1982 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1982.[1]

1982 Davis Cup World Group
Date5 March – 28 November
Edition2nd
Champions

United States
Main article: 1982 Davis Cup

The United States were the defending champions, and won the title, defeating France in the final, 4–1. The final was held at the Palais des Sports in Grenoble, France, from 26 to 28 November.[2] It was the US team's second consecutive title and their 28th Davis Cup title overall.

Participating teams
Participating teams

Argentina
Australia
Chile
Czechoslovakia

France
Great Britain
India
Italy

Mexico
New Zealand
Romania
Spain

Soviet Union
Sweden
United States
West Germany

Draw
First round
5–7 March		Quarterfinals
9–11 July		Semifinals
1–3 October		Final
26–28 November
Carlsbad, CA, United States (hard)
 United States4
St. Louis, MO, United States (indoor carpet)
 India1
 United States3
Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet)
 Sweden2
 Sweden4
Perth, Australia (indoor carpet)
 Soviet Union1
 United States5
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 Australia0
 Australia3
Brisbane, Australia (grass)
 Mexico2
 Australia4
Santiago, Chile (clay)
 Chile1
 Romania1
Grenoble, France (indoor clay)
 Chile3
 United States4
Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)
 France1
 Spain2
Cervia, Italy (clay)
 New Zealand3
 New Zealand3
Rome, Italy (clay)
 Italy2
 Italy3
Aix-en-Provence, France (clay)
 Great Britain2
 New Zealand2
Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
 France3
 West Germany0
Paris, France (clay)
 Czechoslovakia5
 Czechoslovakia2
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 France3
 France3
 Argentina2

First round

United States vs. India

United States
4		 La Costa Resort Hotel, Carlsbad, CA, United States[3]
5–7 March 1982
Hard
India
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
India		 John McEnroe
Vijay Amritraj		 6
4		 9
7		 7
5		      
2 United States
India		 Eliot Teltscher
Ramesh Krishnan		 6
3		 6
3		 6
4		      
3 United States
India		 Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj		 6
3		 6
1		 7
5		      
4 United States
India		 Eliot Teltscher
Vijay Amritraj		 3
6 		5
7 		       
5 United States
India		 John McEnroe
Ramesh Krishnan		 6
1		 5
7 		6
4		      

Sweden vs. Soviet Union

Sweden
4		 Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden[4]
5–7 March 1982
Carpet (indoors)
Soviet Union
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Soviet Union		 Mats Wilander
Vadim Borisov		 9
7		 6
1		 6
4		      
2 Sweden
Soviet Union		 Anders Järryd
Alexander Zverev		 6
1		 3
6 		0
6 		6
3		 6
2		  
3 Sweden
Soviet Union		 Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson
Vadim Borisov / Konstantin Pugaev		 8
10 		3
6 		6
2		 8
6		 6
0		  
4 Sweden
Soviet Union		 Joakim Nyström
Konstantin Pugaev		 4
6 		6
3		 4
6 		     
5 Sweden
Soviet Union		 Mats Wilander
Alexander Zverev		 4
6 		10
8		 6
2		      

Mexico vs. Australia

Mexico
2		 Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico[5]
5–7 March 1982
Carpet (indoors)
Australia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Mexico
Australia		 Francisco Maciel
Mark Edmondson		 3
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
2 Mexico
Australia		 Raúl Ramírez
Peter McNamara		 6
2		 6
3		 6
4		      
3 Mexico
Australia		 Jorge Lozano / Raúl Ramírez
John Alexander / Phil Dent		 3
6 		7
5		 7
5		 9
7		    
4 Mexico
Australia		 Francisco Maciel
Peter McNamara		 3
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     
5 Mexico
Australia		 Raúl Ramírez
Mark Edmondson		 1
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     

Chile vs. Romania

Chile
3		 Santiago, Chile[6]
5–7 March 1982
Clay
Romania
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Chile
Romania		 Belus Prajoux
Ilie Năstase		 6
1		 7
9 		4
6 		8
6		 2
6 		 
2 Chile
Romania		 Pedro Rebolledo
Florin Segărceanu		 6
4		 6
2		 6
0		      
3 Chile
Romania		 Jaime Fillol / Belus Prajoux
Andrei Dîrzu / Florin Segărceanu		 8
6		 6
1		 2
6 		6
1		    
4 Chile
Romania		 Pedro Rebolledo
Ilie Năstase		 5
7 		6
4		 6
1		 6
3		    
5 Chile
Romania		 Belus Prajoux
Florin Segărceanu		           not
played

New Zealand vs. Spain

New Zealand
3		 Wilding Park, Christchurch, New Zealand[7]
5–7 March 1982
Grass
Spain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 New Zealand
Spain		 Russell Simpson
José López-Maeso		 14
12		 6
3		 7
9 		12
10		    
2 New Zealand
Spain		 Onny Parun
Ángel Giménez		 6
3		 6
3		 6
2		      
3 New Zealand
Spain		 Onny Parun / Russell Simpson
Sergio Casal / Ángel Giménez		 3
6 		6
3		 6
4		 3
6 		4
6 		 
4 New Zealand
Spain		 Onny Parun
José López-Maeso		 8
10 		3
6 		7
9 		     
5 New Zealand
Spain		 Russell Simpson
Ángel Giménez		 2
6 		5
7 		6
1		 6
3		 6
1		  

Italy vs. Great Britain

Italy
3		 Foro Italico, Rome, Italy[8]
5–7 March 1982
Clay
Great Britain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
United Kingdom		 Adriano Panatta
Buster Mottram		 7
5		 5
7 		3
6 		4
6 		   
2 Italy
United Kingdom		 Corrado Barazzutti
Richard Lewis		 11
9		 6
1		 6
1		      
3 Italy
United Kingdom		 Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta
Andrew Jarrett / Jonathan Smith		 6
4		 6
3		 6
3		      
4 Italy
United Kingdom		 Corrado Barazzutti
Buster Mottram		 4
6 		3
6 		5
7 		     
5 Italy
United Kingdom		 Adriano Panatta
Richard Lewis		 8
6		 6
4		 6
2		      

Czechoslovakia vs. West Germany

Czechoslovakia
5		 Ice Sports Hall, Prague, Czechoslovakia[9]
5–7 March 1982
Carpet (indoors)
West Germany
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
West Germany		 Tomáš Šmíd
Ulrich Pinner		 9
7		 6
4		 6
1		      
2 Czechoslovakia
West Germany		 Ivan Lendl
Rolf Gehring		 6
1		 6
2		 6
2		      
3 Czechoslovakia
West Germany		 Pavel Složil / Tomáš Šmíd
Hans-Dieter Beutel / Christoph Zipf		 6
3		 6
3		 6
4		      
4 Czechoslovakia
West Germany		 Tomáš Šmíd
Rolf Gehring		 6
3		 2
6 		6
3		      
5 Czechoslovakia
West Germany		 Ivan Lendl
Ulrich Pinner		 6
1		 6
3		        

Argentina vs. France

Argentina
2		 Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[10]
5–7 March 1982
Clay
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina
France		 Guillermo Vilas
Yannick Noah		 6
1		 4
6 		7
5		 3
6 		7
5		  
2 Argentina
France		 Ricardo Cano
Thierry Tulasne		 1
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
3 Argentina
France		 Alejandro Ganzábal / Guillermo Vilas
Gilles Moretton / Yannick Noah		 8
6		 3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		   
4 Argentina
France		 Guillermo Vilas
Thierry Tulasne		 6
1		 6
0		 6
1		      
5 Argentina
France		 Ricardo Cano
Yannick Noah		 6
8 		1
6 		6
8 		     

Quarterfinals

United States vs. Sweden

United States
3		 The Checkerdome, St. Louis, MO, United States[11]
9–11 July 1982
Carpet (indoors)
Sweden
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Sweden		 John McEnroe
Anders Järryd		 10
8		 6
3		 6
3		      
2 United States
Sweden		 Eliot Teltscher
Mats Wilander		 4
6 		5
7 		6
3		 6
3		 0
6 		 
3 United States
Sweden		 Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson		 6
4		 6
3		 6
0		      
4 United States
Sweden		 Brian Gottfried
Anders Järryd		 2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
5 United States
Sweden		 John McEnroe
Mats Wilander		 9
7		 6
2		 15
17 		3
6 		8
6		  

Australia vs. Chile

Australia
4		 Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[12]
9–11 July 1982
Grass
Chile
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Chile		 John Fitzgerald
Ricardo Acuña		 8
6		 7
5		 6
1		      
2 Australia
Chile		 Mark Edmondson
Pedro Rebolledo		 6
1		 6
2		 6
3		      
3 Australia
Chile		 Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee
Hans Gildemeister / Belus Prajoux		 8
6		 2
6 		8
6		 6
2		    
4 Australia
Chile		 Mark Edmondson
Ricardo Acuña		 4
6 		6
2		 4
6 		4
6 		   
5 Australia
Chile		 John Fitzgerald
Pedro Rebolledo		 8
6		 3
6 		4
6 		6
4		 6
2		  

Italy vs. New Zealand

Italy
2		 Cervia, Italy[13]
9–11 July 1982
Clay
New Zealand
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
New Zealand		 Corrado Barazzutti
Chris Lewis		 6
3		 1
6 		4
6 		3
6 		   
2 Italy
New Zealand		 Adriano Panatta
Russell Simpson		 6
4		 3
6 		7
5		 4
6 		2
6 		 
3 Italy
New Zealand		 Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta
Chris Lewis / Russell Simpson		 6
4		 6
4		 3
6 		13
11		    
4 Italy
New Zealand		 Adriano Panatta
Chris Lewis		 4
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
5 Italy
New Zealand		 Corrado Barazzutti
Bruce Derlin		 6
2		 6
3		        

France vs. Czechoslovakia

France
3		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[14]
9–11 July 1982
Clay
Czechoslovakia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Czechoslovakia		 Yannick Noah
Tomáš Šmíd		 6
3		 5
7 		6
3		 4
6 		6
3		  
2 France
Czechoslovakia		 Thierry Tulasne
Ivan Lendl		 3
6 		6
4		 3
6 		11
9		 4
6 		 
3 France
Czechoslovakia		 Henri Leconte / Yannick Noah
Pavel Složil / Tomáš Šmíd		 2
6 		6
3		 6
3		 6
4		    
4 France
Czechoslovakia		 Yannick Noah
Ivan Lendl		 6
2		 3
6 		7
9 		6
3		 6
4		  
5 France
Czechoslovakia		 Thierry Tulasne
Tomáš Šmíd		 2
3		         retired
 

Semifinals

Australia vs. United States

Australia
0		 Perth Entertainment Centre, Perth, Australia[15]
1–3 October 1982
Carpet (indoors)
United States
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
United States		 Peter McNamara
John McEnroe		 4
6 		6
4		 2
6 		4
6 		   
2 Australia
United States		 John Alexander
Gene Mayer		 4
6 		6
3		 1
6 		2
6 		   
3 Australia
United States		 Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe		 2
6 		2
6 		6
3		 6
8 		   
4 Australia
United States		 Mark Edmondson
Gene Mayer		 3
6 		3
6 		       
5 Australia
United States		 John Alexander
John McEnroe		 4
6 		3
6 		       

France vs. New Zealand

France
3		 Country Club Aixois, Aix-en-Provence, France[16]
1–3 October 1982
Clay
New Zealand
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
New Zealand		 Thierry Tulasne
Russell Simpson		 6
3		 4
6 		7
5		 6
2		    
2 France
New Zealand		 Yannick Noah
Chris Lewis		 6
3		 6
1		 7
5		      
3 France
New Zealand		 Henri Leconte / Yannick Noah
Chris Lewis / Russell Simpson		 3
6 		7
9 		4
6 		     
4 France
New Zealand		 Thierry Tulasne
Chris Lewis		 4
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
5 France
New Zealand		 Yannick Noah
Russell Simpson		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      

Final

France vs. United States

France
1		 Palais des Sports, Grenoble, France[2]
26–28 November 1982
Clay (indoors)
United States
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
United States		 Yannick Noah
John McEnroe		 10
12 		6
1		 6
3		 2
6 		3
6 		 
2 France
United States		 Henri Leconte
Gene Mayer		 2
6 		2
6 		9
7		 4
6 		   
3 France
United States		 Henri Leconte / Yannick Noah
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe		 3
6 		4
6 		7
9 		     
4 France
United States		 Yannick Noah
Gene Mayer		 6
1		 6
0		        
5 France
United States		 Henri Leconte
John McEnroe		 2
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 1983 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions.

Results summary

Date: 1–3 October

Home teamScoreVisiting teamLocationSurfaceRef.
 Soviet Union4–1 IndiaDonetskClay[17]
 Mexico2–3 RomaniaMexico CityClay[18]
 Spain2–3 Great BritainBarcelonaClay[19]
 Argentina3–2 West GermanyBuenos AiresClay[20]

Soviet Union vs. India

Soviet Union
4		 Donetsk, Soviet Union[17]
1–3 October 1982
Clay
India
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Soviet Union
India		 Konstantin Pugaev
Sashi Menon		 2
6 		6
3		 6
4		 6
0		    
2 Soviet Union
India		 Alexander Zverev
Vijay Amritraj		 8
6		 6
1		 6
0		      
3 Soviet Union
India		 Ramiz Akhmerov / Vadim Borisov
Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj		 5
7 		5
7 		9
7		 4
6 		   
4 Soviet Union
India		 Alexander Zverev
Sashi Menon		 6
0		 6
3		 3
6 		6
1		    
5 Soviet Union
India		 Konstantin Pugaev
Vijay Amritraj		 6
3		 6
4		        

Mexico vs. Romania

Mexico
2		 Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico[18]
1–3 October 1982
Clay
Romania
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Mexico
Romania		 Francisco Maciel
Ilie Năstase		 4
6 		6
2		 4
6 		8
10 		   
2 Mexico
Romania		 Raúl Ramírez
Florin Segărceanu		 7
5		 8
6		 7
9 		6
2		    
3 Mexico
Romania		 Jorge Lozano / Raúl Ramírez
Ilie Năstase / Florin Segărceanu		 3
6 		4
6 		9
11 		     
4 Mexico
Romania		 Raúl Ramírez
Ilie Năstase		 6
2		 6
1		 6
3		      
5 Mexico
Romania		 Francisco Maciel
Florin Segărceanu		 1
6 		3
6 		7
9 		     

Spain vs. Great Britain

Spain
2		 Barcelona, Spain[19]
1–3 October 1982
Clay
Great Britain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
United Kingdom		 Fernando Luna
Andrew Jarrett		 7
5		 6
2		 5
7 		0
6 		3
6 		 
2 Spain
United Kingdom		 José López-Maeso
Buster Mottram		 2
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
3 Spain
United Kingdom		 Sergio Casal / Ángel Giménez
Andrew Jarrett / Jonathan Smith		 4
6 		6
2		 6
2		 6
4		    
4 Spain
United Kingdom		 José López-Maeso
Andrew Jarrett		 7
5		 6
3		 2
6 		7
5		    
5 Spain
United Kingdom		 Fernando Luna
Buster Mottram		 6
8 		6
8 		2
6 		     

Argentina vs. West Germany

Argentina
3		 Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[20]
1–3 October 1982
Clay
West Germany
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina
West Germany		 Guillermo Vilas
Hans-Dieter Beutel		 6
4		 6
1		 7
5		      
2 Argentina
West Germany		 José Luis Clerc
Andreas Maurer		 6
4		 4
6 		3
6 		6
3		 6
2		  
3 Argentina
West Germany		 José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas
Andreas Maurer / Wolfgang Popp		 6
4		 6
2		 6
4		      
4 Argentina
West Germany		 Carlos Castellan
Hans-Dieter Beutel		 3
6 		0
6 		       
5 Argentina
West Germany		 Alejandro Ganzábal
Michael Westphal		 7
9 		4
6 		       

References
  1. "World Group 1982". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "France v United States". daviscup.com.
  3. "United States v India". daviscup.com.
  4. "Sweden v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
  5. "Mexico v Australia". daviscup.com.
  6. "Chile v Romania". daviscup.com.
  7. "New Zealand v Spain". daviscup.com.
  8. "Italy v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  9. "Czechoslovakia v West Germany". daviscup.com.
  10. "Argentina v France". daviscup.com.
  11. "United States v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  12. "Australia v Chile". daviscup.com.
  13. "Italy v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  14. "France v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  15. "Australia v United States". daviscup.com.
  16. "France v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  17. "Soviet Union v India". daviscup.com.
  18. "Mexico v Romania". daviscup.com.
  19. "Spain v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  20. "Argentina v West Germany". daviscup.com.
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