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1984 Davis Cup World Group

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

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

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

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Participating teams

Argentina

Australia

Czechoslovakia

Denmark

Ecuador

France

Great Britain

India

Italy

New Zealand

Paraguay

Romania

Sweden

United States

West Germany

Yugoslavia

Draw

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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

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Australia vs. Yugoslavia

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Australia
5
Royal King's Park Tennis Club, Perth, Australia[3]
24–26 February 1984
Grass

Yugoslavia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Paul McNamee
Slobodan Živojinović
9
7
4
6
9
7
10
8
   
2 Australia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
John Fitzgerald
Marko Ostoja
2
6
7
5
6
1
6
2
   
3 Australia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee
Marko Ostoja / Slobodan Živojinović
6
4
6
1
6
4
     
4 Australia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
John Fitzgerald
Bruno Orešar
6
3
6
4
       
5 Australia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Paul McNamee
Branko Horvat
6
4
10
8
       

Great Britain vs. Italy

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Great Britain
2
Racquet Centre, Telford, United Kingdom[4]
24–26 February 1984
Carpet (indoors)

Italy
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Italy
Colin Dowdeswell
Gianni Ocleppo
6
1
2
6
7
9
2
6
   
2 United Kingdom
Italy
John Lloyd
Corrado Barazzutti
6
4
3
6
6
2
6
3
   
3 United Kingdom
Italy
Colin Dowdeswell / John Lloyd
Gianni Ocleppo / Claudio Panatta
11
9
6
4
3
6
3
6
6
3
 
4 United Kingdom
Italy
John Lloyd
Gianni Ocleppo
6
2
2
6
3
6
3
6
   
5 United Kingdom
Italy
Colin Dowdeswell
Corrado Barazzutti
1
6
6
0
3
6
5
7
   

West Germany vs. Argentina

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West Germany
1
Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, West Germany[5]
24–26 February 1984
Carpet (indoors)

Argentina
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
Argentina
Hans-Dieter Beutel
Guillermo Vilas
6
8
6
8
5
7
     
2 West Germany
Argentina
Michael Westphal
José Luis Clerc
3
6
6
3
3
6
6
1
6
8
 
3 West Germany
Argentina
Hans-Dieter Beutel / Andreas Maurer
José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas
11
13
4
6
3
6
     
4 West Germany
Argentina
Hans-Dieter Beutel
José Luis Clerc
5
7
5
7
       
5 West Germany
Argentina
Michael Westphal
Guillermo Vilas
6
3
6
4
       

Romania vs. United States

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Romania
0
Sports Palace, Bucharest, Romania[6]
24–26 February 1984
Carpet (indoors)

United States
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Romania
United States
Florin Segărceanu
Jimmy Connors
2
6
3
6
4
6
     
2 Romania
United States
Ilie Năstase
John McEnroe
2
6
4
6
2
6
     
3 Romania
United States
Ilie Năstase / Florin Segărceanu
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
3
6
4
6
4
6
     
4 Romania
United States
Ilie Năstase
Jimmy Connors
4
6
4
6
       
5 Romania
United States
Florin Segărceanu
John McEnroe
6
2
2
6
2
6
     

Czechoslovakia vs. Denmark

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Czechoslovakia
5
Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia[7]
24–26 February 1984
Carpet (indoors)

Denmark
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Libor Pimek
Michael Mortensen
10
8
6
2
6
4
     
2 Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Tomáš Šmíd
Peter Bastiansen
6
2
6
1
6
2
     
3 Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Pavel Složil / Tomáš Šmíd
Peter Bastiansen / Michael Mortensen
6
4
6
3
12
10
     
4 Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Libor Pimek
Peter Bastiansen
6
4
4
6
6
4
     
5 Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Tomáš Šmíd
Michael Mortensen
8
6
6
3
       

India vs. France

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India
1
Delhi LTA Complex, New Delhi, India[8]
24–26 February 1984
Grass

France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
France
Ramesh Krishnan
Yannick Noah
2
6
5
7
2
6
     
2 India
France
Anand Amritraj
Henri Leconte
6
2
2
6
3
6
6
8
   
3 India
France
Anand Amritraj / Sashi Menon
Henri Leconte / Yannick Noah
5
7
4
6
4
6
     
4 India
France
Anand Amritraj
Yannick Noah
4
6
4
6
       
5 India
France
Sashi Menon
Henri Leconte
6
2
5
7
10
8
     

New Zealand vs. Paraguay

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New Zealand
2
Wilding Park, Christchurch, New Zealand[9]
24–26 February 1984
Grass

Paraguay
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 New Zealand
Paraguay
Russell Simpson
Francisco González
1
6
3
6
8
6
6
2
4
6
 
2 New Zealand
Paraguay
Chris Lewis
Víctor Pecci
6
4
6
8
4
6
6
2
4
6
 
3 New Zealand
Paraguay
Chris Lewis / Russell Simpson
Francisco González / Víctor Pecci
3
6
10
8
2
6
4
6
   
4 New Zealand
Paraguay
Chris Lewis
Francisco González
6
3
6
4
       
5 New Zealand
Paraguay
Russell Simpson
Víctor Pecci
6
3
6
3
       

Sweden vs. Ecuador

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Sweden
4
Himmelstalundshallen, Norrköping, Sweden[10]
24–26 February 1984
Carpet (indoors)

Ecuador
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Ecuador
Anders Järryd
Andrés Gómez
1
6
6
2
6
8
6
3
3
6
 
2 Sweden
Ecuador
Mats Wilander
Ricardo Ycaza
6
3
6
2
6
1
     
3 Sweden
Ecuador
Anders Järryd / Mats Wilander
Andrés Gómez / Ricardo Ycaza
3
6
6
3
6
4
6
4
   
4 Sweden
Ecuador
Joakim Nyström
Ricardo Ycaza
6
2
6
0
6
3
     
5 Sweden
Ecuador
Mats Wilander
Andrés Gómez
7
5
6
4
       

Quarterfinals

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Australia vs. Italy

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Australia
5
Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[11]
13–15 July 1984
Grass

Italy
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Italy
John Fitzgerald
Gianni Ocleppo
6
3
6
1
4
6
6
1
   
2 Australia
Italy
Pat Cash
Claudio Panatta
6
3
3
6
6
3
6
4
   
3 Australia
Italy
Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee
Gianni Ocleppo / Claudio Panatta
3
6
7
5
6
4
6
3
   
4 Australia
Italy
John Fitzgerald
Claudio Panatta
6
4
8
10
6
2
     
5 Australia
Italy
Pat Cash
Gianni Ocleppo
9
7
6
4
       

United States vs. Argentina

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United States
5
Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, GA, United States[12]
13–15 July 1984
Carpet (indoors)

Argentina
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Argentina
John McEnroe
José Luis Clerc
6
4
6
0
6
2
     
2 United States
Argentina
Jimmy Connors
Martín Jaite
6
3
6
4
10
8
     
3 United States
Argentina
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
José Luis Clerc / Martín Jaite
7
5
4
6
6
3
6
1
   
4 United States
Argentina
Jimmy Connors
José Luis Clerc
8
6
6
2
       
5 United States
Argentina
John McEnroe
Martín Jaite
6
3
6
4
       

Czechoslovakia vs. France

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Czechoslovakia
3
Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia[13]
13–15 July 1984
Carpet (indoors)

France
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
France
Ivan Lendl
Henri Leconte
3
6
6
8
4
6
     
2 Czechoslovakia
France
Tomáš Šmíd
Guy Forget
6
4
2
6
3
6
6
1
6
4
 
3 Czechoslovakia
France
Pavel Složil / Tomáš Šmíd
Henri Leconte / Pascal Portes
6
2
5
7
7
5
4
6
6
2
 
4 Czechoslovakia
France
Ivan Lendl
Guy Forget
11
9
6
4
6
2
     
5 Czechoslovakia
France
Tomáš Šmíd
Henri Leconte
3
6
3
6
       

Sweden vs. Paraguay

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Sweden
4
Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[14]
13–15 July 1984
Clay

Paraguay
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Paraguay
Henrik Sundström
Víctor Pecci
6
3
6
4
2
6
6
4
   
2 Sweden
Paraguay
Anders Järryd
Francisco González
6
3
6
2
6
4
     
3 Sweden
Paraguay
Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd
Francisco González / Víctor Pecci
2
6
6
8
6
4
1
6
   
4 Sweden
Paraguay
Henrik Sundström
Francisco González
6
3
6
1
6
2
     
5 Sweden
Paraguay
Anders Järryd
Oscar Napout
6
3
6
0
       

Semifinals

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United States vs. Australia

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United States
4
Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR, United States[15]
28–30 September 1984
Carpet (indoors)

Australia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Australia
John McEnroe
Pat Cash
6
3
6
4
6
1
     
2 United States
Australia
Jimmy Connors
John Fitzgerald
6
3
6
3
6
2
     
3 United States
Australia
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee
6
4
6
2
6
3
     
4 United States
Australia
John McEnroe
John Fitzgerald
4
6
6
2
6
1
     
5 United States
Australia
Jimmy Connors
Pat Cash
4
6
2
6
       

Sweden vs. Czechoslovakia

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Sweden
5
Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[16]
28–30 September 1984
Clay

Czechoslovakia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Czechoslovakia
Mats Wilander
Tomáš Šmíd
7
5
7
5
6
2
     
2 Sweden
Czechoslovakia
Henrik Sundström
Ivan Lendl
4
6
3
6
6
3
6
1
6
1
 
3 Sweden
Czechoslovakia
Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd
Pavel Složil / Tomáš Šmíd
2
6
5
7
6
1
10
8
6
2
 
4 Sweden
Czechoslovakia
Mats Wilander
Ivan Lendl
6
3
4
6
6
2
     
5 Sweden
Czechoslovakia
Henrik Sundström
Tomáš Šmíd
6
4
6
4
       

Final

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Sweden vs. United States

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Sweden
4
Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden[2]
16–18 December 1984
Clay (indoors)

United States
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
United States
Mats Wilander
Jimmy Connors
6
1
6
3
6
3
     
2 Sweden
United States
Henrik Sundström
John McEnroe
13
11
6
4
6
3
     
3 Sweden
United States
Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
7
5
5
7
6
2
7
5
   
4 Sweden
United States
Mats Wilander
John McEnroe
3
6
7
5
3
6
     
5 Sweden
United States
Henrik Sundström
Jimmy Arias
3
6
8
6
6
3
     

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 1985 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions.

Results summary

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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

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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 United Kingdom
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Steve Shaw
Marko Ostoja
7
5
4
6
7
9
2
6
   
2 United Kingdom
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
John Lloyd
Slobodan Živojinović
6
4
5
7
7
5
3
6
8
10
 
3 United Kingdom
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Colin Dowdeswell / John Lloyd
Marko Ostoja / Slobodan Živojinović
6
3
9
7
6
1
     
4 United Kingdom
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Steve Shaw
Slobodan Živojinović
6
8
6
8
3
6
     
5 United Kingdom
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
John Lloyd
Marko Ostoja
4
6
6
1
2
6
     

West Germany vs. Romania

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West Germany
5
Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin[18]
28–30 September 1984
Clay

Romania
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
Romania
Hans Schwaier
Adrian Marcu
6
2
6
0
6
1
     
2 West Germany
Romania
Michael Westphal
Andrei Dîrzu
6
2
7
5
7
5
     
3 West Germany
Romania
Hans-Dieter Beutel / Wolfgang Popp
Andrei Dîrzu / Mihnea-Ion Năstase
6
3
6
1
6
4
     
4 West Germany
Romania
Michael Westphal
Adrian Marcu
6
0
8
6
       
5 West Germany
Romania
Hans Schwaier
Andrei Dîrzu
9
7
7
5
       

Denmark vs. India

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Denmark
2
KB Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark[19]
28–30 September 1984
Clay

India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
India
Michael Mortensen
Vijay Amritraj
0
6
1
6
2
6
     
2 Denmark
India
Peter Bastiansen
Ramesh Krishnan
0
6
1
6
4
6
     
3 Denmark
India
Peter Bastiansen / Michael Mortensen
Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj
6
4
7
5
6
4
     
4 Denmark
India
Michael Mortensen
Ramesh Krishnan
2
6
3
6
8
10
     
5 Denmark
India
Peter Bastiansen
Sashi Menon
6
0
4
6
6
1
     

Ecuador vs. New Zealand

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Ecuador
4
Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador[20]
28–30 September 1984
Clay

New Zealand
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ecuador
New Zealand
Andrés Gómez
Russell Simpson
6
1
11
9
6
0
     
2 Ecuador
New Zealand
Raúl Viver
Chris Lewis
3
6
4
6
3
6
     
3 Ecuador
New Zealand
Andrés Gómez / Ricardo Ycaza
Chris Lewis / Russell Simpson
6
3
6
2
6
3
     
4 Ecuador
New Zealand
Raúl Viver
Russell Simpson
6
4
3
6
6
2
6
4
   
5 Ecuador
New Zealand
Andrés Gómez
Chris Lewis
6
2
6
2
       

References

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  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.
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