1986 Davis Cup

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1986 edition of the Davis Cup

1986 Davis CupDetails

Duration| 7 March – 28 December 1986
Edition| 75th
Teams| 69
Champion
Winning nation|  Australia

← 1985

1987 →

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.

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

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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

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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| First round
7–10 March| | | Quarterfinals
18–20 July| | | Semifinals
3–5 October| | | Final
26–28 December
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay)| | |
|  West Germany| 2
| | | Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
|  Mexico| 3| |
| | |  Mexico| 1
| Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)| | | |
| | |  United States| 4| |
|  United States| 3| | | |
| | | | Brisbane, Australia (grass)
|  Ecuador| 2| |
| | |  United States| 1
| Auckland, New Zealand (hard)| | | | |
| | |  Australia| 3| |
|  Australia| 4| | | | |
| | | Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass)|
|  New Zealand| 1| |
| | |  Australia| 4
| Telford, United Kingdom (indoor carpet)| | | |
| | |  Great Britain| 1| |
|  Spain| 1| | | |
| | | | Melbourne, Australia (grass)
|  Great Britain| 4| |
| | |  Australia| 3
| Belgrade, Yugoslavia (indoor hard)| | |
| | |  Sweden| 2
|  Soviet Union| 2| | | | | |
| | | Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (indoor hard)|
|  Yugoslavia| 3| |
| | |  Yugoslavia| 0
| Calcutta, India (grass)| | | |
| | |  Czechoslovakia| 5| |
|  India| 1| | | |
| | | | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
|  Czechoslovakia| 4| |
| | |  Czechoslovakia| 1
| Palermo, Italy (clay)| | | | |
| | |  Sweden| 4| | |
|  Italy| 4| | | | |
| | | Båstad, Sweden (clay)| |
|  Paraguay| 1| |
| | |  Italy| 0|
| Brøndby, Denmark (indoor carpet)| | | |
| | |  Sweden| 5| | |
|  Denmark| 0| | | |
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|  Sweden| 5| |
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### Final

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Australia vs. Sweden

Australia
3 | Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia[2]
26–28 December 1986
Grass  |
Sweden

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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

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

Date: 3–5 October

Home team | Score | Visiting team | Location | Door | Surface

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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

*  India,  Paraguay,  Spain and  West Germany remain in the World Group in 1987.
*  Denmark,  Ecuador,  New Zealand and  Soviet Union are relegated to Zonal competition in 1987.

## Americas Zone

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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| | |
| | |  Chile| 3
| | | | |
| | |  Canada| 2| |
| bye| | | | |
| | | | São Paulo, Brazil (clay)
|  Canada| | |
| | |  Chile| 5
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| | |  Brazil| 0| |
|  Brazil| | | | | | | |
| | | Kingston, Jamaica (hard)|
| bye| | |
| | |  Brazil| 5
| | | | |
| | |  Caribbean/West Indies| 0| |
| bye| | | | |
| | | | Santiago, Chile (clay)
|  Caribbean/West Indies| | |
| | |  Chile| 1
| | |
| | |  Argentina| 4
|  Colombia| | | | | | | | |
| | | Bogotá, Colombia (indoor clay)|
| bye| | |
| | |  Colombia| 0
| | | | |
| | |  Peru| 4| |
| bye| | | | |
| | | | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
|  Peru| | |
| | |  Peru| 2
| Caracas, Venezuela (hard)| | | | |
| | |  Argentina| 3| | |
|  Uruguay| 3| | | | |
| | | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)| |
|  Venezuela| 2| |
| | |  Uruguay| 0|
| | | | |
| | |  Argentina| 5| | |
| bye| | | | |
| | | |
|  Argentina| | |
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*  Argentina are promoted to the World Group in 1987.

## Eastern Zone

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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| | |
| | |  Japan| 4
| Singapore (grass)| | | |
| | |  Chinese Taipei| 1| |
|  Singapore| 0| | | |
| | | | Kumamoto, Japan (indoor carpet)
|  Chinese Taipei| 3| |
| | |  Japan| 4
| | | | |
| | |  China| 1| |
|  China| | | | | | | |
| | | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)|
| bye| | |
| | |  China| 3
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor carpet)| | | |
| | |  Hong Kong| 0| |
|  Hong Kong| 3| | | |
| | | | Seoul, South Korea (hard)
|  Malaysia| 2| |
| | |  Japan| 1
| Bangkok, Thailand (hard)| | |
| | |  South Korea| 4
|  Bangladesh| 0| | | | | |
| | | Bangkok, Thailand (hard)|
|  Thailand| 5| |
| | |  Thailand| 4
| Jakarta, Indonesia (clay)| | | |
| | |  Indonesia| 0| |
|  Indonesia| 4| | | |
| | | | Seoul, South Korea (clay)
|  Philippines| 1| |
| | |  Thailand| 0
| Lahore, Pakistan (clay)| | | | |
| | |  South Korea| 5| | |
|  Pakistan| 3| | | | |
| | | Seoul, South Korea (clay)| |
|  Sri Lanka| 2| |
| | |  Pakistan| 1|
| | | | |
| | |  South Korea| 4| | |
| bye| | | | |
| | | |
|  South Korea| | |
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*  South Korea are promoted to the World Group in 1987.

## Europe Zone

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Main article: 1986 Davis Cup Europe Zone

### Africa Zone

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| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| First round
17–19 January| | | Second Round
7–9 March| | | Third Round
3–6 April
| | |
|  Zimbabwe|
| | | Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)
| bye| | |
| | |  Zimbabwe| 5
| | | | |
| | |  Libya| 0| |
| bye| | | | |
| | | | Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)
|  Libya| | |
| | |  Zimbabwe| 4
| | |
| | |  Morocco| 1
|  Morocco| | | | | |
| | | Casablanca, Morocco (hard)|
| bye| | |
| | |  Morocco| 3
| | | | |
| | |  Kenya| 2| |
| bye| | | | |
| | |
|  Kenya| | |
| |
| Tunis, Tunisia (clay)
|  Nigeria| 5
| | | Dakar, Senegal (hard)
|  Tunisia| 0| |
| | |  Nigeria| 4
| | | | |
| | |  Senegal| 1| |
| bye| | | | |
| | | | Algiers, Algeria (clay)
|  Senegal| | |
| | |  Nigeria| 3
| | |
| | |  Algeria| 2
|  Ivory Coast| | | | | |
| | | Algiers, Algeria (clay)|
| bye| | |
| | |  Ivory Coast| 0
| | | | |
| | |  Algeria| 5| |
| bye| | | | |
| | |
|  Algeria| | |
| | | |

*  Zimbabwe and  Nigeria qualified to the Europe Zone main draws.

### Europe Zone A

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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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| | |
| | |  France| 5
| İzmir, Turkey (clay)| | | |
| | |  Turkey| 0| |
|  Luxembourg| 2| | | |
| | | | Moliets-et-Maa, France (hard)
|  Turkey| 3| |
| | |  France| 5
| Cairo, Egypt (clay)| | | | |
| | |  Bulgaria| 0| |
|  Egypt| 5| | | | |
| | | Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay)|
|  Malta| 0| |
| | |  Egypt| 1
| Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay)| | | |
| | |  Bulgaria| 4| |
|  Bulgaria| 5| | | |
| | | | Montpellier, France (indoor carpet)
|  Cyprus| 0| |
| | |  France| 4
| Porto, Portugal (clay)| | |
| | |  Austria| 1
|  Zimbabwe| 2| | | | | |
| | | Mayrhofen, Austria (clay)|
|  Portugal| 3| |
| | |  Portugal| 0
| | | | |
| | |  Austria| 5| |
| bye| | | | |
| | | | Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria (clay)
|  Austria| | |
| | |  Austria| 3
| Warsaw, Poland (clay)| | | | |
| | |  Romania| 2| | |
|  Finland| 2| | | | |
| | | Warsaw, Poland (clay)| |
|  Poland| 3| |
| | |  Poland| 1|
| | | | |
| | |  Romania| 4| | |
| bye| | | | |
| | | |
|  Romania| | |
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*  France are promoted to the World Group in 1987.

### Europe Zone B

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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| First round
9–11 May| | | Quarterfinals
13–15 June| | | Semifinals
18–20 July| | | Final
3–5 October
| | | |
|  Monaco|
| | | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
| bye| | |
| | |  Monaco| 2
| | | | |
| | |  Hungary| 3| |
|  Iran| | | | |
| | | | Budapest, Hungary (clay)
|  Hungary| w/o| |
| | |  Hungary| 2
| | | | |
| | |   Switzerland| 3| |
|   Switzerland| | | | | | | |
| | | Lucerne, Switzerland (clay)|
| bye| | |
| | |   Switzerland| 5
| Filothei, Greece (clay)| | | |
| | |  Greece| 0| |
|  Greece| 5| | | |
| | | | St. Gallen, Switzerland (indoor carpet)
|  Syria| 0| |
| | |   Switzerland| 1
| Lagos, Nigeria (clay)| | |
| | |  Israel| 4
|  Nigeria| 5| | | | | |
| | | Benin City, Nigeria (clay)|
|  Norway| 0| |
| | |  Nigeria| 2
| | | | |
| | |  Netherlands| 3| |
|  Saudi Arabia| | | | |
| | | | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)
|  Netherlands| w/o| |
| | |  Netherlands| 1
| Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)| | | | |
| | |  Israel| 3| | |
|  Belgium| 4| | | | |
| | | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)| |
|  Ireland| 1| |
| | |  Belgium| 0|
| | | | |
| | |  Israel| 5| | |
| bye| | | | |
| | | |
|  Israel| | |
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*  Israel are promoted to the World Group in 1987.

## References

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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.

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