1990 Davis Cup

1990 Davis Cup
Details
Duration	2 February – 2 December
Edition	79th
Teams	84
Champion
Winning Nation	United States
	← 1989 1991 →

The 1990 Davis Cup (also known as the 1990 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 79th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 85 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 19 in the Americas Zone, 19 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 31 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Barbados, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago and Zambia made their first appearances in the tournament.

The United States defeated Australia in the final, held at the Florida Suncoast Dome in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States, on 30 November–2 December, to win their 29th title overall.^[1]^[2]

World Group[]

Participating teams
Argentina	Australia	Austria	Czechoslovakia
France	Israel	Italy	Mexico
Netherlands	New Zealand	Spain	Sweden
Switzerland	United States	West Germany	Yugoslavia

Draw[]

First Round
2–4 February

Quarterfinals
30 March–2 April

Semifinals
21–23 September

Final
30 November–2 December

Bremen, West Germany (indoor carpet)

West Germany

3

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

Netherlands

2

West Germany

2

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

Argentina

3

Argentina

3

Sydney, Australia (grass)

Israel

0

Argentina

0

Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)

Australia

5

Yugoslavia

2

Brisbane, Australia (grass)

New Zealand

3

New Zealand

2

Perth, Australia (grass)

Australia

3

France

2

St. Petersburg, FL, United States (indoor clay)

Australia

3

Australia

2

Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)

United States

3

Switzerland

0

Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)

Czechoslovakia

5

Czechoslovakia

1

Carlsbad, CA, United States (hard)

United States

4

Mexico

0

Vienna, Austria (clay)

United States

4

United States

3

Barcelona, Spain (clay)

Austria

2

Spain

2

Vienna, Austria (indoor clay)

Austria

3

Austria

5

Cagliari, Italy (clay)

Italy

0

Italy

3

Sweden

2

Final[]

United States vs. Australia

United States
3

Florida Suncoast Dome, St. Petersburg, FL, United States^[2]
30 November–2 December 1990
Clay (indoors)

Australia
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Andre Agassi Richard Fromberg	4 6	6 2	4 6	6 2	6 4
2	Michael Chang Darren Cahill	6 2	7⁷ 6⁴	6 0
3	Rick Leach / Jim Pugh Pat Cash / John Fitzgerald	6 4	6 2	3 6	7⁷ 6²
4	Andre Agassi Darren Cahill	4 6	6 4				retired
5	Michael Chang Richard Fromberg	5 7	6 2	3 6

World Group Qualifying Round[]

Date: 21–23 September

The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group Qualifying Round for spots in the 1991 World Group.

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Venue	Door	Surface
Belgium	4–1	South Korea	Brussels	Royal Léopold Club	Outdoor	Clay
Israel	5–0	China	Ramat HaSharon	Canada Stadium	Outdoor	Hard
Canada	3–2	Netherlands	Toronto	National Tennis Centre	Outdoor	Hard
Soviet Union	1–4	Spain	Moscow	Lenin Central Stadium	Indoor	Carpet
Sweden	5–0	Finland	Västerås	Rocklundahallen	Indoor	Carpet
Great Britain	0–5	France	London	Queen's Club	Outdoor	Grass
Mexico	5–0	Uruguay	Mexico City	Club Alemán de México	Outdoor	Hard
Yugoslavia	3–2	Switzerland	Split	Športski centar Gripe	Indoor	Clay

France, Israel, Mexico, Spain, Sweden and Yugoslavia remain in the World Group in 1991.
Belgium and Canada are promoted to the World Group in 1991.
China, Finland, Great Britain, South Korea, Soviet Union and Uruguay remain in Zonal Group I in 1991.
Netherlands and Switzerland are relegated to Zonal Group I in 1991.

Americas Zone[]

Group I[]

First Round 2–4 February			Second Round 30 March–1 April


	Paraguay
			Asunción, Paraguay (clay)
	bye
				Paraguay	0
Vancouver, Canada (indoor carpet)
				Canada	5
	Canada	4

	Brazil	1

Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)

	Uruguay	3
			Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
	Chile	2
				Uruguay	4

				Peru	1
	bye

	Peru

Canada and Uruguay advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

Relegation Play-off 30 March–1 April

Brasília, Brazil (indoor hard)
	Brazil	4
	Chile	1

Chile relegated to Group II in 1991.

Group II[]

First Round
2–4 February

Second Round
30 March–1 April

Third Round
15–17 June

Fourth Round
20–22 July

Ecuador

Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay)

bye

Ecuador

3

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (hard)

Haiti

2

Haiti

5

Havana, Cuba (hard)

Trinidad and Tobago

0

Ecuador

1

Cuba

4

Cuba

Havana, Cuba (hard)

bye

Cuba

4

Caracas, Venezuela (clay)

Venezuela

1

Jamaica

0

Havana, Cuba (hard)

Venezuela

5

Cuba

3

Cali, Colombia (clay)

Colombia

2

Colombia

4

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (clay)

Guatemala

1

Colombia

4

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (clay)

Dominican Republic

1

Costa Rica

2

Saint Peter, Barbados (hard)

Dominican Republic

3

Colombia

4

Saint Michael, Barbados (clay)

Barbados

1

Barbados

3

Saint Michael, Barbados (clay)

Bolivia

2

Barbados

4

Bahamas

1

bye

Bahamas

Cuba promoted to Group I in 1991.

Asia/Oceania Zone[]

Group I[]

Preliminary Round 2–4 February

Guangzhou, China (indoor hard)
	China	5
	Pakistan	0

Pakistan relegated to Group II in 1991.

First Round 30 March–1 April			Second Round 4–6 May


	Indonesia
			Beijing, China (hard)
	bye
				Indonesia	1
Shanghai, China (clay)
				China	4
	China	5

	Philippines	0

Chandigarh, India (grass)

	Japan	1
			Seoul, South Korea (clay)
	India	4
				India	0

				South Korea	5
	bye

	South Korea

China and South Korea advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

Group II[]

First Round
2–4 February

Second Round
30 March–1 April

Third Round
15–17 June

Fourth Round
20–22 July

Hong Kong

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard)

bye

Hong Kong

4

Amman, Jordan (indoor hard)

Malaysia

1

Jordan

0

Kowloon, Hong Kong (hard)

Malaysia

5

Hong Kong

4

Chinese Taipei

1

Bangladesh

Dhaka, Bangladesh (hard)

bye

Bangladesh

0

Singapore (grass)

Chinese Taipei

5

Singapore

0

Bangkok, Thailand (hard)

Chinese Taipei

5

Hong Kong

2

Manama, Bahrain (hard)

Thailand

3

Iraq

2

Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)

Bahrain

3

Bahrain

1

Sri Lanka

4

bye

Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

1

Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard)

Thailand

4

Kuwait

4

Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard)

Syria

1

Kuwait

0

Thailand

5

bye

Thailand

Thailand promoted to Group I in 1991.

Europe/Africa Zone[]

Group I[]

First Round 2–4 February			Second Round 4–6 May


	Soviet Union
			Kiev, Soviet Union (indoor clay)
	bye
				Soviet Union	4
Accra, Ghana (hard)
				Portugal	1
	Portugal	5

	Ghana	0

Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet)

	Ireland	2
			Bucharest, Romania (clay)
	Romania	3
				Romania	2

				Great Britain	3
	bye

	Great Britain


	Hungary
			Brussels, Belgium (clay)
	bye
				Hungary	1

				Belgium	4
	bye

	Belgium

Lagos, Nigeria (hard)

	Finland	4
			Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet)
	Nigeria	1
				Finland	3

				Denmark	2
	bye

	Denmark

Soviet Union, Great Britain, Belgium and Finland advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

Relegation Play-off 5–7 May

Accra, Ghana (hard)
	Ghana	2
	Ireland	3

Ghana and Nigeria relegated to Group II in 1991.

Group II Europe[]

First Round
30 March–1 April

Second Round
4–6 May

Third Round
15–17 June

Fourth Round
20–22 July

Greece

Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)

bye

Greece

0

Nicosia, Cyprus (clay)

Bulgaria

5

Bulgaria

5

Warsaw, Poland (clay)

Cyprus

0

Bulgaria

1

Poland

4

Luxembourg

Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (indoor hard)

bye

Luxembourg

1

Poland

4

bye

Warsaw, Poland (clay)

Poland

4

Norway

1

Malta

İzmir, Turkey (clay)

bye

Malta

2

Turkey

3

bye

İzmir, Turkey (clay)

Turkey

Turkey

2

Norway

3

Norway

Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)

bye

Norway

4

Monaco

1

bye

Monaco

Poland promoted to Group I in 1991.

Group II Africa[]

First Round
1–4 February

Second Round
23 March–1 April

Third Round
15–17 June

Fourth Round
20–22 July

Senegal

Lomé, Togo (hard)

bye

Senegal

0

Togo

5

Togo

w/o

Casablanca, Morocco (clay)

Libya

Togo

0

Morocco

5

Morocco

Cairo, Egypt (clay)

bye

Morocco

5

Algiers, Algeria (clay)

Egypt

0

Algeria

1

Casablanca, Morocco (clay)

Egypt

4

Morocco

4

Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)

Zimbabwe

1

Kenya

1

Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)

Ivory Coast

4

Ivory Coast

5

Cameroon

0

bye

Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)

Cameroon

Ivory Coast

0

Zimbabwe

5

Zambia

Lusaka, Zambia (hard)

bye

Zambia

1

Zimbabwe

4

bye

Zimbabwe

Morocco promoted to Group I in 1991.

References[]

General

"World Group 1990". 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 "United States v Australia". 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] "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.

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