1982 Davis Cup

The 1982 Davis Cup was the 71st edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 60 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 22 in the Europe Zone, 10 in the Americas Zone, and 10 in the Eastern Zone. The United States defeated France in the final, which was held at the Palais des Sports in Grenoble, France, on 26-28 November.

World Group

Draw

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RD1-date=5-7 March
RD2-date=9-11 July
RD3-date=1-3 October
RD4-date=26-28 November

RD1T1-loc=Carlsbad, CA, United States (hard)
RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=davis|USA | RD1-score1=4
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=davis|IND | RD1-score2=1

RD1T2-loc=Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet)
RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=davis|SWE | RD1-score3=4
RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=davis|URS | RD1-score4=1

RD1T3-loc=Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=davis|AUS | RD1-score5=3
RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=davis|MEX | RD1-score6=2

RD1T4-loc=Santiago, Chile (clay)
RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=davis|ROU|1965 | RD1-score7=1
RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=davis|CHI | RD1-score8=3

RD1T5-loc=Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)
RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9=davis|ESP | RD1-score9=2
RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=davis|NZL | RD1-score10=3

RD1T6-loc=Rome, Italy (clay)
RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=davis|ITA | RD1-score11=3
RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=davis|GBR | RD1-score12=2

RD1T7-loc=Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=davis|FRG | RD1-score13=0
RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=davis|TCH | RD1-score14=5

RD1T8-loc=Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=davis|FRA | RD1-score15=3
RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=davis|ARG | RD1-score16=2

RD2T1-loc=St. Louis, MO, United States (indoor carpet)
RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=davis|USA | RD2-score1=3
RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=davis|SWE | RD2-score2=2

RD2T2-loc=Brisbane, Australia (grass)
RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=davis|AUS | RD2-score3=4
RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=davis|CHI | RD2-score4=1

RD2T3-loc=Cervia, Italy (clay)
RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5=davis|NZL | RD2-score5=3
RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6=davis|ITA | RD2-score6=2

RD2T4-loc=Paris, France (clay)
RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7=davis|TCH | RD2-score7=2
RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8=davis|FRA | RD2-score8=3

RD3T1-loc=Perth, Australia (indoor carpet)
RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=davis|USA | RD3-score1=5
RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=davis|AUS | RD3-score2=0

RD3T2-loc=Aix-en-Provence, France (clay)
RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3=davis|NZL | RD3-score3=2
RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4=davis|FRA | RD3-score4=3

RD4T1-loc=Grenoble, France (indoor clay)
RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1=davis|USA | RD4-score1=4
RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2=davis|FRA | RD4-score2=1First round losers play in World Group Relegation Play-off.

Final

DavisCupbox
team1=France
team2=United States
venue=Palais des Sports, Grenoble, France
date=26 November - 28 November 1982
surface=clay (indoors)
score1=1
score2=4
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Yannick Noah |10 |6 |6 |2 |3 |T2P1=John McEnroe |12 |1 |3 |6 |6
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Henri Leconte |2 |2 |9 |4 | |T2P1=Gene Mayer |6 |6 |7 |6 |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Henri Leconte |T1P2=Yannick Noah |3 |4 |7 | | |T2P1=Peter Fleming |T2P2=John McEnroe |6 |6 |9 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Yannick Noah |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=Gene Mayer |0 |1 | | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Henri Leconte |2 |3 | | | |T2P1=John McEnroe |6 |6 | | |

World Group Relegation Play-offs

Date: 1-3 October

*Argentina, Great Britain, Romania, and Soviet Union remain in World Group in 1983.
*India (EAS), Mexico (AME), Spain (EUR), and West Germany (EUR) relegated to Zonal competition in 1983.

Americas Zone

North & Central America Zone

;Participating Teams
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outh America Zone

;Participating Teams
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* — advanced to Americas Inter-Zonal Final
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Americas Inter-Zonal Final

*Paraguay promoted to World Group in 1983.

Eastern Zone

;Participating Teams
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* — promoted to World Group in 1983
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European Zone

Zone A

;Participating Teams
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* — promoted to World Group in 1983
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Zone B

;Participating Teams
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* — promoted to World Group in 1983
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