1982 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1982. The first round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group Play-offs while the winners progressed to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for 1983.

Participating Teams

Participating Teams
Argentina	Australia	Chile	Czechoslovakia
France	Great Britain	India	Italy
Mexico	New Zealand	Romania	Spain
Soviet Union	Sweden	United States	West Germany

Draw

First round 5–7 March

Quarterfinals 9–11 July

Semifinals 1–3 October

Final 26–28 November

Carlsbad, United States (hard)

United States

4

St. Louis, United States (indoor carpet)

India

1

United States

3

Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet)

Sweden

2

Sweden

4

Perth, Australia (indoor carpet)

Soviet Union

1

United States

5

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

Australia

0

Australia

3

Brisbane, Australia (grass)

Mexico

2

Australia

4

Santiago, Chile (clay)

Chile

1

Romania

1

Grenoble, France (indoor clay)

Chile

3

United States

4

Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)

France

1

Spain

2

Cervia, Italy (clay)

New Zealand

3

New Zealand

3

Rome, Italy (clay)

Italy

2

Italy

3

Aix-en-Provence, France (clay)

Great Britain

2

New Zealand

2

Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)

France

3

West Germany

0

Paris, France (clay)

Czechoslovakia

5

Czechoslovakia

2

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

France

3

France

3

Argentina

2

First round

United States vs. India

United States 4	La Costa Resort Hotel, Carlsbad, United States[1] 5–7 March 1982 Hard (i)		India 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 John McEnroe Vijay Amritraj 6 4 9 7 7 5       2 Eliot Teltscher Ramesh Krishnan 6 3 6 3 6 4       3 Peter Fleming / John McEnroe Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj 6 3 6 1 7 5       4 Eliot Teltscher Vijay Amritraj 3 6 5 7         5 John McEnroe Ramesh Krishnan 6 1 5 7 6 4

Sweden vs. Soviet Union

Sweden 4	Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden[2] 5–7 March 1982 Carpet (i)		Soviet Union 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mats Wilander Vadim Borisov 9 7 6 1 6 4       2 Anders Järryd Alexander Zverev 6 1 3 6 0 6 6 3 6 2   3 Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson Vadim Borisov / Konstantin Pugaev 8 10 3 6 6 2 8 6 6 0   4 Joakim Nyström Konstantin Pugaev 4 6 6 3 4 6       5 Mats Wilander Alexander Zverev 4 6 10 8 6 2

Mexico vs. Australia

Mexico 2	Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico[3] 5–7 March 1982 Carpet (i)		Australia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Francisco Maciel Mark Edmondson 3 6 4 6 1 6       2 Raúl Ramírez Peter McNamara 6 2 6 3 6 4       3 Jorge Lozano / Raúl Ramírez John Alexander / Phil Dent 3 6 7 5 7 5 9 7     4 Francisco Maciel Peter McNamara 3 6 3 6 0 6       5 Raúl Ramírez Mark Edmondson 1 6 4 6 2 6

Chile vs. Romania

Chile 3	Santiago de Chile, Chile[4] 5–7 March 1982 Clay		Romania 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Belus Prajoux Ilie Năstase 6 1 7 9 4 6 8 6 3 6   2 Pedro Rebolledo Florin Segărceanu 6 4 6 2 6 0       3 Jaime Fillol / Belus Prajoux Andrei Dîrzu / Florin Segărceanu 8 6 6 1 2 6 6 1     4 Pedro Rebolledo Ilie Năstase 5 7 6 4 6 1 6 3     5 Belus Prajoux Florin Segărceanu           not played

New Zealand vs. Spain

New Zealand 3	Wilding Park, Christchurch, New Zealand[5] 5–7 March 1982 Grass		Spain 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Russell Simpson José López-Maeso 14 12 6 3 7 9 12 10     2 Onny Parun Angel Giménez 6 3 6 3 6 2       3 Onny Parun / Russell Simpson Sergio Casal / Angel Giménez 3 6 6 3 6 4 3 6 4 6   4 Onny Parun José López-Maeso 8 10 3 6 7 9       5 Russell Simpson Angel Giménez 2 6 5 7 6 1 6 3 6 1

Italy vs. Great Britain

Italy 3	Foro Italico, Rome, Italy[6] 5–7 March 1982 Clay		Great Britain 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Adriano Panatta Buster Mottram 7 5 5 7 3 6 4 6     2 Corrado Barazzutti Richard Lewis 11 9 6 1 6 1       3 Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta Andrew Jarrett / Jonathan Smith 6 4 6 3 6 3       4 Corrado Barazzutti Buster Mottram 4 6 3 6 5 7       5 Adriano Panatta Richard Lewis 8 6 6 4 6 2

Czechoslovakia vs. West Germany

Czechoslovakia 5	Ice Sports Hall, Prague, Czechoslovakia[7] 5–7 March 1982 Carpet (i)		West Germany 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Tomáš Šmíd Uli Pinner 9 7 6 4 6 1       2 Ivan Lendl Rolf Gehring 6 1 6 2 6 2       3 Pavel Složil / Tomáš Šmíd Hans-Dieter Beutel / Christoph Zipf 6 3 6 3 6 4       4 Tomáš Šmíd Rolf Gehring 6 3 2 6 6 3       5 Ivan Lendl Uli Pinner 6 1 6 3

Argentina vs. France

Argentina 2	Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[8] 5–7 March 1982 Clay		France 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Guillermo Vilas Yannick Noah 6 1 4 6 7 5 3 6 7 5   2 Ricardo Cano Thierry Tulasne 1 6 3 6 2 6       3 Alejandro Ganzábal / Guillermo Vilas Gilles Moretton / Yannick Noah 8 6 3 6 2 6 4 6     4 Guillermo Vilas Thierry Tulasne 6 1 6 0 6 1       5 Ricardo Cano Yannick Noah 6 8 1 6 6 8

Quarterfinals

United States vs. Sweden

United States 3	The Checkerdome, St. Louis, United States[9] 9–11 July 1982 Carpet (i)		Sweden 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 John McEnroe Anders Järryd 10 8 6 3 6 3       2 Eliot Teltscher Mats Wilander 4 6 5 7 6 3 6 3 0 6   3 Peter Fleming / John McEnroe Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson 6 4 6 3 6 0       4 Brian Gottfried Anders Järryd 2 6 2 6 4 6       5 John McEnroe Mats Wilander 9 7 6 2 15 17 3 6 8 6   (length:6h32m[10])

Australia vs. Chile

Australia 4	Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[11] 9–11 July 1982 Grass		Chile 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 John Fitzgerald Ricardo Acuña 8 6 7 5 6 1       2 Mark Edmondson Pedro Rebolledo 6 1 6 2 6 3       3 Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee Hans Gildemeister / Belus Prajoux 8 6 2 6 8 6 6 2     4 Mark Edmondson Ricardo Acuña 4 6 6 2 4 6 4 6     5 John Fitzgerald Pedro Rebolledo 8 6 3 6 4 6 6 4 6 2

Italy vs. New Zealand

Italy 2	Cervia, Italy[12] 9–11 July 1982 Clay		New Zealand 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Corrado Barazzutti Chris Lewis 6 3 1 6 4 6 3 6     2 Adriano Panatta Russell Simpson 6 4 3 6 7 5 4 6 2 6   3 Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta Chris Lewis / Russell Simpson 6 4 6 3 3 6 13 11     4 Adriano Panatta Chris Lewis 4 6 3 6 2 6       5 Corrado Barazzutti Bruce Derlin 6 2 6 3

France vs. Czechoslovakia

France 3	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[13] 9–11 July 1982 Clay		Czechoslovakia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Yannick Noah Tomáš Šmíd 6 3 5 7 6 3 4 6 6 3   2 Thierry Tulasne Ivan Lendl 3 6 6 4 3 6 11 9 4 6   3 Henri Leconte / Yannick Noah Pavel Složil / Tomáš Šmíd 2 6 6 3 6 3 6 4     4 Yannick Noah Ivan Lendl 6 2 3 6 7 9 6 3 6 4   5 Thierry Tulasne Tomáš Šmíd 2 3         retired

Semifinals

Australia vs. United States

Australia 0	Perth Entertainment Centre, Perth, Australia[14] 1–3 October 1982 Carpet (i)		United States 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Peter McNamara John McEnroe 4 6 6 4 2 6 4 6     2 John Alexander Gene Mayer 4 6 6 3 1 6 2 6     3 Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee Peter Fleming / John McEnroe 2 6 2 6 6 3 6 8     4 Mark Edmondson Gene Mayer 3 6 3 6         5 John Alexander John McEnroe 4 6 3 6

France vs. New Zealand

France 3	Aix Country Club, Aix-en-Provence, France[15] 1–3 October 1982 Clay		New Zealand 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Thierry Tulasne Russell Simpson 6 3 4 6 7 5 6 2     2 Yannick Noah Chris Lewis 6 3 6 1 7 5       3 Henri Leconte / Yannick Noah Chris Lewis / Russell Simpson 3 6 7 9 4 6       4 Thierry Tulasne Chris Lewis 4 6 2 6 4 6       5 Yannick Noah Russell Simpson 6 2 6 2 6 2

Final

France vs. United States

France 1	Palais des Sports, Grenoble, France[16] 26–28 November 1982 Clay (i)		United States 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Yannick Noah John McEnroe 10 12 6 1 6 3 2 6 3 6   2 Henri Leconte Gene Mayer 2 6 2 6 9 7 4 6     3 Henri Leconte / Yannick Noah Peter Fleming / John McEnroe 3 6 4 6 7 9       4 Yannick Noah Gene Mayer 6 0 6 1         5 Henri Leconte John McEnroe 2 6 3 6

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