1990 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	2 February – 2 December 1990
Edition	79th
Teams	84
Champion
Winning nation	United States
←1989 1991 →

The1990 Davis Cup (also known as the1990 Davis Cup byNEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 79th edition of theDavis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 85 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 19 in the Americas Zone, 19 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 31 in the Europe/Africa Zone.Barbados,Costa Rica,Guatemala,Togo,Trinidad and Tobago andZambia made their first appearances in the tournament.

TheUnited States defeatedAustralia in the final, held at theFlorida Suncoast Dome inSt. Petersburg, Florida, United States, on 30 November–2 December, to win their 29th title overall.^[1][2]

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

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 Germany

3

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

Netherlands

2

West Germany

2

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

Argentina

3

Argentina

3

Sydney, Australia (grass)

Israel

0

Argentina

0

Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)

Australia

5

Yugoslavia

2

Brisbane, Australia (grass)

New Zealand

3

New Zealand

2

Perth, Australia (grass)

Australia

3

France

2

St. Petersburg, FL, United States (indoor clay)

Australia

3

Australia

2

Prague,Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)

United States

3

Switzerland

0

Prague,Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)

Czechoslovakia

5

Czechoslovakia

1

Carlsbad, CA, United States (hard)

United States

4

Mexico

0

Vienna, Austria (clay)

United States

4

United States

3

Barcelona, Spain (clay)

Austria

2

Spain

2

Vienna, Austria (indoor clay)

Austria

3

Austria

5

Cagliari, Italy (clay)

Italy

0

Italy

3

Sweden

2

United States vs. Australia

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

Date: 21–23 September

The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group qualifying round for spots in the1991 World Group.

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Venue	Door	Surface
Belgium	4–1	South Korea	Brussels	Royal Léopold Club	Outdoor	Clay
Israel	5–0	China	Ramat HaSharon	Canada Stadium	Outdoor	Hard
Canada	3–2	Netherlands	Toronto	National Tennis Centre	Outdoor	Hard
Soviet Union	1–4	Spain	Moscow	Lenin Central Stadium	Indoor	Carpet
Sweden	5–0	Finland	Västerås	Rocklundahallen	Indoor	Carpet
Great Britain	0–5	France	London	Queen's Club	Outdoor	Grass
Mexico	5–0	Uruguay	Mexico City	Club Alemán de México	Outdoor	Hard
Yugoslavia	3–2	Switzerland	Split	Športski centar Gripe	Indoor	Clay

•  France, Israel, Mexico, Spain, Sweden and Yugoslavia remain in the World Group in1991.
•  Belgium and Canada are promoted to the World Group in1991.
•  China, Finland, Great Britain, South Korea, Soviet Union and Uruguay remain in Zonal Group I in1991.
•  Netherlands and  Switzerland are relegated to Zonal Group I in1991.

	First Round					Second Round
	Paraguay
						Asunción, Paraguay (clay)
	bye
						Paraguay		0
	Vancouver, Canada (indoor carpet)
						Canada		5
	Canada		4
	Brazil		1
	Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
	Uruguay		3
						Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
	Chile		2
						Uruguay		4
						Peru		1
	bye
	Peru

•  Canada and Uruguay advance to World Group qualifying round.

	Relegation Play-off
	Brasília, Brazil (indoor hard)
	Brazil		4
	Chile		1

•  Chile relegated to Group II in1991.

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Fourth Round

Ecuador

Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay)

bye

Ecuador

3

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (hard)

Haiti

2

Haiti

5

Havana, Cuba (hard)

Trinidad and Tobago

0

Ecuador

1

Cuba

4

Cuba

Havana, Cuba (hard)

bye

Cuba

4

Caracas, Venezuela (clay)

Venezuela

1

Jamaica

0

Havana, Cuba (hard)

Venezuela

5

Cuba

3

Cali, Colombia (clay)

Colombia

2

Colombia

4

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (clay)

Guatemala

1

Colombia

4

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (clay)

Dominican Republic

1

Costa Rica

2

Saint Peter, Barbados (hard)

Dominican Republic

3

Colombia

4

Saint Michael, Barbados (clay)

Barbados

1

Barbados

3

Saint Michael, Barbados (clay)

Bolivia

2

Barbados

4

Bahamas

1

bye

Bahamas

•  Cuba promoted to Group I in1991.

	Preliminary Round
	Guangzhou, China (indoor hard)
	China		5
	Pakistan		0

•  Pakistan relegated to Group II in1991.

	First Round					Second Round
	Indonesia
						Beijing, China (hard)
	bye
						Indonesia		1
	Shanghai, China (clay)
						China		4
	China		5
	Philippines		0
	Chandigarh, India (grass)
	Japan		1
						Seoul, South Korea (clay)
	India		4
						India		0
						South Korea		5
	bye
	South Korea

•  China and South Korea advance to World Group qualifying round.

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Fourth Round

Hong Kong

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard)

bye

Hong Kong

4

Amman, Jordan (indoor hard)

Malaysia

1

Jordan

0

Kowloon, Hong Kong (hard)

Malaysia

5

Hong Kong

4

Chinese Taipei

1

Bangladesh

Dhaka, Bangladesh (hard)

bye

Bangladesh

0

Singapore (grass)

Chinese Taipei

5

Singapore

0

Bangkok, Thailand (hard)

Chinese Taipei

5

Hong Kong

2

Manama, Bahrain (hard)

Thailand

3

Iraq

2

Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)

Bahrain

3

Bahrain

1

Sri Lanka

4

bye

Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

1

Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard)

Thailand

4

Kuwait

4

Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard)

Syria

1

Kuwait

0

Thailand

5

bye

Thailand

•  Thailand promoted to Group I in1991.

	First Round					Second Round
	Soviet Union
						Kyiv,Soviet Union (indoor clay)
	bye
						Soviet Union		4
	Accra, Ghana (hard)
						Portugal		1
	Portugal		5
	Ghana		0
	Dublin,Ireland (indoor carpet)
	Ireland		2
						Bucharest, Romania (clay)
	Romania		3
						Romania		2
						Great Britain		3
	bye
	Great Britain
	Hungary
						Brussels, Belgium (clay)
	bye
						Hungary		1
						Belgium		4
	bye
	Belgium
	Lagos, Nigeria (hard)
	Finland		4
						Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet)
	Nigeria		1
						Finland		3
						Denmark		2
	bye
	Denmark

•  Soviet Union, Great Britain, Belgium and Finland advance to World Group qualifying round.

	Relegation Play-off
	Accra, Ghana (hard)
	Ghana		2
	Ireland		3

•  Ghana and Nigeria relegated to Group II in1991.

First round 30 March–1 April

Second Round 4–6 May

Third Round 15–17 June

Third Round 20–22 July

Greece

Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)

bye

Greece

0

Nicosia, Cyprus (clay)

Bulgaria

5

Bulgaria

5

Warsaw, Poland (clay)

Cyprus

0

Bulgaria

1

Poland

4

Luxembourg

Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (indoor hard)

bye

Luxembourg

1

Poland

4

bye

Warsaw, Poland (clay)

Poland

Poland

4

Norway

1

Malta

İzmir, Turkey (clay)

bye

Malta

2

Turkey

3

bye

İzmir, Turkey (clay)

Turkey

Turkey

2

Norway

3

Norway

Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)

bye

Norway

4

Monaco

1

bye

Monaco

•  Poland promoted to Group I in1991.

First round 1–4 February

Second Round 23 March–1 April

Third Round 15–17 June

Third Round 20–22 July

Senegal

Lomé, Togo (hard)

bye

Senegal

0

Togo

5

Togo

w/o

Casablanca, Morocco (clay)

Libya

Togo

0

Morocco

5

Morocco

Cairo, Egypt (clay)

bye

Morocco

5

Algiers, Algeria (clay)

Egypt

0

Algeria

1

Casablanca, Morocco (clay)

Egypt

4

Morocco

4

Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)

Zimbabwe

1

Kenya

1

Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)

Ivory Coast

4

Ivory Coast

5

Cameroon

0

bye

Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)

Cameroon

Ivory Coast

0

Zimbabwe

5

Zambia

Lusaka, Zambia (hard)

bye

Zambia

1

Zimbabwe

4

bye

Zimbabwe

•  Morocco promoted to Group I in1991.

General

• "World Group 1990". DavisCup.com. RetrievedJune 11, 2020.

Specific

• Davis Cup Official Website

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