1987 Davis Cup

1987 Davis Cup
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Edition 76th
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The 1987 Davis Cup was the 76th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 71 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 32 in the European Zone (including 11 in the Africa Zone), 13 in the Eastern Zone, and 11 in the American Zone. Sweden defeated India in the final, which was held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 18–20 December.

World Group

Participating Teams

Argentina
Australia
Czechoslovakia
France

Great Britain
India
Israel
Italy

Mexico
Paraguay
South Korea
Spain

Sweden
United States
West Germany
Yugoslavia

Draw

  First round
13–15 March		 Quarterfinals
24–26 July		 Semifinals
2–4 October		 Final
18–20 December
                                     
Prato, Italy (clay)
  Sweden 3  
Fréjus, Cannes, France (clay)
  Italy 2  
    Sweden 4  
Lille, France (indoor carpet)
    France 1  
  France 5
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
  South Korea 0  
    Sweden 3  
Asunción, Paraguay (clay)
    Spain 2  
  United States 2  
Caracas, Venezuela (clay)
  Paraguay 3  
    Paraguay 2
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
    Spain 3  
  West Germany 2
Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor clay)
  Spain 3  
    Sweden 5
New Delhi, India (grass)
    India 0
  India 3  
New Delhi, India (grass)
  Argentina 2  
    India 4
Hradec Králové, Czech. (indoor carpet)
    Israel 0  
  Israel 3
Sydney, Australia (grass)
  Czechoslovakia 2  
    India 3
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
    Australia 2  
  Great Britain 0  
Brisbane, Australia (grass)
  Mexico 5  
    Mexico 1
Adelaide, Australia (grass)
    Australia 4  
  Yugoslavia 1
  Australia 4  

First round losers play in World Group Relegation Play-off.

Final


Sweden
5		 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden[1]
18–20 December 1987
Clay (i)
India
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
India		 Mats Wilander
Ramesh Krishnan		 6
4		 6
1		 6
3		      
2 Sweden
India		 Anders Järryd
Vijay Amritraj		 6
3		 6
3		 6
1		      
3 Sweden
India		 Joakim Nyström / Mats Wilander
Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj		 6
2		 3
6 		6
1		 6
2		    
4 Sweden
India		 Anders Järryd
Ramesh Krishnan		 6
4		 6
3		        
5 Sweden
India		 Mats Wilander
Vijay Amritraj		 6
2		 6
0		        

World Group Relegation Play-offs

Date: 24–26 July

VenueHome TeamScoreVisiting Team
Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)  Czechoslovakia 5-0  Argentina
Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay)  Yugoslavia 3-0  Great Britain
Hartford, CT, United States (indoor carpet)  United States 2-3  West Germany
Seoul, South Korea (hard)  South Korea 2-3  Italy

Americas Zone

The winning team of the Americas Zone bracket was promoted to the 1988 World Group.

First round

January 30 - February 1
Nassau (clay), Bogotá (clay), Caracas (hard)

 Quarterfinals

March 13–15
Nassau (hard), Montevideo (clay), Lima (clay), Guayaquil (clay)

 Semifinals

July 24–27
Santiago (clay), Edmonton (hard)

 Final

October 2–4
São Paulo (clay)

 Caribbean/West Indies 3  
  Cuba 2      Caribbean/West Indies 2  
           Chile 3  
             Chile 2  
  Colombia 0         Brazil 3  
  Uruguay 5       Uruguay 2  
           Brazil 3  
             Brazil 4
             Ecuador 1
           Peru 2  
  Venezuela 1       Canada 3  
  Canada 4         Canada 2  
             Ecuador 3  
           Ecuador 5       
           Bolivia 0       
      

Eastern Zone

The winning team of the Eastern Zone bracket was promoted to the 1988 World Group.

First round

March 13–15
Kunming (clay), Colombo (clay), Hong Kong (hard), Dhaka (hard), Taipei (hard)

 Quarterfinals

May 8–10
Wuhan (clay), Toyama City (carpet), Bangkok (hard), Taipei (hard)

 Semifinals

July 24–26
Tianjin (carpet), Bangkok (hard)

 Final

October 2–4
Shanghai (clay)

  China 4  
  Indonesia 1       China 4  
  Sri Lanka 0       Philippines 1  
  Philippines 5         China 3  
             Japan 2  
           Japan 4  
  Hong Kong 5       Hong Kong 1  
  Malaysia 0         China 1
             New Zealand 4
           Thailand 3  
  Bangladesh 0       Pakistan 2  
  Pakistan 5         Thailand 1  
  Chinese Taipei 5         New Zealand 4  
  Singapore 0       Chinese Taipei 0       
           New Zealand 5       
      

European Zone

The winning team from each of the main European brackets was promoted to the 1988 World Group.

Africa Zone

No final round was disputed, since both semifinals winners advanced to the main European draws.

First round

January 30 - February 1
Dakar (hard), Abidjan (carpet)

 Quarterfinals

March 13–22
Dakar (hard), Nairobi (clay), Abidjan (carpet)

 Semifinals

April 3–5
Dakar (hard), Harare (hard)

 Final
  Senegal 3  
  Morocco 2       Senegal 4  
           Algeria 1  
             Senegal 3  
             Egypt 2  
           Egypt W/O  
           Libya  
               
  Kenya W/O           
  Djibouti       Kenya 0  
           Zimbabwe 5  
             Zimbabwe 3  
  Ivory Coast 5         Nigeria 2  
  Tunisia 0       Ivory Coast 2       
           Nigeria 3       
      

Zone A

First round

May 6–8
Marsa (hard), Damascus (hard), Bergen (carpet)

 Quarterfinals

June 12–14
Dublin (hard), Istanbul (clay), Haskovo (clay), Lugano (clay)

 Semifinals

July 24–26
Valkenswaard (carpet), Haskovo (clay)

 Final

October 2–4
Donetsk (clay)

  Malta 1  
  Ireland 4       Ireland 1  
           Netherlands 4  
             Netherlands 1  
  Syria 0         Soviet Union 4  
  Turkey 5       Turkey 1  
           Soviet Union 4  
             Soviet Union 2
              Switzerland 3
           Bulgaria 5  
  Norway 2       Senegal 0  
  Senegal 3         Bulgaria 0  
              Switzerland 5  
            Switzerland 5       
           Belgium 0       
      

Zone B

First round

May 8–10
Helsinki (carpet), Harare (hard), Monte Carlo (clay), Rhodes (clay)

 Quarterfinals

June 12–14
Helsinki (carpet), Brasov (clay), Lisbon (clay), Bad Kleinkirchheim (clay)

 Semifinals

July 24–26
Aarhus (clay), Oporto (clay)

 Final

October 2–4
Copenhagen (carpet)

  Finland 5  
  Cyprus 0       Finland 0  
           Denmark 5  
             Denmark 3  
             Romania 2  
           Romania 4  
  Zimbabwe 2       Poland 1  
  Poland 3         Denmark 3
  Monaco 2         Austria 2
  Portugal 3       Portugal 5  
           Hungary 0  
             Portugal 1  
             Austria 4  
           Austria 4       
  Greece 5       Greece 1       
  Luxembourg 0  

References

  1. ↑ "Sweden v India". daviscup.com.
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