From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base
1983 Davis Cup
1983 edition of the Davis Cup
1983 edition of the Davis Cup
The 1983 Davis Cup (also known as the 1983 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 72nd edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 60 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 25 in the Europe Zone, 10 in the Eastern Zone, and 9 in the Americas Zone.
Australia defeated Sweden in the final, held at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, on 26–28 December, to win their 25th title overall.
World Group
Main article: 1983 Davis Cup World Group
| Participating teams |
|---|
Draw
| RD1-date=4–6 March | RD2-date=8–10 July | RD3-date=30 September–2 October | RD4-date=26–28 December
| RD1T1-loc=Moscow, Soviet Union (indoor carpet) | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=4 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=1
| RD1T2-loc=Asunción, Paraguay (indoor carpet) | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=3
| RD1T3-loc=Adelaide, Australia (grass) | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5=4 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=1
| RD1T4-loc=Timișoara, Romania (indoor hard) | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7= | RD1-score7=0 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=5
| RD1T5-loc=Bjärred, Sweden (indoor carpet) | RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9= | RD1-score9=0 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10= | RD1-score10=5
| RD1T6-loc=Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11= | RD1-score11=0 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12= | RD1-score12=5
| RD1T7-loc=Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay) | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13= | RD1-score13=2 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14= | RD1-score14=3
| RD1T8-loc=Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15= | RD1-score15=3 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16= | RD1-score16=2
| RD2T1-loc=Marseille, France (clay) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=2
| RD2T2-loc=Brisbane, Australia (grass) | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=5 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=0
| RD2T3-loc=Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) | RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5= | RD2-score5=3 | RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6= | RD2-score6=2
| RD2T4-loc=Rome, Italy (clay) | RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7= | RD2-score7=0 | RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8= | RD2-score8=5
| RD3T1-loc=Sydney, Australia (grass) | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1= | RD3-score1=1 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2=4
| RD3T2-loc=Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet) | RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3= | RD3-score3=4 | RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4= | RD3-score4=1
| RD4T1-loc=Melbourne, Australia (grass) | RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1= | RD4-score1=3 | RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2= | RD4-score2=2
Final
Australia vs. Sweden
Relegation play-offs
Date: 30 September–2 October
| Home team | Score | Visiting team | Location | Door | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **** | [4–1](1983-davis-cup-world-group-czechoslovakia-vs-soviet-union) | Hradec Králové | Indoor | Clay | |
| **** | [4–1](1983-davis-cup-world-group-great-britain-vs-chile) | Eastbourne | Outdoor | Grass | |
| **** | [4–1](1983-davis-cup-world-group-denmark-vs-indonesia) | Copenhagen | Indoor | Carpet | |
| [1–4](1983-davis-cup-world-group-ireland-vs-united-states) | **** | Dublin | Indoor | Carpet |
Americas Zone
Main article: 1983 Davis Cup Americas Zone
| RD1-date=14–16 January | RD2-date=4–6 March | RD3-date=6–8 May | RD4-date=30 September–2 October
| RD1T1-loc= | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=
| RD1T2-loc= | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=bye | RD1-score3= | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=
| RD1T3-loc= | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5= | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=bye | RD1-score6=
| RD1T4-loc=Lima, Peru (clay) | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7= | RD1-score7=4 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=1
| RD1T5-loc= | RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9= | RD1-score9= | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=bye | RD1-score10=
| RD1T6-loc= | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=bye | RD1-score11= | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12= | RD1-score12=
| RD1T7-loc= | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13= | RD1-score13= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=bye | RD1-score14=
| RD1T8-loc= | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=bye | RD1-score15= | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16= | RD1-score16=
| RD2T1-loc=Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=1 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=4
| RD2T2-loc=Bogotá, Colombia (indoor clay) | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=0 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=5
| RD2T3-loc=Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5= | RD2-score5=0 | RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6= | RD2-score6=5
| RD2T4-loc=Laval, Canada (indoor hard) | RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7= | RD2-score7=2 | RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8= | RD2-score8=3
| RD3T1-loc=Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1= | RD3-score1=2 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2=3
| RD3T2-loc=Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3= | RD3-score3=4 | RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4= | RD3-score4=1
| RD4T1-loc=Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1= | RD4-score1=0 | RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2= | RD4-score2=5
- are promoted to the World Group in 1984.
Eastern Zone
Main article: 1983 Davis Cup Eastern Zone
| RD1-date=14–16 January | RD2-date=4–6 March | RD3-date=6–8 May | RD4-date=30 September–2 October
| RD1T1-loc= | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=
| RD1T2-loc=Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=3 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=2
| RD1T3-loc= | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5= | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=bye | RD1-score6=
| RD1T4-loc= | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7= | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=
| RD1T5-loc=Manila, Philippines (indoor clay) | RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9= | RD1-score9=5 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10= | RD1-score10=0
| RD1T6-loc= | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=bye | RD1-score11= | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12= | RD1-score12=
| RD1T7-loc= | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13= | RD1-score13= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=bye | RD1-score14=
| RD1T8-loc= | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=bye | RD1-score15= | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16= | RD1-score16=
| RD2T1-loc=Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=4 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=1
| RD2T2-loc=Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard) | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=3 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=2
| RD2T3-loc=Seoul, South Korea (clay) | RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5= | RD2-score5=1 | RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6= | RD2-score6=4
| RD2T4-loc=Osaka, Japan (hard) | RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7= | RD2-score7=2 | RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8= | RD2-score8=3
| RD3T1-loc=New Delhi, India (grass) | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1= | RD3-score1=5 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2=0
| RD3T2-loc=Nagoya, Japan (hard) | RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3= | RD3-score3=1 | RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4= | RD3-score4=4
| RD4T1-loc=Tokyo, Japan (hard) | RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1= | RD4-score1=3 | RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2= | RD4-score2=2
- are promoted to the World Group in 1984.
Europe Zone
Main article: 1983 Davis Cup Europe Zone
Zone A
| RD1-date=6–8 May | RD2-date=10–12 June | RD3-date=8–10 July | RD4-date=30 September–2 October
| RD1T1-loc= | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=
| RD1T2-loc=Warsaw, Poland (clay) | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=0 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=5
| RD1T3-loc= | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5= | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=bye | RD1-score6=
| RD1T4-loc=Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7= | RD1-score7=1 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=4
| RD1T5-loc=Estoril, Portugal (clay) | RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9= | RD1-score9=1 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10= | RD1-score10=4
| RD1T6-loc= | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=bye | RD1-score11= | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12= | RD1-score12=
| RD1T7-loc= | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13= | RD1-score13= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14= | RD1-score14=w/o
| RD1T8-loc= | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=bye | RD1-score15= | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16= | RD1-score16=
| RD2T1-loc=Eupen, Belgium (clay) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=5 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=0
| RD2T2-loc=Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=4 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=1
| RD2T3-loc=Cairo, Egypt (clay) | RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5= | RD2-score5=4 | RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6= | RD2-score6=1
| RD2T4-loc=Ostermundigen, Switzerland (clay) | RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7= | RD2-score7=0 | RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8= | RD2-score8=5
| RD3T1-loc=Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1= | RD3-score1=3 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2=2
| RD3T2-loc=Lugano, Switzerland (clay) | RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3= | RD3-score3=1 | RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4= | RD3-score4=3
| RD4T1-loc=Freiburg, West Germany (clay) | RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1= | RD4-score1=3 | RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2= | RD4-score2=2
- are promoted to the World Group in 1984.
Zone B
| RD1-date=4–8 May | RD2-date=10–12 June | RD3-date=8–10 July | RD4-date=30 September–2 October
| RD1T1-loc= | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=
| RD1T2-loc=Istanbul, Turkey (clay) | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=5 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=0
| RD1T3-loc=Ternitz, Austria (indoor hard) | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5=5 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=0
| RD1T4-loc= | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7= | RD1-score7=w/o | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=
| RD1T5-loc=Algiers, Algeria (clay) | RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9= | RD1-score9=1 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10= | RD1-score10=4
| RD1T6-loc= | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=bye | RD1-score11= | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12= | RD1-score12=
| RD1T7-loc=Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13= | RD1-score13=0 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14= | RD1-score14=3
| RD1T8-loc= | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=bye | RD1-score15= | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16= | RD1-score16=
| RD2T1-loc=Budapest, Hungary (clay) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=4 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=1
| RD2T2-loc=Oslo, Norway (clay) | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=4 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=1
| RD2T3-loc=Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5= | RD2-score5=3 | RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6= | RD2-score6=2
| RD2T4-loc=Madrid, Spain (clay) | RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7= | RD2-score7=3 | RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8= | RD2-score8=2
| RD3T1-loc=Pörtschach, Austria (clay) | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1= | RD3-score1=3 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2=2
| RD3T2-loc=Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3= | RD3-score3=0 | RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4= | RD3-score4=5
| RD4T1-loc=Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) | RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1= | RD4-score1=0 | RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2= | RD4-score2=4
- are promoted to the World Group in 1984.
References
;General
;Specific
References
- Bud Collins. (2010). "The Bud Collins History of Tennis". New Chapter Press.
- "Australia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.
Ask Mako anything about 1983 Davis Cup — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.
Research with MakoFree with your Surf account
Create a free account to save articles, ask Mako questions, and organize your research.
Sign up freeThis content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.
Report