1986 Davis Cup

The 1986 Davis Cup was the 75th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. The Africa Zone was added for this year, effectively as a qualifying tournament for the European Zones. 71 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 33 in the European Zone (including 9 in the Africa Zone), 13 in the Eastern Zone, and 9 in the American Zone. Australia defeated Sweden in the final, which was held at Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, on 26-28 December.

World Group

Draw

DCWorld
RD1-date=7-10 March
RD2-date=18-20 July
RD3-date=3-5 October
RD4-date=25-28 December

teamwidth=13

RD1T1-loc=Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=davis|FRG | RD1-score1=2
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=davis|MEX | RD1-score2=3

RD1T2-loc=Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=davis|USA | RD1-score3=3
RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=davis|ECU | RD1-score4=2

RD1T3-loc=Auckland, New Zealand (hard)
RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=davis|AUS | RD1-score5=4
RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=davis|NZL | RD1-score6=1

RD1T4-loc=Telford, England (indoor carpet)
RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=davis|ESP | RD1-score7=1
RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=davis|GBR | RD1-score8=4

RD1T5-loc=Belgrade, Yugoslavia (indoor hard)
RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9=davis|URS | RD1-score9=2
RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=davis|YUG | RD1-score10=3

RD1T6-loc=Calcutta, India (grass)
RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=davis|IND | RD1-score11=1
RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=davis|TCH | RD1-score12=4

RD1T7-loc=Palermo, Italy (clay)
RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=davis|ITA | RD1-score13=4
RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=davis|PAR | RD1-score14=1

RD1T8-loc=Brøndby, Denmark (indoor carpet)
RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=davis|DEN | RD1-score15=0
RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=davis|SWE | RD1-score16=5

RD2T1-loc=Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=davis|MEX | RD2-score1=1
RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=davis|USA | RD2-score2=4

RD2T2-loc=Wimbledon, England (grass)
RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=davis|AUS | RD2-score3=4
RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=davis|GBR | RD2-score4=1

RD2T3-loc=Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (indoor hard)
RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5=davis|YUG | RD2-score5=0
RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6=davis|TCH | RD2-score6=5

RD2T4-loc=Båstad, Sweden (clay)
RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7=davis|ITA | RD2-score7=0
RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8=davis|SWE | RD2-score8=5

RD3T1-loc=Brisbane, Australia (grass)
RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=davis|USA | RD3-score1=1
RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=davis|AUS | RD3-score2=3

RD3T2-loc=Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3=davis|TCH | RD3-score3=1
RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4=davis|SWE | RD3-score4=4

RD4T1-loc=Melbourne, Australia (grass)
RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1=davis|AUS | RD4-score1=3
RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2=davis|SWE | RD4-score2=2First round losers play in World Group Relegation Play-off.

Final

DavisCupbox
team1=Australia
team2=Sweden
venue=Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia
date=26 December - 28 December 1986
surface=grass
score1=3
score2=2
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Pat Cash |13 |13 |6 | | |T2P1=Stefan Edberg |11 |11 |4 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Paul McNamee |3 |1 |3 | | |T2P1=Mikael Pernfors |6 |6 |6 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Pat Cash |T1P2=John Fitzgerald |6 |6 |4 |6 | |T2P1=Stefan Edberg |T2P2=Anders Järryd |3 |4 |6 |1 |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Pat Cash |2 |4 |6 |6 |6 |T2P1=Mikael Pernfors |6 |6 |3 |4 |3
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Paul McNamee |8 |4 | | | |T2P1=Stefan Edberg |10 |6 | | |

World Group Relegation Play-offs

Date: 3-5 October

*India, Paraguay, Spain, and West Germany remain in World Group in 1987.
*Denmark (EUR), Ecuador (AME), New Zealand (EAS), and Soviet Union (EUR) relegated to Zonal competition in 1987.

American Zone

;Participating Teams
* — promoted to World Group in 1987
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*
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Eastern Zone

;Participating Teams
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*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
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* — promoted to World Group in 1987
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*

European Zone

Africa Zone

;Participating Teams
*
*
*
*
*
* — advanced to European Zone Main Draws
*
*
* — advanced to European Zone Main Draws

Zone A

;Participating Teams
*
*
*
*
*
* — promoted to World Group in 1987
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*
*
*
*
*
*

Zone B

;Participating Teams
*
*
*
*
*
* — promoted to World Group in 1987
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*
*
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*
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