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1983 Davis Cup

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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.

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1983 Davis Cup
Details
Duration4 March – 28 December 1983
Edition72nd
Teams58
Champion
Winning nation Australia
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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

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Perspective
Main article: 1983 Davis Cup World Group
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Participating teams

Argentina
Australia
Chile
Czechoslovakia

Denmark
France
Great Britain
Indonesia

Ireland
Italy
New Zealand
Paraguay

Romania
Soviet Union
Sweden
United States
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Draw

First round
4–6 March		Quarterfinals
8–10 July		Semifinals
30 September–2 October		Final
26–28 December
Moscow, Soviet Union (indoor carpet)
 France4
Marseille, France (clay)
 Soviet Union1
 France3
Asunción, Paraguay (indoor carpet)
 Paraguay2
 Czechoslovakia2
Sydney, Australia (grass)
 Paraguay3
 France1
Adelaide, Australia (grass)
 Australia4
 Australia4
Brisbane, Australia (grass)
 Great Britain1
 Australia5
Timișoara, Romania (indoor hard)
 Romania0
 Chile0
Melbourne, Australia (grass)
 Romania5
 Australia3
Bjärred, Sweden (indoor carpet)
 Sweden2
 Indonesia0
Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass)
 Sweden5
 Sweden3
Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)
 New Zealand2
 Denmark0
Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet)
 New Zealand5
 Sweden4
Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay)
 Argentina1
 Ireland2
Rome, Italy (clay)
 Italy3
 Italy0
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 Argentina5
 Argentina3
 United States2

Final

Australia vs. Sweden

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Australia
3		 Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia[2]
26–28 December 1983
Grass
Sweden
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Sweden		 Pat Cash
Mats Wilander		 3
6 		6
4		 7
9 		3
6 		   
2 Australia
Sweden		 John Fitzgerald
Joakim Nyström		 6
4		 6
2		 4
6 		6
4		    
3 Australia
Sweden		 Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee
Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson		 6
4		 6
4		 6
2		      
4 Australia
Sweden		 Pat Cash
Joakim Nyström		 6
4		 6
1		 6
1		      
5 Australia
Sweden		 John Fitzgerald
Mats Wilander		 8
6		 1
6 		0
6 		     
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Relegation play-offs

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

Date: 30 September–2 October

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Home teamScoreVisiting teamLocationDoorSurface
 Czechoslovakia4–1 Soviet UnionHradec KrálovéIndoorClay
 Great Britain4–1 ChileEastbourneOutdoorGrass
 Denmark4–1 IndonesiaCopenhagenIndoorCarpet
 Ireland1–4 United StatesDublinIndoorCarpet
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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
 Mexico1
 Uruguay4
bye
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
 Uruguay
 Uruguay2
 Brazil3
 Colombia
Bogotá, Colombia (indoor clay)
bye
 Colombia0
Lima, Peru (clay)
 Brazil5
 Brazil4
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
 Peru1
 Brazil0
 Ecuador5
 Caribbean/West Indies
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
bye
 Caribbean/West Indies0
 Ecuador5
bye
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
 Ecuador
 Ecuador4
 Canada1
 Venezuela
Laval, Canada (indoor hard)
bye
 Venezuela2
 Canada3
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
 India4
Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)
 Sri Lanka1
 Sri Lanka3
New Delhi, India (grass)
 Hong Kong2
 India5
 Thailand0
 Thailand
Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard)
bye
 Thailand3
 Chinese Taipei2
bye
Tokyo, Japan (hard)
 Chinese Taipei
 India3
Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)
 Japan2
 Philippines5
Seoul, South Korea (clay)
 Malaysia0
 Philippines1
 South Korea4
bye
Nagoya, Japan (hard)
 South Korea
 South Korea1
 Japan4
 China
Osaka, Japan (hard)
bye
 China2
 Japan3
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 Germany5
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
 Belgium0
 Poland0
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
 Belgium5
 West Germany3
 Israel2
 Israel
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
bye
 Israel4
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
 Monaco1
 Luxembourg1
Freiburg, West Germany (clay)
 Monaco4
 West Germany3
Estoril, Portugal (clay)
  Switzerland2
 Portugal1
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
 Netherlands4
 Netherlands4
 Egypt1
bye
Lugano, Switzerland (clay)
 Egypt
 Netherlands1
  Switzerland3
 Iraq
Ostermundigen, Switzerland (clay)
 Greecew/o
 Greece0
  Switzerland5
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
 Hungary4
Istanbul, Turkey (clay)
 Zimbabwe1
 Zimbabwe5
Pörtschach, Austria (clay)
 Turkey0
 Hungary3
Ternitz, Austria (indoor hard)
 Austria2
 Austria5
Oslo, Norway (clay)
 Morocco0
 Austria4
 Norway1
 Norwayw/o
Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay)
 Libya
 Hungary0
Algiers, Algeria (clay)
 Yugoslavia4
 Algeria1
Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)
 Bulgaria4
 Bulgaria3
 Finland2
bye
Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)
 Finland
 Bulgaria0
Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay)
 Yugoslavia5
 Tunisia0
Madrid, Spain (clay)
 Yugoslavia3
 Yugoslavia3
 Spain2
bye
 Spain

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