1983 Davis Cup

The 1983 Davis Cup was the 72nd edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 59 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 25 in the Europe Zone, 10 in the Eastern Zone, and 8 in the Americas Zone. Australia defeated Sweden in the final, which was held at Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, on 26-28 December.

World Group

Participating Teams
Argentina	Australia	Chile	Czechoslovakia
Denmark	France	Great Britain	Indonesia
Ireland	Italy	New Zealand	Paraguay
Romania	Soviet Union	Sweden	United States

Draw

First round 4-6 March

Quarterfinals 8-10 July

Semifinals 30 September-2 October

Final 26-28 December

Moscow, Soviet Union (indoor carpet)

France

4

Marseilles, France (clay)

Soviet Union

1

France

3

Asunción, Paraguay (indoor carpet)

Paraguay

2

Czechoslovakia

2

Sydney, Australia (grass)

Paraguay

3

France

1

Adelaide, Australia (grass)

Australia

4

Australia

4

Brisbane, Australia (grass)

Great Britain

1

Australia

5

Timişoara, Romania (indoor hard)

Romania

0

Chile

0

Melbourne, Australia (grass)

Romania

5

Australia

3

Lomma-Bjärred, Sweden (indoor carpet)

Sweden

2

Indonesia

0

Eastbourne, England (grass)

Sweden

5

Sweden

3

Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)

New Zealand

2

Denmark

0

Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet)

New Zealand

5

Sweden

4

Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay)

Argentina

1

Ireland

2

Rome, Italy (clay)

Italy

3

Italy

0

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

Argentina

5

Argentina

3

United States

2

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

Final

Australia 3	Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia 26 December - 28 December 1983 grass		Sweden 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Pat Cash Mats Wilander 3 6 6 4 7 9 3 6     2 John Fitzgerald Joakim Nyström 6 4 6 2 4 6 6 4     3 Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson 6 4 6 4 6 2       4 Pat Cash Joakim Nyström 6 4 6 1 6 1       5 John Fitzgerald Mats Wilander 8 6 1 6 0 6

World Group Relegation Play-offs

Date: 30 September - 2 October

Venue	Winner	Score	Loser
Eastbourne, England (grass)	Great Britain	4-1	Chile
Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet)	Denmark	4-1	Indonesia
Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet)	United States	4-1	Ireland
Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia (indoor clay)	Czechoslovakia	4-1	Soviet Union

• Denmark, Czechoslovakia , Great Britain, and United States remain in World Group in 1984.
• Chile (AME), Indonesia (EAS), Ireland (EUR), and Soviet Union (EUR) relegated to Zonal competition in 1984.

American Zone

Participating Teams

•  Brazil
•  Canada
•  Caribbean/West Indies
•  Colombia
•  Ecuador — promoted to World Group in 1984
•  Mexico
•  Peru
•  Uruguay
•  Venezuela

Eastern Zone

Participating Teams

•  China
•  Chinese Taipei
•  Hong Kong
•  India — promoted to World Group in 1984
•  Japan
•  Malaysia
•  Philippines
•  South Korea
•  Sri Lanka
•  Thailand

European Zone

Zone A

Participating Teams

•  Belgium
•  Egypt
•  Greece
•  Iraq
•  Israel
•  Luxembourg
•  Monaco
•  Netherlands
•  Poland
•  Portugal
•  Switzerland
•  West Germany — promoted to World Group in 1984

Zone B

Participating Teams

•  Algeria
•  Austria
•  Bulgaria
•  Finland
•  Hungary
•  Libya
•  Morocco
•  Norway
•  Spain
•  Tunisia
•  Turkey
•  Yugoslavia — promoted to World Group in 1984
•  Zimbabwe

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