1989 Davis Cup

The 1989 Davis Cup (also known as the 1989 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 78th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. This year's tournament saw the expansion of the previous World Group Relegation Play-offs round into the World Group qualifying round; instead of advancing directly to the World Group, the Zonal Group I winners would now join the World Group first round losers for a chance to compete in the following year's World Group. This year also marked the introduction of the tiebreak, played at 6–6 in all sets except for the final set.

1989 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	3 February – 17 December 1989
Edition	78th
Teams	79
Champion
Winning nation	West Germany
← 1988 1990 →

79 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 14 in the Americas Zone, 19 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 30 in the Europe/Africa Zone. The Bahamas, Bahrain, the Dominican Republic, Kuwait and Jordan made their first appearances in the tournament.

West Germany defeated Sweden in the final, held at the Schleyer-Halle in Stuttgart, West Germany, on 15–17 December, to win their second consecutive Davis Cup title.^[1][2]

World Group

Main article: 1989 Davis Cup World Group

Participating teams
Australia	Austria	Czechoslovakia	Denmark
France	Indonesia	Israel	Italy
Mexico	Paraguay	Soviet Union	Spain
Sweden	United States	West Germany	Yugoslavia

Draw

First round 3–5 February

Quarterfinals 7–9 April

Semifinals 21–23 July

Final 15–17 December

Malmö, Sweden (indoor carpet)

Sweden

4

Vienna, Austria (indoor clay)

Italy

1

Sweden

3

Vienna, Austria (indoor clay)

Austria

2

Australia

0

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

Austria

5

Sweden

4

Belgrade, Yugoslavia (indoor clay)

Yugoslavia

1

Yugoslavia

4

Split, Yugoslavia (indoor carpet)

Denmark

1

Yugoslavia

4

Marbella, Spain (clay)

Spain

1

Spain

3

Stuttgart, West Germany (indoor carpet)

Mexico

2

Sweden

2

Fort Myers, Florida, United States (hard)

West Germany

3

Paraguay

0

San Diego, United States (indoor carpet)

United States

5

United States

5

Tel Aviv, Israel (indoor carpet)

France

0

Israel

1

Munich, West Germany (indoor carpet)

France

4

United States

2

Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)

West Germany

3

Soviet Union

1

Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)

Czechoslovakia

4

Czechoslovakia

2

Karlsruhe, West Germany (indoor carpet)

West Germany

3

Indonesia

0

West Germany

5

Final

West Germany vs. Sweden

West Germany 3	Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, West Germany[2] 15–17 December 1989 Carpet (indoors)		Sweden 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Carl-Uwe Steeb Mats Wilander 7 5 6 7 77 64 2 6 3 6   2 Boris Becker Stefan Edberg 6 2 6 2 6 4       3 Boris Becker / Eric Jelen Jan Gunnarsson / Anders Järryd 78 66 6 4 3 6 64 77 6 4   4 Boris Becker Mats Wilander 6 2 6 0 6 2       5 Carl-Uwe Steeb Stefan Edberg 2 6 4 6

World Group qualifying round

Main article: 1989 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round

Date: 20–24 July

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 1990 World Group.

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Venue	Door	Surface
Great Britain	2–3	Argentina	Eastbourne	Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club	Outdoor	Grass
Peru	2–3	Australia	Lima	Jockey Club del Perú	Outdoor	Clay
Denmark	1–4	Italy	Aarhus	Aarhus Idrætspark	Indoor	Carpet
New Zealand	4–1	Hungary	Auckland	Chase Stadium	Indoor	Carpet
Netherlands	5–0	Indonesia	Best	Best Leisure Centre	Indoor	Carpet
South Korea	1–4	Israel	Seoul	Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center	Outdoor	Hard
Mexico	4–1	Soviet Union	Mexico City	Club Alemán de México	Outdoor	Clay
Switzerland	5–0	Paraguay	Langenthal	Dreilinden Tenniscenter	Outdoor	Clay

•  Australia,  Israel,  Italy and  Mexico remain in the World Group in 1990.
•  Argentina,  Netherlands,  New Zealand and   Switzerland are promoted to the World Group in 1990.
•  Great Britain,  Hungary,  Peru and  South Korea remain in Zonal Group I in 1990.
•  Denmark,  Indonesia,  Paraguay and  Soviet Union are relegated to Zonal Group I in 1990.

Americas Zone

Main article: 1989 Davis Cup Americas Zone

Group I

	First round					Second round
	Brazil
						Lima, Peru (clay)
	bye
						Brazil		2
	Lima, Peru (clay)
						Peru		3
	Ecuador		0
	Peru		5
	Montreal, Canada (indoor carpet)
	Canada		4
						Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
	Uruguay		1
						Canada		0
						Argentina		3
	bye
	Argentina

•  Peru and  Argentina advance to World Group qualifying round.

	Relegation Play-off
	Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
	Ecuador		0
	Uruguay		3

•  Ecuador relegated to Group II in 1990.

Group II

First round

Second round

Third round

Kingston, Jamaica (hard)

Chile

4

Havana, Cuba (hard)

Jamaica

1

Chile

4

Bogotá, Colombia (indoor clay)

Cuba

1

Cuba

4

Nassau, Bahamas (hard)

Colombia

1

Chile

4

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (clay)

Bahamas

1

Dominican Republic

3

Nassau, Bahamas (hard)

Bolivia

2

Dominican Republic

0

Nassau, Bahamas (hard)

Bahamas

5

Bahamas

5

Venezuela

0

•  Chile promoted to Group I in 1990.

Asia/Oceania Zone

Main article: 1989 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

	Preliminary round
	Manila, Philippines (hard)
	Philippines		5
	Hong Kong		0

•  Hong Kong relegated to Group II in 1990.

	First round					Second round
	New Zealand
						Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)
	bye
						New Zealand		4
	Manila, Philippines (hard)
						Philippines		1
	Philippines		4
	China		1
	Hasaki, Japan (hard)
	Japan		2
						Bharuch, India (grass)
	South Korea		3
						South Korea		4
						India		1
	bye
	India

•  New Zealand and  South Korea advance to World Group qualifying round.

Group II

First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

Thailand

Bangkok, Thailand (hard)

bye

Thailand

5

Manama, Bahrain (hard)

Bahrain

0

Bahrain

4

Bangkok, Thailand (hard)

Syria

1

Thailand

5

Sri Lanka

0

Chinese Taipei

Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)

bye

Chinese Taipei

2

Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)

Sri Lanka

3

Sri Lanka

3

Rawalpindi, Pakistan (clay)

Malaysia

2

Thailand

1

Baghdad, Iraq (hard)

Pakistan

3

Iraq

2

Dhaka, Bangladesh (hard)

Bangladesh

3

Bangladesh

4

Singapore

1

bye

Islamabad, Pakistan (clay)

Singapore

Bangladesh

0

Amman, Jordan (indoor hard)

Pakistan

5

Kuwait

3

Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard)

Jordan

2

Kuwait

0

Pakistan

5

bye

Pakistan

•  Pakistan promoted to Group I in 1990.

Europe/Africa Zone

Main article: 1989 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

	First round					Second round
	Switzerland
						Liestal, Switzerland (clay)
	bye
						Switzerland		4
						Romania		1
	bye
	Romania
	Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
	Zimbabwe		1
						Budapest, Hungary (clay)
	Hungary		4
						Hungary		4
						Nigeria		1
	bye
	Nigeria
	Great Britain
						Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
	bye
						Great Britain		4
	Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)
						Finland		1
	Ireland		0
	Finland		5
	Porto, Portugal (indoor clay)
	Senegal		0
						Best, Netherlands (indoor carpet)
	Portugal		5
						Portugal		1
						Netherlands		4
	bye
	Netherlands

•   Switzerland,  Hungary,  Great Britain and  Netherlands advance to World Group qualifying round.

	Relegation Play-off
	Limerick, Ireland (carpet)
	Ireland		4
	Senegal		1

•  Zimbabwe and  Senegal relegated to Group II in 1990.

Group II Europe

First round 7–9 April

Second round 5–14 May

Third round 15–18 June

Fourth round 21–23 July

Liège, Belgium (clay)

Belgium

5

Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (indoor hard)

Turkey

0

Belgium

5

Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (indoor hard)

Luxembourg

0

Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (indoor hard)

Norway

2

Athens, Greece (clay)

Luxembourg

5

Luxembourg

3

Belgium

5

Malta

0

Warsaw, Poland (clay)

Greece

0

Poland

2

Athens, Greece (clay)

Greece

3

Greece

3

Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)

Monaco

2

Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)

Monaco

3

Cyprus

0

Bulgaria

1

Monaco

5

•  Belgium promoted to Group I in 1990.

Group II Africa

First round 3–5 February

Second round 4–10 April

Third round 16–18 June

Fourth round 21–23 July

Accra, Ghana (hard)

Egypt

1

Accra, Ghana (hard)

Ghana

4

Ghana

4

Tripoli, Libya (hard)

Cameroon

1

Cameroon

5

Accra, Ghana (hard)

Libya

0

Ghana

4

Algiers, Algeria (clay)

Morocco

1

Tunis, Tunisia (hard)

Algeria

1

Nairobi, Kenya (clay)

Algeria

5

Morocco

3

Morocco

5

Tunisia

0

Nairobi, Kenya (clay)

Kenya

0

Kenya

3

Ivory Coast

2

•  Ghana promoted to Group I in 1990.