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
Main article: 1982 Davis Cup

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
Participating teams

Argentina
Australia
Chile
Czechoslovakia

France
Great Britain
India
Italy

Mexico
New Zealand
Romania
Spain

Soviet Union
Sweden
United States
West Germany

Draw
  First Round
5–7 March		 Quarterfinals
9–11 July		 Semifinals
1–3 October		 Final
26–28 November
                                     
Carlsbad, CA, United States (hard)
  United States 4  
St. Louis, MO, United States (indoor carpet)
  India 1  
    United States 3  
Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet)
    Sweden 2  
  Sweden 4
Perth, Australia (indoor carpet)
  Soviet Union 1  
    United States 5  
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
    Australia 0  
  Australia 3  
Brisbane, Australia (grass)
  Mexico 2  
    Australia 4
Santiago, Chile (clay)
    Chile 1  
  Romania 1
Grenoble, France (indoor clay)
  Chile 3  
    United States 4
Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)
    France 1
  Spain 2  
Cervia, Italy (clay)
  New Zealand 3  
    New Zealand 3
Rome, Italy (clay)
    Italy 2  
  Italy 3
Aix-en-Provence, France (clay)
  Great Britain 2  
    New Zealand 2
Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
    France 3  
  West Germany 0  
Paris, France (clay)
  Czechoslovakia 5  
    Czechoslovakia 2
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
    France 3  
  France 3
  Argentina 2  

First round

United States vs. India

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

United States vs. Sweden

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

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

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

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

Australia vs. United States

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

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

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
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

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

Date: 1–3 October

Home teamScoreVisiting teamLocationSurfaceRef.
 Soviet Union4–1 IndiaDonetskClay[17]
 Mexico2–3 RomaniaMexico CityClay[18]
 Spain2–3 Great BritainBarcelonaClay[19]
 Argentina3–2 West GermanyBuenos AiresClay[20]

Soviet Union vs. India

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

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

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

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
  1. "World Group 1982". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "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. "Soviet Union v India". daviscup.com.
  18. "Mexico v Romania". daviscup.com.
  19. "Spain v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
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