1984 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1984.[1]

1984 Davis Cup World Group
Date24 February – 18 December
Edition4th
Champions

Sweden
Main article: 1984 Davis Cup

Australia were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the semifinals.

Sweden won the title, defeating the United States in the final, 4–1. The final was held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, from 16 to 18 December.[2] It was the Swedish team's first Davis Cup title since 1975 and their 2nd Davis Cup title overall.

Participating teams
Participating teams

Argentina
Australia
Czechoslovakia
Denmark

Ecuador
France
Great Britain
India

Italy
New Zealand
Paraguay
Romania

Sweden
United States
West Germany
Yugoslavia

Draw
  First Round
24–26 February		 Quarterfinals
13–15 July		 Semifinals
28–30 September		 Final
16–18 December
                                     
Perth, Australia (grass)
  Australia 5  
Brisbane, Australia (grass)
  Yugoslavia 0  
    Australia 5  
Telford, United Kingdom (indoor carpet)
    Italy 0  
  Italy 3
Portland, OR, United States (indoor carpet)
  Great Britain 2  
    Australia 1  
Stuttgart, West Germany (indoor carpet)
    United States 4  
  Argentina 4  
Atlanta, GA, United States (indoor carpet)
  West Germany 1  
    Argentina 0
Bucharest, Romania (indoor carpet)
    United States 5  
  United States 5
Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor clay)
  Romania 0  
    United States 1
Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
    Sweden 4
  Denmark 0  
Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
  Czechoslovakia 5  
    Czechoslovakia 3
New Delhi, India (grass)
    France 2  
  India 1
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  France 4  
    Czechoslovakia 0
Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)
    Sweden 5  
  Paraguay 3  
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  New Zealand 2  
    Paraguay 1
Norrköping, Sweden (indoor carpet)
    Sweden 4  
  Ecuador 1
  Sweden 4  

First round

Australia vs. Yugoslavia

Australia
5		 Royal King's Park Tennis Club, Perth, Australia [3]
24–26 February 1984
Grass
Yugoslavia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Paul McNamee
Slobodan Živojinović		 9
7		 4
6 		9
7		 10
8		    
2
John Fitzgerald
Marko Ostoja		 2
6 		7
5		 6
1		 6
2		    
3
Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee
Marko Ostoja / Slobodan Živojinović		 6
4		 6
1		 6
4		      
4
John Fitzgerald
Bruno Orešar		 6
3		 6
4		        
5
Paul McNamee
Branko Horvat		 6
4		 10
8		        

Great Britain vs. Italy

Great Britain
2		 Racquet Centre, Telford, United Kingdom [4]
24–26 February 1984
Carpet (indoors)
Italy
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Colin Dowdeswell
Gianni Ocleppo		 6
1		 2
6 		7
9 		2
6 		   
2
John Lloyd
Corrado Barazzutti		 6
4		 3
6 		6
2		 6
3		    
3
Colin Dowdeswell / John Lloyd
Gianni Ocleppo / Claudio Panatta		 11
9		 6
4		 3
6 		3
6 		6
3		  
4
John Lloyd
Gianni Ocleppo		 6
2		 2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		   
5
Colin Dowdeswell
Corrado Barazzutti		 1
6 		6
0		 3
6 		5
7 		   

West Germany vs. Argentina

West Germany
1		 Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, West Germany [5]
24–26 February 1984
Carpet (indoors)
Argentina
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Hans-Dieter Beutel
Guillermo Vilas		 6
8 		6
8 		5
7 		     
2
Michael Westphal
José Luis Clerc		 3
6 		6
3		 3
6 		6
1		 6
8 		 
3
Hans-Dieter Beutel / Andreas Maurer
José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas		 11
13 		4
6 		3
6 		     
4
Hans-Dieter Beutel
José Luis Clerc		 5
7 		5
7 		       
5
Michael Westphal
Guillermo Vilas		 6
3		 6
4		        

Romania vs. United States

Romania
0		 Sports Palace, Bucharest, Romania [6]
24–26 February 1984
Carpet (indoors)
United States
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Florin Segărceanu
Jimmy Connors		 2
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
2
Ilie Năstase
John McEnroe		 2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3
Ilie Năstase / Florin Segărceanu
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe		 3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4
Ilie Năstase
Jimmy Connors		 4
6 		4
6 		       
5
Florin Segărceanu
John McEnroe		 6
2		 2
6 		2
6 		     

Czechoslovakia vs. Denmark

Czechoslovakia
5		 Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia [7]
24–26 February 1984
Carpet (indoors)
Denmark
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Libor Pimek
Michael Mortensen		 10
8		 6
2		 6
4		      
2
Tomáš Šmíd
Peter Bastiansen		 6
2		 6
1		 6
2		      
3
Pavel Složil / Tomáš Šmíd
Peter Bastiansen / Michael Mortensen		 6
4		 6
3		 12
10		      
4
Libor Pimek
Peter Bastiansen		 6
4		 4
6 		6
4		      
5
Tomáš Šmíd
Michael Mortensen		 8
6		 6
3		        

India vs. France

India
1		 Delhi LTA Complex, New Delhi, India [8]
24–26 February 1984
Grass
France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ramesh Krishnan
Yannick Noah		 2
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     
2
Anand Amritraj
Henri Leconte		 6
2		 2
6 		3
6 		6
8 		   
3
Anand Amritraj / Sashi Menon
Henri Leconte / Yannick Noah		 5
7 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4
Anand Amritraj
Yannick Noah		 4
6 		4
6 		       
5
Sashi Menon
Henri Leconte		 6
2		 5
7 		10
8		      

New Zealand vs. Paraguay

New Zealand
2		 Wilding Park, Christchurch, New Zealand [9]
24–26 February 1984
Grass
Paraguay
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Russell Simpson
Francisco González		 1
6 		3
6 		8
6		 6
2		 4
6 		 
2
Chris Lewis
Víctor Pecci		 6
4		 6
8 		4
6 		6
2		 4
6 		 
3
Chris Lewis / Russell Simpson
Francisco González / Víctor Pecci		 3
6 		10
8		 2
6 		4
6 		   
4
Chris Lewis
Francisco González		 6
3		 6
4		        
5
Russell Simpson
Víctor Pecci		 6
3		 6
3		        

Sweden vs. Ecuador

Sweden
4		 Himmelstalundshallen, Norrköping, Sweden [10]
24–26 February 1984
Carpet (indoors)
Ecuador
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Anders Järryd
Andrés Gómez		 1
6 		6
2		 6
8 		6
3		 3
6 		 
2
Mats Wilander
Ricardo Ycaza		 6
3		 6
2		 6
1		      
3
Anders Järryd / Mats Wilander
Andrés Gómez / Ricardo Ycaza		 3
6 		6
3		 6
4		 6
4		    
4
Joakim Nyström
Ricardo Ycaza		 6
2		 6
0		 6
3		      
5
Mats Wilander
Andrés Gómez		 7
5		 6
4		        

Quarterfinals

Australia vs. Italy

Australia
5		 Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia [11]
13–15 July 1984
Grass
Italy
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
John Fitzgerald
Gianni Ocleppo		 6
3		 6
1		 4
6 		6
1		    
2
Pat Cash
Claudio Panatta		 6
3		 3
6 		6
3		 6
4		    
3
Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee
Gianni Ocleppo / Claudio Panatta		 3
6 		7
5		 6
4		 6
3		    
4
John Fitzgerald
Claudio Panatta		 6
4		 8
10 		6
2		      
5
Pat Cash
Gianni Ocleppo		 9
7		 6
4		        

United States vs. Argentina

United States
5		 Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, GA, United States [12]
13–15 July 1984
Carpet (indoors)
Argentina
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
John McEnroe
José Luis Clerc		 6
4		 6
0		 6
2		      
2
Jimmy Connors
Martín Jaite		 6
3		 6
4		 10
8		      
3
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
José Luis Clerc / Martín Jaite		 7
5		 4
6 		6
3		 6
1		    
4
Jimmy Connors
José Luis Clerc		 8
6		 6
2		        
5
John McEnroe
Martín Jaite		 6
3		 6
4		        

Czechoslovakia vs. France

Czechoslovakia
3		 Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia [13]
13–15 July 1984
Carpet (indoors)
France
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ivan Lendl
Henri Leconte		 3
6 		6
8 		4
6 		     
2
Tomáš Šmíd
Guy Forget		 6
4		 2
6 		3
6 		6
1		 6
4		  
3
Pavel Složil / Tomáš Šmíd
Henri Leconte / Pascal Portes		 6
2		 5
7 		7
5		 4
6 		6
2		  
4
Ivan Lendl
Guy Forget		 11
9		 6
4		 6
2		      
5
Tomáš Šmíd
Henri Leconte		 3
6 		3
6 		       

Sweden vs. Paraguay

Sweden
4		 Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden [14]
13–15 July 1984
Clay
Paraguay
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Henrik Sundström
Víctor Pecci		 6
3		 6
4		 2
6 		6
4		    
2
Anders Järryd
Francisco González		 6
3		 6
2		 6
4		      
3
Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd
Francisco González / Víctor Pecci		 2
6 		6
8 		6
4		 1
6 		   
4
Henrik Sundström
Francisco González		 6
3		 6
1		 6
2		      
5
Anders Järryd
Oscar Napout		 6
3		 6
0		        

Semifinals

United States vs. Australia

United States
4		 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR, United States [15]
28–30 September 1984
Carpet (indoors)
Australia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
John McEnroe
Pat Cash		 6
3		 6
4		 6
1		      
2
Jimmy Connors
John Fitzgerald		 6
3		 6
3		 6
2		      
3
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee		 6
4		 6
2		 6
3		      
4
John McEnroe
John Fitzgerald		 4
6 		6
2		 6
1		      
5
Jimmy Connors
Pat Cash		 4
6 		2
6 		       

Sweden vs. Czechoslovakia

Sweden
5		 Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden [16]
28–30 September 1984
Clay
Czechoslovakia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Mats Wilander
Tomáš Šmíd		 7
5		 7
5		 6
2		      
2
Henrik Sundström
Ivan Lendl		 4
6 		3
6 		6
3		 6
1		 6
1		  
3
Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd
Pavel Složil / Tomáš Šmíd		 2
6 		5
7 		6
1		 10
8		 6
2		  
4
Mats Wilander
Ivan Lendl		 6
3		 4
6 		6
2		      
5
Henrik Sundström
Tomáš Šmíd		 6
4		 6
4		        

Final

Sweden vs. United States

Sweden
4		 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden [2]
16–18 December 1984
Clay (indoors)
United States
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Mats Wilander
Jimmy Connors		 6
1		 6
3		 6
3		      
2
Henrik Sundström
John McEnroe		 13
11		 6
4		 6
3		      
3
Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe		 7
5		 5
7 		6
2		 7
5		    
4
Mats Wilander
John McEnroe		 3
6 		7
5		 3
6 		     
5
Henrik Sundström
Jimmy Arias		 3
6 		8
6		 6
3		      

Relegation play-offs

The first-round losers played in the Relegation Play-offs. The winners of the play-offs advanced to the 1985 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions.

Results summary

Date: 28–30 September

Home teamScoreVisiting teamLocationSurfaceRef.
 Great Britain1–4 YugoslaviaEastbourneGrass[17]
 West Germany5–0 RomaniaWest BerlinClay[18]
 Denmark2–3 IndiaAarhusClay[19]
 Ecuador4–1 New ZealandGuayaquilClay[20]

Great Britain vs. Yugoslavia

Great Britain
1		 Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, United Kingdom [17]
28–30 September 1984
Grass
Yugoslavia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Steve Shaw
Marko Ostoja		 7
5		 4
6 		7
9 		2
6 		   
2
John Lloyd
Slobodan Živojinović		 6
4		 5
7 		7
5		 3
6 		8
10 		 
3
Colin Dowdeswell / John Lloyd
Marko Ostoja / Slobodan Živojinović		 6
3		 9
7		 6
1		      
4
Steve Shaw
Slobodan Živojinović		 6
8 		6
8 		3
6 		     
5
John Lloyd
Marko Ostoja		 4
6 		6
1		 2
6 		     

West Germany vs. Romania

West Germany
5		 Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin [18]
28–30 September 1984
Clay
Romania
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Hans Schwaier
Adrian Marcu		 6
2		 6
0		 6
1		      
2
Michael Westphal
Andrei Dîrzu		 6
2		 7
5		 7
5		      
3
Hans-Dieter Beutel / Wolfgang Popp
Andrei Dîrzu / Mihnea-Ion Năstase		 6
3		 6
1		 6
4		      
4
Michael Westphal
Adrian Marcu		 6
0		 8
6		        
5
Hans Schwaier
Andrei Dîrzu		 9
7		 7
5		        

Denmark vs. India

Denmark
2		 KB Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark [19]
28–30 September 1984
Clay
India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Michael Mortensen
Vijay Amritraj		 0
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2
Peter Bastiansen
Ramesh Krishnan		 0
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
3
Peter Bastiansen / Michael Mortensen
Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj		 6
4		 7
5		 6
4		      
4
Michael Mortensen
Ramesh Krishnan		 2
6 		3
6 		8
10 		     
5
Peter Bastiansen
Sashi Menon		 6
0		 4
6 		6
1		      

Ecuador vs. New Zealand

Ecuador
4		 Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador [20]
28–30 September 1984
Clay
New Zealand
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Andrés Gómez
Russell Simpson		 6
1		 11
9		 6
0		      
2
Raúl Viver
Chris Lewis		 3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
3
Andrés Gómez / Ricardo Ycaza
Chris Lewis / Russell Simpson		 6
3		 6
2		 6
3		      
4
Raúl Viver
Russell Simpson		 6
4		 3
6 		6
2		 6
4		    
5
Andrés Gómez
Chris Lewis		 6
2		 6
2		        

References
  1. "World Group 1984". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "Sweden v United States". daviscup.com.
  3. "Australia v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  4. "Great Britain v Italy". daviscup.com.
  5. "West Germany v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  6. "Romania v United States". daviscup.com.
  7. "Czechoslovakia v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  8. "India v France". daviscup.com.
  9. "New Zealand v Paraguay". daviscup.com.
  10. "Sweden v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
  11. "Australia v Italy". daviscup.com.
  12. "United States v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  13. "Czechoslovakia v France". daviscup.com.
  14. "Sweden v Paraguay". daviscup.com.
  15. "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.
  16. "Sweden v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  17. "Great Britain v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  18. "West Germany v Romania". daviscup.com.
  19. "Denmark v India". daviscup.com.
  20. "Ecuador v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
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