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1987 edition of the Davis Cup
1987 Davis Cup
Details
Duration13 March – 20 December 1987
Edition76th
Teams69
Champion
Winning nation Sweden
← 1986 1988 →

The 1987 Davis Cup (also known as the 1987 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 76th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 72 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 32 in the Europe Zone (including 11 in the Africa Zone), 13 in the Eastern Zone, and 11 in the Americas Zone.

Sweden defeated India in the final, held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 18–20 December, to win their 4th Davis Cup title.

World Group

Main article: 1987 Davis Cup World Group
Participating teams

Argentina
Australia
Czechoslovakia
France

Great Britain
India
Israel
Italy

Mexico
Paraguay
South Korea
Spain

Sweden
United States
West Germany
Yugoslavia

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

Final

Sweden vs. India


Sweden
5 		Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden
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 		       

Relegation play-offs

Further information: 1987 Davis Cup World Group § Relegation play-offs

Date: 24–26 July

Home team Score Visiting team Location Door Surface
 South Korea 2–3  Italy Seoul Outdoor Hard
 United States 2–3  West Germany Hartford, CT Indoor Carpet
 Czechoslovakia 5–0  Argentina Prague Outdoor Clay
 Yugoslavia 3–2  Great Britain Zagreb Outdoor Clay

Americas Zone

Main article: 1987 Davis Cup Americas Zone
First round
30 January–1 February		Quarterfinals
13–15 March		Semifinals
24–27 July		Final
2–4 October
 Ecuador
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
bye
 Ecuador5
 Bolivia0
bye
Edmonton, Canada (hard)
 Bolivia
 Ecuador3
 Canada2
 Peru
Lima, Peru (clay)
bye
 Peru2
Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
 Canada3
 Venezuela1
São Paulo, Brazil (clay)
 Canada4
 Ecuador1
Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
 Brazil4
 Uruguay5
Montevideo, Uruguay (indoor clay)
 Colombia0
 Uruguay2
 Brazil3
bye
Santiago, Chile (clay)
 Brazil
 Brazil3
Nassau, Bahamas (clay)
 Chile2
 Caribbean/West Indies3
Nassau, Bahamas (hard)
 Cuba2
 Caribbean/West Indies2
 Chile3
bye
 Chile

Eastern Zone

Main article: 1987 Davis Cup Eastern Zone
First round
13–15 March		Quarterfinals
8–10 May		Semifinals
24–26 July		Final
2–4 October
 New Zealand
Taipei, Taiwan (hard)
bye
 New Zealand5
Taipei, Taiwan (hard)
 Chinese Taipei0
 Singapore0
Bangkok, Thailand (hard)
 Chinese Taipei5
 New Zealand4
 Thailand1
 Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand (hard)
bye
 Thailand3
Dhaka, Bangladesh (hard)
 Pakistan2
 Bangladesh0
Shanghai, China (clay)
 Pakistan5
 New Zealand4
Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)
 China1
 Sri Lanka0
Wuhan, China (clay)
 Philippines5
 Philippines1
Kunming, China (indoor clay)
 China4
 Indonesia1
Tianjin, China (indoor carpet)
 China4
 China3
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)
 Japan2
 Hong Kong5
Toyama, Japan (indoor carpet)
 Malaysia0
 Hong Kong1
 Japan4
bye
 Japan

Europe Zone

Main article: 1987 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Africa Zone

First round
30 January–1 February		Second Round
13–22 March		Third Round
3–5 April
 Nigeria
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (indoor carpet)
bye
 Nigeria3
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (indoor carpet)
 Ivory Coast2
 Tunisia0
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
 Ivory Coast5
 Nigeria2
 Zimbabwe3
 Zimbabwe
Nairobi, Kenya (clay)
bye
 Zimbabwe5
 Kenya0
 Kenyaw/o
 Djibouti
Dakar, Senegal (hard)
 Morocco2
Dakar, Senegal (hard)
 Senegal3
 Senegal4
 Algeria1
bye
Dakar, Senegal (hard)
 Algeria
 Senegal3
 Egypt2
 Libya
bye
 Libya
 Egyptw/o
bye
 Egypt

Europe Zone A

First round
6–10 May		Quarterfinals
12–14 June		Semifinals
24–26 July		Final
2–4 October
 Soviet Union
Istanbul, Turkey (clay)
bye
 Soviet Union4
Damascus, Syria (hard)
 Turkey1
 Syria0
Valkenswaard, Netherlands (indoor carpet)
 Turkey5
 Soviet Union4
 Netherlands1
 Netherlands
Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)
bye
 Netherlands4
Marsa, Malta (hard)
 Ireland1
 Malta1
Donetsk, Soviet Union (clay)
 Ireland4
 Soviet Union2
Bergen, Norway (indoor carpet)
  Switzerland3
 Senegal3
Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay)
 Norway2
 Senegal0
 Bulgaria5
bye
Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay)
 Bulgaria
 Bulgaria0
  Switzerland5
 Belgium
Lugano, Switzerland (clay)
bye
 Belgium0
  Switzerland5
bye
  Switzerland

Europe Zone B

First round
8–10 May		Quarterfinals
12–14 June		Semifinals
24–26 July		Final
2–4 October
 Austria
Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria (clay)
bye
 Austria4
Rhodes, Greece (clay)
 Greece1
 Greece5
Porto, Portugal (clay)
 Luxembourg0
 Austria4
 Portugal1
 Hungary
Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
bye
 Hungary0
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
 Portugal5
 Portugal3
Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet)
 Monaco2
 Austria2
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
 Denmark3
 Zimbabwe2
Brașov, Romania (clay)
 Poland3
 Poland1
 Romania4
bye
Aarhus, Denmark (clay)
 Romania
 Romania2
Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
 Denmark3
 Cyprus0
Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
 Finland5
 Finland0
 Denmark5
bye
 Denmark

References

General
Specific
  1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). : New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ "Sweden v India". daviscup.com.

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