1982 Davis Cup

The 1982 Davis Cup was the 71st edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 60 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 22 in the Europe Zone, 10 in the Americas Zone, and 10 in the Eastern Zone. The United States defeated France in the final, which was held at the Palais des Sports in Grenoble, France, on 26-28 November.

World Group

Participating Teams
Argentina	Australia	Chile	Czechoslovakia
France	Great Britain	India	Italy
Mexico	New Zealand	Romania	Spain
Soviet Union	Sweden	United States	West Germany

Draw

First round 5-7 March

Quarterfinals 9-11 July

Semifinals 1-3 October

Final 26-28 November

Carlsbad, CA, United States (hard)

United States

4

St. Louis, MO, United States (indoor carpet)

India

1

United States

3

Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet)

Sweden

2

Sweden

4

Perth, Australia (indoor carpet)

Soviet Union

1

United States

5

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

Australia

0

Australia

3

Brisbane, Australia (grass)

Mexico

2

Australia

4

Santiago, Chile (clay)

Chile

1

Romania

1

Grenoble, France (indoor clay)

Chile

3

United States

4

Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)

France

1

Spain

2

Cervia, Italy (clay)

New Zealand

3

New Zealand

3

Rome, Italy (clay)

Italy

2

Italy

3

Aix-en-Provence, France (clay)

Great Britain

2

New Zealand

2

Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)

France

3

West Germany

0

Paris, France (clay)

Czechoslovakia

5

Czechoslovakia

2

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

France

3

France

3

Argentina

2

First round losers play in World Group Relegation Play-off.

Final

France 1	Palais des Sports, Grenoble, France 26 November - 28 November 1982 clay (indoors)		United States 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Yannick Noah John McEnroe 10 12 6 1 6 3 2 6 3 6   2 Henri Leconte Gene Mayer 2 6 2 6 9 7 4 6     3 Henri Leconte / Yannick Noah Peter Fleming / John McEnroe 3 6 4 6 7 9       4 Yannick Noah Gene Mayer 6 0 6 1         5 Henri Leconte John McEnroe 2 6 3 6

World Group Relegation Play-offs

Date: 1-3 October

Venue	Winner	Score	Loser
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)	Argentina	3-2	West Germany
Barcelona, Spain (clay)	Great Britain	3-2	Spain
Donetsk, Soviet Union (clay)	Soviet Union	4-1	India
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)	Romania	3-2	Mexico

• Argentina, Great Britain, Romania, and Soviet Union remain in World Group in 1983.
• India (EAS), Mexico (AME), Spain (EUR), and West Germany (EUR) relegated to Zonal competition in 1983.

Americas Zone

North & Central America Zone

Participating Teams

•  Canada — advanced to Americas Inter-Zonal Final
•  Caribbean/West Indies
•  Colombia
•  Venezuela

South America Zone

Participating Teams

•  Bolivia
•  Brazil
•  Ecuador
•  Paraguay — advanced to Americas Inter-Zonal Final
•  Peru
•  Uruguay

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

• Paraguay promoted to World Group in 1983.

Eastern Zone

Participating Teams

•  Chinese Taipei
•  Hong Kong
•  Indonesia — promoted to World Group in 1983
•  Japan
•  Malaysia
•  Pakistan
•  Philippines
•  South Korea
•  Sri Lanka
•  Thailand

European Zone

Zone A

Participating Teams

•  Algeria
•  Austria
•  Finland
•  Greece
•  Ireland — promoted to World Group in 1983
•  Luxembourg
•  Monaco
•  Morocco
•  Poland
•  Switzerland
•  Turkey

Zone B

Participating Teams

•  Belgium
•  Bulgaria
•  Denmark — promoted to World Group in 1983
•  Egypt
•  Hungary
•  Israel
•  Netherlands
•  Norway
•  Portugal
•  Tunisia
•  Yugoslavia

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