1986 Davis Cup

The 1986 Davis Cup (also known as the 1986 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship reasons) was the 75th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. The Africa Zone was added for this year, effectively as a qualifying tournament for the European Zones. 71 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 33 in the European Zone (including 9 in the Africa Zone), 13 in the Eastern Zone, and 9 in the American Zone. Australia defeated the defending champions, Sweden in the final, which was held at Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, on 26-28 December.

World Group

Participating Teams
Australia	Czechoslovakia	Denmark	Ecuador
Great Britain	India	Italy	Mexico
New Zealand	Paraguay	Soviet Union	Spain
Sweden	United States	West Germany	Yugoslavia

Draw

First round 7-10 March

Quarterfinals 18-20 July

Semifinals 3-5 October

Final 25-28 December

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

West Germany

2

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

Mexico

3

Mexico

1

Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

United States

4

United States

3

Brisbane, Australia (grass)

Ecuador

2

United States

1

Auckland, New Zealand (hard)

Australia

3

Australia

4

Wimbledon, England (grass)

New Zealand

1

Australia

4

Telford, England (indoor carpet)

Great Britain

1

Spain

1

Melbourne, Australia (grass)

Great Britain

4

Australia

3

Belgrade, Yugoslavia (indoor hard)

Sweden

2

Soviet Union

2

Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (indoor hard)

Yugoslavia

3

Yugoslavia

0

Calcutta, India (grass)

Czechoslovakia

5

India

1

Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)

Czechoslovakia

4

Czechoslovakia

1

Palermo, Italy (clay)

Sweden

4

Italy

4

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

Paraguay

1

Italy

0

Brøndby, Denmark (indoor carpet)

Sweden

5

Denmark

0

Sweden

5

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

Final

Australia 3	Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia 26 December - 28 December 1986 grass		Sweden 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Pat Cash Stefan Edberg 13 11 13 11 6 4       2 Paul McNamee Mikael Pernfors 3 6 1 6 3 6       3 Pat Cash / John Fitzgerald Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd 6 3 6 4 4 6 6 1     4 Pat Cash Mikael Pernfors 2 6 4 6 6 3 6 4 6 3   5 Paul McNamee Stefan Edberg 8 10 4 6

World Group Relegation Play-offs

Date: 3-5 October

Venue	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Asunción, Paraguay (clay)	Paraguay	3-2	Denmark
Essen, West Germany (indoor carpet)	West Germany	5-0	Ecuador
Barcelona, Spain (clay)	Spain	5-0	New Zealand
New Delhi, India (grass)	India	4-1	Soviet Union

• India, Paraguay, Spain, and West Germany remain in World Group in 1987.
• Denmark (EUR), Ecuador (AME), New Zealand (EAS), and Soviet Union (EUR) relegated to Zonal competition in 1987.

American Zone

Participating Teams

•  Argentina — promoted to World Group in 1987
•  Brazil
•  Canada
•  Caribbean/West Indies
•  Chile
•  Colombia
•  Peru
•  Uruguay
•  Venezuela

Eastern Zone

Participating Teams

•  Bangladesh
•  China
•  Chinese Taipei
•  Hong Kong
•  Indonesia
•  Japan
•  Malaysia
•  Pakistan
•  Philippines
•  Singapore
•  South Korea — promoted to World Group in 1987
•  Sri Lanka
•  Thailand

European Zone

Africa Zone

Participating Teams

•  Algeria
•  Côte d'Ivoire
•  Kenya
•  Libya
•  Morocco
•  Nigeria — advanced to European Zone Main Draws
•  Senegal
•  Tunisia
•  Zimbabwe — advanced to European Zone Main Draws

Zone A

Participating Teams

•  Austria
•  Bulgaria
•  Cyprus
•  Egypt
•  Finland
•  France — promoted to World Group in 1987
•  Luxembourg
•  Malta
•  Poland
•  Portugal
•  Romania
•  Turkey
•  Zimbabwe

Zone B

Participating Teams

•  Belgium
•  Greece
•  Hungary
•  Iran
•  Ireland
•  Israel — promoted to World Group in 1987
•  Monaco
•  Netherlands
•  Nigeria
•  Norway
•  Saudi Arabia
•  Switzerland
•  Syria

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