Davis Cup 1986

The 1986 Davis Cup was the 75th edition of the ITF competition for men's national tennis teams . The final in Melbourne between December 26th and 28th was won by hosts Australia 3-2 against Sweden. It was Australia's 26th title, the last won the team in 1983 , when they could also defeat the Swedish team 3-2 in Melbourne.

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.

Denmark India BR Germany Ecuador

Italy Australia Spain Soviet Union

Yugoslavia Paraguay United States Sweden

Mexico Great Britain Czechoslovakia New Zealand

Results

1st round 7-10 March

Quarter-finals 18. – 20. July

Semi-finals 3rd – 5th October

Final 26.-28. December

BR Germany

2

Mexico

3

Mexico

1

United States

4th

United States

3

Ecuador

2

United States

1

Australia

3

Australia

4th

New Zealand

1

Australia

4th

Great Britain

1

Spain

1

Great Britain

4th

Australia

3

Sweden

2

Soviet Union

2

Yugoslavia

3

Yugoslavia

0

Czechoslovakia

5

India

1

Czechoslovakia

4th

Czechoslovakia

1

Sweden

4th

Italy

4th

Paraguay

1

Italy

0

Sweden

5

Denmark

0

Sweden

5

final

Australia	final	Sweden
Team Pat Cash Paul McNamee John Fitzgerald Peter McNamara Captain Neale Fraser	Date: December 26th to December 28th, 1986 Location: Kooyong Stadium , Melbourne ( Australia ) Surface: Turf Pat Cash 13:11, 13:11, 6: 4 Stefan Edberg Paul McNamee 3: 6, 1: 6, 3: 6 Mikael Pernfors Pat Cash John Fitzgerald 6: 3, 6: 4, 4: 6, 6: 1 Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd Pat Cash 2: 6, 4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4, 6: 3 Mikael Pernfors Paul McNamee 8:10, 4: 6 Stefan Edberg Result: 3: 2	Team Stefan Edberg Mikael Pernfors Anders Järryd Joakim Nyström Captain Hans Olsson

See also

• Fed Cup
• Davis Cup

Web links

• Official website of the Davis Cup