1985 Davis Cup World Group

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

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Main article: 1985 Davis Cup

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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