# 1987 Davis Cup

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1987 edition of the Davis Cup

1987 Davis Cup Details Duration 13 March – 20 December 1987 Edition 76th Teams 69 Champion Winning nation Sweden ← 1986 1988 →

The **1987 Davis Cup** (also known as the **1987 Davis Cup by [NEC](/source/NEC)** for sponsorship purposes) was the 76th edition of the [Davis Cup](/source/Davis_Cup), the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 72 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 32 in the Europe Zone (including 11 in the Africa Zone), 13 in the Eastern Zone, and 11 in the Americas Zone.

[Sweden](/source/Sweden_Davis_Cup_team) defeated [India](/source/India_Davis_Cup_team) in the final, held at the [Scandinavium](/source/Scandinavium) in [Gothenburg](/source/Gothenburg), Sweden, on 18–20 December, to win their 4th Davis Cup title.[1][2]

## World Group

Main article: [1987 Davis Cup World Group](/source/1987_Davis_Cup_World_Group)

Participating teams Argentina Australia Czechoslovakia France Great Britain India Israel Italy Mexico Paraguay South Korea Spain Sweden United States West Germany Yugoslavia

### Draw

First round 13–15 March Quarterfinals 24–26 July Semifinals 2–4 October Final 18–20 December Prato, Italy (clay) Sweden 3 Fréjus, France (clay) Italy 2 Sweden 4 Marcq-en-Barœul, France (indoor carpet) France 1 France 5 Barcelona, Spain (clay) South Korea 0 Sweden 3 Asunción, Paraguay (clay) Spain 2 United States 2 Caracas, Venezuela (clay) Paraguay 3 Paraguay 2 Barcelona, Spain (clay) Spain 3 West Germany 2 Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor clay) Spain 3 Sweden 5 New Delhi, India (grass) India 0 India 3 New Delhi, India (grass) Argentina 2 India 4 Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) Israel 0 Israel 3 Sydney, Australia (grass) Czechoslovakia 2 India 3 Mexico City, Mexico (clay) Australia 2 Great Britain 0 Brisbane, Australia (grass) Mexico 5 Mexico 1 Adelaide, Australia (grass) Australia 4 Yugoslavia 1 Australia 4

### Final

**Sweden vs. India**

Sweden 5 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden[2] 18–20 December 1987 Clay (indoors) India 0 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mats Wilander Ramesh Krishnan 6 4 6 1 6 3 2 Anders Järryd Vijay Amritraj 6 3 6 3 6 1 3 Joakim Nyström / Mats Wilander Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj 6 2 3 6 6 1 6 2 4 Anders Järryd Ramesh Krishnan 6 4 6 3 5 Mats Wilander Vijay Amritraj 6 2 6 0

### Relegation play-offs

Further information: [1987 Davis Cup World Group § Relegation play-offs](/source/1987_Davis_Cup_World_Group#Relegation_play-offs)

*Date: 24–26 July*

Home team Score Visiting team Location Door Surface South Korea 2–3 Italy Seoul Outdoor Hard United States 2–3 West Germany Hartford, CT Indoor Carpet Czechoslovakia 5–0 Argentina Prague Outdoor Clay Yugoslavia 3–2 Great Britain Zagreb Outdoor Clay

- [Czechoslovakia](/source/Czechoslovakia_Davis_Cup_team), [Italy](/source/Italy_Davis_Cup_team), [West Germany](/source/Germany_Davis_Cup_team) and [Yugoslavia](/source/Yugoslavia_Davis_Cup_team) remain in the World Group in [1988](/source/1988_Davis_Cup).

- [Argentina](/source/Argentina_Davis_Cup_team), [Great Britain](/source/Great_Britain_Davis_Cup_team), [South Korea](/source/South_Korea_Davis_Cup_team) and [United States](/source/United_States_Davis_Cup_team) are relegated to Zonal competition in [1988](/source/1988_Davis_Cup).

## Americas Zone

Main article: [1987 Davis Cup Americas Zone](/source/1987_Davis_Cup_Americas_Zone)

First round 30 January–1 February Quarterfinals 13–15 March Semifinals 24–27 July Final 2–4 October Ecuador Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) bye Ecuador 5 Bolivia 0 bye Edmonton, Canada (hard) Bolivia Ecuador 3 Canada 2 Peru Lima, Peru (clay) bye Peru 2 Caracas, Venezuela (hard) Canada 3 Venezuela 1 São Paulo, Brazil (clay) Canada 4 Ecuador 1 Bogotá, Colombia (clay) Brazil 4 Uruguay 5 Montevideo, Uruguay (indoor clay) Colombia 0 Uruguay 2 Brazil 3 bye Santiago, Chile (clay) Brazil Brazil 3 Nassau, Bahamas (clay) Chile 2 Caribbean/West Indies 3 Nassau, Bahamas (hard) Cuba 2 Caribbean/West Indies 2 Chile 3 bye Chile

- [Brazil](/source/Brazil_Davis_Cup_team) are promoted to the World Group in [1988](/source/1988_Davis_Cup).

## Eastern Zone

Main article: [1987 Davis Cup Eastern Zone](/source/1987_Davis_Cup_Eastern_Zone)

First round 13–15 March Quarterfinals 8–10 May Semifinals 24–26 July Final 2–4 October New Zealand Taipei, Taiwan (hard) bye New Zealand 5 Taipei, Taiwan (hard) Chinese Taipei 0 Singapore 0 Bangkok, Thailand (hard) Chinese Taipei 5 New Zealand 4 Thailand 1 Thailand Bangkok, Thailand (hard) bye Thailand 3 Dhaka, Bangladesh (hard) Pakistan 2 Bangladesh 0 Shanghai, China (clay) Pakistan 5 New Zealand 4 Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) China 1 Sri Lanka 0 Wuhan, China (clay) Philippines 5 Philippines 1 Kunming, China (indoor clay) China 4 Indonesia 1 Tianjin, China (indoor carpet) China 4 China 3 Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) Japan 2 Hong Kong 5 Toyama, Japan (indoor carpet) Malaysia 0 Hong Kong 1 Japan 4 bye Japan

- [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand_Davis_Cup_team) are promoted to the World Group in [1988](/source/1988_Davis_Cup).

## Europe Zone

Main article: [1987 Davis Cup Europe Zone](/source/1987_Davis_Cup_Europe_Zone)

### Africa Zone

First round 30 January–1 February Second Round 13–22 March Third Round 3–5 April Nigeria Abidjan, Ivory Coast (indoor carpet) bye Nigeria 3 Abidjan, Ivory Coast (indoor carpet) Ivory Coast 2 Tunisia 0 Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) Ivory Coast 5 Nigeria 2 Zimbabwe 3 Zimbabwe Nairobi, Kenya (clay) bye Zimbabwe 5 Kenya 0 Kenya w/o Djibouti Dakar, Senegal (hard) Morocco 2 Dakar, Senegal (hard) Senegal 3 Senegal 4 Algeria 1 bye Dakar, Senegal (hard) Algeria Senegal 3 Egypt 2 Libya bye Libya Egypt w/o bye Egypt

- [Zimbabwe](/source/Zimbabwe_Davis_Cup_team) and [Senegal](/source/Senegal_Davis_Cup_team) qualified to the Europe Zone main draws.

### Europe Zone A

First round 6–10 May Quarterfinals 12–14 June Semifinals 24–26 July Final 2–4 October Soviet Union Istanbul, Turkey (clay) bye Soviet Union 4 Damascus, Syria (hard) Turkey 1 Syria 0 Valkenswaard, Netherlands (indoor carpet) Turkey 5 Soviet Union 4 Netherlands 1 Netherlands Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard) bye Netherlands 4 Marsa, Malta (hard) Ireland 1 Malta 1 Donetsk, Soviet Union (clay) Ireland 4 Soviet Union 2 Bergen, Norway (indoor carpet) Switzerland 3 Senegal 3 Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay) Norway 2 Senegal 0 Bulgaria 5 bye Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay) Bulgaria Bulgaria 0 Switzerland 5 Belgium Lugano, Switzerland (clay) bye Belgium 0 Switzerland 5 bye Switzerland

- [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland_Davis_Cup_team) are promoted to the World Group in [1988](/source/1988_Davis_Cup).

### Europe Zone B

First round 8–10 May Quarterfinals 12–14 June Semifinals 24–26 July Final 2–4 October Austria Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria (clay) bye Austria 4 Rhodes, Greece (clay) Greece 1 Greece 5 Porto, Portugal (clay) Luxembourg 0 Austria 4 Portugal 1 Hungary Lisbon, Portugal (clay) bye Hungary 0 Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) Portugal 5 Portugal 3 Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet) Monaco 2 Austria 2 Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) Denmark 3 Zimbabwe 2 Brașov, Romania (clay) Poland 3 Poland 1 Romania 4 bye Aarhus, Denmark (clay) Romania Romania 2 Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) Denmark 3 Cyprus 0 Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) Finland 5 Finland 0 Denmark 5 bye Denmark

- [Denmark](/source/Denmark_Davis_Cup_team) are promoted to the World Group in [1988](/source/1988_Davis_Cup).

## References

**General**

- ["World Group 1987"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/historic-format/world-group.aspx#/1987). 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) ["Sweden v India"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1987-WG-M-SWE-IND-01). daviscup.com.

## External links

- [Davis Cup Official Website](http://www.daviscup.com)

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