Davis Cup 1982

The Davis Cup 1982 was the 71st edition of the competition for men's national tennis teams organized by the ITF . The US team won the final in Grenoble from December 26th to 28th against hosts France 4-1. The USA defended their title from the previous year. For France it was the first final since 1933 after 49 years .

Attendees

World group

16 teams played in the world group, made up of the 8 best teams from the previous year and the winners of last year's relegation.

Argentina BR Germany Soviet Union Mexico

Italy Australia Spain New Zealand

India Chile United States Sweden

Great Britain France Czechoslovakia Romania

The tournament

World group

	1st round 5-7 March					Quarter-finals 9-10 July					Semi-finals 1st – 3rd October					Final 26.-28. December
		United States	4th
		India	1
							United States	3
							Sweden	2
		Sweden	4th
		Soviet Union	1
												United States	5
												Australia	0
		Australia	3
		Mexico	2
							Australia	4th
							Chile	1
		Chile	3
		Romania	1
																	United States	4th
																	France	1
		Spain	2
		New Zealand	3
							New Zealand	3
							Italy	2
		Great Britain	2
		Italy	3
												New Zealand	2
												France	3
		BR Germany	0
		Czechoslovakia	5
							Czechoslovakia	2
							France	3
		France	3
		Argentina	2

final

France	final	United States
Team Yannick Noah Henri Leconte   Captain Jean-Paul Loth	Date: December 26th to December 28th, 1982 Location: Palais des Sports , Grenoble ( France ) Surface: sand (hall) Yannick Noah 10:12, 6: 1, 6: 3, 2: 6, 3: 6 John McEnroe Henri Leconte 2: 6, 2: 6, 9: 7, 4: 6 Gene Mayer Henri Leconte Yannick Noah 3: 6, 4: 6, 7: 9 Peter Fleming John McEnroe Yannick Noah 6-0, 6-1 Gene Mayer Henri Leconte 2: 6, 3: 6 John McEnroe Result: 1: 4	Team John McEnroe Gene Mayer Peter Fleming Captain Arthur Ashe

Relegation

The relegation games to the world group were played from October 1st to 3rd. The winners played in the world group again in the 1983 season , the losers relegated to the continental zones.

Home team	Result	Visiting team	place
Argentina	3: 2	BR Germany	Buenos Aires
Spain	2: 3	Great Britain	Barcelona
Soviet Union	4: 1	India	Donetsk
Mexico	2: 3	Romania	Mexico city

See also

• Fed Cup
• Davis Cup

Web links

• Official website of the Davis Cup

credentials

1. ^ Davis Cup - Tie details - 1982 - France v USA ( English ) Retrieved July 17, 2012.