Davis Cup 1985

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The 1985 Davis Cup was the 74th edition of the ITF competition for men's national tennis teams . Sweden won the final in Munich between December 20 and 22 against hosts Germany 3-2. Sweden successfully defended its title from the previous year and won its third title. Germany remained untitled after its second participation in the finals after 1970 .

The teams

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.

Results

  1st round
8-10 March
  Quarter-finals
2-4 August
  Semi-finals
4-6 October
  Final
20-22 December
                                     
United StatesUnited States United States 5                  
JapanJapan Japan 0  
United StatesUnited States United States 2
  Germany BRBR Germany BR Germany 3  
SpainSpain Spain 2
 
Germany BRBR Germany BR Germany 3  
Germany BRBR Germany BR Germany 5
  CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 0  
CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 3      
 
Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union 2  
CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 5
  EcuadorEcuador Ecuador 0  
ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 1
 
EcuadorEcuador Ecuador 4th  
Germany BRBR Germany BR Germany 2
  SwedenSweden Sweden 3
Paraguay 1954Paraguay Paraguay 3            
 
FranceFrance France 2  
Paraguay 1954Paraguay Paraguay 2
  AustraliaAustralia Australia 3  
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia Yugoslavia 2
 
AustraliaAustralia Australia 3  
AustraliaAustralia Australia 0
  SwedenSweden Sweden 5  
IndiaIndia India 3      
 
ItalyItaly Italy 2  
IndiaIndia India 1
  SwedenSweden Sweden 4th  
ChileChile Chile 1
 
SwedenSweden Sweden 4th  

final

BR Germany final Sweden
BR Germany

Team
Boris Becker
Andreas Maurer
Michael Westphal
Hans Schwaier

Captain
Wilhelm Bungert

Date: December 20 to December 22, 1985
Location: Olympiahalle , Munich ( Federal Republic of Germany )
Surface: Carpet (hall)


Michael Westphal 3: 6, 4: 6, 8:10 Mats Wilander
Boris Becker 6: 3, 3: 6, 7: 5, 8: 6 Stefan Edberg
Boris Becker
Andreas Maurer
4: 6, 2: 6, 1: 6 Joakim Nyström
Mats Wilander
Boris Becker 6: 3, 2: 6, 6: 3, 6: 3 Mats Wilander
Michael Westphal 6: 3, 5: 7, 4: 6, 3: 6 Stefan Edberg

Result: 2: 3

Sweden

Team
Stefan Edberg
Mats Wilander
Anders Järryd
Joakim Nyström

Captain
Hans Olsson

See also

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