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1987 Davis Cup

The 1987 Davis Cup (also known as the 1987 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 76th edition of the 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.

1987 Davis Cup
Details
Duration13 March – 20 December 1987
Edition76th
Teams69
Champion
Winning nation Sweden
← 1986
1988 →

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

World Group

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Main article: 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

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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

Final

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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

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Further information: 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

Americas Zone

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Main article: 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
  Ecuador5
  Bolivia0
bye
Edmonton, Canada (hard)
  Bolivia
  Ecuador3
  Canada2
  Peru
Lima, Peru (clay)
bye
  Peru2
Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
  Canada3
  Venezuela1
São Paulo, Brazil (clay)
  Canada4
  Ecuador1
Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
  Brazil4
  Uruguay5
Montevideo, Uruguay (indoor clay)
  Colombia0
  Uruguay2
  Brazil3
bye
Santiago, Chile (clay)
  Brazil
  Brazil3
Nassau, Bahamas (clay)
  Chile2
  Caribbean/West Indies3
Nassau, Bahamas (hard)
  Cuba2
  Caribbean/West Indies2
  Chile3
bye
  Chile
  •   Brazil are promoted to the World Group in 1988.

Eastern Zone

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Main article: 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 Zealand5
Taipei, Taiwan (hard)
  Chinese Taipei0
  Singapore0
Bangkok, Thailand (hard)
  Chinese Taipei5
  New Zealand4
  Thailand1
  Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand (hard)
bye
  Thailand3
Dhaka, Bangladesh (hard)
  Pakistan2
  Bangladesh0
Shanghai, China (clay)
  Pakistan5
  New Zealand4
Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)
  China1
  Sri Lanka0
Wuhan, China (clay)
  Philippines5
  Philippines1
Kunming, China (indoor clay)
  China4
  Indonesia1
Tianjin, China (indoor carpet)
  China4
  China3
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)
  Japan2
  Hong Kong5
Toyama, Japan (indoor carpet)
  Malaysia0
  Hong Kong1
  Japan4
bye
  Japan

Europe Zone

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Main article: 1987 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Africa Zone

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First round
30 January–1 February		Second Round
13–22 March		Third Round
3–5 April
  Nigeria
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (indoor carpet)
bye
  Nigeria3
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (indoor carpet)
  Ivory Coast2
  Tunisia0
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
  Ivory Coast5
  Nigeria2
  Zimbabwe3
  Zimbabwe
Nairobi, Kenya (clay)
bye
  Zimbabwe5
  Kenya0
  Kenyaw/o
  Djibouti
Dakar, Senegal (hard)
  Morocco2
Dakar, Senegal (hard)
  Senegal3
  Senegal4
  Algeria1
bye
Dakar, Senegal (hard)
  Algeria
  Senegal3
  Egypt2
  Libya
bye
  Libya
  Egyptw/o
bye
  Egypt

Europe Zone A

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First round
6–10 May		Quarterfinals
12–14 June		Semifinals
24–26 July		Final
2–4 October
  Soviet Union
Istanbul, Turkey (clay)
bye
  Soviet Union4
Damascus, Syria (hard)
  Turkey1
  Syria0
Valkenswaard, Netherlands (indoor carpet)
  Turkey5
  Soviet Union4
  Netherlands1
  Netherlands
Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)
bye
  Netherlands4
Marsa, Malta (hard)
  Ireland1
  Malta1
Donetsk, Soviet Union (clay)
  Ireland4
  Soviet Union2
Bergen, Norway (indoor carpet)
   Switzerland3
  Senegal3
Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay)
  Norway2
  Senegal0
  Bulgaria5
bye
Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay)
  Bulgaria
  Bulgaria0
   Switzerland5
  Belgium
Lugano, Switzerland (clay)
bye
  Belgium0
   Switzerland5
bye
   Switzerland

Europe Zone B

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First round
8–10 May		Quarterfinals
12–14 June		Semifinals
24–26 July		Final
2–4 October
  Austria
Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria (clay)
bye
  Austria4
Rhodes, Greece (clay)
  Greece1
  Greece5
Porto, Portugal (clay)
  Luxembourg0
  Austria4
  Portugal1
  Hungary
Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
bye
  Hungary0
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
  Portugal5
  Portugal3
Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet)
  Monaco2
  Austria2
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
  Denmark3
  Zimbabwe2
Brașov, Romania (clay)
  Poland3
  Poland1
  Romania4
bye
Aarhus, Denmark (clay)
  Romania
  Romania2
Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
  Denmark3
  Cyprus0
Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
  Finland5
  Finland0
  Denmark5
bye
  Denmark

References

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General
  • "World Group 1987". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
Specific
  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "Sweden v India". daviscup.com.
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