1987 Davis Cup

1987 Davis Cup
Details
Duration	13 March – 20 December
Edition	76th
Teams	69
Champion
Winning Nation	Sweden
	← 1986 1988 →

The 1987 Davis Cup (also known as the 1987 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 76th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 72 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 32 in the Europe Zone (including 11 in the Africa Zone), 13 in the Eastern Zone, and 11 in the Americas Zone.

Sweden defeated India in the final, held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 18–20 December, to win their 4th Davis Cup title.^[1]^[2]

World Group[]

Participating teams
Argentina	Australia	Czechoslovakia	France
Great Britain	India	Israel	Italy
Mexico	Paraguay	South Korea	Spain
Sweden	United States	West Germany	Yugoslavia

Draw[]

First Round
13–15 March

Quarterfinals
24–26 July

Semifinals
2–4 October

Final
18–20 December

Prato, Italy (clay)

Sweden

3

Fréjus, France (clay)

Italy

2

Sweden

4

Marcq-en-Barœul, France (indoor carpet)

France

1

France

5

Barcelona, Spain (clay)

South Korea

0

Sweden

3

Asunción, Paraguay (clay)

Spain

2

United States

2

Caracas, Venezuela (clay)

Paraguay

3

Paraguay

2

Barcelona, Spain (clay)

Spain

3

West Germany

2

Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor clay)

Spain

3

Sweden

5

New Delhi, India (grass)

India

0

India

3

New Delhi, India (grass)

Argentina

2

India

4

Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)

Israel

0

Israel

3

Sydney, Australia (grass)

Czechoslovakia

2

India

3

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

Australia

2

Great Britain

0

Brisbane, Australia (grass)

Mexico

5

Mexico

1

Adelaide, Australia (grass)

Australia

4

Yugoslavia

1

Australia

4

Final[]

Sweden vs. India

Sweden
5

Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden^[2]
18–20 December 1987
Clay (indoors)

India
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Mats Wilander Ramesh Krishnan	6 4	6 1	6 3
2	Anders Järryd Vijay Amritraj	6 3	6 3	6 1
3	Joakim Nyström / Mats Wilander Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj	6 2	3 6	6 1	6 2
4	Anders Järryd Ramesh Krishnan	6 4	6 3
5	Mats Wilander Vijay Amritraj	6 2	6 0

Relegation play-offs[]

Date: 24–26 July

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Door	Surface
South Korea	2–3	Italy	Seoul	Outdoor	Hard
United States	2–3	West Germany	Hartford, CT	Indoor	Carpet
Czechoslovakia	5–0	Argentina	Prague	Outdoor	Clay
Yugoslavia	3–2	Great Britain	Zagreb	Outdoor	Clay

Czechoslovakia, Italy, West Germany and Yugoslavia remain in the World Group in 1988.
Argentina, Great Britain, South Korea and United States are relegated to Zonal competition in 1988.

Americas Zone[]

First Round
30 January–1 February

Quarterfinals
13–15 March

Semifinals
24–27 July

Final
2–4 October

Ecuador

Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

bye

Ecuador

5

Bolivia

0

bye

Edmonton, Canada (hard)

Bolivia

Ecuador

3

Canada

2

Peru

Lima, Peru (clay)

bye

Peru

2

Caracas, Venezuela (hard)

Canada

3

Venezuela

1

São Paulo, Brazil (clay)

Canada

4

Ecuador

1

Bogotá, Colombia (clay)

Brazil

4

Uruguay

5

Montevideo, Uruguay (indoor clay)

Colombia

0

Uruguay

2

Brazil

3

bye

Santiago, Chile (clay)

Brazil

3

Nassau, Bahamas (clay)

Chile

2

Caribbean/West Indies

3

Nassau, Bahamas (hard)

Cuba

2

Caribbean/West Indies

2

Chile

3

bye

Chile

Brazil are promoted to the World Group in 1988.

Eastern Zone[]

First Round
13–15 March

Quarterfinals
8–10 May

Semifinals
24–26 July

Final
2–4 October

New Zealand

Taipei, Taiwan (hard)

bye

New Zealand

5

Taipei, Taiwan (hard)

Chinese Taipei

0

Singapore

0

Bangkok, Thailand (hard)

Chinese Taipei

5

New Zealand

4

Thailand

1

Thailand

Bangkok, Thailand (hard)

bye

Thailand

3

Dhaka, Bangladesh (hard)

Pakistan

2

Bangladesh

0

Shanghai, China (clay)

Pakistan

5

New Zealand

4

Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)

China

1

Sri Lanka

0

Wuhan, China (clay)

Philippines

5

Philippines

1

Kunming, China (indoor clay)

China

4

Indonesia

1

Tianjin, China (indoor carpet)

China

4

China

3

Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)

Japan

2

Hong Kong

5

Toyama, Japan (indoor carpet)

Malaysia

0

Hong Kong

1

Japan

4

bye

Japan

New Zealand are promoted to the World Group in 1988.

Europe Zone[]

Africa Zone[]

First Round
30 January–1 February

Second Round
13–22 March

Third Round
3–5 April

Nigeria

Abidjan, Ivory Coast (indoor carpet)

bye

Nigeria

3

Abidjan, Ivory Coast (indoor carpet)

Ivory Coast

2

Tunisia

0

Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)

Ivory Coast

5

Nigeria

2

Zimbabwe

3

Zimbabwe

Nairobi, Kenya (clay)

bye

Zimbabwe

5

Kenya

0

Kenya

w/o

Djibouti

Dakar, Senegal (hard)

Morocco

2

Dakar, Senegal (hard)

Senegal

3

Senegal

4

Algeria

1

bye

Dakar, Senegal (hard)

Algeria

Senegal

3

Egypt

2

Libya

bye

Libya

Egypt

w/o

bye

Egypt

Zimbabwe and Senegal qualified to the Europe Zone main draws.

Europe Zone A[]

First Round
6–10 May

Quarterfinals
12–14 June

Semifinals
24–26 July

Final
2–4 October

Soviet Union

Istanbul, Turkey (clay)

bye

Soviet Union

4

Damascus, Syria (hard)

Turkey

1

Syria

0

Valkenswaard, Netherlands (indoor carpet)

Turkey

5

Soviet Union

4

Netherlands

1

Netherlands

Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)

bye

Netherlands

4

Marsa, Malta (hard)

Ireland

1

Malta

1

Donetsk, Soviet Union (clay)

Ireland

4

Soviet Union

2

Bergen, Norway (indoor carpet)

Switzerland

3

Senegal

3

Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay)

Norway

2

Senegal

0

Bulgaria

5

bye

Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay)

Bulgaria

Bulgaria

0

Switzerland

5

Belgium

Lugano, Switzerland (clay)

bye

Belgium

0

Switzerland

5

bye

Switzerland

Switzerland are promoted to the World Group in 1988.

Europe Zone B[]

First Round
8–10 May

Quarterfinals
12–14 June

Semifinals
24–26 July

Final
2–4 October

Austria

Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria (clay)

bye

Austria

4

Rhodes, Greece (clay)

Greece

1

Greece

5

Porto, Portugal (clay)

Luxembourg

0

Austria

4

Portugal

1

Hungary

Lisbon, Portugal (clay)

bye

Hungary

0

Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)

Portugal

5

Portugal

3

Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet)

Monaco

2

Austria

2

Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)

Denmark

3

Zimbabwe

2

Brașov, Romania (clay)

Poland

3

Poland

1

Romania

4

bye

Aarhus, Denmark (clay)

Romania

Romania

2

Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)

Denmark

3

Cyprus

0

Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)

Finland

5

Finland

0

Denmark

5

bye

Denmark

Denmark are promoted to the World Group in 1988.

References[]

General

"World Group 1987". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

Specific

^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ ^a ^b "Sweden v India". daviscup.com.

External links[]

Davis Cup Official Website

[Collins-1] Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[WG_Final-2] "Sweden v India". daviscup.com.

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