1987 Davis Cup World Group

1987 Davis Cup World Group
Date13 March – 20 December
Edition7th
Champions

Sweden
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The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1987.[1]

Australia were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the semifinals.

Sweden won the title, defeating India in the final, 5–0. The final was held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, from 18 to 20 December.[2] It was the Swedish team's 4th Davis Cup title overall.

Participating teams

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)
 Sweden3
Fréjus, France (clay)
 Italy2
 Sweden4
Marcq-en-Barœul, France (indoor carpet)
 France1
 France5
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
 South Korea0
 Sweden3
Asunción, Paraguay (clay)
 Spain2
 United States2
Caracas, Venezuela (clay)
 Paraguay3
 Paraguay2
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
 Spain3
 West Germany2
Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor clay)
 Spain3
 Sweden5
New Delhi, India (grass)
 India0
 India3
New Delhi, India (grass)
 Argentina2
 India4
Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
 Israel0
 Israel3
Sydney, Australia (grass)
 Czechoslovakia2
 India3
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 Australia2
 Great Britain0
Brisbane, Australia (grass)
 Mexico5
 Mexico1
Adelaide, Australia (grass)
 Australia4
 Yugoslavia1
 Australia4

First round

Italy vs. Sweden


Italy
2 		Tennis Club Prato, Prato, Italy[3]
13–15 March 1987
Clay
Sweden
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Sweden 		Paolo Canè
Mikael Pernfors 		1
6 		6
2 		6
3 		6
4 		   
2 Italy
Sweden 		Simone Colombo
Mats Wilander 		2
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     
3 Italy
Sweden 		Paolo Canè / Simone Colombo
Anders Järryd / Mats Wilander 		1
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
4 Italy
Sweden 		Simone Colombo
Anders Järryd 		3
6 		4
6 		6
4 		5
7 		   
5 Italy
Sweden 		Paolo Canè
Mats Wilander 		6
3 		2
6 		7
5 		     

France vs. South Korea


France
5 		Salle de Sport, Marcq-en-Barœul, France[4]
13–15 March 1987
Carpet (indoors)
South Korea
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
South Korea 		Thierry Tulasne
Kim Bong-soo 		6
4 		6
2 		6
3 		     
2 France
South Korea 		Guy Forget
Yoo Jin-sun 		6
3 		5
7 		6
3 		6
3 		   
3 France
South Korea 		Tarik Benhabiles / Guy Forget
Song Dong-wook / Yoo Jin-sun 		4
6 		4
6 		6
2 		6
3 		10
8 		 
4 France
South Korea 		Tarik Benhabiles
Yoo Jin-sun 		6
3 		4
6 		6
3 		     
5 France
South Korea 		Guy Forget
Kim Bong-soo 		6
4 		7
5 		       

Paraguay vs. United States


Paraguay
3 		Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Asunción, Paraguay[5]
13–15 March 1987
Clay
United States
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Paraguay
United States 		Hugo Chapacú
Aaron Krickstein 		7
5 		3
6 		1
6 		6
4 		4
6 		 
2 Paraguay
United States 		Víctor Pecci
Jimmy Arias 		6
3 		4
6 		6
4 		7
5 		   
3 Paraguay
United States 		Francisco González / Víctor Pecci
Ken Flach / Robert Seguso 		7
5 		11
9 		2
6 		5
7 		4
6 		 
4 Paraguay
United States 		Hugo Chapacú
Jimmy Arias 		6
4 		6
1 		5
7 		3
6 		9
7 		 
5 Paraguay
United States 		Víctor Pecci
Aaron Krickstein 		6
2 		8
6 		9
7 		     

Spain vs. West Germany


Spain
3 		Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain[6]
13–15 March 1987
Clay
West Germany
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
West Germany 		Emilio Sánchez
Boris Becker 		4
6 		5
7 		7
5 		6
3 		3
6 		 
2 Spain
West Germany 		Sergio Casal
Eric Jelen 		6
4 		6
8 		7
9 		6
3 		6
4 		 
3 Spain
West Germany 		Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez
Boris Becker / Eric Jelen 		5
7 		6
4 		4
6 		3
6 		   
4 Spain
West Germany 		Emilio Sánchez
Eric Jelen 		8
6 		6
3 		6
2 		     
5 Spain
West Germany 		Sergio Casal
Boris Becker 		6
2 		0
6 		6
2 		6
3 		   

India vs. Argentina


India
3 		New Delhi, India[7]
13–15 March 1987
Grass
Argentina
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Argentina 		Vijay Amritraj
Horacio de la Peña 		9
7 		6
3 		6
3 		     
2 India
Argentina 		Ramesh Krishnan
Martín Jaite 		6
1 		6
3 		3
6 		2
6 		3
6 		 
3 India
Argentina 		Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj
Javier Frana / Christian Miniussi 		3
6 		4
6 		6
3 		6
8 		   
4 India
Argentina 		Vijay Amritraj
Martín Jaite 		3
6 		3
6 		6
4 		8
6 		6
2 		 
5 India
Argentina 		Ramesh Krishnan
Horacio de la Peña 		6
4 		7
5 		6
2 		     

Czechoslovakia vs. Israel


Czechoslovakia
2 		Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia[8]
13–15 March 1987
Carpet (indoors)
Israel
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Israel 		Miloslav Mečíř
Amos Mansdorf 		4
6 		2
6 		6
3 		3
6 		   
2 Czechoslovakia
Israel 		Milan Šrejber
Shlomo Glickstein 		5
7 		4
6 		6
3 		6
4 		2
3 		retired
 
3 Czechoslovakia
Israel 		Miloslav Mečíř / Tomáš Šmíd
Shlomo Glickstein / Amos Mansdorf 		6
2 		4
6 		8
6 		8
6 		   
4 Czechoslovakia
Israel 		Miloslav Mečíř
Shlomo Glickstein 		6
3 		6
1 		6
2 		     
5 Czechoslovakia
Israel 		Karel Nováček
Amos Mansdorf 		3
6 		6
4 		2
6 		0
6 		   

Mexico vs. Great Britain


Mexico
5 		Estadio Federico Boehm, Mexico City, Mexico[9]
13–15 March 1987
Clay
Great Britain
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Mexico
United Kingdom 		Francisco Maciel
Jeremy Bates 		6
3 		6
2 		6
5 		     
2 Mexico
United Kingdom 		Leonardo Lavalle
Andrew Castle 		6
2 		3
6 		6
2 		6
4 		   
3 Mexico
United Kingdom 		Leonardo Lavalle / Jorge Lozano
Jeremy Bates / Andrew Castle 		6
3 		6
2 		6
8 		6
2 		   
4 Mexico
United Kingdom 		Agustín Moreno
Andrew Castle 		9
7 		6
1 		       
5 Mexico
United Kingdom 		Jorge Lozano
Jeremy Bates 		6
4 		6
3 		       

Australia vs. Yugoslavia


Australia
4 		Memorial Drive Park, Adelaide, Australia[10]
13–15 March 1987
Grass
Yugoslavia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Pat Cash
Bruno Orešar 		9
7 		6
4 		7
5 		     
2 Australia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Wally Masur
Slobodan Živojinović 		8
6 		6
8 		7
9 		10
12 		   
3 Australia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Pat Cash / Peter Doohan
Igor Flego / Slobodan Živojinović 		9
11 		7
5 		6
3 		6
4 		   
4 Australia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Wally Masur
Bruno Orešar 		8
6 		6
2 		6
1 		     
5 Australia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Pat Cash
Slobodan Živojinović 		6
8 		7
5 		6
0 		     

Quarterfinals

France vs. Sweden


France
1 		Arènes de Fréjus, Fréjus, France[11]
24–26 July 1987
Clay
Sweden
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Sweden 		Thierry Tulasne
Kent Carlsson 		1
6 		6
3 		1
6 		2
6 		   
2 France
Sweden 		Henri Leconte
Mats Wilander 		3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3 France
Sweden 		Guy Forget / Henri Leconte
Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd 		6
4 		6
2 		3
6 		15
13 		   
4 France
Sweden 		Henri Leconte
Kent Carlsson 		5
7 		2
6 		5
7 		     
5 France
Sweden 		Thierry Tulasne
Mats Wilander 		4
6 		3
6 		       

Paraguay vs. Spain


Paraguay
2 		Caracas, Venezuela[12]
24–26 July 1987
Clay
Spain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Paraguay
Spain 		Víctor Pecci
Emilio Sánchez 		1
6 		4
6 		9
11 		     
2 Paraguay
Spain 		Hugo Chapacú
Sergio Casal 		2
6 		7
5 		6
1 		6
3 		   
3 Paraguay
Spain 		Francisco González / Víctor Pecci
Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez 		2
6 		18
16 		3
6 		12
14 		   
4 Paraguay
Spain 		Víctor Pecci
Sergio Casal 		2
6 		6
3 		6
2 		6
2 		   
5 Paraguay
Spain 		Hugo Chapacú
Emilio Sánchez 		1
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     

India vs. Israel


India
4 		New Delhi, India[13]
24–26 July 1987
Grass
Israel
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Israel 		Ramesh Krishnan
Shlomo Glickstein 		7
5 		6
1 		6
2 		     
2 India
Israel 		Vijay Amritraj
Amos Mansdorf 		6
4 		6
4 		7
5 		     
3 India
Israel 		Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj
Gilad Bloom / Shlomo Glickstein 		6
2 		6
2 		7
5 		     
4 India
Israel 		Ramesh Krishnan
Amos Mansdorf 		10
8 		6
0 		       
5 India
Israel 		Srinivasan Vasudevan
Shlomo Glickstein 		10
8 		        not
completed

Australia vs. Mexico


Australia
4 		Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[14]
24–26 July 1987
Grass
Mexico
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Mexico 		Wally Masur
Jorge Lozano 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		     
2 Australia
Mexico 		Pat Cash
Leonardo Lavalle 		6
2 		6
1 		6
0 		     
3 Australia
Mexico 		Peter Doohan / Wally Masur
Leonardo Lavalle / Jorge Lozano 		3
6 		6
4 		4
6 		8
6 		13
11 		 
4 Australia
Mexico 		Pat Cash
Jorge Lozano 		6
3 		6
4 		       
5 Australia
Mexico 		Wally Masur
Leonardo Lavalle 		5
7 		4
6 		       

Semifinals

Spain vs. Sweden


Spain
2 		Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain[15]
2–5 October 1987
Clay
Sweden
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Sweden 		Emilio Sánchez
Mats Wilander 		6
8 		6
3 		0
6 		2
6 		   
2 Spain
Sweden 		Javier Sánchez
Stefan Edberg 		4
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3 Spain
Sweden 		Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez
Anders Järryd / Mats Wilander 		6
0 		6
3 		2
6 		6
4 		   
4 Spain
Sweden 		Emilio Sánchez
Stefan Edberg 		4
6 		6
8 		4
6 		     
5 Spain
Sweden 		Javier Sánchez
Jan Gunnarsson 		6
3 		3
6 		6
3 		     

Australia vs. India


Australia
2 		White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia[16]
2–4 October 1987
Grass
India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
India 		John Fitzgerald
Ramesh Krishnan 		1
6 		2
6 		6
3 		6
8 		   
2 Australia
India 		Wally Masur
Vijay Amritraj 		6
1 		3
6 		10
12 		4
6 		   
3 Australia
India 		Pat Cash / Peter Doohan
Anand Amritraj / Srinivasan Vasudevan 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4 Australia
India 		John Fitzgerald
Vijay Amritraj 		7
5 		6
3 		6
3 		     
5 Australia
India 		Wally Masur
Ramesh Krishnan 		6
8 		4
6 		4
6 		     

Final

Sweden vs. India


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

Relegation play-offs

The first-round losers played in the Relegation Play-offs. The winners of the play-offs advanced to the 1988 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions.

Results summary

Date: 24–26 July

Home team Score Visiting team Location Door Surface Ref.
 South Korea 2–3  Italy Seoul Outdoor Hard [17]
 United States 2–3  West Germany Hartford, CT Indoor Carpet [18]
 Czechoslovakia 5–0  Argentina Prague Outdoor Clay [19]
 Yugoslavia 3–0  Great Britain Zagreb Outdoor Clay [20]

South Korea vs. Italy


South Korea
2 		Seoul, South Korea[17]
24–26 July 1987
Hard
Italy
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 South Korea
Italy 		Song Dong-wook
Paolo Canè 		10
8 		3
6 		6
4 		6
4 		   
2 South Korea
Italy 		Yoo Jin-sun
Claudio Panatta 		6
2 		4
6 		4
6 		9
7 		10
12 		 
3 South Korea
Italy 		Song Dong-wook / Yoo Jin-sun
Paolo Canè / Simone Colombo 		2
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4 South Korea
Italy 		Song Dong-wook
Claudio Panatta 		6
1 		6
8 		3
6 		6
2 		6
2 		 
5 South Korea
Italy 		Kim Bong-soo
Paolo Canè 		3
6 		1
6 		6
8 		     

United States vs. West Germany


United States
2 		Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT, United States[18]
24–26 July 1987
Carpet (indoors)
West Germany
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
West Germany 		Tim Mayotte
Eric Jelen 		8
6 		2
6 		6
1 		3
6 		2
6 		 
2 United States
West Germany 		John McEnroe
Boris Becker 		6
4 		13
15 		10
8 		2
6 		2
6 		 
3 United States
West Germany 		Ken Flach / Robert Seguso
Eric Jelen / Ricki Osterthun 		6
3 		8
6 		14
12 		     
4 United States
West Germany 		John McEnroe
Eric Jelen 		7
5 		6
2 		6
1 		     
5 United States
West Germany 		Tim Mayotte
Boris Becker 		2
6 		3
6 		7
5 		6
4 		2
6 		 

Czechoslovakia vs. Argentina


Czechoslovakia
5 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[19]
24–26 July 1987
Clay
Argentina
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Argentina 		Karel Nováček
Martín Jaite 		6
3 		2
6 		6
3 		6
1 		   
2 Czechoslovakia
Argentina 		Miloslav Mečíř
Horacio de la Peña 		8
6 		4
6 		6
3 		6
4 		   
3 Czechoslovakia
Argentina 		Miloslav Mečíř / Tomáš Šmíd
Javier Frana / Christian Miniussi 		6
1 		4
6 		6
3 		6
2 		   
4 Czechoslovakia
Argentina 		Karel Nováček
Horacio de la Peña 		6
4 		7
5 		       
5 Czechoslovakia
Argentina 		Miloslav Mečíř
Martín Jaite 		9
7 		6
2 		       

Yugoslavia vs. Great Britain


Yugoslavia
3 		Tenis klub Medveščak, Zagreb, Yugoslavia[20]
24–26 July 1987
Clay
Great Britain
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
United Kingdom 		Bruno Orešar
Jeremy Bates 		6
1 		6
0 		1
6 		6
3 		   
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
United Kingdom 		Slobodan Živojinović
Steve Shaw 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		     
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
United Kingdom 		Bruno Orešar / Slobodan Živojinović
Jeremy Bates / Andrew Castle 		10
8 		11
9 		12
10 		     
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
United Kingdom 		Slobodan Živojinović
Jeremy Bates 		4
6 		6
3 		4
0 		    not
completed
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
United Kingdom 		Bruno Orešar
Steve Shaw 		          not
played

References

  1. ^ "World Group 1987". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Sweden v India". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Italy v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "France v South Korea". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Paraguay v United States". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Spain v West Germany". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "India v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Israel". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Mexico v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Australia v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "France v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Paraguay v Spain". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "India v Israel". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Australia v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Spain v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Australia v India". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ a b "South Korea v Italy". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ a b "United States v West Germany". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ a b "Czechoslovakia v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ a b "Yugoslavia v Great Britain". daviscup.com.