortensen
Tintus Arianto Wibowo		 4
6 		4
6 		       

Ireland vs. United States

Ireland
1		 Simmonscourt Pavilion, Dublin, Ireland [20]
30 September–2 October 1983
Carpet (indoors)
United States
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Sean Sorensen
John McEnroe		 3
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2
Matt Doyle
Eliot Teltscher		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
3
Matt Doyle / Sean Sorensen
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe		 2
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4
Matt Doyle
John McEnroe		 7
9 		3
6 		3
6 		     
5
Sean Sorensen
Eliot Teltscher		 16
14		 8
10 		6
8 		     

References
  1. "World Group 1983". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "Australia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  3. "Soviet Union v France". daviscup.com.
  4. "Paraguay v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  5. "Australia v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  6. "Romania v Chile". daviscup.com.
  7. "Sweden v Indonesia". daviscup.com.
  8. "New Zealand v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  9. "Italy v Ireland". daviscup.com.
  10. "Argentina v United States". daviscup.com.
  11. "France v Paraguay". daviscup.com.
  12. "Australia v Romania". daviscup.com.
  13. "New Zealand v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  14. "Italy v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  15. "Australia v France". daviscup.com.
  16. "Sweden v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  17. "Czechoslovakia v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
  18. "Great Britain v Chile". daviscup.com.
  19. "Denmark v Indonesia". daviscup.com.
  20. "Ireland v United States". daviscup.com.
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