1985 Davis Cup World Group

Main article: 1985 Davis Cup

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1985. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, and the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for 1986.

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)[1]
  United States 5  
Hamburg, West Germany (clay)[2]
  Japan 0  
    United States 2  
Sindelfingen, W. Germany (indoor carpet)[3]
    West Germany 3  
  Spain 2
Frankfurt, West Germany (indoor carpet)[4]
  West Germany 3  
    West Germany 5  
Tbilisi, Soviet Union (indoor carpet)[5]
    Czechoslovakia 0  
  Czechoslovakia 3  
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)[6]
  Soviet Union 2  
    Czechoslovakia 5
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[7]
    Ecuador 0  
  Argentina 1
Munich, West Germany (indoor carpet)[8]
  Ecuador 4  
    West Germany 2
Asunción, Paraguay (indoor carpet)[9]
    Sweden 3
  Paraguay 3  
Sydney, Australia (grass)[10]
  France 2  
    Paraguay 2
Split, Yugoslavia (indoor clay)[11]
    Australia 3  
  Yugoslavia 2
Malmö, Sweden (indoor clay)[12]
  Australia 3  
    Australia 0
Calcutta, India (grass)[13]
    Sweden 5  
  India 3  
Bangalore, India (grass)[14]
  Italy 2  
    India 1
Santiago, Chile (clay)[15]
    Sweden 4  
  Chile 1
  Sweden 4  

First round

Japan vs. United States


Japan
1
Kyoto Prefectural Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan[1]
8–10 March 1985
Carpet (i)

United States
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
United States
Kaoru Maruyama
Eliot Teltscher
1
6
1
6
1
6
     
2 Japan
United States
Shozo Shiraishi
Aaron Krickstein
4
6
1
6
6
3
4
6
   
3 Japan
United States
Shigeyuki Nishio / Shinichi Sakamoto
Ken Flach / Robert Seguso
2
6
3
6
1
6
     
4 Japan
United States
Kaoru Maruyama
Aaron Krickstein
1
6
1
6
       
5 Japan
United States
Shozo Shiraishi
Eliot Teltscher
3
6
2
6
       

West Germany vs. Spain


West Germany
3
Sindelfingen, West Germany[3]
8–10 March 1985
Carpet (i)

Spain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
Spain
Michael Westphal
Sergio Casal
10
8
6
3
2
6
2
6
6
4
 
2 West Germany
Spain
Boris Becker
Juan Aguilera
6
3
6
4
6
4
     
3 West Germany
Spain
Boris Becker / Andreas Maurer
Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez
4
6
6
3
1
6
6
3
6
4
 
4 West Germany
Spain
Boris Becker
Sergio Casal
4
6
6
1
5
7
     
5 West Germany
Spain
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 (i)

Czechoslovakia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Konstantin Pugaev
Miloslav Mečíř
4
6
3
6
7
9
     
2 Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Alexander Zverev
Tomáš Šmíd
3
6
4
6
3
6
     
3 Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Sergey Leonyuk / Alexander Zverev
Libor Pimek / Tomáš Šmíd
3
6
4
6
11
9
8
6
7
5
 
4 Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Alexander Zverev
Miloslav Mečíř
3
6
6
8
6
0
6
8
   
5 Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Konstantin Pugaev
Libor Pimek
8
6
6
2
       

Argentina vs. Ecuador


Argentina
1
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[7]
8–10 March 1985
Clay

Ecuador
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina
Ecuador
José Luis Clerc
Andrés Gómez
6
4
4
6
11
13
3
6
   
2 Argentina
Ecuador
Martín Jaite
Raul Viver
6
4
5
7
5
7
6
2
6
3
 
3 Argentina
Ecuador
José Luis Clerc / Martín Jaite
Andrés Gómez / Ricardo Ycaza
11
13
3
6
6
3
4
6
   
4 Argentina
Ecuador
Martín Jaite
Andrés Gómez
1
6
4
6
4
6
     
5 Argentina
Ecuador
Roberto Argüello
Raul Viver
1
6
6
4
3
6
     

Paraguay vs. France


Paraguay
3
Stroessner Stadium, Asunción, Paraguay[9]
8–10 March 1985
Carpet (i)

France
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Paraguay
France
Víctor Pecci
Yannick Noah
6
8
15
13
2
6
8
6
10
8
 
2 Paraguay
France
Francisco González
Henri Leconte
4
6
6
3
3
6
6
3
6
4
 
3 Paraguay
France
Francisco González / Víctor Pecci
Henri Leconte / Yannick Noah
2
6
6
3
6
8
5
7
3
6
 
4 Paraguay
France
Francisco González
Yannick Noah
6
3
3
6
15
17
4
6
   
5 Paraguay
France
Víctor Pecci
Henri Leconte
6
3
6
4
3
6
7
5
   

Yugoslavia vs. Australia


Yugoslavia
2
Split, Yugoslavia[11]
8–10 March 1985
Clay (i)

Australia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Australia
Marko Ostoja
Paul McNamee
6
3
6
3
8
10
0
6
4
6
 
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Australia
Slobodan Živojinović
Pat Cash
7
5
5
7
10
8
6
4
   
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Australia
Goran Prpić / Slobodan Živojinović
Pat Cash / John Fitzgerald
5
7
12
10
8
6
4
6
4
6
 
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Australia
Marko Ostoja
Pat Cash
2
6
0
6
2
6
     
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Australia
Slobodan Živojinović
Paul McNamee
3
6
6
3
6
3
     

India vs. Italy


India
3
Calcutta, India[13]
8–10 March 1985
Grass

Italy
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Italy
Ramesh Krishnan
Francesco Cancellotti
6
3
11
9
4
6
3
6
6
4
 
2 India
Italy
Vijay Amritraj
Claudio Panatta
6
1
6
4
5
7
3
6
6
3
 
3 India
Italy
Anand Amritraj / Sashi Menon
Gianni Ocleppo / Claudio Panatta
3
6
3
6
7
9
     
4 India
Italy
Vijay Amritraj
Francesco Cancellotti
5
7
6
4
6
3
8
6
   
5 India
Italy
Ramesh Krishnan
Claudio Panatta
8
6
4
6
1
6
     

Chile vs. Sweden


Chile
1
Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile[15]
19–21 April 1985
Clay

Sweden
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Chile
Sweden
Hans Gildemeister
Stefan Edberg
6
3
2
6
6
4
7
5
   
2 Chile
Sweden
Pedro Rebolledo
Henrik Sundström
9
7
2
6
0
6
7
9
   
3 Chile
Sweden
Ricardo Acuña / Hans Gildemeister
Stefan Edberg / Jan Gunnarsson
1
6
6
1
3
6
3
6
   
4 Chile
Sweden
Hans Gildemeister
Henrik Sundström
1
6
6
3
5
7
2
6
   
5 Chile
Sweden
Pedro Rebolledo
Stefan Edberg
4
6
6
4
2
6
     

Quarterfinals

West Germany vs. United States


West Germany
3
Rothenbaum Club, Hamburg, West Germany[2]
2–4 August 1983
Clay

United States
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
United States
Boris Becker
Eliot Teltscher
6
2
6
2
6
3
     
2 West Germany
United States
Hans Schwaier
Aaron Krickstein
2
6
6
1
2
6
6
1
8
6
 
3 West Germany
United States
Boris Becker / Andreas Maurer
Ken Flach / Robert Seguso
2
6
8
6
1
6
6
4
5
7
 
4 West Germany
United States
Hans Schwaier
Eliot Teltscher
4
6
6
2
7
5
4
6
2
6
 
5 West Germany
United States
Boris Becker
Aaron Krickstein
6
2
6
2
6
1
     

Ecuador vs. Czechoslovakia


Ecuador
0
Guayaquil TC, Guayaquil, Ecuador[6]
2–4 August 1983
Clay

Czechoslovakia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ecuador
Czechoslovakia
Andrés Gómez
Ivan Lendl
3
5
         
retired
2 Ecuador
Czechoslovakia
Raul Viver
Miloslav Mečíř
0
6
1
6
3
6
     
3 Ecuador
Czechoslovakia
Martin Aguirre / Ricardo Ycaza
Ivan Lendl / Tomáš Šmíd
5
6
4
6
4
6
     
4 Ecuador
Czechoslovakia
Ricardo Ycaza
Miloslav Mečíř
4
6
3
6
       
5 Ecuador
Czechoslovakia
Martin Aguirre
Tomáš Šmíd
0
6
1
6
       

Australia vs. Paraguay


Australia
3
White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia[10]
2–4 August 1983
Grass

Paraguay
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Paraguay
Paul McNamee
Francisco González
3
6
6
0
6
3
6
1
   
2 Australia
Paraguay
John Fitzgerald
Víctor Pecci
2
6
3
6
6
1
4
6
   
3 Australia
Paraguay
Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee
Francisco González / Víctor Pecci
3
6
10
8
3
6
6
1
3
6
 
4 Australia
Paraguay
Paul McNamee
Víctor Pecci
6
8
7
5
6
2
9
7
   
5 Australia
Paraguay
John Fitzgerald
Francisco González
6
3
9
7
7
5
     

India vs. Sweden


India
1
Cubbon Park, Bangalore, India[14]
2–4 August 1983
Grass

Sweden
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Sweden
Vijay Amritraj
Anders Järryd
6
3
5
7
6
2
3
6
4
6
 
2 India
Sweden
Ramesh Krishnan
Mats Wilander
3
6
3
6
2
6
     
3 India
Sweden
Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj
Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd
19
21
6
2
3
6
4
6
   
4 India
Sweden
Vijay Amritraj
Mats Wilander
8
6
9
7
       
5 India
Sweden
Ramesh Krishnan
Anders Järryd
3
6
6
4
1
6
     

Semifinals

West Germany vs. Czechoslovakia


West Germany
5
Frankfurt, West Germany[4]
4–6 October 1985
Carpet (i)

Czechoslovakia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
Czechoslovakia
Boris Becker
Miloslav Mečíř
6
3
7
5
6
4
     
2 West Germany
Czechoslovakia
Michael Westphal
Tomáš Šmíd
6
8
1
6
7
5
11
9
17
15
 
3 West Germany
Czechoslovakia
Boris Becker / Andreas Maurer
Ivan Lendl / Tomáš Šmíd
6
1
7
5
6
4
     
4 West Germany
Czechoslovakia
Boris Becker
Libor Pimek
6
1
6
4
       
5 West Germany
Czechoslovakia
Michael Westphal
Miloslav Mečíř
6
3
6
4
       

Sweden vs. Australia


Sweden
5
Baltic Hall, Malmö, Sweden[12]
30 September–02 October 1983
Clay (i)

Australia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Australia
Anders Järryd
Peter McNamara
6
4
6
4
13
11
     
2 Sweden
Australia
Mats Wilander
Wally Masur
6
1
6
1
6
0
     
3 Sweden
Australia
Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd
Mark Edmondson / John Fitzgerald
6
4
6
3
6
4
     
4 Sweden
Australia
Mats Wilander
Peter McNamara
6
4
6
3
       
5 Sweden
Australia
Anders Järryd
Wally Masur
6
1
6
2
       

Final

West Germany vs. Sweden


West Germany
2
Olympiahalle, Munich, West Germany[8]
20–22 December 1985
Carpet (i)

Sweden
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
Sweden
Michael Westphal
Mats Wilander
3
6
4
6
8
10
     
2 West Germany
Sweden
Boris Becker
Stefan Edberg
6
3
3
6
7
5
8
6
   
3 West Germany
Sweden
Boris Becker / Andreas Maurer
Joakim Nyström / Mats Wilander
4
6
2
6
1
6
     
4 West Germany
Sweden
Boris Becker
Mats Wilander
6
3
2
6
6
3
6
3
   
5 West Germany
Sweden
Michael Westphal
Stefan Edberg
6
3
5
7
4
6
3
6
   

References

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