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1984 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1984.[1]

1984 Davis Cup World Group
Date24 February – 18 December
Edition4th
Champions

Sweden
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Australia were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the semifinals.

Sweden won the title, defeating the United States in the final, 4–1. The final was held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, from 16 to 18 December.[2] It was the Swedish team's first Davis Cup title since 1975 and their 2nd Davis Cup title overall.

Participating teams edit

Participating teams
 
Argentina 		 
Australia 		 
Czechoslovakia 		 
Denmark
 
Ecuador 		 
France 		 
Great Britain 		 
India
 
Italy 		 
New Zealand 		 
Paraguay 		 
Romania
 
Sweden 		 
United States 		 
West Germany 		 
Yugoslavia

Draw edit

First round
24–26 February		Quarterfinals
13–15 July		Semifinals
28–30 September		Final
16–18 December
Perth, Australia (grass)
  Australia5
Brisbane, Australia (grass)
  Yugoslavia0
  Australia5
Telford, United Kingdom (indoor carpet)
  Italy0
  Italy3
Portland, OR, United States (indoor carpet)
  Great Britain2
  Australia1
Stuttgart, West Germany (indoor carpet)
  United States4
  Argentina4
Atlanta, GA, United States (indoor carpet)
  West Germany1
  Argentina0
Bucharest, Romania (indoor carpet)
  United States5
  United States5
Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor clay)
  Romania0
  United States1
Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
  Sweden4
  Denmark0
Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
  Czechoslovakia5
  Czechoslovakia3
New Delhi, India (grass)
  France2
  India1
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  France4
  Czechoslovakia0
Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)
  Sweden5
  Paraguay3
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  New Zealand2
  Paraguay1
Norrköping, Sweden (indoor carpet)
  Sweden4
  Ecuador1
  Sweden4

First round edit

Australia vs. Yugoslavia edit

 
Australia
5 		Royal King's Park Tennis Club, Perth, Australia[3]
24–26 February 1984
Grass 		 
Yugoslavia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Paul McNamee
Slobodan Živojinović 		9
7 		4
6 		9
7 		10
8 		   
2  
  		John Fitzgerald
Marko Ostoja 		2
6 		7
5 		6
1 		6
2 		   
3  
  		Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee
Marko Ostoja / Slobodan Živojinović 		6
4 		6
1 		6
4 		     
4  
  		John Fitzgerald
Bruno Orešar 		6
3 		6
4 		       
5  
  		Paul McNamee
Branko Horvat 		6
4 		10
8 		       

Great Britain vs. Italy edit

 
Great Britain
2 		Racquet Centre, Telford, United Kingdom[4]
24–26 February 1984
Carpet (indoors) 		 
Italy
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Colin Dowdeswell
Gianni Ocleppo 		6
1 		2
6 		7
9 		2
6 		   
2  
  		John Lloyd
Corrado Barazzutti 		6
4 		3
6 		6
2 		6
3 		   
3  
  		Colin Dowdeswell / John Lloyd
Gianni Ocleppo / Claudio Panatta 		11
9 		6
4 		3
6 		3
6 		6
3 		 
4  
  		John Lloyd
Gianni Ocleppo 		6
2 		2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		   
5  
  		Colin Dowdeswell
Corrado Barazzutti 		1
6 		6
0 		3
6 		5
7 		   

West Germany vs. Argentina edit

 
West Germany
1 		Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, West Germany[5]
24–26 February 1984
Carpet (indoors) 		 
Argentina
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Hans-Dieter Beutel
Guillermo Vilas 		6
8 		6
8 		5
7 		     
2  
  		Michael Westphal
José Luis Clerc 		3
6 		6
3 		3
6 		6
1 		6
8 		 
3  
  		Hans-Dieter Beutel / Andreas Maurer
José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas 		11
13 		4
6 		3
6 		     
4  
  		Hans-Dieter Beutel
José Luis Clerc 		5
7 		5
7 		       
5  
  		Michael Westphal
Guillermo Vilas 		6
3 		6
4 		       

Romania vs. United States edit

 
Romania
0 		Sports Palace, Bucharest, Romania[6]
24–26 February 1984
Carpet (indoors) 		 
United States
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Florin Segărceanu
Jimmy Connors 		2
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
2  
  		Ilie Năstase
John McEnroe 		2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3  
  		Ilie Năstase / Florin Segărceanu
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe 		3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4  
  		Ilie Năstase
Jimmy Connors 		4
6 		4
6 		       
5  
  		Florin Segărceanu
John McEnroe 		6
2 		2
6 		2
6 		     

Czechoslovakia vs. Denmark edit

 
Czechoslovakia
5 		Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia[7]
24–26 February 1984
Carpet (indoors) 		 
Denmark
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Libor Pimek
Michael Mortensen 		10
8 		6
2 		6
4 		     
2  
  		Tomáš Šmíd
Peter Bastiansen 		6
2 		6
1 		6
2 		     
3  
  		Pavel Složil / Tomáš Šmíd
Peter Bastiansen / Michael Mortensen 		6
4 		6
3 		12
10 		     
4  
  		Libor Pimek
Peter Bastiansen 		6
4 		4
6 		6
4 		     
5  
  		Tomáš Šmíd
Michael Mortensen 		8
6 		6
3 		       

India vs. France edit

 
India
1 		Delhi LTA Complex, New Delhi, India[8]
24–26 February 1984
Grass 		 
France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Ramesh Krishnan
Yannick Noah 		2
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     
2  
  		Anand Amritraj
Henri Leconte 		6
2 		2
6 		3
6 		6
8 		   
3  
  		Anand Amritraj / Sashi Menon
Henri Leconte / Yannick Noah 		5
7 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4  
  		Anand Amritraj
Yannick Noah 		4
6 		4
6 		       
5  
  		Sashi Menon
Henri Leconte 		6
2 		5
7 		10
8 		     

New Zealand vs. Paraguay edit

 
New Zealand
2 		Wilding Park, Christchurch, New Zealand[9]
24–26 February 1984
Grass 		 
Paraguay
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Russell Simpson
Francisco González 		1
6 		3
6 		8
6 		6
2 		4
6 		 
2  
  		Chris Lewis
Víctor Pecci 		6
4 		6
8 		4
6 		6
2 		4
6 		 
3  
  		Chris Lewis / Russell Simpson
Francisco González / Víctor Pecci 		3
6 		10
8 		2
6 		4
6 		   
4  
  		Chris Lewis
Francisco González 		6
3 		6
4 		       
5  
  		Russell Simpson
Víctor Pecci 		6
3 		6
3 		       

Sweden vs. Ecuador edit

 
Sweden
4 		Himmelstalundshallen, Norrköping, Sweden[10]
24–26 February 1984
Carpet (indoors) 		 
Ecuador
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Anders Järryd
Andrés Gómez 		1
6 		6
2 		6
8 		6
3 		3
6 		 
2  
  		Mats Wilander
Ricardo Ycaza 		6
3 		6
2 		6
1 		     
3  
  		Anders Järryd / Mats Wilander
Andrés Gómez / Ricardo Ycaza 		3
6 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		   
4  
  		Joakim Nyström
Ricardo Ycaza 		6
2 		6
0 		6
3 		     
5  
  		Mats Wilander
Andrés Gómez 		7
5 		6
4 		       

Quarterfinals edit

Australia vs. Italy edit

 
Australia
5 		Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[11]
13–15 July 1984
Grass 		 
Italy
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		John Fitzgerald
Gianni Ocleppo 		6
3 		6
1 		4
6 		6
1 		   
2  
  		Pat Cash
Claudio Panatta 		6
3 		3
6 		6
3 		6
4 		   
3  
  		Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee
Gianni Ocleppo / Claudio Panatta 		3
6 		7
5 		6
4 		6
3 		   
4  
  		John Fitzgerald
Claudio Panatta 		6
4 		8
10 		6
2 		     
5  
  		Pat Cash
Gianni Ocleppo 		9
7 		6
4 		       

United States vs. Argentina edit

 
United States
5 		Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, GA, United States[12]
13–15 July 1984
Carpet (indoors) 		 
Argentina
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		John McEnroe
José Luis Clerc 		6
4 		6
0 		6
2 		     
2  
  		Jimmy Connors
Martín Jaite 		6
3 		6
4 		10
8 		     
3  
  		Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
José Luis Clerc / Martín Jaite 		7
5 		4
6 		6
3 		6
1 		   
4  
  		Jimmy Connors
José Luis Clerc 		8
6 		6
2 		       
5  
  		John McEnroe
Martín Jaite 		6
3 		6
4 		       

Czechoslovakia vs. France edit

 
Czechoslovakia
3 		Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia[13]
13–15 July 1984
Carpet (indoors) 		 
France
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Ivan Lendl
Henri Leconte 		3
6 		6
8 		4
6 		     
2  
  		Tomáš Šmíd
Guy Forget 		6
4 		2
6 		3
6 		6
1 		6
4 		 
3  
  		Pavel Složil / Tomáš Šmíd
Henri Leconte / Pascal Portes 		6
2 		5
7 		7
5 		4
6 		6
2 		 
4  
  		Ivan Lendl
Guy Forget 		11
9 		6
4 		6
2 		     
5  
  		Tomáš Šmíd
Henri Leconte 		3
6 		3
6 		       

Sweden vs. Paraguay edit

 
Sweden
4 		Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[14]
13–15 July 1984
Clay 		 
Paraguay
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Henrik Sundström
Víctor Pecci 		6
3 		6
4 		2
6 		6
4 		   
2  
  		Anders Järryd
Francisco González 		6
3 		6
2 		6
4 		     
3  
  		Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd
Francisco González / Víctor Pecci 		2
6 		6
8 		6
4 		1
6 		   
4  
  		Henrik Sundström
Francisco González 		6
3 		6
1 		6
2 		     
5  
  		Anders Järryd
Oscar Napout 		6
3 		6
0 		       

Semifinals edit

United States vs. Australia edit

 
United States
4 		Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR, United States[15]
28–30 September 1984
Carpet (indoors) 		 
Australia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		John McEnroe
Pat Cash 		6
3 		6
4 		6
1 		     
2  
  		Jimmy Connors
John Fitzgerald 		6
3 		6
3 		6
2 		     
3  
  		Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee 		6
4 		6
2 		6
3 		     
4  
  		John McEnroe
John Fitzgerald 		4
6 		6
2 		6
1 		     
5  
  		Jimmy Connors
Pat Cash 		4
6 		2
6 		       

Sweden vs. Czechoslovakia edit

 
Sweden
5 		Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[16]
28–30 September 1984
Clay 		 
Czechoslovakia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Mats Wilander
Tomáš Šmíd 		7
5 		7
5 		6
2 		     
2  
  		Henrik Sundström
Ivan Lendl 		4
6 		3
6 		6
3 		6
1 		6
1 		 
3  
  		Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd
Pavel Složil / Tomáš Šmíd 		2
6 		5
7 		6
1 		10
8 		6
2 		 
4  
  		Mats Wilander
Ivan Lendl 		6
3 		4
6 		6
2 		     
5  
  		Henrik Sundström
Tomáš Šmíd 		6
4 		6
4 		       

Final edit

Sweden vs. United States edit

 
Sweden
4 		Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden[2]
16–18 December 1984
Clay (indoors) 		 
United States
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Mats Wilander
Jimmy Connors 		6
1 		6
3 		6
3 		     
2  
  		Henrik Sundström
John McEnroe 		13
11 		6
4 		6
3 		     
3  
  		Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe 		7
5 		5
7 		6
2 		7
5 		   
4  
  		Mats Wilander
John McEnroe 		3
6 		7
5 		3
6 		     
5  
  		Henrik Sundström
Jimmy Arias 		3
6 		8
6 		6
3 		     

Relegation play-offs edit

The first-round losers played in the Relegation Play-offs. The winners of the play-offs advanced to the 1985 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions.

Results summary edit

Date: 28–30 September

Home team Score Visiting team Location Surface Ref.
  Great Britain 1–4   Yugoslavia Eastbourne Grass [17]
  West Germany 5–0   Romania West Berlin Clay [18]
  Denmark 2–3   India Aarhus Clay [19]
  Ecuador 4–1   New Zealand Guayaquil Clay [20]

Great Britain vs. Yugoslavia edit

 
Great Britain
1 		Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, United Kingdom[17]
28–30 September 1984
Grass 		 
Yugoslavia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Steve Shaw
Marko Ostoja 		7
5 		4
6 		7
9 		2
6 		   
2  
  		John Lloyd
Slobodan Živojinović 		6
4 		5
7 		7
5 		3
6 		8
10 		 
3  
  		Colin Dowdeswell / John Lloyd
Marko Ostoja / Slobodan Živojinović 		6
3 		9
7 		6
1 		     
4  
  		Steve Shaw
Slobodan Živojinović 		6
8 		6
8 		3
6 		     
5  
  		John Lloyd
Marko Ostoja 		4
6 		6
1 		2
6 		     

West Germany vs. Romania edit

 
West Germany
5 		Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin[18]
28–30 September 1984
Clay 		 
Romania
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Hans Schwaier
Adrian Marcu 		6
2 		6
0 		6
1 		     
2  
  		Michael Westphal
Andrei Dîrzu 		6
2 		7
5 		7
5 		     
3  
  		Hans-Dieter Beutel / Wolfgang Popp
Andrei Dîrzu / Mihnea-Ion Năstase 		6
3 		6
1 		6
4 		     
4  
  		Michael Westphal
Adrian Marcu 		6
0 		8
6 		       
5  
  		Hans Schwaier
Andrei Dîrzu 		9
7 		7
5 		       

Denmark vs. India edit

 
Denmark
2 		KB Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark[19]
28–30 September 1984
Clay 		 
India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Michael Mortensen
Vijay Amritraj 		0
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2  
  		Peter Bastiansen
Ramesh Krishnan 		0
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
3  
  		Peter Bastiansen / Michael Mortensen
Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj 		6
4 		7
5 		6
4 		     
4  
  		Michael Mortensen
Ramesh Krishnan 		2
6 		3
6 		8
10 		     
5  
  		Peter Bastiansen
Sashi Menon 		6
0 		4
6 		6
1 		     

Ecuador vs. New Zealand edit

 
Ecuador
4 		Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador[20]
28–30 September 1984
Clay 		 
New Zealand
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Andrés Gómez
Russell Simpson 		6
1 		11
9 		6
0 		     
2  
  		Raúl Viver
Chris Lewis 		3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
3  
  		Andrés Gómez / Ricardo Ycaza
Chris Lewis / Russell Simpson 		6
3 		6
2 		6
3 		     
4  
  		Raúl Viver
Russell Simpson 		6
4 		3
6 		6
2 		6
4 		   
5  
  		Andrés Gómez
Chris Lewis 		6
2 		6
2 		       

References edit

  1. ^ "World Group 1984". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Sweden v United States". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Australia v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Great Britain v Italy". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "West Germany v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Romania v United States". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "India v France". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "New Zealand v Paraguay". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Sweden v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Australia v Italy". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "United States v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Czechoslovakia v France". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Sweden v Paraguay". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Sweden v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ a b "Great Britain v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ a b "West Germany v Romania". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ a b "Denmark v India". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ a b "Ecuador v New Zealand". daviscup.com.

External links edit

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