1990 Davis Cup

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1990 Davis Cup
Details
Duration2 February – 2 December 1990
Edition79th
Teams84
Champion
Winning NationFlag of the United States.svg  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.

Contents

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
Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Flag of Austria.svg
Austria
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czechoslovakia
Flag of France.svg
France
Flag of Israel.svg
Israel
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of Mexico.svg
Mexico
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
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)
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 3
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 3
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 3
Sydney, Australia (grass)
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 0
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 0
Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 5
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 2
Brisbane, Australia (grass)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2
Perth, Australia (grass)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3
Flag of France.svg  France 2
St. Petersburg, FL, United States (indoor clay)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2
Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 0
Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 5
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 1
Carlsbad, CA, United States (hard)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0
Vienna, Austria (clay)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2
Vienna, Austria (indoor clay)
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 3
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 5
Cagliari, Italy (clay)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2

Final

United States vs. Australia

Flag of the United States.svg
United States
3
Florida Suncoast Dome, St. Petersburg, FL, United States [2]
30 November–2 December 1990
Clay (indoors)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
2
12345
1 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Andre Agassi
Richard Fromberg
4
6
6
2
4
6
6
2
6
4
 
2 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Michael Chang
Darren Cahill
6
2
77
64
6
0
   
3 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Rick Leach  /  Jim Pugh
Pat Cash  /  John Fitzgerald
6
4
6
2
3
6
77
62
  
4 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Andre Agassi
Darren Cahill
4
6
6
4
   retired
 
5 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
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 teamScoreVisiting teamLocationVenueDoorSurface
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 4–1Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea Brussels Royal Léopold ClubOutdoorClay
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 5–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Ramat HaSharon Canada Stadium OutdoorHard
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3–2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Toronto National Tennis Centre OutdoorHard
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1–4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Moscow Lenin Central Stadium IndoorCarpet
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 5–0Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Västerås Rocklundahallen IndoorCarpet
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 0–5Flag of France.svg  France London Queen's Club OutdoorGrass
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 5–0Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Mexico City Club Alemán de MéxicoOutdoorHard
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 3–2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Split Športski centar Gripe IndoorClay

Americas Zone

Group I

First RoundSecond Round
Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg  Paraguay
Asunción, Paraguay (clay)
bye
Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg  Paraguay 0
Vancouver, Canada (indoor carpet)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 1
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 3
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 2
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 4
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 1
bye
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Relegation Play-off
Brasília, Brazil (indoor hard)
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 4
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 1

Group II

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador
Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay)
bye
Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 3
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (hard)
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 2
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 5
Havana, Cuba (hard)
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 0
Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 1
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 4
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Havana, Cuba (hard)
bye
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 4
Caracas, Venezuela (clay)
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela 1
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0
Havana, Cuba (hard)
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela 5
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 3
Cali, Colombia (clay)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 2
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 4
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (clay)
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 1
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 4
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (clay)
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 1
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 2
Saint Peter, Barbados (hard)
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 3
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 4
Saint Michael, Barbados (clay)
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 1
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 3
Saint Michael, Barbados (clay)
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia 2
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 4
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 1
bye
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Preliminary Round
Guangzhou, China (indoor hard)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 5
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 0
First RoundSecond Round
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Beijing, China (hard)
bye
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 1
Shanghai, China (clay)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 5
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines 0
Chandigarh, India (grass)
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 1
Seoul, South Korea (clay)
Flag of India.svg  India 4
Flag of India.svg  India 0
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 5
bye
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea

Group II

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard)
bye
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong 4
Amman, Jordan (indoor hard)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 1
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 0
Kowloon, Hong Kong (hard)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 5
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong 4
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 1
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh (hard)
bye
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 0
Singapore (grass)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 5
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 0
Bangkok, Thailand (hard)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 5
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong 2
Manama, Bahrain (hard)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 3
Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq 2
Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)
Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Bahrain 3
Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Bahrain 1
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 4
bye
Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1
Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 4
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 4
Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard)
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 1
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 0
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 5
bye
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

First RoundSecond Round
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Kiev, Soviet Union (indoor clay)
bye
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 4
Accra, Ghana (hard)
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 5
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0
Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet)
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 2
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 3
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 3
bye
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Brussels, Belgium (clay)
bye
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 4
bye
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Lagos, Nigeria (hard)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 4
Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 3
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2
bye
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Relegation Play-off
Accra, Ghana (hard)
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 2
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 3

Group II Europe

First round
30 March–1 April
Second RoundThird RoundFourth Round
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)
bye
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 0
Nicosia, Cyprus (clay)
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 5
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 5
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 0
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 1
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 4
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (indoor hard)
bye
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 1
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 4
bye
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 4
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
İzmir, Turkey (clay)
bye
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 2
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 3
bye
İzmir, Turkey (clay)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 3
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
bye
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 1
bye
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco

Group II Africa

First round
1–4 February
Second RoundThird RoundFourth Round
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Lomé, Togo (hard)
bye
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 0
Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 5
Flag of Togo.svg  Togo w/o
Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya
Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 0
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 5
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
bye
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 5
Algiers, Algeria (clay)
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 0
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1
Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 4
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 4
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 1
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 4
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 5
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 0
bye
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 0
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 5
Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia (hard)
bye
Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia 1
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 4
bye
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe

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References

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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 "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.