1985 Davis Cup

The 1985 Davis Cup was the 74th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 63 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 27 in the Europe Zone, 12 in the Eastern Zone, and 8 in the American Zone. Sweden defeated West Germany in the final, which was held at the Olympiahalle in Munich, West Germany, on 20-22 December.

World Group

Participating Teams
Argentina	Australia	Chile	Czechoslovakia
Ecuador	France	India	Italy
Japan	Paraguay	Soviet Union	Spain
Sweden	United States	West Germany	Yugoslavia

Draw

First round 8-10 March

Quarterfinals 2-4 August

Semifinals 4-6 October

Final 20-22 December

Kyoto, Japan (indoor carpet)

United States

5

Hamburg, West Germany (clay)

Japan

0

United States

2

Sindelfingen, W. Germany (indoor carpet)

West Germany

3

Spain

2

Frankfurt, West Germany (indoor carpet)

West Germany

3

West Germany

5

Tbilisi, Soviet Union (indoor carpet)

Czechoslovakia

0

Czechoslovakia

3

Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

Soviet Union

2

Czechoslovakia

5

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

Ecuador

0

Argentina

1

Munich, West Germany (indoor carpet)

Ecuador

4

West Germany

2

Asunción, Paraguay (indoor carpet)

Sweden

3

Paraguay

3

Sydney, Australia (grass)

France

2

Paraguay

2

Split, Yugoslavia (indoor clay)

Australia

3

Yugoslavia

2

Malmö, Sweden (indoor clay)

Australia

3

Australia

0

Calcutta, India (grass)

Sweden

5

India

3

Bangalore, India (grass)

Italy

2

India

1

Santiago, Chile (clay)

Sweden

4

Chile

1

Sweden

4

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

Final

West Germany 2	Olympiahalle, Munich, West Germany 20 December - 22 December 1985 carpet (indoors)		Sweden 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Michael Westphal Mats Wilander 3 6 4 6 8 10       2 Boris Becker Stefan Edberg 6 3 3 6 7 5 8 6     3 Boris Becker / Andreas Maurer Joakim Nyström / Mats Wilander 4 6 2 6 1 6       4 Boris Becker Mats Wilander 6 3 2 6 6 3 6 3     5 Michael Westphal Stefan Edberg 6 3 5 7 4 6 3 6

World Group Relegation Play-offs

Date: 4-6 October

Venue	Winner	Score	Loser
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)	Soviet Union	3-2	Argentina
Cagliari, Italy (clay)	Italy	3-1	Chile
Tokyo, Japan (clay)	Spain	3-0	Japan
Belgrade, Yugoslavia (indoor hard)	Yugoslavia	4-1	France

• Italy, Soviet Union, Spain, and Yugoslavia remain in World Group in 1986.
• Argentina (AME), Chile (AME), France (EUR), and Japan (EAS) relegated to Zonal competition in 1986.

American Zone

Participating Teams

•  Brazil
•  Canada
•  Caribbean/West Indies
•  Colombia
•  Mexico — promoted to World Group in 1986
•  Peru
•  Uruguay
•  Venezuela

Eastern Zone

Participating Teams

•  China
•  Chinese Taipei
•  Hong Kong
•  Indonesia
•  Malaysia
•  New Zealand — promoted to World Group in 1986
•  Pakistan
•  Philippines
•  Singapore
•  South Korea
•  Sri Lanka
•  Thailand

European Zone

Zone A

Participating Teams

•  Algeria
•  Belgium
•  Bulgaria
•  Cyprus
•  Denmark — promoted to World Group in 1986
•  Egypt
•  Hungary
•  Iran
•  Ireland
•  Monaco
•  Morocco
•  Romania
•  Senegal
•  Turkey

Zone B

Participating Teams

•  Austria
•  Finland
•  Great Britain — promoted to World Group in 1986
•  Greece
•  Israel
•  Luxembourg
•  Netherlands
•  Norway
•  Poland
•  Portugal
•  Switzerland
•  Tunisia
•  Zimbabwe

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