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1982 Davis Cup

1982 Davis Cup
Details
Duration5 March – 28 November
Edition71st
Teams57
Champion
Winning Nation United States
1981
1983

The 1982 Davis Cup (also known as the 1982 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 71st edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 58 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 22 in the Europe Zone, 10 in the Americas Zone, and 10 in the Eastern Zone. Tunisia made its first appearance in the tournament.

The United States defeated France in the final, held at the Palais des Sports in Grenoble, France, on 26–28 November, to win their 28th title overall.[1][2]

World Group

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, CA, United States (hard)
United States 4
St. Louis, MO, 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

Final

France vs. United States


France
1
Palais des Sports, Grenoble, France [2]
26–28 November 1982
Clay (indoors)

United States
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
United States
Yannick Noah
John McEnroe
10
12
6
1
6
3
2
6
3
6
2 France
United States
Henri Leconte
Gene Mayer
2
6
2
6
9
7
4
6
3 France
United States
Henri Leconte / Yannick Noah
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
3
6
4
6
7
9
4 France
United States
Yannick Noah
Gene Mayer
6
1
6
0
5 France
United States
Henri Leconte
John McEnroe
2
6
3
6

Relegation play-offs

Date: 1–3 October

Home team Score Visiting team Location Surface
Soviet Union 4–1 India Donetsk Clay
Mexico 2–3 Romania Mexico City Clay
Spain 2–3 Great Britain Barcelona Clay
Argentina 3–2 West Germany Buenos Aires Clay

Americas Zone

Sub-Zonal Quarterfinals
8–10 January
Sub-Zonal Semifinals
15–24 January
Sub-Zonal Finals
5–7 March
Inter-Zonal Final
7–9 May
Colombia
Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
 bye
Colombia 5
Caribbean/West Indies 0
 bye
Montreal, Canada (indoor hard)
Caribbean/West Indies
Colombia 1
Canada 3
Canada
Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
 bye
Canada 4
Venezuela 1
 bye
Laval, Canada (indoor hard)
Venezuela
Canada 1
Paraguay 4
Brazil
Fortaleza, Brazil (clay)
 bye
Brazil 0
La Paz, Bolivia (clay)
Ecuador 5
Ecuador 5
Asunción, Paraguay (indoor carpet)
Bolivia 0
Ecuador 2
Asunción, Paraguay (clay)
Paraguay 3
Paraguay 3
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
Peru 2
Paraguay 3
Uruguay 2
 bye
Uruguay

Eastern Zone

First Round
8–10 January
Quarterfinals
22–24 January
Semifinals
5–7 March
Final
7–9 May
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor carpet)
 bye
Malaysia 1
Indonesia 4
 bye
Jakarta, Indonesia (clay)
Indonesia
Indonesia 3
South Korea 2
South Korea
Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)
 bye
South Korea 4
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)
Philippines 1
Hong Kong 2
Jakarta, Indonesia (clay)
Philippines 3
Indonesia 4
Japan 1
Chinese Taipei w/o
Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard)
Pakistan
Chinese Taipei 1
Japan 4
 bye
Tokyo, Japan (clay)
Japan
Japan 5
Thailand 0
Sri Lanka
Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)
 bye
Sri Lanka 1
Thailand 3
 bye
South Korea

Europe Zone

Zone A

First Round
7–9 May
Quarterfinals
11–13 June
Semifinals
9–11 July; 6–8 August
Final
1–3 October
Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)
Ireland 5
Dublin, Ireland (hard)
Luxembourg 0
Ireland 4
Monaco 1
 bye
Dublin, Ireland (hard)
Monaco
Ireland 4
Ankara, Turkey (clay)
Finland 1
Turkey 0
Athens, Greece (clay)
Greece 5
Greece 2
Finland 3
 bye
Dublin, Ireland (hard)
Finland
Ireland 4
Switzerland 1
Austria
Vienna, Austria (clay)
 bye
Austria 5
Algeria 0
 bye
Pörtschach, Austria (clay)
Algeria
Austria 0
Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
Switzerland 4
Morocco 3
Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
Poland 2
Morocco 0
Switzerland 5
 bye
Switzerland

Zone B

First Round
7–9 May
Quarterfinals
11–13 June
Semifinals
9–11 July
Final
1–3 October
Hungary
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
 bye
Hungary 3
Varaždin, Yugoslavia (clay)
Yugoslavia 2
Norway 0
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
Yugoslavia 5
Hungary 4
Israel 1
Israel
Eupen, Belgium (clay)
 bye
Israel 3
Belgium 0
 bye
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
Belgium
Hungary 2
Porto, Portugal (clay)
Denmark 3
Portugal 5
Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
Tunisia 0
Portugal 0
Egypt 5
 bye
Aarhus, Denmark (clay)
Egypt
Egypt 1
Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)
Denmark 4
Denmark 4
Hørsholm, Denmark (clay)
Bulgaria 1
Denmark 3
Netherlands 0
 bye
Netherlands

References

General
  • "World Group 1982". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
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 "France v United States". daviscup.com.

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