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(December 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this message) 1986 edition of the Davis Cup 1986 Davis Cup Details Duration 7 March – 28 December 1986 Edition 75th Teams 69 Champion Winning nation Australia ← 1985 1987 → The **1986 Davis Cup** (also known as the **1986 Davis Cup by [NEC](/source/NEC)** for sponsorship purposes) was the 75th edition of the [Davis Cup](/source/Davis_Cup), the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. This year's tournament marked the introduction of the Africa Zone, which served as a qualifying sub-round for the Europe Zone. 71 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 33 in the Europe Zone (including 9 in the Africa Zone), 13 in the Eastern Zone, and 9 in the Americas Zone. [Bangladesh](/source/Bangladesh_Davis_Cup_team), [Ivory Coast](/source/Ivory_Coast_Davis_Cup_team), [Libya](/source/Libya_Davis_Cup_team), [Malta](/source/Malta_Davis_Cup_team) and [Syria](/source/Syria_Davis_Cup_team) made their first appearances in the tournament. [Australia](/source/Australia_Davis_Cup_team) defeated the two-time defending champions [Sweden](/source/Sweden_Davis_Cup_team) in the final, held at the [Kooyong Stadium](/source/Kooyong_Stadium) in [Melbourne](/source/Melbourne), Australia, on 26–28 December, to win their 26th Davis Cup title.[1][2] ## World Group Main article: [1986 Davis Cup World Group](/source/1986_Davis_Cup_World_Group) 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 ### 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 Further information: [1986 Davis Cup World Group § Relegation play-offs](/source/1986_Davis_Cup_World_Group#Relegation_play-offs) *Date: 3–5 October* Home team Score Visiting team Location Door Surface West Germany 5–0 Ecuador Essen Indoor Carpet Spain 5–0 New Zealand Barcelona Outdoor Clay India 4–1 Soviet Union New Delhi Outdoor Grass Paraguay 3–2 Denmark Asunción Outdoor Clay - [India](/source/India_Davis_Cup_team), [Paraguay](/source/Paraguay_Davis_Cup_team), [Spain](/source/Spain_Davis_Cup_team) and [West Germany](/source/Germany_Davis_Cup_team) remain in the World Group in [1987](/source/1987_Davis_Cup). - [Denmark](/source/Denmark_Davis_Cup_team), [Ecuador](/source/Ecuador_Davis_Cup_team), [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand_Davis_Cup_team) and [Soviet Union](/source/Soviet_Union_Davis_Cup_team) are relegated to Zonal competition in [1987](/source/1987_Davis_Cup). ## Americas Zone Main article: [1986 Davis Cup Americas Zone](/source/1986_Davis_Cup_Americas_Zone) First round 17–19 January Quarterfinals 7–9 March Semifinals 18–20 July Final 3–5 October Chile Santiago, Chile (clay) bye Chile 3 Canada 2 bye São Paulo, Brazil (clay) Canada Chile 5 Brazil 0 Brazil Kingston, Jamaica (hard) bye Brazil 5 Caribbean/West Indies 0 bye Santiago, Chile (clay) Caribbean/West Indies Chile 1 Argentina 4 Colombia Bogotá, Colombia (indoor clay) bye Colombia 0 Peru 4 bye Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) Peru Peru 2 Caracas, Venezuela (hard) Argentina 3 Uruguay 3 Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) Venezuela 2 Uruguay 0 Argentina 5 bye Argentina - [Argentina](/source/Argentina_Davis_Cup_team) are promoted to the World Group in [1987](/source/1987_Davis_Cup). ## Eastern Zone Main article: [1986 Davis Cup Eastern Zone](/source/1986_Davis_Cup_Eastern_Zone) First round 7–9 March Quarterfinals 9–11 May Semifinals 18–20 July Final 6–8 October Japan Matsuyama, Japan (hard) bye Japan 4 Singapore (grass) Chinese Taipei 1 Singapore 0 Kumamoto, Japan (indoor carpet) Chinese Taipei 3 Japan 4 China 1 China Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) bye China 3 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor carpet) Hong Kong 0 Hong Kong 3 Seoul, South Korea (hard) Malaysia 2 Japan 1 Bangkok, Thailand (hard) South Korea 4 Bangladesh 0 Bangkok, Thailand (hard) Thailand 5 Thailand 4 Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) Indonesia 0 Indonesia 4 Seoul, South Korea (clay) Philippines 1 Thailand 0 Lahore, Pakistan (clay) South Korea 5 Pakistan 3 Seoul, South Korea (clay) Sri Lanka 2 Pakistan 1 South Korea 4 bye South Korea - [South Korea](/source/South_Korea_Davis_Cup_team) are promoted to the World Group in [1987](/source/1987_Davis_Cup). ## Europe Zone Main article: [1986 Davis Cup Europe Zone](/source/1986_Davis_Cup_Europe_Zone) ### Africa Zone First round 17–19 January Second Round 7–9 March Third Round 3–6 April Zimbabwe Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) bye Zimbabwe 5 Libya 0 bye Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) Libya Zimbabwe 4 Morocco 1 Morocco Casablanca, Morocco (hard) bye Morocco 3 Kenya 2 bye Kenya Tunis, Tunisia (clay) Nigeria 5 Dakar, Senegal (hard) Tunisia 0 Nigeria 4 Senegal 1 bye Algiers, Algeria (clay) Senegal Nigeria 3 Algeria 2 Ivory Coast Algiers, Algeria (clay) bye Ivory Coast 0 Algeria 5 bye Algeria - [Zimbabwe](/source/Zimbabwe_Davis_Cup_team) and [Nigeria](/source/Nigeria_Davis_Cup_team) qualified to the Europe Zone main draws. ### Europe Zone A First round 9–11 May; 23–25 May Quarterfinals 13–15 June Semifinals 18–20 July Final 1–3 October France Istanbul, Turkey (clay) bye France 5 İzmir, Turkey (clay) Turkey 0 Luxembourg 2 Moliets-et-Maa, France (hard) Turkey 3 France 5 Cairo, Egypt (clay) Bulgaria 0 Egypt 5 Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay) Malta 0 Egypt 1 Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay) Bulgaria 4 Bulgaria 5 Montpellier, France (indoor carpet) Cyprus 0 France 4 Porto, Portugal (clay) Austria 1 Zimbabwe 2 Mayrhofen, Austria (clay) Portugal 3 Portugal 0 Austria 5 bye Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria (clay) Austria Austria 3 Warsaw, Poland (clay) Romania 2 Finland 2 Warsaw, Poland (clay) Poland 3 Poland 1 Romania 4 bye Romania - [France](/source/France_Davis_Cup_team) are promoted to the World Group in [1987](/source/1987_Davis_Cup). ### Europe Zone B First round 9–11 May Quarterfinals 13–15 June Semifinals 18–20 July Final 3–5 October Monaco Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) bye Monaco 2 Hungary 3 Iran Budapest, Hungary (clay) Hungary w/o Hungary 2 Switzerland 3 Switzerland Lucerne, Switzerland (clay) bye Switzerland 5 Filothei, Greece (clay) Greece 0 Greece 5 St. Gallen, Switzerland (indoor carpet) Syria 0 Switzerland 1 Lagos, Nigeria (clay) Israel 4 Nigeria 5 Benin City, Nigeria (clay) Norway 0 Nigeria 2 Netherlands 3 Saudi Arabia Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) Netherlands w/o Netherlands 1 Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard) Israel 3 Belgium 4 Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) Ireland 1 Belgium 0 Israel 5 bye Israel - [Israel](/source/Israel_Davis_Cup_team) are promoted to the World Group in [1987](/source/1987_Davis_Cup). ## References **General** - ["World Group 1986"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/historic-format/world-group.aspx#/1986). DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020. **Specific** 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Collins_1-0)** Bud Collins (2010). *The Bud Collins History of Tennis* (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0942257700](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0942257700). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-WG_Final_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-WG_Final_2-1) ["Australia v Sweden"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1986-WG-M-AUS-SWE-01). daviscup.com. ## External links - [Davis Cup Official Website](http://www.daviscup.com) v t e Davis Cup Current champions (2025): Italy Editions 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020–21 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 World Groups / Finals 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020–21 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 World Groups play-offs 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2020 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Qualifying rounds 2019 2020–21 2022 2023 2024 2025 (1R, 2R) 2026 (1R, 2R) 2025 Davis Cup Finals teams Argentina Austria Belgium Czech Republic France Germany Italy Spain Former World Group / Finals teams Australia Belarus Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Croatia Cuba Czechoslovakia Denmark Ecuador Finland Great Britain Hungary India Indonesia Ireland Israel Japan Kazakhstan Mexico Morocco Netherlands New Zealand Paraguay Peru Poland Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia South Korea South Africa Sweden Switzerland United States Yugoslavia Zimbabwe Players American Argentine Australian Austrian Belarusian Belgian Brazilian British Canadian Chilean Croatian Cuban Czech Czechoslovak Danish Dutch Ecuadorian Finnish French German Hungarian Indian Indonesian Irish Israeli Italian Japanese Kazakhstani Korean Kosovar Mexican Montenegrin Moroccan New Zealand Peruvian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Serbian Slovak South African Soviet Spanish Swedish Swiss Yugoslav Zimbabwean List of champions Winning players v t e « 1985 1986 in tennis 1987 » Grand Slam Australian Open French Open Wimbledon Championships US Open Tours Men Nabisco Grand Prix Buick WCT Finals Nabisco Masters Women Virginia Slims World Championship Series Virginia Slims Championships Team events Davis Cup (World Group) Federation Cup World Team Cup Wightman Cup v t e 1986 Grand Prix Tour « 1985 1987 » Grand Slam tournaments French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X) Grand Prix circuit Auckland (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D) Memphis (S, D) Toronto Indoor (S, D) Boca West (S, D) La Quinta, California (S, D) Metz (S, D) Milan Indoor (S, D) Brussels Indoor (S, D) Fort Myers (S, D) Rotterdam (S, D) Chicago (S, D) Atlanta WCT (S, D) Cologne (S, D) Bari (S, D) Dallas WCT (S) Nice (S, D) Monte Carlo (S, D) Indianapolis (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Munich (S, D) Forest Hills WCT (S, D) Rome (S, D) Florence (S, D) London/Queen's (S, D) Bologna (S, D) Bristol (S, D) Athens (S, D) Gstaad (S, D) Newport (S, D) Bordeaux (S, D) Båstad (S, D) Livingston (S, D) Boston (S, D) Washington (S, D) Hilversum (S, D) Kitzbühel (S, D) Stratton Mountain (S, D) Saint-Vincent (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Stuttgart (S, D) Geneva (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) San Francisco (S, D) Barcelona (S, D) Palermo (S, D) Toulouse (S, D) Tel Aviv (S, D) Scottsdale WCT (S, D) Sydney Indoor (S, D) Basel (S, D) Tokyo Outdoor (S, D) Vienna (S, D) Tokyo Indoor (S, D) Paris (S, D) Hong Kong (S, D) Stockholm (S, D) Wembley (S, D) Buenos Aires (S, D) Houston WCT (S, D) Johannesburg (S, D) Itaparica (S, D) Team events Davis Cup (World Group) World Team Cup Nabisco Masters, New York WCT Finals, Dallas --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [1986 Davis Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_Davis_Cup) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_Davis_Cup?action=history)). 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