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1987 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1987.[1]

1987 Davis Cup World Group
Date13 March – 20 December
Edition7th
Champions

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

Sweden won the title, defeating India in the final, 5–0. The final was held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, from 18 to 20 December.[2] It was the Swedish team's 4th Davis Cup title overall.

Participating teams

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Participating teams
 
Argentina 		 
Australia 		 
Czechoslovakia 		 
France
 
Great Britain 		 
India 		 
Israel 		 
Italy
 
Mexico 		 
Paraguay 		 
South Korea 		 
Spain
 
Sweden 		 
United States 		 
West Germany 		 
Yugoslavia

Draw

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First round
13–15 March		Quarterfinals
24–26 July		Semifinals
2–4 October		Final
18–20 December
Prato, Italy (clay)
  Sweden3
Fréjus, France (clay)
  Italy2
  Sweden4
Marcq-en-Barœul, France (indoor carpet)
  France1
  France5
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
  South Korea0
  Sweden3
Asunción, Paraguay (clay)
  Spain2
  United States2
Caracas, Venezuela (clay)
  Paraguay3
  Paraguay2
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
  Spain3
  West Germany2
Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor clay)
  Spain3
  Sweden5
New Delhi, India (grass)
  India0
  India3
New Delhi, India (grass)
  Argentina2
  India4
Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
  Israel0
  Israel3
Sydney, Australia (grass)
  Czechoslovakia2
  India3
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
  Australia2
  Great Britain0
Brisbane, Australia (grass)
  Mexico5
  Mexico1
Adelaide, Australia (grass)
  Australia4
  Yugoslavia1
  Australia4

First round

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Italy vs. Sweden

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Italy
2 		Tennis Club Prato, Prato, Italy[3]
13–15 March 1987
Clay 		 
Sweden
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Paolo Canè
Mikael Pernfors 		1
6 		6
2 		6
3 		6
4 		   
2  
  		Simone Colombo
Mats Wilander 		2
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     
3  
  		Paolo Canè / Simone Colombo
Anders Järryd / Mats Wilander 		1
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
4  
  		Simone Colombo
Anders Järryd 		3
6 		4
6 		6
4 		5
7 		   
5  
  		Paolo Canè
Mats Wilander 		6
3 		2
6 		7
5 		     

France vs. South Korea

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France
5 		Salle de Sport, Marcq-en-Barœul, France[4]
13–15 March 1987
Carpet (indoors) 		 
South Korea
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Thierry Tulasne
Kim Bong-soo 		6
4 		6
2 		6
3 		     
2  
  		Guy Forget
Yoo Jin-sun 		6
3 		5
7 		6
3 		6
3 		   
3  
  		Tarik Benhabiles / Guy Forget
Song Dong-wook / Yoo Jin-sun 		4
6 		4
6 		6
2 		6
3 		10
8 		 
4  
  		Tarik Benhabiles
Yoo Jin-sun 		6
3 		4
6 		6
3 		     
5  
  		Guy Forget
Kim Bong-soo 		6
4 		7
5 		       

Paraguay vs. United States

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Paraguay
3 		Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Asunción, Paraguay[5]
13–15 March 1987
Clay 		 
United States
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Hugo Chapacú
Aaron Krickstein 		7
5 		3
6 		1
6 		6
4 		4
6 		 
2  
  		Víctor Pecci
Jimmy Arias 		6
3 		4
6 		6
4 		7
5 		   
3  
  		Francisco González / Víctor Pecci
Ken Flach / Robert Seguso 		7
5 		11
9 		2
6 		5
7 		4
6 		 
4  
  		Hugo Chapacú
Jimmy Arias 		6
4 		6
1 		5
7 		3
6 		9
7 		 
5  
  		Víctor Pecci
Aaron Krickstein 		6
2 		8
6 		9
7 		     

Spain vs. West Germany

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Spain
3 		Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain[6]
13–15 March 1987
Clay 		 
West Germany
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Emilio Sánchez
Boris Becker 		4
6 		5
7 		7
5 		6
3 		3
6 		 
2  
  		Sergio Casal
Eric Jelen 		6
4 		6
8 		7
9 		6
3 		6
4 		 
3  
  		Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez
Boris Becker / Eric Jelen 		5
7 		6
4 		4
6 		3
6 		   
4  
  		Emilio Sánchez
Eric Jelen 		8
6 		6
3 		6
2 		     
5  
  		Sergio Casal
Boris Becker 		6
2 		0
6 		6
2 		6
3 		   

India vs. Argentina

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India
3 		New Delhi, India[7]
13–15 March 1987
Grass 		 
Argentina
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Vijay Amritraj
Horacio de la Peña 		9
7 		6
3 		6
3 		     
2  
  		Ramesh Krishnan
Martín Jaite 		6
1 		6
3 		3
6 		2
6 		3
6 		 
3  
  		Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj
Javier Frana / Christian Miniussi 		3
6 		4
6 		6
3 		6
8 		   
4  
  		Vijay Amritraj
Martín Jaite 		3
6 		3
6 		6
4 		8
6 		6
2 		 
5  
  		Ramesh Krishnan
Horacio de la Peña 		6
4 		7
5 		6
2 		     

Czechoslovakia vs. Israel

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Czechoslovakia
2 		Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia[8]
13–15 March 1987
Carpet (indoors) 		 
Israel
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Miloslav Mečíř
Amos Mansdorf 		4
6 		2
6 		6
3 		3
6 		   
2  
  		Milan Šrejber
Shlomo Glickstein 		5
7 		4
6 		6
3 		6
4 		2
3 		retired
 
3  
  		Miloslav Mečíř / Tomáš Šmíd
Shlomo Glickstein / Amos Mansdorf 		6
2 		4
6 		8
6 		8
6 		   
4  
  		Miloslav Mečíř
Shlomo Glickstein 		6
3 		6
1 		6
2 		     
5  
  		Karel Nováček
Amos Mansdorf 		3
6 		6
4 		2
6 		0
6 		   

Mexico vs. Great Britain

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Mexico
5 		Estadio Federico Boehm, Mexico City, Mexico[9]
13–15 March 1987
Clay 		 
Great Britain
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Francisco Maciel
Jeremy Bates 		6
3 		6
2 		6
5 		     
2  
  		Leonardo Lavalle
Andrew Castle 		6
2 		3
6 		6
2 		6
4 		   
3  
  		Leonardo Lavalle / Jorge Lozano
Jeremy Bates / Andrew Castle 		6
3 		6
2 		6
8 		6
2 		   
4  
  		Agustín Moreno
Andrew Castle 		9
7 		6
1 		       
5  
  		Jorge Lozano
Jeremy Bates 		6
4 		6
3 		       

Australia vs. Yugoslavia

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Australia
4 		Memorial Drive Park, Adelaide, Australia[10]
13–15 March 1987
Grass 		 
Yugoslavia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Pat Cash
Bruno Orešar 		9
7 		6
4 		7
5 		     
2  
  		Wally Masur
Slobodan Živojinović 		8
6 		6
8 		7
9 		10
12 		   
3  
  		Pat Cash / Peter Doohan
Igor Flego / Slobodan Živojinović 		9
11 		7
5 		6
3 		6
4 		   
4  
  		Wally Masur
Bruno Orešar 		8
6 		6
2 		6
1 		     
5  
  		Pat Cash
Slobodan Živojinović 		6
8 		7
5 		6
0 		     

Quarterfinals

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France vs. Sweden

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France
1 		Arènes de Fréjus, Fréjus, France[11]
24–26 July 1987
Clay 		 
Sweden
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Thierry Tulasne
Kent Carlsson 		1
6 		6
3 		1
6 		2
6 		   
2  
  		Henri Leconte
Mats Wilander 		3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3  
  		Guy Forget / Henri Leconte
Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd 		6
4 		6
2 		3
6 		15
13 		   
4  
  		Henri Leconte
Kent Carlsson 		5
7 		2
6 		5
7 		     
5  
  		Thierry Tulasne
Mats Wilander 		4
6 		3
6 		       

Paraguay vs. Spain

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Paraguay
2 		Caracas, Venezuela[12]
24–26 July 1987
Clay 		 
Spain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Víctor Pecci
Emilio Sánchez 		1
6 		4
6 		9
11 		     
2  
  		Hugo Chapacú
Sergio Casal 		2
6 		7
5 		6
1 		6
3 		   
3  
  		Francisco González / Víctor Pecci
Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez 		2
6 		18
16 		3
6 		12
14 		   
4  
  		Víctor Pecci
Sergio Casal 		2
6 		6
3 		6
2 		6
2 		   
5  
  		Hugo Chapacú
Emilio Sánchez 		1
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     

India vs. Israel

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India
4 		New Delhi, India[13]
24–26 July 1987
Grass 		 
Israel
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Ramesh Krishnan
Shlomo Glickstein 		7
5 		6
1 		6
2 		     
2  
  		Vijay Amritraj
Amos Mansdorf 		6
4 		6
4 		7
5 		     
3  
  		Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj
Gilad Bloom / Shlomo Glickstein 		6
2 		6
2 		7
5 		     
4  
  		Ramesh Krishnan
Amos Mansdorf 		10
8 		6
0 		       
5  
  		Srinivasan Vasudevan
Shlomo Glickstein 		10
8 		        not
completed

Australia vs. Mexico

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Australia
4 		Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[14]
24–26 July 1987
Grass 		 
Mexico
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Wally Masur
Jorge Lozano 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		     
2  
  		Pat Cash
Leonardo Lavalle 		6
2 		6
1 		6
0 		     
3  
  		Peter Doohan / Wally Masur
Leonardo Lavalle / Jorge Lozano 		3
6 		6
4 		4
6 		8
6 		13
11 		 
4  
  		Pat Cash
Jorge Lozano 		6
3 		6
4 		       
5  
  		Wally Masur
Leonardo Lavalle 		5
7 		4
6 		       

Semifinals

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Spain vs. Sweden

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Spain
2 		Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain[15]
2–5 October 1987
Clay 		 
Sweden
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Emilio Sánchez
Mats Wilander 		6
8 		6
3 		0
6 		2
6 		   
2  
  		Javier Sánchez
Stefan Edberg 		4
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3  
  		Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez
Anders Järryd / Mats Wilander 		6
0 		6
3 		2
6 		6
4 		   
4  
  		Emilio Sánchez
Stefan Edberg 		4
6 		6
8 		4
6 		     
5  
  		Javier Sánchez
Jan Gunnarsson 		6
3 		3
6 		6
3 		     

Australia vs. India

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Australia
2 		White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia[16]
2–4 October 1987
Grass 		 
India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		John Fitzgerald
Ramesh Krishnan 		1
6 		2
6 		6
3 		6
8 		   
2  
  		Wally Masur
Vijay Amritraj 		6
1 		3
6 		10
12 		4
6 		   
3  
  		Pat Cash / Peter Doohan
Anand Amritraj / Srinivasan Vasudevan 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4  
  		John Fitzgerald
Vijay Amritraj 		7
5 		6
3 		6
3 		     
5  
  		Wally Masur
Ramesh Krishnan 		6
8 		4
6 		4
6 		     

Final

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Sweden vs. India

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Sweden
5 		Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden[2]
18–20 December 1987
Clay (indoors) 		 
India
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Mats Wilander
Ramesh Krishnan 		6
4 		6
1 		6
3 		     
2  
  		Anders Järryd
Vijay Amritraj 		6
3 		6
3 		6
1 		     
3  
  		Joakim Nyström / Mats Wilander
Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj 		6
2 		3
6 		6
1 		6
2 		   
4  
  		Anders Järryd
Ramesh Krishnan 		6
4 		6
3 		       
5  
  		Mats Wilander
Vijay Amritraj 		6
2 		6
0 		       

Relegation play-offs

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The first-round losers played in the Relegation Play-offs. The winners of the play-offs advanced to the 1988 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions.

Results summary

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Date: 24–26 July

Home team Score Visiting team Location Door Surface Ref.
  South Korea 2–3   Italy Seoul Outdoor Hard [17]
  United States 2–3   West Germany Hartford, CT Indoor Carpet [18]
  Czechoslovakia 5–0   Argentina Prague Outdoor Clay [19]
  Yugoslavia 3–0   Great Britain Zagreb Outdoor Clay [20]

South Korea vs. Italy

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South Korea
2 		Seoul, South Korea[17]
24–26 July 1987
Hard 		 
Italy
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Song Dong-wook
Paolo Canè 		10
8 		3
6 		6
4 		6
4 		   
2  
  		Yoo Jin-sun
Claudio Panatta 		6
2 		4
6 		4
6 		9
7 		10
12 		 
3  
  		Song Dong-wook / Yoo Jin-sun
Paolo Canè / Simone Colombo 		2
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4  
  		Song Dong-wook
Claudio Panatta 		6
1 		6
8 		3
6 		6
2 		6
2 		 
5  
  		Kim Bong-soo
Paolo Canè 		3
6 		1
6 		6
8 		     

United States vs. West Germany

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United States
2 		Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT, United States[18]
24–26 July 1987
Carpet (indoors) 		 
West Germany
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Tim Mayotte
Eric Jelen 		8
6 		2
6 		6
1 		3
6 		2
6 		 
2  
  		John McEnroe
Boris Becker 		6
4 		13
15 		10
8 		2
6 		2
6 		 
3  
  		Ken Flach / Robert Seguso
Eric Jelen / Ricki Osterthun 		6
3 		8
6 		14
12 		     
4  
  		John McEnroe
Eric Jelen 		7
5 		6
2 		6
1 		     
5  
  		Tim Mayotte
Boris Becker 		2
6 		3
6 		7
5 		6
4 		2
6 		 

Czechoslovakia vs. Argentina

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Czechoslovakia
5 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[19]
24–26 July 1987
Clay 		 
Argentina
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Karel Nováček
Martín Jaite 		6
3 		2
6 		6
3 		6
1 		   
2  
  		Miloslav Mečíř
Horacio de la Peña 		8
6 		4
6 		6
3 		6
4 		   
3  
  		Miloslav Mečíř / Tomáš Šmíd
Javier Frana / Christian Miniussi 		6
1 		4
6 		6
3 		6
2 		   
4  
  		Karel Nováček
Horacio de la Peña 		6
4 		7
5 		       
5  
  		Miloslav Mečíř
Martín Jaite 		9
7 		6
2 		       

Yugoslavia vs. Great Britain

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Yugoslavia
3 		Tenis klub Medveščak, Zagreb, Yugoslavia[20]
24–26 July 1987
Clay 		 
Great Britain
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Bruno Orešar
Jeremy Bates 		6
1 		6
0 		1
6 		6
3 		   
2  
  		Slobodan Živojinović
Steve Shaw 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		     
3  
  		Bruno Orešar / Slobodan Živojinović
Jeremy Bates / Andrew Castle 		10
8 		11
9 		12
10 		     
4  
  		Slobodan Živojinović
Jeremy Bates 		4
6 		6
3 		4
0 		    not
completed
5  
  		Bruno Orešar
Steve Shaw 		          not
played

References

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  1. ^ "World Group 1987". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Sweden v India". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Italy v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "France v South Korea". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Paraguay v United States". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Spain v West Germany". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "India v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Israel". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Mexico v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Australia v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "France v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Paraguay v Spain". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "India v Israel". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Australia v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Spain v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Australia v India". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ a b "South Korea v Italy". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ a b "United States v West Germany". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ a b "Czechoslovakia v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ a b "Yugoslavia v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
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