1983 Davis Cup

1983 Davis Cup

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Edition	72nd
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The 1983 Davis Cup was the 72nd edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 59 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 25 in the Europe Zone, 10 in the Eastern Zone, and 8 in the Americas Zone. Australia defeated Sweden in the final, which was held at Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, on 26-28 December.

World Group

Main article: 1983 Davis Cup World Group

Participating Teams
Argentina	Australia	Chile	Czechoslovakia
Denmark	France	Great Britain	Indonesia
Ireland	Italy	New Zealand	Paraguay
Romania	Soviet Union	Sweden	United States

Draw

First round 4-6 March

Quarterfinals 8-10 July

Semifinals 30 September-2 October

Final 26-28 December

Moscow, Soviet Union (indoor carpet)

France

4

Marseilles, France (clay)

Soviet Union

1

France

3

Asunción, Paraguay (indoor carpet)

Paraguay

2

Czechoslovakia

2

Sydney, Australia (grass)

Paraguay

3

France

1

Adelaide, Australia (grass)

Australia

4

Australia

4

Brisbane, Australia (grass)

Great Britain

1

Australia

5

Timişoara, Romania (indoor hard)

Romania

0

Chile

0

Melbourne, Australia (grass)

Romania

5

Australia

3

Lomma-Bjärred, Sweden (indoor carpet)

Sweden

2

Indonesia

0

Eastbourne, England (grass)

Sweden

5

Sweden

3

Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)

New Zealand

2

Denmark

0

Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet)

New Zealand

5

Sweden

4

Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay)

Argentina

1

Ireland

2

Rome, Italy (clay)

Italy

3

Italy

0

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

Argentina

5

Argentina

3

United States

2

First round losers play in World Group Relegation Play-off.

Final

Australia 3	Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia 26–28 December 1983 Grass		Sweden 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Pat Cash Mats Wilander 3 6 6 4 7 9 3 6     2 John Fitzgerald Joakim Nyström 6 4 6 2 4 6 6 4     3 Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson 6 4 6 4 6 2       4 Pat Cash Joakim Nyström 6 4 6 1 6 1       5 John Fitzgerald Mats Wilander 8 6 1 6 0 6

World Group Relegation Play-offs

Main article: 1983 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs

Date: 30 September - 2 October

Venue	Winner	Score	Loser
Eastbourne, England (grass)	Great Britain	4-1	Chile
Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet)	Denmark	4-1	Indonesia
Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet)	United States	4-1	Ireland
Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia (indoor clay)	Czechoslovakia	4-1	Soviet Union

• Denmark, Czechoslovakia, Great Britain, and United States remain in World Group in 1984.
• Chile (AME), Indonesia (EAS), Ireland (EUR), and Soviet Union (EUR) relegated to Zonal competition in 1984.

American Zone

Main article: 1983 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone competition changed its format in 1983, integrating both sub-zones into a single bracket where the winner was promoted to the 1984 World Group.

	First round 14-16 January Lima					Quarterfinals 4-6 March Guayaquil, Laval, Montevideo, Bogotá					Semifinals 6-8 May Guayaquil, Montevideo					Final 30 September - 2 October Guayaquil
						Ecuador		5
						Caribbean/West Indies		0
											Ecuador		4
											Canada		1
						Canada		3
						Venezuela		2
																Ecuador		5
																Brazil		0
						Uruguay		4
						Mexico		1
											Uruguay		2
											Brazil		3
						Colombia		0
	Peru		1			Brazil		5
	Brazil		4

Eastern Zone

Main article: 1983 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

The winner of the Eastern Zone bracket was promoted to the 1984 World Group.

	First round 14-16 January Manila, Colombo					Quarterfinals 4-6 March Osaka, Seoul, Colombo, Taipei					Semifinals 6-8 May Nagoya, New Delhi					Final 30 September - 2 October Tokyo
						Japan		3
						China		2
											Japan		4
											South Korea		1
						South Korea		4
	Philippines		5			Philippines		1
	Malaysia		0													Japan		2
	Sri Lanka		3													India		3
	Hong Kong		2			Sri Lanka		1
						India		4
											India		5
											Thailand		0
						Chinese Taipei		2
						Thailand		3

European Zone

Main article: 1983 Davis Cup European Zone

The winner from each bracket was promoted to the 1984 World Group.

Zone A

	First round 6-8 May Monte Carlo, Warsaw, Estoril					Quarterfinals 10-12 June Monte Carlo, Eupen, Ostermundigen, Cairo					Semifinals 8-10 July Ramat Hasharon, Lugano					Final 30 September - 2 October Freiburg
	Monaco		4
	Luxembourg		1			Monaco		1
						Israel		4
											Israel		2
	Poland		0								West Germany		3
	Belgium		5			Belgium		0
						West Germany		5
																West Germany		3
																Switzerland		2
						Switzerland		5
	Iraq					Greece		0
	Greece		W/O								Switzerland		3
											Netherlands		1
						Egypt		1
	Portugal		1			Netherlands		4
	Netherlands		4

Zone B

	First round 4-6 May Algiers, Zagreb, Ternitz, Istanbul					Quarterfinals 10-12 June Sofia, Madrid, Oslo, Budapest					Semifinals 8-10 July Sofia, Portschach					Final 30 September - 2 October Zagreb
	Algeria		1
	Bulgaria		4			Bulgaria		3
						Finland		2
											Bulgaria		0
											Yugoslavia		5
						Spain		2
	Yugoslavia		3			Yugoslavia		3
	Tunisia		0													Yugoslavia		4
	Libya															Hungary		0
	Norway		W/O			Norway		1
	Austria		5			Austria		4
	Morocco		0								Austria		2
											Hungary		3
						Hungary		4
	Turkey		0			Zimbabwe		1
	Zimbabwe		5