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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 1986
Edition75th
Teams69
Champion
Winning Nation Australia
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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 edit

Main article: 1986 Davis Cup 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 edit

First round
7–10 March		Quarterfinals
18–20 July		Semifinals
3–5 October		Final
26–28 December
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
  West Germany2
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
  Mexico3
  Mexico1
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
  United States4
  United States3
Brisbane, Australia (grass)
  Ecuador2
  United States1
Auckland, New Zealand (hard)
  Australia3
  Australia4
Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass)
  New Zealand1
  Australia4
Telford, United Kingdom (indoor carpet)
  Great Britain1
  Spain1
Melbourne, Australia (grass)
  Great Britain4
  Australia3
Belgrade, Yugoslavia (indoor hard)
  Sweden2
  Soviet Union2
Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (indoor hard)
  Yugoslavia3
  Yugoslavia0
Calcutta, India (grass)
  Czechoslovakia5
  India1
Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
  Czechoslovakia4
  Czechoslovakia1
Palermo, Italy (clay)
  Sweden4
  Italy4
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  Paraguay1
  Italy0
Brøndby, Denmark (indoor carpet)
  Sweden5
  Denmark0
  Sweden5

Final edit

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 edit

Further information: 1986 Davis Cup World Group § Relegation play-offs

Date: 3–5 October

Home team Score Visiting team Location Door Surface
  West Germany 5–0   Ecuador Essen Indoor Carpet
  Spain 5–0   New Zealand Barcelona Outdoor Clay
  India 4–1   Soviet Union New Delhi Outdoor Grass
  Paraguay 3–2   Denmark Asunción Outdoor Clay

Americas Zone edit

Main article: 1986 Davis Cup Americas Zone
First round
17–19 January		Quarterfinals
7–9 March		Semifinals
18–20 July		Final
3–5 October
  Chile
Santiago, Chile (clay)
bye
  Chile3
  Canada2
bye
São Paulo, Brazil (clay)
  Canada
  Chile5
  Brazil0
  Brazil
Kingston, Jamaica (hard)
bye
  Brazil5
  Caribbean/West Indies0
bye
Santiago, Chile (clay)
  Caribbean/West Indies
  Chile1
  Argentina4
  Colombia
Bogotá, Colombia (indoor clay)
bye
  Colombia0
  Peru4
bye
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
  Peru
  Peru2
Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
  Argentina3
  Uruguay3
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
  Venezuela2
  Uruguay0
  Argentina5
bye
  Argentina

Eastern Zone edit

Main article: 1986 Davis Cup Eastern Zone
First round
7–9 March		Quarterfinals
9–11 May		Semifinals
18–20 July		Final
6–8 October
  Japan
Matsuyama, Japan (hard)
bye
  Japan4
Singapore (grass)
  Chinese Taipei1
  Singapore0
Kumamoto, Japan (indoor carpet)
  Chinese Taipei3
  Japan4
  China1
  China
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)
bye
  China3
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor carpet)
  Hong Kong0
  Hong Kong3
Seoul, South Korea (hard)
  Malaysia2
  Japan1
Bangkok, Thailand (hard)
  South Korea4
  Bangladesh0
Bangkok, Thailand (hard)
  Thailand5
  Thailand4
Jakarta, Indonesia (clay)
  Indonesia0
  Indonesia4
Seoul, South Korea (clay)
  Philippines1
  Thailand0
Lahore, Pakistan (clay)
  South Korea5
  Pakistan3
Seoul, South Korea (clay)
  Sri Lanka2
  Pakistan1
  South Korea4
bye
  South Korea

Europe Zone edit

Main article: 1986 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Africa Zone edit

First round
17–19 January		Second Round
7–9 March		Third Round
3–6 April
  Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)
bye
  Zimbabwe5
  Libya0
bye
Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)
  Libya
  Zimbabwe4
  Morocco1
  Morocco
Casablanca, Morocco (hard)
bye
  Morocco3
  Kenya2
bye
  Kenya
Tunis, Tunisia (clay)
  Nigeria5
Dakar, Senegal (hard)
  Tunisia0
  Nigeria4
  Senegal1
bye
Algiers, Algeria (clay)
  Senegal
  Nigeria3
  Algeria2
  Ivory Coast
Algiers, Algeria (clay)
bye
  Ivory Coast0
  Algeria5
bye
  Algeria

Europe Zone A edit

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
  France5
İzmir, Turkey (clay)
  Turkey0
  Luxembourg2
Moliets-et-Maa, France (hard)
  Turkey3
  France5
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
  Bulgaria0
  Egypt5
Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay)
  Malta0
  Egypt1
Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay)
  Bulgaria4
  Bulgaria5
Montpellier, France (indoor carpet)
  Cyprus0
  France4
Porto, Portugal (clay)
  Austria1
  Zimbabwe2
Mayrhofen, Austria (clay)
  Portugal3
  Portugal0
  Austria5
bye
Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria (clay)
  Austria
  Austria3
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
  Romania2
  Finland2
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
  Poland3
  Poland1
  Romania4
bye
  Romania
  •   France are promoted to the World Group in 1987.

Europe Zone B edit

First round
9–11 May		Quarterfinals
13–15 June		Semifinals
18–20 July		Final
3–5 October
  Monaco
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
bye
  Monaco2
  Hungary3
  Iran
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
  Hungaryw/o
  Hungary2
   Switzerland3
   Switzerland
Lucerne, Switzerland (clay)
bye
   Switzerland5
Filothei, Greece (clay)
  Greece0
  Greece5
St. Gallen, Switzerland (indoor carpet)
  Syria0
   Switzerland1
Lagos, Nigeria (clay)
  Israel4
  Nigeria5
Benin City, Nigeria (clay)
  Norway0
  Nigeria2
  Netherlands3
  Saudi Arabia
Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)
  Netherlandsw/o
  Netherlands1
Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)
  Israel3
  Belgium4
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
  Ireland1
  Belgium0
  Israel5
bye
  Israel
  •   Israel are promoted to the World Group in 1987.

References edit

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. ^ a b "Australia v Sweden". daviscup.com.

External links edit

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