1986 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1986.[1]

1986 Davis Cup World Group
Date7 March – 28 December
Edition6th
Champions

Australien
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Australia won the title, defeating the two-time defending champions Sweden in the final, 3–2. The final was held at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, from 26 to 28 December.[2] It was the Australian team's first Davis Cup title since 1983 and their 26th Davis Cup title overall.

Participating teams

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Participating teams
 
Australien
 
Czechoslovakia
 
Dänemark
 
Ecuador
 
Great Britain
 
Indien
 
Italien
 
Mexiko
 
Neuseeland
 
Paraguay
 
Soviet Union
 
Spanien
 
Schweden
 
Vereinigte Staaten
 
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 Germany2
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
  Mexiko3
  Mexiko1
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
  Vereinigte Staaten4
  Vereinigte Staaten3
Brisbane, Australia (grass)
  Ecuador2
  Vereinigte Staaten1
Auckland, New Zealand (hard)
  Australien3
  Australien4
Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass)
  Neuseeland1
  Australien4
Telford, United Kingdom (indoor carpet)
  Great Britain1
  Spanien1
Melbourne, Australia (grass)
  Great Britain4
  Australien3
Belgrade, Yugoslavia (indoor hard)
  Schweden2
  Soviet Union2
Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (indoor hard)
  Yugoslavia3
  Yugoslavia0
Calcutta, India (grass)
  Czechoslovakia5
  Indien1
Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
  Czechoslovakia4
  Czechoslovakia1
Palermo, Italy (clay)
  Schweden4
  Italien4
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  Paraguay1
  Italien0
Brøndby, Denmark (indoor carpet)
  Schweden5
  Dänemark0
  Schweden5

First round

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Mexico vs. West Germany

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Mexiko
3
Club Alemán de México, Mexico City, Mexico[3]
7–10 March 1986
Clay
 
West Germany
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Francisco Maciel
Michael Westphal
7
5
6
2
6
0
     
2  
 
Leonardo Lavalle
Boris Becker
3
6
2
6
4
6
     
3  
 
Leonardo Lavalle / Fernando Pérez Pascal
Boris Becker / Andreas Maurer
3
6
6
1
7
5
3
6
6
4
 
4  
 
Francisco Maciel
Boris Becker
3
6
1
6
1
6
     
5  
 
Leonardo Lavalle
Michael Westphal
8
10
3
6
6
3
6
4
6
3
 

Ecuador vs. United States

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Ecuador
2
Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador[4]
7–9 March 1986
Clay
 
Vereinigte Staaten
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Andrés Gómez
Jimmy Arias
7
5
4
6
6
6
9
7
6
4
 
2  
 
Raúl Viver
Aaron Krickstein
6
8
1
6
3
6
     
3  
 
Andrés Gómez / Ricardo Ycaza
Ken Flach / Robert Seguso
2
6
4
6
6
2
4
6
   
4  
 
Andrés Gómez
Aaron Krickstein
3
6
7
5
6
1
6
4
   
5  
 
Raúl Viver
Jimmy Arias
3
6
1
6
4
6
     

New Zealand vs. Australia

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Neuseeland
1
Stanley Street, Auckland, New Zealand[5]
7–9 March 1986
Hard
 
Australien
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Kelly Evernden
Paul McNamee
9
11
3
6
6
4
6
3
6
4
 
2  
 
Chris Lewis
Peter McNamara
2
6
5
7
4
6
     
3  
 
Kelly Evernden / Russell Simpson
Pat Cash / John Fitzgerald
2
6
3
6
3
6
     
4  
 
Kelly Evernden
Peter McNamara
6
3
1
6
3
6
1
6
   
5  
 
Chris Lewis
Paul McNamee
4
6
4
6
       

Great Britain vs. Spain

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Great Britain
4
Racquet Centre, Telford, United Kingdom[6]
7–9 March 1986
Carpet (indoors)
 
Spanien
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Jeremy Bates
Sergio Casal
6
1
6
3
3
6
8
6
   
2  
 
John Lloyd
Emilio Sánchez
3
6
6
3
6
3
6
3
   
3  
 
Colin Dowdeswell / John Lloyd
Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez
6
4
6
3
6
3
     
4  
 
Jeremy Bates
Emilio Sánchez
11
9
6
4
       
5  
 
John Lloyd
Sergio Casal
4
6
6
8
       

Yugoslavia vs. Soviet Union

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Yugoslavia
3
Pionir Hall, Belgrade, Yugoslavia[7]
7–9 March 1986
Hard (indoors)
 
Soviet Union
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Bruno Orešar
Andrei Chesnokov
10
8
7
5
2
6
0
6
5
7
 
2  
 
Slobodan Živojinović
Alexander Zverev
3
6
6
8
6
3
6
4
6
0
 
3  
 
Goran Prpić / Slobodan Živojinović
Sergey Leonyuk / Alexander Zverev
3
6
2
6
4
6
     
4  
 
Bruno Orešar
Alexander Zverev
6
3
6
2
7
5
     
5  
 
Slobodan Živojinović
Andrei Chesnokov
6
3
6
3
3
6
6
4
   

India vs. Czechoslovakia

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Indien
1
Calcutta South Club, Calcutta, India[8]
7–9 March 1986
Grass
 
Czechoslovakia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Ramesh Krishnan
Tomáš Šmíd
6
4
6
2
7
5
     
2  
 
Vijay Amritraj
Miloslav Mečíř
0
6
5
7
4
6
     
3  
 
Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj
Pavel Složil / Tomáš Šmíd
2
6
11
9
4
6
4
6
   
4  
 
Vijay Amritraj
Tomáš Šmíd
6
3
3
6
1
6
2
6
   
5  
 
Ramesh Krishnan
Miloslav Mečíř
3
6
2
6
       

Italy vs. Paraguay

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Italien
4
Palermo, Italy[9]
7–9 March 1986
Clay
 
Paraguay
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Francesco Cancellotti
Hugo Chapacú
6
4
6
3
6
1
     
2  
 
Claudio Panatta
Víctor Pecci
4
6
11
9
9
7
10
8
   
3  
 
Gianni Ocleppo / Claudio Panatta
Francisco González / Víctor Pecci
6
4
1
6
4
6
5
7
   
4  
 
Claudio Panatta
Hugo Chapacú
6
3
7
5
6
3
     
5  
 
Francesco Cancellotti
Víctor Pecci
5
7
1
0
       
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Denmark vs. Sweden

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Dänemark
0
Brøndbyhallen, Brøndby, Denmark[10]
7–9 March 1986
Carpet (indoors)
 
Schweden
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Michael Tauson
Joakim Nyström
2
6
2
6
1
6
     
2  
 
Morten Christensen
Mats Wilander
6
8
2
6
8
10
     
3  
 
Peter Bastiansen / Michael Mortensen
Anders Järryd / Mats Wilander
3
6
3
6
4
6
     
4  
 
Morten Christensen
Joakim Nyström
5
7
1
6
       
5  
 
Michael Tauson
Mats Wilander
2
6
3
6
       

Quarterfinals

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Mexico vs. United States

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Mexiko
1
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, Mexico[11]
18–20 July 1986
Clay
 
Vereinigte Staaten
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Francisco Maciel
Tim Mayotte
2
6
13
11
6
4
6
4
   
2  
 
Leonardo Lavalle
Brad Gilbert
4
6
4
6
6
3
4
6
   
3  
 
Jorge Lozano / Fernando Pérez Pascal
Ken Flach / Robert Seguso
7
5
3
6
4
6
4
6
   
4  
 
Leonardo Lavalle
Tim Mayotte
5
7
6
4
6
0
4
6
7
9
 
5  
 
Francisco Maciel
Brad Gilbert
5
7
6
1
5
7
     

Great Britain vs. Australia

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Great Britain
1
No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, United Kingdom[12]
18–20 July 1986
Grass
 
Australien
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Jeremy Bates
Pat Cash
4
6
7
9
4
6
     
2  
 
Andrew Castle
Paul McNamee
5
7
1
6
2
6
     
3  
 
Jeremy Bates / Colin Dowdeswell
Pat Cash / John Fitzgerald
1
6
5
7
4
6
     
4  
 
Andrew Castle
Pat Cash
6
8
4
6
       
5  
 
Jeremy Bates
Paul McNamee
3
6
6
2
6
4
     

Yugoslavia vs. Czechoslovakia

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Yugoslavia
0
Zetra Olympic Hall, Sarajevo, Yugoslavia[13]
18–20 July 1986
Hard (indoors)
 
Czechoslovakia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Slobodan Živojinović
Miloslav Mečíř
4
6
6
4
8
10
4
6
   
2  
 
Bruno Orešar
Milan Šrejber
2
6
3
6
4
6
     
3  
 
Igor Flego / Slobodan Živojinović
Miloslav Mečíř / Tomáš Šmíd
3
6
2
6
4
6
     
4  
 
Slobodan Živojinović
Milan Šrejber
10
8
2
6
13
15
     
5  
 
Igor Flego
Miloslav Mečíř
2
6
5
7
       

Sweden vs. Italy

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Schweden
5
Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[14]
18–20 July 1986
Clay
 
Italien
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Mats Wilander
Paolo Canè
6
8
6
2
6
3
6
4
   
2  
 
Joakim Nyström
Claudio Panatta
6
2
6
3
6
1
     
3  
 
Joakim Nyström / Mats Wilander
Paolo Canè / Claudio Panatta
6
4
7
5
6
2
     
4  
 
Stefan Edberg
Paolo Canè
6
3
2
6
6
0
     
5  
 
Mats Wilander
Claudio Panatta
6
4
6
3
       

Semifinals

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Australia vs. United States

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Australien
3
Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[15]
3–5 October 1986
Grass
 
Vereinigte Staaten
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Paul McNamee
Brad Gilbert
2
6
6
3
3
6
6
0
6
1
 
2  
 
Pat Cash
Tim Mayotte
4
6
6
1
6
2
6
2
   
3  
 
Pat Cash / John Fitzgerald
Paul Annacone / Ken Flach
10
8
6
1
5
7
11
13
7
9
 
4  
 
Pat Cash
Brad Gilbert
3
6
6
2
6
3
6
4
   
5  
 
Paul McNamee
Tim Mayotte
6
3
2
5
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Czechoslovakia vs. Sweden

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Czechoslovakia
1
Prague, Czechoslovakia[16]
3–5 October 1986
Clay
 
Schweden
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Miloslav Mečíř
Kent Carlsson
0
6
2
6
4
6
     
2  
 
Milan Šrejber
Stefan Edberg
6
3
4
6
3
6
6
4
5
7
 
3  
 
Miloslav Mečíř / Tomáš Šmíd
Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd
7
5
6
2
6
4
     
4  
 
Milan Šrejber
Mikael Pernfors
7
5
0
6
0
6
5
7
   
5  
 
Miloslav Mečíř
Stefan Edberg
4
6
7
9
       

Final

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Australia vs. Sweden

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Australien
3
Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia[2]
26–28 December 1986
Grass
 
Schweden
2
1 2 3 4 5
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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The first-round losers played in the Relegation Play-offs. The winners of the play-offs advanced to the 1987 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions.

Results summary

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Date: 3–5 October

Home team Score Visiting team Standort Door Surface Ref.
  West Germany 5–0   Ecuador Essen Indoor Carpet [17]
  Spanien 5–0   Neuseeland Barcelona Outdoor Clay [18]
  Indien 4–1   Soviet Union New Delhi Outdoor Grass [19]
  Paraguay 3–2   Dänemark Asunción Outdoor Clay [20]

West Germany vs. Ecuador

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West Germany
5
Essen, West Germany[17]
3–5 October 1986
Carpet (indoors)
 
Ecuador
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Boris Becker
Raúl Viver
6
4
6
4
10
8
     
2  
 
Eric Jelen
Andrés Gómez
6
4
6
3
7
9
7
5
   
3  
 
Boris Becker / Eric Jelen
Andrés Gómez / Raúl Viver
6
2
6
4
6
4
     
4  
 
Eric Jelen
Raúl Viver
6
4
6
3
       
5  
 
Boris Becker
Andrés Gómez
7
5
6
2
       

Spain vs. New Zealand

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Spanien
5
Barcelona, Spain[18]
3–5 October 1986
Clay
 
Neuseeland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Fernando Luna
Steve Guy
6
3
9
7
6
1
     
2  
 
Emilio Sánchez
Bruce Derlin
6
2
6
0
6
1
     
3  
 
Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez
Bruce Derlin / Kelly Evernden
6
3
6
2
7
5
     
4  
 
Fernando Luna
Bruce Derlin
6
4
8
6
       
5  
 
Emilio Sánchez
Steve Guy
3
6
6
2
6
3
     

India vs. Soviet Union

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Indien
4
New Delhi, India[19]
3–5 October 1986
Grass
 
Soviet Union
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Vijay Amritraj
Andrei Chesnokov
6
1
6
4
6
4
     
2  
 
Ramesh Krishnan
Alexander Zverev
3
6
3
6
6
0
6
1
6
4
 
3  
 
Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj
Sergey Leonyuk / Alexander Zverev
2
6
6
3
6
2
1
6
6
4
 
4  
 
Ramesh Krishnan
Andrei Chesnokov
6
4
6
4
       
5  
 
Srinivasan Vasudevan
Alexander Volkov
6
3
5
7
2
6
     

Paraguay vs. Denmark

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Paraguay
3
Asunción, Paraguay[20]
3–5 October 1986
Clay
 
Dänemark
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Víctor Pecci
Michael Tauson
6
3
6
2
6
1
     
2  
 
Francisco González
Peter Bastiansen
5
7
4
6
8
6
4
6
   
3  
 
Francisco González / Víctor Pecci
Morten Christensen / Michael Mortensen
6
4
6
1
5
7
6
2
   
4  
 
Francisco González
Michael Tauson
6
3
5
7
11
9
6
8
3
6
 
5  
 
Víctor Pecci
Peter Bastiansen
6
2
1
6
6
0
6
1
   

References

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  1. ^ "World Group 1986". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Australia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Mexico v West Germany". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Ecuador v United States". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "New Zealand v Australia". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Great Britain v Spain". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Yugoslavia v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "India v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Italy v Paraguay". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Denmark v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Mexico v United States". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Great Britain v Australia". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Yugoslavia v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Sweden v Italy". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Australia v United States". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ a b "West Germany v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ a b "Spain v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ a b "India v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ a b "Paraguay v Denmark". daviscup.com.
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