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1985 Davis Cup

1985 Davis Cup
Details
Duration8 March – 22 December
Edition74th
Teams62
Champion
Winning Nation Sweden
1984
1986

The 1985 Davis Cup (also known as the 1985 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 74th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 63 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 27 in the Europe Zone, 12 in the Eastern Zone, and 8 in the Americas Zone. Cyprus made its first appearance in the tournament.

Sweden defeated West Germany in the final, held at the Olympiahalle in Munich, West Germany, on 20–22 December, to win their 2nd consecutive Davis Cup title and 3rd overall.[1][2]

World Group

Participating teams

Argentina

Australia

Chile

Czechoslovakia

Ecuador

France

India

Italy

Japan

Paraguay

Soviet Union

Spain

Sweden

United States

West Germany

Yugoslavia

Draw

First Round
8–10 March
Quarterfinals
2–4 August
Semifinals
4–6 October
Final
20–22 December
Kyoto, Japan (indoor carpet)
United States 5
Hamburg, West Germany (clay)
Japan 0
United States 2
Sindelfingen, West Germany (indoor carpet)
West Germany 3
Spain 2
Frankfurt, West Germany (indoor carpet)
West Germany 3
West Germany 5
Tbilisi, Soviet Union (indoor carpet)
Czechoslovakia 0
Czechoslovakia 3
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
Soviet Union 2
Czechoslovakia 5
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
Ecuador 0
Argentina 1
Munich, West Germany (indoor carpet)
Ecuador 4
West Germany 2
Asunción, Paraguay (indoor carpet)
Sweden 3
Paraguay 3
Sydney, Australia (grass)
France 2
Paraguay 2
Split, Yugoslavia (indoor clay)
Australia 3
Yugoslavia 2
Malmö, Sweden (indoor clay)
Australia 3
Australia 0
Calcutta, India (grass)
Sweden 5
India 3
Bangalore, India (grass)
Italy 2
India 1
Santiago, Chile (clay) [19–21 April]
Sweden 4
Chile 1
Sweden 4

Final

West Germany vs. Sweden


West Germany
2
Olympiahalle, Munich, West Germany [2]
20–22 December 1985
Carpet (indoors)

Sweden
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
Sweden
Michael Westphal
Mats Wilander
3
6
4
6
8
10
2 West Germany
Sweden
Boris Becker
Stefan Edberg
6
3
3
6
7
5
8
6
3 West Germany
Sweden
Boris Becker / Andreas Maurer
Joakim Nyström / Mats Wilander
4
6
2
6
1
6
4 West Germany
Sweden
Boris Becker
Mats Wilander
6
3
2
6
6
3
6
3
5 West Germany
Sweden
Michael Westphal
Stefan Edberg
6
3
5
7
4
6
3
6

Relegation play-offs

Date: 4–6 October

Home team Score Visiting team Location Door Surface
Japan 0–3 Spain Tokyo Outdoor Clay
Argentina 2–3 Soviet Union Buenos Aires Outdoor Clay
Yugoslavia 4–1 France Belgrade Indoor Hard
Italy 3–1 Chile Cagliari Outdoor Clay

Americas Zone

Quarterfinals
8–10 March
Semifinals
2–4 August
Final
4–6 October
Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
Brazil 5
Venezuela 0 Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay)
Brazil 4
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) Colombia 1
Uruguay 2
Colombia 3 Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay)
Brazil 1
Chicoutimi, Canada (indoor carpet) Mexico 4
Caribbean/West Indies 1
Canada 4 Chicoutimi, Canada (clay)
Canada 2
Mexico City, Mexico (clay) Mexico 3
Peru 2
Mexico 3

Eastern Zone

First Round
18–20 January
Quarterfinals
8–10 March
Semifinals
10–12 May
Final
4–6 October
New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand (hard)
 bye
New Zealand 5
Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard)
Chinese Taipei 0
Chinese Taipei 5
Wellington, New Zealand (indoor hard)
Sri Lanka 0
New Zealand 5
China 0
China
Shanghai, China (clay)
 bye
China 3
Singapore (grass)
Hong Kong 2
Hong Kong 4
Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)
Singapore 1
New Zealand 4
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (grass)
South Korea 0
Philippines 5
Bangkok, Thailand (hard)
Malaysia 0
Philippines 4
Thailand 1
 bye
Manila, Philippines (hard)
Thailand
Philippines 0
Seoul, South Korea (indoor carpet)
South Korea 5
South Korea 5
Islamabad, Pakistan (clay)
Indonesia 0
South Korea 4
Pakistan 1
 bye
Pakistan

Europe Zone

Zone A

First Round
10–12 May
Quarterfinals
14–16 June
Semifinals
2–4 August
Final
4–6 October
Romania
Istanbul, Turkey (clay)
 bye
Romania 5
Turkey 0
Turkey w/o
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
Iran
Romania 4
Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
Egypt 1
Hungary 4
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
Morocco 1
Hungary 2
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
Egypt 3
Egypt 4
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
Algeria 1
Romania 2
Dakar, Senegal (hard)
Denmark 3
Senegal 1
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
Monaco 4
Monaco 3
Nicosia, Cyprus (clay)
Ireland 2
Cyprus 1
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
Ireland 4
Monaco 0
Brussels, Belgium (clay)
Denmark 5
Bulgaria 1
Holte, Denmark (clay)
Belgium 3
Belgium 0
Denmark 5
 bye
Denmark

Zone B

First Round
10–12 May
Quarterfinals
14–16 June
Semifinals
2–4 August
Final
4–6 October
Israel
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
 bye
Israel 4
Hilversum, Netherlands (clay)
Netherlands 1
Finland 1
Hartberg, Austria (clay)
Netherlands 4
Israel 3
Austria 2
Austria
Athens, Greece (clay)
 bye
Austria 3
Athens, Greece (clay)
Greece 2
Norway 1
Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass)
Greece 4
Israel 1
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
Great Britain 4
Poland 2
Weggis, Switzerland (clay)
Zimbabwe 3
Zimbabwe 0
Tunis, Tunisia (clay)
Switzerland 5
Tunisia 0
Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass)
Switzerland 5
Switzerland 0
Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
Great Britain 3
Portugal 5
Nottingham, United Kingdom (grass)
Luxembourg 0
Portugal 0
Great Britain 5
 bye
Great Britain

References

General
  • "World Group 1985". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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 "West Germany v Sweden". daviscup.com.

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