1989 Davis Cup

1989 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	3 February – 17 December 1989
Edition	78th
Teams	79
Champion
Winning nation	West Germany
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The 1989 Davis Cup (also known as the 1989 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 78th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. This year's tournament saw the expansion of the previous World Group Relegation Play-offs round into the World Group qualifying round; instead of advancing directly to the World Group, the Zonal Group I winners would now join the World Group first round losers for a chance to compete in the following year's World Group. This year also marked the introduction of the tiebreak, played at 6–6 in all sets except for the final set.

79 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 14 in the Americas Zone, 19 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 30 in the Europe/Africa Zone. The Bahamas, Bahrain, the Dominican Republic, Kuwait and Jordan made their first appearances in the tournament.

West Germany defeated Sweden in the final, held at the Schleyer-Halle in Stuttgart, West Germany, on 15–17 December, to win their second consecutive Davis Cup title.^[1][2]

Participating teams
Australia	Austria	Czechoslovakia	Denmark
France	Indonesia	Israel	Italy
Mexico	Paraguay	Soviet Union	Spain
Sweden	United States	West Germany	Yugoslavia

West Germany vs. Sweden

West Germany 3	Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, West Germany[2] 15–17 December 1989 Carpet (indoors)		Sweden 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Carl-Uwe Steeb Mats Wilander 7 5 6 7 77 64 2 6 3 6   2 Boris Becker Stefan Edberg 6 2 6 2 6 4       3 Boris Becker / Eric Jelen Jan Gunnarsson / Anders Järryd 78 66 6 4 3 6 64 77 6 4   4 Boris Becker Mats Wilander 6 2 6 0 6 2       5 Carl-Uwe Steeb Stefan Edberg 2 6 4 6

Date: 20–24 July

The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group qualifying round for spots in the 1990 World Group.

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Venue	Door	Surface
Great Britain	2–3	Argentina	Eastbourne	Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club	Outdoor	Grass
Peru	2–3	Australia	Lima	Jockey Club del Perú	Outdoor	Clay
Denmark	1–4	Italy	Aarhus	Aarhus Idrætspark	Indoor	Carpet
New Zealand	4–1	Hungary	Auckland	Chase Stadium	Indoor	Carpet
Netherlands	5–0	Indonesia	Best	Best Leisure Centre	Indoor	Carpet
South Korea	1–4	Israel	Seoul	Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center	Outdoor	Hard
Mexico	4–1	Soviet Union	Mexico City	Club Alemán de México	Outdoor	Clay
Switzerland	5–0	Paraguay	Langenthal	Dreilinden Tenniscenter	Outdoor	Clay

•  Australia,  Israel,  Italy and  Mexico remain in the World Group in 1990.
•  Argentina,  Netherlands,  New Zealand and   Switzerland are promoted to the World Group in 1990.
•  Great Britain,  Hungary,  Peru and  South Korea remain in Zonal Group I in 1990.
•  Denmark,  Indonesia,  Paraguay and  Soviet Union are relegated to Zonal Group I in 1990.

•  Peru and  Argentina advance to World Group qualifying round.

•  Ecuador relegated to Group II in 1990.

•  Chile promoted to Group I in 1990.

•  Hong Kong relegated to Group II in 1990.

•  New Zealand and  South Korea advance to World Group qualifying round.

•  Pakistan promoted to Group I in 1990.

•   Switzerland,  Hungary,  Great Britain and  Netherlands advance to World Group qualifying round.

•  Zimbabwe and  Senegal relegated to Group II in 1990.

•  Belgium promoted to Group I in 1990.

•  Ghana promoted to Group I in 1990.

General

• "World Group 1989". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

Specific

• Davis Cup Official Website