1985 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1985.^[1]

1985 Davis Cup World Group
Date	8 March – 22 December
Edition	5th
Champions
Sweden

Main article: 1985 Davis Cup

Sweden were the defending champions and won the title, defeating West Germany in the final, 3–2. The final was held at the Olympiahalle in Munich, West Germany, from 20 to 22 December.^[2] It was the Swedish team's second consecutive title and their 3rd Davis Cup title overall.

Participating teams

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, West 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) [19–21 April]

Sweden

4

Chile

1

Sweden

4

First round

Japan vs. United States

Japan 0	Kyoto Prefectural Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan[3] 8–10 March 1985 Carpet (indoors)		United States 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Kaoru Maruyama Eliot Teltscher 1 6 1 6 1 6       2 Shozo Shiraishi Aaron Krickstein 4 6 1 6 6 3 4 6     3 Shigeyuki Nishio / Shinichi Sakamoto Ken Flach / Robert Seguso 2 6 3 6 1 6       4 Kaoru Maruyama Aaron Krickstein 1 6 1 6         5 Shozo Shiraishi Eliot Teltscher 3 6 2 6

West Germany vs. Spain

West Germany 3	Sindelfingen, West Germany[4] 8–10 March 1985 Carpet (indoors)		Spain 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Michael Westphal Sergio Casal 10 8 6 3 2 6 2 6 6 4   2 Boris Becker Juan Aguilera 6 3 6 4 6 4       3 Boris Becker / Andreas Maurer Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez 4 6 6 3 1 6 6 3 6 4   4 Boris Becker Sergio Casal 4 6 6 1 5 7       5 Michael Westphal Juan Aguilera 4 6 6 3 3 6

Soviet Union vs. Czechoslovakia

Soviet Union 2	Tbilisi, Soviet Union[5] 8–10 March 1985 Carpet (indoors)		Czechoslovakia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Konstantin Pugaev Miloslav Mečíř 4 6 3 6 7 9       2 Alexander Zverev Tomáš Šmíd 3 6 4 6 3 6       3 Sergey Leonyuk / Alexander Zverev Libor Pimek / Tomáš Šmíd 3 6 4 6 11 9 8 6 7 5   4 Alexander Zverev Miloslav Mečíř 3 6 6 8 6 0 6 8     5 Konstantin Pugaev Libor Pimek 8 6 6 2

Argentina vs. Ecuador

Argentina 1	Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[6] 8–10 March 1985 Clay		Ecuador 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 José Luis Clerc Andrés Gómez 6 4 4 6 11 13 3 6     2 Martín Jaite Raúl Viver 6 4 5 7 5 7 6 2 6 3   3 José Luis Clerc / Martín Jaite Andrés Gómez / Ricardo Ycaza 11 13 3 6 6 3 4 6     4 Martín Jaite Andrés Gómez 1 6 4 6 4 6       5 Roberto Argüello Raúl Viver 1 6 6 4 3 6

Paraguay vs. France

Paraguay 3	Estadio Hugo Stroessner, Asunción, Paraguay[7] 8–10 March 1985 Carpet (indoors)		France 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Víctor Pecci Yannick Noah 6 8 15 13 2 6 8 6 10 8   2 Francisco González Henri Leconte 4 6 6 3 3 6 6 3 6 4   3 Francisco González / Víctor Pecci Henri Leconte / Yannick Noah 2 6 6 3 8 6 5 7 3 6   4 Francisco González Yannick Noah 6 3 3 6 15 17 4 6     5 Víctor Pecci Henri Leconte 6 3 6 4 3 6 7 5

Yugoslavia vs. Australia

Yugoslavia 2	Split, Yugoslavia[8] 8–10 March 1985 Clay (indoors)		Australia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Marko Ostoja Paul McNamee 6 3 6 3 8 10 0 6 4 6   2 Slobodan Živojinović Pat Cash 7 5 5 7 10 8 6 4     3 Goran Prpić / Slobodan Živojinović Pat Cash / John Fitzgerald 5 7 12 10 8 6 4 6 4 6   4 Marko Ostoja Pat Cash 2 6 0 6 2 6       5 Slobodan Živojinović Paul McNamee 3 6 6 3 6 3

India vs. Italy

India 3	Calcutta, India[9] 8–10 March 1985 Grass		Italy 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ramesh Krishnan Francesco Cancellotti 6 3 11 9 4 6 3 6 6 4   2 Vijay Amritraj Claudio Panatta 6 1 6 4 5 7 3 6 6 3   3 Anand Amritraj / Sashi Menon Gianni Ocleppo / Claudio Panatta 3 6 3 6 7 9       4 Vijay Amritraj Francesco Cancellotti 5 7 6 4 6 3 8 6     5 Ramesh Krishnan Claudio Panatta 8 6 4 6 1 6

Chile vs. Sweden

Chile 1	Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile[10] 19–21 April 1985 Clay		Sweden 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Hans Gildemeister Stefan Edberg 6 3 2 6 6 4 7 5     2 Pedro Rebolledo Henrik Sundström 9 7 2 6 0 6 7 9     3 Ricardo Acuña / Hans Gildemeister Stefan Edberg / Jan Gunnarsson 1 6 6 1 3 6 3 6     4 Hans Gildemeister Henrik Sundström 1 6 6 3 5 7 2 6     5 Pedro Rebolledo Stefan Edberg 4 6 6 4 2 6

Quarterfinals

West Germany vs. United States

West Germany 3	Am Rothenbaum, Hamburg, West Germany[11] 2–4 August 1985 Clay		United States 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Boris Becker Eliot Teltscher 6 2 6 2 6 3       2 Hans Schwaier Aaron Krickstein 2 6 6 1 2 6 6 1 8 6   3 Boris Becker / Andreas Maurer Ken Flach / Robert Seguso 2 6 8 6 1 6 6 4 5 7   4 Hans Schwaier Eliot Teltscher 4 6 6 2 7 5 4 6 2 6   5 Boris Becker Aaron Krickstein 6 2 6 2 6 1

Ecuador vs. Czechoslovakia

Ecuador 0	Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador[12] 2–4 August 1985 Clay		Czechoslovakia 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrés Gómez Ivan Lendl 3 5         retired   2 Raúl Viver Miloslav Mečíř 0 6 1 6 3 6       3 Martín Aguirre / Ricardo Ycaza Ivan Lendl / Tomáš Šmíd 5 7 4 6 4 6       4 Ricardo Ycaza Miloslav Mečíř 4 6 3 6         5 Martín Aguirre Tomáš Šmíd 0 6 1 6

Australia vs. Paraguay

Australia 3	White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia[13] 2–4 August 1985 Grass		Paraguay 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Paul McNamee Francisco González 3 6 6 0 6 3 6 1     2 John Fitzgerald Víctor Pecci 2 6 3 6 6 1 4 6     3 Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee Francisco González / Víctor Pecci 3 6 10 8 3 6 6 1 3 6   4 Paul McNamee Víctor Pecci 6 8 7 5 6 2 9 7     5 John Fitzgerald Francisco González 6 3 9 7 7 5

India vs. Sweden

India 1	Cubbon Park, Bangalore, India[14] 2–4 August 1985 Grass		Sweden 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Vijay Amritraj Anders Järryd 6 3 5 7 6 2 3 6 4 6   2 Ramesh Krishnan Mats Wilander 3 6 3 6 2 6       3 Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd 19 21 6 2 3 6 4 6     4 Vijay Amritraj Mats Wilander 8 6 9 7         5 Ramesh Krishnan Anders Järryd 3 6 6 4 1 6

Semifinals

West Germany vs. Czechoslovakia

West Germany 5	Frankfurt, West Germany[15] 4–6 October 1985 Carpet (indoors)		Czechoslovakia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Boris Becker Miloslav Mečíř 6 3 7 5 6 4       2 Michael Westphal Tomáš Šmíd 6 8 1 6 7 5 11 9 17 15   3 Boris Becker / Andreas Maurer Ivan Lendl / Tomáš Šmíd 6 1 7 5 6 4       4 Boris Becker Libor Pimek 6 1 6 4         5 Michael Westphal Miloslav Mečíř 6 3 6 4

Sweden vs. Australia

Sweden 5	Baltiska Hallen, Malmö, Sweden[16] 4–6 October 1985 Clay (indoors)		Australia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Anders Järryd Peter McNamara 6 4 6 4 13 11       2 Mats Wilander Wally Masur 6 1 6 1 6 0       3 Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd Mark Edmondson / John Fitzgerald 6 4 6 3 6 4       4 Mats Wilander Peter McNamara 6 4 6 3         5 Anders Järryd Wally Masur 6 1 6 2

Final

West Germany vs. Sweden

West Germany 2	Olympiahalle, Munich, West Germany[2] 20–22 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

Relegation play-offs

The first-round losers played in the Relegation Play-offs. The winners of the play-offs advanced to the 1986 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions.

Results summary

Date: 4–6 October

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Door	Surface	Ref.
Japan	0–3	Spain	Tokyo	Outdoor	Clay	[17]
Argentina	2–3	Soviet Union	Buenos Aires	Outdoor	Clay	[18]
Yugoslavia	4–1	France	Belgrade	Indoor	Hard	[19]
Italy	3–1	Chile	Cagliari	Outdoor	Clay	[20]

•  Italy,  Soviet Union,  Spain and  Yugoslavia remain in the World Group in 1986.
•  Argentina,  Chile,  France and  Japan are relegated to Zonal competition in 1986.

Japan vs. Spain

Japan 0	Den-En Colisseum, Tokyo, Japan[17] 4–6 October 1985 Clay		Spain 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Shozo Shiraishi Sergio Casal 6 4 5 7 3 6 3 6     2 Tsuyoshi Fukui Emilio Sánchez 5 7 1 6 1 6       3 Eiji Takeuchi / Toru Yonezawa Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez 3 6 3 6 4 6       4 Tsuyoshi Fukui Sergio Casal           not played 5 Shozo Shiraishi Emilio Sánchez           not played

Argentina vs. Soviet Union

Argentina 2	Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[18] 4–6 October 1985 Clay		Soviet Union 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Martín Jaite Andrei Chesnokov 0 6 4 6 2 6       2 José Luis Clerc Alexander Zverev 6 4 2 6 6 3 3 6 7 5   3 José Luis Clerc / Martín Jaite Sergey Leonyuk / Alexander Zverev 4 6 6 1 7 9 3 6     4 Martín Jaite Alexander Zverev 6 4 3 6 6 2 6 2     5 José Luis Clerc Andrei Chesnokov 6 2 6 1 2 6 4 6 2 6

Yugoslavia vs. France

Yugoslavia 4	Pionir Hall, Belgrade, Yugoslavia[19] 4–6 October 1985 Hard (indoors)		France 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Goran Prpić Yannick Noah 6 3 4 6 6 1 6 4     2 Slobodan Živojinović Henri Leconte 4 6 7 5 6 1 6 2     3 Goran Prpić / Slobodan Živojinović Henri Leconte / Yannick Noah 4 6 4 6 1 6       4 Slobodan Živojinović Yannick Noah 6 4 6 4 6 4       5 Goran Prpić Henri Leconte 8 6 6 8 6 3

Italy vs. Chile

Italy 3	Tennis Club Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy[20] 4–6 October 1985 Clay		Chile 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Claudio Panatta José Antonio Fernández 6 2 7 5 6 1       2 Francesco Cancellotti Ricardo Acuña 3 6 2 6 6 4 6 2 5 7   3 Gianni Ocleppo / Claudio Panatta Ricardo Acuña / Juan Pablo Queirolo 6 4 6 2 6 4       4 Francesco Cancellotti José Antonio Fernández 6 1 7 5 6 2       5 Claudio Panatta Ricardo Acuña           not played

References

1. "World Group 1985". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
2. "West Germany v Sweden". daviscup.com.
3. "Japan v United States". daviscup.com.
4. "West Germany v Spain". daviscup.com.
5. "Soviet Union v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
6. "Argentina v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
7. "Paraguay v France". daviscup.com.
8. "Yugoslavia v Australia". daviscup.com.
9. "India v Italy". daviscup.com.
10. "Chile v Sweden". daviscup.com.
11. "West Germany v United States". daviscup.com.
12. "Ecuador v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
13. "Australia v Paraguay". daviscup.com.
14. "India v Sweden". daviscup.com.
15. "West Germany v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
16. "Sweden v Australia". daviscup.com.
17. "Japan v Spain". daviscup.com.
18. "Argentina v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
19. "Yugoslavia v France". daviscup.com.
20. "Italy v Chile". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website