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1985 Davis Cup

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1985 Davis Cup
Details
Duration8 March – 22 December 1985
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

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Main article: 1985 Davis Cup World Group
Participating teams

Argentina
Australia
Chile
Czechoslovakia

Ecuador
France
India
Italy

Japan
Paraguay
Soviet Union
Spain

Sweden
United States
West Germany
Yugoslavia

Draw

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First round
8–10 March		Quarterfinals
2–4 August		Semifinals
4–6 October		Final
20–22 December
Kyoto, Japan (indoor carpet)
 United States5
Hamburg, West Germany (clay)
 Japan0
 United States2
Sindelfingen, West Germany (indoor carpet)
 West Germany3
 Spain2
Frankfurt, West Germany (indoor carpet)
 West Germany3
 West Germany5
Tbilisi, Soviet Union (indoor carpet)
 Czechoslovakia0
 Czechoslovakia3
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
 Soviet Union2
 Czechoslovakia5
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 Ecuador0
 Argentina1
Munich, West Germany (indoor carpet)
 Ecuador4
 West Germany2
Asunción, Paraguay (wood)
 Sweden3
 Paraguay3
Sydney, Australia (grass)
 France2
 Paraguay2
Split, Yugoslavia (indoor clay)
 Australia3
 Yugoslavia2
Malmö, Sweden (indoor clay)
 Australia3
 Australia0
Calcutta, India (grass)
 Sweden5
 India3
Bangalore, India (grass)
 Italy2
 India1
Santiago, Chile (clay) [19–21 April]
 Sweden4
 Chile1
 Sweden4

Final

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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

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Further information: 1985 Davis Cup World Group § 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

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Main article: 1985 Davis Cup Americas Zone
Quarterfinals
8–10 March		Semifinals
2–4 August		Final
4–6 October
Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
 Brazil5
Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay)
 Venezuela0
 Brazil4
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
 Colombia1
 Uruguay2
Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay)
 Colombia3
 Brazil1
Chicoutimi, Canada (indoor carpet)
 Mexico4
 Caribbean/West Indies1
Chicoutimi, Canada (clay)
 Canada4
 Canada2
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 Mexico3
 Peru2
 Mexico3

Eastern Zone

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Main article: 1985 Davis Cup 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 Zealand5
Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard)
 Chinese Taipei0
 Chinese Taipei5
Wellington, New Zealand (indoor hard)
 Sri Lanka0
 New Zealand5
 China0
 China
Shanghai, China (clay)
bye
 China3
Singapore (grass)
 Hong Kong2
 Hong Kong4
Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)
 Singapore1
 New Zealand4
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (grass)
 South Korea0
 Philippines5
Bangkok, Thailand (hard)
 Malaysia0
 Philippines4
 Thailand1
bye
Manila, Philippines (hard)
 Thailand
 Philippines0
Seoul, South Korea (indoor carpet)
 South Korea5
 South Korea5
Islamabad, Pakistan (clay)
 Indonesia0
 South Korea4
 Pakistan1
bye
 Pakistan

Europe Zone

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Main article: 1985 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Zone A

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First round
10–12 May		Quarterfinals
14–16 June		Semifinals
2–4 August		Final
4–6 October
 Romania
Istanbul, Turkey (clay)
bye
 Romania5
 Turkey0
 Turkeyw/o
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
 Iran
 Romania4
Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
 Egypt1
 Hungary4
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
 Morocco1
 Hungary2
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
 Egypt3
 Egypt4
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
 Algeria1
 Romania2
Dakar, Senegal (hard)
 Denmark3
 Senegal1
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
 Monaco4
 Monaco3
Nicosia, Cyprus (clay)
 Ireland2
 Cyprus1
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
 Ireland4
 Monaco0
Brussels, Belgium (clay)
 Denmark5
 Bulgaria1
Holte, Denmark (clay)
 Belgium3
 Belgium0
 Denmark5
bye
 Denmark

Zone B

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First round
10–12 May		Quarterfinals
14–16 June		Semifinals
2–4 August		Final
4–6 October
 Israel
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
bye
 Israel4
Hilversum, Netherlands (clay)
 Netherlands1
 Finland1
Hartberg, Austria (clay)
 Netherlands4
 Israel3
 Austria2
 Austria
Athens, Greece (clay)
bye
 Austria3
Athens, Greece (clay)
 Greece2
 Norway1
Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass)
 Greece4
 Israel1
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
 Great Britain4
 Poland2
Weggis, Switzerland (clay)
 Zimbabwe3
 Zimbabwe0
Tunis, Tunisia (clay)
  Switzerland5
 Tunisia0
Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass)
  Switzerland5
  Switzerland0
Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
 Great Britain3
 Portugal5
Nottingham, United Kingdom (grass)
 Luxembourg0
 Portugal0
 Great Britain5
bye
 Great Britain

References

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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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