# 1990 Davis Cup > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1990_Davis_Cup > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1990_Davis_Cup.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_Davis_Cup > Source revision: 1337247055 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1990 edition of the Davis Cup 1990 Davis Cup Details Duration 2 February – 2 December 1990 Edition 79th Teams 84 Champion Winning nation United States ← 1989 1991 → The **1990 Davis Cup** (also known as the **1990 Davis Cup by [NEC](/source/NEC)** for sponsorship purposes) was the 79th edition of the [Davis Cup](/source/Davis_Cup), the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 85 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 19 in the Americas Zone, 19 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 31 in the Europe/Africa Zone. [Barbados](/source/Barbados_Davis_Cup_team), [Costa Rica](/source/Costa_Rica_Davis_Cup_team), [Guatemala](/source/Guatemala_Davis_Cup_team), [Togo](/source/Togo_Davis_Cup_team), [Trinidad and Tobago](/source/Trinidad_and_Tobago_Davis_Cup_team) and [Zambia](/source/Zambia_Davis_Cup_team) made their first appearances in the tournament. The [United States](/source/United_States_Davis_Cup_team) defeated [Australia](/source/Australia_Davis_Cup_team) in the final, held at the [Florida Suncoast Dome](/source/Tropicana_Field) in [St. Petersburg, Florida](/source/St._Petersburg%2C_Florida), United States, on 30 November–2 December, to win their 29th title overall.[1][2] ## World Group Main article: [1990 Davis Cup World Group](/source/1990_Davis_Cup_World_Group) Participating teams Argentina Australia Austria Czechoslovakia France Israel Italy Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Spain Sweden Switzerland United States West Germany Yugoslavia ### Draw First round 2–4 February Quarterfinals 30 March–2 April Semifinals 21–23 September Final 30 November–2 December Bremen, West Germany (indoor carpet) West Germany 3 Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) Netherlands 2 West Germany 2 Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) Argentina 3 Argentina 3 Sydney, Australia (grass) Israel 0 Argentina 0 Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) Australia 5 Yugoslavia 2 Brisbane, Australia (grass) New Zealand 3 New Zealand 2 Perth, Australia (grass) Australia 3 France 2 St. Petersburg, FL, United States (indoor clay) Australia 3 Australia 2 Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) United States 3 Switzerland 0 Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) Czechoslovakia 5 Czechoslovakia 1 Carlsbad, CA, United States (hard) United States 4 Mexico 0 Vienna, Austria (clay) United States 4 United States 3 Barcelona, Spain (clay) Austria 2 Spain 2 Vienna, Austria (indoor clay) Austria 3 Austria 5 Cagliari, Italy (clay) Italy 0 Italy 3 Sweden 2 ### Final **United States vs. Australia** United States 3 Florida Suncoast Dome, St. Petersburg, FL, United States[2] 30 November–2 December 1990 Clay (indoors) Australia 2 1 2 3 4 5 1 Andre Agassi Richard Fromberg 4 6 6 2 4 6 6 2 6 4 2 Michael Chang Darren Cahill 6 2 77 64 6 0 3 Rick Leach / Jim Pugh Pat Cash / John Fitzgerald 6 4 6 2 3 6 77 62 4 Andre Agassi Darren Cahill 4 6 6 4 retired 5 Michael Chang Richard Fromberg 5 7 6 2 3 6 ## World Group qualifying round Main article: [1990 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round](/source/1990_Davis_Cup_World_Group_qualifying_round) *Date: 21–23 September* The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group qualifying round for spots in the [1991 World Group](/source/1991_Davis_Cup_World_Group). Home team Score Visiting team Location Venue Door Surface Belgium 4–1 South Korea Brussels Royal Léopold Club Outdoor Clay Israel 5–0 China Ramat HaSharon Canada Stadium Outdoor Hard Canada 3–2 Netherlands Toronto National Tennis Centre Outdoor Hard Soviet Union 1–4 Spain Moscow Lenin Central Stadium Indoor Carpet Sweden 5–0 Finland Västerås Rocklundahallen Indoor Carpet Great Britain 0–5 France London Queen's Club Outdoor Grass Mexico 5–0 Uruguay Mexico City Club Alemán de México Outdoor Hard Yugoslavia 3–2 Switzerland Split Športski centar Gripe Indoor Clay - [France](/source/France_Davis_Cup_team), [Israel](/source/Israel_Davis_Cup_team), [Mexico](/source/Mexico_Davis_Cup_team), [Spain](/source/Spain_Davis_Cup_team), [Sweden](/source/Sweden_Davis_Cup_team) and [Yugoslavia](/source/Yugoslavia_Davis_Cup_team) remain in the World Group in [1991](/source/1991_Davis_Cup). - [Belgium](/source/Belgium_Davis_Cup_team) and [Canada](/source/Canada_Davis_Cup_team) are promoted to the World Group in [1991](/source/1991_Davis_Cup). - [China](/source/China_Davis_Cup_team), [Finland](/source/Finland_Davis_Cup_team), [Great Britain](/source/Great_Britain_Davis_Cup_team), [South Korea](/source/South_Korea_Davis_Cup_team), [Soviet Union](/source/Soviet_Union_Davis_Cup_team) and [Uruguay](/source/Uruguay_Davis_Cup_team) remain in Zonal Group I in [1991](/source/1991_Davis_Cup). - [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands_Davis_Cup_team) and [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland_Davis_Cup_team) are relegated to Zonal Group I in [1991](/source/1991_Davis_Cup). ## Americas Zone Main article: [1990 Davis Cup Americas Zone](/source/1990_Davis_Cup_Americas_Zone) ### Group I First Round Second Round Paraguay Asunción, Paraguay (clay) bye Paraguay 0 Vancouver, Canada (indoor carpet) Canada 5 Canada 4 Brazil 1 Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) Uruguay 3 Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) Chile 2 Uruguay 4 Peru 1 bye Peru - [Canada](/source/Canada_Davis_Cup_team) and [Uruguay](/source/Uruguay_Davis_Cup_team) advance to World Group qualifying round. Relegation Play-off Brasília, Brazil (indoor hard) Brazil 4 Chile 1 - [Chile](/source/Chile_Davis_Cup_team) relegated to Group II in [1991](/source/1991_Davis_Cup). ### Group II First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round Ecuador Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay) bye Ecuador 3 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (hard) Haiti 2 Haiti 5 Havana, Cuba (hard) Trinidad and Tobago 0 Ecuador 1 Cuba 4 Cuba Havana, Cuba (hard) bye Cuba 4 Caracas, Venezuela (clay) Venezuela 1 Jamaica 0 Havana, Cuba (hard) Venezuela 5 Cuba 3 Cali, Colombia (clay) Colombia 2 Colombia 4 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (clay) Guatemala 1 Colombia 4 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (clay) Dominican Republic 1 Costa Rica 2 Saint Peter, Barbados (hard) Dominican Republic 3 Colombia 4 Saint Michael, Barbados (clay) Barbados 1 Barbados 3 Saint Michael, Barbados (clay) Bolivia 2 Barbados 4 Bahamas 1 bye Bahamas - [Cuba](/source/Cuba_Davis_Cup_team) promoted to Group I in [1991](/source/1991_Davis_Cup). ## Asia/Oceania Zone Main article: [1990 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone](/source/1990_Davis_Cup_Asia%2FOceania_Zone) ### Group I Preliminary Round Guangzhou, China (indoor hard) China 5 Pakistan 0 - [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan_Davis_Cup_team) relegated to Group II in [1991](/source/1991_Davis_Cup). First Round Second Round Indonesia Beijing, China (hard) bye Indonesia 1 Shanghai, China (clay) China 4 China 5 Philippines 0 Chandigarh, India (grass) Japan 1 Seoul, South Korea (clay) India 4 India 0 South Korea 5 bye South Korea - [China](/source/China_Davis_Cup_team) and [South Korea](/source/South_Korea_Davis_Cup_team) advance to World Group qualifying round. ### Group II First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round Hong Kong Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard) bye Hong Kong 4 Amman, Jordan (indoor hard) Malaysia 1 Jordan 0 Kowloon, Hong Kong (hard) Malaysia 5 Hong Kong 4 Chinese Taipei 1 Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh (hard) bye Bangladesh 0 Singapore (grass) Chinese Taipei 5 Singapore 0 Bangkok, Thailand (hard) Chinese Taipei 5 Hong Kong 2 Manama, Bahrain (hard) Thailand 3 Iraq 2 Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) Bahrain 3 Bahrain 1 Sri Lanka 4 bye Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 1 Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard) Thailand 4 Kuwait 4 Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard) Syria 1 Kuwait 0 Thailand 5 bye Thailand - [Thailand](/source/Thailand_Davis_Cup_team) promoted to Group I in [1991](/source/1991_Davis_Cup). ## Europe/Africa Zone ### Group I This section is [transcluded](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Transclusion) from [1990 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I](/source/1990_Davis_Cup_Europe%2FAfrica_Zone_Group_I). ([edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1990_Davis_Cup_Europe/Africa_Zone_Group_I&action=edit) | [history](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1990_Davis_Cup_Europe/Africa_Zone_Group_I&action=history)) First Round Second Round Soviet Union Kyiv, Soviet Union (indoor clay) bye Soviet Union 4 Accra, Ghana (hard) Portugal 1 Portugal 5 Ghana 0 Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) Ireland 2 Bucharest, Romania (clay) Romania 3 Romania 2 Great Britain 3 bye Great Britain Hungary Brussels, Belgium (clay) bye Hungary 1 Belgium 4 bye Belgium Lagos, Nigeria (hard) Finland 4 Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet) Nigeria 1 Finland 3 Denmark 2 bye Denmark - [Soviet Union](/source/Soviet_Union_Davis_Cup_team), [Great Britain](/source/Great_Britain_Davis_Cup_team), [Belgium](/source/Belgium_Davis_Cup_team) and [Finland](/source/Finland_Davis_Cup_team) advance to World Group qualifying round. Relegation Play-off Accra, Ghana (hard) Ghana 2 Ireland 3 - [Ghana](/source/Ghana_Davis_Cup_team) and [Nigeria](/source/Nigeria_Davis_Cup_team) relegated to Group II in [1991](/source/1991_Davis_Cup). ### Group II Europe This section is [transcluded](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Transclusion) from [1990 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group II](/source/1990_Davis_Cup_Europe_Zone_Group_II). ([edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1990_Davis_Cup_Europe_Zone_Group_II&action=edit) | [history](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1990_Davis_Cup_Europe_Zone_Group_II&action=history)) First round 30 March–1 April Second Round 4–6 May Third Round 15–17 June Third Round 20–22 July Greece Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) bye Greece 0 Nicosia, Cyprus (clay) Bulgaria 5 Bulgaria 5 Warsaw, Poland (clay) Cyprus 0 Bulgaria 1 Poland 4 Luxembourg Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (indoor hard) bye Luxembourg 1 Poland 4 bye Warsaw, Poland (clay) Poland Poland 4 Norway 1 Malta İzmir, Turkey (clay) bye Malta 2 Turkey 3 bye İzmir, Turkey (clay) Turkey Turkey 2 Norway 3 Norway Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) bye Norway 4 Monaco 1 bye Monaco - [Poland](/source/Poland_Davis_Cup_team) promoted to Group I in [1991](/source/1991_Davis_Cup). ### Group II Africa This section is [transcluded](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Transclusion) from [1990 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group II](/source/1990_Davis_Cup_Africa_Zone_Group_II). ([edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1990_Davis_Cup_Africa_Zone_Group_II&action=edit) | [history](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1990_Davis_Cup_Africa_Zone_Group_II&action=history)) First round 1–4 February Second Round 23 March–1 April Third Round 15–17 June Third Round 20–22 July Senegal Lomé, Togo (hard) bye Senegal 0 Togo 5 Togo w/o Casablanca, Morocco (clay) Libya Togo 0 Morocco 5 Morocco Cairo, Egypt (clay) bye Morocco 5 Algiers, Algeria (clay) Egypt 0 Algeria 1 Casablanca, Morocco (clay) Egypt 4 Morocco 4 Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) Zimbabwe 1 Kenya 1 Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) Ivory Coast 4 Ivory Coast 5 Cameroon 0 bye Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) Cameroon Ivory Coast 0 Zimbabwe 5 Zambia Lusaka, Zambia (hard) bye Zambia 1 Zimbabwe 4 bye Zimbabwe - [Morocco](/source/Morocco_Davis_Cup_team) promoted to Group I in [1991](/source/1991_Davis_Cup). ## References **General** - ["World Group 1990"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/historic-format/world-group.aspx#/1990). DavisCup.com. Retrieved June 11, 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) ["United States v Australia"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1990-WG-M-AUS-USA-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 « 1989 1990 in tennis 1991 » Grand Slam Australian Open French Open Wimbledon Championships US Open Tours Men ATP Tour ATP Tour World Championships Championship Series, Single Week ATP Challenger Series Women WTA Tour Tour Championships National teams Davis Cup (World Group) Federation Cup (World Group) Hopman Cup World Team Cup v t e 1990 ATP Tour « 1989 1991 » Grand Slam events Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X) ATP Championship Series, Single Week Indian Wells (S, D) Key Biscayne (S, D) Monte Carlo (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Rome (S, D) Toronto Outdoor (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Stockholm (S, D) Paris (S, D) ATP Championship Series Toronto Indoor (S, D) Brussels (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D) Stuttgart Indoor (S, D) Tokyo Outdoor (S, D) Barcelona (S, D) Stuttgart Outdoor (S, D) Washington (S, D) Indianapolis (S, D) New Haven (S, D) Sydney Indoor (S, D) Tokyo Indoor (S, D) ATP World Series Adelaide (S, D) Wellington (S, D) Auckland (S, D) Sydney Outdoor (S, D) San Francisco (S, D) Milan (S, D) Guarujá (S, D) Memphis (S, D) Rotterdam (S, D) Casablanca (S, D) Orlando (S, D) Estoril (S, D) Rio de Janeiro (S, D) Seoul (S, D) Nice (S, D) Hong Kong (S, D) Singapore (S, D) Munich (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Kiawah Island (S, D) Umag (S, D) Bologna (S, D) Rosmalen (S, D) Florence (S, D) London/Queen's Club (S, D) Genoa (S, D) Manchester (S, D) Gstaad (S, D) Newport (S, D) Båstad (S, D) Hilversum (S, D) Kitzbühel (S, D) San Remo (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) Prague (S, D) San Marino (S, D) Long Island (S, D) Schenectady (S, D) Geneva (S, D) Bordeaux (S, D) Palermo (S, D) Brisbane (S, D) Basel (S, D) Athens (S, D) Toulouse (S, D) Tel Aviv (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Lyon (S, D) Vienna (S, D) São Paulo (S, D) Itaparica (S, D) Wembley (S, D) Moscow (S, D) Team events Davis Cup World Group Qualifying round World Team Cup Grand Slam Cup, Munich (S) ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt (singles), Gold Coast (doubles) (S, D) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [1990 Davis Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_Davis_Cup) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_Davis_Cup?action=history)). 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