1983 Davis Cup

1983 Davis Cup
Details
Edition	72nd
Achievements (singles)
← 1982 1984 →

The 1983 Davis Cup was the 72nd edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 59 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 25 in the Europe Zone, 10 in the Eastern Zone, and 8 in the Americas Zone. Australia defeated Sweden in the final, which was held at Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, on 26-28 December.

World Group

Main article: 1983 Davis Cup World Group

Participating Teams
Argentina	Australia	Chile	Czechoslovakia
Denmark	France	Great Britain	Indonesia
Ireland	Italy	New Zealand	Paraguay
Romania	Soviet Union	Sweden	United States

Draw

First round
4-6 March

Quarterfinals
8-10 July

Semifinals
30 September-2 October

Final
26-28 December

Moscow, Soviet Union (indoor carpet)

France

Marseilles, France (clay)

Soviet Union

France

Asunción, Paraguay (indoor carpet)

Paraguay

Czechoslovakia

Sydney, Australia (grass)

Paraguay

France

Adelaide, Australia (grass)

Australia

Brisbane, Australia (grass)

Great Britain

Australia

Timişoara, Romania (indoor hard)

Romania

Chile

Melbourne, Australia (grass)

Romania

Australia

Lomma-Bjärred, Sweden (indoor carpet)

Sweden

Indonesia

Eastbourne, England (grass)

Sweden

Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)

New Zealand

Denmark

Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet)

New Zealand

Sweden

Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay)

Argentina

Ireland

Rome, Italy (clay)

Italy

Italy

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

Argentina

United States

First round losers play in World Group Relegation Play-off.

Final

Australia
3

Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia^[1]
26–28 December 1983
Grass

Sweden
2

		1	2	3	4
1	Pat Cash Mats Wilander	3 6	6 4	7 9	3 6
2	John Fitzgerald Joakim Nyström	6 4	6 2	4 6	6 4
3	Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson	6 4	6 4	6 2
4	Pat Cash Joakim Nyström	6 4	6 1	6 1
5	John Fitzgerald Mats Wilander	8 6	1 6	0 6

World Group Relegation Play-offs

Date: 30 September - 2 October

Venue	Winner	Score	Loser
Eastbourne, England (grass)	Great Britain	4-1	Chile
Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet)	Denmark	4-1	Indonesia
Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet)	United States	4-1	Ireland
Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia (indoor clay)	Czechoslovakia	4-1	Soviet Union

Denmark, Czechoslovakia, Great Britain, and United States remain in World Group in 1984.
Chile (AME), Indonesia (EAS), Ireland (EUR), and Soviet Union (EUR) relegated to Zonal competition in 1984.

American Zone

The Americas Zone competition changed its format in 1983, integrating both sub-zones into a single bracket where the winner was promoted to the 1984 World Group.

First round 14-16 January Lima		Quarterfinals 4-6 March Guayaquil, Laval, Montevideo, Bogotá		Semifinals 6-8 May Guayaquil, Montevideo		Final 30 September - 2 October Guayaquil


		Ecuador	5
		Caribbean/West Indies	0
				Ecuador	4
				Canada	1
		Canada	3
		Venezuela	2
						Ecuador	5
						Brazil	0
		Uruguay	4
		Mexico	1
				Uruguay	2
				Brazil	3
		Colombia	0
Peru	1	Brazil	5
Brazil	4

Eastern Zone

The winner of the Eastern Zone bracket was promoted to the 1984 World Group.

First round 14-16 January Manila, Colombo		Quarterfinals 4-6 March Osaka, Seoul, Colombo, Taipei		Semifinals 6-8 May Nagoya, New Delhi		Final 30 September - 2 October Tokyo


		Japan	3
		China	2
				Japan	4
				South Korea	1
		South Korea	4
Philippines	5	Philippines	1
Malaysia	0					Japan	2
Sri Lanka	3					India	3
Hong Kong	2	Sri Lanka	1
		India	4
				India	5
				Thailand	0
		Chinese Taipei	2
		Thailand	3

European Zone

The winner from each bracket was promoted to the 1984 World Group.

Zone A

First round 6-8 May Monte Carlo, Warsaw, Estoril		Quarterfinals 10-12 June Monte Carlo, Eupen, Ostermundigen, Cairo		Semifinals 8-10 July Ramat Hasharon, Lugano		Final 30 September - 2 October Freiburg

Monaco	4
Luxembourg	1	Monaco	1
		Israel	4
				Israel	2
Poland	0			West Germany	3
Belgium	5	Belgium	0
		West Germany	5
						West Germany	3
						Switzerland	2
		Switzerland	5
Iraq		Greece	0
Greece	W/O			Switzerland	3
				Netherlands	1
		Egypt	1
Portugal	1	Netherlands	4
Netherlands	4

Zone B

First round 4-6 May Algiers, Zagreb, Ternitz, Istanbul		Quarterfinals 10-12 June Sofia, Madrid, Oslo, Budapest		Semifinals 8-10 July Sofia, Portschach		Final 30 September - 2 October Zagreb

Algeria	1
Bulgaria	4	Bulgaria	3
		Finland	2
				Bulgaria	0
				Yugoslavia	5
		Spain	2
Yugoslavia	3	Yugoslavia	3
Tunisia	0					Yugoslavia	4
Libya						Hungary	0
Norway	W/O	Norway	1
Austria	5	Austria	4
Morocco	0			Austria	2
				Hungary	3
		Hungary	4
Turkey	0	Zimbabwe	1
Zimbabwe	5

References

↑ "Australia v Sweden". daviscup.com.

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