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1987 Davis Cup World Group

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

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

Sweden
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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

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Participating teams

Argentina
Australia
Czechoslovakia
France

Great Britain
India
Israel
Italy

Mexico
Paraguay
South Korea
Spain

Sweden
United States
West Germany
Yugoslavia
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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

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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		      
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France vs. South Korea

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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		        
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Paraguay vs. United States

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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		      
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Spain vs. West Germany

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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		    
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India vs. Argentina

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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		      
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Czechoslovakia vs. Israel

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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		    
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Mexico vs. Great Britain

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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		        
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Australia vs. Yugoslavia

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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		      
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Quarterfinals

France vs. Sweden

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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		        
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Paraguay vs. Spain

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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		      
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India vs. Israel

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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
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Australia vs. Mexico

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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		        
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Semifinals

Spain vs. Sweden

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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		      
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Australia vs. India

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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		      
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Final

Sweden vs. India

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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		        
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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

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Home teamScoreVisiting teamLocationDoorSurfaceRef.
 South Korea2–3 ItalySeoulOutdoorHard[17]
 United States2–3 West GermanyHartford, CTIndoorCarpet[18]
 Czechoslovakia5–0 ArgentinaPragueOutdoorClay[19]
 Yugoslavia3–0 Great BritainZagrebOutdoorClay[20]
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South Korea vs. Italy

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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		      
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United States vs. West Germany

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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		  
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Czechoslovakia vs. Argentina

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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		        
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Yugoslavia vs. Great Britain

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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
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