1990 Davis Cup

The 1990 Davis Cup (also known as the 1990 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 79th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 85 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 19 in the Americas Zone, 19 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 31 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Barbados, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago and Zambia made their first appearances in the tournament.

1990 Davis Cup
Details
Duration2 February – 2 December
Edition79th
Teams84
Champion
Winning Nation United States
1989
1991

The United States defeated Australia in the final, held at the Florida Suncoast Dome in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States, on 30 November–2 December, to win their 29th title overall.[1][2]

World Group

Participating teams

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Czechoslovakia

France

Israel

Italy

Mexico

Netherlands

New Zealand

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

United States

West Germany

Yugoslavia

Draw

  First Round
2–4 February
Quarterfinals
30 March–2 April
Semifinals
21–23 September
Final
30 November–2 December
                                     
Bremen, West Germany (indoor carpet)
  West Germany 3  
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
  Netherlands 2  
    West Germany 2  
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
    Argentina 3  
  Argentina 3
Sydney, Australia (grass)
  Israel 0  
    Argentina 0  
Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)
    Australia 5  
  Yugoslavia 2  
Brisbane, Australia (grass)
  New Zealand 3  
    New Zealand 2
Perth, Australia (grass)
    Australia 3  
  France 2
St. Petersburg, FL, United States (indoor clay)
  Australia 3  
    Australia 2
Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
    United States 3
   Switzerland 0  
Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
  Czechoslovakia 5  
    Czechoslovakia 1
Carlsbad, CA, United States (hard)
    United States 4  
  Mexico 0
Vienna, Austria (clay)
  United States 4  
    United States 3
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
    Austria 2  
  Spain 2  
Vienna, Austria (indoor clay)
  Austria 3  
    Austria 5
Cagliari, Italy (clay)
    Italy 0  
  Italy 3
  Sweden 2  

Final

United States vs. Australia


United States
3
Florida Suncoast Dome, St. Petersburg, FL, United States [2]
30 November–2 December 1990
Clay (indoors)

Australia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Andre Agassi
Richard Fromberg
4
6
6
2
4
6
6
2
6
4
 
2
Michael Chang
Darren Cahill
6
2
77
64
6
0
     
3
Rick Leach / Jim Pugh
Pat Cash / John Fitzgerald
6
4
6
2
3
6
77
62
   
4
Andre Agassi
Darren Cahill
4
6
6
4
      retired
 
5
Michael Chang
Richard Fromberg
5
7
6
2
3
6
     

World Group Qualifying Round

Date: 21–23 September

The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group Qualifying Round for spots in the 1991 World Group.

Home teamScoreVisiting teamLocationVenueDoorSurface
 Belgium4–1 South KoreaBrusselsRoyal Léopold ClubOutdoorClay
 Israel5–0 ChinaRamat HaSharonCanada StadiumOutdoorHard
 Canada3–2 NetherlandsTorontoNational Tennis CentreOutdoorHard
 Soviet Union1–4 SpainMoscowLenin Central StadiumIndoorCarpet
 Sweden5–0 FinlandVästeråsRocklundahallenIndoorCarpet
 Great Britain0–5 FranceLondonQueen's ClubOutdoorGrass
 Mexico5–0 UruguayMexico CityClub Alemán de MéxicoOutdoorHard
 Yugoslavia3–2  SwitzerlandSplitŠportski centar GripeIndoorClay

Americas Zone

Group I

  First Round
2–4 February
Second Round
30 March–1 April
                 
  Paraguay  
Asunción, Paraguay (clay)
 bye  
    Paraguay 0
Vancouver, Canada (indoor carpet)
    Canada 5
  Canada 4
  Brazil 1  
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
  Uruguay 3  
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
  Chile 2  
    Uruguay 4
    Peru 1
 bye
  Peru  
  Relegation Play-off
30 March–1 April
       
  Brasília, Brazil (indoor hard)
    Brazil 4
    Chile 1

Group II

  First Round
2–4 February
Second Round
30 March–1 April
Third Round
15–17 June
Fourth Round
20–22 July
                                     
  Ecuador  
Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay)
 bye  
    Ecuador 3  
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (hard)
    Haiti 2  
  Haiti 5
Havana, Cuba (hard)
  Trinidad and Tobago 0  
    Ecuador 1  
    Cuba 4  
  Cuba  
Havana, Cuba (hard)
 bye  
    Cuba 4
Caracas, Venezuela (clay)
    Venezuela 1  
  Jamaica 0
Havana, Cuba (hard)
  Venezuela 5  
    Cuba 3
Cali, Colombia (clay)
    Colombia 2
  Colombia 4  
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (clay)
  Guatemala 1  
    Colombia 4
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (clay)
    Dominican Republic 1  
  Costa Rica 2
Saint Peter, Barbados (hard)
  Dominican Republic 3  
    Colombia 4
Saint Michael, Barbados (clay)
    Barbados 1  
  Barbados 3  
Saint Michael, Barbados (clay)
  Bolivia 2  
    Barbados 4
    Bahamas 1  
 bye
  Bahamas  

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

  Preliminary Round
2–4 February
       
  Guangzhou, China (indoor hard)
    China 5
    Pakistan 0
  First Round
30 March–1 April
Second Round
4–6 May
                 
  Indonesia  
Beijing, China (hard)
 bye  
    Indonesia 1
Shanghai, China (clay)
    China 4
  China 5
  Philippines 0  
Chandigarh, India (grass)
  Japan 1  
Seoul, South Korea (clay)
  India 4  
    India 0
    South Korea 5
 bye
  South Korea  

Group II

  First Round
2–4 February
Second Round
30 March–1 April
Third Round
15–17 June
Fourth Round
20–22 July
                                     
  Hong Kong  
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard)
 bye  
    Hong Kong 4  
Amman, Jordan (indoor hard)
    Malaysia 1  
  Jordan 0
Kowloon, Hong Kong (hard)
  Malaysia 5  
    Hong Kong 4  
    Chinese Taipei 1  
  Bangladesh  
Dhaka, Bangladesh (hard)
 bye  
    Bangladesh 0
Singapore (grass)
    Chinese Taipei 5  
  Singapore 0
Bangkok, Thailand (hard)
  Chinese Taipei 5  
    Hong Kong 2
Manama, Bahrain (hard)
    Thailand 3
  Iraq 2  
Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)
  Bahrain 3  
    Bahrain 1
    Sri Lanka 4  
 bye
Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)
  Sri Lanka  
    Sri Lanka 1
Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard)
    Thailand 4  
  Kuwait 4  
Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard)
  Syria 1  
    Kuwait 0
    Thailand 5  
 bye
  Thailand  

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

  First Round
2–4 February
Second Round
4–6 May
                 
  Soviet Union  
Kiev, Soviet Union (indoor clay)
 bye  
    Soviet Union 4
Accra, Ghana (hard)
    Portugal 1
  Portugal 5
  Ghana 0  
Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet)
  Ireland 2  
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
  Romania 3  
    Romania 2
    Great Britain 3
 bye
  Great Britain  
  Hungary  
Brussels, Belgium (clay)
 bye  
    Hungary 1
    Belgium 4
 bye
  Belgium  
Lagos, Nigeria (hard)
  Finland 4  
Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet)
  Nigeria 1  
    Finland 3
    Denmark 2
 bye
  Denmark  
  Relegation Play-off
5–7 May
       
  Accra, Ghana (hard)
    Ghana 2
    Ireland 3

Group II Europe

  First Round
30 March–1 April
Second Round
4–6 May
Third Round
15–17 June
Fourth Round
20–22 July
                                     
  Greece  
Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)
 bye  
    Greece 0  
Nicosia, Cyprus (clay)
    Bulgaria 5  
  Bulgaria 5
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
  Cyprus 0  
    Bulgaria 1  
    Poland 4  
  Luxembourg  
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (indoor hard)
 bye  
    Luxembourg 1
    Poland 4  
 bye
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
  Poland  
    Poland 4
    Norway 1
  Malta  
İzmir, Turkey (clay)
 bye  
    Malta 2
    Turkey 3  
 bye
İzmir, Turkey (clay)
  Turkey  
    Turkey 2
    Norway 3  
  Norway  
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
 bye  
    Norway 4
    Monaco 1  
 bye
  Monaco  

Group II Africa

  First Round
1–4 February
Second Round
23 March–1 April
Third Round
15–17 June
Fourth Round
20–22 July
                                     
  Senegal  
Lomé, Togo (hard)
 bye  
    Senegal 0  
    Togo 5  
  Togo w/o
Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
  Libya  
    Togo 0  
    Morocco 5  
  Morocco  
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
 bye  
    Morocco 5
Algiers, Algeria (clay)
    Egypt 0  
  Algeria 1
Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
  Egypt 4  
    Morocco 4
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)
    Zimbabwe 1
  Kenya 1  
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)
  Ivory Coast 4  
    Ivory Coast 5
    Cameroon 0  
 bye
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
  Cameroon  
    Ivory Coast 0
    Zimbabwe 5  
  Zambia  
Lusaka, Zambia (hard)
 bye  
    Zambia 1
    Zimbabwe 4  
 bye
  Zimbabwe  

References

General
  • "World Group 1990". 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. "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.
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