1986 Davis Cup World Group

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

Australia
Main article: 1986 Davis Cup

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

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

Participating teams

Australia
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Ecuador

Great Britain
India
Italy
Mexico

New Zealand
Paraguay
Soviet Union
Spain

Sweden
United States
West Germany
Yugoslavia

Draw

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)
 Mexico3
 Mexico1
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
 United States4
 United States3
Brisbane, Australia (grass)
 Ecuador2
 United States1
Auckland, New Zealand (hard)
 Australia3
 Australia4
Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass)
 New Zealand1
 Australia4
Telford, United Kingdom (indoor carpet)
 Great Britain1
 Spain1
Melbourne, Australia (grass)
 Great Britain4
 Australia3
Belgrade, Yugoslavia (indoor hard)
 Sweden2
 Soviet Union2
Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (indoor hard)
 Yugoslavia3
 Yugoslavia0
Calcutta, India (grass)
 Czechoslovakia5
 India1
Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
 Czechoslovakia4
 Czechoslovakia1
Palermo, Italy (clay)
 Sweden4
 Italy4
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
 Paraguay1
 Italy0
Brøndby, Denmark (indoor carpet)
 Sweden5
 Denmark0
 Sweden5

First round

Mexico vs. West Germany


Mexico
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


Ecuador
2 		Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador[4]
7–9 March 1986
Clay
United States
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


New Zealand
1 		Stanley Street, Auckland, New Zealand[5]
7–9 March 1986
Hard
Australia
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


Great Britain
4 		Racquet Centre, Telford, United Kingdom[6]
7–9 March 1986
Carpet (indoors)
Spain
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


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


India
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


Italy
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 		       
retired

Denmark vs. Sweden


Denmark
0 		Brøndbyhallen, Brøndby, Denmark[10]
7–9 March 1986
Carpet (indoors)
Sweden
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

Mexico vs. United States


Mexico
1 		Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, Mexico[11]
18–20 July 1986
Clay
United States
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


Great Britain
1 		No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, United Kingdom[12]
18–20 July 1986
Grass
Australia
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


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


Sweden
5 		Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[14]
18–20 July 1986
Clay
Italy
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

Australia vs. United States


Australia
3 		Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[15]
3–5 October 1986
Grass
United States
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 		      not
completed

Czechoslovakia vs. Sweden


Czechoslovakia
1 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[16]
3–5 October 1986
Clay
Sweden
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

Australia vs. Sweden


Australia
3 		Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia[2]
26–28 December 1986
Grass
Sweden
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

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

Date: 3–5 October

Home team Score Visiting team Location Door Surface Ref.
 West Germany 5–0  Ecuador Essen Indoor Carpet [17]
 Spain 5–0  New Zealand Barcelona Outdoor Clay [18]
 India 4–1  Soviet Union New Delhi Outdoor Grass [19]
 Paraguay 3–2  Denmark Asunción Outdoor Clay [20]

West Germany vs. Ecuador


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


Spain
5 		Barcelona, Spain[18]
3–5 October 1986
Clay
New Zealand
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


India
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


Paraguay
3 		Asunción, Paraguay[20]
3–5 October 1986
Clay
Denmark
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

  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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