1984 Davis Cup World Group

1984 Davis Cup World Group
Date	24 February – 18 December
Edition	4th
Champions
Sweden
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The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1984.^[1]

Australia were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the semifinals.

Sweden won the title, defeating the United States in the final, 4–1. The final was held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, from 16 to 18 December.^[2] It was the Swedish team's first Davis Cup title since 1975 and their 2nd Davis Cup title overall.

Participating teams[]

Participating teams
Argentina	Australia	Czechoslovakia	Denmark
Ecuador	France	Great Britain	India
Italy	New Zealand	Paraguay	Romania
Sweden	United States	West Germany	Yugoslavia

Draw[]

First Round 24–26 February

Quarterfinals 13–15 July

Semifinals 28–30 September

Final 16–18 December

Perth, Australia (grass)

Australia

5

Brisbane, Australia (grass)

Yugoslavia

0

Australia

5

Telford, United Kingdom (indoor carpet)

Italy

0

Italy

3

Portland, OR, United States (indoor carpet)

Great Britain

2

Australia

1

Stuttgart, West Germany (indoor carpet)

United States

4

Argentina

4

Atlanta, GA, United States (indoor carpet)

West Germany

1

Argentina

0

Bucharest, Romania (indoor carpet)

United States

5

United States

5

Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor clay)

Romania

0

United States

1

Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)

Sweden

4

Denmark

0

Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)

Czechoslovakia

5

Czechoslovakia

3

New Delhi, India (grass)

France

2

India

1

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

France

4

Czechoslovakia

0

Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)

Sweden

5

Paraguay

3

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

New Zealand

2

Paraguay

1

Norrköping, Sweden (indoor carpet)

Sweden

4

Ecuador

1

Sweden

4

First round[]

Australia vs. Yugoslavia[]

Australia 5	Royal King's Park Tennis Club, Perth, Australia[3] 24–26 February 1984 Grass		Yugoslavia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Paul McNamee Slobodan Živojinović 9 7 4 6 9 7 10 8     2 John Fitzgerald Marko Ostoja 2 6 7 5 6 1 6 2     3 Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee Marko Ostoja / Slobodan Živojinović 6 4 6 1 6 4       4 John Fitzgerald Bruno Orešar 6 3 6 4         5 Paul McNamee 6 4 10 8

Great Britain vs. Italy[]

Great Britain 2	Racquet Centre, Telford, United Kingdom[4] 24–26 February 1984 Carpet (indoors)		Italy 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Colin Dowdeswell Gianni Ocleppo 6 1 2 6 7 9 2 6     2 John Lloyd Corrado Barazzutti 6 4 3 6 6 2 6 3     3 Colin Dowdeswell / John Lloyd Gianni Ocleppo / Claudio Panatta 11 9 6 4 3 6 3 6 6 3   4 John Lloyd Gianni Ocleppo 6 2 2 6 3 6 3 6     5 Colin Dowdeswell Corrado Barazzutti 1 6 6 0 3 6 5 7

West Germany vs. Argentina[]

West Germany 1	Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, West Germany[5] 24–26 February 1984 Carpet (indoors)		Argentina 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Hans-Dieter Beutel Guillermo Vilas 6 8 6 8 5 7       2 Michael Westphal José Luis Clerc 3 6 6 3 3 6 6 1 6 8   3 Hans-Dieter Beutel / Andreas Maurer José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas 11 13 4 6 3 6       4 Hans-Dieter Beutel José Luis Clerc 5 7 5 7         5 Michael Westphal Guillermo Vilas 6 3 6 4

Romania vs. United States[]

Romania 0	Sports Palace, Bucharest, Romania[6] 24–26 February 1984 Carpet (indoors)		United States 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Florin Segărceanu Jimmy Connors 2 6 3 6 4 6       2 Ilie Năstase John McEnroe 2 6 4 6 2 6       3 Ilie Năstase / Florin Segărceanu Peter Fleming / John McEnroe 3 6 4 6 4 6       4 Ilie Năstase Jimmy Connors 4 6 4 6         5 Florin Segărceanu John McEnroe 6 2 2 6 2 6

Czechoslovakia vs. Denmark[]

Czechoslovakia 5	Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia[7] 24–26 February 1984 Carpet (indoors)		Denmark 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Libor Pimek Michael Mortensen 10 8 6 2 6 4       2 Tomáš Šmíd Peter Bastiansen 6 2 6 1 6 2       3 Pavel Složil / Tomáš Šmíd Peter Bastiansen / Michael Mortensen 6 4 6 3 12 10       4 Libor Pimek Peter Bastiansen 6 4 4 6 6 4       5 Tomáš Šmíd Michael Mortensen 8 6 6 3

India vs. France[]

India 1	Delhi LTA Complex, New Delhi, India[8] 24–26 February 1984 Grass		France 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ramesh Krishnan Yannick Noah 2 6 5 7 2 6       2 Anand Amritraj Henri Leconte 6 2 2 6 3 6 6 8     3 Anand Amritraj / Sashi Menon Henri Leconte / Yannick Noah 5 7 4 6 4 6       4 Anand Amritraj Yannick Noah 4 6 4 6         5 Sashi Menon Henri Leconte 6 2 5 7 10 8

New Zealand vs. Paraguay[]

New Zealand 2	Wilding Park, Christchurch, New Zealand[9] 24–26 February 1984 Grass		Paraguay 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Russell Simpson Francisco González 1 6 3 6 8 6 6 2 4 6   2 Chris Lewis Víctor Pecci 6 4 6 8 4 6 6 2 4 6   3 Chris Lewis / Russell Simpson Francisco González / Víctor Pecci 3 6 10 8 2 6 4 6     4 Chris Lewis Francisco González 6 3 6 4         5 Russell Simpson Víctor Pecci 6 3 6 3

Sweden vs. Ecuador[]

Sweden 4	Himmelstalundshallen, Norrköping, Sweden[10] 24–26 February 1984 Carpet (indoors)		Ecuador 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Anders Järryd Andrés Gómez 1 6 6 2 6 8 6 3 3 6   2 Mats Wilander Ricardo Ycaza 6 3 6 2 6 1       3 Anders Järryd / Mats Wilander Andrés Gómez / Ricardo Ycaza 3 6 6 3 6 4 6 4     4 Joakim Nyström Ricardo Ycaza 6 2 6 0 6 3       5 Mats Wilander Andrés Gómez 7 5 6 4

Quarterfinals[]

Australia vs. Italy[]

Australia 5	Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[11] 13–15 July 1984 Grass		Italy 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 John Fitzgerald Gianni Ocleppo 6 3 6 1 4 6 6 1     2 Pat Cash Claudio Panatta 6 3 3 6 6 3 6 4     3 Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee Gianni Ocleppo / Claudio Panatta 3 6 7 5 6 4 6 3     4 John Fitzgerald Claudio Panatta 6 4 8 10 6 2       5 Pat Cash Gianni Ocleppo 9 7 6 4

United States vs. Argentina[]

United States 5	Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, GA, United States[12] 13–15 July 1984 Carpet (indoors)		Argentina 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 John McEnroe José Luis Clerc 6 4 6 0 6 2       2 Jimmy Connors Martín Jaite 6 3 6 4 10 8       3 Peter Fleming / John McEnroe José Luis Clerc / Martín Jaite 7 5 4 6 6 3 6 1     4 Jimmy Connors José Luis Clerc 8 6 6 2         5 John McEnroe Martín Jaite 6 3 6 4

Czechoslovakia vs. France[]

Czechoslovakia 3	Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia[13] 13–15 July 1984 Carpet (indoors)		France 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ivan Lendl Henri Leconte 3 6 6 8 4 6       2 Tomáš Šmíd Guy Forget 6 4 2 6 3 6 6 1 6 4   3 Pavel Složil / Tomáš Šmíd Henri Leconte / Pascal Portes 6 2 5 7 7 5 4 6 6 2   4 Ivan Lendl Guy Forget 11 9 6 4 6 2       5 Tomáš Šmíd Henri Leconte 3 6 3 6

Sweden vs. Paraguay[]

Sweden 4	Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[14] 13–15 July 1984 Clay		Paraguay 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Henrik Sundström Víctor Pecci 6 3 6 4 2 6 6 4     2 Anders Järryd Francisco González 6 3 6 2 6 4       3 Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd Francisco González / Víctor Pecci 2 6 6 8 6 4 1 6     4 Henrik Sundström Francisco González 6 3 6 1 6 2       5 Anders Järryd 6 3 6 0

Semifinals[]

United States vs. Australia[]

United States 4	Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR, United States[15] 28–30 September 1984 Carpet (indoors)		Australia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 John McEnroe Pat Cash 6 3 6 4 6 1       2 Jimmy Connors John Fitzgerald 6 3 6 3 6 2       3 Peter Fleming / John McEnroe Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee 6 4 6 2 6 3       4 John McEnroe John Fitzgerald 4 6 6 2 6 1       5 Jimmy Connors Pat Cash 4 6 2 6

Sweden vs. Czechoslovakia[]

Sweden 5	Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[16] 28–30 September 1984 Clay		Czechoslovakia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mats Wilander Tomáš Šmíd 7 5 7 5 6 2       2 Henrik Sundström Ivan Lendl 4 6 3 6 6 3 6 1 6 1   3 Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd Pavel Složil / Tomáš Šmíd 2 6 5 7 6 1 10 8 6 2   4 Mats Wilander Ivan Lendl 6 3 4 6 6 2       5 Henrik Sundström Tomáš Šmíd 6 4 6 4

Final[]

Sweden vs. United States[]

Sweden 4	Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden[2] 16–18 December 1984 Clay (indoors)		United States 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mats Wilander Jimmy Connors 6 1 6 3 6 3       2 Henrik Sundström John McEnroe 13 11 6 4 6 3       3 Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd Peter Fleming / John McEnroe 7 5 5 7 6 2 7 5     4 Mats Wilander John McEnroe 3 6 7 5 3 6       5 Henrik Sundström Jimmy Arias 3 6 8 6 6 3

Relegation play-offs[]

The first-round losers played in the Relegation Play-offs. The winners of the play-offs advanced to the 1985 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions.

Results summary[]

Date: 28–30 September

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Surface	Ref.
Great Britain	1–4	Yugoslavia	Eastbourne	Grass	[17]
West Germany	5–0	Romania	West Berlin	Clay	[18]
Denmark	2–3	India	Aarhus	Clay	[19]
Ecuador	4–1	New Zealand	Guayaquil	Clay	[20]

•  Ecuador,  India,  West Germany and  Yugoslavia remain in the World Group in 1985.
•  Denmark,  Great Britain,  New Zealand and  Romania are relegated to Zonal competition in 1985.

Great Britain vs. Yugoslavia[]

Great Britain 1	Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, United Kingdom[17] 28–30 September 1984 Grass		Yugoslavia 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Steve Shaw Marko Ostoja 7 5 4 6 7 9 2 6     2 John Lloyd Slobodan Živojinović 6 4 5 7 7 5 3 6 8 10   3 Colin Dowdeswell / John Lloyd Marko Ostoja / Slobodan Živojinović 6 3 9 7 6 1       4 Steve Shaw Slobodan Živojinović 6 8 6 8 3 6       5 John Lloyd Marko Ostoja 4 6 6 1 2 6

West Germany vs. Romania[]

West Germany 5	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin[18] 28–30 September 1984 Clay		Romania 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Hans Schwaier Adrian Marcu 6 2 6 0 6 1       2 Michael Westphal Andrei Dîrzu 6 2 7 5 7 5       3 Hans-Dieter Beutel / Wolfgang Popp Andrei Dîrzu / Mihnea-Ion Năstase 6 3 6 1 6 4       4 Michael Westphal Adrian Marcu 6 0 8 6         5 Hans Schwaier Andrei Dîrzu 9 7 7 5

Denmark vs. India[]

Denmark 2	KB Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark[19] 28–30 September 1984 Clay		India 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Michael Mortensen Vijay Amritraj 0 6 1 6 2 6       2 Peter Bastiansen Ramesh Krishnan 0 6 1 6 4 6       3 Peter Bastiansen / Michael Mortensen Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj 6 4 7 5 6 4       4 Michael Mortensen Ramesh Krishnan 2 6 3 6 8 10       5 Peter Bastiansen Sashi Menon 6 0 4 6 6 1

Ecuador vs. New Zealand[]

Ecuador 4	Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador[20] 28–30 September 1984 Clay		New Zealand 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrés Gómez Russell Simpson 6 1 11 9 6 0       2 Raúl Viver Chris Lewis 3 6 4 6 3 6       3 Andrés Gómez / Ricardo Ycaza Chris Lewis / Russell Simpson 6 3 6 2 6 3       4 Raúl Viver Russell Simpson 6 4 3 6 6 2 6 4     5 Andrés Gómez Chris Lewis 6 2 6 2

References[]

External links[]

• Davis Cup official website