1986 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1986.^[1]

1986 Davis Cup World Group
Date	7 March – 28 December
Edition	6th
Champions
Australia

Main article: 1986 Davis Cup

Australia won the title, defeating the two-time defending champions Sweden in the final, 3–2. The final was held at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, from 26 to 28 December.^[2] It was the Australian team's first Davis Cup title since 1983 and their 26th Davis Cup title overall.

Participating teams

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 26–28 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, United Kingdom (grass)

New Zealand

1

Australia

4

Telford, United Kingdom (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

Mexico vs. West Germany

Mexico 3	Club Alemán de México, Mexico City, Mexico[3] 7–10 March 1986 Clay		West Germany 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Francisco Maciel Michael Westphal 7 5 6 2 6 0       2 Leonardo Lavalle Boris Becker 3 6 2 6 4 6       3 Leonardo Lavalle / Fernando Pérez Pascal Boris Becker / Andreas Maurer 3 6 6 1 7 5 3 6 6 4   4 Francisco Maciel Boris Becker 3 6 1 6 1 6       5 Leonardo Lavalle Michael Westphal 8 10 3 6 6 3 6 4 6 3

Ecuador vs. United States

Ecuador 2	Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador[4] 7–9 March 1986 Clay		United States 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrés Gómez Jimmy Arias 7 5 4 6 6 6 9 7 6 4   2 Raúl Viver Aaron Krickstein 6 8 1 6 3 6       3 Andrés Gómez / Ricardo Ycaza Ken Flach / Robert Seguso 2 6 4 6 6 2 4 6     4 Andrés Gómez Aaron Krickstein 3 6 7 5 6 1 6 4     5 Raúl Viver Jimmy Arias 3 6 1 6 4 6

New Zealand vs. Australia

New Zealand 1	Stanley Street, Auckland, New Zealand[5] 7–9 March 1986 Hard		Australia 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Kelly Evernden Paul McNamee 9 11 3 6 6 4 6 3 6 4   2 Chris Lewis Peter McNamara 2 6 5 7 4 6       3 Kelly Evernden / Russell Simpson Pat Cash / John Fitzgerald 2 6 3 6 3 6       4 Kelly Evernden Peter McNamara 6 3 1 6 3 6 1 6     5 Chris Lewis Paul McNamee 4 6 4 6

Great Britain vs. Spain

Great Britain 4	Racquet Centre, Telford, United Kingdom[6] 7–9 March 1986 Carpet (indoors)		Spain 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jeremy Bates Sergio Casal 6 1 6 3 3 6 8 6     2 John Lloyd Emilio Sánchez 3 6 6 3 6 3 6 3     3 Colin Dowdeswell / John Lloyd Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez 6 4 6 3 6 3       4 Jeremy Bates Emilio Sánchez 11 9 6 4         5 John Lloyd Sergio Casal 4 6 6 8

Yugoslavia vs. Soviet Union

Yugoslavia 3	Pionir Hall, Belgrade, Yugoslavia[7] 7–9 March 1986 Hard (indoors)		Soviet Union 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Bruno Orešar Andrei Chesnokov 10 8 7 5 2 6 0 6 5 7   2 Slobodan Živojinović Alexander Zverev 3 6 6 8 6 3 6 4 6 0   3 Goran Prpić / Slobodan Živojinović Sergey Leonyuk / Alexander Zverev 3 6 2 6 4 6       4 Bruno Orešar Alexander Zverev 6 3 6 2 7 5       5 Slobodan Živojinović Andrei Chesnokov 6 3 6 3 3 6 6 4

India vs. Czechoslovakia

India 1	Calcutta South Club, Calcutta, India[8] 7–9 March 1986 Grass		Czechoslovakia 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ramesh Krishnan Tomáš Šmíd 6 4 6 2 7 5       2 Vijay Amritraj Miloslav Mečíř 0 6 5 7 4 6       3 Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj Pavel Složil / Tomáš Šmíd 2 6 11 9 4 6 4 6     4 Vijay Amritraj Tomáš Šmíd 6 3 3 6 1 6 2 6     5 Ramesh Krishnan Miloslav Mečíř 3 6 2 6

Italy vs. Paraguay

Italy 4	Palermo, Italy[9] 7–9 March 1986 Clay		Paraguay 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Francesco Cancellotti Hugo Chapacú 6 4 6 3 6 1       2 Claudio Panatta Víctor Pecci 4 6 11 9 9 7 10 8     3 Gianni Ocleppo / Claudio Panatta Francisco González / Víctor Pecci 6 4 1 6 4 6 5 7     4 Claudio Panatta Hugo Chapacú 6 3 7 5 6 3       5 Francesco Cancellotti Víctor Pecci 5 7 1 0         retired

Denmark vs. Sweden

Denmark 0	Brøndbyhallen, Brøndby, Denmark[10] 7–9 March 1986 Carpet (indoors)		Sweden 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Michael Tauson Joakim Nyström 2 6 2 6 1 6       2 Morten Christensen Mats Wilander 6 8 2 6 8 10       3 Peter Bastiansen / Michael Mortensen Anders Järryd / Mats Wilander 3 6 3 6 4 6       4 Morten Christensen Joakim Nyström 5 7 1 6         5 Michael Tauson Mats Wilander 2 6 3 6

Quarterfinals

Mexico vs. United States

Mexico 1	Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, Mexico[11] 18–20 July 1986 Clay		United States 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Francisco Maciel Tim Mayotte 2 6 13 11 6 4 6 4     2 Leonardo Lavalle Brad Gilbert 4 6 4 6 6 3 4 6     3 Jorge Lozano / Fernando Pérez Pascal Ken Flach / Robert Seguso 7 5 3 6 4 6 4 6     4 Leonardo Lavalle Tim Mayotte 5 7 6 4 6 0 4 6 7 9   5 Francisco Maciel Brad Gilbert 5 7 6 1 5 7

Great Britain vs. Australia

Great Britain 1	No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, United Kingdom[12] 18–20 July 1986 Grass		Australia 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jeremy Bates Pat Cash 4 6 7 9 4 6       2 Andrew Castle Paul McNamee 5 7 1 6 2 6       3 Jeremy Bates / Colin Dowdeswell Pat Cash / John Fitzgerald 1 6 5 7 4 6       4 Andrew Castle Pat Cash 6 8 4 6         5 Jeremy Bates Paul McNamee 3 6 6 2 6 4

Yugoslavia vs. Czechoslovakia

Yugoslavia 0	Zetra Olympic Hall, Sarajevo, Yugoslavia[13] 18–20 July 1986 Hard (indoors)		Czechoslovakia 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Slobodan Živojinović Miloslav Mečíř 4 6 6 4 8 10 4 6     2 Bruno Orešar Milan Šrejber 2 6 3 6 4 6       3 Igor Flego / Slobodan Živojinović Miloslav Mečíř / Tomáš Šmíd 3 6 2 6 4 6       4 Slobodan Živojinović Milan Šrejber 10 8 2 6 13 15       5 Igor Flego Miloslav Mečíř 2 6 5 7

Sweden vs. Italy

Sweden 5	Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[14] 18–20 July 1986 Clay		Italy 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mats Wilander Paolo Canè 6 8 6 2 6 3 6 4     2 Joakim Nyström Claudio Panatta 6 2 6 3 6 1       3 Joakim Nyström / Mats Wilander Paolo Canè / Claudio Panatta 6 4 7 5 6 2       4 Stefan Edberg Paolo Canè 6 3 2 6 6 0       5 Mats Wilander Claudio Panatta 6 4 6 3

Semifinals

Australia vs. United States

Australia 3	Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[15] 3–5 October 1986 Grass		United States 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Paul McNamee Brad Gilbert 2 6 6 3 3 6 6 0 6 1   2 Pat Cash Tim Mayotte 4 6 6 1 6 2 6 2     3 Pat Cash / John Fitzgerald Paul Annacone / Ken Flach 10 8 6 1 5 7 11 13 7 9   4 Pat Cash Brad Gilbert 3 6 6 2 6 3 6 4     5 Paul McNamee Tim Mayotte 6 3 2 5       not completed

Czechoslovakia vs. Sweden

Czechoslovakia 1	Prague, Czechoslovakia[16] 3–5 October 1986 Clay		Sweden 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Miloslav Mečíř Kent Carlsson 0 6 2 6 4 6       2 Milan Šrejber Stefan Edberg 6 3 4 6 3 6 6 4 5 7   3 Miloslav Mečíř / Tomáš Šmíd Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd 7 5 6 2 6 4       4 Milan Šrejber Mikael Pernfors 7 5 0 6 0 6 5 7     5 Miloslav Mečíř Stefan Edberg 4 6 7 9

Final

Australia vs. Sweden

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

Relegation play-offs

The first-round losers played in the Relegation Play-offs. The winners of the play-offs advanced to the 1987 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions.

Results summary

Date: 3–5 October

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Door	Surface	Ref.
West Germany	5–0	Ecuador	Essen	Indoor	Carpet	[17]
Spain	5–0	New Zealand	Barcelona	Outdoor	Clay	[18]
India	4–1	Soviet Union	New Delhi	Outdoor	Grass	[19]
Paraguay	3–2	Denmark	Asunción	Outdoor	Clay	[20]

•  India,  Paraguay,  Spain and  West Germany remain in the World Group in 1987.
•  Denmark,  Ecuador,  New Zealand and  Soviet Union are relegated to Zonal competition in 1987.

West Germany vs. Ecuador

West Germany 5	Essen, West Germany[17] 3–5 October 1986 Carpet (indoors)		Ecuador 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Boris Becker Raúl Viver 6 4 6 4 10 8       2 Eric Jelen Andrés Gómez 6 4 6 3 7 9 7 5     3 Boris Becker / Eric Jelen Andrés Gómez / Raúl Viver 6 2 6 4 6 4       4 Eric Jelen Raúl Viver 6 4 6 3         5 Boris Becker Andrés Gómez 7 5 6 2

Spain vs. New Zealand

Spain 5	Barcelona, Spain[18] 3–5 October 1986 Clay		New Zealand 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Fernando Luna Steve Guy 6 3 9 7 6 1       2 Emilio Sánchez Bruce Derlin 6 2 6 0 6 1       3 Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez Bruce Derlin / Kelly Evernden 6 3 6 2 7 5       4 Fernando Luna Bruce Derlin 6 4 8 6         5 Emilio Sánchez Steve Guy 3 6 6 2 6 3

India vs. Soviet Union

India 4	New Delhi, India[19] 3–5 October 1986 Grass		Soviet Union 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Vijay Amritraj Andrei Chesnokov 6 1 6 4 6 4       2 Ramesh Krishnan Alexander Zverev 3 6 3 6 6 0 6 1 6 4   3 Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj Sergey Leonyuk / Alexander Zverev 2 6 6 3 6 2 1 6 6 4   4 Ramesh Krishnan Andrei Chesnokov 6 4 6 4         5 Srinivasan Vasudevan Alexander Volkov 6 3 5 7 2 6

Paraguay vs. Denmark

Paraguay 3	Asunción, Paraguay[20] 3–5 October 1986 Clay		Denmark 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Víctor Pecci Michael Tauson 6 3 6 2 6 1       2 Francisco González Peter Bastiansen 5 7 4 6 8 6 4 6     3 Francisco González / Víctor Pecci Morten Christensen / Michael Mortensen 6 4 6 1 5 7 6 2     4 Francisco González Michael Tauson 6 3 5 7 11 9 6 8 3 6   5 Víctor Pecci Peter Bastiansen 6 2 1 6 6 0 6 1