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1984 Davis Cup
Details
Duration24 February – 18 December
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]

World Group[edit]

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[edit]

 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[edit]

Sweden vs. United States


Sweden
4		Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden [2]
16–18 December 1984
Clay (indoors)
United States
1
12345
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		   

Relegation play-offs[edit]

Further information: 1984 Davis Cup World Group § 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
  •  Ecuador,  India,  West Germany and  Yugoslavia remain in the World Group in 1985.
  •  Denmark,  Great Britain,  New Zealand and  Romania are relegated to Zonal competition in 1985.

Americas Zone[edit]

Main article: 1984 Davis Cup 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[edit]

Main article: 1984 Davis Cup 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[edit]

Main article: 1984 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Zone A[edit]

 First Round
4–6 May		Quarterfinals
15–17 June		Semifinals
13–21 July		Final
28–30 September
                   
  Soviet Union 
Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay)
 bye 
   Soviet Union5 
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
   Monaco0 
  Zimbabwe1
Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay)
  Monaco4 
   Soviet Union3 
   Austria2 
  Austriaw/o 
Vienna, Austria (clay)
  Lebanon 
   Austria5
Oslo, Norway (clay)
   Norway0 
  Norway4
Donetsk, Soviet Union (clay)
  Portugal1 
   Soviet Union3
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
   Israel2
  Greece1 
Jerusalem, Israel (hard)
  Poland4 
   Poland0
   Israel5 
 bye
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
  Israel 
   Israel4
Dakar, Senegal (hard)
    Switzerland1 
  Senegal3 
Disentis, Switzerland (clay)
  Tunisia2 
   Senegal0
    Switzerland5 
 bye
   Switzerland 
  •  Soviet Union are promoted to the World Group in 1985.

Zone B[edit]

 First Round
4–6 May		Quarterfinals
15–17 June		Semifinals
13–15 July		Final
28–30 September
                   
  Hungary 
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
 bye 
   Hungary4 
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
   Egypt1 
  Egypt5
Brussels, Belgium (clay)
  Luxembourg0 
   Hungary3 
   Belgium2 
  Bulgaria 
Plovdiv, Bulgaria (clay)
 bye 
   Bulgaria2
Istanbul, Turkey (clay)
   Belgium3 
  Belgium5
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
  Turkey0 
   Hungary1
Pamplona, Spain (indoor clay)
   Spain4
  Spain5 
Amsterdam, Netherlands (indoor carpet)
  Algeria0 
   Spain3
   Netherlands2 
 bye
Vigo, Spain (clay)
  Netherlands 
   Spain4
Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
   Ireland1 
  Finland5 
Helsinki, Finland (clay)
  Morocco0 
   Finland2
   Ireland3 
 bye
  Ireland 
  •  Spain are promoted to the World Group in 1985.

References[edit]

General
  • "World Group 1984". 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 United States". daviscup.com.

External links[edit]

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