1983 Davis Cup World Group
# 1983 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1983.

The United States were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the first round.

Australia won the title, defeating Sweden in the final, 3–2. The final was held at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, from 26 to 28 December. It was the Australian team's first Davis Cup title since 1977 and their 25th Davis Cup title overall.

## Participating teams

Participating teams :

| Argentina | Australia | Chile | Czechoslovakia |
| - | - | - | - |
| Denmark | France | Great Britain | Indonesia |
| Ireland | Italy | New Zealand | Paraguay |
| Soviet Union | Sweden | Romania | United States |

### Draw

| First round 4–6 March | First round 4–6 March | First round 4–6 March | Quarterfinals 8–10 July | Quarterfinals 8–10 July | Quarterfinals 8–10 July | Semifinals 30 September–2 October | Semifinals 30 September–2 October | Semifinals 30 September–2 October | Final 26–28 December | Final 26–28 December | Final 26–28 December |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Moscow, Soviet Union (indoor carpet) | Moscow, Soviet Union (indoor carpet) | Moscow, Soviet Union (indoor carpet) | | | | | | | | | |
| France | France | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| France | France | 4 | Marseille, France (clay) | Marseille, France (clay) | Marseille, France (clay) | | | | | | |
| Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 1 | Marseille, France (clay) | Marseille, France (clay) | Marseille, France (clay) | | | | | | |
| Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 1 | France | France | 3 | | | | | | |
| Asunción, Paraguay (indoor carpet) | Asunción, Paraguay (indoor carpet) | Asunción, Paraguay (indoor carpet) | France | France | 3 | | | | | | |
| Asunción, Paraguay (indoor carpet) | Asunción, Paraguay (indoor carpet) | Asunción, Paraguay (indoor carpet) | Paraguay | Paraguay | 2 | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 2 | Paraguay | Paraguay | 2 | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 2 | | | | Sydney, Australia (grass) | Sydney, Australia (grass) | Sydney, Australia (grass) | | | |
| Paraguay | Paraguay | 3 | | | | Sydney, Australia (grass) | Sydney, Australia (grass) | Sydney, Australia (grass) | | | |
| Paraguay | Paraguay | 3 | | | | France | France | 1 | | | |
| Adelaide, Australia (grass) | Adelaide, Australia (grass) | Adelaide, Australia (grass) | | | | France | France | 1 | | | |
| Adelaide, Australia (grass) | Adelaide, Australia (grass) | Adelaide, Australia (grass) | | | | Australia | Australia | 4 | | | |
| Australia | Australia | 4 | | | | Australia | Australia | 4 | | | |
| Australia | Australia | 4 | Brisbane, Australia (grass) | Brisbane, Australia (grass) | Brisbane, Australia (grass) | | | | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 1 | Brisbane, Australia (grass) | Brisbane, Australia (grass) | Brisbane, Australia (grass) | | | | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 1 | Australia | Australia | 5 | | | | | | |
| Timișoara, Romania (indoor hard) | Timișoara, Romania (indoor hard) | Timișoara, Romania (indoor hard) | Australia | Australia | 5 | | | | | | |
| Timișoara, Romania (indoor hard) | Timișoara, Romania (indoor hard) | Timișoara, Romania (indoor hard) | Romania | Romania | 0 | | | | | | |
| Chile | Chile | 0 | Romania | Romania | 0 | | | | | | |
| Chile | Chile | 0 | | | | | | | Melbourne, Australia (grass) | Melbourne, Australia (grass) | Melbourne, Australia (grass) |
| Romania | Romania | 5 | | | | | | | Melbourne, Australia (grass) | Melbourne, Australia (grass) | Melbourne, Australia (grass) |
| Romania | Romania | 5 | | | | | | | Australia | Australia | 3 |
| Bjärred, Sweden (indoor carpet) | Bjärred, Sweden (indoor carpet) | Bjärred, Sweden (indoor carpet) | | | | | | | Australia | Australia | 3 |
| Bjärred, Sweden (indoor carpet) | Bjärred, Sweden (indoor carpet) | Bjärred, Sweden (indoor carpet) | | | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 2 |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | 0 | | | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 2 |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | 0 | Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) | Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) | Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) | | | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 5 | Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) | Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) | Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) | | | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 5 | Sweden | Sweden | 3 | | | | | | |
| Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | Sweden | Sweden | 3 | | | | | | |
| Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 | | | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 0 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 | | | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 0 | | | | Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet) | Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet) | Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet) | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 5 | | | | Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet) | Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet) | Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet) | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 5 | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 4 | | | |
| Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay) | Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay) | Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay) | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 4 | | | |
| Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay) | Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay) | Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay) | | | | Argentina | 1 | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 2 | | | | Argentina | 1 | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 2 | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 3 | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 3 | Italy | Italy | 0 | | | | | |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Italy | Italy | 0 | | | | | |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Argentina | Argentina | 5 | | | | | |
| Argentina | Argentina | 3 | Argentina | Argentina | 5 | | | | | |
| United States | United States | 2 | | | | | | | | |

## First round

### Soviet Union vs. France

| Soviet Union 1 | Moscow, Soviet Union 4–6 March 1983 Carpet (indoors) | Moscow, Soviet Union 4–6 March 1983 Carpet (indoors) | France 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Konstantin Pugaev Yannick Noah 4 6 4 6 4 6       2 Vadim Borisov Henri Leconte 11 13 2 6 2 6       3 Sergey Leonyuk / Konstantin Pugaev Henri Leconte / Yannick Noah 3 6 5 7 6 4 6 4 3 6   4 Vadim Borisov Yannick Noah 2 6 2 6         5 Konstantin Pugaev Henri Leconte 10 8 6 4 ||||

### Paraguay vs. Czechoslovakia

| Paraguay 3 | Asunción, Paraguay 4–6 March 1983 Carpet (indoors) | Asunción, Paraguay 4–6 March 1983 Carpet (indoors) | Czechoslovakia 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Francisco González Ivan Lendl 3 6 4 6 8 10       2 Víctor Pecci Tomáš Šmíd 6 3 3 6 6 4 5 7 6 1   3 Francisco González / Víctor Pecci Ivan Lendl / Tomáš Šmíd 6 4 6 4 6 4       4 Francisco González Tomáš Šmíd 6 3 12 10 3 6 6 3     5 Victor Caballero Jaroslav Navrátil 2 6 0 6 ||||

### Australia vs. Great Britain

| Australia 4 | Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia 4–6 March 1983 Grass | Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia 4–6 March 1983 Grass | Great Britain 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Pat Cash John Lloyd 5 7 7 5 6 3 1 6 7 5   2 Paul McNamee Buster Mottram 6 3 6 2 6 2       3 Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee Andrew Jarrett / John Lloyd 6 2 9 11 6 3 6 2     4 Pat Cash Buster Mottram 6 1 5 7 3 6       5 Paul McNamee John Lloyd 6 1 6 2 ||||

### Romania vs. Chile

| Romania 5 | Timișoara, Romania 4–6 March 1983 Hard (indoors) | Timișoara, Romania 4–6 March 1983 Hard (indoors) | Chile 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Florin Segărceanu Hans Gildemeister 6 3 3 6 0 6 6 3 9 7   2 Ilie Năstase Ricardo Acuña 2 6 6 3 6 2 6 4     3 Ilie Năstase / Florin Segărceanu Hans Gildemeister / Belus Prajoux 6 3 8 6 6 4       4 Florin Segărceanu Ricardo Acuña 6 1 7 5         5 Ilie Năstase Hans Gildemeister 2 6 6 4 6 2 ||||

### Sweden vs. Indonesia

| Sweden 5 | Borgebyhallen, Bjärred, Sweden 4–6 March 1983 Carpet (indoors) | Borgebyhallen, Bjärred, Sweden 4–6 March 1983 Carpet (indoors) | Indonesia 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Anders Järryd Tintus Arianto Wibowo 6 4 6 2 7 5       2 Mats Wilander Yustedjo Tarik 6 2 6 2 6 1       3 Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson Hadiman / Yustedjo Tarik 6 2 6 3 6 3       4 Mats Wilander Tintus Arianto Wibowo 6 3 6 3         5 Anders Järryd Yustedjo Tarik 6 3 6 1 ||||

### New Zealand vs. Denmark

| New Zealand 5 | Wilding Park, Christchurch, New Zealand 4–6 March 1983 Grass | Wilding Park, Christchurch, New Zealand 4–6 March 1983 Grass | Denmark 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Russell Simpson Michael Mortensen 8 6 9 11 6 4 6 2     2 Chris Lewis Peter Bastiansen 10 8 6 3 7 5       3 Chris Lewis / Russell Simpson Peter Bastiansen / Michael Mortensen 8 6 6 3 6 4       4 Russell Simpson Peter Bastiansen 6 1 6 2         5 Chris Lewis Michael Mortensen 11 9 6 3 ||||

### Italy vs. Ireland

| Italy 3 | Reggio Calabria, Italy 4–6 March 1983 Clay | Reggio Calabria, Italy 4–6 March 1983 Clay | Ireland 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Claudio Panatta Sean Sorensen 6 1 4 6 4 6 1 6     2 Corrado Barazzutti Matt Doyle 6 4 6 3 6 1       3 Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta Matt Doyle / Sean Sorensen 3 6 6 2 6 2 6 4     4 Claudio Panatta Matt Doyle 6 1 3 6 4 6 4 6     5 Corrado Barazzutti Sean Sorensen 6 0 6 3 6 3 ||||

### Argentina vs. United States

| Argentina 3 | Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina 4–6 March 1983 Clay | Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina 4–6 March 1983 Clay | United States 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Guillermo Vilas Gene Mayer 6 3 6 3 6 4       2 José Luis Clerc John McEnroe 6 4 6 0 3 6 4 6 7 5   3 José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas Peter Fleming / John McEnroe 6 2 8 10 1 6 6 3 1 6   4 Guillermo Vilas John McEnroe 6 4 6 0 6 1       5 Alejandro Ganzábal Gene Mayer 4 6 6 3 8 10 ||||

## Quarterfinals

### France vs. Paraguay

| France 3 | Stade de l'Académie, Marseille, France 8–10 July 1983 Clay | Stade de l'Académie, Marseille, France 8–10 July 1983 Clay | Paraguay 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Thierry Tulasne Francisco González 6 3 8 6 6 2       2 Henri Leconte Víctor Pecci 6 3 1 6 6 2 6 3     3 Henri Leconte / Gilles Moretton Francisco González / Víctor Pecci 4 6 4 6 7 9       4 Thierry Tulasne Víctor Pecci 1 6 5 7 6 4 2 6     5 Henri Leconte Francisco González 6 4 6 4 7 5 ||||

### Australia vs. Romania

| Australia 5 | Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia 8–10 July 1983 Grass | Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia 8–10 July 1983 Grass | Romania 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Pat Cash Florin Segărceanu 6 2 6 1 6 1       2 Mark Edmondson Ilie Năstase 4 6 6 3 14 12 6 2     3 Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee Ilie Năstase / Florin Segărceanu 8 6 7 5 6 0       4 Pat Cash Ilie Năstase 6 3 6 3         5 Mark Edmondson Florin Segărceanu 6 4 6 3 ||||

### New Zealand vs. Sweden

| New Zealand 2 | Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom 8–10 July 1983 Grass | Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom 8–10 July 1983 Grass | Sweden 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Russell Simpson Henrik Sundström 9 7 10 8 6 4       2 Chris Lewis Mats Wilander 4 6 5 7 8 6 8 10     3 Chris Lewis / Russell Simpson Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson 2 6 4 6 6 4 4 6     4 Chris Lewis Henrik Sundström 7 9 6 4 4 6 6 3 6 3   5 Russell Simpson Mats Wilander 3 6 3 6 2 6 ||||

### Italy vs. Argentina

| Italy 0 | Foro Italico, Rome, Italy 8–10 July 1983 Clay | Foro Italico, Rome, Italy 8–10 July 1983 Clay | Argentina 5 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Adriano Panatta Guillermo Vilas 2 6 2 6 1 6       2 Corrado Barazzutti José Luis Clerc 10 12 2 6 9 7 6 3 4 6   3 Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas 5 7 3 6 4 6       4 Corrado Barazzutti Guillermo Vilas 3 6 1 6         5 Francesco Cancellotti Roberto Argüello 5 7 4 6 ||||

## Semifinals

### Australia vs. France

| Australia 4 | White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia 30 September–2 October 1983 Grass | White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia 30 September–2 October 1983 Grass | France 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Pat Cash Yannick Noah 4 6 8 10 3 6       2 John Fitzgerald Henri Leconte 4 6 10 8 9 7 6 2     3 Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee Henri Leconte / Yannick Noah 11 9 6 4 6 3       4 John Fitzgerald Yannick Noah 13 11 4 6 6 4 6 3     5 Pat Cash Henri Leconte 3 6 9 7 8 6 ||||

### Sweden vs. Argentina

| Sweden 4 | Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden 30 September–2 October 1983 Carpet (indoors) | Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden 30 September–2 October 1983 Carpet (indoors) | Argentina 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mats Wilander Guillermo Vilas 6 4 6 3 6 4       2 Anders Järryd José Luis Clerc 7 5 6 2 6 2       3 Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas 6 3 6 3 6 4       4 Anders Järryd Guillermo Vilas 4 6 0 6         5 Mats Wilander José Luis Clerc 6 1 6 2 ||||

## Final

### Australia vs. Sweden

| Australia 3 | Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia 26–28 December 1983 Grass | Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia 26–28 December 1983 Grass | Sweden 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Pat Cash Mats Wilander 3 6 6 4 7 9 3 6     2 John Fitzgerald Joakim Nyström 6 4 6 2 4 6 6 4     3 Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson 6 4 6 4 6 2       4 Pat Cash Joakim Nyström 6 4 6 1 6 1       5 John Fitzgerald Mats Wilander 8 6 1 6 0 6 ||||

## Relegation play-offs

The first-round losers played in the Relegation Play-offs. The winners of the play-offs advanced to the 1984 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions.

### Results summary

Date: 30 September–2 October

| Home team | Score | Visiting team | Location | Door | Surface |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Czechoslovakia | 4–1 | Soviet Union | Hradec Králové | Indoor | Clay |
| Great Britain | 4–1 | Chile | Eastbourne | Outdoor | Grass |
| Denmark | 4–1 | Indonesia | Copenhagen | Indoor | Carpet |
| Ireland | 1–4 | United States | Dublin | Indoor | Carpet |

* Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Great Britain and United States remain in the World Group in 1984.
* Chile, Indonesia, Ireland and Soviet Union are relegated to Zonal competition in 1984.

### Czechoslovakia vs. Soviet Union

| Czechoslovakia 4 | Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia 30 September–2 October 1983 Clay (indoors) | Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia 30 September–2 October 1983 Clay (indoors) | Soviet Union 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Tomáš Šmíd Alexander Zverev 4 6 8 6 4 6 6 4 6 4   2 Miloslav Mečíř Andrei Chesnokov 8 10 1 6 6 3 6 4 6 2   3 Libor Pimek / Pavel Složil Andrei Olhovskiy / Alexander Zverev 6 0 6 4 6 2       4 Tomáš Šmíd Andrei Chesnokov 6 2 7 5         5 Miloslav Mečíř Alexander Zverev 3 6 5 7 ||||

### Great Britain vs. Chile

| Great Britain 4 | Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, United Kingdom 30 September–2 October 1983 Grass | Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, United Kingdom 30 September–2 October 1983 Grass | Chile 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 John Lloyd Jaime Fillol 6 1 7 5 6 8 6 4     2 Buster Mottram Ricardo Acuña 6 4 6 3 6 3       3 John Lloyd / Buster Mottram Jaime Fillol / Belus Prajoux 6 4 6 2 6 1       4 Andrew Jarrett Ricardo Acuña 14 12 7 9 0 6       5 Buster Mottram Jaime Fillol 6 4 6 2 ||||

### Denmark vs. Indonesia

| Denmark 4 | Copenhagen, Denmark 30 September–2 October 1983 Carpet (indoors) | Copenhagen, Denmark 30 September–2 October 1983 Carpet (indoors) | Indonesia 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Michael Mortensen Yustedjo Tarik 11 9 6 3 6 4       2 Peter Bastiansen Tintus Arianto Wibowo 13 11 4 6 6 1 6 4     3 Peter Bastiansen / Michael Mortensen Tintus Arianto Wibowo / Yustedjo Tarik 7 5 6 2 6 3       4 Peter Bastiansen Yustedjo Tarik 6 4 7 5         5 Michael Mortensen Tintus Arianto Wibowo 4 6 4 6 ||||

### Ireland vs. United States

| Ireland 1 | Simmonscourt Pavilion, Dublin, Ireland 30 September–2 October 1983 Carpet (indoors) | Simmonscourt Pavilion, Dublin, Ireland 30 September–2 October 1983 Carpet (indoors) | United States 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Sean Sorensen John McEnroe 3 6 2 6 2 6       2 Matt Doyle Eliot Teltscher 6 3 6 4 6 4       3 Matt Doyle / Sean Sorensen Peter Fleming / John McEnroe 2 6 3 6 4 6       4 Matt Doyle John McEnroe 7 9 3 6 3 6       5 Sean Sorensen Eliot Teltscher 16 14 8 10 6 8 ||||
