1984 Davis Cup

1984 Davis Cup

Details
Edition	73rd
Achievements (singles)
← 1983 1985 →

The 1984 Davis Cup was the 73rd edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 62 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 25 in the Europe Zone, 12 in the Eastern Zone, and 9 in the Americas Zone. Sweden defeated the United States in the final, which was held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 16–18 December.

World Group

Main article: 1984 Davis Cup World Group

Participating Teams
Argentina	Australia	Czechoslovakia	Denmark
Ecuador	France	Great Britain	India
Italy	New Zealand	Paraguay	Romania
Sweden	United States	West Germany	Yugoslavia

Draw

First round 24–26 February

Quarterfinals 13–15 July

Semifinals 28–30 September

Final 16–18 December

Perth, Australia (grass)

Australia

5

Brisbane, Australia (grass)

Yugoslavia

0

Australia

5

Telford, England (indoor carpet)

Italy

0

Italy

3

Portland, United States (indoor carpet)

Great Britain

2

Australia

1

Stuttgart, West Germany (indoor carpet)

United States

4

Argentina

4

Atlanta, United States (indoor carpet)

West Germany

1

Argentina

0

Bucharest, Romania (indoor carpet)

United States

5

United States

5

Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor clay)

Romania

0

United States

1

Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)

Sweden

4

Denmark

0

Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)

Czechoslovakia

5

Czechoslovakia

3

New Delhi, India (grass)

France

2

India

1

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

France

4

Czechoslovakia

0

Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)

Sweden

5

Paraguay

3

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

New Zealand

2

Paraguay

1

Norrköping, Sweden (indoor carpet)

Sweden

4

Ecuador

1

Sweden

4

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

Final

Sweden 4	Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden 16–18 December 1984 Clay (i)		United States 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mats Wilander Jimmy Connors 6 1 6 3 6 3       2 Henrik Sundström John McEnroe 13 11 6 4 6 3       3 Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd Peter Fleming / John McEnroe 7 5 5 7 6 2 7 5     4 Mats Wilander John McEnroe 3 6 7 5 3 6       5 Henrik Sundström Jimmy Arias 3 6 8 6 6 3

World Group Relegation Play-offs

Main article: 1984 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs

Date: 28–30 September

Venue	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Aarhus, Denmark (clay)	Denmark	2-3	India
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)	Ecuador	4-1	New Zealand
Eastbourne, England (grass)	Great Britain	1-4	Yugoslavia
West Berlin, West Germany (clay)	West Germany	5-0	Romania

• Ecuador, India, West Germany, and Yugoslavia remain in World Group in 1985.
• Denmark (EUR), Great Britain (EUR), New Zealand (EAS), and Romania (EUR) relegated to Zonal competition in 1985.

Americas Zone

Main article: 1984 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The winner of the Americas Zone bracket was promoted to the 1985 World Group.

	First round 13–15 January Caracas					Quarterfinals 13–15 January Santiago 2–4 March Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, Bridgetown					Semifinals 4–6 May Santiago, Rio de Janeiro					Final 28–30 September Santiago
						Chile		5
						Colombia		0
											Chile		5
	Venezuela		0								Mexico		0
	Mexico		5			Mexico		5
						Canada		0
																Chile		4
																Brazil		1
						Brazil		5
						Peru		0
											Brazil		3
											Uruguay		2
						Caribbean/West Indies		1
						Uruguay		4

Eastern Zone

Main article: 1984 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

The winner of the Eastern Zone bracket was promoted to the 1985 World Group.

	First round 13–15 January Karachi, Taipei, Guangzhou, Singapore					Quarterfinals 2–4 March Rawalpindi, Hong Kong, Kunming, Fukuoka					Semifinals 4–6 May Rawalpindi, Kunming					Final 28–30 September Rawalpindi
	Pakistan		4
	Malaysia		1			Pakistan		4
						Indonesia		1
											Pakistan		4
	Chinese Taipei		2								Thailand		1
	Hong Kong		3			Hong Kong		0
						Thailand		5
																Pakistan		1
	China		4													Japan		4
	Sri Lanka		1			China		3
						South Korea		1
											China		2
											Japan		3
						Japan		5
	Singapore		0			Philippines		0
	Philippines		5

European Zone

Main article: 1984 Davis Cup European Zone

The winner from each bracket was promoted to the 1985 World Group.

Zone A

	First round 4–6 May Monte Carlo, Oslo, Warsaw, Dakar					Quarterfinals 15–17 June Jurmala, Vienna, Jerusalem, Disentis					Semifinals 13–15 July Jurmala 19–21 July Ramat Hasharon					Final 28–30 September Donetsk
						Soviet Union		5
	Monaco		4			Monaco		0
	Zimbabwe		1								Soviet Union		3
	Lebanon										Austria		2
	Austria		W/O			Austria		5
	Norway		4			Norway		0
	Portugal		1													Soviet Union		3
																Israel		2
						Israel		5
	Poland		4			Poland		0
	Greece		1								Israel		4
											Switzerland		1
						Switzerland		5
	Senegal		3			Senegal		0
	Tunisia		2

Zone B

	First round 4–6 May Istanbul, Cairo, Pamplona, Casablanca					Quarterfinals 15–17 June Plovdiv, Budapest, Amsterdam, Helsinki					Semifinals 13–15 July Brussels, Vigo					Final 28–30 September Budapest
						Bulgaria		2
	Turkey		0			Belgium		3
	Belgium		5								Belgium		2
											Hungary		3
						Hungary		4
	Egypt		5			Egypt		1
	Luxembourg		0													Hungary		1
																Spain		4
						Netherlands		2
	Spain		5			Spain		3
	Algeria		0								Spain		4
	Morocco		0								Ireland		1
	Finland		5			Finland		2
						Ireland		3

External links

• Davis Cup at SVT's open archive (including the 1984 tournament) (Swedish)