1985 Davis Cup

The 1985 Davis Cup was the 74th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 63 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 27 in the Europe Zone, 12 in the Eastern Zone, and 8 in the American Zone. Sweden defeated West Germany in the final, which was held at the Olympiahalle in Munich, West Germany, on 20-22 December.

World Group

Draw

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RD1-date=8-10 March
RD2-date=2-4 August
RD3-date=4-6 October
RD4-date=20-22 December

teamwidth=13

RD1T1-loc=Kyoto, Japan (indoor carpet)
RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=davis|USA | RD1-score1=5
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=davis|JPN | RD1-score2=0

RD1T2-loc=Sindelfingen, W. Germany (indoor carpet)
RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=davis|ESP | RD1-score3=2
RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=davis|FRG | RD1-score4=3

RD1T3-loc=Tbilisi, Soviet Union (indoor carpet)
RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=davis|TCH | RD1-score5=3
RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=davis|URS | RD1-score6=2

RD1T4-loc=Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=davis|ARG | RD1-score7=1
RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=davis|ECU | RD1-score8=4

RD1T5-loc=Asunción, Paraguay (indoor carpet)
RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9=davis|PAR | RD1-score9=3
RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=davis|FRA | RD1-score10=2

RD1T6-loc=Split, Yugoslavia (indoor clay)
RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=davis|YUG | RD1-score11=2
RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=davis|AUS | RD1-score12=3

RD1T7-loc=Calcutta, India (grass)
RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=davis|IND | RD1-score13=3
RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=davis|ITA | RD1-score14=2

RD1T8-loc=Santiago, Chile (clay)
RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=davis|CHI | RD1-score15=1
RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=davis|SWE | RD1-score16=4

RD2T1-loc=Hamburg, West Germany (clay)
RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=davis|USA | RD2-score1=2
RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=davis|FRG | RD2-score2=3

RD2T2-loc=Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=davis|TCH | RD2-score3=5
RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=davis|ECU | RD2-score4=0

RD2T3-loc=Sydney, Australia (grass)
RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5=davis|PAR | RD2-score5=2
RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6=davis|AUS | RD2-score6=3

RD2T4-loc=Bangalore, India (grass)
RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7=davis|IND | RD2-score7=1
RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8=davis|SWE | RD2-score8=4

RD3T1-loc=Frankfurt, West Germany (indoor carpet)
RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=davis|FRG | RD3-score1=5
RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=davis|TCH | RD3-score2=0

RD3T2-loc=Malmö, Sweden (indoor clay)
RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3=davis|AUS | RD3-score3=0
RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4=davis|SWE | RD3-score4=5

RD4T1-loc=Munich, West Germany (indoor carpet)
RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1=davis|FRG | RD4-score1=2
RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2=davis|SWE | RD4-score2=3First round losers play in World Group Relegation Play-off.

Final

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team1=West Germany
team2=Sweden
venue=Olympiahalle, Munich, West Germany
date=20 December - 22 December 1985
surface=clay (indoors)
score1=2
score2=3
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Michael Westphal |3 |4 |8 | | |T2P1=Mats Wilander |6 |6 |10 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Boris Becker |6 |3 |7 |8 | |T2P1=Stefan Edberg |3 |6 |5 |6 |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Boris Becker |T1P2=Andreas Maurer |4 |2 |1 | | |T2P1=Joakim Nyström |T2P2=Mats Wilander |6 |6 |6 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Boris Becker |6 |2 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Mats Wilander |3 |6 |3 |3 |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Michael Westphal |6 |5 |4 |3 | |T2P1=Stefan Edberg |3 |7 |6 |6 |

World Group Relegation Play-offs

Date: 4-6 October

*Italy, Soviet Union, Spain, and Yugoslavia remain in World Group in 1986.
*Argentina (AME), Chile (AME), France (EUR), and Japan (EAS) relegated to Zonal competition in 1986.

American Zone

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Eastern Zone

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* — promoted to World Group in 1986
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European Zone

Zone A

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* — promoted to World Group in 1986
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Zone B

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* — promoted to World Group in 1986
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