1986 Davis Cup
# 1986 Davis Cup

The 1986 Davis Cup (also known as the 1986 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 75th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. This year's tournament marked the introduction of the Africa Zone, which served as a qualifying sub-round for the Europe Zone. 71 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 33 in the Europe Zone (including 9 in the Africa Zone), 13 in the Eastern Zone, and 9 in the Americas Zone. Bangladesh, Ivory Coast, Libya, Malta and Syria made their first appearances in the tournament.

Australia defeated the two-time defending champions Sweden in the final, held at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, on 26–28 December, to win their 26th Davis Cup title.

## World Group

Participating teams :

| Australia | Czechoslovakia | Denmark | Ecuador |
| - | - | - | - |
| Great Britain | India | Italy | Mexico |
| New Zealand | Paraguay | Soviet Union | Spain |
| Sweden | United States | West Germany | Yugoslavia |

### Draw

| First round 7–10 March | First round 7–10 March | First round 7–10 March | Quarterfinals 18–20 July | Quarterfinals 18–20 July | Quarterfinals 18–20 July | Semifinals 3–5 October | Semifinals 3–5 October | Semifinals 3–5 October | Final 26–28 December | Final 26–28 December | Final 26–28 December |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | | | | | | | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 2 | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | | | | | | |
| Mexico | Mexico | 3 | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | | | | | | |
| Mexico | Mexico | 3 | Mexico | Mexico | 1 | | | | | | |
| Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Mexico | Mexico | 1 | | | | | | |
| Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | United States | United States | 4 | | | | | | |
| United States | United States | 3 | United States | United States | 4 | | | | | | |
| United States | United States | 3 | | | | Brisbane, Australia (grass) | Brisbane, Australia (grass) | Brisbane, Australia (grass) | | | |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | 2 | | | | Brisbane, Australia (grass) | Brisbane, Australia (grass) | Brisbane, Australia (grass) | | | |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | 2 | | | | United States | United States | 1 | | | |
| Auckland, New Zealand (hard) | Auckland, New Zealand (hard) | Auckland, New Zealand (hard) | | | | United States | United States | 1 | | | |
| Auckland, New Zealand (hard) | Auckland, New Zealand (hard) | Auckland, New Zealand (hard) | | | | Australia | Australia | 3 | | | |
| Australia | Australia | 4 | | | | Australia | Australia | 3 | | | |
| Australia | Australia | 4 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass) | Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass) | Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass) | | | | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass) | Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass) | Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass) | | | | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 | Australia | Australia | 4 | | | | | | |
| Telford, United Kingdom (indoor carpet) | Telford, United Kingdom (indoor carpet) | Telford, United Kingdom (indoor carpet) | Australia | Australia | 4 | | | | | | |
| Telford, United Kingdom (indoor carpet) | Telford, United Kingdom (indoor carpet) | Telford, United Kingdom (indoor carpet) | Great Britain | Great Britain | 1 | | | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 1 | Great Britain | Great Britain | 1 | | | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 1 | | | | | | | Melbourne, Australia (grass) | Melbourne, Australia (grass) | Melbourne, Australia (grass) |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 | | | | | | | Melbourne, Australia (grass) | Melbourne, Australia (grass) | Melbourne, Australia (grass) |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 | | | | | | | Australia | Australia | 3 |
| Belgrade, Yugoslavia (indoor hard) | Belgrade, Yugoslavia (indoor hard) | Belgrade, Yugoslavia (indoor hard) | | | | | | | Australia | Australia | 3 |
| Belgrade, Yugoslavia (indoor hard) | Belgrade, Yugoslavia (indoor hard) | Belgrade, Yugoslavia (indoor hard) | | | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 2 |
| Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 2 | | | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 2 |
| Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 2 | Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (indoor hard) | Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (indoor hard) | Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 | Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (indoor hard) | Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (indoor hard) | Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 0 | | | | | | |
| Calcutta, India (grass) | Calcutta, India (grass) | Calcutta, India (grass) | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 0 | | | | | | |
| Calcutta, India (grass) | Calcutta, India (grass) | Calcutta, India (grass) | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 5 | | | | | | |
| India | India | 1 | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 5 | | | | | | |
| India | India | 1 | | | | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | | | | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 1 | | | |
| Palermo, Italy (clay) | Palermo, Italy (clay) | Palermo, Italy (clay) | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 1 | | | |
| Palermo, Italy (clay) | Palermo, Italy (clay) | Palermo, Italy (clay) | | | | Sweden | 4 | |
| Italy | Italy | 4 | | | | Sweden | 4 | |
| Italy | Italy | 4 | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | | | | | |
| Paraguay | Paraguay | 1 | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | | | | | |
| Paraguay | Paraguay | 1 | Italy | Italy | 0 | | | | | |
| Brøndby, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Brøndby, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Brøndby, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Italy | Italy | 0 | | | | | |
| Brøndby, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Brøndby, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Brøndby, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Sweden | Sweden | 5 | | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 0 | Sweden | Sweden | 5 | | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 5 | | | | | | | | |

### Final

Australia vs. Sweden

| Australia 3 | Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia 26–28 December 1986 Grass | Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia 26–28 December 1986 Grass | Sweden 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Pat Cash Stefan Edberg 13 11 13 11 6 4       2 Paul McNamee Mikael Pernfors 3 6 1 6 3 6       3 Pat Cash / John Fitzgerald Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd 6 3 6 4 4 6 6 1     4 Pat Cash Mikael Pernfors 2 6 4 6 6 3 6 4 6 3   5 Paul McNamee Stefan Edberg 8 10 4 6 ||||

### Relegation play-offs

Date: 3–5 October

| Home team | Score | Visiting team | Location | Door | Surface |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| West Germany | 5–0 | Ecuador | Essen | Indoor | Carpet |
| Spain | 5–0 | New Zealand | Barcelona | Outdoor | Clay |
| India | 4–1 | Soviet Union | New Delhi | Outdoor | Grass |
| Paraguay | 3–2 | Denmark | Asunción | Outdoor | Clay |

* India, Paraguay, Spain and West Germany remain in the World Group in 1987.
* Denmark, Ecuador, New Zealand and Soviet Union are relegated to Zonal competition in 1987.

## Americas Zone

| First round 17–19 January | First round 17–19 January | First round 17–19 January | Quarterfinals 7–9 March | Quarterfinals 7–9 March | Quarterfinals 7–9 March | Semifinals 18–20 July | Semifinals 18–20 July | Semifinals 18–20 July | Final 3–5 October | Final 3–5 October | Final 3–5 October |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chile | Chile | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chile | Chile | | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Chile | Chile | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Canada | Canada | 2 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Canada | Canada | 2 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | São Paulo, Brazil (clay) | São Paulo, Brazil (clay) | São Paulo, Brazil (clay) | | | |
| Canada | Canada | | | | | São Paulo, Brazil (clay) | São Paulo, Brazil (clay) | São Paulo, Brazil (clay) | | | |
| Canada | Canada | | | | | Chile | Chile | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | Brazil | Brazil | 0 | | | |
| Brazil | Brazil | | | | | Brazil | Brazil | 0 | | | |
| Brazil | Brazil | | Kingston, Jamaica (hard) | Kingston, Jamaica (hard) | Kingston, Jamaica (hard) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Kingston, Jamaica (hard) | Kingston, Jamaica (hard) | Kingston, Jamaica (hard) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Brazil | Brazil | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | 0 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | 0 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) |
| Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | | | | | | | | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) |
| Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | | | | | | | | Chile | Chile | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | Argentina | Argentina | 4 |
| Colombia | Colombia | | | | | | | | Argentina | Argentina | 4 |
| Colombia | Colombia | | Bogotá, Colombia (indoor clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (indoor clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (indoor clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Bogotá, Colombia (indoor clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (indoor clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (indoor clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Colombia | Colombia | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Peru | Peru | 4 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Peru | Peru | 4 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | | | |
| Peru | Peru | | | | | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | | | |
| Peru | Peru | | | | | Peru | Peru | 2 | | | |
| Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | | | | Peru | Peru | 2 | | | |
| Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | | | | Argentina | 3 | |
| Uruguay | Uruguay | 3 | | | | Argentina | 3 | |
| Uruguay | Uruguay | 3 | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | | | | | |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | 2 | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | | | | | |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | 2 | Uruguay | Uruguay | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | Argentina | Argentina | 5 | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Argentina | Argentina | 5 | | | | | |
| Argentina | Argentina | | | | | | | | | |

* Argentina are promoted to the World Group in 1987.

## Eastern Zone

| First round 7–9 March | First round 7–9 March | First round 7–9 March | Quarterfinals 9–11 May | Quarterfinals 9–11 May | Quarterfinals 9–11 May | Semifinals 18–20 July | Semifinals 18–20 July | Semifinals 18–20 July | Final 6–8 October | Final 6–8 October | Final 6–8 October |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Japan | Japan | | | | | | | | | | |
| Japan | Japan | | Matsuyama, Japan (hard) | Matsuyama, Japan (hard) | Matsuyama, Japan (hard) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Matsuyama, Japan (hard) | Matsuyama, Japan (hard) | Matsuyama, Japan (hard) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Japan | Japan | 4 | | | | | | |
| Singapore (grass) | Singapore (grass) | Singapore (grass) | Japan | Japan | 4 | | | | | | |
| Singapore (grass) | Singapore (grass) | Singapore (grass) | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 1 | | | | | | |
| Singapore | Singapore | 0 | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 1 | | | | | | |
| Singapore | Singapore | 0 | | | | Kumamoto, Japan (indoor carpet) | Kumamoto, Japan (indoor carpet) | Kumamoto, Japan (indoor carpet) | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 3 | | | | Kumamoto, Japan (indoor carpet) | Kumamoto, Japan (indoor carpet) | Kumamoto, Japan (indoor carpet) | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 3 | | | | Japan | Japan | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | China | China | 1 | | | |
| China | China | | | | | China | China | 1 | | | |
| China | China | | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | China | China | 3 | | | | | | |
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor carpet) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor carpet) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor carpet) | China | China | 3 | | | | | | |
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor carpet) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor carpet) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor carpet) | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 0 | | | | | | |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 3 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 0 | | | | | | |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 3 | | | | | | | Seoul, South Korea (hard) | Seoul, South Korea (hard) | Seoul, South Korea (hard) |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | 2 | | | | | | | Seoul, South Korea (hard) | Seoul, South Korea (hard) | Seoul, South Korea (hard) |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | 2 | | | | | | | Japan | Japan | 1 |
| Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | | | | | | | Japan | Japan | 1 |
| Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | | | | | | | South Korea | South Korea | 4 |
| Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 0 | | | | | | | South Korea | South Korea | 4 |
| Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 0 | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | | | | | | |
| Thailand | Thailand | 5 | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | | | | | | |
| Thailand | Thailand | 5 | Thailand | Thailand | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | Thailand | Thailand | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | Indonesia | Indonesia | 0 | | | | | | |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | 4 | Indonesia | Indonesia | 0 | | | | | | |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | 4 | | | | Seoul, South Korea (clay) | Seoul, South Korea (clay) | Seoul, South Korea (clay) | | | |
| Philippines | Philippines | 1 | | | | Seoul, South Korea (clay) | Seoul, South Korea (clay) | Seoul, South Korea (clay) | | | |
| Philippines | Philippines | 1 | | | | Thailand | Thailand | 0 | | | |
| Lahore, Pakistan (clay) | Lahore, Pakistan (clay) | Lahore, Pakistan (clay) | | | | Thailand | Thailand | 0 | | | |
| Lahore, Pakistan (clay) | Lahore, Pakistan (clay) | Lahore, Pakistan (clay) | | | | South Korea | 5 | |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 3 | | | | South Korea | 5 | |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 3 | Seoul, South Korea (clay) | Seoul, South Korea (clay) | Seoul, South Korea (clay) | | | | | |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 2 | Seoul, South Korea (clay) | Seoul, South Korea (clay) | Seoul, South Korea (clay) | | | | | |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 2 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | South Korea | South Korea | 4 | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | South Korea | South Korea | 4 | | | | | |
| South Korea | South Korea | | | | | | | | | |

* South Korea are promoted to the World Group in 1987.

## Europe Zone

### Africa Zone

| First round 17–19 January | First round 17–19 January | First round 17–19 January | Second Round 7–9 March | Second Round 7–9 March | Second Round 7–9 March | Third Round 3–6 April | Third Round 3–6 April | Third Round 3–6 April |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | | | | | | | |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | | Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 5 | | | |
| | | | Libya | Libya | 0 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Libya | Libya | 0 | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) |
| Libya | Libya | | | | | Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) |
| Libya | Libya | | | | | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 4 |
| | | | | | | Morocco | Morocco | 1 |
| Morocco | Morocco | | | | | Morocco | Morocco | 1 |
| Morocco | Morocco | | Casablanca, Morocco (hard) | Casablanca, Morocco (hard) | Casablanca, Morocco (hard) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Casablanca, Morocco (hard) | Casablanca, Morocco (hard) | Casablanca, Morocco (hard) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Morocco | Morocco | 3 | | | |
| | | | Kenya | Kenya | 2 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Kenya | Kenya | 2 | | | |
| Kenya | Kenya | | | | | | | |
| Tunis, Tunisia (clay) | Tunis, Tunisia (clay) | Tunis, Tunisia (clay) | | | | | | |
| Nigeria | Nigeria | 5 | | | | | | |
| Nigeria | Nigeria | 5 | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | | | |
| Tunisia | Tunisia | 0 | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | | | |
| Tunisia | Tunisia | 0 | Nigeria | Nigeria | 4 | | | |
| | | | Senegal | Senegal | 1 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Senegal | Senegal | 1 | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) |
| Senegal | Senegal | | | | | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) |
| Senegal | Senegal | | | | | Nigeria | Nigeria | 3 |
| | | | | | | Algeria | Algeria | 2 |
| Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | | | | | Algeria | Algeria | 2 |
| Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 0 | | | |
| | | | Algeria | Algeria | 5 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Algeria | Algeria | 5 | | | |
| Algeria | Algeria | | | | | | | |

* Zimbabwe and Nigeria qualified to the Europe Zone main draws.

### Europe Zone A

| First round 9–11 May; 23–25 May | First round 9–11 May; 23–25 May | First round 9–11 May; 23–25 May | Quarterfinals 13–15 June | Quarterfinals 13–15 June | Quarterfinals 13–15 June | Semifinals 18–20 July | Semifinals 18–20 July | Semifinals 18–20 July | Final 1–3 October | Final 1–3 October | Final 1–3 October |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| France | France | | | | | | | | | | |
| France | France | | Istanbul, Turkey (clay) | Istanbul, Turkey (clay) | Istanbul, Turkey (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Istanbul, Turkey (clay) | Istanbul, Turkey (clay) | Istanbul, Turkey (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | France | France | 5 | | | | | | |
| İzmir, Turkey (clay) | İzmir, Turkey (clay) | İzmir, Turkey (clay) | France | France | 5 | | | | | | |
| İzmir, Turkey (clay) | İzmir, Turkey (clay) | İzmir, Turkey (clay) | Turkey | Turkey | 0 | | | | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 2 | Turkey | Turkey | 0 | | | | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 2 | | | | Moliets-et-Maa, France (hard) | Moliets-et-Maa, France (hard) | Moliets-et-Maa, France (hard) | | | |
| Turkey | Turkey | 3 | | | | Moliets-et-Maa, France (hard) | Moliets-et-Maa, France (hard) | Moliets-et-Maa, France (hard) | | | |
| Turkey | Turkey | 3 | | | | France | France | 5 | | | |
| Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | | | | France | France | 5 | | | |
| Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | | | | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 0 | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 5 | | | | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 0 | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 5 | Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay) | Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay) | Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay) | | | | | | |
| Malta | Malta | 0 | Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay) | Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay) | Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay) | | | | | | |
| Malta | Malta | 0 | Egypt | Egypt | 1 | | | | | | |
| Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay) | Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay) | Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay) | Egypt | Egypt | 1 | | | | | | |
| Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay) | Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay) | Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay) | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 4 | | | | | | |
| Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 5 | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 4 | | | | | | |
| Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 5 | | | | | | | Montpellier, France (indoor carpet) | Montpellier, France (indoor carpet) | Montpellier, France (indoor carpet) |
| Cyprus | Cyprus | 0 | | | | | | | Montpellier, France (indoor carpet) | Montpellier, France (indoor carpet) | Montpellier, France (indoor carpet) |
| Cyprus | Cyprus | 0 | | | | | | | France | France | 4 |
| Porto, Portugal (clay) | Porto, Portugal (clay) | Porto, Portugal (clay) | | | | | | | France | France | 4 |
| Porto, Portugal (clay) | Porto, Portugal (clay) | Porto, Portugal (clay) | | | | | | | Austria | Austria | 1 |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 2 | | | | | | | Austria | Austria | 1 |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 2 | Mayrhofen, Austria (clay) | Mayrhofen, Austria (clay) | Mayrhofen, Austria (clay) | | | | | | |
| Portugal | Portugal | 3 | Mayrhofen, Austria (clay) | Mayrhofen, Austria (clay) | Mayrhofen, Austria (clay) | | | | | | |
| Portugal | Portugal | 3 | Portugal | Portugal | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Austria | Austria | 5 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Austria | Austria | 5 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria (clay) | Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria (clay) | Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria (clay) | | | |
| Austria | Austria | | | | | Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria (clay) | Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria (clay) | Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria (clay) | | | |
| Austria | Austria | | | | | Austria | Austria | 3 | | | |
| Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | | | | Austria | Austria | 3 | | | |
| Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | | | | Romania | 2 | |
| Finland | Finland | 2 | | | | Romania | 2 | |
| Finland | Finland | 2 | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | | | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 3 | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | | | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 3 | Poland | Poland | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | Romania | Romania | 4 | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Romania | Romania | 4 | | | | | |
| Romania | Romania | | | | | | | | | |

* France are promoted to the World Group in 1987.

### Europe Zone B

| First round 9–11 May | First round 9–11 May | First round 9–11 May | Quarterfinals 13–15 June | Quarterfinals 13–15 June | Quarterfinals 13–15 June | Semifinals 18–20 July | Semifinals 18–20 July | Semifinals 18–20 July | Final 3–5 October | Final 3–5 October | Final 3–5 October |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Monaco | Monaco | | | | | | | | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Monaco | Monaco | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Hungary | Hungary | 3 | | | | | | |
| Iran | Iran | | Hungary | Hungary | 3 | | | | | | |
| Iran | Iran | | | | | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | w/o | | | | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | w/o | | | | Hungary | Hungary | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 3 | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | | | | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 3 | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | | Lucerne, Switzerland (clay) | Lucerne, Switzerland (clay) | Lucerne, Switzerland (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Lucerne, Switzerland (clay) | Lucerne, Switzerland (clay) | Lucerne, Switzerland (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 5 | | | | | | |
| Filothei, Greece (clay) | Filothei, Greece (clay) | Filothei, Greece (clay) | Switzerland | Switzerland | 5 | | | | | | |
| Filothei, Greece (clay) | Filothei, Greece (clay) | Filothei, Greece (clay) | Greece | Greece | 0 | | | | | | |
| Greece | Greece | 5 | Greece | Greece | 0 | | | | | | |
| Greece | Greece | 5 | | | | | | | St. Gallen, Switzerland (indoor carpet) | St. Gallen, Switzerland (indoor carpet) | St. Gallen, Switzerland (indoor carpet) |
| Syria | Syria | 0 | | | | | | | St. Gallen, Switzerland (indoor carpet) | St. Gallen, Switzerland (indoor carpet) | St. Gallen, Switzerland (indoor carpet) |
| Syria | Syria | 0 | | | | | | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 1 |
| Lagos, Nigeria (clay) | Lagos, Nigeria (clay) | Lagos, Nigeria (clay) | | | | | | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 1 |
| Lagos, Nigeria (clay) | Lagos, Nigeria (clay) | Lagos, Nigeria (clay) | | | | | | | Israel | Israel | 4 |
| Nigeria | Nigeria | 5 | | | | | | | Israel | Israel | 4 |
| Nigeria | Nigeria | 5 | Benin City, Nigeria (clay) | Benin City, Nigeria (clay) | Benin City, Nigeria (clay) | | | | | | |
| Norway | Norway | 0 | Benin City, Nigeria (clay) | Benin City, Nigeria (clay) | Benin City, Nigeria (clay) | | | | | | |
| Norway | Norway | 0 | Nigeria | Nigeria | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 3 | | | | | | |
| Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 3 | | | | | | |
| Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | | | | | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | w/o | | | | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | w/o | | | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | | | |
| Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard) | Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard) | Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard) | | | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | | | |
| Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard) | Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard) | Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard) | | | | Israel | 3 | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 4 | | | | Israel | 3 | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 4 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | | | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 1 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | | | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 1 | Belgium | Belgium | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | Israel | Israel | 5 | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Israel | Israel | 5 | | | | | |
| Israel | Israel | | | | | | | | | |

* Israel are promoted to the World Group in 1987.
