1985 Davis Cup

1985 edition of the Davis Cup 1985 Davis Cup 8 March – 22 December 1985 74th 62 SWE 1984 1986 The 1985 Davis Cup (also known as the 1985 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 74th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 63 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 27 in the Europe Zone, 12 in the Eastern Zone, and 8 in the Americas Zone. Cyprus made its first appearance in the tournament. Sweden defeated West Germany in the final, held at the Olympiahalle in Munich, West Germany, on 20–22 December, to win their 2nd consecutive Davis Cup title and 3rd overall.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–496, 499 2nd World Group 1985 Davis Cup World Group Participating teamsARGAUSCHITCHECU 1900FRAINDITAJPN 1947PAR 1954URSESPSWEUSAFRGYUG Draw 8–10 March 2–4 August 4–6 October 20–22 December Kyoto, Japan (indoor carpet) USA 5 JPN 1947 0 Sindelfingen, West Germany (indoor carpet) ESP 2 FRG 3 Tbilisi, Soviet Union (indoor carpet) TCH 3 URS 2 Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) ARG 1 ECU 4 Asunción, Paraguay (wood) PAR 1954 3 FRA 2 Split, Yugoslavia (indoor clay) YUG 2 AUS 3 Calcutta, India (grass) IND 3 ITA 2 Santiago, Chile (clay) [19–21 April] CHI 1 SWE 4 Hamburg, West Germany (clay) USA 2 FRG 3 Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) TCH 5 ECU 1900 0 Sydney, Australia (grass) PAR 1954 2 AUS 3 Bangalore, India (grass) IND 1 SWE 4 Frankfurt, West Germany (indoor carpet) FRG 5 TCH 0 Malmö, Sweden (indoor clay) AUS 0 SWE 5 Munich, West Germany (indoor carpet) FRG 2 SWE 3 Final West Germany vs. Sweden West Germany Sweden Olympiahalle, Munich, West Germanyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1985-WG-M-FRG-SWE-01 West Germany v Sweden daviscup.com 20–22 December 1985 Carpet (indoors) 2 3 Michael Westphal 3 4 8 Mats Wilander 6 6 10 Boris Becker 6 3 7 8 Stefan Edberg 3 6 5 6 Boris Becker Andreas Maurer 4 2 1 Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander 6 6 6 Boris Becker 6 2 6 6 Mats Wilander 3 6 3 3 Michael Westphal 6 5 4 3 Stefan Edberg 3 7 6 6 Relegation play-offs 1985 Davis Cup World Group#Relegation play-offs Date: 4–6 October Home team Score Visiting team Location Door Surface JPN 1947 0–3 ESP Tokyo Outdoor Clay ARG 2–3 URS Buenos Aires Outdoor Clay YUG 4–1 FRA Belgrade Indoor Hard ITA 3–1 CHI Cagliari Outdoor Clay ITA, URS, ESP and YUG remain in the World Group in 1986. ARG, CHI, FRA and JPN 1947 are relegated to Zonal competition in 1986. Americas Zone 1985 Davis Cup Americas Zone 8–10 March 2–4 August 4–6 October Caracas, Venezuela (hard) BRA 1968 5 VEN 1930 0 Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) URU 2 COL 3 Chicoutimi, Canada (indoor carpet) Caribbean/West Indies 1 CAN 4 Mexico City, Mexico (clay) PER 2 MEX 3 Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) BRA 1968 4 COL 1 Chicoutimi, Canada (clay) CAN 2 MEX 3 Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) BRA 1968 1 MEX 4 MEX are promoted to the World Group in 1986. Eastern Zone 1985 Davis Cup Eastern Zone 18–20 January 8–10 March 10–12 May 4–6 October NZL bye Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard) TPE 5 SRI 0 CHN bye Singapore (grass) HKG 1959 4 SIN 1 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (grass) PHI 1985 5 MAS 0 bye THA Seoul, South Korea (indoor carpet) KOR 1984 5 INA 0 bye PAK Auckland, New Zealand (hard) NZL 5 TPE 0 Shanghai, China (clay) CHN 3 HKG 1959 2 Bangkok, Thailand (hard) PHI 1985 4 THA 1 Islamabad, Pakistan (clay) KOR 1984 4 PAK 1 Wellington, New Zealand (indoor hard) NZL 5 CHN 0 Manila, Philippines (hard) PHI 1985 0 KOR 1984 5 Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) NZL 4 KOR 1984 0 NZL are promoted to the World Group in 1986. Europe Zone 1985 Davis Cup Europe Zone Zone A 10–12 May 14–16 June 2–4 August 4–6 October ROU 1965 bye TUR w/o IRI Casablanca, Morocco (clay) HUN 4 MAR 1 Cairo, Egypt (clay) EGY 4 ALG 1 Dakar, Senegal (hard) SEN 1 MON 4 Nicosia, Cyprus (clay) CYP 1960 1 IRL 4 Brussels, Belgium (clay) BUL 1971 1 BEL 3 bye DEN Istanbul, Turkey (clay) ROU 1965 5 TUR 0 Cairo, Egypt (clay) HUN 2 EGY 3 Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) MON 3 IRL 2 Holte, Denmark (clay) BEL 0 DEN 5 Bucharest, Romania (clay) ROU 1965 4 EGY 1 Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) MON 0 DEN 5 Bucharest, Romania (clay) ROU 1965 2 DEN 3 DEN are promoted to the World Group in 1986. Zone B 10–12 May 14–16 June 2–4 August 4–6 October ISR bye Hilversum, Netherlands (clay) FIN 1 NED 4 AUT bye Athens, Greece (clay) NOR 1 GRE 4 Warsaw, Poland (clay) POL 2 ZIM 3 Tunis, Tunisia (clay) TUN 1959 0 SUI 5 Lisbon, Portugal (clay) POR 5 LUX 0 bye GBR Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) ISR 4 NED 1 Athens, Greece (clay) AUT 3 GRE 2 Weggis, Switzerland (clay) ZIM 0 SUI 5 Nottingham, United Kingdom (grass) POR 0 GBR 5 Hartberg, Austria (clay) ISR 3 AUT 2 Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) SUI 0 GBR 3 Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) ISR 1 GBR 4 GBR are promoted to the World Group in 1986. References General https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/historic-format/world-group.aspx#/1985 World Group 1985 DavisCup.com 11 June 2020 Specific External links Davis Cup Official Website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ 2010-10-18 Category:Davis Cups by year Davis Cup Davis Cup German