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1982 Davis Cup

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1982 Davis Cup
Details
Duration5 March – 28 November 1982
Edition71st
Teams57
Champion
Winning nation United States
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The 1982 Davis Cup (also known as the 1982 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 71st edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 58 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 22 in the Europe Zone, 10 in the Americas Zone, and 10 in the Eastern Zone. Tunisia made its first appearance in the tournament.

The United States defeated France in the final, held at the Palais des Sports in Grenoble, France, on 26–28 November, to win their 28th title overall.[1][2]

World Group

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Main article: 1982 Davis Cup World Group
Participating teams

Argentina
Australia
Chile
Czechoslovakia

France
Great Britain
India
Italy

Mexico
New Zealand
Romania
Spain

Soviet Union
Sweden
United States
West Germany

Draw

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First round
5–7 March		Quarterfinals
9–11 July		Semifinals
1–3 October		Final
26–28 November
Carlsbad, CA, United States (hard)
 United States4
St. Louis, MO, United States (indoor carpet)
 India1
 United States3
Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet)
 Sweden2
 Sweden4
Perth, Australia (indoor carpet)
 Soviet Union1
 United States5
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 Australia0
 Australia3
Brisbane, Australia (grass)
 Mexico2
 Australia4
Santiago, Chile (clay)
 Chile1
 Romania1
Grenoble, France (indoor clay)
 Chile3
 United States4
Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)
 France1
 Spain2
Cervia, Italy (clay)
 New Zealand3
 New Zealand3
Rome, Italy (clay)
 Italy2
 Italy3
Aix-en-Provence, France (clay)
 Great Britain2
 New Zealand2
Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
 France3
 West Germany0
Paris, France (clay)
 Czechoslovakia5
 Czechoslovakia2
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 France3
 France3
 Argentina2

Final

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France vs. United States


France
1 		Palais des Sports, Grenoble, France[2]
26–28 November 1982
Clay (indoors)
United States
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
United States 		Yannick Noah
John McEnroe 		10
12 		6
1 		6
3 		2
6 		3
6 		 
2 France
United States 		Henri Leconte
Gene Mayer 		2
6 		2
6 		9
7 		4
6 		   
3 France
United States 		Henri Leconte / Yannick Noah
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe 		3
6 		4
6 		7
9 		     
4 France
United States 		Yannick Noah
Gene Mayer 		6
1 		6
0 		       
5 France
United States 		Henri Leconte
John McEnroe 		2
6 		3
6 		       

Relegation play-offs

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Further information: 1982 Davis Cup World Group § Relegation play-offs

Date: 1–3 October

Home team Score Visiting team Location Surface
 Soviet Union 4–1  India Donetsk Clay
 Mexico 2–3  Romania Mexico City Clay
 Spain 2–3  Great Britain Barcelona Clay
 Argentina 3–2  West Germany Buenos Aires Clay

Americas Zone

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Main article: 1982 Davis Cup Americas Zone
Sub-Zonal Quarterfinals
8–10 January		Sub-Zonal Semifinals
15–24 January		Sub-Zonal Finals
5–7 March		Sub-Zonal Finals
7–9 May
 Colombia
Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
bye
 Colombia5
 Caribbean/West Indies0
bye
Montreal, Canada (indoor hard)
 Caribbean/West Indies
 Colombia1
 Canada3
 Canada
Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
bye
 Canada4
 Venezuela1
bye
Laval, Canada (indoor hard)
 Venezuela
 Canada1
 Paraguay4
 Brazil
Fortaleza, Brazil (clay)
bye
 Brazil0
La Paz, Bolivia (clay)
 Ecuador5
 Ecuador5
Asunción, Paraguay (indoor carpet)
 Bolivia0
 Ecuador2
Asunción, Paraguay (clay)
 Paraguay3
 Paraguay3
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
 Peru2
 Paraguay3
 Uruguay2
bye
 Uruguay

Eastern Zone

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Main article: 1982 Davis Cup Eastern Zone
First round
8–10 January		Quarterfinals
22–24 January		Semifinals
5–7 March		Final
7–9 May
 Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor carpet)
bye
 Malaysia1
 Indonesia4
bye
Jakarta, Indonesia (clay)
 Indonesia
 Indonesia3
 South Korea2
 South Korea
Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)
bye
 South Korea4
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)
 Philippines1
 Hong Kong2
Jakarta, Indonesia (clay)
 Philippines3
 Indonesia4
 Japan1
 Chinese Taipeiw/o
Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard)
 Pakistan
 Chinese Taipei1
 Japan4
bye
Tokyo, Japan (clay)
 Japan
 Japan5
 Thailand0
 Sri Lanka
Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)
bye
 Sri Lanka1
 Thailand3
bye
 South Korea

Europe Zone

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Main article: 1982 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Zone A

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First round
7–9 May		Quarterfinals
11–13 June		Semifinals
9–11 July; 6–8 August		Final
1–3 October
Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)
 Ireland5
Dublin, Ireland (hard)
 Luxembourg0
 Ireland4
 Monaco1
bye
Dublin, Ireland (hard)
 Monaco
 Ireland4
Ankara, Turkey (clay)
 Finland1
 Turkey0
Athens, Greece (clay)
 Greece5
 Greece2
 Finland3
bye
Dublin, Ireland (hard)
 Finland
 Ireland4
  Switzerland1
 Austria
Vienna, Austria (clay)
bye
 Austria5
 Algeria0
bye
Pörtschach, Austria (clay)
 Algeria
 Austria0
Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
  Switzerland4
 Morocco3
Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
 Poland2
 Morocco0
  Switzerland5
bye
  Switzerland

Zone B

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First round
7–9 May		Quarterfinals
11–13 June		Semifinals
9–11 July		Final
1–3 October
 Hungary
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
bye
 Hungary3
Varaždin, Yugoslavia (clay)
 Yugoslavia2
 Norway0
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
 Yugoslavia5
 Hungary4
 Israel1
 Israel
Eupen, Belgium (clay)
bye
 Israel3
 Belgium0
bye
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
 Belgium
 Hungary2
Porto, Portugal (clay)
 Denmark3
 Portugal5
Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
 Tunisia0
 Portugal0
 Egypt5
bye
Aarhus, Denmark (clay)
 Egypt
 Egypt1
Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)
 Denmark4
 Denmark4
Hørsholm, Denmark (clay)
 Bulgaria1
 Denmark3
 Netherlands0
bye
 Netherlands

References

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General
  • "World Group 1982". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
Specific
  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "France v United States". daviscup.com.
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