1983 Davis Cup

1983 edition of the Davis Cup 1983 Davis Cup 4 March – 28 December 1983 72nd 58 AUS 1982 1984 The 1983 Davis Cup (also known as the 1983 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 72nd edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 60 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 25 in the Europe Zone, 10 in the Eastern Zone, and 9 in the Americas Zone. Australia defeated Sweden in the final, held at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, on 26–28 December, to win their 25th title overall.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–496, 499 2nd World Group 1983 Davis Cup World Group Participating teamsARGAUSCHITCHDENFRAGBRINAIRLITANZLPAR 1954ROU 1965URSSWEUSA Draw 4–6 March 8–10 July 30 September–2 October 26–28 December Moscow, Soviet Union (indoor carpet) FRA 4 URS 1 Asunción, Paraguay (indoor carpet) TCH 2 PAR 1954 3 Adelaide, Australia (grass) AUS 4 GBR 1 Timișoara, Romania (indoor hard) CHI 0 ROU 1965 5 Bjärred, Sweden (indoor carpet) INA 0 SWE 5 Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) DEN 0 NZL 5 Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay) IRL 2 ITA 3 Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) ARG 3 USA 2 Marseille, France (clay) FRA 3 PAR 1954 2 Brisbane, Australia (grass) AUS 5 ROU 1965 0 Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) SWE 3 NZL 2 Rome, Italy (clay) ITA 0 ARG 5 Sydney, Australia (grass) FRA 1 AUS 4 Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet) SWE 4 ARG 1 Melbourne, Australia (grass) AUS 3 SWE 2 Final Australia vs. Sweden Australia Sweden Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1983-WG-M-AUS-SWE-01 Australia v Sweden daviscup.com 26–28 December 1983 Grass 3 2 Pat Cash 3 6 7 3 Mats Wilander 6 4 9 6 John Fitzgerald 6 6 4 6 Joakim Nyström 4 2 6 4 Mark Edmondson Paul McNamee 6 6 6 Anders Järryd Hans Simonsson 4 4 2 Pat Cash 6 6 6 Joakim Nyström 4 1 1 John Fitzgerald 8 1 0 Mats Wilander 6 6 6 Relegation play-offs 1983 Davis Cup World Group#Relegation play-offs Date: 30 September–2 October Home team Score Visiting team Location Door Surface TCH 4–1 URS Hradec Králové Indoor Clay GBR 4–1 CHI Eastbourne Outdoor Grass DEN 4–1 INA Copenhagen Indoor Carpet IRL 1–4 USA Dublin Indoor Carpet TCH, DEN, GBR and USA remain in the World Group in 1984. CHI, INA, IRL and URS are relegated to Zonal competition in 1984. Americas Zone 1983 Davis Cup Americas Zone 14–16 January 4–6 March 6–8 May 30 September–2 October MEX bye bye URU COL bye Lima, Peru (clay) BRA 1968 4 PER 1 Caribbean/West Indies bye bye ECU 1900 VEN 1930 bye bye CAN Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) MEX 1 URU 4 Bogotá, Colombia (indoor clay) COL 0 BRA 1968 5 Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) Caribbean/West Indies 0 ECU 1900 5 Laval, Canada (indoor hard) VEN 1930 2 CAN 3 Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) URU 2 BRA 1968 3 Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) ECU 1900 4 CAN 1 Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) BRA 1968 0 ECU 1900 5 ECU 1900 are promoted to the World Group in 1984. Eastern Zone 1983 Davis Cup Eastern Zone 14–16 January 4–6 March 6–8 May 30 September–2 October IND bye Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) SRI 3 HKG 1959 2 THA bye bye TPE Manila, Philippines (indoor clay) PHI 1936 5 MAS 0 bye KOR 1949 CHN bye bye JPN 1947 Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) IND 4 SRI 1 Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard) THA 3 TPE 2 Seoul, South Korea (clay) PHI 1936 1 KOR 1949 4 Osaka, Japan (hard) CHN 2 JPN 1947 3 New Delhi, India (grass) IND 5 THA 0 Nagoya, Japan (hard) KOR 1949 1 JPN 1947 4 Tokyo, Japan (hard) IND 3 JPN 1947 2 IND are promoted to the World Group in 1984. Europe Zone 1983 Davis Cup Europe Zone Zone A 6–8 May 10–12 June 8–10 July 30 September–2 October FRG bye Warsaw, Poland (clay) POL 0 BEL 5 ISR bye Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) LUX 1 MON 4 Estoril, Portugal (clay) POR 1 NED 4 bye EGY 1974 IRQ 1963 GRE w/o bye SUI Eupen, Belgium (clay) FRG 5 BEL 0 Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) ISR 4 MON 1 Cairo, Egypt (clay) NED 4 EGY 1974 1 Ostermundigen, Switzerland (clay) GRE 0 SUI 5 Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) FRG 3 ISR 2 Lugano, Switzerland (clay) NED 1 SUI 3 Freiburg, West Germany (clay) FRG 3 SUI 2 FRG are promoted to the World Group in 1984. Zone B 4–8 May 10–12 June 8–10 July 30 September–2 October HUN bye Istanbul, Turkey (clay) ZIM 5 TUR 0 Ternitz, Austria (indoor hard) AUT 5 MAR 0 NOR w/o LBA 1977 Algiers, Algeria (clay) ALG 1 BUL 1971 4 bye FIN Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) TUN 1959 0 YUG 3 bye ESP Budapest, Hungary (clay) HUN 4 ZIM 1 Oslo, Norway (clay) AUT 4 NOR 1 Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) BUL 1971 3 FIN 2 Madrid, Spain (clay) YUG 3 ESP 2 Pörtschach, Austria (clay) HUN 3 AUT 2 Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) BUL 1971 0 YUG 5 Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) HUN 0 YUG 4 YUG are promoted to the World Group in 1984. References General https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/historic-format/world-group.aspx#/1983 World Group 1983 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