The 1984 Davis Cup (also known as the 1984 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 73rd edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 62 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 25 in the Europe Zone, 12 in the Eastern Zone, and 9 in the Americas Zone. Singapore and Senegal made their first appearances in the tournament.

1984 Davis Cup
Details
Duration24 February – 18 December 1984
Edition73rd
Teams61
Champion
Winning Nation Sweden
1983
1985

Sweden defeated the United States in the final, held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 16–18 December, to win their 2nd Davis Cup title.[1][2]

World Group edit

Participating teams
 
Argentina
 
Australia
 
Czechoslovakia
 
Denmark
 
Ecuador
 
France
 
Great Britain
 
India
 
Italy
 
New Zealand
 
Paraguay
 
Romania
 
Sweden
 
United States
 
West Germany
 
Yugoslavia

Draw edit

First round
24–26 February
Quarterfinals
13–15 July
Semifinals
28–30 September
Final
16–18 December
Perth, Australia (grass)
  Australia5
Brisbane, Australia (grass)
  Yugoslavia0
  Australia5
Telford, United Kingdom (indoor carpet)
  Italy0
  Italy3
Portland, OR, United States (indoor carpet)
  Great Britain2
  Australia1
Stuttgart, West Germany (indoor carpet)
  United States4
  Argentina4
Atlanta, GA, United States (indoor carpet)
  West Germany1
  Argentina0
Bucharest, Romania (indoor carpet)
  United States5
  United States5
Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor clay)
  Romania0
  United States1
Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
  Sweden4
  Denmark0
Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
  Czechoslovakia5
  Czechoslovakia3
New Delhi, India (grass)
  France2
  India1
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  France4
  Czechoslovakia0
Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)
  Sweden5
  Paraguay3
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  New Zealand2
  Paraguay1
Norrköping, Sweden (indoor carpet)
  Sweden4
  Ecuador1
  Sweden4

Final edit

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 edit

Date: 28–30 September

Home team Score Visiting team Location Surface
  Great Britain 1–4   Yugoslavia Eastbourne Grass
  West Germany 5–0   Romania West Berlin Clay
  Denmark 2–3   India Aarhus Clay
  Ecuador 4–1   New Zealand Guayaquil Clay

Americas Zone edit

First round
13–15 January
Quarterfinals
13–15 January; 2–4 March
Semifinals
4–6 May
Final
28–30 September
  Chile
Santiago, Chile (clay)
bye
  Chile5
  Colombia0
bye
Santiago, Chile (clay)
  Colombia
  Chile5
  Mexico0
  Canada
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
bye
  Canada0
Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
  Mexico5
  Venezuela0
Santiago, Chile (clay)
  Mexico5
  Chile4
  Brazil1
  Caribbean/West Indies
Bridgetown, Barbados (clay)
bye
  Caribbean/West Indies1
  Uruguay4
bye
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay)
  Uruguay
  Uruguay2
  Brazil3
  Peru
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay)
bye
  Peru0
  Brazil5
bye
  Brazil
  •   Chile are promoted to the World Group in 1985.

Eastern Zone edit

First round
13–15 January
Quarterfinals
2–4 March
Semifinals
4–6 May
Final
28–30 September
  Indonesia
Rawalpindi, Pakistan (clay)
bye
  Indonesia1
Karachi, Pakistan (indoor hard)
  Pakistan4
  Pakistan4
Rawalpindi, Pakistan (clay)
  Malaysia1
  Pakistan4
  Thailand1
  Thailand
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)
bye
  Thailand5
Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard)
  Hong Kong0
  Hong Kong3
Rawalpindi, Pakistan (clay)
  Chinese Taipei2
  Pakistan1
Guangzhou, China (indoor hard)
  Japan4
  Sri Lanka1
Kunming, China (indoor clay)
  China4
  China3
  South Korea1
bye
Kunming, China (indoor clay)
  South Korea
  China2
Singapore (hard)
  Japan3
  Philippines5
Fukuoka, Japan (indoor hard)
  Singapore0
  Philippines0
  Japan5
bye
  Japan
  •   Japan are promoted to the World Group in 1985.

Europe Zone edit

Zone A edit

First round
4–6 May
Quarterfinals
15–17 June
Semifinals
13–21 July
Final
28–30 September
  Soviet Union
Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay)
bye
  Soviet Union5
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
  Monaco0
  Zimbabwe1
Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay)
  Monaco4
  Soviet Union3
  Austria2
  Austriaw/o
Vienna, Austria (clay)
  Lebanon
  Austria5
Oslo, Norway (clay)
  Norway0
  Norway4
Donetsk, Soviet Union (clay)
  Portugal1
  Soviet Union3
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
  Israel2
  Greece1
Jerusalem, Israel (hard)
  Poland4
  Poland0
  Israel5
bye
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
  Israel
  Israel4
Dakar, Senegal (hard)
   Switzerland1
  Senegal3
Disentis, Switzerland (clay)
  Tunisia2
  Senegal0
   Switzerland5
bye
   Switzerland

Zone B edit

First round
4–6 May
Quarterfinals
15–17 June
Semifinals
13–15 July
Final
28–30 September
  Hungary
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
bye
  Hungary4
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
  Egypt1
  Egypt5
Brussels, Belgium (clay)
  Luxembourg0
  Hungary3
  Belgium2
  Bulgaria
Plovdiv, Bulgaria (clay)
bye
  Bulgaria2
Istanbul, Turkey (clay)
  Belgium3
  Belgium5
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
  Turkey0
  Hungary1
Pamplona, Spain (indoor clay)
  Spain4
  Spain5
Amsterdam, Netherlands (indoor carpet)
  Algeria0
  Spain3
  Netherlands2
bye
Vigo, Spain (clay)
  Netherlands
  Spain4
Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
  Ireland1
  Finland5
Helsinki, Finland (clay)
  Morocco0
  Finland2
  Ireland3
bye
  Ireland
  •   Spain are promoted to the World Group in 1985.

References edit

General
  • "World Group 1984". 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. ^ a b "Sweden v United States". daviscup.com.

External links edit