1989 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1989.^[1] The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group qualifying round, and the winners progressed to the quarterfinals and were guaranteed a World Group spot for 1990.

1989 Davis Cup World Group
Date	3 February – 17 December
Edition	9th
Champions
West Germany

Main article: 1989 Davis Cup

West Germany won the title for a second consecutive year, defeating Sweden in the final, 3–2. The final was held at the Schleyer-Halle in Stuttgart, West Germany, on 15–17 December.^[2] It was the West Germany team's 2nd Davis Cup title overall.

Participating teams

Participating teams
Australia	Austria	Czechoslovakia	Denmark
France	Indonesia	Israel	Italy
Mexico	Paraguay	Soviet Union	Spain
Sweden	United States	West Germany	Yugoslavia

Draw

First round 3–5 February

Quarterfinals 7–9 April

Semifinals 21–23 July

Final 15–17 December

Malmö, Sweden (indoor carpet)

Sweden

4

Vienna, Austria (indoor clay)

Italy

1

Sweden

3

Vienna, Austria (indoor clay)

Austria

2

Australia

0

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

Austria

5

Sweden

4

Belgrade, Yugoslavia (indoor clay)

Yugoslavia

1

Yugoslavia

4

Split, Yugoslavia (indoor carpet)

Denmark

1

Yugoslavia

4

Marbella, Spain (clay)

Spain

1

Spain

3

Stuttgart, West Germany (indoor carpet)

Mexico

2

Sweden

2

Fort Myers, FL, United States (hard)

West Germany

3

Paraguay

0

San Diego, CA, United States (indoor carpet)

United States

5

United States

5

Tel Aviv, Israel (indoor carpet)

France

0

Israel

1

Munich, West Germany (indoor carpet)

France

4

United States

2

Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)

West Germany

3

Soviet Union

1

Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)

Czechoslovakia

4

Czechoslovakia

2

Karlsruhe, West Germany (indoor carpet)

West Germany

3

Indonesia

0

West Germany

5

First round

Sweden vs. Italy

Sweden 4	Baltiska Hallen, Malmö, Sweden[3] 3–5 February 1989 Carpet (indoors)		Italy 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jonas Svensson Massimiliano Narducci 4 6 6 3 6 1 4 6 6 3   2 Mikael Pernfors Omar Camporese 5 7 3 6 2 6       3 Jan Gunnarsson / Anders Järryd Omar Camporese / Diego Nargiso 78 66 7 5 6 4       4 Mikael Pernfors Massimiliano Narducci 6 3 6 4 4 6 62 77 6 3   5 Jonas Svensson Omar Camporese 6 3 3 6 6 3

Austria vs. Australia

Austria 5	Ferry-Dusika-Hallenstadion, Vienna, Austria[4] 3–5 February 1989 Clay (indoors)		Australia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Horst Skoff Pat Cash 77 61 7 5 6 3       2 Thomas Muster Mark Woodforde 6 4 64 77 6 2 6 3     3 Alex Antonitsch / Thomas Muster Pat Cash / John Fitzgerald 6 3 77 64 3 6 3 6 6 2   4 Horst Skoff Mark Woodforde 2 6 6 4 6 2       5 Thomas Muster Pat Cash 6 2 6 0

Yugoslavia vs. Denmark

Yugoslavia 4	Pionir Hall, Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia[5] 3–5 February 1989 Clay (indoors)		Denmark 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Slobodan Živojinović Morten Christensen 6 3 77 65 5 7 6 3     2 Bruno Orešar Frederik Fetterlein 1 6 7 5 6 1 6 0     3 Goran Ivanišević / Slobodan Živojinović Morten Christensen / Michael Mortensen 6 3 6 2 77 65       4 Goran Ivanišević Frederik Fetterlein 6 0 3 6 9 11       5 Bruno Orešar Thomas Sørensen 6 2 6 3

Spain vs. Mexico

Spain 3	Hotel Puente Romano, Marbella, Spain[6] 3–5 February 1989 Clay		Mexico 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jordi Arrese Leonardo Lavalle 2 6 4 6 2 6       2 Emilio Sánchez Francisco Maciel 4 6 6 4 6 0 7 5     3 Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez Leonardo Lavalle / Jorge Lozano 4 6 6 3 2 6 6 2 6 1   4 Emilio Sánchez Leonardo Lavalle 4 6 2 6 6 3 5 7     5 Jordi Arrese Francisco Maciel 6 3 6 3 6 4

United States vs. Paraguay

United States 5	Sonesta Sanibel Harbor Resort, Fort Myers, FL, United States[7] 3–5 February 1989 Hard		Paraguay 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Michael Chang Víctor Pecci 65 77 6 3 6 4 6 2     2 Andre Agassi Hugo Chapacú 6 2 6 1 6 1       3 Ken Flach / Robert Seguso Francisco González / Víctor Pecci 6 1 6 3 6 4       4 Michael Chang Hugo Chapacú 5 7 6 0 6 1       5 Andre Agassi Francisco González 6 2 6 4

Israel vs. France

Israel 1	Sports Palace, Tel Aviv, Israel[8] 3–5 February 1989 Carpet (indoors)		France 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gilad Bloom Yannick Noah 63 77 6 4 3 6 3 6     2 Amos Mansdorf Henri Leconte 6 3 6 4 2 6 4 6 4 6   3 Amos Mansdorf / Shahar Perkiss Guy Forget / Yannick Noah 3 6 77 64 6 3 3 6 11 13   4 Amos Mansdorf Yannick Noah 710 68 3 6 6 3       5 Gilad Bloom Henri Leconte 3 6 6 2 4 6

Czechoslovakia vs. Soviet Union

Czechoslovakia 4	Sportovní hala, Prague, Czechoslovakia[9] 3–5 February 1989 Carpet (indoors)		Soviet Union 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Milan Šrejber Alexander Volkov 3 6 6 2 6 1 77 64     2 Miloslav Mečíř Andrey Cherkasov 7 5 6 3 3 6 4 6 6 4   3 Petr Korda / Tomáš Šmíd Andrei Olhovskiy / Alexander Volkov 6 3 6 4 6 4       4 Miloslav Mečíř Alexander Volkov 2 6 77 65 0 6       5 Milan Šrejber Andrey Cherkasov 64 77 7 5 6 4

West Germany vs. Indonesia

West Germany 5	Europahalle, Karlsruhe, West Germany[10] 3–5 February 1989 Carpet (indoors)		Indonesia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Boris Becker Abdul Kahar Mim 6 0 6 1 6 1       2 Carl-Uwe Steeb Tintus Arianto Wibowo 6 1 6 2 6 3       3 Boris Becker / Eric Jelen Hary Suharyadi / Donald Wailan-Walalangi 6 2 6 4 6 1       4 Carl-Uwe Steeb Abdul Kahar Mim 6 2 6 2         5 Boris Becker Tintus Arianto Wibowo 6 2 7 5

Quarterfinals

Austria vs. Sweden

Austria 2	Ferry-Dusika-Hallenstadion, Vienna, Austria[11] 7–9 April 1989 Clay (indoors)		Sweden 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Alex Antonitsch Stefan Edberg 3 6 2 6 4 6       2 Horst Skoff Mats Wilander 65 77 79 67 1 6 6 4 9 7   3 Alex Antonitsch / Horst Skoff Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd 3 6 1 6 3 6       4 Horst Skoff Stefan Edberg 3 6 2 6 1 6       5 Alex Antonitsch Mats Wilander 6 3 7 5

Yugoslavia vs. Spain

Yugoslavia 4	Športski centar Gripe, Split, SFR Yugoslavia[12] 7–9 April 1989 Carpet (indoors)		Spain 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Goran Ivanišević Sergio Casal 6 3 2 6 7 5 6 3     2 Slobodan Živojinović Emilio Sánchez 6 4 6 3 77 65       3 Goran Ivanišević / Slobodan Živojinović Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez 4 6 6 4 4 6 77 65 13 11   4 Slobodan Živojinović Sergio Casal 65 77 6 1 3 6       5 Goran Ivanišević Javier Sánchez 7 5 6 1

United States vs. France

United States 5	San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA, United States[13] 7–9 April 1989 Carpet (indoors)		France 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 John McEnroe Yannick Noah 6 3 6 4 6 1       2 Andre Agassi Henri Leconte 6 1 6 2 5 7 6 1     3 Ken Flach / Robert Seguso Guy Forget / Yannick Noah 6 2 77 64 4 6 77 63     4 Andre Agassi Yannick Noah 6 3 79 67         5 John McEnroe Henri Leconte 6 3 6 1

Czechoslovakia vs. West Germany

Czechoslovakia 2	Sportovní hala, Prague, Czechoslovakia[14] 7–9 April 1989 Carpet (indoors)		West Germany 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Karel Nováček Boris Becker 65 77 4 6 4 6       2 Milan Šrejber Carl-Uwe Steeb 7 5 6 4 6 3       3 Petr Korda / Milan Šrejber Boris Becker / Eric Jelen 6 3 62 77 3 6 79 67 6 3   4 Karel Nováček Carl-Uwe Steeb 3 6 4 6 4 6       5 Milan Šrejber Boris Becker 3 6 4 6 3 6

Semifinals

Sweden vs. Yugoslavia

Sweden 4	Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[15] 21–23 July 1989 Clay		Yugoslavia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jonas Svensson Goran Ivanišević 6 4 79 67 3 6 6 4     2 Mats Wilander Goran Prpić 79 67 6 1 6 0       3 Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd Goran Ivanišević / Goran Prpić 6 4 4 6 4 6 3 6     4 Jonas Svensson Goran Prpić 63 77 6 4 79 67 3 6 6 3   5 Mats Wilander Goran Ivanišević 6 3 6 3

West Germany vs. United States

West Germany 3	Olympiahalle, Munich, West Germany[16] 21–23 July 1989 Carpet (indoors)		United States 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Carl-Uwe Steeb Brad Gilbert 2 6 6 2 6 2 4 6 4 6   2 Boris Becker Andre Agassi 64 77 65 77 77 64 6 3 6 4   3 Boris Becker / Eric Jelen Ken Flach / Robert Seguso 3 6 77 65 6 4 77 63     4 Carl-Uwe Steeb Andre Agassi 4 6 6 4 6 4 6 2     5 Patrik Kühnen Brad Gilbert 4 6 6 1 4 6

Final

West Germany vs. Sweden

West Germany 3	Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, West Germany[2] 15–17 December 1989 Carpet (indoors)		Sweden 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Carl-Uwe Steeb Mats Wilander 7 5 6 7 77 64 2 6 3 6   2 Boris Becker Stefan Edberg 6 2 6 2 6 4       3 Boris Becker / Eric Jelen Jan Gunnarsson / Anders Järryd 78 66 6 4 3 6 64 77 6 4   4 Boris Becker Mats Wilander 6 2 6 0 6 2       5 Carl-Uwe Steeb Stefan Edberg 2 6 4 6

References

1. "World Group 1989". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
2. "West Germany v Sweden". daviscup.com.
3. "Sweden v Italy". daviscup.com.
4. "Austria v Australia". daviscup.com.
5. "Yugoslavia v Denmark". daviscup.com.
6. "Spain v Mexico". daviscup.com.
7. "United States v Paraguay". daviscup.com.
8. "Israel v France". daviscup.com.
9. "Czechoslovakia v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
10. "West Germany v Indonesia". daviscup.com.
11. "Austria v Sweden". daviscup.com.
12. "Yugoslavia v Spain". daviscup.com.
13. "United States v France". daviscup.com.
14. "Czechoslovakia v West Germany". daviscup.com.
15. "Sweden v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
16. "West Germany v United States". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website