1986 Davis Cup World Group

1986 Davis Cup World Group
Date	7 March – 28 December
Edition	6th
Champions
Australia
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The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1986.^[1]

Australia won the title, defeating the two-time defending champions Sweden in the final, 3–2. The final was held at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, from 26 to 28 December.^[2] It was the Australian team's first Davis Cup title since 1983 and their 26th Davis Cup title overall.

Participating teams[]

Participating teams
Australia	Czechoslovakia	Denmark	Ecuador
Great Britain	India	Italy	Mexico
New Zealand	Paraguay	Soviet Union	Spain
Sweden	United States	West Germany	Yugoslavia

Draw[]

First Round 7–10 March

Quarterfinals 18–20 July

Semifinals 3–5 October

Final 26–28 December

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

West Germany

2

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

Mexico

3

Mexico

1

Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

United States

4

United States

3

Brisbane, Australia (grass)

Ecuador

2

United States

1

Auckland, New Zealand (hard)

Australia

3

Australia

4

Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass)

New Zealand

1

Australia

4

Telford, United Kingdom (indoor carpet)

Great Britain

1

Spain

1

Melbourne, Australia (grass)

Great Britain

4

Australia

3

Belgrade, Yugoslavia (indoor hard)

Sweden

2

Soviet Union

2

Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (indoor hard)

Yugoslavia

3

Yugoslavia

0

Calcutta, India (grass)

Czechoslovakia

5

India

1

Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)

Czechoslovakia

4

Czechoslovakia

1

Palermo, Italy (clay)

Sweden

4

Italy

4

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

Paraguay

1

Italy

0

Brøndby, Denmark (indoor carpet)

Sweden

5

Denmark

0

Sweden

5

First round[]

Mexico vs. West Germany[]

Mexico 3	Club Alemán de México, Mexico City, Mexico[3] 7–10 March 1986 Clay		West Germany 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Francisco Maciel Michael Westphal 7 5 6 2 6 0       2 Leonardo Lavalle Boris Becker 3 6 2 6 4 6       3 Leonardo Lavalle / Fernando Pérez Pascal Boris Becker / Andreas Maurer 3 6 6 1 7 5 3 6 6 4   4 Francisco Maciel Boris Becker 3 6 1 6 1 6       5 Leonardo Lavalle Michael Westphal 8 10 3 6 6 3 6 4 6 3

Ecuador vs. United States[]

Ecuador 2	Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador[4] 7–9 March 1986 Clay		United States 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrés Gómez Jimmy Arias 7 5 4 6 6 6 9 7 6 4   2 Raúl Viver Aaron Krickstein 6 8 1 6 3 6       3 Andrés Gómez / Ricardo Ycaza Ken Flach / Robert Seguso 2 6 4 6 6 2 4 6     4 Andrés Gómez Aaron Krickstein 3 6 7 5 6 1 6 4     5 Raúl Viver Jimmy Arias 3 6 1 6 4 6

New Zealand vs. Australia[]

New Zealand 1	Stanley Street, Auckland, New Zealand[5] 7–9 March 1986 Hard		Australia 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Kelly Evernden Paul McNamee 9 11 3 6 6 4 6 3 6 4   2 Chris Lewis Peter McNamara 2 6 5 7 4 6       3 Kelly Evernden / Russell Simpson Pat Cash / John Fitzgerald 2 6 3 6 3 6       4 Kelly Evernden Peter McNamara 6 3 1 6 3 6 1 6     5 Chris Lewis Paul McNamee 4 6 4 6

Great Britain vs. Spain[]

Great Britain 4	Racquet Centre, Telford, United Kingdom[6] 7–9 March 1986 Carpet (indoors)		Spain 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jeremy Bates Sergio Casal 6 1 6 3 3 6 8 6     2 John Lloyd Emilio Sánchez 3 6 6 3 6 3 6 3     3 Colin Dowdeswell / John Lloyd Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez 6 4 6 3 6 3       4 Jeremy Bates Emilio Sánchez 11 9 6 4         5 John Lloyd Sergio Casal 4 6 6 8

Yugoslavia vs. Soviet Union[]

Yugoslavia 3	Pionir Hall, Belgrade, Yugoslavia[7] 7–9 March 1986 Hard (indoors)		Soviet Union 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Bruno Orešar Andrei Chesnokov 10 8 7 5 2 6 0 6 5 7   2 Slobodan Živojinović Alexander Zverev 3 6 6 8 6 3 6 4 6 0   3 Goran Prpić / Slobodan Živojinović Sergey Leonyuk / Alexander Zverev 3 6 2 6 4 6       4 Bruno Orešar Alexander Zverev 6 3 6 2 7 5       5 Slobodan Živojinović Andrei Chesnokov 6 3 6 3 3 6 6 4

India vs. Czechoslovakia[]

India 1	Calcutta South Club, Calcutta, India[8] 7–9 March 1986 Grass		Czechoslovakia 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ramesh Krishnan Tomáš Šmíd 6 4 6 2 7 5       2 Vijay Amritraj Miloslav Mečíř 0 6 5 7 4 6       3 Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj Pavel Složil / Tomáš Šmíd 2 6 11 9 4 6 4 6     4 Vijay Amritraj Tomáš Šmíd 6 3 3 6 1 6 2 6     5 Ramesh Krishnan Miloslav Mečíř 3 6 2 6

Italy vs. Paraguay[]

Italy 4	Palermo, Italy[9] 7–9 March 1986 Clay		Paraguay 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Francesco Cancellotti Hugo Chapacú 6 4 6 3 6 1       2 Claudio Panatta Víctor Pecci 4 6 11 9 9 7 10 8     3 Gianni Ocleppo / Claudio Panatta Francisco González / Víctor Pecci 6 4 1 6 4 6 5 7     4 Claudio Panatta Hugo Chapacú 6 3 7 5 6 3       5 Francesco Cancellotti Víctor Pecci 5 7 1 0         retired

Denmark vs. Sweden[]

Denmark 0	Brøndbyhallen, Brøndby, Denmark[10] 7–9 March 1986 Carpet (indoors)		Sweden 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Michael Tauson Joakim Nyström 2 6 2 6 1 6       2 Morten Christensen Mats Wilander 6 8 2 6 8 10       3 Peter Bastiansen / Michael Mortensen Anders Järryd / Mats Wilander 3 6 3 6 4 6       4 Morten Christensen Joakim Nyström 5 7 1 6         5 Michael Tauson Mats Wilander 2 6 3 6

Quarterfinals[]

Mexico vs. United States[]

Mexico 1	Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, Mexico[11] 18–20 July 1986 Clay		United States 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Francisco Maciel Tim Mayotte 2 6 13 11 6 4 6 4     2 Leonardo Lavalle Brad Gilbert 4 6 4 6 6 3 4 6     3 Jorge Lozano / Fernando Pérez Pascal Ken Flach / Robert Seguso 7 5 3 6 4 6 4 6     4 Leonardo Lavalle Tim Mayotte 5 7 6 4 6 0 4 6 7 9   5 Francisco Maciel Brad Gilbert 5 7 6 1 5 7

Great Britain vs. Australia[]

Great Britain 1	No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, United Kingdom[12] 18–20 July 1986 Grass		Australia 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jeremy Bates Pat Cash 4 6 7 9 4 6       2 Andrew Castle Paul McNamee 5 7 1 6 2 6       3 Jeremy Bates / Colin Dowdeswell Pat Cash / John Fitzgerald 1 6 5 7 4 6       4 Andrew Castle Pat Cash 6 8 4 6         5 Jeremy Bates Paul McNamee 3 6 6 2 6 4

Yugoslavia vs. Czechoslovakia[]

Yugoslavia 0	Zetra Olympic Hall, Sarajevo, Yugoslavia[13] 18–20 July 1986 Hard (indoors)		Czechoslovakia 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Slobodan Živojinović Miloslav Mečíř 4 6 6 4 8 10 4 6     2 Bruno Orešar Milan Šrejber 2 6 3 6 4 6       3 Igor Flego / Slobodan Živojinović Miloslav Mečíř / Tomáš Šmíd 3 6 2 6 4 6       4 Slobodan Živojinović Milan Šrejber 10 8 2 6 13 15       5 Igor Flego Miloslav Mečíř 2 6 5 7

Sweden vs. Italy[]

Sweden 5	Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[14] 18–20 July 1986 Clay		Italy 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mats Wilander Paolo Canè 6 8 6 2 6 3 6 4     2 Joakim Nyström Claudio Panatta 6 2 6 3 6 1       3 Joakim Nyström / Mats Wilander Paolo Canè / Claudio Panatta 6 4 7 5 6 2       4 Stefan Edberg Paolo Canè 6 3 2 6 6 0       5 Mats Wilander Claudio Panatta 6 4 6 3

Semifinals[]

Australia vs. United States[]

Australia 3	Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[15] 3–5 October 1986 Grass		United States 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Paul McNamee Brad Gilbert 2 6 6 3 3 6 6 0 6 1   2 Pat Cash Tim Mayotte 4 6 6 1 6 2 6 2     3 Pat Cash / John Fitzgerald Paul Annacone / Ken Flach 10 8 6 1 5 7 11 13 7 9   4 Pat Cash Brad Gilbert 3 6 6 2 6 3 6 4     5 Paul McNamee Tim Mayotte 6 3 2 5       not completed

Czechoslovakia vs. Sweden[]

Czechoslovakia 1	Prague, Czechoslovakia[16] 3–5 October 1986 Clay		Sweden 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Miloslav Mečíř Kent Carlsson 0 6 2 6 4 6       2 Milan Šrejber Stefan Edberg 6 3 4 6 3 6 6 4 5 7   3 Miloslav Mečíř / Tomáš Šmíd Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd 7 5 6 2 6 4       4 Milan Šrejber Mikael Pernfors 7 5 0 6 0 6 5 7     5 Miloslav Mečíř Stefan Edberg 4 6 7 9

Final[]

Australia vs. Sweden[]

Australia 3	Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia[2] 26–28 December 1986 Grass		Sweden 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Pat Cash Stefan Edberg 13 11 13 11 6 4       2 Paul McNamee Mikael Pernfors 3 6 1 6 3 6       3 Pat Cash / John Fitzgerald Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd 6 3 6 4 4 6 6 1     4 Pat Cash Mikael Pernfors 2 6 4 6 6 3 6 4 6 3   5 Paul McNamee Stefan Edberg 8 10 4 6

Relegation play-offs[]

The first-round losers played in the Relegation Play-offs. The winners of the play-offs advanced to the 1987 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions.

Results summary[]

Date: 3–5 October

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Door	Surface	Ref.
West Germany	5–0	Ecuador	Essen	Indoor	Carpet	[17]
Spain	5–0	New Zealand	Barcelona	Outdoor	Clay	[18]
India	4–1	Soviet Union	New Delhi	Outdoor	Grass	[19]
Paraguay	3–2	Denmark	Asunción	Outdoor	Clay	[20]

•  India,  Paraguay,  Spain and  West Germany remain in the World Group in 1987.
•  Denmark,  Ecuador,  New Zealand and  Soviet Union are relegated to Zonal competition in 1987.

West Germany vs. Ecuador[]

West Germany 5	Essen, West Germany[17] 3–5 October 1986 Carpet (indoors)		Ecuador 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Boris Becker Raúl Viver 6 4 6 4 10 8       2 Eric Jelen Andrés Gómez 6 4 6 3 7 9 7 5     3 Boris Becker / Eric Jelen Andrés Gómez / Raúl Viver 6 2 6 4 6 4       4 Eric Jelen Raúl Viver 6 4 6 3         5 Boris Becker Andrés Gómez 7 5 6 2

Spain vs. New Zealand[]

Spain 5	Barcelona, Spain[18] 3–5 October 1986 Clay		New Zealand 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Fernando Luna Steve Guy 6 3 9 7 6 1       2 Emilio Sánchez Bruce Derlin 6 2 6 0 6 1       3 Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez Bruce Derlin / Kelly Evernden 6 3 6 2 7 5       4 Fernando Luna Bruce Derlin 6 4 8 6         5 Emilio Sánchez Steve Guy 3 6 6 2 6 3

India vs. Soviet Union[]

India 4	New Delhi, India[19] 3–5 October 1986 Grass		Soviet Union 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Vijay Amritraj Andrei Chesnokov 6 1 6 4 6 4       2 Ramesh Krishnan Alexander Zverev 3 6 3 6 6 0 6 1 6 4   3 Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj Sergey Leonyuk / Alexander Zverev 2 6 6 3 6 2 1 6 6 4   4 Ramesh Krishnan Andrei Chesnokov 6 4 6 4         5 Srinivasan Vasudevan Alexander Volkov 6 3 5 7 2 6

Paraguay vs. Denmark[]

Paraguay 3	Asunción, Paraguay[20] 3–5 October 1986 Clay		Denmark 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Víctor Pecci Michael Tauson 6 3 6 2 6 1       2 Francisco González Peter Bastiansen 5 7 4 6 8 6 4 6     3 Francisco González / Víctor Pecci Morten Christensen / Michael Mortensen 6 4 6 1 5 7 6 2     4 Francisco González Michael Tauson 6 3 5 7 11 9 6 8 3 6   5 Víctor Pecci Peter Bastiansen 6 2 1 6 6 0 6 1

References[]

External links[]

• Davis Cup official website