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1989 Davis Cup

1989 Davis Cup
Details
Duration3 February – 17 December
Edition78th
Teams79
Champion
Winning Nation West Germany
1988
1990

The 1989 Davis Cup (also known as the 1989 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 78th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. This year's tournament saw the expansion of the previous World Group Relegation Play-offs round into the World Group Qualifying Round; instead of advancing directly to the World Group, the Zonal Group I winners would now join the World Group first round losers for a chance to compete in the following year's World Group. This year also marked the introduction of the tiebreak, played at 6–6 in all sets except for the final set.

79 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 14 in the Americas Zone, 19 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 30 in the Europe/Africa Zone. The Bahamas, Bahrain, the Dominican Republic, Kuwait and Jordan made their first appearances in the tournament.

West Germany defeated Sweden in the final, held at the Schleyer-Halle in Stuttgart, West Germany, on 15–17 December, to win their second consecutive Davis Cup title.[1][2]

World Group

Participating teams

Australia

Austria

Czechoslovakia

Denmark

France

Indonesia

Israel

Italy

Mexico

Paraguay

Soviet Union

Spain

Sweden

United States

West Germany

Yugoslavia

Draw

First Round
3–5 February
Quarterfinals
7–9 April
Semifinals
21–23 July
Final
15–17 December
Malmö, Sweden (indoor carpet)
Sweden 4
Vienna, Austria (indoor clay)
Italy 1
Sweden 3
Vienna, Austria (indoor clay)
Austria 2
Australia 0
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
Austria 5
Sweden 4
Belgrade, Yugoslavia (indoor clay)
Yugoslavia 1
Yugoslavia 4
Split, Yugoslavia (indoor carpet)
Denmark 1
Yugoslavia 4
Marbella, Spain (clay)
Spain 1
Spain 3
Stuttgart, West Germany (indoor carpet)
Mexico 2
Sweden 2
Fort Myers, FL, United States (hard)
West Germany 3
Paraguay 0
San Diego, CA, United States (indoor carpet)
United States 5
United States 5
Tel Aviv, Israel (indoor carpet)
France 0
Israel 1
Munich, West Germany (indoor carpet)
France 4
United States 2
Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
West Germany 3
Soviet Union 1
Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
Czechoslovakia 4
Czechoslovakia 2
Karlsruhe, West Germany (indoor carpet)
West Germany 3
Indonesia 0
West Germany 5

Final

West Germany vs. Sweden


West Germany
3
Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, West Germany [2]
15–17 December 1989
Carpet (indoors)

Sweden
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
Sweden
Carl-Uwe Steeb
Mats Wilander
7
5
6
7
77
64
2
6
3
6
2 West Germany
Sweden
Boris Becker
Stefan Edberg
6
2
6
2
6
4
3 West Germany
Sweden
Boris Becker / Eric Jelen
Jan Gunnarsson / Anders Järryd
78
66
6
4
3
6
64
77
6
4
4 West Germany
Sweden
Boris Becker
Mats Wilander
6
2
6
0
6
2
5 West Germany
Sweden
Carl-Uwe Steeb
Stefan Edberg
2
6
4
6

World Group Qualifying Round

Date: 20–24 July

The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group Qualifying Round for spots in the 1990 World Group.

Home team Score Visiting team Location Venue Door Surface
Great Britain 2–3 Argentina Eastbourne Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club Outdoor Grass
Peru 2–3 Australia Lima Jockey Club del Perú Outdoor Clay
Denmark 1–4 Italy Aarhus Aarhus Idrætspark Indoor Carpet
New Zealand 4–1 Hungary Auckland Chase Stadium Indoor Carpet
Netherlands 5–0 Indonesia Best Best Leisure Centre Indoor Carpet
South Korea 1–4 Israel Seoul Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center Outdoor Hard
Mexico 4–1 Soviet Union Mexico City Club Alemán de México Outdoor Clay
Switzerland 5–0 Paraguay Langenthal Dreilinden Tenniscenter Outdoor Clay

Americas Zone

Group I

First Round
3–5 February
Second Round
7–9 April
Brazil
Lima, Peru (clay)
 bye
Brazil 2
Lima, Peru (clay)
Peru 3
Ecuador 0
Peru 5
Montreal, Canada (indoor carpet)
Canada 4
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
Uruguay 1
Canada 0
Argentina 3
 bye
Argentina
Relegation Play-off
7–8 May
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
Ecuador 0
Uruguay 3

Group II

First Round
3–5 February
Second Round
7–9 April
Third Round
21–23 July
Kingston, Jamaica (hard)
Chile 4
Jamaica 1 Havana, Cuba (hard)
Chile 4
Bogotá, Colombia (indoor clay) Cuba 1
Cuba 4
Colombia 1 Nassau, Bahamas (hard)
Chile 4
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (clay) Bahamas 1
Dominican Republic 3
Bolivia 2 Nassau, Bahamas (hard)
Dominican Republic 0
Nassau, Bahamas (hard) Bahamas 5
Bahamas 5
Venezuela 0

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Preliminary Round
3–5 February
Manila, Philippines (hard)
Philippines 5
Hong Kong 0
First Round
7–9 April
Second Round
5–7 May
New Zealand
Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)
 bye
New Zealand 4
Manila, Philippines (hard)
Philippines 1
Philippines 4
China 1
Hasaki, Japan (hard)
Japan 2
Bharuch, India (grass)
South Korea 3
South Korea 4
India 1
 bye
India

Group II

First Round
3–5 February
Second Round
7–9 April
Third Round
16–18 June
Fourth Round
21–24 July
Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand (hard)
 bye
Thailand 5
Manama, Bahrain (hard)
Bahrain 0
Bahrain 4
Bangkok, Thailand (hard)
Syria 1
Thailand 5
Sri Lanka 0
Chinese Taipei
Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)
 bye
Chinese Taipei 2
Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)
Sri Lanka 3
Sri Lanka 3
Rawalpindi, Pakistan (clay)
Malaysia 2
Thailand 1
Baghdad, Iraq (hard)
Pakistan 3
Iraq 2
Dhaka, Bangladesh (hard)
Bangladesh 3
Bangladesh 4
Singapore 1
 bye
Islamabad, Pakistan (clay)
Singapore
Bangladesh 0
Amman, Jordan (indoor hard)
Pakistan 5
Kuwait 3
Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard)
Jordan 2
Kuwait 0
Pakistan 5
 bye
Pakistan

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

First Round
3–5 February
Second Round
5–7 May
Switzerland
Liestal, Switzerland (clay)
 bye
Switzerland 4
Romania 1
 bye
Romania
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
Zimbabwe 1
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
Hungary 4
Hungary 4
Nigeria 1
 bye
Nigeria
Great Britain
Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
 bye
Great Britain 4
Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)
Finland 1
Ireland 0
Finland 5
Porto, Portugal (indoor clay)
Senegal 0
Best, Netherlands (indoor carpet)
Portugal 5
Portugal 1
Netherlands 4
 bye
Netherlands
Relegation Play-off
5–7 May
Limerick, Ireland (carpet)
Ireland 4
Senegal 1

Group II Europe

First Round
7–9 April
Second Round
5–14 May
Third Round
15–18 June
Fourth Round
21–23 July
Belgium
Liège, Belgium (clay)
 bye
Belgium 5
Turkey 0
 bye
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (indoor hard)
Turkey
Belgium 5
Luxembourg 0
Norway
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (indoor hard)
 bye
Norway 2
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (indoor hard)
Luxembourg 3
Luxembourg 5
Athens, Greece (clay)
Malta 0
Belgium 5
Greece 0
Poland
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
 bye
Poland 2
Greece 3
 bye
Athens, Greece (clay)
Greece
Greece 3
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
Monaco 2
Cyprus 0
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
Monaco 5
Monaco 3
Bulgaria 1
 bye
Bulgaria

Group II Africa

First Round
3–5 February
Second Round
4–10 April
Third Round
16–18 June
Fourth Round
21–23 July
Egypt
Accra, Ghana (hard)
 bye
Egypt 1
Ghana 4
 bye
Accra, Ghana (hard)
Ghana
Ghana 4
Cameroon 1
Cameroon
Tripoli, Libya (hard)
 bye
Cameroon 5
Libya 0
 bye
Accra, Ghana (hard)
Libya
Ghana 4
Tunis, Tunisia (hard)
Morocco 1
Algeria 5
Algiers, Algeria (clay)
Tunisia 0
Algeria 1
Morocco 3
 bye
Nairobi, Kenya (clay)
Morocco
Morocco 5
Kenya 0
Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya (clay)
 bye
Kenya 3
Ivory Coast 2
 bye
Ivory Coast

References

General
  • "World Group 1989". 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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