1982 Davis Cup

1982 edition of the Davis Cup 1982 Davis Cup 5 March – 28 November 1982 71st 57 USA 1981 1983 The 1982 Davis Cup (also known as the 1982 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 71st edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 58 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 22 in the Europe Zone, 10 in the Americas Zone, and 10 in the Eastern Zone. Tunisia made its first appearance in the tournament. The United States defeated France in the final, held at the Palais des Sports in Grenoble, France, on 26–28 November, to win their 28th title overall.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–496, 499 2nd World Group 1982 Davis Cup World Group Participating teamsARGAUSCHITCHFRAGBRINDITAMEXNZLROU 1965ESPURSSWEUSAFRG Draw 5–7 March 9–11 July 1–3 October 26–28 November Carlsbad, CA, United States (hard) USA 4 IND 1 Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet) SWE 4 URS 1 Mexico City, Mexico (clay) AUS 3 MEX 2 Santiago, Chile (clay) ROU 1965 1 CHI 3 Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) ESP 2 NZL 3 Rome, Italy (clay) ITA 3 GBR 2 Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) FRG 0 TCH 5 Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) FRA 3 ARG 2 St. Louis, MO, United States (indoor carpet) USA 3 SWE 2 Brisbane, Australia (grass) AUS 4 CHI 1 Cervia, Italy (clay) NZL 3 ITA 2 Paris, France (clay) TCH 2 FRA 3 Perth, Australia (indoor carpet) USA 5 AUS 0 Aix-en-Provence, France (clay) NZL 2 FRA 3 Grenoble, France (indoor clay) USA 4 FRA 1 Final France vs. United States France United States Palais des Sports, Grenoble, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1982-WG-M-USA-FRA-01 France v United States daviscup.com 26–28 November 1982 Clay (indoors) 1 4 Yannick Noah 10 6 6 2 3 John McEnroe 12 1 3 6 6 Henri Leconte 2 2 9 4 Gene Mayer 6 6 7 6 Henri Leconte Yannick Noah 3 4 7 Peter Fleming John McEnroe 6 6 9 Yannick Noah 6 6 Gene Mayer 1 0 Henri Leconte 2 3 John McEnroe 6 6 Relegation play-offs 1982 Davis Cup World Group#Relegation play-offs Date: 1–3 October Home team Score Visiting team Location Surface URS 4–1 IND Donetsk Clay MEX 2–3 ROU 1965 Mexico City Clay ESP 2–3 GBR Barcelona Clay ARG 3–2 FRG Buenos Aires Clay ARG, GBR, ROU 1965 and URS remain in the World Group in 1983. IND, MEX, ESP and FRG are relegated to Zonal competition in 1983. Americas Zone 1982 Davis Cup Americas Zone 8–10 January 15–24 January 5–7 March 7–9 May Sub-Zonal Quarterfinals Sub-Zonal Semifinals Sub-Zonal Finals Inter-Zonal Final COL bye bye Caribbean/West Indies CAN bye bye VEN 1930 BRA 1968 bye La Paz, Bolivia (clay) ECU 1900 5 BOL 0 Asunción, Paraguay (clay) PAR 1954 3 PER 2 bye URU Bogotá, Colombia (clay) COL 5 Caribbean/West Indies 0 Caracas, Venezuela (hard) CAN 4 VEN 1930 1 Fortaleza, Brazil (clay) BRA 1968 0 ECU 1900 5 Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) PAR 1954 3 URU 2 Montreal, Canada (indoor hard) COL 1 CAN 3 Asunción, Paraguay (indoor carpet) ECU 1900 2 PAR 1954 3 Laval, Canada (indoor hard) CAN 1 PAR 1954 4 PAR 1954 are promoted to the World Group in 1983. Eastern Zone 1982 Davis Cup Eastern Zone 8–10 January 22–24 January 5–7 March 7–9 May MAS bye bye INA KOR 1949 bye Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) HKG 1959 2 PHI 1936 3 TPE w/o PAK bye JPN 1947 SRI bye bye KOR 1949 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor carpet) MAS 1 INA 4 Manila, Philippines (indoor clay) KOR 1949 4 PHI 1936 1 Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard) TPE 1 JPN 1947 4 Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) SRI 1 THA 3 Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) INA 3 KOR 1949 2 Tokyo, Japan (clay) JPN 1947 5 THA 0 Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) INA 4 JPN 1947 1 INA are promoted to the World Group in 1983. Europe Zone 1982 Davis Cup Europe Zone Zone A 7–9 May 11–13 June 9–11 July; 6–8 August 1–3 October Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard) IRL 5 LUX 0 bye MON Ankara, Turkey (clay) TUR 0 GRE 5 bye FIN AUT bye bye ALG Casablanca, Morocco (clay) MAR 3 POL 2 bye SUI Dublin, Ireland (hard) IRL 4 MON 1 Athens, Greece (clay) GRE 2 FIN 3 Vienna, Austria (clay) AUT 5 ALG 0 Casablanca, Morocco (clay) MAR 0 SUI 5 Dublin, Ireland (hard) IRL 4 FIN 1 Pörtschach, Austria (clay) AUT 0 SUI 4 Dublin, Ireland (hard) IRL 4 SUI 1 IRL are promoted to the World Group in 1983. Zone B 7–9 May 11–13 June 9–11 July 1–3 October HUN bye Varaždin, Yugoslavia (clay) NOR 0 YUG 5 ISR bye bye BEL Porto, Portugal (clay) POR 5 TUN 1959 0 bye EGY 1972 Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) DEN 4 BUL 1971 1 bye NED Budapest, Hungary (clay) HUN 3 YUG 2 Eupen, Belgium (clay) ISR 3 BEL 0 Lisbon, Portugal (clay) POR 0 EGY 1972 5 Hørsholm, Denmark (clay) DEN 3 NED 0 Budapest, Hungary (clay) HUN 4 ISR 1 Aarhus, Denmark (clay) EGY 1972 1 DEN 4 Budapest, Hungary (clay) HUN 2 DEN 3 DEN are promoted to the World Group in 1983. References General https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/historic-format/world-group.aspx#/1982 World Group 1982 DavisCup.com 15 November 2019 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