1989 Davis Cup

International men's tennis competition 1989 Davis Cup 3 February – 17 December 1989 78th 79 FRG 1988 1990 The 1989 Davis Cup (also known as the 1989 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 78th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. This year's tournament saw the expansion of the previous World Group Relegation Play-offs round into the World Group qualifying round; instead of advancing directly to the World Group, the Zonal Group I winners would now join the World Group first round losers for a chance to compete in the following year's World Group. This year also marked the introduction of the tiebreak, played at 6–6 in all sets except for the final set. 79 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 14 in the Americas Zone, 19 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 30 in the Europe/Africa Zone. The Bahamas, Bahrain, the Dominican Republic, Kuwait and Jordan made their first appearances in the tournament. West Germany defeated Sweden in the final, held at the Schleyer-Halle in Stuttgart, West Germany, on 15–17 December, to win their second consecutive 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 1989 Davis Cup World Group Participating teamsAUSAUTTCHDENFRAINAISRITAMEXPAR 1988URSESPSWEUSAFRGYUG Draw y 3–5 February 7–9 April 21–23 July 15–17 December Malmö, Sweden (indoor carpet) SWE 4 ITA 1 Vienna, Austria (indoor clay) AUS 0 AUT 5 Belgrade, Yugoslavia (indoor clay) YUG 4 DEN 1 Marbella, Spain (clay) ESP 3 MEX 2 Fort Myers, Florida, United States (hard) PAR 0 USA 5 Tel Aviv, Israel (indoor carpet) ISR 1 FRA 4 Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) URS 1 TCH 4 Karlsruhe, West Germany (indoor carpet) INA 0 FRG 5 Vienna, Austria (indoor clay) SWE 3 AUT 2 Split, Yugoslavia (indoor carpet) YUG 4 ESP 1 San Diego, United States (indoor carpet) USA 5 FRA 0 Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) TCH 2 FRG 3 Båstad, Sweden (clay) SWE 4 YUG 1 Munich, West Germany (indoor carpet) USA 2 FRG 3 Stuttgart, West Germany (indoor carpet) SWE 2 FRG 3 Final West Germany vs. Sweden West Germany Sweden Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, West Germanyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1989-WG-M-SWE-FRG-01 West Germany v Sweden daviscup.com 15–17 December 1989 Carpet (indoors) 3 2 Carl-Uwe Steeb 7 6 7 2 3 Mats Wilander 5 7 6.035 6 6 Boris Becker 6 6 6 Stefan Edberg 2 2 4 Boris Becker Eric Jelen 7 6 3 6.035 6 Jan Gunnarsson Anders Järryd 6.055 4 6 7 4 Boris Becker 6 6 6 Mats Wilander 2 0 2 Carl-Uwe Steeb 2 4 Stefan Edberg 6 6 World Group qualifying round 1989 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round Date: 20–24 July 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 1990 World Group. Home team Score Visiting team Location Venue Door Surface GBR 2–3 ARG Eastbourne Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club Outdoor Grass PER 2–3 AUS Lima Jockey Club del Perú Outdoor Clay DEN 1–4 ITA Aarhus Aarhus Idrætspark Indoor Carpet NZL 4–1 HUN Auckland Chase Stadium Indoor Carpet NED 5–0 INA Best Best Leisure Centre Indoor Carpet KOR 1984 1–4 ISR Seoul Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center Outdoor Hard MEX 4–1 URS Mexico City Club Alemán de México Outdoor Clay SUI 5–0 PAR 1988 Langenthal Dreilinden Tenniscenter Outdoor Clay AUS, ISR, ITA and MEX remain in the World Group in 1990. ARG, NED, NZL and SUI are promoted to the World Group in 1990. GBR, HUN, PER and KOR 1984 remain in Zonal Group I in 1990. DEN, INA, PAR 1988 and URS are relegated to Zonal Group I in 1990. Americas Zone 1989 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I 2 3–5 February 7–9 April First round Second round BRA 1968 bye Lima, Peru (clay) ECU 1900 0 PER 5 Montreal, Canada (indoor carpet) CAN 4 URU 1 bye ARG Lima, Peru (clay) BRA 1968 2 PER 3 Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) CAN 0 ARG 3 PER and ARG advance to World Group qualifying round. 7–8 May Relegation Play-off Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) ECU 1900 0 URU 3 ECU 1900 relegated to Group II in 1990. Group II 3–5 February 7–9 April 21–23 July First round Second round Third round Kingston, Jamaica (hard) CHI 4 JAM 1 Bogotá, Colombia (indoor clay) CUB 4 COL 1 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (clay) DOM 3 BOL 2 Nassau, Bahamas (hard) BAH 5 VEN 1930 0 Havana, Cuba (hard) CHI 4 CUB 1 Nassau, Bahamas (hard) DOM 0 BAH 5 Nassau, Bahamas (hard) CHI 4 BAH 1 CHI promoted to Group I in 1990. Asia/Oceania Zone 1989 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I 3–5 February Preliminary round Manila, Philippines (hard) PHI 1986 5 HKG 1959 0 HKG 1959 relegated to Group II in 1990. 2 7–9 April 5–7 May First round Second round NZL bye Manila, Philippines (hard) PHI 1986 4 CHN 1 Hasaki, Japan (hard) JPN 1947 2 KOR 1984 3 bye IND Manila, Philippines (indoor clay) NZL 4 PHI 1986 1 Bharuch, India (grass) KOR 1984 4 IND 1 NZL and KOR 1984 advance to World Group qualifying round. Group II y 3–5 February 7–9 April 16–18 June 21–24 July First round Second round Third round Fourth round THA bye Manama, Bahrain (hard) BHR 1972 4 SYR 1980 1 TPE bye Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) SRI 3 MAS 2 Baghdad, Iraq (hard) IRQ 1963 2 BAN 3 bye SIN Amman, Jordan (indoor hard) KUW 3 JOR 2 bye PAK Bangkok, Thailand (hard) THA 5 BHR 1972 0 Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) TPE 2 SRI 3 Dhaka, Bangladesh (hard) BAN 4 SIN 1 Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard) KUW 0 PAK 5 Bangkok, Thailand (hard) THA 5 SRI 0 Islamabad, Pakistan (clay) BAN 0 PAK 5 Rawalpindi, Pakistan (clay) THA 1 PAK 3 PAK promoted to Group I in 1990. Europe/Africa Zone 1989 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I 2 y 3–5 February 5–7 May First round Second round SUI bye bye ROU 1965 Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) ZIM 1 HUN 4 bye NGR GBR bye Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard) IRL 0 FIN 5 Porto, Portugal (indoor clay) SEN 0 POR 5 bye NED Liestal, Switzerland (clay) SUI 4 ROU 1965 1 Budapest, Hungary (clay) HUN 4 NGR 1 Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) GBR 4 FIN 1 Best, Netherlands (indoor carpet) POR 1 NED 4 SUI, HUN, GBR and NED advance to World Group qualifying round. 5–7 May Relegation Play-off Limerick, Ireland (carpet) IRL 4 SEN 1 ZIM and SEN relegated to Group II in 1990. Group II Europe y y 200 First round7–9 April Second round5–14 May Third round15–18 June Fourth round21–23 July Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (indoor hard) LUX 5 MLT 0 Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) CYP 1960 0 MON 5 Liège, Belgium (clay) BEL 5 TUR 0 Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (indoor hard) NOR 2 LUX 3 Warsaw, Poland (clay) POL 2 GRE 3 Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) MON 3 BUL 1971 1 Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (indoor hard) BEL 5 LUX 0 Athens, Greece (clay) GRE 3 MON 2 Athens, Greece (clay) BEL 5 GRE 0 BEL promoted to Group I in 1990. Group II Africa y y First round3–5 February Second round4–10 April Third round16–18 June Fourth round21–23 July Tunis, Tunisia (hard) ALG 5 TUN 1959 0 Accra, Ghana (hard) EGY 1 GHA 4 Tripoli, Libya (hard) CMR 5 LBA 1977 0 Algiers, Algeria (clay) ALG 1 MAR 3 Nairobi, Kenya (clay) KEN 3 CIV 2 Accra, Ghana (hard) GHA 4 CMR 1 Nairobi, Kenya (clay) MAR 5 KEN 0 Accra, Ghana (hard) GHA 4 MAR 1 GHA promoted to Group I in 1990. References General https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/historic-format/world-group.aspx#/1989 World Group 1989 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