1984 Davis Cup

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Duration24 February – 18 December 1984
Edition73rd
Teams61
Winning nation Sweden
1984 Davis Cup
Details
Duration24 February – 18 December 1984
Edition73rd
Teams61
Champion
Winning nation Sweden
1983
1985

The 1984 Davis Cup (also known as the 1984 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 73rd edition of the Davis Cup, 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. Singapore and Senegal made their first appearances in the tournament.

Sweden defeated the United States in the final, held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 16–18 December, to win their 2nd Davis Cup title.[1][2]

Draw

Participating teams

Argentina

Australia

Czechoslovakia

Denmark

Ecuador

France

Great Britain

India

Italy

New Zealand

Paraguay

Romania

Sweden

United States

West Germany

Yugoslavia
First round
24–26 February
Quarterfinals
13–15 July
Semifinals
28–30 September
Final
16–18 December
Perth, Australia (grass)
 Australia5
Brisbane, Australia (grass)
 Yugoslavia0
 Australia5
Telford, United Kingdom (indoor carpet)
 Italy0
 Italy3
Portland, OR, United States (indoor carpet)
 Great Britain2
 Australia1
Stuttgart, West Germany (indoor carpet)
 United States4
 Argentina4
Atlanta, GA, United States (indoor carpet)
 West Germany1
 Argentina0
Bucharest, Romania (indoor carpet)
 United States5
 United States5
Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor clay)
 Romania0
 United States1
Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
 Sweden4
 Denmark0
Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
 Czechoslovakia5
 Czechoslovakia3
New Delhi, India (grass)
 France2
 India1
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
 France4
 Czechoslovakia0
Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)
 Sweden5
 Paraguay3
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
 New Zealand2
 Paraguay1
Norrköping, Sweden (indoor carpet)
 Sweden4
 Ecuador1
 Sweden4

Final

Sweden vs. United States


Sweden
4
Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden[2]
16–18 December 1984
Clay (indoors)

United States
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
United States
Mats Wilander
Jimmy Connors
6
1
6
3
6
3
     
2 Sweden
United States
Henrik Sundström
John McEnroe
13
11
6
4
6
3
     
3 Sweden
United States
Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
7
5
5
7
6
2
7
5
   
4 Sweden
United States
Mats Wilander
John McEnroe
3
6
7
5
3
6
     
5 Sweden
United States
Henrik Sundström
Jimmy Arias
3
6
8
6
6
3
     

Relegation play-offs

Date: 28–30 September

Home teamScoreVisiting teamLocationSurface
 Great Britain1–4 YugoslaviaEastbourneGrass
 West Germany5–0 RomaniaWest BerlinClay
 Denmark2–3 IndiaAarhusClay
 Ecuador4–1 New ZealandGuayaquilClay

Americas Zone

First round
13–15 January
Quarterfinals
13–15 January; 2–4 March
Semifinals
4–6 May
Final
28–30 September
 Chile
Santiago, Chile (clay)
bye
 Chile5
 Colombia0
bye
Santiago, Chile (clay)
 Colombia
 Chile5
 Mexico0
 Canada
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
bye
 Canada0
Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
 Mexico5
 Venezuela0
Santiago, Chile (clay)
 Mexico5
 Chile4
 Brazil1
 Caribbean/West Indies
Bridgetown, Barbados (clay)
bye
 Caribbean/West Indies1
 Uruguay4
bye
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay)
 Uruguay
 Uruguay2
 Brazil3
 Peru
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay)
bye
 Peru0
 Brazil5
bye
 Brazil
  •  Chile are promoted to the World Group in 1985.

Eastern Zone

First round
13–15 January
Quarterfinals
2–4 March
Semifinals
4–6 May
Final
28–30 September
 Indonesia
Rawalpindi, Pakistan (clay)
bye
 Indonesia1
Karachi, Pakistan (indoor hard)
 Pakistan4
 Pakistan4
Rawalpindi, Pakistan (clay)
 Malaysia1
 Pakistan4
 Thailand1
 Thailand
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)
bye
 Thailand5
Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard)
 Hong Kong0
 Hong Kong3
Rawalpindi, Pakistan (clay)
 Chinese Taipei2
 Pakistan1
Guangzhou, China (indoor hard)
 Japan4
 Sri Lanka1
Kunming, China (indoor clay)
 China4
 China3
 South Korea1
bye
Kunming, China (indoor clay)
 South Korea
 China2
Singapore (hard)
 Japan3
 Philippines5
Fukuoka, Japan (indoor hard)
 Singapore0
 Philippines0
 Japan5
bye
 Japan
  •  Japan are promoted to the World Group in 1985.

Europe Zone

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