1990 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1990.[1] The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group Qualifying Round, and the winners progressed to the quarterfinals and were guaranteed a World Group spot for 1991.

1990 Davis Cup World Group
Date2 February – 2 December
Edition10th
Champions

United States
Main article: 1990 Davis Cup

West Germany were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the quarterfinals.

The United States won the title, defeating Australia in the final, 3–2. The final was held at the Florida Suncoast Dome in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States, from 30 November to 2 December.[2] It was the US team's 29th Davis Cup title overall and their first since 1982.

Participating teams
Participating teams

Argentina
Australia
Austria
Czechoslovakia

France
Germany
Israel
Italy

Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Spain

Sweden
Switzerland
United States
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  

First round

West Germany vs. Netherlands

West Germany
3		 Stadthalle Bremen, Bremen, West Germany [3]
2–4 February 1990
Carpet (indoors)
Netherlands
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Carl-Uwe Steeb
Michiel Schapers		 6
1		 4
6 		6
3		 6
3		    
2
Eric Jelen
Tom Nijssen		 77
65		 7
5		 3
6 		6
3		    
3
Eric Jelen / Michael Stich
Tom Nijssen / Michiel Schapers		 6
4		 6
2		 5
7 		6
4		    
4
Michael Stich
Tom Nijssen		 65
77		 1
6 		       
5
Eric Jelen
Michiel Schapers		 4
6 		6
4		 4
6 		     

Argentina vs. Israel

Argentina
3		 Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina [4]
2–3 February 1990
Clay
Israel
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Alberto Mancini
Gilad Bloom		 6
2		 77
62		 6
2		      
2
Martín Jaite
Amos Mansdorf		 6
4		 6
3		 6
2		      
3
Javier Frana / Gustavo Luza
Amos Mansdorf / Shahar Perkiss		 6
3		 6
0		 77
61		      
4
Martín Jaite
Gilad Bloom		           not
played
5
Alberto Mancini
Amos Mansdorf		           not
played

New Zealand vs. Yugoslavia

New Zealand
3		 Wilding Park, Christchurch, New Zealand [5]
1–3 February 1990
Grass
Yugoslavia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Kelly Evernden
Slobodan Živojinović		 61
77		 3
6 		6
3		 6
2		 6
4		  
2
Brett Steven
Goran Prpić		 6
4		 6
2		 6
4		      
3
Kelly Evernden / Steve Guy
Goran Ivanišević / Slobodan Živojinović		 5
7 		3
6 		77
64		 5
7 		   
4
Kelly Evernden
Goran Prpić		 6
0		 2
6 		61
77		 6
3		 6
2		  
5
Brett Steven
Slobodan Živojinović		 5
7 		79
67		 5
7 		     

Australia vs. France

Australia
3		 Royal King's Park Tennis Club, Perth, Australia [6]
2–4 February 1990
Grass
France
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Darren Cahill
Henri Leconte		 3
6 		5
7 		3
6 		     
2
Wally Masur
Yannick Noah		 4
6 		6
3		 4
6 		6
3		 6
2		  
3
Pat Cash / John Fitzgerald
Guy Forget / Yannick Noah		 78
66		 6
4		 6
4		      
4
Wally Masur
Henri Leconte		 6
4		 3
6 		6
3		 2
6 		6
4		  
5
Darren Cahill
Yannick Noah		 4
6 		4
6 		       

Czechoslovakia vs. Switzerland

Czechoslovakia
5		 Sportovní hala, Prague, Czechoslovakia [7]
2–4 February 1990
Carpet (indoors)
Switzerland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Milan Šrejber
Marc Rosset		 6
3		 6
2		 6
4		      
2
Miloslav Mečíř
Jakob Hlasek		 77
65		 6
2		 6
1		      
3
Petr Korda / Milan Šrejber
Heinz Günthardt / Jakob Hlasek		 6
4		 3
6 		711
69		 77
62		    
4
Miloslav Mečíř
Marc Rosset		 65
77		 6
1		 6
3		      
5
Milan Šrejber
Jakob Hlasek		 3
6 		6
4		 7
5		      

United States vs. Mexico

United States
4		 La Costa Resort Hotel, Carlsbad, CA, United States [8]
2–4 February 1990
Hard
Mexico
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jay Berger
Jorge Lozano		 65
77		 6
4		 6
3		 6
3		    
2
Brad Gilbert
Leonardo Lavalle		 6
3		 6
1		 710
68		      
3
Rick Leach / Jim Pugh
Leonardo Lavalle / Jorge Lozano		 6
4		 64
77		 7
5		 6
1		    
4
Brad Gilbert
Jorge Lozano		 4
6 		6
2		 6
3		      
5
Jay Berger
Leonardo Lavalle		 6
4		 1
2		       not
completed

Spain vs. Austria

Spain
2		 Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain [9]
2–4 February 1990
Clay
Austria
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Emilio Sánchez
Thomas Muster		 6
1		 2
6 		6
4		 3
6 		4
6 		 
2
Sergi Bruguera
Horst Skoff		 4
6 		5
7 		0
6 		     
3
Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez
Alex Antonitsch / Thomas Muster		 1
6 		6
3		 77
65		 6
4		    
4
Sergi Bruguera
Thomas Muster		 5
7 		1
6 		62
77		      
5
Emilio Sánchez
Horst Skoff		 6
3		 6
3		        

Italy vs. Sweden

Italy
3		 Tennis Club Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy [10]
2–5 February 1990
Clay
Sweden
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Paolo Canè
Jonas Svensson		 3
6 		2
6 		6
3		 6
3		 6
1		  
2
Omar Camporese
Mats Wilander		 4
6 		4
6 		7
5		 77
61		 4
6 		 
3
Paolo Canè / Diego Nargiso
Jan Gunnarsson / Anders Järryd		 7
5		 6
1		 7
5		      
4
Omar Camporese
Jonas Svensson		 77
62		 1
6 		3
6 		1
6 		   
5
Paolo Canè
Mats Wilander		 6
4		 3
6 		4
6 		7
5		 7
5		  

Quarterfinals

Argentina vs. West Germany

Argentina
3		 Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina [11]
30 March–2 April 1990
Clay
West Germany
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Alberto Mancini
Jens Wöhrmann		 7
5		 4
6 		77
62		 77
62		    
2
Martín Jaite
Carl-Uwe Steeb		 3
6 		77
65		 4
6 		3
6 		   
3
Javier Frana / Gustavo Luza
Eric Jelen / Michael Stich		 2
6 		65
77		 2
6 		     
4
Martín Jaite
Michael Stich		 4
6 		6
4		 6
1		 1
6 		6
3		  
5
Alberto Mancini
Carl-Uwe Steeb		 78
66		 6
3		 6
4		      

Australia vs. New Zealand

Australia
3		 Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia [12]
30 March–1 April 1990
Grass
New Zealand
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
John Fitzgerald
Brett Steven		 6
1		 6
0		 3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		 
2
Wally Masur
Kelly Evernden		 6
3		 77
60		 6
1		      
3
Darren Cahill / Mark Kratzmann
Kelly Evernden / David Lewis		 7
5		 6
3		 77
64		      
4
Wally Masur
Brett Steven		 7
5		 6
2		 6
4		      
5
John Fitzgerald
Kelly Evernden		 5
7 		710
68		 1
6 		     

Czechoslovakia vs. United States

Czechoslovakia
1		 Sportovní hala, Prague, Czechoslovakia [13]
30 March–1 April 1990
Carpet (indoors)
United States
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Milan Šrejber
Aaron Krickstein		 6
4		 65
77		 65
77		 77
64		 3
6 		 
2
Petr Korda
Brad Gilbert		 6
2		 6
3		 6
3		      
3
Petr Korda / Milan Šrejber
Rick Leach / Jim Pugh		 4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4
Petr Korda
Aaron Krickstein		 2
6 		3
6 		6
1		 3
6 		   
5
Karel Nováček
Brad Gilbert		 2
6 		1
6 		       

Austria vs. Italy

Austria
5		 Ferry-Dusika-Hallenstadion, Vienna, Austria [14]
30 March–1 April 1990
Clay (indoors)
Italy
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Horst Skoff
Diego Nargiso		 6
0		 6
0		 6
2		      
2
Thomas Muster
Paolo Canè		 7
5		 7
5		 1
6 		4
6 		6
3		  
3
Alex Antonitsch / Thomas Muster
Paolo Canè / Diego Nargiso		 77
64		 1
6 		6
2		 6
2		    
4
Horst Skoff
Claudio Pistolesi		 6
4		 6
1		        
5
Thomas Muster
Diego Nargiso		 6
3		 6
2		        

Semifinals

Australia vs. Argentina

Australia
5		 White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia [15]
21–23 September 1990
Grass
Argentina
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Pat Cash
Alberto Mancini		 6
1		 6
1		 6
2		      
2
Wally Masur
Martín Jaite		 3
6 		64
77		 6
4		 6
0		 6
2		  
3
Darren Cahill / Mark Kratzmann
Javier Frana / Christian Miniussi		 3
6 		77
65		 78
66		 4
6 		15
13		  
4
Pat Cash
Martín Jaite		 7
5		 6
2		        
5
Wally Masur
Javier Frana		 6
2		 6
2		        

Austria vs. United States

Austria
2		 Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria [16]
21–24 September 1990
Clay
United States
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Thomas Muster
Michael Chang		 4
6 		6
2		 6
2		 6
4		    
2
Horst Skoff
Andre Agassi		 63
77		 0
6 		1
6 		     
3
Alex Antonitsch / Thomas Muster
Rick Leach / Jim Pugh		 64
77		 6
3		 0
6 		5
7 		   
4
Thomas Muster
Andre Agassi		 6
2		 6
2		 77
62		      
5
Horst Skoff
Michael Chang		 6
3		 77
64		 4
6 		4
6 		3
6 		 

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 		     

References
  1. "World Group 1990". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.
  3. "West Germany v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  4. "Argentina v Israel". daviscup.com.
  5. "New Zealand v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  6. "Australia v France". daviscup.com.
  7. "Czechoslovakia v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  8. "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  9. "Spain v Austria". daviscup.com.
  10. "Italy v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  11. "Argentina v West Germany". daviscup.com.
  12. "Australia v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  13. "Czechoslovakia v United States". daviscup.com.
  14. "Austria v Italy". daviscup.com.
  15. "Australia v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  16. "Austria v United States". daviscup.com.
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