1987 Davis Cup

1987 edition of the Davis Cup 1987 Davis Cup 13 March – 20 December 1987 76th 69 SWE 1986 1988 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. Sweden defeated India in the final, held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 18–20 December, to win their 4th Davis Cup title.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–496, 499 2nd World Group 1987 Davis Cup World Group Participating teamsARGAUSTCHFRAGBRINDISRITAMEXPAR 1954KOR 1984ESPSWEUSAFRGYUG Draw 13–15 March 24–26 July 2–4 October 18–20 December Prato, Italy (clay) SWE 3 ITA 2 Marcq-en-Barœul, France (indoor carpet) FRA 5 KOR 1984 0 Asunción, Paraguay (clay) USA 2 PAR 1954 3 Barcelona, Spain (clay) FRG 2 ESP 3 New Delhi, India (grass) IND 3 ARG 2 Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) ISR 3 TCH 2 Mexico City, Mexico (clay) GBR 0 MEX 5 Adelaide, Australia (grass) YUG 1 AUS 4 Fréjus, France (clay) SWE 4 FRA 1 Caracas, Venezuela (clay) PAR 1954 2 ESP 3 New Delhi, India (grass) IND 4 ISR 0 Brisbane, Australia (grass) MEX 1 AUS 4 Barcelona, Spain (clay) SWE 3 ESP 2 Sydney, Australia (grass) IND 3 AUS 2 Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor clay) SWE 5 IND 0 Final Sweden vs. India Sweden India Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Swedenhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1987-WG-M-SWE-IND-01 Sweden v India daviscup.com 18–20 December 1987 Clay (indoors) 5 0 Mats Wilander 6 6 6 Ramesh Krishnan 4 1 3 Anders Järryd 6 6 6 Vijay Amritraj 3 3 1 Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander 6 3 6 6 Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj 2 6 1 2 Anders Järryd 6 6 Ramesh Krishnan 4 3 Mats Wilander 6 6 Vijay Amritraj 2 0 Relegation play-offs 1987 Davis Cup World Group#Relegation play-offs Date: 24–26 July Home team Score Visiting team Location Door Surface KOR 1984 2–3 ITA Seoul Outdoor Hard USA 2–3 FRG Hartford, CT Indoor Carpet TCH 5–0 ARG Prague Outdoor Clay YUG 3–2 GBR Zagreb Outdoor Clay TCH, ITA, FRG and YUG remain in the World Group in 1988. ARG, GBR, KOR 1984 and USA are relegated to Zonal competition in 1988. Americas Zone 1987 Davis Cup Americas Zone 30 January–1 February 13–15 March 24–27 July 2–4 October ECU 1900 bye bye BOL PER bye Caracas, Venezuela (hard) VEN 1930 1 CAN 4 Bogotá, Colombia (clay) URU 5 COL 0 bye BRA 1968 Nassau, Bahamas (clay) Caribbean/West Indies 3 CUB 2 bye CHI Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) ECU 1900 5 BOL 0 Lima, Peru (clay) PER 2 CAN 3 Montevideo, Uruguay (indoor clay) URU 2 BRA 1968 3 Nassau, Bahamas (hard) Caribbean/West Indies 2 CHI 3 Edmonton, Canada (hard) ECU 1900 3 CAN 2 Santiago, Chile (clay) BRA 1968 3 CHI 2 São Paulo, Brazil (clay) ECU 1900 1 BRA 1968 4 BRA 1968 are promoted to the World Group in 1988. Eastern Zone 1987 Davis Cup Eastern Zone 13–15 March 8–10 May 24–26 July 2–4 October NZL bye Taipei, Taiwan (hard) SIN 0 TPE 5 THA bye Dhaka, Bangladesh (hard) BAN 0 PAK 5 Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) SRI 0 PHI 1986 5 Kunming, China (indoor clay) INA 1 CHN 4 Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) HKG 1959 5 MAS 0 bye JPN 1947 Taipei, Taiwan (hard) NZL 5 TPE 0 Bangkok, Thailand (hard) THA 3 PAK 2 Wuhan, China (clay) PHI 1986 1 CHN 4 Toyama, Japan (indoor carpet) HKG 1959 1 JPN 1947 4 Bangkok, Thailand (hard) NZL 4 THA 1 Tianjin, China (indoor carpet) CHN 3 JPN 1947 2 Shanghai, China (clay) NZL 4 CHN 1 NZL are promoted to the World Group in 1988. Europe Zone 1987 Davis Cup Europe Zone Africa Zone 3 30 January–1 February 13–22 March 3–5 April Second Round Third Round NGR bye Abidjan, Ivory Coast (indoor carpet) TUN 1959 0 CIV 5 ZIM bye KEN w/o DJI Dakar, Senegal (hard) MAR 2 SEN 3 bye ALG LBA 1977 bye bye EGY Abidjan, Ivory Coast (indoor carpet) NGR 3 CIV 2 Nairobi, Kenya (clay) ZIM 5 KEN 0 Dakar, Senegal (hard) SEN 4 ALG 1 LBA 1977 EGY w/o Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) NGR 2 ZIM 3 Dakar, Senegal (hard) SEN 3 EGY 2 ZIM and SEN qualified to the Europe Zone main draws. Europe Zone A 6–10 May 12–14 June 24–26 July 2–4 October URS bye Damascus, Syria (hard) SYR 1980 0 TUR 5 NED bye Marsa, Malta (hard) MLT 1 IRL 4 Bergen, Norway (indoor carpet) SEN 3 NOR 2 bye BUL 1971 BEL bye bye SUI Istanbul, Turkey (clay) URS 4 TUR 1 Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard) NED 4 IRL 1 Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay) SEN 0 BUL 1971 5 Lugano, Switzerland (clay) BEL 0 SUI 5 Valkenswaard, Netherlands (indoor carpet) URS 4 NED 1 Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay) BUL 1971 0 SUI 5 Donetsk, Soviet Union (clay) URS 2 SUI 3 SUI are promoted to the World Group in 1988. Europe Zone B 8–10 May 12–14 June 24–26 July 2–4 October AUT bye Rhodes, Greece (clay) GRE 5 LUX 0 HUN bye Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) POR 3 MON 2 Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) ZIM 2 POL 3 bye ROU 1965 Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) CYP 1960 0 FIN 5 bye DEN Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria (clay) AUT 4 GRE 1 Lisbon, Portugal (clay) HUN 0 POR 5 Brașov, Romania (clay) POL 1 ROU 1965 4 Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) FIN 0 DEN 5 Porto, Portugal (clay) AUT 4 POR 1 Aarhus, Denmark (clay) ROU 1965 2 DEN 3 Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet) AUT 2 DEN 3 DEN are promoted to the World Group in 1988. References General https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/historic-format/world-group.aspx#/1987 World Group 1987 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