1986 Davis Cup

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.

1986 Davis Cup
Details
Duration7 March – 28 December
Edition75th
Teams69
Champion
Winning Nation Australia
1985
1987

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

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
26–28 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, United Kingdom (grass)
  New Zealand 1  
    Australia 4
Telford, United Kingdom (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  

Final

Australia vs. Sweden


Australia
3
Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia [2]
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
       

Relegation play-offs

Date: 3–5 October

Home teamScoreVisiting teamLocationDoorSurface
 West Germany5–0 EcuadorEssenIndoorCarpet
 Spain5–0 New ZealandBarcelonaOutdoorClay
 India4–1 Soviet UnionNew DelhiOutdoorGrass
 Paraguay3–2 DenmarkAsunciónOutdoorClay

Americas Zone

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

Eastern Zone

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

Europe Zone

Africa Zone

  First Round
17–19 January
Second Round
7–9 March
Third Round
3–6 April
                           
  Zimbabwe  
Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)
 bye  
    Zimbabwe 5  
    Libya 0  
 bye
Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)
  Libya  
    Zimbabwe 4
    Morocco 1
  Morocco  
Casablanca, Morocco (hard)
 bye  
    Morocco 3
    Kenya 2  
 bye
  Kenya  
Tunis, Tunisia (clay)
  Nigeria 5  
Dakar, Senegal (hard)
  Tunisia 0  
    Nigeria 4
    Senegal 1  
 bye
Algiers, Algeria (clay)
  Senegal  
    Nigeria 3
    Algeria 2
  Ivory Coast  
Algiers, Algeria (clay)
 bye  
    Ivory Coast 0
    Algeria 5  
 bye
  Algeria  

Europe Zone A

  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  
    France 5  
İzmir, Turkey (clay)
    Turkey 0  
  Luxembourg 2
Moliets-et-Maa, France (hard)
  Turkey 3  
    France 5  
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
    Bulgaria 0  
  Egypt 5  
Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay)
  Malta 0  
    Egypt 1
Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay)
    Bulgaria 4  
  Bulgaria 5
Montpellier, France (indoor carpet)
  Cyprus 0  
    France 4
Porto, Portugal (clay)
    Austria 1
  Zimbabwe 2  
Mayrhofen, Austria (clay)
  Portugal 3  
    Portugal 0
    Austria 5  
 bye
Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria (clay)
  Austria  
    Austria 3
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
    Romania 2  
  Finland 2  
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
  Poland 3  
    Poland 1
    Romania 4  
 bye
  Romania  

Europe Zone B

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

References

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. "Australia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
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