1986 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1986.[1]

1986 Davis Cup World Group
Date7 March – 28 December
Edition6th
Champions

Australia
Main article: 1986 Davis Cup

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 Germany2
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 Mexico3
 Mexico1
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
 United States4
 United States3
Brisbane, Australia (grass)
 Ecuador2
 United States1
Auckland, New Zealand (hard)
 Australia3
 Australia4
Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass)
 New Zealand1
 Australia4
Telford, United Kingdom (indoor carpet)
 Great Britain1
 Spain1
Melbourne, Australia (grass)
 Great Britain4
 Australia3
Belgrade, Yugoslavia (indoor hard)
 Sweden2
 Soviet Union2
Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (indoor hard)
 Yugoslavia3
 Yugoslavia0
Calcutta, India (grass)
 Czechoslovakia5
 India1
Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
 Czechoslovakia4
 Czechoslovakia1
Palermo, Italy (clay)
 Sweden4
 Italy4
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
 Paraguay1
 Italy0
Brøndby, Denmark (indoor carpet)
 Sweden5
 Denmark0
 Sweden5

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 Mexico
West Germany		 Francisco Maciel
Michael Westphal		 7
5		 6
2		 6
0		      
2 Mexico
West Germany		 Leonardo Lavalle
Boris Becker		 3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3 Mexico
West Germany		 Leonardo Lavalle / Fernando Pérez Pascal
Boris Becker / Andreas Maurer		 3
6 		6
1		 7
5		 3
6 		6
4		  
4 Mexico
West Germany		 Francisco Maciel
Boris Becker		 3
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
5 Mexico
West Germany		 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 Ecuador
United States		 Andrés Gómez
Jimmy Arias		 7
5		 4
6 		6
6 		9
7		 6
4		  
2 Ecuador
United States		 Raúl Viver
Aaron Krickstein		 6
8 		1
6 		3
6 		     
3 Ecuador
United States		 Andrés Gómez / Ricardo Ycaza
Ken Flach / Robert Seguso		 2
6 		4
6 		6
2		 4
6 		   
4 Ecuador
United States		 Andrés Gómez
Aaron Krickstein		 3
6 		7
5		 6
1		 6
4		    
5 Ecuador
United States		 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 New Zealand
Australia		 Kelly Evernden
Paul McNamee		 9
11 		3
6 		6
4		 6
3		 6
4		  
2 New Zealand
Australia		 Chris Lewis
Peter McNamara		 2
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     
3 New Zealand
Australia		 Kelly Evernden / Russell Simpson
Pat Cash / John Fitzgerald		 2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
4 New Zealand
Australia		 Kelly Evernden
Peter McNamara		 6
3		 1
6 		3
6 		1
6 		   
5 New Zealand
Australia		 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 United Kingdom
Spain		 Jeremy Bates
Sergio Casal		 6
1		 6
3		 3
6 		8
6		    
2 United Kingdom
Spain		 John Lloyd
Emilio Sánchez		 3
6 		6
3		 6
3		 6
3		    
3 United Kingdom
Spain		 Colin Dowdeswell / John Lloyd
Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez		 6
4		 6
3		 6
3		      
4 United Kingdom
Spain		 Jeremy Bates
Emilio Sánchez		 11
9		 6
4		        
5 United Kingdom
Spain		 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 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Soviet Union		 Bruno Orešar
Andrei Chesnokov		 10
8		 7
5		 2
6 		0
6 		5
7 		 
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Soviet Union		 Slobodan Živojinović
Alexander Zverev		 3
6 		6
8 		6
3		 6
4		 6
0		  
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Soviet Union		 Goran Prpić / Slobodan Živojinović
Sergey Leonyuk / Alexander Zverev		 3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Soviet Union		 Bruno Orešar
Alexander Zverev		 6
3		 6
2		 7
5		      
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Soviet Union		 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 India
Czechoslovakia		 Ramesh Krishnan
Tomáš Šmíd		 6
4		 6
2		 7
5		      
2 India
Czechoslovakia		 Vijay Amritraj
Miloslav Mečíř		 0
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     
3 India
Czechoslovakia		 Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj
Pavel Složil / Tomáš Šmíd		 2
6 		11
9		 4
6 		4
6 		   
4 India
Czechoslovakia		 Vijay Amritraj
Tomáš Šmíd		 6
3		 3
6 		1
6 		2
6 		   
5 India
Czechoslovakia		 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 Italy
Paraguay		 Francesco Cancellotti
Hugo Chapacú		 6
4		 6
3		 6
1		      
2 Italy
Paraguay		 Claudio Panatta
Víctor Pecci		 4
6 		11
9		 9
7		 10
8		    
3 Italy
Paraguay		 Gianni Ocleppo / Claudio Panatta
Francisco González / Víctor Pecci		 6
4		 1
6 		4
6 		5
7 		   
4 Italy
Paraguay		 Claudio Panatta
Hugo Chapacú		 6
3		 7
5		 6
3		      
5 Italy
Paraguay		 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 Denmark
Sweden		 Michael Tauson
Joakim Nyström		 2
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2 Denmark
Sweden		 Morten Christensen
Mats Wilander		 6
8 		2
6 		8
10 		     
3 Denmark
Sweden		 Peter Bastiansen / Michael Mortensen
Anders Järryd / Mats Wilander		 3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4 Denmark
Sweden		 Morten Christensen
Joakim Nyström		 5
7 		1
6 		       
5 Denmark
Sweden		 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 Mexico
United States		 Francisco Maciel
Tim Mayotte		 2
6 		13
11		 6
4		 6
4		    
2 Mexico
United States		 Leonardo Lavalle
Brad Gilbert		 4
6 		4
6 		6
3		 4
6 		   
3 Mexico
United States		 Jorge Lozano / Fernando Pérez Pascal
Ken Flach / Robert Seguso		 7
5		 3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		   
4 Mexico
United States		 Leonardo Lavalle
Tim Mayotte		 5
7 		6
4		 6
0		 4
6 		7
9 		 
5 Mexico
United States		 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 United Kingdom
Australia		 Jeremy Bates
Pat Cash		 4
6 		7
9 		4
6 		     
2 United Kingdom
Australia		 Andrew Castle
Paul McNamee		 5
7 		1
6 		2
6 		     
3 United Kingdom
Australia		 Jeremy Bates / Colin Dowdeswell
Pat Cash / John Fitzgerald		 1
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     
4 United Kingdom
Australia		 Andrew Castle
Pat Cash		 6
8 		4
6 		       
5 United Kingdom
Australia		 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 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia		 Slobodan Živojinović
Miloslav Mečíř		 4
6 		6
4		 8
10 		4
6 		   
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia		 Bruno Orešar
Milan Šrejber		 2
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia		 Igor Flego / Slobodan Živojinović
Miloslav Mečíř / Tomáš Šmíd		 3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia		 Slobodan Živojinović
Milan Šrejber		 10
8		 2
6 		13
15 		     
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia		 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 Sweden
Italy		 Mats Wilander
Paolo Canè		 6
8 		6
2		 6
3		 6
4		    
2 Sweden
Italy		 Joakim Nyström
Claudio Panatta		 6
2		 6
3		 6
1		      
3 Sweden
Italy		 Joakim Nyström / Mats Wilander
Paolo Canè / Claudio Panatta		 6
4		 7
5		 6
2		      
4 Sweden
Italy		 Stefan Edberg
Paolo Canè		 6
3		 2
6 		6
0		      
5 Sweden
Italy		 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 Australia
United States		 Paul McNamee
Brad Gilbert		 2
6 		6
3		 3
6 		6
0		 6
1		  
2 Australia
United States		 Pat Cash
Tim Mayotte		 4
6 		6
1		 6
2		 6
2		    
3 Australia
United States		 Pat Cash / John Fitzgerald
Paul Annacone / Ken Flach		 10
8		 6
1		 5
7 		11
13 		7
9 		 
4 Australia
United States		 Pat Cash
Brad Gilbert		 3
6 		6
2		 6
3		 6
4		    
5 Australia
United States		 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 Czechoslovakia
Sweden		 Miloslav Mečíř
Kent Carlsson		 0
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
2 Czechoslovakia
Sweden		 Milan Šrejber
Stefan Edberg		 6
3		 4
6 		3
6 		6
4		 5
7 		 
3 Czechoslovakia
Sweden		 Miloslav Mečíř / Tomáš Šmíd
Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd		 7
5		 6
2		 6
4		      
4 Czechoslovakia
Sweden		 Milan Šrejber
Mikael Pernfors		 7
5		 0
6 		0
6 		5
7 		   
5 Czechoslovakia
Sweden		 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 Australia
Sweden		 Pat Cash
Stefan Edberg		 13
11		 13
11		 6
4		      
2 Australia
Sweden		 Paul McNamee
Mikael Pernfors		 3
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
3 Australia
Sweden		 Pat Cash / John Fitzgerald
Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd		 6
3		 6
4		 4
6 		6
1		    
4 Australia
Sweden		 Pat Cash
Mikael Pernfors		 2
6 		4
6 		6
3		 6
4		 6
3		  
5 Australia
Sweden		 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 teamScoreVisiting teamLocationDoorSurfaceRef.
 West Germany5–0 EcuadorEssenIndoorCarpet[17]
 Spain5–0 New ZealandBarcelonaOutdoorClay[18]
 India4–1 Soviet UnionNew DelhiOutdoorGrass[19]
 Paraguay3–2 DenmarkAsunciónOutdoorClay[20]

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 West Germany
Ecuador		 Boris Becker
Raúl Viver		 6
4		 6
4		 10
8		      
2 West Germany
Ecuador		 Eric Jelen
Andrés Gómez		 6
4		 6
3		 7
9 		7
5		    
3 West Germany
Ecuador		 Boris Becker / Eric Jelen
Andrés Gómez / Raúl Viver		 6
2		 6
4		 6
4		      
4 West Germany
Ecuador		 Eric Jelen
Raúl Viver		 6
4		 6
3		        
5 West Germany
Ecuador		 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 Spain
New Zealand		 Fernando Luna
Steve Guy		 6
3		 9
7		 6
1		      
2 Spain
New Zealand		 Emilio Sánchez
Bruce Derlin		 6
2		 6
0		 6
1		      
3 Spain
New Zealand		 Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez
Bruce Derlin / Kelly Evernden		 6
3		 6
2		 7
5		      
4 Spain
New Zealand		 Fernando Luna
Bruce Derlin		 6
4		 8
6		        
5 Spain
New Zealand		 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 India
Soviet Union		 Vijay Amritraj
Andrei Chesnokov		 6
1		 6
4		 6
4		      
2 India
Soviet Union		 Ramesh Krishnan
Alexander Zverev		 3
6 		3
6 		6
0		 6
1		 6
4		  
3 India
Soviet Union		 Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj
Sergey Leonyuk / Alexander Zverev		 2
6 		6
3		 6
2		 1
6 		6
4		  
4 India
Soviet Union		 Ramesh Krishnan
Andrei Chesnokov		 6
4		 6
4		        
5 India
Soviet Union		 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 Paraguay
Denmark		 Víctor Pecci
Michael Tauson		 6
3		 6
2		 6
1		      
2 Paraguay
Denmark		 Francisco González
Peter Bastiansen		 5
7 		4
6 		8
6		 4
6 		   
3 Paraguay
Denmark		 Francisco González / Víctor Pecci
Morten Christensen / Michael Mortensen		 6
4		 6
1		 5
7 		6
2		    
4 Paraguay
Denmark		 Francisco González
Michael Tauson		 6
3		 5
7 		11
9		 6
8 		3
6 		 
5 Paraguay
Denmark		 Víctor Pecci
Peter Bastiansen		 6
2		 1
6 		6
0		 6
1		    

References
  1. "World Group 1986". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "Australia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  3. "Mexico v West Germany". daviscup.com.
  4. "Ecuador v United States". daviscup.com.
  5. "New Zealand v Australia". daviscup.com.
  6. "Great Britain v Spain". daviscup.com.
  7. "Yugoslavia v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
  8. "India v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  9. "Italy v Paraguay". daviscup.com.
  10. "Denmark v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  11. "Mexico v United States". daviscup.com.
  12. "Great Britain v Australia". daviscup.com.
  13. "Yugoslavia v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  14. "Sweden v Italy". daviscup.com.
  15. "Australia v United States". daviscup.com.
  16. "Czechoslovakia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  17. "West Germany v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
  18. "Spain v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
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