1990 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1990.[1] The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group qualifying round, and the winners progressed to the quarterfinals and were guaranteed a World Group spot for 1991.

1990 Davis Cup World Group
Date2 February – 2 December
Edition10th
Champions

United States
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West Germany were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the quarterfinals.

The United States won the title, defeating Australia in the final, 3–2. The final was held at the Florida Suncoast Dome in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States, from 30 November to 2 December.[2] It was the US team's 29th Davis Cup title overall and their first since 1982.

Participating teams

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Participating teams
 
Argentina
 
Australia
 
Austria
 
Czechoslovakia
 
France
 
Germany
 
Israel
 
Italy
 
Mexico
 
Netherlands
 
New Zealand
 
Spain
 
Sweden
 
Switzerland
 
United States
 
Yugoslavia

Draw

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First round
2–4 February
Quarterfinals
30 March–2 April
Semifinals
21–23 September
Final
30 November–2 December
Bremen, West Germany (indoor carpet)
  West Germany3
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
  Netherlands2
  West Germany2
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
  Argentina3
  Argentina3
Sydney, Australia (grass)
  Israel0
  Argentina0
Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)
  Australia5
  Yugoslavia2
Brisbane, Australia (grass)
  New Zealand3
  New Zealand2
Perth, Australia (grass)
  Australia3
  France2
St. Petersburg, FL, United States (indoor clay)
  Australia3
  Australia2
Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
  United States3
   Switzerland0
Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
  Czechoslovakia5
  Czechoslovakia1
Carlsbad, CA, United States (hard)
  United States4
  Mexico0
Vienna, Austria (clay)
  United States4
  United States3
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
  Austria2
  Spain2
Vienna, Austria (indoor clay)
  Austria3
  Austria5
Cagliari, Italy (clay)
  Italy0
  Italy3
  Sweden2

First round

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West Germany vs. Netherlands

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West Germany
3
Stadthalle Bremen, Bremen, West Germany[3]
2–4 February 1990
Carpet (indoors)
 
Netherlands
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Carl-Uwe Steeb
Michiel Schapers
6
1
4
6
6
3
6
3
   
2  
 
Eric Jelen
Tom Nijssen
77
65
7
5
3
6
6
3
   
3  
 
Eric Jelen / Michael Stich
Tom Nijssen / Michiel Schapers
6
4
6
2
5
7
6
4
   
4  
 
Michael Stich
Tom Nijssen
65
77
1
6
       
5  
 
Eric Jelen
Michiel Schapers
4
6
6
4
4
6
     

Argentina vs. Israel

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Argentina
3
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[4]
2–3 February 1990
Clay
 
Israel
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Alberto Mancini
Gilad Bloom
6
2
77
62
6
2
     
2  
 
Martín Jaite
Amos Mansdorf
6
4
6
3
6
2
     
3  
 
Javier Frana / Gustavo Luza
Amos Mansdorf / Shahar Perkiss
6
3
6
0
77
61
     
4  
 
Martín Jaite
Gilad Bloom
          not
played
5  
 
Alberto Mancini
Amos Mansdorf
          not
played

New Zealand vs. Yugoslavia

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New Zealand
3
Wilding Park, Christchurch, New Zealand[5]
1–3 February 1990
Grass
 
Yugoslavia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Kelly Evernden
Slobodan Živojinović
61
77
3
6
6
3
6
2
6
4
 
2  
 
Brett Steven
Goran Prpić
6
4
6
2
6
4
     
3  
 
Kelly Evernden / Steve Guy
Goran Ivanišević / Slobodan Živojinović
5
7
3
6
77
64
5
7
   
4  
 
Kelly Evernden
Goran Prpić
6
0
2
6
61
77
6
3
6
2
 
5  
 
Brett Steven
Slobodan Živojinović
5
7
79
67
5
7
     

Australia vs. France

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Australia
3
Royal King's Park Tennis Club, Perth, Australia[6]
2–4 February 1990
Grass
 
France
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Darren Cahill
Henri Leconte
3
6
5
7
3
6
     
2  
 
Wally Masur
Yannick Noah
4
6
6
3
4
6
6
3
6
2
 
3  
 
Pat Cash / John Fitzgerald
Guy Forget / Yannick Noah
78
66
6
4
6
4
     
4  
 
Wally Masur
Henri Leconte
6
4
3
6
6
3
2
6
6
4
 
5  
 
Darren Cahill
Yannick Noah
4
6
4
6
       

Czechoslovakia vs. Switzerland

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Czechoslovakia
5
Sportovní hala, Prague, Czechoslovakia[7]
2–4 February 1990
Carpet (indoors)
 
Switzerland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Milan Šrejber
Marc Rosset
6
3
6
2
6
4
     
2  
 
Miloslav Mečíř
Jakob Hlasek
77
65
6
2
6
1
     
3  
 
Petr Korda / Milan Šrejber
Heinz Günthardt / Jakob Hlasek
6
4
3
6
711
69
77
62
   
4  
 
Miloslav Mečíř
Marc Rosset
65
77
6
1
6
3
     
5  
 
Milan Šrejber
Jakob Hlasek
3
6
6
4
7
5
     

United States vs. Mexico

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United States
4
La Costa Resort Hotel, Carlsbad, CA, United States[8]
2–4 February 1990
Hard
 
Mexico
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Jay Berger
Jorge Lozano
65
77
6
4
6
3
6
3
   
2  
 
Brad Gilbert
Leonardo Lavalle
6
3
6
1
710
68
     
3  
 
Rick Leach / Jim Pugh
Leonardo Lavalle / Jorge Lozano
6
4
64
77
7
5
6
1
   
4  
 
Brad Gilbert
Jorge Lozano
4
6
6
2
6
3
     
5  
 
Jay Berger
Leonardo Lavalle
6
4
1
2
      not
completed

Spain vs. Austria

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Spain
2
Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain[9]
2–4 February 1990
Clay
 
Austria
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Emilio Sánchez
Thomas Muster
6
1
2
6
6
4
3
6
4
6
 
2  
 
Sergi Bruguera
Horst Skoff
4
6
5
7
0
6
     
3  
 
Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez
Alex Antonitsch / Thomas Muster
1
6
6
3
77
65
6
4
   
4  
 
Sergi Bruguera
Thomas Muster
5
7
1
6
62
77
     
5  
 
Emilio Sánchez
Horst Skoff
6
3
6
3
       

Italy vs. Sweden

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Italy
3
Tennis Club Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy[10]
2–5 February 1990
Clay
 
Sweden
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Paolo Canè
Jonas Svensson
3
6
2
6
6
3
6
3
6
1
 
2  
 
Omar Camporese
Mats Wilander
4
6
4
6
7
5
77
61
4
6
 
3  
 
Paolo Canè / Diego Nargiso
Jan Gunnarsson / Anders Järryd
7
5
6
1
7
5
     
4  
 
Omar Camporese
Jonas Svensson
77
62
1
6
3
6
1
6
   
5  
 
Paolo Canè
Mats Wilander
6
4
3
6
4
6
7
5
7
5
 

Quarterfinals

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Argentina vs. West Germany

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Argentina
3
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[11]
30 March–2 April 1990
Clay
 
West Germany
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Alberto Mancini
Jens Wöhrmann
7
5
4
6
77
62
77
62
   
2  
 
Martín Jaite
Carl-Uwe Steeb
3
6
77
65
4
6
3
6
   
3  
 
Javier Frana / Gustavo Luza
Eric Jelen / Michael Stich
2
6
65
77
2
6
     
4  
 
Martín Jaite
Michael Stich
4
6
6
4
6
1
1
6
6
3
 
5  
 
Alberto Mancini
Carl-Uwe Steeb
78
66
6
3
6
4
     

Australia vs. New Zealand

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Australia
3
Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[12]
30 March–1 April 1990
Grass
 
New Zealand
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
John Fitzgerald
Brett Steven
6
1
6
0
3
6
4
6
2
6
 
2  
 
Wally Masur
Kelly Evernden
6
3
77
60
6
1
     
3  
 
Darren Cahill / Mark Kratzmann
Kelly Evernden / David Lewis
7
5
6
3
77
64
     
4  
 
Wally Masur
Brett Steven
7
5
6
2
6
4
     
5  
 
John Fitzgerald
Kelly Evernden
5
7
710
68
1
6
     

Czechoslovakia vs. United States

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Czechoslovakia
1
Sportovní hala, Prague, Czechoslovakia[13]
30 March–1 April 1990
Carpet (indoors)
 
United States
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Milan Šrejber
Aaron Krickstein
6
4
65
77
65
77
77
64
3
6
 
2  
 
Petr Korda
Brad Gilbert
6
2
6
3
6
3
     
3  
 
Petr Korda / Milan Šrejber
Rick Leach / Jim Pugh
4
6
4
6
4
6
     
4  
 
Petr Korda
Aaron Krickstein
2
6
3
6
6
1
3
6
   
5  
 
Karel Nováček
Brad Gilbert
2
6
1
6
       

Austria vs. Italy

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Austria
5
Ferry-Dusika-Hallenstadion, Vienna, Austria[14]
30 March–1 April 1990
Clay (indoors)
 
Italy
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Horst Skoff
Diego Nargiso
6
0
6
0
6
2
     
2  
 
Thomas Muster
Paolo Canè
7
5
7
5
1
6
4
6
6
3
 
3  
 
Alex Antonitsch / Thomas Muster
Paolo Canè / Diego Nargiso
77
64
1
6
6
2
6
2
   
4  
 
Horst Skoff
Claudio Pistolesi
6
4
6
1
       
5  
 
Thomas Muster
Diego Nargiso
6
3
6
2
       

Semifinals

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Australia vs. Argentina

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Australia
5
White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia[15]
21–23 September 1990
Grass
 
Argentina
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Pat Cash
Alberto Mancini
6
1
6
1
6
2
     
2  
 
Wally Masur
Martín Jaite
3
6
64
77
6
4
6
0
6
2
 
3  
 
Darren Cahill / Mark Kratzmann
Javier Frana / Christian Miniussi
3
6
77
65
78
66
4
6
15
13
 
4  
 
Pat Cash
Martín Jaite
7
5
6
2
       
5  
 
Wally Masur
Javier Frana
6
2
6
2
       

Austria vs. United States

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Austria
2
Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria[16]
21–24 September 1990
Clay
 
United States
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Thomas Muster
Michael Chang
4
6
6
2
6
2
6
4
   
2  
 
Horst Skoff
Andre Agassi
63
77
0
6
1
6
     
3  
 
Alex Antonitsch / Thomas Muster
Rick Leach / Jim Pugh
64
77
6
3
0
6
5
7
   
4  
 
Thomas Muster
Andre Agassi
6
2
6
2
77
62
     
5  
 
Horst Skoff
Michael Chang
6
3
77
64
4
6
4
6
3
6
 

Final

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United States vs. Australia

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United States
3
Florida Suncoast Dome, St. Petersburg, FL, United States[2]
30 November–2 December 1990
Clay (indoors)
 
Australia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Andre Agassi
Richard Fromberg
4
6
6
2
4
6
6
2
6
4
 
2  
 
Michael Chang
Darren Cahill
6
2
77
64
6
0
     
3  
 
Rick Leach / Jim Pugh
Pat Cash / John Fitzgerald
6
4
6
2
3
6
77
62
   
4  
 
Andre Agassi
Darren Cahill
4
6
6
4
      retired
 
5  
 
Michael Chang
Richard Fromberg
5
7
6
2
3
6
     

References

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  1. ^ "World Group 1990". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "West Germany v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Argentina v Israel". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "New Zealand v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Australia v France". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Spain v Austria". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Italy v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Argentina v West Germany". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Australia v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Czechoslovakia v United States". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Austria v Italy". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Australia v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Austria v United States". daviscup.com.
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