1990 Davis Cup#Europe/Africa Zone

{{Short description|1990 edition of the Davis Cup}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Davis Cup season

| name = 1990 Davis Cup

| image =

| image_caption =

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| duration = 2 February – 2 December 1990

| edition = 79th

| teams = 84

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| winning nation= {{davis|USA}}

| previous = 1989

| next = 1991

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The 1990 Davis Cup (also known as the 1990 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 79th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 85 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 19 in the Americas Zone, 19 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 31 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Barbados, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago and Zambia made their first appearances in the tournament.

The United States defeated Australia in the final, held at the Florida Suncoast Dome in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States, on 30 November–2 December, to win their 29th title 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|1990 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|AUT}}

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

{{davis-big|FRA}}

!{{davis-big|ISR}}

!{{davis-big|ITA}}

!{{davis-big|MEX}}

{{davis-big|NED}}

!{{davis-big|NZL}}

!{{davis-big|ESP}}

!{{davis-big|SWE}}

{{davis-big|SUI}}

!{{davis-big|USA}}

!{{davis-big|FRG}}

!{{davis-big|YUG}}

=Draw=

{{16TeamBracket-info

| boldwinner = y

| RD1-date=2–4 February

| RD2-date=30 March–2 April

| RD3-date=21–23 September

| RD4-date=30 November–2 December

| RD1-text1=Bremen, West Germany (indoor carpet)

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|FRG}} | RD1-score1=3

| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{davis|NED}} | RD1-score2=2

| RD1-text2=Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|ARG}} | RD1-score3=3

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

| RD1-text3=Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{davis|YUG}} | RD1-score5=2

| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{davis|NZL}} | RD1-score6=3

| RD1-text4=Perth, Australia (grass)

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

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

| RD1-text5=Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)

| RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9={{davis|SUI}} | RD1-score9=0

| RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10={{davis|TCH}} | RD1-score10=5

| RD1-text6=Carlsbad, CA, United States (hard)

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11={{davis|MEX}} | RD1-score11=0

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

| RD1-text7=Barcelona, Spain (clay)

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13={{davis|ESP}} | RD1-score13=2

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

| RD1-text8=Cagliari, Italy (clay)

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15={{davis|ITA}} | RD1-score15=3

| RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16={{davis|SWE}} | RD1-score16=2

| RD2-text1=Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

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

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

| RD2-text2=Brisbane, Australia (grass)

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

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

| RD2-text3=Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)

| RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5={{davis|TCH}} | RD2-score5=1

| RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6={{davis|USA}} | RD2-score6=4

| RD2-text4=Vienna, Austria (indoor clay)

| RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7={{davis|AUT}} | RD2-score7=5

| RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8={{davis|ITA}} | RD2-score8=0

| RD3-text1=Sydney, Australia (grass)

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1={{davis|ARG}} | RD3-score1=0

| RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{davis|AUS}} | RD3-score2=5

| RD3-text2=Vienna, Austria (clay)

| RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3={{davis|USA}} | RD3-score3=3

| RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4={{davis|AUT}} | RD3-score4=2

| RD4-text1=St. Petersburg, FL, United States (indoor clay)

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

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

}}

=Final=

United States vs. Australia

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=United States

|team2=Australia

|venue=Florida Suncoast Dome, St. Petersburg, FL, United States{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1990-WG-M-AUS-USA-01|title=United States v Australia|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=30 November–2 December 1990

|surface=Clay (indoors)

|score1=3

|score2=2

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Andre Agassi |4 |6 |4 |6 |6 |T2P1=Richard Fromberg |6 |2 |6 |2 |4 }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Michael Chang |6 |7 |6 | | |T2P1=Darren Cahill |2 |6.039 |0 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Rick Leach |T1P2=Jim Pugh |6 |6 |3 |7 | |T2P1=Pat Cash |T2P2=John Fitzgerald |4 |2 |6 |6.019 | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Andre Agassi |4 |6 | | | |T2P1=Darren Cahill |6 |4 | | | |re1=3 }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Michael Chang |5 |6 |3 | | |T2P1=Richard Fromberg |7 |2 |6 | | }}

}}

World Group qualifying round

{{main|1990 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round}}

Date: 21–23 September

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 1991 World Group.

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Home teamScoreVisiting teamLocationVenueDoorSurface
{{davis|BEL}}style="text-align:center;"|4–1{{davis|KOR|1984}}BrusselsRoyal Léopold ClubOutdoorClay
{{davis|ISR}}style="text-align:center;"|5–0{{davis|CHN}}Ramat HaSharonCanada StadiumOutdoorHard
{{davis|CAN}}style="text-align:center;"|3–2{{davis|NED}}TorontoNational Tennis CentreOutdoorHard
{{davis|URS}}style="text-align:center;"|1–4{{davis|ESP}}MoscowLenin Central StadiumIndoorCarpet
{{davis|SWE}}style="text-align:center;"|5–0{{davis|FIN}}VästeråsRocklundahallenIndoorCarpet
{{davis|GBR}}style="text-align:center;"|0–5{{davis|FRA}}LondonQueen's ClubOutdoorGrass
{{davis|MEX}}style="text-align:center;"|5–0{{davis|URU}}Mexico CityClub Alemán de MéxicoOutdoorHard
{{davis|YUG}}style="text-align:center;"|3–2{{davis|SUI}}SplitŠportski centar GripeIndoorClay

  • {{davis|FRA}}, {{davis|ISR}}, {{davis|MEX}}, {{davis|ESP}}, {{davis|SWE}} and {{davis|YUG}} remain in the World Group in 1991.
  • {{davis|BEL}} and {{davis|CAN}} are promoted to the World Group in 1991.
  • {{davis|CHN}}, {{davis|FIN}}, {{davis|GBR}}, {{davis|KOR|1984}}, {{davis|URS}} and {{davis|URU}} remain in Zonal Group I in 1991.
  • {{davis|NED}} and {{davis|SUI}} are relegated to Zonal Group I in 1991.

Americas Zone

{{main|1990 Davis Cup Americas Zone}}

=Group I=

{{8TeamBracket-info

| maxround = 2

| RD1-date=2–4 February

| RD2-date=30 March–1 April

| RD1=First Round

| RD2=Second Round

| RD1-text1=

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|PAR|1990}} | RD1-score1=

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

| RD1-text2=Vancouver, Canada (indoor carpet)

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|CAN}} | RD1-score3=4

| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|BRA|1968}} | RD1-score4=1

| RD1-text3=Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)

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

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

| RD1-text4=

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7=

| RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|PER}} | RD1-score8=

| RD2-text1=Asunción, Paraguay (clay)

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|PAR|1990}} | RD2-score1=0

| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|CAN}} | RD2-score2=5

| RD2-text2=Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|URU}} | RD2-score3=4

| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|PER}} | RD2-score4=1

}}

  • {{davis|CAN}} and {{davis|URU}} advance to World Group qualifying round.

{{2TeamBracket-info

| RD1-date=30 March–1 April

| RD1=Relegation Play-off

| RD1-text1=Brasília, Brazil (indoor hard)

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|BRA|1968}} | RD1-score1=4

| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{davis|CHI}} | RD1-score2=1

}}

  • {{davis|CHI}} relegated to Group II in 1991.

=Group II=

{{16TeamBracket-info

| boldwinner = y

| RD1-date=2–4 February

| RD2-date=30 March–1 April

| RD3-date=15–17 June

| RD4-date=20–22 July

| RD1=First Round

| RD2=Second Round

| RD3=Third Round

| RD4=Fourth Round

| RD1-text1=

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|ECU|1900}} | RD1-score1=

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

| RD1-text2=Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (hard)

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

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

| RD1-text3=

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

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

| RD1-text4=Caracas, Venezuela (clay)

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7={{davis|JAM}} | RD1-score7=0

| RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|VEN|1930}} | RD1-score8=5

| RD1-text5=Cali, Colombia (clay)

| RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9={{davis|COL}} | RD1-score9=4

| RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10={{davis|GUA}} | RD1-score10=1

| RD1-text6=Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (clay)

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

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

| RD1-text7=Saint Michael, Barbados (clay)

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

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

| RD1-text8=

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

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

| RD2-text1=Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay)

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|ECU|1900}} | RD2-score1=3

| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|HAI}} | RD2-score2=2

| RD2-text2=Havana, Cuba (hard)

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|CUB}} | RD2-score3=4

| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|VEN|1930}} | RD2-score4=1

| RD2-text3=Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (clay)

| RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5={{davis|COL}} | RD2-score5=4

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

| RD2-text4=Saint Michael, Barbados (clay)

| RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7={{davis|BAR}} | RD2-score7=4

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

| RD3-text1=Havana, Cuba (hard)

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1={{davis|ECU|1900}} | RD3-score1=1

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

| RD3-text2=Saint Peter, Barbados (hard)

| RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3={{davis|COL}} | RD3-score3=4

| RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4={{davis|BAR}} | RD3-score4=1

| RD4-text1=Havana, Cuba (hard)

| RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1={{davis|CUB}} | RD4-score1=3

| RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2={{davis|COL}} | RD4-score2=2

}}

  • {{davis|CUB}} promoted to Group I in 1991.

Asia/Oceania Zone

{{main|1990 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone}}

=Group I=

{{2TeamBracket-info

| RD1-date=2–4 February

| RD1=Preliminary Round

| RD1-text1=Guangzhou, China (indoor hard)

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

| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{davis|PAK}} | RD1-score2=0

}}

  • {{davis|PAK}} relegated to Group II in 1991.

{{8TeamBracket-info

| maxround = 2

| RD1-date=30 March–1 April

| RD2-date=4–6 May

| RD1=First Round

| RD2=Second Round

| RD1-text1=

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

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

| RD1-text2=Shanghai, China (clay)

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

| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|PHI|1986}} | RD1-score4=0

| RD1-text3=Chandigarh, India (grass)

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{davis|JPN|1947}} | RD1-score5=1

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

| RD1-text4=

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7=

| RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|KOR|1984}} | RD1-score8=

| RD2-text1=Beijing, China (hard)

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|INA}} | RD2-score1=1

| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|CHN}} | RD2-score2=4

| RD2-text2=Seoul, South Korea (clay)

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|IND}} | RD2-score3=0

| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|KOR|1984}} | RD2-score4=5

}}

  • {{davis|CHN}} and {{davis|KOR|1984}} advance to World Group qualifying round.

=Group II=

{{16TeamBracket-info

| boldwinner = y

| RD1-date=2–4 February

| RD2-date=30 March–1 April

| RD3-date=15–17 June

| RD4-date=20–22 July

| RD1=First Round

| RD2=Second Round

| RD3=Third Round

| RD4=Fourth Round

| RD1-text1=

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|HKG|1959}} | RD1-score1=

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

| RD1-text2=Amman, Jordan (indoor hard)

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|JOR}} | RD1-score3=0

| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|MAS}} | RD1-score4=5

| RD1-text3=

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

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

| RD1-text4=Singapore (grass)

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7={{davis|SIN}} | RD1-score7=0

| RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|TPE}} | RD1-score8=5

| RD1-text5=Manama, Bahrain (hard)

| RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9={{davis|IRQ|1963}} | RD1-score9=2

| RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10={{davis|BHR|1972}} | RD1-score10=3

| RD1-text6=

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

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

| RD1-text7=Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard)

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13={{davis|KUW}} | RD1-score13=4

| RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14={{davis|SYR}} | RD1-score14=1

| RD1-text8=

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

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

| RD2-text1=Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard)

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|HKG|1959}} | RD2-score1=4

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

| RD2-text2=Dhaka, Bangladesh (hard)

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|BAN}} | RD2-score3=0

| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|TPE}} | RD2-score4=5

| RD2-text3=Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)

| RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5={{davis|BHR|1972}} | RD2-score5=1

| RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6={{davis|SRI}} | RD2-score6=4

| RD2-text4=Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard)

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

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

| RD3-text1=Kowloon, Hong Kong (hard)

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1={{davis|HKG|1959}} | RD3-score1=4

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

| RD3-text2=Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)

| RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3={{davis|SRI}} | RD3-score3=1

| RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4={{davis|THA}} | RD3-score4=4

| RD4-text1=Bangkok, Thailand (hard)

| RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1={{davis|HKG|1959}} | RD4-score1=2

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

}}

  • {{davis|THA}} promoted to Group I in 1991.

Europe/Africa Zone

=Group I=

{{transcluded section|1990 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I}}

{{#section-h:1990 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I|Draw}}

=Group II Europe=

{{transcluded section|1990 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group II}}

{{#section-h:1990 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group II|Draw}}

=Group II Africa=

{{transcluded section|1990 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group II}}

{{#section-h:1990 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group II|Draw}}

References

;General

  • {{Cite web|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/historic-format/world-group.aspx#/1990|title=World Group 1990|publisher=DavisCup.com|access-date=11 June 2020}}

;Specific

{{Reflist}}