1987 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1987.[1]

1987 Davis Cup World Group
Date13 March – 20 December
Edition7th
Champions

Sweden
Main article: 1987 Davis Cup

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

Sweden won the title, defeating India in the final, 5–0. The final was held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, from 18 to 20 December.[2] It was the Swedish team's 4th Davis Cup title overall.

Participating teams
Participating teams

Argentina
Australia
Czechoslovakia
France

Great Britain
India
Israel
Italy

Mexico
Paraguay
South Korea
Spain

Sweden
United States
West Germany
Yugoslavia

Draw
  First Round
13–15 March		 Quarterfinals
24–26 July		 Semifinals
2–4 October		 Final
18–20 December
                                     
Prato, Italy (clay)
  Sweden 3  
Fréjus, France (clay)
  Italy 2  
    Sweden 4  
Marcq-en-Barœul, France (indoor carpet)
    France 1  
  France 5
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
  South Korea 0  
    Sweden 3  
Asunción, Paraguay (clay)
    Spain 2  
  United States 2  
Caracas, Venezuela (clay)
  Paraguay 3  
    Paraguay 2
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
    Spain 3  
  West Germany 2
Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor clay)
  Spain 3  
    Sweden 5
New Delhi, India (grass)
    India 0
  India 3  
New Delhi, India (grass)
  Argentina 2  
    India 4
Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
    Israel 0  
  Israel 3
Sydney, Australia (grass)
  Czechoslovakia 2  
    India 3
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
    Australia 2  
  Great Britain 0  
Brisbane, Australia (grass)
  Mexico 5  
    Mexico 1
Adelaide, Australia (grass)
    Australia 4  
  Yugoslavia 1
  Australia 4  

First round

Italy vs. Sweden

Italy
2		 Tennis Club Prato, Prato, Italy [3]
13–15 March 1987
Clay
Sweden
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Paolo Canè
Mikael Pernfors		 1
6 		6
2		 6
3		 6
4		    
2
Simone Colombo
Mats Wilander		 2
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     
3
Paolo Canè / Simone Colombo
Anders Järryd / Mats Wilander		 1
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
4
Simone Colombo
Anders Järryd		 3
6 		4
6 		6
4		 5
7 		   
5
Paolo Canè
Mats Wilander		 6
3		 2
6 		7
5		      

France vs. South Korea

France
5		 Salle de Sport, Marcq-en-Barœul, France [4]
13–15 March 1987
Carpet (indoors)
South Korea
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Thierry Tulasne
Kim Bong-soo		 6
4		 6
2		 6
3		      
2
Guy Forget
Yoo Jin-sun		 6
3		 5
7 		6
3		 6
3		    
3
Tarik Benhabiles / Guy Forget
Song Dong-wook / Yoo Jin-sun		 4
6 		4
6 		6
2		 6
3		 10
8		  
4
Tarik Benhabiles
Yoo Jin-sun		 6
3		 4
6 		6
3		      
5
Guy Forget
Kim Bong-soo		 6
4		 7
5		        

Paraguay vs. United States

Paraguay
3		 Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Asunción, Paraguay [5]
13–15 March 1987
Clay
United States
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Hugo Chapacú
Aaron Krickstein		 7
5		 3
6 		1
6 		6
4		 4
6 		 
2
Víctor Pecci
Jimmy Arias		 6
3		 4
6 		6
4		 7
5		    
3
Francisco González / Víctor Pecci
Ken Flach / Robert Seguso		 7
5		 11
9		 2
6 		5
7 		4
6 		 
4
Hugo Chapacú
Jimmy Arias		 6
4		 6
1		 5
7 		3
6 		9
7		  
5
Víctor Pecci
Aaron Krickstein		 6
2		 8
6		 9
7		      

Spain vs. West Germany

Spain
3		 Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain [6]
13–15 March 1987
Clay
West Germany
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Emilio Sánchez
Boris Becker		 4
6 		5
7 		7
5		 6
3		 3
6 		 
2
Sergio Casal
Eric Jelen		 6
4		 6
8 		7
9 		6
3		 6
4		  
3
Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez
Boris Becker / Eric Jelen		 5
7 		6
4		 4
6 		3
6 		   
4
Emilio Sánchez
Eric Jelen		 8
6		 6
3		 6
2		      
5
Sergio Casal
Boris Becker		 6
2		 0
6 		6
2		 6
3		    

India vs. Argentina

India
3		 New Delhi, India [7]
13–15 March 1987
Grass
Argentina
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Vijay Amritraj
Horacio de la Peña		 9
7		 6
3		 6
3		      
2
Ramesh Krishnan
Martín Jaite		 6
1		 6
3		 3
6 		2
6 		3
6 		 
3
Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj
Javier Frana / Christian Miniussi		 3
6 		4
6 		6
3		 6
8 		   
4
Vijay Amritraj
Martín Jaite		 3
6 		3
6 		6
4		 8
6		 6
2		  
5
Ramesh Krishnan
Horacio de la Peña		 6
4		 7
5		 6
2		      

Czechoslovakia vs. Israel

Czechoslovakia
2		 Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia [8]
13–15 March 1987
Carpet (indoors)
Israel
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Miloslav Mečíř
Amos Mansdorf		 4
6 		2
6 		6
3		 3
6 		   
2
Milan Šrejber
Shlomo Glickstein		 5
7 		4
6 		6
3		 6
4		 2
3		 retired
 
3
Miloslav Mečíř / Tomáš Šmíd
Shlomo Glickstein / Amos Mansdorf		 6
2		 4
6 		8
6		 8
6		    
4
Miloslav Mečíř
Shlomo Glickstein		 6
3		 6
1		 6
2		      
5
Karel Nováček
Amos Mansdorf		 3
6 		6
4		 2
6 		0
6 		   

Mexico vs. Great Britain

Mexico
5		 Estadio Federico Boehm, Mexico City, Mexico [9]
13–15 March 1987
Clay
Great Britain
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Francisco Maciel
Jeremy Bates		 6
3		 6
2		 6
5		      
2
Leonardo Lavalle
Andrew Castle		 6
2		 3
6 		6
2		 6
4		    
3
Leonardo Lavalle / Jorge Lozano
Jeremy Bates / Andrew Castle		 6
3		 6
2		 6
8 		6
2		    
4
Agustín Moreno
Andrew Castle		 9
7		 6
1		        
5
Jorge Lozano
Jeremy Bates		 6
4		 6
3		        

Australia vs. Yugoslavia

Australia
4		 Memorial Drive Park, Adelaide, Australia [10]
13–15 March 1987
Grass
Yugoslavia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Pat Cash
Bruno Orešar		 9
7		 6
4		 7
5		      
2
Wally Masur
Slobodan Živojinović		 8
6		 6
8 		7
9 		10
12 		   
3
Pat Cash / Peter Doohan
Igor Flego / Slobodan Živojinović		 9
11 		7
5		 6
3		 6
4		    
4
Wally Masur
Bruno Orešar		 8
6		 6
2		 6
1		      
5
Pat Cash
Slobodan Živojinović		 6
8 		7
5		 6
0		      

Quarterfinals

France vs. Sweden

France
1		 Arènes de Fréjus, Fréjus, France [11]
24–26 July 1987
Clay
Sweden
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Thierry Tulasne
Kent Carlsson		 1
6 		6
3		 1
6 		2
6 		   
2
Henri Leconte
Mats Wilander		 3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3
Guy Forget / Henri Leconte
Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd		 6
4		 6
2		 3
6 		15
13		    
4
Henri Leconte
Kent Carlsson		 5
7 		2
6 		5
7 		     
5
Thierry Tulasne
Mats Wilander		 4
6 		3
6 		       

Paraguay vs. Spain

Paraguay
2		 Caracas, Venezuela [12]
24–26 July 1987
Clay
Spain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Víctor Pecci
Emilio Sánchez		 1
6 		4
6 		9
11 		     
2
Hugo Chapacú
Sergio Casal		 2
6 		7
5		 6
1		 6
3		    
3
Francisco González / Víctor Pecci
Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez		 2
6 		18
16		 3
6 		12
14 		   
4
Víctor Pecci
Sergio Casal		 2
6 		6
3		 6
2		 6
2		    
5
Hugo Chapacú
Emilio Sánchez		 1
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     

India vs. Israel

India
4		 New Delhi, India [13]
24–26 July 1987
Grass
Israel
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ramesh Krishnan
Shlomo Glickstein		 7
5		 6
1		 6
2		      
2
Vijay Amritraj
Amos Mansdorf		 6
4		 6
4		 7
5		      
3
Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj
Gilad Bloom / Shlomo Glickstein		 6
2		 6
2		 7
5		      
4
Ramesh Krishnan
Amos Mansdorf		 10
8		 6
0		        
5
Srinivasan Vasudevan
Shlomo Glickstein		 10
8		         not
completed

Australia vs. Mexico

Australia
4		 Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia [14]
24–26 July 1987
Grass
Mexico
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Wally Masur
Jorge Lozano		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
2
Pat Cash
Leonardo Lavalle		 6
2		 6
1		 6
0		      
3
Peter Doohan / Wally Masur
Leonardo Lavalle / Jorge Lozano		 3
6 		6
4		 4
6 		8
6		 13
11		  
4
Pat Cash
Jorge Lozano		 6
3		 6
4		        
5
Wally Masur
Leonardo Lavalle		 5
7 		4
6 		       

Semifinals

Spain vs. Sweden

Spain
2		 Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain [15]
2–5 October 1987
Clay
Sweden
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Emilio Sánchez
Mats Wilander		 6
8 		6
3		 0
6 		2
6 		   
2
Javier Sánchez
Stefan Edberg		 4
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3
Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez
Anders Järryd / Mats Wilander		 6
0		 6
3		 2
6 		6
4		    
4
Emilio Sánchez
Stefan Edberg		 4
6 		6
8 		4
6 		     
5
Javier Sánchez
Jan Gunnarsson		 6
3		 3
6 		6
3		      

Australia vs. India

Australia
2		 White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia [16]
2–4 October 1987
Grass
India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
John Fitzgerald
Ramesh Krishnan		 1
6 		2
6 		6
3		 6
8 		   
2
Wally Masur
Vijay Amritraj		 6
1		 3
6 		10
12 		4
6 		   
3
Pat Cash / Peter Doohan
Anand Amritraj / Srinivasan Vasudevan		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
4
John Fitzgerald
Vijay Amritraj		 7
5		 6
3		 6
3		      
5
Wally Masur
Ramesh Krishnan		 6
8 		4
6 		4
6 		     

Final

Sweden vs. India

Sweden
5		 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden [2]
18–20 December 1987
Clay (indoors)
India
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Mats Wilander
Ramesh Krishnan		 6
4		 6
1		 6
3		      
2
Anders Järryd
Vijay Amritraj		 6
3		 6
3		 6
1		      
3
Joakim Nyström / Mats Wilander
Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj		 6
2		 3
6 		6
1		 6
2		    
4
Anders Järryd
Ramesh Krishnan		 6
4		 6
3		        
5
Mats Wilander
Vijay Amritraj		 6
2		 6
0		        

Relegation play-offs

The first-round losers played in the Relegation Play-offs. The winners of the play-offs advanced to the 1988 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions.

Results summary

Date: 24–26 July

Home teamScoreVisiting teamLocationDoorSurfaceRef.
 South Korea2–3 ItalySeoulOutdoorHard[17]
 United States2–3 West GermanyHartford, CTIndoorCarpet[18]
 Czechoslovakia5–0 ArgentinaPragueOutdoorClay[19]
 Yugoslavia3–2 Great BritainZagrebOutdoorClay[20]

South Korea vs. Italy

South Korea
2		 Seoul, South Korea [17]
24–26 July 1987
Hard
Italy
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Song Dong-wook
Paolo Canè		 10
8		 3
6 		6
4		 6
4		    
2
Yoo Jin-sun
Claudio Panatta		 6
2		 4
6 		4
6 		9
7		 10
12 		 
3
Song Dong-wook / Yoo Jin-sun
Paolo Canè / Simone Colombo		 2
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4
Song Dong-wook
Claudio Panatta		 6
1		 6
8 		3
6 		6
2		 6
2		  
5
Kim Bong-soo
Paolo Canè		 3
6 		1
6 		6
8 		     

United States vs. West Germany

United States
2		 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT, United States [18]
24–26 July 1987
Carpet (indoors)
West Germany
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Tim Mayotte
Eric Jelen		 8
6		 2
6 		6
1		 3
6 		2
6 		 
2
John McEnroe
Boris Becker		 6
4		 13
15 		10
8		 2
6 		2
6 		 
3
Ken Flach / Robert Seguso
Eric Jelen / Ricki Osterthun		 6
3		 8
6		 14
12		      
4
John McEnroe
Eric Jelen		 7
5		 6
2		 6
1		      
5
Tim Mayotte
Boris Becker		 2
6 		3
6 		7
5		 6
4		 2
6 		 

Czechoslovakia vs. Argentina

Czechoslovakia
5		 Prague, Czechoslovakia [19]
24–26 July 1987
Clay
Argentina
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Karel Nováček
Martín Jaite		 6
3		 2
6 		6
3		 6
1		    
2
Miloslav Mečíř
Horacio de la Peña		 8
6		 4
6 		6
3		 6
4		    
3
Miloslav Mečíř / Tomáš Šmíd
Javier Frana / Christian Miniussi		 6
1		 4
6 		6
3		 6
2		    
4
Karel Nováček
Horacio de la Peña		 6
4		 7
5		        
5
Miloslav Mečíř
Martín Jaite		 9
7		 6
2		        

Yugoslavia vs. Great Britain

Yugoslavia
3		 Zagreb, Yugoslavia [20]
24–26 July 1987
Clay
Great Britain
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Bruno Orešar
Jeremy Bates		 6
1		 6
0		 1
6 		6
3		    
2
Slobodan Živojinović
Steve Shaw		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
3
Bruno Orešar / Slobodan Živojinović
Jeremy Bates / Andrew Castle		 10
8		 11
9		 12
10		      
4
Slobodan Živojinović
Jeremy Bates		 4
6 		6
3		 4
0		     not
completed
5
Bruno Orešar
Steve Shaw		           not
played

References
  1. "World Group 1987". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "Sweden v India". daviscup.com.
  3. "Italy v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  4. "France v South Korea". daviscup.com.
  5. "Paraguay v United States". daviscup.com.
  6. "Spain v West Germany". daviscup.com.
  7. "India v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  8. "Czechoslovakia v Israel". daviscup.com.
  9. "Mexico v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  10. "Australia v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  11. "France v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  12. "Paraguay v Spain". daviscup.com.
  13. "India v Israel". daviscup.com.
  14. "Australia v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  15. "Spain v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  16. "Australia v India". daviscup.com.
  17. "South Korea v Italy". daviscup.com.
  18. "United States v West Germany". daviscup.com.
  19. "Czechoslovakia v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  20. "Yugoslavia v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
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