1987 Davis Cup

The 1987 Davis Cup was the 76th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 71 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 32 in the European Zone (including 11 in the Africa Zone), 13 in the Eastern Zone, and 11 in the American Zone. Sweden defeated India in the final, which was held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 18-20 December.

World Group

Draw

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RD1-date=13-15 March
RD2-date=24-26 July
RD3-date=2-4 October
RD4-date=18-20 December

teamwidth=13

RD1T1-loc=Prato, Italy (clay)
RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=davis|SWE | RD1-score1=3
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=davis|ITA | RD1-score2=2

RD1T2-loc=Lille, France (indoor carpet)
RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=davis|FRA | RD1-score3=5
RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=davis|KOR | RD1-score4=0

RD1T3-loc=Asunción, Paraguay (clay)
RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=davis|USA | RD1-score5=2
RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=davis|PAR | RD1-score6=3

RD1T4-loc=Barcelona, Spain (clay)
RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=davis|FRG | RD1-score7=2
RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=davis|ESP | RD1-score8=3

RD1T5-loc=New Delhi, India (grass)
RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9=davis|IND | RD1-score9=3
RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=davis|ARG | RD1-score10=2

RD1T6-loc=Hradec Králové, Czech. (indoor carpet)
RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=davis|ISR | RD1-score11=3
RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=davis|TCH | RD1-score12=2

RD1T7-loc=Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=davis|GBR | RD1-score13=0
RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=davis|MEX | RD1-score14=5

RD1T8-loc=Adelaide, Australia (grass)
RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=davis|YUG | RD1-score15=1
RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=davis|AUS | RD1-score16=4

RD2T1-loc=Fréjus, Cannes, France (clay)
RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=davis|SWE | RD2-score1=4
RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=davis|FRA | RD2-score2=1

RD2T2-loc=Caracas, Venezuela (clay)
RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=davis|PAR | RD2-score3=2
RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=davis|ESP | RD2-score4=3

RD2T3-loc=New Delhi, India (grass)
RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5=davis|IND | RD2-score5=4
RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6=davis|ISR | RD2-score6=0

RD2T4-loc=Brisbane, Australia (grass)
RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7=davis|MEX | RD2-score7=1
RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8=davis|AUS | RD2-score8=4

RD3T1-loc=Barcelona, Spain (clay)
RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=davis|SWE | RD3-score1=3
RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=davis|ESP | RD3-score2=2

RD3T2-loc=Sydney, Australia (grass)
RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3=davis|IND | RD3-score3=3
RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4=davis|AUS | RD3-score4=2

RD4T1-loc=Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor clay)
RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1=davis|SWE | RD4-score1=5
RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2=davis|IND | RD4-score2=0First round losers play in World Group Relegation Play-off.

Final

DavisCupbox
team1=Sweden
team2=India
venue=Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden
date=18 December - 20 December 1987
surface=clay (indoors)
score1=5
score2=0
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Mats Wilander |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Ramesh Krishnan |4 |1 |3 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Anders Järryd |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Vijay Amritraj |3 |3 |1 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Joakim Nyström |T1P2=Mats Wilander |6 |3 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Anand Amritraj |T2P2=Vijay Amritraj |2 |6 |1 |2 |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Anders Järryd |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=Ramesh Krishnan |4 |3 | | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Mats Wilander |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=Vijay Amritraj |2 |0 | | |

World Group Relegation Play-offs

Date: 24-26 July

*Czechoslovakia, Italy, West Germany, and Yugoslavia remain in World Group in 1988.
*Argentina (AME), Great Britain (EUR), South Korea (EAS), and United States (AME) relegated to Zonal competition in 1988.

American Zone

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Eastern Zone

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* — promoted to World Group in 1988
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European Zone

Africa Zone

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* — advanced to European Zone Main Draws
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* — advanced to European Zone Main Draws

Zone A

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Zone B

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