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1983 Davis Cup
Details
Duration4 March – 28 December 1983
Edition72nd
Teams58
Champion
Winning Nation  Australia
← 1982
1984 →

The 1983 Davis Cup (also known as the 1983 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 72nd edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 60 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 25 in the Europe Zone, 10 in the Eastern Zone, and 9 in the Americas Zone.

Australia defeated Sweden in the final, held at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, on 26–28 December, to win their 25th title overall. [1] [2]

World Group

Main article: 1983 Davis Cup World Group
Participating teams

Argentina
Australia
Chile
Czechoslovakia

Denmark
France
Great Britain
Indonesia

Ireland
Italy
New Zealand
Paraguay

Romania
Soviet Union
Sweden
United States

Draw

First round
4–6 March		Quarterfinals
8–10 July		Semifinals
30 September–2 October		Final
26–28 December
Moscow, Soviet Union (indoor carpet)
  France4
Marseilles, France (clay)
  Soviet Union1
  France3
Asunción, Paraguay (indoor carpet)
  Paraguay2
  Czechoslovakia2
Sydney, Australia (grass)
  Paraguay3
  France1
Adelaide, Australia (grass)
  Australia4
  Australia4
Brisbane, Australia (grass)
  Great Britain1
  Australia5
Timișoara, Romania (indoor hard)
  Romania0
  Chile0
Melbourne, Australia (grass)
  Romania5
  Australia3
Bjärred, Sweden (indoor carpet)
  Sweden2
  Indonesia0
Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass)
  Sweden5
  Sweden3
Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)
  New Zealand2
  Denmark0
Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet)
  New Zealand5
  Sweden4
Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay)
  Argentina1
  Ireland2
Rome, Italy (clay)
  Italy3
  Italy0
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
  Argentina5
  Argentina3
  United States2

Final

Australia vs. Sweden


Australia
3 		Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia [2]
26–28 December 1983
Grass
Sweden
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Sweden 		Pat Cash
Mats Wilander 		3
6 		6
4 		7
9 		3
6 		   
2 Australia
Sweden 		John Fitzgerald
Joakim Nyström 		6
4 		6
2 		4
6 		6
4 		   
3 Australia
Sweden 		Mark Edmondson /  Paul McNamee
Anders Järryd /  Hans Simonsson 		6
4 		6
4 		6
2 		     
4 Australia
Sweden 		Pat Cash
Joakim Nyström 		6
4 		6
1 		6
1 		     
5 Australia
Sweden 		John Fitzgerald
Mats Wilander 		8
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     

Relegation play-offs

Further information: 1983 Davis Cup World Group § Relegation play-offs

Date: 30 September–2 October

Home team Score Visiting team Location Door Surface
  Czechoslovakia 4–1   Soviet Union Hradec Králové Indoor Clay
  Great Britain 4–1   Chile Eastbourne Outdoor Grass
  Denmark 4–1   Indonesia Copenhagen Indoor Carpet
  Ireland 1–4   United States Dublin Indoor Carpet

Americas Zone

Main article: 1983 Davis Cup Americas Zone
First round
14–16 January		Quarterfinals
4–6 March		Semifinals
6–8 May		Final
30 September–2 October
  Mexico
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
bye
  Mexico1
  Uruguay4
bye
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
  Uruguay
  Uruguay2
  Brazil3
  Colombia
Bogotá, Colombia (indoor clay)
bye
  Colombia0
Lima, Peru (clay)
  Brazil5
  Brazil4
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
  Peru1
  Brazil0
  Ecuador5
  Caribbean/West Indies
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
bye
  Caribbean/West Indies0
  Ecuador5
bye
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
  Ecuador
  Ecuador4
  Canada1
  Venezuela
Laval, Canada (indoor hard)
bye
  Venezuela2
  Canada3
bye
  Canada

Eastern Zone

Main article: 1983 Davis Cup Eastern Zone
First round
14–16 January		Quarterfinals
4–6 March		Semifinals
6–8 May		Final
30 September–2 October
  India
Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)
bye
  India4
Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)
  Sri Lanka1
  Sri Lanka3
New Delhi, India (grass)
  Hong Kong2
  India5
  Thailand0
  Thailand
Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard)
bye
  Thailand3
  Chinese Taipei2
bye
Tokyo, Japan (hard)
  Chinese Taipei
  India3
Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)
  Japan2
  Philippines5
Seoul, South Korea (clay)
  Malaysia0
  Philippines1
  South Korea4
bye
Nagoya, Japan (hard)
  South Korea
  South Korea1
  Japan4
  China
Osaka, Japan (hard)
bye
  China2
  Japan3
bye
  Japan
  •   India are promoted to the World Group in 1984.

Europe Zone

Main article: 1983 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Zone A

First round
6–8 May		Quarterfinals
10–12 June		Semifinals
8–10 July		Final
30 September–2 October
  West Germany
Eupen, Belgium (clay)
bye
  West Germany5
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
  Belgium0
  Poland0
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
  Belgium5
  West Germany3
  Israel2
  Israel
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
bye
  Israel4
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
  Monaco1
  Luxembourg1
Freiburg, West Germany (clay)
  Monaco4
  West Germany3
Estoril, Portugal (clay)
   Switzerland2
  Portugal1
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
  Netherlands4
  Netherlands4
  Egypt1
bye
Lugano, Switzerland (clay)
  Egypt
  Netherlands1
   Switzerland3
  Iraq
Ostermundigen, Switzerland (clay)
  Greecew/o
  Greece0
   Switzerland5
bye
   Switzerland

Zone B

First round
4–8 May		Quarterfinals
10–12 June		Semifinals
8–10 July		Final
30 September–2 October
  Hungary
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
bye
  Hungary4
Istanbul, Turkey (clay)
  Zimbabwe1
  Zimbabwe5
Pörtschach, Austria (clay)
  Turkey0
  Hungary3
Ternitz, Austria (indoor hard)
  Austria2
  Austria5
Oslo, Norway (clay)
  Morocco0
  Austria
  Norway
  Norwayw/o
Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay)
  Libya
  Hungary0
Algiers, Algeria (clay)
  Yugoslavia4
  Algeria1
Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)
  Bulgaria4
  Bulgaria3
  Finland2
bye
Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)
  Finland
  Bulgaria0
Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay)
  Yugoslavia5
  Tunisia0
Madrid, Spain (clay)
  Yugoslavia3
  Yugoslavia3
  Spain2
bye
  Spain

References

General
  • "World Group 1983". 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 "Australia v Sweden". daviscup.com.

External links

Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=1983_Davis_Cup&oldid=1121264749"
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1983 Davis Cup
Details
Duration4 March – 28 December 1983
Edition72nd
Teams58
Champion
Winning Nation  Australia
← 1982
1984 →

The 1983 Davis Cup (also known as the 1983 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 72nd edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 60 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 25 in the Europe Zone, 10 in the Eastern Zone, and 9 in the Americas Zone.

Australia defeated Sweden in the final, held at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, on 26–28 December, to win their 25th title overall. [1] [2]

World Group

Main article: 1983 Davis Cup World Group
Participating teams

Argentina
Australia
Chile
Czechoslovakia

Denmark
France
Great Britain
Indonesia

Ireland
Italy
New Zealand
Paraguay

Romania
Soviet Union
Sweden
United States

Draw

First round
4–6 March		Quarterfinals
8–10 July		Semifinals
30 September–2 October		Final
26–28 December
Moscow, Soviet Union (indoor carpet)
  France4
Marseilles, France (clay)
  Soviet Union1
  France3
Asunción, Paraguay (indoor carpet)
  Paraguay2
  Czechoslovakia2
Sydney, Australia (grass)
  Paraguay3
  France1
Adelaide, Australia (grass)
  Australia4
  Australia4
Brisbane, Australia (grass)
  Great Britain1
  Australia5
Timișoara, Romania (indoor hard)
  Romania0
  Chile0
Melbourne, Australia (grass)
  Romania5
  Australia3
Bjärred, Sweden (indoor carpet)
  Sweden2
  Indonesia0
Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass)
  Sweden5
  Sweden3
Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)
  New Zealand2
  Denmark0
Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet)
  New Zealand5
  Sweden4
Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay)
  Argentina1
  Ireland2
Rome, Italy (clay)
  Italy3
  Italy0
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
  Argentina5
  Argentina3
  United States2

Final

Australia vs. Sweden


Australia
3 		Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia [2]
26–28 December 1983
Grass
Sweden
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Sweden 		Pat Cash
Mats Wilander 		3
6 		6
4 		7
9 		3
6 		   
2 Australia
Sweden 		John Fitzgerald
Joakim Nyström 		6
4 		6
2 		4
6 		6
4 		   
3 Australia
Sweden 		Mark Edmondson /  Paul McNamee
Anders Järryd /  Hans Simonsson 		6
4 		6
4 		6
2 		     
4 Australia
Sweden 		Pat Cash
Joakim Nyström 		6
4 		6
1 		6
1 		     
5 Australia
Sweden 		John Fitzgerald
Mats Wilander 		8
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     

Relegation play-offs

Further information: 1983 Davis Cup World Group § Relegation play-offs

Date: 30 September–2 October

Home team Score Visiting team Location Door Surface
  Czechoslovakia 4–1   Soviet Union Hradec Králové Indoor Clay
  Great Britain 4–1   Chile Eastbourne Outdoor Grass
  Denmark 4–1   Indonesia Copenhagen Indoor Carpet
  Ireland 1–4   United States Dublin Indoor Carpet

Americas Zone

Main article: 1983 Davis Cup Americas Zone
First round
14–16 January		Quarterfinals
4–6 March		Semifinals
6–8 May		Final
30 September–2 October
  Mexico
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
bye
  Mexico1
  Uruguay4
bye
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
  Uruguay
  Uruguay2
  Brazil3
  Colombia
Bogotá, Colombia (indoor clay)
bye
  Colombia0
Lima, Peru (clay)
  Brazil5
  Brazil4
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
  Peru1
  Brazil0
  Ecuador5
  Caribbean/West Indies
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
bye
  Caribbean/West Indies0
  Ecuador5
bye
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
  Ecuador
  Ecuador4
  Canada1
  Venezuela
Laval, Canada (indoor hard)
bye
  Venezuela2
  Canada3
bye
  Canada

Eastern Zone

Main article: 1983 Davis Cup Eastern Zone
First round
14–16 January		Quarterfinals
4–6 March		Semifinals
6–8 May		Final
30 September–2 October
  India
Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)
bye
  India4
Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)
  Sri Lanka1
  Sri Lanka3
New Delhi, India (grass)
  Hong Kong2
  India5
  Thailand0
  Thailand
Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard)
bye
  Thailand3
  Chinese Taipei2
bye
Tokyo, Japan (hard)
  Chinese Taipei
  India3
Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)
  Japan2
  Philippines5
Seoul, South Korea (clay)
  Malaysia0
  Philippines1
  South Korea4
bye
Nagoya, Japan (hard)
  South Korea
  South Korea1
  Japan4
  China
Osaka, Japan (hard)
bye
  China2
  Japan3
bye
  Japan
  •   India are promoted to the World Group in 1984.

Europe Zone

Main article: 1983 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Zone A

First round
6–8 May		Quarterfinals
10–12 June		Semifinals
8–10 July		Final
30 September–2 October
  West Germany
Eupen, Belgium (clay)
bye
  West Germany5
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
  Belgium0
  Poland0
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
  Belgium5
  West Germany3
  Israel2
  Israel
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
bye
  Israel4
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
  Monaco1
  Luxembourg1
Freiburg, West Germany (clay)
  Monaco4
  West Germany3
Estoril, Portugal (clay)
   Switzerland2
  Portugal1
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
  Netherlands4
  Netherlands4
  Egypt1
bye
Lugano, Switzerland (clay)
  Egypt
  Netherlands1
   Switzerland3
  Iraq
Ostermundigen, Switzerland (clay)
  Greecew/o
  Greece0
   Switzerland5
bye
   Switzerland

Zone B

First round
4–8 May		Quarterfinals
10–12 June		Semifinals
8–10 July		Final
30 September–2 October
  Hungary
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
bye
  Hungary4
Istanbul, Turkey (clay)
  Zimbabwe1
  Zimbabwe5
Pörtschach, Austria (clay)
  Turkey0
  Hungary3
Ternitz, Austria (indoor hard)
  Austria2
  Austria5
Oslo, Norway (clay)
  Morocco0
  Austria
  Norway
  Norwayw/o
Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay)
  Libya
  Hungary0
Algiers, Algeria (clay)
  Yugoslavia4
  Algeria1
Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)
  Bulgaria4
  Bulgaria3
  Finland2
bye
Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)
  Finland
  Bulgaria0
Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay)
  Yugoslavia5
  Tunisia0
Madrid, Spain (clay)
  Yugoslavia3
  Yugoslavia3
  Spain2
bye
  Spain

References

General
  • "World Group 1983". 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 "Australia v Sweden". daviscup.com.

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