1989 Davis Cup

International men's tennis competition

1989 Davis CupDetails

Duration| 3 February – 17 December 1989
Edition| 78th
Teams| 79
Champion
Winning nation|  West Germany

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The 1989 Davis Cup (also known as the 1989 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 78th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. This year's tournament saw the expansion of the previous World Group Relegation Play-offs round into the World Group qualifying round; instead of advancing directly to the World Group, the Zonal Group I winners would now join the World Group first round losers for a chance to compete in the following year's World Group. This year also marked the introduction of the tiebreak, played at 6–6 in all sets except for the final set.

79 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 14 in the Americas Zone, 19 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 30 in the Europe/Africa Zone. The Bahamas, Bahrain, the Dominican Republic, Kuwait and Jordan made their first appearances in the tournament.

West Germany defeated Sweden in the final, held at the Schleyer-Halle in Stuttgart, West Germany, on 15–17 December, to win their second consecutive Davis Cup title.[1][2]

## World Group

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Main article: 1989 Davis Cup World Group

Participating teams

Australia |
Austria |
Czechoslovakia |
Denmark

France |
Indonesia |
Israel |
Italy

Mexico |
Paraguay |
Soviet Union |
Spain

Sweden |
United States |
West Germany |
Yugoslavia

### Draw

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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| First round
3–5 February| | | Quarterfinals
7–9 April| | | Semifinals
21–23 July| | | Final
15–17 December
| Malmö, Sweden (indoor carpet)| | |
|  Sweden| 4
| | | Vienna, Austria (indoor clay)
|  Italy| 1| |
| | |  Sweden| 3
| Vienna, Austria (indoor clay)| | | |
| | |  Austria| 2| |
|  Australia| 0| | | |
| | | | Båstad, Sweden (clay)
|  Austria| 5| |
| | |  Sweden| 4
| Belgrade, Yugoslavia (indoor clay)| | | | |
| | |  Yugoslavia| 1| |
|  Yugoslavia| 4| | | | |
| | | Split, Yugoslavia (indoor carpet)|
|  Denmark| 1| |
| | |  Yugoslavia| 4
| Marbella, Spain (clay)| | | |
| | |  Spain| 1| |
|  Spain| 3| | | |
| | | | Stuttgart, West Germany (indoor carpet)
|  Mexico| 2| |
| | |  Sweden| 2
| Fort Myers, Florida, United States (hard)| | |
| | |  West Germany| 3
|  Paraguay| 0| | | | | |
| | | San Diego, United States (indoor carpet)|
|  United States| 5| |
| | |  United States| 5
| Tel Aviv, Israel (indoor carpet)| | | |
| | |  France| 0| |
|  Israel| 1| | | |
| | | | Munich, West Germany (indoor carpet)
|  France| 4| |
| | |  United States| 2
| Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)| | | | |
| | |  West Germany| 3| | |
|  Soviet Union| 1| | | | |
| | | Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)| |
|  Czechoslovakia| 4| |
| | |  Czechoslovakia| 2|
| Karlsruhe, West Germany (indoor carpet)| | | |
| | |  West Germany| 3| | |
|  Indonesia| 0| | | |
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|  West Germany| 5| |
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### Final

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West Germany vs. Sweden

West Germany
3 | Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, West Germany[2]
15–17 December 1989
Carpet (indoors)  |
Sweden

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1  |
| Carl-Uwe Steeb
Mats Wilander | 7
5  | 6
7  | 77
64 | 2
6  | 3
6  |
2  |
| Boris Becker
Stefan Edberg | 6
2  | 6
2  | 6
4  |  |  |
3  |
| Boris Becker / Eric Jelen
Jan Gunnarsson / Anders Järryd | 78
66 | 6
4  | 3
6  | 64
77 | 6
4  |
4  |
| Boris Becker
Mats Wilander | 6
2  | 6
0  | 6
2  |  |  |
5  |
| Carl-Uwe Steeb
Stefan Edberg | 2
6  | 4
6  |  |  |  |

## World Group qualifying round

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Main article: 1989 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round

Date: 20–24 July

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 1990 World Group.

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

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Great Britain | 2–3 |  Argentina | Eastbourne | Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club | Outdoor | Grass
Peru | 2–3 |  Australia | Lima | Jockey Club del Perú | Outdoor | Clay
Denmark | 1–4 |  Italy | Aarhus | Aarhus Idrætspark | Indoor | Carpet
New Zealand | 4–1 |  Hungary | Auckland | Chase Stadium | Indoor | Carpet
Netherlands | 5–0 |  Indonesia | Best | Best Leisure Centre | Indoor | Carpet
South Korea | 1–4 |  Israel | Seoul | Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center | Outdoor | Hard
Mexico | 4–1 |  Soviet Union | Mexico City | Club Alemán de México | Outdoor | Clay
Switzerland | 5–0 |  Paraguay | Langenthal | Dreilinden Tenniscenter | Outdoor | Clay

* Australia,  Israel,  Italy and  Mexico remain in the World Group in 1990.
* Argentina,  Netherlands,  New Zealand and  Switzerland are promoted to the World Group in 1990.
* Great Britain,  Hungary,  Peru and  South Korea remain in Zonal Group I in 1990.
* Denmark,  Indonesia,  Paraguay and  Soviet Union are relegated to Zonal Group I in 1990.

## Americas Zone

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Main article: 1989 Davis Cup Americas Zone

### Group I

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| | | | | | | |
| First round| | | Second round
| |
|  Brazil|
| | | Lima, Peru (clay)
| bye| | |
| | |  Brazil| 2
| Lima, Peru (clay)| |
| | |  Peru| 3
|  Ecuador| 0| |
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|  Peru| 5| |
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| Montreal, Canada (indoor carpet)
|  Canada| 4
| | | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
|  Uruguay| 1| |
| | |  Canada| 0
| | |
| | |  Argentina| 3
| bye| | |
| | |
|  Argentina| | |
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* Peru and  Argentina advance to World Group qualifying round.

| | |
| Relegation Play-off
| Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
|  Ecuador| 0
|  Uruguay| 3

* Ecuador relegated to Group II in 1990.

### Group II

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| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| First round| | | Second round| | | Third round
| Kingston, Jamaica (hard)| |
|  Chile| 4
| | | Havana, Cuba (hard)
|  Jamaica| 1| |
| | |  Chile| 4
| Bogotá, Colombia (indoor clay)| | | |
| | |  Cuba| 1| |
|  Cuba| 4| | | |
| | | | Nassau, Bahamas (hard)
|  Colombia| 1| |
| | |  Chile| 4
| Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (clay)| | |
| | |  Bahamas| 1
|  Dominican Republic| 3| | |
| | | Nassau, Bahamas (hard)|
|  Bolivia| 2| |
| | |  Dominican Republic| 0|
| Nassau, Bahamas (hard)| | | |
| | |  Bahamas| 5| | |
|  Bahamas| 5| | | |
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|  Venezuela| 0| |
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* Chile promoted to Group I in 1990.

## Asia/Oceania Zone

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Main article: 1989 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

### Group I

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| | |
| Preliminary round
| Manila, Philippines (hard)
|  Philippines| 5
|  Hong Kong| 0

* Hong Kong relegated to Group II in 1990.

| | | | | | | |
| First round| | | Second round
| |
|  New Zealand|
| | | Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)
| bye| | |
| | |  New Zealand| 4
| Manila, Philippines (hard)| |
| | |  Philippines| 1
|  Philippines| 4| |
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|  China| 1| |
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| Hasaki, Japan (hard)
|  Japan| 2
| | | Bharuch, India (grass)
|  South Korea| 3| |
| | |  South Korea| 4
| | |
| | |  India| 1
| bye| | |
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|  India| | |
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* New Zealand and  South Korea advance to World Group qualifying round.

### Group II

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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| First round| | | Second round| | | Third round| | | Fourth round
| | | |
|  Thailand|
| | | Bangkok, Thailand (hard)
| bye| | |
| | |  Thailand| 5
| Manama, Bahrain (hard)| | | |
| | |  Bahrain| 0| |
|  Bahrain| 4| | | |
| | | | Bangkok, Thailand (hard)
|  Syria| 1| |
| | |  Thailand| 5
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| | |  Sri Lanka| 0| |
|  Chinese Taipei| | | | | | | |
| | | Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)|
| bye| | |
| | |  Chinese Taipei| 2
| Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)| | | |
| | |  Sri Lanka| 3| |
|  Sri Lanka| 3| | | |
| | | | Rawalpindi, Pakistan (clay)
|  Malaysia| 2| |
| | |  Thailand| 1
| Baghdad, Iraq (hard)| | |
| | |  Pakistan| 3
|  Iraq| 2| | | | | |
| | | Dhaka, Bangladesh (hard)|
|  Bangladesh| 3| |
| | |  Bangladesh| 4
| | | | |
| | |  Singapore| 1| |
| bye| | | | |
| | | | Islamabad, Pakistan (clay)
|  Singapore| | |
| | |  Bangladesh| 0
| Amman, Jordan (indoor hard)| | | | |
| | |  Pakistan| 5| | |
|  Kuwait| 3| | | | |
| | | Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard)| |
|  Jordan| 2| |
| | |  Kuwait| 0|
| | | | |
| | |  Pakistan| 5| | |
| bye| | | | |
| | | |
|  Pakistan| | |
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* Pakistan promoted to Group I in 1990.

## Europe/Africa Zone

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Main article: 1989 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

### Group I

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| | | | | | | |
| First round| | | Second round
| |
|  Switzerland|
| | | Liestal, Switzerland (clay)
| bye| | |
| | |  Switzerland| 4
| | |
| | |  Romania| 1
| bye| | |
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|  Romania| | |
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| Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
|  Zimbabwe| 1
| | | Budapest, Hungary (clay)
|  Hungary| 4| |
| | |  Hungary| 4
| | |
| | |  Nigeria| 1
| bye| | |
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|  Nigeria| | |
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|  Great Britain|
| | | Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
| bye| | |
| | |  Great Britain| 4
| Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)| |
| | |  Finland| 1
|  Ireland| 0| |
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|  Finland| 5| |
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| Porto, Portugal (indoor clay)
|  Senegal| 0
| | | Best, Netherlands (indoor carpet)
|  Portugal| 5| |
| | |  Portugal| 1
| | |
| | |  Netherlands| 4
| bye| | |
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|  Netherlands| | |
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* Switzerland,  Hungary,  Great Britain and  Netherlands advance to World Group qualifying round.

| | |
| Relegation Play-off
| Limerick, Ireland (carpet)
|  Ireland| 4
|  Senegal| 1

* Zimbabwe and  Senegal relegated to Group II in 1990.

### Group II Europe

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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| First round
7–9 April| | | Second round
5–14 May| | | Third round
15–18 June| | | Fourth round
21–23 July
| | Liège, Belgium (clay)| |
| |  Belgium| 5
| | | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (indoor hard)
| |  Turkey| 0| |
| | |  Belgium| 5
| | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (indoor hard)| | | |
| | |  Luxembourg| 0| |
| Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (indoor hard)|  Norway| 2| | | |
| | | | Athens, Greece (clay)
|  Luxembourg| 5| | |  Luxembourg| 3| |
| | | | |  Belgium| 5
|  Malta| 0| | | Warsaw, Poland (clay)| | |
| | | | |  Greece| 0
| |  Poland| 2| | |
| | | Athens, Greece (clay)|
| |  Greece| 3| |
| | |  Greece| 3|
| | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)| | | |
| | |  Monaco| 2| | |
| Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)|  Monaco| 3| | | |
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|  Cyprus| 0| | |  Bulgaria| 1| |
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|  Monaco| 5| | |
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* Belgium promoted to Group I in 1990.

### Group II Africa

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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| First round
3–5 February| | | Second round
4–10 April| | | Third round
16–18 June| | | Fourth round
21–23 July
| | Accra, Ghana (hard)| |
| |  Egypt| 1
| | | Accra, Ghana (hard)
| |  Ghana| 4| |
| | |  Ghana| 4
| | Tripoli, Libya (hard)| | | |
| | |  Cameroon| 1| |
| |  Cameroon| 5| | | |
| | | | Accra, Ghana (hard)
| |  Libya| 0| |
| | |  Ghana| 4
| | Algiers, Algeria (clay)| | |
| | |  Morocco| 1
| Tunis, Tunisia (hard)|  Algeria| 1| | |
| | | Nairobi, Kenya (clay)|
|  Algeria| 5| | |  Morocco| 3| |
| | | | |  Morocco| 5|
|  Tunisia| 0| | | Nairobi, Kenya (clay)| | | |
| | | | |  Kenya| 0| | |
| |  Kenya| 3| | | |
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| |  Ivory Coast| 2| |
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* Ghana promoted to Group I in 1990.

## References

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General

* "World Group 1989". 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 "West Germany v Sweden". daviscup.com.

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