1983 Davis Cup

The 1983 Davis Cup (also known as the 1983 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 72nd edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 60 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 25 in the Europe Zone, 10 in the Eastern Zone, and 9 in the Americas Zone.

1983 Davis Cup
Details
Duration4 March – 28 December
Edition72nd
Teams58
Champion
Winning Nation Australia
← 1982
1984 →

Australia defeated Sweden in the final, held at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, on 26–28 December, to win their 25th title overall.[1][2]

World Group
Main article: 1983 Davis Cup 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
Timișoara, Romania (indoor hard)
    Romania 0  
  Chile 0
Melbourne, Australia (grass)
  Romania 5  
    Australia 3
Bjärred, Sweden (indoor carpet)
    Sweden 2
  Indonesia 0  
Eastbourne, United Kingdom (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  

Final

Australia vs. Sweden


Australia
3		 Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia [2]
26–28 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 		     

Relegation play-offs
Further information: 1983 Davis Cup World Group § Relegation play-offs

Date: 30 September–2 October

Home teamScoreVisiting teamLocationDoorSurface
 Czechoslovakia4–1 Soviet UnionHradec KrálovéIndoorClay
 Great Britain4–1 ChileEastbourneOutdoorGrass
 Denmark4–1 IndonesiaCopenhagenIndoorCarpet
 Ireland1–4 United StatesDublinIndoorCarpet

Americas Zone
Main article: 1983 Davis Cup Americas Zone
  First Round
14–16 January		 Quarterfinals
4–6 March		 Semifinals
6–8 May		 Final
30 September–2 October
                                     
  Mexico  
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
 bye  
    Mexico 1  
    Uruguay 4  
 bye
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
  Uruguay  
    Uruguay 2  
    Brazil 3  
  Colombia  
Bogotá, Colombia (indoor clay)
 bye  
    Colombia 0
Lima, Peru (clay)
    Brazil 5  
  Brazil 4
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
  Peru 1  
    Brazil 0
    Ecuador 5
  Caribbean/West Indies  
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
 bye  
    Caribbean/West Indies 0
    Ecuador 5  
 bye
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
  Ecuador  
    Ecuador 4
    Canada 1  
  Venezuela  
Laval, Canada (indoor hard)
 bye  
    Venezuela 2
    Canada 3  
 bye
  Canada  

Eastern Zone
Main article: 1983 Davis Cup Eastern Zone
  First Round
14–16 January		 Quarterfinals
4–6 March		 Semifinals
6–8 May		 Final
30 September–2 October
                                     
  India  
Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)
 bye  
    India 4  
Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)
    Sri Lanka 1  
  Sri Lanka 3
New Delhi, India (grass)
  Hong Kong 2  
    India 5  
    Thailand 0  
  Thailand  
Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard)
 bye  
    Thailand 3
    Chinese Taipei 2  
 bye
Tokyo, Japan (hard)
  Chinese Taipei  
    India 3
Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)
    Japan 2
  Philippines 5  
Seoul, South Korea (clay)
  Malaysia 0  
    Philippines 1
    South Korea 4  
 bye
Nagoya, Japan (hard)
  South Korea  
    South Korea 1
    Japan 4  
  China  
Osaka, Japan (hard)
 bye  
    China 2
    Japan 3  
 bye
  Japan  
  •  India are promoted to the World Group in 1984.

Europe Zone
Main article: 1983 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Zone A
  First Round
6–8 May		 Quarterfinals
10–12 June		 Semifinals
8–10 July		 Final
30 September–2 October
                                     
  West Germany  
Eupen, Belgium (clay)
 bye  
    West Germany 5  
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
    Belgium 0  
  Poland 0
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
  Belgium 5  
    West Germany 3  
    Israel 2  
  Israel  
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
 bye  
    Israel 4
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
    Monaco 1  
  Luxembourg 1
Freiburg, West Germany (clay)
  Monaco 4  
    West Germany 3
Estoril, Portugal (clay)
     Switzerland 2
  Portugal 1  
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
  Netherlands 4  
    Netherlands 4
    Egypt 1  
 bye
Lugano, Switzerland (clay)
  Egypt  
    Netherlands 1
     Switzerland 3  
  Iraq  
Ostermundigen, Switzerland (clay)
  Greece w/o  
    Greece 0
     Switzerland 5  
 bye
   Switzerland  

Zone B
  First Round
4–8 May		 Quarterfinals
10–12 June		 Semifinals
8–10 July		 Final
30 September–2 October
                                     
  Hungary  
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
 bye  
    Hungary 4  
Istanbul, Turkey (clay)
    Zimbabwe 1  
  Zimbabwe 5
Pörtschach, Austria (clay)
  Turkey 0  
    Hungary 3  
Ternitz, Austria (indoor hard)
    Austria 2  
  Austria 5  
Oslo, Norway (clay)
  Morocco 0  
    Austria
    Norway  
  Norway w/o
Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay)
  Libya  
    Hungary 0
Algiers, Algeria (clay)
    Yugoslavia 4
  Algeria 1  
Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)
  Bulgaria 4  
    Bulgaria 3
    Finland 2  
 bye
Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)
  Finland  
    Bulgaria 0
Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay)
    Yugoslavia 5  
  Tunisia 0  
Madrid, Spain (clay)
  Yugoslavia 3  
    Yugoslavia 3
    Spain 2  
 bye
  Spain  
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References
General
  • "World Group 1983". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
Specific
  1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. "Australia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
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