1987 Davis Cup

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1987 Davis Cup
Details
Duration13 March – 20 December 1987
Edition76th
Teams69
Champion
Winning nationFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
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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.

Contents

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
Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina 		Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia 		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czechoslovakia 		Flag of France.svg
France
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Great Britain 		Flag of India.svg
India 		Flag of Israel.svg
Israel 		Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of Mexico.svg
Mexico 		Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg
Paraguay 		Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg
South Korea 		Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden 		Flag of the United States.svg
United States 		Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany 		Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
Yugoslavia

Draw

First round
13–15 March		Quarterfinals
24–26 July		Semifinals
2–4 October		Final
18–20 December
Prato, Italy (clay)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3
Fréjus, France (clay)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4
Marcq-en-Barœul, France (indoor carpet)
Flag of France.svg  France 1
Flag of France.svg  France 5
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 0
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3
Asunción, Paraguay (clay)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2
Caracas, Venezuela (clay)
Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg  Paraguay 3
Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg  Paraguay 2
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2
Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor clay)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 5
New Delhi, India (grass)
Flag of India.svg  India 0
Flag of India.svg  India 3
New Delhi, India (grass)
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2
Flag of India.svg  India 4
Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 0
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 3
Sydney, Australia (grass)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 2
Flag of India.svg  India 3
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 0
Brisbane, Australia (grass)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 5
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1
Adelaide, Australia (grass)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4

Final

Sweden vs. India

Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
5		 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden [2]
18–20 December 1987
Clay (indoors)		Flag of India.svg
India
0
12345
1 Flag of Sweden.svg
Flag of India.svg 		Mats Wilander
Ramesh Krishnan 		6
4		6
1		6
3		   
2 Flag of Sweden.svg
Flag of India.svg 		Anders Järryd
Vijay Amritraj 		6
3		6
3		6
1		   
3 Flag of Sweden.svg
Flag of India.svg 		Joakim Nyström  /  Mats Wilander
Anand Amritraj  /  Vijay Amritraj 		6
2		3
6 		6
1		6
2		  
4 Flag of Sweden.svg
Flag of India.svg 		Anders Järryd
Ramesh Krishnan 		6
4		6
3		    
5 Flag of Sweden.svg
Flag of India.svg 		Mats Wilander
Vijay Amritraj 		6
2		6
0		    

Relegation play-offs

Date: 24–26 July

Home teamScoreVisiting teamLocationDoorSurface
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 2–3 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Seoul OutdoorHard
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2–3 Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Hartford, CT IndoorCarpet
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 5–0 Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Prague OutdoorClay
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 3–2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Zagreb OutdoorClay

Americas Zone

First round
30 January–1 February		Quarterfinals
13–15 March		Semifinals
24–27 July		Final
2–4 October
Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
bye
Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 5
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 0
bye
Edmonton, Canada (hard)
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 3
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Lima, Peru (clay)
bye
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 2
Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela 1
São Paulo, Brazil (clay)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4
Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 1
Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 4
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 5
Montevideo, Uruguay (indoor clay)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 0
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 2
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 3
bye
Santiago, Chile (clay)
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 3
Nassau, Bahamas (clay)
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 2
Flag of the West Indies Federation (1958-1962).svg  Caribbean/West Indies 3
Nassau, Bahamas (hard)
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 2
Flag of the West Indies Federation (1958-1962).svg  Caribbean/West Indies 2
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 3
bye
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile

Eastern Zone

First round
13–15 March		Quarterfinals
8–10 May		Semifinals
24–26 July		Final
2–4 October
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Taipei, Taiwan (hard)
bye
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 5
Taipei, Taiwan (hard)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 0
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 0
Bangkok, Thailand (hard)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 5
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand (hard)
bye
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 3
Dhaka, Bangladesh (hard)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 2
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 0
Shanghai, China (clay)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 5
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4
Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 0
Wuhan, China (clay)
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines 5
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines 1
Kunming, China (indoor clay)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 1
Tianjin, China (indoor carpet)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong 5
Toyama, Japan (indoor carpet)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 0
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong 1
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 4
bye
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan

Europe Zone

Africa Zone

First round
30 January–1 February		Second Round
13–22 March		Third Round
3–5 April
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (indoor carpet)
bye
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 3
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (indoor carpet)
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 2
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 0
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 5
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 3
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Nairobi, Kenya (clay)
bye
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 5
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 0
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya w/o
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti
Dakar, Senegal (hard)
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2
Dakar, Senegal (hard)
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 3
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 4
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1
bye
Dakar, Senegal (hard)
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 3
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 2
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya
bye
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt w/o
bye
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt

Europe Zone A

First round
6–10 May		Quarterfinals
12–14 June		Semifinals
24–26 July		Final
2–4 October
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Istanbul, Turkey (clay)
bye
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 4
Damascus, Syria (hard)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1
Flag of Syria (2025-).svg  Syria 0
Valkenswaard, Netherlands (indoor carpet)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 5
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 4
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)
bye
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4
Marsa, Malta (hard)
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 1
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 1
Donetsk, Soviet Union (clay)
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 4
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2
Bergen, Norway (indoor carpet)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 3
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 3
Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay)
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 0
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 5
bye
Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay)
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 0
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 5
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Lugano, Switzerland (clay)
bye
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 5
bye
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland

Europe Zone B

First round
8–10 May		Quarterfinals
12–14 June		Semifinals
24–26 July		Final
2–4 October
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria (clay)
bye
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 4
Rhodes, Greece (clay)
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 5
Porto, Portugal (clay)
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 0
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 4
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 1
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
bye
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 5
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 3
Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet)
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 2
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 3
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 2
Brașov, Romania (clay)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 3
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 4
bye
Aarhus, Denmark (clay)
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 2
Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 3
Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 0
Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 5
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 0
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 5
bye
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark

References

General
Specific
  1. ↑ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN   978-0942257700.
  2. 1 2 "Sweden v India". daviscup.com.
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