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1985 Davis Cup#Final

{{Short description|1985 edition of the Davis Cup}}

{{Davis Cup season

| name = 1985 Davis Cup

| image =

| image_caption =

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| duration = 8 March – 22 December 1985

| edition = 74th

| teams = 62

| categories =

| winning nation= {{davis|SWE}}

| previous = 1984

| next = 1986

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The 1985 Davis Cup (also known as the 1985 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 74th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 63 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 27 in the Europe Zone, 12 in the Eastern Zone, and 8 in the Americas Zone. Cyprus made its first appearance in the tournament.

Sweden defeated West Germany in the final, held at the Olympiahalle in Munich, West Germany, on 20–22 December, to win their 2nd consecutive Davis Cup title and 3rd overall.{{cite book|author=Bud Collins|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=[New York]|isbn=978-0942257700|pages=495–496, 499|edition=2nd}}

World Group

{{main|1985 Davis Cup World Group}}

class="wikitable" style="width:98%;"
colspan=4| Participating teams
width=25%|{{davis-big|ARG}}

!width=25%|{{davis-big|AUS}}

!width=25%|{{davis-big|CHI}}

!width=25%|{{davis-big|TCH}}

{{davis-big|ECU|1900}}

!{{davis-big|FRA}}

!{{davis-big|IND}}

!{{davis-big|ITA}}

{{davis-big|JPN|1947}}

!{{davis-big|PAR|1954}}

!{{davis-big|URS}}

!{{davis-big|ESP}}

{{davis-big|SWE}}

!{{davis-big|USA}}

!{{davis-big|FRG}}

!{{davis-big|YUG}}

=Draw=

{{DCWorld

| RD1-date=8–10 March

| RD2-date=2–4 August

| RD3-date=4–6 October

| RD4-date=20–22 December

| RD1T1-loc=Kyoto, Japan (indoor carpet)

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|USA}} | RD1-score1=5

| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{davis|JPN|1947}} | RD1-score2=0

| RD1T2-loc=Sindelfingen, West Germany (indoor carpet)

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|ESP}} | RD1-score3=2

| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|FRG}} | RD1-score4=3

| RD1T3-loc=Tbilisi, Soviet Union (indoor carpet)

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{davis|TCH}} | RD1-score5=3

| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{davis|URS}} | RD1-score6=2

| RD1T4-loc=Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7={{davis|ARG}} | RD1-score7=1

| RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|ECU}} | RD1-score8=4

| RD1T5-loc=Asunción, Paraguay (wood)

| RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9={{davis|PAR|1954}} | RD1-score9=3

| RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10={{davis|FRA}} | RD1-score10=2

| RD1T6-loc=Split, Yugoslavia (indoor clay)

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11={{davis|YUG}} | RD1-score11=2

| RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12={{davis|AUS}} | RD1-score12=3

| RD1T7-loc=Calcutta, India (grass)

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13={{davis|IND}} | RD1-score13=3

| RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14={{davis|ITA}} | RD1-score14=2

| RD1T8-loc=Santiago, Chile (clay) [19–21 April]

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15={{davis|CHI}} | RD1-score15=1

| RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16={{davis|SWE}} | RD1-score16=4

| RD2T1-loc=Hamburg, West Germany (clay)

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|USA}} | RD2-score1=2

| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|FRG}} | RD2-score2=3

| RD2T2-loc=Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|TCH}} | RD2-score3=5

| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|ECU|1900}} | RD2-score4=0

| RD2T3-loc=Sydney, Australia (grass)

| RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5={{davis|PAR|1954}} | RD2-score5=2

| RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6={{davis|AUS}} | RD2-score6=3

| RD2T4-loc=Bangalore, India (grass)

| RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7={{davis|IND}} | RD2-score7=1

| RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8={{davis|SWE}} | RD2-score8=4

| RD3T1-loc=Frankfurt, West Germany (indoor carpet)

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1={{davis|FRG}} | RD3-score1=5

| RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{davis|TCH}} | RD3-score2=0

| RD3T2-loc=Malmö, Sweden (indoor clay)

| RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3={{davis|AUS}} | RD3-score3=0

| RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4={{davis|SWE}} | RD3-score4=5

| RD4T1-loc=Munich, West Germany (indoor carpet)

| RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1={{davis|FRG}} | RD4-score1=2

| RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2={{davis|SWE}} | RD4-score2=3

}}

=Final=

West Germany vs. Sweden

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=West Germany

|team2=Sweden

|venue=Olympiahalle, Munich, West Germany{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1985-WG-M-FRG-SWE-01|title=West Germany v Sweden|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=20–22 December 1985

|surface=Carpet (indoors)

|score1=2

|score2=3

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Michael Westphal |3 |4 |8 | | |T2P1=Mats Wilander |6 |6 |10 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Boris Becker |6 |3 |7 |8 | |T2P1=Stefan Edberg |3 |6 |5 |6 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Boris Becker |T1P2=Andreas Maurer |4 |2 |1 | | |T2P1=Joakim Nyström |T2P2=Mats Wilander |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Boris Becker |6 |2 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Mats Wilander |3 |6 |3 |3 | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Michael Westphal |6 |5 |4 |3 | |T2P1=Stefan Edberg |3 |7 |6 |6 | }}

}}

=Relegation play-offs=

{{further|1985 Davis Cup World Group#Relegation play-offs}}

Date: 4–6 October

class="wikitable" style="border:1px solid #aaa;"
Home teamScoreVisiting teamLocationDoorSurface
{{davis|JPN|1947}}style="text-align:center;"|0–3{{davis|ESP}}TokyoOutdoorClay
{{davis|ARG}}style="text-align:center;"|2–3{{davis|URS}}Buenos AiresOutdoorClay
{{davis|YUG}}style="text-align:center;"|4–1{{davis|FRA}}BelgradeIndoorHard
{{davis|ITA}}style="text-align:center;"|3–1{{davis|CHI}}CagliariOutdoorClay

  • {{davis|ITA}}, {{davis|URS}}, {{davis|ESP}} and {{davis|YUG}} remain in the World Group in 1986.
  • {{davis|ARG}}, {{davis|CHI}}, {{davis|FRA}} and {{davis|JPN|1947}} are relegated to Zonal competition in 1986.

Americas Zone

{{main|1985 Davis Cup Americas Zone}}

{{8TeamBracket-info

| RD1-date=8–10 March

| RD2-date=2–4 August

| RD3-date=4–6 October

| RD1T1-loc=Caracas, Venezuela (hard)

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|BRA|1968}} | RD1-score1=5

| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{davis|VEN|1930}} | RD1-score2=0

| RD1T2-loc=Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|URU}} | RD1-score3=2

| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|COL}} | RD1-score4=3

| RD1T3-loc=Chicoutimi, Canada (indoor carpet)

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{davis|Caribbean/West Indies}} | RD1-score5=1

| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{davis|CAN}} | RD1-score6=4

| RD1T4-loc=Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7={{davis|PER}} | RD1-score7=2

| RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|MEX}} | RD1-score8=3

| RD2T1-loc=Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay)

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|BRA|1968}} | RD2-score1=4

| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|COL}} | RD2-score2=1

| RD2T2-loc=Chicoutimi, Canada (clay)

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|CAN}} | RD2-score3=2

| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|MEX}} | RD2-score4=3

| RD3T1-loc=Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay)

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1={{davis|BRA|1968}} | RD3-score1=1

| RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{davis|MEX}} | RD3-score2=4

}}

  • {{davis|MEX}} are promoted to the World Group in 1986.

Eastern Zone

{{main|1985 Davis Cup Eastern Zone}}

{{DCWorld

| RD1-date=18–20 January

| RD2-date=8–10 March

| RD3-date=10–12 May

| RD4-date=4–6 October

| RD1T1-loc=

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|NZL}} | RD1-score1=

| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

| RD1T2-loc=Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard)

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|TPE}} | RD1-score3=5

| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|SRI}} | RD1-score4=0

| RD1T3-loc=

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{davis|CHN}} | RD1-score5=

| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=bye | RD1-score6=

| RD1T4-loc=Singapore (grass)

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7={{davis|HKG|1959}} | RD1-score7=4

| RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|SIN}} | RD1-score8=1

| RD1T5-loc=Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (grass)

| RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9={{davis|PHI|1985}} | RD1-score9=5

| RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10={{davis|MAS}} | RD1-score10=0

| RD1T6-loc=

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=bye | RD1-score11=

| RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12={{davis|THA}} | RD1-score12=

| RD1T7-loc=Seoul, South Korea (indoor carpet)

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13={{davis|KOR|1984}} | RD1-score13=5

| RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14={{davis|INA}} | RD1-score14=0

| RD1T8-loc=

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=bye | RD1-score15=

| RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16={{davis|PAK}} | RD1-score16=

| RD2T1-loc=Auckland, New Zealand (hard)

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|NZL}} | RD2-score1=5

| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|TPE}} | RD2-score2=0

| RD2T2-loc=Shanghai, China (clay)

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|CHN}} | RD2-score3=3

| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|HKG|1959}} | RD2-score4=2

| RD2T3-loc=Bangkok, Thailand (hard)

| RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5={{davis|PHI|1985}} | RD2-score5=4

| RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6={{davis|THA}} | RD2-score6=1

| RD2T4-loc=Islamabad, Pakistan (clay)

| RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7={{davis|KOR|1984}} | RD2-score7=4

| RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8={{davis|PAK}} | RD2-score8=1

| RD3T1-loc=Wellington, New Zealand (indoor hard)

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1={{davis|NZL}} | RD3-score1=5

| RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{davis|CHN}} | RD3-score2=0

| RD3T2-loc=Manila, Philippines (hard)

| RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3={{davis|PHI|1985}} | RD3-score3=0

| RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4={{davis|KOR|1984}} | RD3-score4=5

| RD4T1-loc=Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)

| RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1={{davis|NZL}} | RD4-score1=4

| RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2={{davis|KOR|1984}} | RD4-score2=0

}}

  • {{davis|NZL}} are promoted to the World Group in 1986.

Europe Zone

{{main|1985 Davis Cup Europe Zone}}

=Zone A=

{{DCWorld

| RD1-date=10–12 May

| RD2-date=14–16 June

| RD3-date=2–4 August

| RD4-date=4–6 October

| RD1T1-loc=

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|ROU|1965}} | RD1-score1=

| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

| RD1T2-loc=

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|TUR}} | RD1-score3=w/o

| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|IRI}} | RD1-score4=

| RD1T3-loc=Casablanca, Morocco (clay)

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{davis|HUN}} | RD1-score5=4

| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{davis|MAR}} | RD1-score6=1

| RD1T4-loc=Cairo, Egypt (clay)

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7={{davis|EGY}} | RD1-score7=4

| RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|ALG}} | RD1-score8=1

| RD1T5-loc=Dakar, Senegal (hard)

| RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9={{davis|SEN}} | RD1-score9=1

| RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10={{davis|MON}} | RD1-score10=4

| RD1T6-loc=Nicosia, Cyprus (clay)

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11={{davis|CYP|1960}} | RD1-score11=1

| RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12={{davis|IRL}} | RD1-score12=4

| RD1T7-loc=Brussels, Belgium (clay)

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13={{davis|BUL|1971}} | RD1-score13=1

| RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14={{davis|BEL}} | RD1-score14=3

| RD1T8-loc=

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=bye | RD1-score15=

| RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16={{davis|DEN}} | RD1-score16=

| RD2T1-loc=Istanbul, Turkey (clay)

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|ROU|1965}} | RD2-score1=5

| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|TUR}} | RD2-score2=0

| RD2T2-loc=Cairo, Egypt (clay)

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|HUN}} | RD2-score3=2

| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|EGY}} | RD2-score4=3

| RD2T3-loc=Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)

| RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5={{davis|MON}} | RD2-score5=3

| RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6={{davis|IRL}} | RD2-score6=2

| RD2T4-loc=Holte, Denmark (clay)

| RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7={{davis|BEL}} | RD2-score7=0

| RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8={{davis|DEN}} | RD2-score8=5

| RD3T1-loc=Bucharest, Romania (clay)

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1={{davis|ROU|1965}} | RD3-score1=4

| RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{davis|EGY}} | RD3-score2=1

| RD3T2-loc=Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)

| RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3={{davis|MON}} | RD3-score3=0

| RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4={{davis|DEN}} | RD3-score4=5

| RD4T1-loc=Bucharest, Romania (clay)

| RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1={{davis|ROU|1965}} | RD4-score1=2

| RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2={{davis|DEN}} | RD4-score2=3

}}

  • {{davis|DEN}} are promoted to the World Group in 1986.

=Zone B=

{{DCWorld

| RD1-date=10–12 May

| RD2-date=14–16 June

| RD3-date=2–4 August

| RD4-date=4–6 October

| RD1T1-loc=

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|ISR}} | RD1-score1=

| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

| RD1T2-loc=Hilversum, Netherlands (clay)

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|FIN}} | RD1-score3=1

| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|NED}} | RD1-score4=4

| RD1T3-loc=

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{davis|AUT}} | RD1-score5=

| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=bye | RD1-score6=

| RD1T4-loc=Athens, Greece (clay)

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7={{davis|NOR}} | RD1-score7=1

| RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|GRE}} | RD1-score8=4

| RD1T5-loc=Warsaw, Poland (clay)

| RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9={{davis|POL}} | RD1-score9=2

| RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10={{davis|ZIM}} | RD1-score10=3

| RD1T6-loc=Tunis, Tunisia (clay)

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11={{davis|TUN|1959}} | RD1-score11=0

| RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12={{davis|SUI}} | RD1-score12=5

| RD1T7-loc=Lisbon, Portugal (clay)

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13={{davis|POR}} | RD1-score13=5

| RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14={{davis|LUX}} | RD1-score14=0

| RD1T8-loc=

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=bye | RD1-score15=

| RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16={{davis|GBR}} | RD1-score16=

| RD2T1-loc=Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|ISR}} | RD2-score1=4

| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|NED}} | RD2-score2=1

| RD2T2-loc=Athens, Greece (clay)

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|AUT}} | RD2-score3=3

| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|GRE}} | RD2-score4=2

| RD2T3-loc=Weggis, Switzerland (clay)

| RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5={{davis|ZIM}} | RD2-score5=0

| RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6={{davis|SUI}} | RD2-score6=5

| RD2T4-loc=Nottingham, United Kingdom (grass)

| RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7={{davis|POR}} | RD2-score7=0

| RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8={{davis|GBR}} | RD2-score8=5

| RD3T1-loc=Hartberg, Austria (clay)

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1={{davis|ISR}} | RD3-score1=3

| RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{davis|AUT}} | RD3-score2=2

| RD3T2-loc=Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass)

| RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3={{davis|SUI}} | RD3-score3=0

| RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4={{davis|GBR}} | RD3-score4=3

| RD4T1-loc=Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass)

| RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1={{davis|ISR}} | RD4-score1=1

| RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2={{davis|GBR}} | RD4-score2=4

}}

  • {{davis|GBR}} are promoted to the World Group in 1986.

References

;General

  • {{Cite web|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/historic-format/world-group.aspx#/1985|title=World Group 1985|publisher=DavisCup.com|access-date=11 June 2020}}

;Specific

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External links

  • [http://www.daviscup.com Davis Cup Official Website]

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