1983 Davis Cup

1983 Davis Cup
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The 1983 Davis Cup was the 72nd edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 59 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 25 in the Europe Zone, 10 in the Eastern Zone, and 8 in the Americas Zone. Australia defeated Sweden in the final, which was held at Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, on 26-28 December.

World Group

Participating Teams

Argentina
Australia
Chile
Czechoslovakia

Denmark
France
Great Britain
Indonesia

Ireland
Italy
New Zealand
Paraguay

Romania
Soviet Union
Sweden
United States

Draw

  First round
4-6 March		 Quarterfinals
8-10 July		 Semifinals
30 September-2 October		 Final
26-28 December
                                     
Moscow, Soviet Union (indoor carpet)
  France 4  
Marseilles, France (clay)
  Soviet Union 1  
    France 3  
Asunción, Paraguay (indoor carpet)
    Paraguay 2  
  Czechoslovakia 2
Sydney, Australia (grass)
  Paraguay 3  
    France 1  
Adelaide, Australia (grass)
    Australia 4  
  Australia 4  
Brisbane, Australia (grass)
  Great Britain 1  
    Australia 5
Timişoara, Romania (indoor hard)
    Romania 0  
  Chile 0
Melbourne, Australia (grass)
  Romania 5  
    Australia 3
Lomma-Bjärred, Sweden (indoor carpet)
    Sweden 2
  Indonesia 0  
Eastbourne, England (grass)
  Sweden 5  
    Sweden 3
Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)
    New Zealand 2  
  Denmark 0
Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet)
  New Zealand 5  
    Sweden 4
Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay)
    Argentina 1  
  Ireland 2  
Rome, Italy (clay)
  Italy 3  
    Italy 0
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
    Argentina 5  
  Argentina 3
  United States 2  

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

Final


Australia
3		 Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia[1]
26–28 December 1983
Grass
Sweden
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Sweden		 Pat Cash
Mats Wilander		 3
6 		6
4		 7
9 		3
6 		   
2 Australia
Sweden		 John Fitzgerald
Joakim Nyström		 6
4		 6
2		 4
6 		6
4		    
3 Australia
Sweden		 Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee
Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson		 6
4		 6
4		 6
2		      
4 Australia
Sweden		 Pat Cash
Joakim Nyström		 6
4		 6
1		 6
1		      
5 Australia
Sweden		 John Fitzgerald
Mats Wilander		 8
6		 1
6 		0
6 		     

World Group Relegation Play-offs

Date: 30 September - 2 October

VenueWinnerScoreLoser
Eastbourne, England (grass)  Great Britain 4-1  Chile
Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet)  Denmark 4-1  Indonesia
Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet)  United States 4-1  Ireland
Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia (indoor clay)  Czechoslovakia 4-1  Soviet Union

American Zone

The Americas Zone competition changed its format in 1983, integrating both sub-zones into a single bracket where the winner was promoted to the 1984 World Group.

First round

14-16 January
Lima

 Quarterfinals

4-6 March
Guayaquil, Laval, Montevideo, Bogotá

 Semifinals

6-8 May
Guayaquil, Montevideo

 Final

30 September - 2 October
Guayaquil

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

Eastern Zone

The winner of the Eastern Zone bracket was promoted to the 1984 World Group.

First round

14-16 January
Manila, Colombo

 Quarterfinals

4-6 March
Osaka, Seoul, Colombo, Taipei

 Semifinals

6-8 May
Nagoya, New Delhi

 Final

30 September - 2 October
Tokyo

      
           Japan 3  
           China 2  
             Japan 4  
             South Korea 1  
           South Korea 4  
  Philippines 5       Philippines 1  
  Malaysia 0         Japan 2
  Sri Lanka 3         India 3
  Hong Kong 2       Sri Lanka 1  
           India 4  
             India 5  
             Thailand 0  
           Chinese Taipei 2       
           Thailand 3       
      

European Zone

The winner from each bracket was promoted to the 1984 World Group.

Zone A

First round

6-8 May
Monte Carlo, Warsaw, Estoril

 Quarterfinals

10-12 June
Monte Carlo, Eupen, Ostermundigen, Cairo

 Semifinals

8-10 July
Ramat Hasharon, Lugano

 Final

30 September - 2 October
Freiburg

  Monaco 4  
  Luxembourg 1       Monaco 1  
           Israel 4  
             Israel 2  
  Poland 0         West Germany 3  
  Belgium 5       Belgium 0  
           West Germany 5  
             West Germany 3
              Switzerland 2
            Switzerland 5  
  Iraq       Greece 0  
  Greece W/O          Switzerland 3  
             Netherlands 1  
           Egypt 1       
  Portugal 1       Netherlands 4       
  Netherlands 4  

Zone B

First round

4-6 May
Algiers, Zagreb, Ternitz, Istanbul

 Quarterfinals

10-12 June
Sofia, Madrid, Oslo, Budapest

 Semifinals

8-10 July
Sofia, Portschach

 Final

30 September - 2 October
Zagreb

  Algeria 1  
  Bulgaria 4       Bulgaria 3  
           Finland 2  
             Bulgaria 0  
             Yugoslavia 5  
           Spain 2  
  Yugoslavia 3       Yugoslavia 3  
  Tunisia 0         Yugoslavia 4
  Libya         Hungary 0
  Norway W/O       Norway 1  
  Austria 5       Austria 4  
  Morocco 0         Austria 2  
             Hungary 3  
           Hungary 4       
  Turkey 0       Zimbabwe 1       
  Zimbabwe 5  

References

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