1987 Davis Cup

1987 Davis Cup
Details
Edition	76th
Achievements (singles)
	← 1986 1988 →

The 1987 Davis Cup was the 76th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 71 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 32 in the European Zone (including 11 in the Africa Zone), 13 in the Eastern Zone, and 11 in the American Zone. Sweden defeated India in the final, which was held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 18–20 December.

World Group

Participating Teams
Argentina	Australia	Czechoslovakia	France
Great Britain	India	Israel	Italy
Mexico	Paraguay	South Korea	Spain
Sweden	United States	West Germany	Yugoslavia

Draw

First round
13–15 March

Quarterfinals
24–26 July

Semifinals
2–4 October

Final
18–20 December

Prato, Italy (clay)

Sweden

3

Fréjus, Cannes, France (clay)

Italy

2

Sweden

4

Lille, France (indoor carpet)

France

1

France

5

Barcelona, Spain (clay)

South Korea

0

Sweden

3

Asunción, Paraguay (clay)

Spain

2

United States

2

Caracas, Venezuela (clay)

Paraguay

3

Paraguay

2

Barcelona, Spain (clay)

Spain

3

West Germany

2

Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor clay)

Spain

3

Sweden

5

New Delhi, India (grass)

India

0

India

3

New Delhi, India (grass)

Argentina

2

India

4

Hradec Králové, Czech. (indoor carpet)

Israel

0

Israel

3

Sydney, Australia (grass)

Czechoslovakia

2

India

3

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

Australia

2

Great Britain

0

Brisbane, Australia (grass)

Mexico

5

Mexico

1

Adelaide, Australia (grass)

Australia

4

Yugoslavia

1

Australia

4

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

Final

Sweden
5

Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden^[1]
18–20 December 1987
Clay (i)

India
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Mats Wilander Ramesh Krishnan	6 4	6 1	6 3
2	Anders Järryd Vijay Amritraj	6 3	6 3	6 1
3	Joakim Nyström / Mats Wilander Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj	6 2	3 6	6 1	6 2
4	Anders Järryd Ramesh Krishnan	6 4	6 3
5	Mats Wilander Vijay Amritraj	6 2	6 0

World Group Relegation Play-offs

Date: 24–26 July

Venue	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)	Czechoslovakia	5-0	Argentina
Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay)	Yugoslavia	3-0	Great Britain
Hartford, CT, United States (indoor carpet)	United States	2-3	West Germany
Seoul, South Korea (hard)	South Korea	2-3	Italy

Czechoslovakia, Italy, West Germany, and Yugoslavia remain in World Group in 1988.
Argentina (AME), Great Britain (EUR), South Korea (EAS), and United States (AME) relegated to Zonal competition in 1988.

Americas Zone

The winning team of the Americas Zone bracket was promoted to the 1988 World Group.

First round January 30 - February 1 Nassau (clay), Bogotá (clay), Caracas (hard)		Quarterfinals March 13–15 Nassau (hard), Montevideo (clay), Lima (clay), Guayaquil (clay)		Semifinals July 24–27 Santiago (clay), Edmonton (hard)		Final October 2–4 São Paulo (clay)

Caribbean/West Indies	3
Cuba	2	Caribbean/West Indies	2
		Chile	3
				Chile	2
Colombia	0			Brazil	3
Uruguay	5	Uruguay	2
		Brazil	3
						Brazil	4
						Ecuador	1
		Peru	2
Venezuela	1	Canada	3
Canada	4			Canada	2
				Ecuador	3
		Ecuador	5
		Bolivia	0

Eastern Zone

The winning team of the Eastern Zone bracket was promoted to the 1988 World Group.

First round March 13–15 Kunming (clay), Colombo (clay), Hong Kong (hard), Dhaka (hard), Taipei (hard)		Quarterfinals May 8–10 Wuhan (clay), Toyama City (carpet), Bangkok (hard), Taipei (hard)		Semifinals July 24–26 Tianjin (carpet), Bangkok (hard)		Final October 2–4 Shanghai (clay)

China	4
Indonesia	1	China	4
Sri Lanka	0	Philippines	1
Philippines	5			China	3
				Japan	2
		Japan	4
Hong Kong	5	Hong Kong	1
Malaysia	0					China	1
						New Zealand	4
		Thailand	3
Bangladesh	0	Pakistan	2
Pakistan	5			Thailand	1
Chinese Taipei	5			New Zealand	4
Singapore	0	Chinese Taipei	0
		New Zealand	5

European Zone

The winning team from each of the main European brackets was promoted to the 1988 World Group.

Africa Zone

No final round was disputed, since both semifinals winners advanced to the main European draws.

First round

January 30 - February 1
Dakar (hard), Abidjan (carpet)

Quarterfinals

March 13–22
Dakar (hard), Nairobi (clay), Abidjan (carpet)

Semifinals

April 3–5
Dakar (hard), Harare (hard)

Final

Senegal

3

Morocco

2

Senegal

4

Algeria

1

Senegal

3

Egypt

2

Egypt

W/O

Libya

Kenya

W/O

Djibouti

Kenya

0

Zimbabwe

5

Zimbabwe

3

Ivory Coast

5

Nigeria

2

Tunisia

0

Ivory Coast

2

Nigeria

3

Zone A

First round May 6–8 Marsa (hard), Damascus (hard), Bergen (carpet)		Quarterfinals June 12–14 Dublin (hard), Istanbul (clay), Haskovo (clay), Lugano (clay)		Semifinals July 24–26 Valkenswaard (carpet), Haskovo (clay)		Final October 2–4 Donetsk (clay)

Malta	1
Ireland	4	Ireland	1
		Netherlands	4
				Netherlands	1
Syria	0			Soviet Union	4
Turkey	5	Turkey	1
		Soviet Union	4
						Soviet Union	2
						Switzerland	3
		Bulgaria	5
Norway	2	Senegal	0
Senegal	3			Bulgaria	0
				Switzerland	5
		Switzerland	5
		Belgium	0

Zone B

First round May 8–10 Helsinki (carpet), Harare (hard), Monte Carlo (clay), Rhodes (clay)		Quarterfinals June 12–14 Helsinki (carpet), Brasov (clay), Lisbon (clay), Bad Kleinkirchheim (clay)		Semifinals July 24–26 Aarhus (clay), Oporto (clay)		Final October 2–4 Copenhagen (carpet)

Finland	5
Cyprus	0	Finland	0
		Denmark	5
				Denmark	3
				Romania	2
		Romania	4
Zimbabwe	2	Poland	1
Poland	3					Denmark	3
Monaco	2					Austria	2
Portugal	3	Portugal	5
		Hungary	0
				Portugal	1
				Austria	4
		Austria	4
Greece	5	Greece	1
Luxembourg	0

References

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