1985 Davis Cup World Group
# 1985 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1985.

Sweden were the defending champions and won the title, defeating West Germany in the final, 3–2. The final was held at the Olympiahalle in Munich, West Germany, from 20 to 22 December. It was the Swedish team's second consecutive title and their 3rd Davis Cup title overall.

## Participating teams

Participating teams :

| Argentina | Australia | Chile | Czechoslovakia |
| - | - | - | - |
| Ecuador | France | India | Italy |
| Japan | Paraguay | Soviet Union | Spain |
| Sweden | United States | West Germany | Yugoslavia |

### Draw

| First round 8–10 March | First round 8–10 March | First round 8–10 March | Quarterfinals 2–4 August | Quarterfinals 2–4 August | Quarterfinals 2–4 August | Semifinals 4–6 October | Semifinals 4–6 October | Semifinals 4–6 October | Final 20–22 December | Final 20–22 December | Final 20–22 December |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kyoto, Japan (indoor carpet) | Kyoto, Japan (indoor carpet) | Kyoto, Japan (indoor carpet) | | | | | | | | | |
| United States | United States | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| United States | United States | 5 | Hamburg, West Germany (clay) | Hamburg, West Germany (clay) | Hamburg, West Germany (clay) | | | | | | |
| Japan | Japan | 0 | Hamburg, West Germany (clay) | Hamburg, West Germany (clay) | Hamburg, West Germany (clay) | | | | | | |
| Japan | Japan | 0 | United States | United States | 2 | | | | | | |
| Sindelfingen, West Germany (indoor carpet) | Sindelfingen, West Germany (indoor carpet) | Sindelfingen, West Germany (indoor carpet) | United States | United States | 2 | | | | | | |
| Sindelfingen, West Germany (indoor carpet) | Sindelfingen, West Germany (indoor carpet) | Sindelfingen, West Germany (indoor carpet) | West Germany | West Germany | 3 | | | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 2 | West Germany | West Germany | 3 | | | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 2 | | | | Frankfurt, West Germany (indoor carpet) | Frankfurt, West Germany (indoor carpet) | Frankfurt, West Germany (indoor carpet) | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 3 | | | | Frankfurt, West Germany (indoor carpet) | Frankfurt, West Germany (indoor carpet) | Frankfurt, West Germany (indoor carpet) | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 3 | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 5 | | | |
| Tbilisi, Soviet Union (indoor carpet) | Tbilisi, Soviet Union (indoor carpet) | Tbilisi, Soviet Union (indoor carpet) | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 5 | | | |
| Tbilisi, Soviet Union (indoor carpet) | Tbilisi, Soviet Union (indoor carpet) | Tbilisi, Soviet Union (indoor carpet) | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 0 | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 0 | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | | | | | | |
| Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 2 | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | | | | | | |
| Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 2 | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 5 | | | | | | |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 5 | | | | | | |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Ecuador | Ecuador | 0 | | | | | | |
| Argentina | Argentina | 1 | Ecuador | Ecuador | 0 | | | | | | |
| Argentina | Argentina | 1 | | | | | | | Munich, West Germany (indoor carpet) | Munich, West Germany (indoor carpet) | Munich, West Germany (indoor carpet) |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | 4 | | | | | | | Munich, West Germany (indoor carpet) | Munich, West Germany (indoor carpet) | Munich, West Germany (indoor carpet) |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | 4 | | | | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 2 |
| Asunción, Paraguay (indoor carpet) | Asunción, Paraguay (indoor carpet) | Asunción, Paraguay (indoor carpet) | | | | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 2 |
| Asunción, Paraguay (indoor carpet) | Asunción, Paraguay (indoor carpet) | Asunción, Paraguay (indoor carpet) | | | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 3 |
| Paraguay | Paraguay | 3 | | | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 3 |
| Paraguay | Paraguay | 3 | Sydney, Australia (grass) | Sydney, Australia (grass) | Sydney, Australia (grass) | | | | | | |
| France | France | 2 | Sydney, Australia (grass) | Sydney, Australia (grass) | Sydney, Australia (grass) | | | | | | |
| France | France | 2 | Paraguay | Paraguay | 2 | | | | | | |
| Split, Yugoslavia (indoor clay) | Split, Yugoslavia (indoor clay) | Split, Yugoslavia (indoor clay) | Paraguay | Paraguay | 2 | | | | | | |
| Split, Yugoslavia (indoor clay) | Split, Yugoslavia (indoor clay) | Split, Yugoslavia (indoor clay) | Australia | Australia | 3 | | | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 2 | Australia | Australia | 3 | | | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 2 | | | | Malmö, Sweden (indoor clay) | Malmö, Sweden (indoor clay) | Malmö, Sweden (indoor clay) | | | |
| Australia | Australia | 3 | | | | Malmö, Sweden (indoor clay) | Malmö, Sweden (indoor clay) | Malmö, Sweden (indoor clay) | | | |
| Australia | Australia | 3 | | | | Australia | Australia | 0 | | | |
| Calcutta, India (grass) | Calcutta, India (grass) | Calcutta, India (grass) | | | | Australia | Australia | 0 | | | |
| Calcutta, India (grass) | Calcutta, India (grass) | Calcutta, India (grass) | | | | Sweden | 5 | |
| India | India | 3 | | | | Sweden | 5 | |
| India | India | 3 | Bangalore, India (grass) | Bangalore, India (grass) | Bangalore, India (grass) | | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 2 | Bangalore, India (grass) | Bangalore, India (grass) | Bangalore, India (grass) | | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 2 | India | India | 1 | | | | | |
| Santiago, Chile (clay) [19–21 April] | Santiago, Chile (clay) [19–21 April] | Santiago, Chile (clay) [19–21 April] | India | India | 1 | | | | | |
| Santiago, Chile (clay) [19–21 April] | Santiago, Chile (clay) [19–21 April] | Santiago, Chile (clay) [19–21 April] | Sweden | Sweden | 4 | | | | | |
| Chile | Chile | 1 | Sweden | Sweden | 4 | | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 4 | | | | | | | | |

## First round

### Japan vs. United States

| Japan 0 | Kyoto Prefectural Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan 8–10 March 1985 Carpet (indoors) | Kyoto Prefectural Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan 8–10 March 1985 Carpet (indoors) | United States 5 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Kaoru Maruyama Eliot Teltscher 1 6 1 6 1 6       2 Shozo Shiraishi Aaron Krickstein 4 6 1 6 6 3 4 6     3 Shigeyuki Nishio / Shinichi Sakamoto Ken Flach / Robert Seguso 2 6 3 6 1 6       4 Kaoru Maruyama Aaron Krickstein 1 6 1 6         5 Shozo Shiraishi Eliot Teltscher 3 6 2 6 ||||

### West Germany vs. Spain

| West Germany 3 | Sindelfingen, West Germany 8–10 March 1985 Carpet (indoors) | Sindelfingen, West Germany 8–10 March 1985 Carpet (indoors) | Spain 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Michael Westphal Sergio Casal 10 8 6 3 2 6 2 6 6 4   2 Boris Becker Juan Aguilera 6 3 6 4 6 4       3 Boris Becker / Andreas Maurer Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez 4 6 6 3 1 6 6 3 6 4   4 Boris Becker Sergio Casal 4 6 6 1 5 7       5 Michael Westphal Juan Aguilera 4 6 6 3 3 6 ||||

### Soviet Union vs. Czechoslovakia

| Soviet Union 2 | Tbilisi, Soviet Union 8–10 March 1985 Carpet (indoors) | Tbilisi, Soviet Union 8–10 March 1985 Carpet (indoors) | Czechoslovakia 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Konstantin Pugaev Miloslav Mečíř 4 6 3 6 7 9       2 Alexander Zverev Tomáš Šmíd 3 6 4 6 3 6       3 Sergey Leonyuk / Alexander Zverev Libor Pimek / Tomáš Šmíd 3 6 4 6 11 9 8 6 7 5   4 Alexander Zverev Miloslav Mečíř 3 6 6 8 6 0 6 8     5 Konstantin Pugaev Libor Pimek 8 6 6 2 ||||

### Argentina vs. Ecuador

| Argentina 1 | Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina 8–10 March 1985 Clay | Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina 8–10 March 1985 Clay | Ecuador 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 José Luis Clerc Andrés Gómez 6 4 4 6 11 13 3 6     2 Martín Jaite Raúl Viver 6 4 5 7 5 7 6 2 6 3   3 José Luis Clerc / Martín Jaite Andrés Gómez / Ricardo Ycaza 11 13 3 6 6 3 4 6     4 Martín Jaite Andrés Gómez 1 6 4 6 4 6       5 Roberto Argüello Raúl Viver 1 6 6 4 3 6 ||||

### Paraguay vs. France

| Paraguay 3 | Estadio Hugo Stroessner, Asunción, Paraguay 8–10 March 1985 Carpet (indoors) | Estadio Hugo Stroessner, Asunción, Paraguay 8–10 March 1985 Carpet (indoors) | France 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Víctor Pecci Yannick Noah 6 8 15 13 2 6 8 6 10 8   2 Francisco González Henri Leconte 4 6 6 3 3 6 6 3 6 4   3 Francisco González / Víctor Pecci Henri Leconte / Yannick Noah 2 6 6 3 8 6 5 7 3 6   4 Francisco González Yannick Noah 6 3 3 6 15 17 4 6     5 Víctor Pecci Henri Leconte 6 3 6 4 3 6 7 5 ||||

### Yugoslavia vs. Australia

| Yugoslavia 2 | Split, Yugoslavia 8–10 March 1985 Clay (indoors) | Split, Yugoslavia 8–10 March 1985 Clay (indoors) | Australia 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Marko Ostoja Paul McNamee 6 3 6 3 8 10 0 6 4 6   2 Slobodan Živojinović Pat Cash 7 5 5 7 10 8 6 4     3 Goran Prpić / Slobodan Živojinović Pat Cash / John Fitzgerald 5 7 12 10 8 6 4 6 4 6   4 Marko Ostoja Pat Cash 2 6 0 6 2 6       5 Slobodan Živojinović Paul McNamee 3 6 6 3 6 3 ||||

### India vs. Italy

| India 3 | Calcutta, India 8–10 March 1985 Grass | Calcutta, India 8–10 March 1985 Grass | Italy 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ramesh Krishnan Francesco Cancellotti 6 3 11 9 4 6 3 6 6 4   2 Vijay Amritraj Claudio Panatta 6 1 6 4 5 7 3 6 6 3   3 Anand Amritraj / Sashi Menon Gianni Ocleppo / Claudio Panatta 3 6 3 6 7 9       4 Vijay Amritraj Francesco Cancellotti 5 7 6 4 6 3 8 6     5 Ramesh Krishnan Claudio Panatta 8 6 4 6 1 6 ||||

### Chile vs. Sweden

| Chile 1 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile 19–21 April 1985 Clay | Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile 19–21 April 1985 Clay | Sweden 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Hans Gildemeister Stefan Edberg 6 3 2 6 6 4 7 5     2 Pedro Rebolledo Henrik Sundström 9 7 2 6 0 6 7 9     3 Ricardo Acuña / Hans Gildemeister Stefan Edberg / Jan Gunnarsson 1 6 6 1 3 6 3 6     4 Hans Gildemeister Henrik Sundström 1 6 6 3 5 7 2 6     5 Pedro Rebolledo Stefan Edberg 4 6 6 4 2 6 ||||

## Quarterfinals

### West Germany vs. United States

| West Germany 3 | Am Rothenbaum, Hamburg, West Germany 2–4 August 1985 Clay | Am Rothenbaum, Hamburg, West Germany 2–4 August 1985 Clay | United States 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Boris Becker Eliot Teltscher 6 2 6 2 6 3       2 Hans Schwaier Aaron Krickstein 2 6 6 1 2 6 6 1 8 6   3 Boris Becker / Andreas Maurer Ken Flach / Robert Seguso 2 6 8 6 1 6 6 4 5 7   4 Hans Schwaier Eliot Teltscher 4 6 6 2 7 5 4 6 2 6   5 Boris Becker Aaron Krickstein 6 2 6 2 6 1 ||||

### Ecuador vs. Czechoslovakia

| Ecuador 0 | Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador 2–4 August 1985 Clay | Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador 2–4 August 1985 Clay | Czechoslovakia 5 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrés Gómez Ivan Lendl 3 5         retired  2 Raúl Viver Miloslav Mečíř 0 6 1 6 3 6       3 Martín Aguirre / Ricardo Ycaza Ivan Lendl / Tomáš Šmíd 5 7 4 6 4 6       4 Ricardo Ycaza Miloslav Mečíř 4 6 3 6         5 Martín Aguirre Tomáš Šmíd 0 6 1 6 ||||

### Australia vs. Paraguay

| Australia 3 | White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia 2–4 August 1985 Grass | White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia 2–4 August 1985 Grass | Paraguay 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Paul McNamee Francisco González 3 6 6 0 6 3 6 1     2 John Fitzgerald Víctor Pecci 2 6 3 6 6 1 4 6     3 Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee Francisco González / Víctor Pecci 3 6 10 8 3 6 6 1 3 6   4 Paul McNamee Víctor Pecci 6 8 7 5 6 2 9 7     5 John Fitzgerald Francisco González 6 3 9 7 7 5 ||||

### India vs. Sweden

| India 1 | Cubbon Park, Bangalore, India 2–4 August 1985 Grass | Cubbon Park, Bangalore, India 2–4 August 1985 Grass | Sweden 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Vijay Amritraj Anders Järryd 6 3 5 7 6 2 3 6 4 6   2 Ramesh Krishnan Mats Wilander 3 6 3 6 2 6       3 Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd 19 21 6 2 3 6 4 6     4 Vijay Amritraj Mats Wilander 8 6 9 7         5 Ramesh Krishnan Anders Järryd 3 6 6 4 1 6 ||||

## Semifinals

### West Germany vs. Czechoslovakia

| West Germany 5 | Frankfurt, West Germany 4–6 October 1985 Carpet (indoors) | Frankfurt, West Germany 4–6 October 1985 Carpet (indoors) | Czechoslovakia 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Boris Becker Miloslav Mečíř 6 3 7 5 6 4       2 Michael Westphal Tomáš Šmíd 6 8 1 6 7 5 11 9 17 15   3 Boris Becker / Andreas Maurer Ivan Lendl / Tomáš Šmíd 6 1 7 5 6 4       4 Boris Becker Libor Pimek 6 1 6 4         5 Michael Westphal Miloslav Mečíř 6 3 6 4 ||||

### Sweden vs. Australia

| Sweden 5 | Baltiska Hallen, Malmö, Sweden 4–6 October 1985 Clay (indoors) | Baltiska Hallen, Malmö, Sweden 4–6 October 1985 Clay (indoors) | Australia 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Anders Järryd Peter McNamara 6 4 6 4 13 11       2 Mats Wilander Wally Masur 6 1 6 1 6 0       3 Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd Mark Edmondson / John Fitzgerald 6 4 6 3 6 4       4 Mats Wilander Peter McNamara 6 4 6 3         5 Anders Järryd Wally Masur 6 1 6 2 ||||

## Final

### West Germany vs. Sweden

| West Germany 2 | Olympiahalle, Munich, West Germany 20–22 December 1985 Carpet (indoors) | Olympiahalle, Munich, West Germany 20–22 December 1985 Carpet (indoors) | Sweden 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Michael Westphal Mats Wilander 3 6 4 6 8 10       2 Boris Becker Stefan Edberg 6 3 3 6 7 5 8 6     3 Boris Becker / Andreas Maurer Joakim Nyström / Mats Wilander 4 6 2 6 1 6       4 Boris Becker Mats Wilander 6 3 2 6 6 3 6 3     5 Michael Westphal Stefan Edberg 6 3 5 7 4 6 3 6 ||||

## Relegation play-offs

The first-round losers played in the Relegation Play-offs. The winners of the play-offs advanced to the 1986 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions.

### Results summary

Date: 4–6 October

| Home team | Score | Visiting team | Location | Door | Surface |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Japan | 0–3 | Spain | Tokyo | Outdoor | Clay |
| Argentina | 2–3 | Soviet Union | Buenos Aires | Outdoor | Clay |
| Yugoslavia | 4–1 | France | Belgrade | Indoor | Hard |
| Italy | 3–1 | Chile | Cagliari | Outdoor | Clay |

* Italy, Soviet Union, Spain and Yugoslavia remain in the World Group in 1986.
* Argentina, Chile, France and Japan are relegated to Zonal competition in 1986.

### Japan vs. Spain

| Japan 0 | Den-En Colisseum, Tokyo, Japan 4–6 October 1985 Clay | Den-En Colisseum, Tokyo, Japan 4–6 October 1985 Clay | Spain 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Shozo Shiraishi Sergio Casal 6 4 5 7 3 6 3 6     2 Tsuyoshi Fukui Emilio Sánchez 5 7 1 6 1 6       3 Eiji Takeuchi / Toru Yonezawa Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez 3 6 3 6 4 6       4 Tsuyoshi Fukui Sergio Casal           not played 5 Shozo Shiraishi Emilio Sánchez           not played ||||

### Argentina vs. Soviet Union

| Argentina 2 | Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina 4–6 October 1985 Clay | Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina 4–6 October 1985 Clay | Soviet Union 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Martín Jaite Andrei Chesnokov 0 6 4 6 2 6       2 José Luis Clerc Alexander Zverev 6 4 2 6 6 3 3 6 7 5   3 José Luis Clerc / Martín Jaite Sergey Leonyuk / Alexander Zverev 4 6 6 1 7 9 3 6     4 Martín Jaite Alexander Zverev 6 4 3 6 6 2 6 2     5 José Luis Clerc Andrei Chesnokov 6 2 6 1 2 6 4 6 2 6 ||||

### Yugoslavia vs. France

| Yugoslavia 4 | Pionir Hall, Belgrade, Yugoslavia 4–6 October 1985 Hard (indoors) | Pionir Hall, Belgrade, Yugoslavia 4–6 October 1985 Hard (indoors) | France 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Goran Prpić Yannick Noah 6 3 4 6 6 1 6 4     2 Slobodan Živojinović Henri Leconte 4 6 7 5 6 1 6 2     3 Goran Prpić / Slobodan Živojinović Henri Leconte / Yannick Noah 4 6 4 6 1 6       4 Slobodan Živojinović Yannick Noah 6 4 6 4 6 4       5 Goran Prpić Henri Leconte 8 6 6 8 6 3 ||||

### Italy vs. Chile

| Italy 3 | Tennis Club Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy 4–6 October 1985 Clay | Tennis Club Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy 4–6 October 1985 Clay | Chile 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Claudio Panatta José Antonio Fernández 6 2 7 5 6 1       2 Francesco Cancellotti Ricardo Acuña 3 6 2 6 6 4 6 2 5 7   3 Gianni Ocleppo / Claudio Panatta Ricardo Acuña / Juan Pablo Queirolo 6 4 6 2 6 4       4 Francesco Cancellotti José Antonio Fernández 6 1 7 5 6 2       5 Claudio Panatta Ricardo Acuña           not played ||||
