1985 Davis Cup World Group

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1985 Davis Cup World Group
Date8 March – 22 December
Edition5th
Champions

Sweden
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The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1985.[1]

Sweden were the defending champions and won the title, defeating West Germany in the final, 3–2. The final was held at the Olympiahalle in Munich, West Germany, from 20 to 22 December.[2] It was the Swedish team's second consecutive title and their 3rd Davis Cup title overall.

Participating teams[]

Participating teams

Argentina

Australia

Chile

Czechoslovakia

Ecuador

France

India

Italy

Japan

Paraguay

Soviet Union

Spain

Sweden

United States

West Germany

Yugoslavia

Draw[]

  First Round
8–10 March
Quarterfinals
2–4 August
Semifinals
4–6 October
Final
20–22 December
                                     
Kyoto, Japan (indoor carpet)
  United States 5  
Hamburg, West Germany (clay)
  Japan 0  
    United States 2  
Sindelfingen, West Germany (indoor carpet)
    West Germany 3  
  Spain 2
Frankfurt, West Germany (indoor carpet)
  West Germany 3  
    West Germany 5  
Tbilisi, Soviet Union (indoor carpet)
    Czechoslovakia 0  
  Czechoslovakia 3  
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
  Soviet Union 2  
    Czechoslovakia 5
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
    Ecuador 0  
  Argentina 1
Munich, West Germany (indoor carpet)
  Ecuador 4  
    West Germany 2
Asunción, Paraguay (indoor carpet)
    Sweden 3
  Paraguay 3  
Sydney, Australia (grass)
  France 2  
    Paraguay 2
Split, Yugoslavia (indoor clay)
    Australia 3  
  Yugoslavia 2
Malmö, Sweden (indoor clay)
  Australia 3  
    Australia 0
Calcutta, India (grass)
    Sweden 5  
  India 3  
Bangalore, India (grass)
  Italy 2  
    India 1
Santiago, Chile (clay) [19–21 April]
    Sweden 4  
  Chile 1
  Sweden 4  

First round[]

Japan vs. United States[]


Japan
0
Kyoto Prefectural Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan[3]
8–10 March 1985
Carpet (indoors)

United States
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
United States

Eliot Teltscher
1
6
1
6
1
6
     
2 Japan
United States
Shozo Shiraishi
Aaron Krickstein
4
6
1
6
6
3
4
6
   
3 Japan
United States
Shigeyuki Nishio / Shinichi Sakamoto
Ken Flach / Robert Seguso
2
6
3
6
1
6
     
4 Japan
United States

Aaron Krickstein
1
6
1
6
       
5 Japan
United States
Shozo Shiraishi
Eliot Teltscher
3
6
2
6
       

West Germany vs. Spain[]


West Germany
3
Sindelfingen, West Germany[4]
8–10 March 1985
Carpet (indoors)

Spain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
Spain
Michael Westphal
Sergio Casal
10
8
6
3
2
6
2
6
6
4
 
2 West Germany
Spain
Boris Becker
Juan Aguilera
6
3
6
4
6
4
     
3 West Germany
Spain
Boris Becker / Andreas Maurer
Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez
4
6
6
3
1
6
6
3
6
4
 
4 West Germany
Spain
Boris Becker
Sergio Casal
4
6
6
1
5
7
     
5 West Germany
Spain
Michael Westphal
Juan Aguilera
4
6
6
3
3
6
     

Soviet Union vs. Czechoslovakia[]


Soviet Union
2
Tbilisi, Soviet Union[5]
8–10 March 1985
Carpet (indoors)

Czechoslovakia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Konstantin Pugaev
Miloslav Mečíř
4
6
3
6
7
9
     
2 Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Alexander Zverev
Tomáš Šmíd
3
6
4
6
3
6
     
3 Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Sergey Leonyuk / Alexander Zverev
Libor Pimek / Tomáš Šmíd
3
6
4
6
11
9
8
6
7
5
 
4 Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Alexander Zverev
Miloslav Mečíř
3
6
6
8
6
0
6
8
   
5 Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Konstantin Pugaev
Libor Pimek
8
6
6
2
       

Argentina vs. Ecuador[]


Argentina
1
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[6]
8–10 March 1985
Clay

Ecuador
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina
Ecuador
José Luis Clerc
Andrés Gómez
6
4
4
6
11
13
3
6
   
2 Argentina
Ecuador
Martín Jaite
Raúl Viver
6
4
5
7
5
7
6
2
6
3
 
3 Argentina
Ecuador
José Luis Clerc / Martín Jaite
Andrés Gómez / Ricardo Ycaza
11
13
3
6
6
3
4
6
   
4 Argentina
Ecuador
Martín Jaite
Andrés Gómez
1
6
4
6
4
6
     
5 Argentina
Ecuador
Roberto Argüello
Raúl Viver
1
6
6
4
3
6
     

Paraguay vs. France[]


Paraguay
3
Estadio Hugo Stroessner, Asunción, Paraguay[7]
8–10 March 1985
Carpet (indoors)

France
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Paraguay
France
Víctor Pecci
Yannick Noah
6
8
15
13
2
6
8
6
10
8
 
2 Paraguay
France
Francisco González
Henri Leconte
4
6
6
3
3
6
6
3
6
4
 
3 Paraguay
France
Francisco González / Víctor Pecci
Henri Leconte / Yannick Noah
2
6
6
3
8
6
5
7
3
6
 
4 Paraguay
France
Francisco González
Yannick Noah
6
3
3
6
15
17
4
6
   
5 Paraguay
France
Víctor Pecci
Henri Leconte
6
3
6
4
3
6
7
5
   

Yugoslavia vs. Australia[]


Yugoslavia
2
Split, Yugoslavia[8]
8–10 March 1985
Clay (indoors)

Australia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Australia
Marko Ostoja
Paul McNamee
6
3
6
3
8
10
0
6
4
6
 
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Australia
Slobodan Živojinović
Pat Cash
7
5
5
7
10
8
6
4
   
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Australia
Goran Prpić / Slobodan Živojinović
Pat Cash / John Fitzgerald
5
7
12
10
8
6
4
6
4
6
 
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Australia
Marko Ostoja
Pat Cash
2
6
0
6
2
6
     
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Australia
Slobodan Živojinović
Paul McNamee
3
6
6
3
6
3
     

India vs. Italy[]


India
3
Calcutta, India[9]
8–10 March 1985
Grass

Italy
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Italy
Ramesh Krishnan
Francesco Cancellotti
6
3
11
9
4
6
3
6
6
4
 
2 India
Italy
Vijay Amritraj
Claudio Panatta
6
1
6
4
5
7
3
6
6
3
 
3 India
Italy
Anand Amritraj / Sashi Menon
Gianni Ocleppo / Claudio Panatta
3
6
3
6
7
9
     
4 India
Italy
Vijay Amritraj
Francesco Cancellotti
5
7
6
4
6
3
8
6
   
5 India
Italy
Ramesh Krishnan
Claudio Panatta
8
6
4
6
1
6
     

Chile vs. Sweden[]


Chile
1
Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile[10]
19–21 April 1985
Clay

Sweden
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Chile
Sweden
Hans Gildemeister
Stefan Edberg
6
3
2
6
6
4
7
5
   
2 Chile
Sweden
Pedro Rebolledo
Henrik Sundström
9
7
2
6
0
6
7
9
   
3 Chile
Sweden
Ricardo Acuña / Hans Gildemeister
Stefan Edberg / Jan Gunnarsson
1
6
6
1
3
6
3
6
   
4 Chile
Sweden
Hans Gildemeister
Henrik Sundström
1
6
6
3
5
7
2
6
   
5 Chile
Sweden
Pedro Rebolledo
Stefan Edberg
4
6
6
4
2
6
     

Quarterfinals[]

West Germany vs. United States[]


West Germany
3
Am Rothenbaum, Hamburg, West Germany[11]
2–4 August 1985
Clay

United States
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
United States
Boris Becker
Eliot Teltscher
6
2
6
2
6
3
     
2 West Germany
United States
Hans Schwaier
Aaron Krickstein
2
6
6
1
2
6
6
1
8
6
 
3 West Germany
United States
Boris Becker / Andreas Maurer
Ken Flach / Robert Seguso
2
6
8
6
1
6
6
4
5
7
 
4 West Germany
United States
Hans Schwaier
Eliot Teltscher
4
6
6
2
7
5
4
6
2
6
 
5 West Germany
United States
Boris Becker
Aaron Krickstein
6
2
6
2
6
1
     

Ecuador vs. Czechoslovakia[]


Ecuador
0
Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador[12]
2–4 August 1985
Clay

Czechoslovakia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ecuador
Czechoslovakia
Andrés Gómez
Ivan Lendl
3
5
        retired
 
2 Ecuador
Czechoslovakia
Raúl Viver
Miloslav Mečíř
0
6
1
6
3
6
     
3 Ecuador
Czechoslovakia
 / Ricardo Ycaza
Ivan Lendl / Tomáš Šmíd
5
7
4
6
4
6
     
4 Ecuador
Czechoslovakia
Ricardo Ycaza
Miloslav Mečíř
4
6
3
6
       
5 Ecuador
Czechoslovakia

Tomáš Šmíd
0
6
1
6
       

Australia vs. Paraguay[]


Australia
3
White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia[13]
2–4 August 1985
Grass

Paraguay
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Paraguay
Paul McNamee
Francisco González
3
6
6
0
6
3
6
1
   
2 Australia
Paraguay
John Fitzgerald
Víctor Pecci
2
6
3
6
6
1
4
6
   
3 Australia
Paraguay
Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee
Francisco González / Víctor Pecci
3
6
10
8
3
6
6
1
3
6
 
4 Australia
Paraguay
Paul McNamee
Víctor Pecci
6
8
7
5
6
2
9
7
   
5 Australia
Paraguay
John Fitzgerald
Francisco González
6
3
9
7
7
5
     

India vs. Sweden[]


India
1
Cubbon Park, Bangalore, India[14]
2–4 August 1985
Grass

Sweden
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Sweden
Vijay Amritraj
Anders Järryd
6
3
5
7
6
2
3
6
4
6
 
2 India
Sweden
Ramesh Krishnan
Mats Wilander
3
6
3
6
2
6
     
3 India
Sweden
Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj
Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd
19
21
6
2
3
6
4
6
   
4 India
Sweden
Vijay Amritraj
Mats Wilander
8
6
9
7
       
5 India
Sweden
Ramesh Krishnan
Anders Järryd
3
6
6
4
1
6
     

Semifinals[]

West Germany vs. Czechoslovakia[]


West Germany
5
Frankfurt, West Germany[15]
4–6 October 1985
Carpet (indoors)

Czechoslovakia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
Czechoslovakia
Boris Becker
Miloslav Mečíř
6
3
7
5
6
4
     
2 West Germany
Czechoslovakia
Michael Westphal
Tomáš Šmíd
6
8
1
6
7
5
11
9
17
15
 
3 West Germany
Czechoslovakia
Boris Becker / Andreas Maurer
Ivan Lendl / Tomáš Šmíd
6
1
7
5
6
4
     
4 West Germany
Czechoslovakia
Boris Becker
Libor Pimek
6
1
6
4
       
5 West Germany
Czechoslovakia
Michael Westphal
Miloslav Mečíř
6
3
6
4
       

Sweden vs. Australia[]


Sweden
5
Baltiska Hallen, Malmö, Sweden[16]
4–6 October 1985
Clay (indoors)

Australia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Australia
Anders Järryd
Peter McNamara
6
4
6
4
13
11
     
2 Sweden
Australia
Mats Wilander
Wally Masur
6
1
6
1
6
0
     
3 Sweden
Australia
Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd
Mark Edmondson / John Fitzgerald
6
4
6
3
6
4
     
4 Sweden
Australia
Mats Wilander
Peter McNamara
6
4
6
3
       
5 Sweden
Australia
Anders Järryd
Wally Masur
6
1
6
2
       

Final[]

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[]

The first-round losers played in the Relegation Play-offs. The winners of the play-offs advanced to the 1986 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions.

Results summary[]

Date: 4–6 October

Home team Score Visiting team Location Door Surface Ref.
 Japan 0–3  Spain Tokyo Outdoor Clay [17]
 Argentina 2–3  Soviet Union Buenos Aires Outdoor Clay [18]
 Yugoslavia 4–1  France Belgrade Indoor Hard [19]
 Italy 3–1  Chile Cagliari Outdoor Clay [20]

Japan vs. Spain[]


Japan
0
Den-En Colisseum, Tokyo, Japan[17]
4–6 October 1985
Clay

Spain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
Spain
Shozo Shiraishi
Sergio Casal
6
4
5
7
3
6
3
6
   
2 Japan
Spain
Tsuyoshi Fukui
Emilio Sánchez
5
7
1
6
1
6
     
3 Japan
Spain
Eiji Takeuchi / Toru Yonezawa
Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez
3
6
3
6
4
6
     
4 Japan
Spain
Tsuyoshi Fukui
Sergio Casal
          not
played
5 Japan
Spain
Shozo Shiraishi
Emilio Sánchez
          not
played

Argentina vs. Soviet Union[]


Argentina
2
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[18]
4–6 October 1985
Clay

Soviet Union
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina
Soviet Union
Martín Jaite
Andrei Chesnokov
0
6
4
6
2
6
     
2 Argentina
Soviet Union
José Luis Clerc
Alexander Zverev
6
4
2
6
6
3
3
6
7
5
 
3 Argentina
Soviet Union
José Luis Clerc / Martín Jaite
Sergey Leonyuk / Alexander Zverev
4
6
6
1
7
9
3
6
   
4 Argentina
Soviet Union
Martín Jaite
Alexander Zverev
6
4
3
6
6
2
6
2
   
5 Argentina
Soviet Union
José Luis Clerc
Andrei Chesnokov
6
2
6
1
2
6
4
6
2
6
 

Yugoslavia vs. France[]


Yugoslavia
4
Pionir Hall, Belgrade, Yugoslavia[19]
4–6 October 1985
Hard (indoors)

France
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
France
Goran Prpić
Yannick Noah
6
3
4
6
6
1
6
4
   
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
France
Slobodan Živojinović
Henri Leconte
4
6
7
5
6
1
6
2
   
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
France
Goran Prpić / Slobodan Živojinović
Henri Leconte / Yannick Noah
4
6
4
6
1
6
     
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
France
Slobodan Živojinović
Yannick Noah
6
4
6
4
6
4
     
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
France
Goran Prpić
Henri Leconte
8
6
6
8
6
3
     

Italy vs. Chile[]


Italy
3
Tennis Club Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy[20]
4–6 October 1985
Clay

Chile
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Chile
Claudio Panatta
José Antonio Fernández
6
2
7
5
6
1
     
2 Italy
Chile
Francesco Cancellotti
Ricardo Acuña
3
6
2
6
6
4
6
2
5
7
 
3 Italy
Chile
Gianni Ocleppo / Claudio Panatta
Ricardo Acuña / 
6
4
6
2
6
4
     
4 Italy
Chile
Francesco Cancellotti
José Antonio Fernández
6
1
7
5
6
2
     
5 Italy
Chile
Claudio Panatta
Ricardo Acuña
          not
played

References[]

  1. ^ "World Group 1985". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b "West Germany v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Japan v United States". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "West Germany v Spain". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Soviet Union v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Argentina v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Paraguay v France". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Yugoslavia v Australia". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "India v Italy". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Chile v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "West Germany v United States". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Ecuador v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Australia v Paraguay". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "India v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "West Germany v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Sweden v Australia". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ a b "Japan v Spain". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ a b "Argentina v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ a b "Yugoslavia v France". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ a b "Italy v Chile". daviscup.com.

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