1983 Davis Cup

1983 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	4 March – 28 December
Edition	72nd
Teams	58
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[]

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)

France

4

Marseilles, France (clay)

Soviet Union

1

France

3

Asunción, Paraguay (indoor carpet)

Paraguay

2

Czechoslovakia

2

Sydney, Australia (grass)

Paraguay

3

France

1

Adelaide, Australia (grass)

Australia

4

Australia

4

Brisbane, Australia (grass)

Great Britain

1

Australia

5

Timișoara, Romania (indoor hard)

Romania

0

Chile

0

Melbourne, Australia (grass)

Romania

5

Australia

3

Bjärred, Sweden (indoor carpet)

Sweden

2

Indonesia

0

Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass)

Sweden

5

Sweden

3

Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)

New Zealand

2

Denmark

0

Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet)

New Zealand

5

Sweden

4

Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay)

Argentina

1

Ireland

2

Rome, Italy (clay)

Italy

3

Italy

0

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

Argentina

5

Argentina

3

United States

2

Final[]

Australia vs. Sweden

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

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

•  Czechoslovakia,  Denmark,  Great Britain and  United States remain in the World Group in 1984.
•  Chile,  Indonesia,  Ireland and  Soviet Union are relegated to Zonal competition in 1984.

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

Mexico

1

Uruguay

4

bye

Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)

Uruguay

Uruguay

2

Brazil

3

Colombia

Bogotá, Colombia (indoor clay)

bye

Colombia

0

Lima, Peru (clay)

Brazil

5

Brazil

4

Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

Peru

1

Brazil

0

Ecuador

5

Caribbean/West Indies

Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

bye

Caribbean/West Indies

0

Ecuador

5

bye

Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

Ecuador

Ecuador

4

Canada

1

Venezuela

Laval, Canada (indoor hard)

bye

Venezuela

2

Canada

3

bye

Canada

•  Ecuador are promoted to the World Group in 1984.

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

India

4

Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)

Sri Lanka

1

Sri Lanka

3

New Delhi, India (grass)

Hong Kong

2

India

5

Thailand

0

Thailand

Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard)

bye

Thailand

3

Chinese Taipei

2

bye

Tokyo, Japan (hard)

Chinese Taipei

India

3

Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)

Japan

2

Philippines

5

Seoul, South Korea (clay)

Malaysia

0

Philippines

1

South Korea

4

bye

Nagoya, Japan (hard)

South Korea

South Korea

1

Japan

4

China

Osaka, Japan (hard)

bye

China

2

Japan

3

bye

Japan

•  India are promoted to the World Group in 1984.

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 Germany

5

Warsaw, Poland (clay)

Belgium

0

Poland

0

Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)

Belgium

5

West Germany

3

Israel

2

Israel

Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)

bye

Israel

4

Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)

Monaco

1

Luxembourg

1

Freiburg, West Germany (clay)

Monaco

4

West Germany

3

Estoril, Portugal (clay)

Switzerland

2

Portugal

1

Cairo, Egypt (clay)

Netherlands

4

Netherlands

4

Egypt

1

bye

Lugano, Switzerland (clay)

Egypt

Netherlands

1

Switzerland

3

Iraq

Ostermundigen, Switzerland (clay)

Greece

w/o

Greece

0

Switzerland

5

bye

Switzerland

•  West Germany are promoted to the World Group in 1984.

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

Hungary

4

Istanbul, Turkey (clay)

Zimbabwe

1

Zimbabwe

5

Pörtschach, Austria (clay)

Turkey

0

Hungary

3

Ternitz, Austria (indoor hard)

Austria

2

Austria

5

Oslo, Norway (clay)

Morocco

0

Austria

Norway

Norway

w/o

Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay)

Libya

Hungary

0

Algiers, Algeria (clay)

Yugoslavia

4

Algeria

1

Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)

Bulgaria

4

Bulgaria

3

Finland

2

bye

Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)

Finland

Bulgaria

0

Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay)

Yugoslavia

5

Tunisia

0

Madrid, Spain (clay)

Yugoslavia

3

Yugoslavia

3

Spain

2

bye

Spain

•  Yugoslavia are promoted to the World Group in 1984.

References[]

General

• "World Group 1983". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

Specific

External links[]

• Davis Cup Official Website