1982 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1982.[1]

1982 Davis Cup World Group
Date5 March – 28 November
Edition2nd
Champions

United States
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The United States were the defending champions, and won the title, defeating France in the final, 4–1. The final was held at the Palais des Sports in Grenoble, France, from 26 to 28 November.[2] It was the US team's second consecutive title and their 28th Davis Cup title overall.

Participating teams edit

Participating teams
 
Argentina
 
Australia
 
Chile
 
Czechoslovakia
 
France
 
Great Britain
 
India
 
Italy
 
Mexico
 
New Zealand
 
Romania
 
Spain
 
Soviet Union
 
Sweden
 
United States
 
West Germany

Draw edit

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

First round edit

United States vs. India edit

 
United States
4
La Costa Resort Hotel, Carlsbad, CA, United States[3]
5–7 March 1982
Hard
 
India
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
John McEnroe
Vijay Amritraj
6
4
9
7
7
5
     
2  
 
Eliot Teltscher
Ramesh Krishnan
6
3
6
3
6
4
     
3  
 
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj
6
3
6
1
7
5
     
4  
 
Eliot Teltscher
Vijay Amritraj
3
6
5
7
       
5  
 
John McEnroe
Ramesh Krishnan
6
1
5
7
6
4
     

Sweden vs. Soviet Union edit

 
Sweden
4
Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden[4]
5–7 March 1982
Carpet (indoors)
 
Soviet Union
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Mats Wilander
Vadim Borisov
9
7
6
1
6
4
     
2  
 
Anders Järryd
Alexander Zverev
6
1
3
6
0
6
6
3
6
2
 
3  
 
Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson
Vadim Borisov / Konstantin Pugaev
8
10
3
6
6
2
8
6
6
0
 
4  
 
Joakim Nyström
Konstantin Pugaev
4
6
6
3
4
6
     
5  
 
Mats Wilander
Alexander Zverev
4
6
10
8
6
2
     

Mexico vs. Australia edit

 
Mexico
2
Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico[5]
5–7 March 1982
Carpet (indoors)
 
Australia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Francisco Maciel
Mark Edmondson
3
6
4
6
1
6
     
2  
 
Raúl Ramírez
Peter McNamara
6
2
6
3
6
4
     
3  
 
Jorge Lozano / Raúl Ramírez
John Alexander / Phil Dent
3
6
7
5
7
5
9
7
   
4  
 
Francisco Maciel
Peter McNamara
3
6
3
6
0
6
     
5  
 
Raúl Ramírez
Mark Edmondson
1
6
4
6
2
6
     

Chile vs. Romania edit

 
Chile
3
Santiago, Chile[6]
5–7 March 1982
Clay
 
Romania
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Belus Prajoux
Ilie Năstase
6
1
7
9
4
6
8
6
2
6
 
2  
 
Pedro Rebolledo
Florin Segărceanu
6
4
6
2
6
0
     
3  
 
Jaime Fillol / Belus Prajoux
Andrei Dîrzu / Florin Segărceanu
8
6
6
1
2
6
6
1
   
4  
 
Pedro Rebolledo
Ilie Năstase
5
7
6
4
6
1
6
3
   
5  
 
Belus Prajoux
Florin Segărceanu
          not
played

New Zealand vs. Spain edit

 
New Zealand
3
Wilding Park, Christchurch, New Zealand[7]
5–7 March 1982
Grass
 
Spain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Russell Simpson
José López-Maeso
14
12
6
3
7
9
12
10
   
2  
 
Onny Parun
Ángel Giménez
6
3
6
3
6
2
     
3  
 
Onny Parun / Russell Simpson
Sergio Casal / Ángel Giménez
3
6
6
3
6
4
3
6
4
6
 
4  
 
Onny Parun
José López-Maeso
8
10
3
6
7
9
     
5  
 
Russell Simpson
Ángel Giménez
2
6
5
7
6
1
6
3
6
1
 

Italy vs. Great Britain edit

 
Italy
3
Foro Italico, Rome, Italy[8]
5–7 March 1982
Clay
 
Great Britain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Adriano Panatta
Buster Mottram
7
5
5
7
3
6
4
6
   
2  
 
Corrado Barazzutti
Richard Lewis
11
9
6
1
6
1
     
3  
 
Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta
Andrew Jarrett / Jonathan Smith
6
4
6
3
6
3
     
4  
 
Corrado Barazzutti
Buster Mottram
4
6
3
6
5
7
     
5  
 
Adriano Panatta
Richard Lewis
8
6
6
4
6
2
     

Czechoslovakia vs. West Germany edit

 
Czechoslovakia
5
Ice Sports Hall, Prague, Czechoslovakia[9]
5–7 March 1982
Carpet (indoors)
 
West Germany
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Tomáš Šmíd
Ulrich Pinner
9
7
6
4
6
1
     
2  
 
Ivan Lendl
Rolf Gehring
6
1
6
2
6
2
     
3  
 
Pavel Složil / Tomáš Šmíd
Hans-Dieter Beutel / Christoph Zipf
6
3
6
3
6
4
     
4  
 
Tomáš Šmíd
Rolf Gehring
6
3
2
6
6
3
     
5  
 
Ivan Lendl
Ulrich Pinner
6
1
6
3
       

Argentina vs. France edit

 
Argentina
2
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[10]
5–7 March 1982
Clay
 
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Guillermo Vilas
Yannick Noah
6
1
4
6
7
5
3
6
7
5
 
2  
 
Ricardo Cano
Thierry Tulasne
1
6
3
6
2
6
     
3  
 
Alejandro Ganzábal / Guillermo Vilas
Gilles Moretton / Yannick Noah
8
6
3
6
2
6
4
6
   
4  
 
Guillermo Vilas
Thierry Tulasne
6
1
6
0
6
1
     
5  
 
Ricardo Cano
Yannick Noah
6
8
1
6
6
8
     

Quarterfinals edit

United States vs. Sweden edit

 
United States
3
The Checkerdome, St. Louis, MO, United States[11]
9–11 July 1982
Carpet (indoors)
 
Sweden
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
John McEnroe
Anders Järryd
10
8
6
3
6
3
     
2  
 
Eliot Teltscher
Mats Wilander
4
6
5
7
6
3
6
3
0
6
 
3  
 
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson
6
4
6
3
6
0
     
4  
 
Brian Gottfried
Anders Järryd
2
6
2
6
4
6
     
5  
 
John McEnroe
Mats Wilander
9
7
6
2
15
17
3
6
8
6
 

Australia vs. Chile edit

 
Australia
4
Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[12]
9–11 July 1982
Grass
 
Chile
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
John Fitzgerald
Ricardo Acuña
8
6
7
5
6
1
     
2  
 
Mark Edmondson
Pedro Rebolledo
6
1
6
2
6
3
     
3  
 
Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee
Hans Gildemeister / Belus Prajoux
8
6
2
6
8
6
6
2
   
4  
 
Mark Edmondson
Ricardo Acuña
4
6
6
2
4
6
4
6
   
5  
 
John Fitzgerald
Pedro Rebolledo
8
6
3
6
4
6
6
4
6
2
 

Italy vs. New Zealand edit

 
Italy
2
Cervia, Italy[13]
9–11 July 1982
Clay
 
New Zealand
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Corrado Barazzutti
Chris Lewis
6
3
1
6
4
6
3
6
   
2  
 
Adriano Panatta
Russell Simpson
6
4
3
6
7
5
4
6
2
6
 
3  
 
Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta
Chris Lewis / Russell Simpson
6
4
6
4
3
6
13
11
   
4  
 
Adriano Panatta
Chris Lewis
4
6
3
6
2
6
     
5  
 
Corrado Barazzutti
Bruce Derlin
6
2
6
3
       

France vs. Czechoslovakia edit

 
France
3
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[14]
9–11 July 1982
Clay
 
Czechoslovakia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Yannick Noah
Tomáš Šmíd
6
3
5
7
6
3
4
6
6
3
 
2  
 
Thierry Tulasne
Ivan Lendl
3
6
6
4
3
6
11
9
4
6
 
3  
 
Henri Leconte / Yannick Noah
Pavel Složil / Tomáš Šmíd
2
6
6
3
6
3
6
4
   
4  
 
Yannick Noah
Ivan Lendl
6
2
3
6
7
9
6
3
6
4
 
5  
 
Thierry Tulasne
Tomáš Šmíd
2
3
        retired
 

Semifinals edit

Australia vs. United States edit

 
Australia
0
Perth Entertainment Centre, Perth, Australia[15]
1–3 October 1982
Carpet (indoors)
 
United States
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Peter McNamara
John McEnroe
4
6
6
4
2
6
4
6
   
2  
 
John Alexander
Gene Mayer
4
6
6
3
1
6
2
6
   
3  
 
Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
2
6
2
6
6
3
6
8
   
4  
 
Mark Edmondson
Gene Mayer
3
6
3
6
       
5  
 
John Alexander
John McEnroe
4
6
3
6
       

France vs. New Zealand edit

 
France
3
Country Club Aixois, Aix-en-Provence, France[16]
1–3 October 1982
Clay
 
New Zealand
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Thierry Tulasne
Russell Simpson
6
3
4
6
7
5
6
2
   
2  
 
Yannick Noah
Chris Lewis
6
3
6
1
7
5
     
3  
 
Henri Leconte / Yannick Noah
Chris Lewis / Russell Simpson
3
6
7
9
4
6
     
4  
 
Thierry Tulasne
Chris Lewis
4
6
2
6
4
6
     
5  
 
Yannick Noah
Russell Simpson
6
2
6
2
6
2
     

Final edit

France vs. United States edit

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

Relegation play-offs edit

The first-round losers played in the Relegation Play-offs. The winners of the play-offs advanced to the 1983 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions.

Results summary edit

Date: 1–3 October

Home team Score Visiting team Location Surface Ref.
  Soviet Union 4–1   India Donetsk Clay [17]
  Mexico 2–3   Romania Mexico City Clay [18]
  Spain 2–3   Great Britain Barcelona Clay [19]
  Argentina 3–2   West Germany Buenos Aires Clay [20]

Soviet Union vs. India edit

 
Soviet Union
4
Donetsk, Soviet Union[17]
1–3 October 1982
Clay
 
India
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Konstantin Pugaev
Sashi Menon
2
6
6
3
6
4
6
0
   
2  
 
Alexander Zverev
Vijay Amritraj
8
6
6
1
6
0
     
3  
 
Ramiz Akhmerov / Vadim Borisov
Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj
5
7
5
7
9
7
4
6
   
4  
 
Alexander Zverev
Sashi Menon
6
0
6
3
3
6
6
1
   
5  
 
Konstantin Pugaev
Vijay Amritraj
6
3
6
4
       

Mexico vs. Romania edit

 
Mexico
2
Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico[18]
1–3 October 1982
Clay
 
Romania
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Francisco Maciel
Ilie Năstase
4
6
6
2
4
6
8
10
   
2  
 
Raúl Ramírez
Florin Segărceanu
7
5
8
6
7
9
6
2
   
3  
 
Jorge Lozano / Raúl Ramírez
Ilie Năstase / Florin Segărceanu
3
6
4
6
9
11
     
4  
 
Raúl Ramírez
Ilie Năstase
6
2
6
1
6
3
     
5  
 
Francisco Maciel
Florin Segărceanu
1
6
3
6
7
9
     

Spain vs. Great Britain edit

 
Spain
2
Barcelona, Spain[19]
1–3 October 1982
Clay
 
Great Britain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Fernando Luna
Andrew Jarrett
7
5
6
2
5
7
0
6
3
6
 
2  
 
José López-Maeso
Buster Mottram
2
6
0
6
2
6
     
3  
 
Sergio Casal / Ángel Giménez
Andrew Jarrett / Jonathan Smith
4
6
6
2
6
2
6
4
   
4  
 
José López-Maeso
Andrew Jarrett
7
5
6
3
2
6
7
5
   
5  
 
Fernando Luna
Buster Mottram
6
8
6
8
2
6
     

Argentina vs. West Germany edit

 
Argentina
3
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[20]
1–3 October 1982
Clay
 
West Germany
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Guillermo Vilas
Hans-Dieter Beutel
6
4
6
1
7
5
     
2  
 
José Luis Clerc
Andreas Maurer
6
4
4
6
3
6
6
3
6
2
 
3  
 
José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas
Andreas Maurer / Wolfgang Popp
6
4
6
2
6
4
     
4  
 
Carlos Castellan
Hans-Dieter Beutel
3
6
0
6
       
5  
 
Alejandro Ganzábal
Michael Westphal
7
9
4
6
       

References edit

  1. ^ "World Group 1982". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "France v United States". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "United States v India". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Sweden v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Mexico v Australia". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Chile v Romania". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "New Zealand v Spain". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Italy v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Czechoslovakia v West Germany". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Argentina v France". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "United States v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Australia v Chile". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Italy v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "France v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Australia v United States". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "France v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ a b "Soviet Union v India". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ a b "Mexico v Romania". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ a b "Spain v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ a b "Argentina v West Germany". daviscup.com.

External links edit