1983 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1983. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, and the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for 1984.

Participating teams

Participating teams
Argentina	Australia	Chile	Czechoslovakia
Denmark	France	Great Britain	Indonesia
Ireland	Italy	New Zealand	Paraguay
Soviet Union	Sweden	Romania	United States

Draw

First round 4–6 March

Quarterfinals 8–10 July

Semifinals 30 September–2 October

Final 26–28 December

Moscow, Soviet Union (indoor carpet)

France

4

Marseilles, France (clay)

Soviet Union

1

France

3

Asunción, Paraguay (indoor carpet)

Paraguay

2

Czechoslovakia

2

Sydney, Australia (grass)

Paraguay

3

France

1

Adelaide, Australia (grass)

Australia

4

Australia

4

Brisbane, Australia (grass)

Great Britain

1

Australia

5

Timișoara, Romania (indoor hard)

Romania

0

Chile

0

Melbourne, Australia (grass)

Romania

5

Australia

3

Lomma-Bjärred, Sweden (indoor carpet)

Sweden

2

Indonesia

0

Eastbourne, England (grass)

Sweden

5

Sweden

3

Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)

New Zealand

2

Denmark

0

Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet)

New Zealand

5

Sweden

4

Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay)

Argentina

1

Ireland

2

Rome, Italy (clay)

Italy

3

Italy

0

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

Argentina

5

Argentina

3

United States

2

First round

Soviet Union vs. France

Soviet Union 1	Moscow, Soviet Union[1] 4 March – 6 March 1983 Carpet (i)		France 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Konstantin Pugaev Yannick Noah 4 6 4 6 4 6       2 Vadim Borisov Henri Leconte 11 13 2 6 2 6       3 Sergey Leonyuk / Konstantin Pugaev Henri Leconte / Yannick Noah 3 6 5 7 6 4 6 4 3 6   4 Vadim Borisov Yannick Noah 2 6 2 6         5 Konstantin Pugaev Henri Leconte 10 8 6 4

Paraguay vs. Czechoslovakia

Paraguay 3	Asunción, Paraguay[2] 4 March – 6 March 1983 Carpet (i)		Czechoslovakia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Francisco González Ivan Lendl 3 6 4 6 8 10       2 Víctor Pecci Tomáš Šmíd 6 3 3 6 6 4 5 7 6 1   3 Francisco González / Víctor Pecci Ivan Lendl / Tomáš Šmíd 6 4 6 4 6 4       4 Francisco González Tomáš Šmíd 6 3 12 10 3 6 6 3     5 Victor Caballero Jaroslav Navrátil 2 6 0 6

Australia vs. Great Britain

Australia 4	Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia[3] 4 March – 6 March 1983 Grass		Great Britain 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Pat Cash John Lloyd 5 7 7 5 6 3 1 6 7 5   2 Paul McNamee Christopher Mottram 6 3 6 2 6 2       3 Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee Andrew Jarrett / John Lloyd 6 2 9 11 6 3 6 2     4 Pat Cash Christopher Mottram 6 1 5 7 3 6       5 Paul McNamee John Lloyd 6 1 6 2

Romania vs. Chile

Romania 5	Timișoara, Romania[4] 4 March – 6 March 1983 Hard (i)		Chile 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Florin Segărceanu Hans Gildemeister 6 3 3 6 0 6 6 3 9 7   2 Ilie Năstase Ricardo Acuña 2 6 6 3 6 2 6 4     3 Ilie Năstase / Florin Segărceanu Hans Gildemeister / Belus Prajoux 6 3 8 6 6 4       4 Florin Segărceanu Ricardo Acuña 6 1 7 5         5 Ilie Năstase Hans Gildemeister 2 6 6 4 6 2

Sweden vs. Indonesia

Sweden 5	Borgebyhallen, Bjärred, Sweden[5] 4 March – 6 March 1983 Carpet (i)		Indonesia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Anders Järryd Tintus Arianto-Wibowo 6 4 6 2 7 5       2 Mats Wilander Yustedjo Tarik 6 2 6 2 6 1       3 Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson Hadiman Hadiman / Yustedjo Tarik 6 2 6 3 6 3       4 Mats Wilander Tintus Arianto-Wibowo 6 3 6 3         5 Anders Järryd Yustedjo Tarik 6 3 6 1

New Zealand vs. Denmark

New Zealand 5	Wilding Park, Christchurch, New Zealand[6] 4 March – 6 March 1983 Clay		Denmark 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Russell Simpson Michael Mortensen 8 6 9 11 6 4 6 2     2 Chris Lewis Peter Bastiansen 10 8 6 3 7 5       3 Chris Lewis / Russell Simpson Peter Bastiansen / Michael Mortensen 8 6 6 3 6 4       4 Russell Simpson Peter Bastiansen 6 1 6 2         5 Chris Lewis Michael Mortensen 11 9 6 3

Italy vs. Ireland

Italy 3	Reggio Calabria, Italy[7] 4 March – 6 March 1983 Clay		Ireland 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Claudio Panatta Sean Sorensen 6 1 4 6 4 6 1 6     2 Corrado Barazzutti Matt Doyle 6 4 6 3 6 1       3 Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta Matt Doyle / Sean Sorensen 3 6 6 2 6 2 6 4     4 Claudio Panatta Matt Doyle 6 1 3 6 4 6 4 6     5 Corrado Barazzutti Sean Sorensen 6 0 6 3 6 3

Argentina vs. United States

Argentina 3	Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[8] 4 March – 6 March 1983 Clay		United States 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Guillermo Vilas Gene Mayer 6 3 6 3 6 4       2 José Luis Clerc John McEnroe 6 4 6 0 3 6 4 6 7 5   3 José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas Peter Fleming / John McEnroe 6 2 8 10 1 6 6 3 1 6   4 Guillermo Vilas John McEnroe 6 4 6 0 6 1       5 Alejandro Ganzábal Gene Mayer 4 6 6 3 8 10

Quarterfinals

France vs. Paraguay

France 3	Academy Stadium, Marseilles, France[9] 8–10 July 1983 Clay		Paraguay 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Thierry Tulasne Francisco González 6 3 8 6 6 2       2 Henri Leconte Víctor Pecci 6 3 1 6 6 2 6 3     3 Henri Leconte / Gilles Moretton Francisco González / Víctor Pecci 4 6 4 6 7 9       4 Thierry Tulasne Víctor Pecci 1 6 5 7 6 4 2 6     5 Henri Leconte Francisco González 6 4 6 4 7 5

Australia vs. Romania

Australia 5	Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[10] 8–10 July 1983 Grass		Romania 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Pat Cash Florin Segărceanu 6 2 6 1 6 1       2 Mark Edmondson Ilie Năstase 4 6 6 3 14 12 6 2     3 Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee Ilie Năstase / Florin Segărceanu 8 6 7 5 6 0       4 Pat Cash Ilie Năstase 6 3 6 3         5 Mark Edmondson Florin Segărceanu 6 4 6 3

Sweden vs. New Zealand

Sweden 3	Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, England[11] 8–10 July 1983 Grass		New Zealand 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Henrik Sundström Russell Simpson 7 9 8 10 4 6       2 Mats Wilander Chris Lewis 6 4 7 5 6 8 10 8     3 Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson Chris Lewis / Russell Simpson 6 2 6 4 4 6 6 4     4 Henrik Sundström Chris Lewis 9 7 4 6 6 4 3 6 3 6   5 Mats Wilander Russell Simpson 6 3 6 3 6 2

Italy vs. Argentina

Italy 0	Foro Italico, Rome, Italy[12] 8–10 July 1983 Clay		Argentina 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Adriano Panatta Guillermo Vilas 2 6 2 6 1 6       2 Corrado Barazzutti José Luis Clerc 10 12 2 6 9 7 6 3 4 6   3 Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas 5 7 3 6 4 6       4 Corrado Barazzutti Guillermo Vilas 3 6 1 6         5 Francesco Cancellotti Roberto Argüello 5 7 4 6

Semifinals

Australia vs. France

Australia 4	White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia[13] 30 September–02 October 1983 Grass		France 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Pat Cash Yannick Noah 4 6 8 10 3 6       2 John Fitzgerald Henri Leconte 4 6 10 8 9 7 6 2     3 Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee Henri Leconte / Yannick Noah 11 9 6 4 6 3       4 John Fitzgerald Yannick Noah 13 11 4 4 6 4 6 3     5 Pat Cash Henri Leconte 3 6 9 7 8 6

Sweden vs. Argentina

Sweden 4	Kungliga Tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden[14] 30 September–02 October 1983 Carpet (i)		Argentina 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mats Wilander Guillermo Vilas 6 4 6 3 6 4       2 Anders Järryd José Luis Clerc 7 5 6 2 6 2       3 Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas 6 3 6 3 6 4       4 Anders Järryd Guillermo Vilas 4 6 0 6         5 Mats Wilander José Luis Clerc 6 1 6 2

Final

Australia vs. Sweden

Australia 3	Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia[15] 26–28 December 1983 Grass		Sweden 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Pat Cash Mats Wilander 3 6 6 4 7 9 3 6     2 John Fitzgerald Joakim Nyström 6 4 6 2 4 6 6 4     3 Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson 6 4 6 4 6 2       4 Pat Cash Joakim Nyström 6 4 6 1 6 1       5 John Fitzgerald Mats Wilander 8 6 1 6 0 6

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