# 1987 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1987.
Australia were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the semifinals.
Sweden won the title, defeating India in the final, 5–0. The final was held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, from 18 to 20 December. It was the Swedish team's 4th Davis Cup title overall.

## Participating teams

Participating teams :
| Argentina | Australia | Czechoslovakia | France |
| Great Britain | India | Israel | Italy |
| Mexico | Paraguay | South Korea | Spain |
| Sweden | United States | West Germany | Yugoslavia |

### Draw

| First round 13–15 March | First round 13–15 March | First round 13–15 March | Quarterfinals 24–26 July | Quarterfinals 24–26 July | Quarterfinals 24–26 July | Semifinals 2–4 October | Semifinals 2–4 October | Semifinals 2–4 October | Final 18–20 December | Final 18–20 December | Final 18–20 December |
| Prato, Italy (clay) | Prato, Italy (clay) | Prato, Italy (clay) | | | | | | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 3 | Fréjus, France (clay) | Fréjus, France (clay) | Fréjus, France (clay) | | | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 2 | Fréjus, France (clay) | Fréjus, France (clay) | Fréjus, France (clay) | | | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 2 | Sweden | Sweden | 4 | | | | | | |
| Marcq-en-Barœul, France (indoor carpet) | Marcq-en-Barœul, France (indoor carpet) | Marcq-en-Barœul, France (indoor carpet) | Sweden | Sweden | 4 | | | | | | |
| Marcq-en-Barœul, France (indoor carpet) | Marcq-en-Barœul, France (indoor carpet) | Marcq-en-Barœul, France (indoor carpet) | France | France | 1 | | | | | | |
| France | France | 5 | France | France | 1 | | | | | | |
| France | France | 5 | | | | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | | | |
| South Korea | South Korea | 0 | | | | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | | | |
| South Korea | South Korea | 0 | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 3 | | | |
| Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 3 | | | |
| Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | | | | Spain | Spain | 2 | | | |
| United States | United States | 2 | | | | Spain | Spain | 2 | | | |
| United States | United States | 2 | Caracas, Venezuela (clay) | Caracas, Venezuela (clay) | Caracas, Venezuela (clay) | | | | | | |
| Paraguay | Paraguay | 3 | Caracas, Venezuela (clay) | Caracas, Venezuela (clay) | Caracas, Venezuela (clay) | | | | | | |
| Paraguay | Paraguay | 3 | Paraguay | Paraguay | 2 | | | | | | |
| Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Paraguay | Paraguay | 2 | | | | | | |
| Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Spain | Spain | 3 | | | | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 2 | Spain | Spain | 3 | | | | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 2 | | | | | | | Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor clay) | Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor clay) | Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor clay) |
| Spain | Spain | 3 | | | | | | | Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor clay) | Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor clay) | Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor clay) |
| Spain | Spain | 3 | | | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 5 |
| New Delhi, India (grass) | New Delhi, India (grass) | New Delhi, India (grass) | | | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 5 |
| New Delhi, India (grass) | New Delhi, India (grass) | New Delhi, India (grass) | | | | | | | India | India | 0 |
| India | India | 3 | | | | | | | India | India | 0 |
| India | India | 3 | New Delhi, India (grass) | New Delhi, India (grass) | New Delhi, India (grass) | | | | | | |
| Argentina | Argentina | 2 | New Delhi, India (grass) | New Delhi, India (grass) | New Delhi, India (grass) | | | | | | |
| Argentina | Argentina | 2 | India | India | 4 | | | | | | |
| Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) | Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) | Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) | India | India | 4 | | | | | | |
| Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) | Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) | Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) | Israel | Israel | 0 | | | | | | |
| Israel | Israel | 3 | Israel | Israel | 0 | | | | | | |
| Israel | Israel | 3 | | | | Sydney, Australia (grass) | Sydney, Australia (grass) | Sydney, Australia (grass) | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 2 | | | | Sydney, Australia (grass) | Sydney, Australia (grass) | Sydney, Australia (grass) | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 2 | | | | India | India | 3 | | | |
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | | | | India | India | 3 | | | |
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | | | | Australia | 2 | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 0 | | | | Australia | 2 | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 0 | Brisbane, Australia (grass) | Brisbane, Australia (grass) | Brisbane, Australia (grass) | | | | | |
| Mexico | Mexico | 5 | Brisbane, Australia (grass) | Brisbane, Australia (grass) | Brisbane, Australia (grass) | | | | | |
| Mexico | Mexico | 5 | Mexico | Mexico | 1 | | | | | |
| Adelaide, Australia (grass) | Adelaide, Australia (grass) | Adelaide, Australia (grass) | Mexico | Mexico | 1 | | | | | |
| Adelaide, Australia (grass) | Adelaide, Australia (grass) | Adelaide, Australia (grass) | Australia | Australia | 4 | | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 1 | Australia | Australia | 4 | | | | | |
| Australia | Australia | 4 | | | | | | | | |

## First round
### Italy vs. Sweden

| Italy 2 | Tennis Club Prato, Prato, Italy 13–15 March 1987 Clay | Tennis Club Prato, Prato, Italy 13–15 March 1987 Clay | Sweden 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Paolo Canè Mikael Pernfors 1 6 6 2 6 3 6 4     2 Simone Colombo Mats Wilander 2 6 3 6 0 6       3 Paolo Canè / Simone Colombo Anders Järryd / Mats Wilander 1 6 2 6 2 6       4 Simone Colombo Anders Järryd 3 6 4 6 6 4 5 7     5 Paolo Canè Mats Wilander 6 3 2 6 7 5 ||||

### France vs. South Korea

| France 5 | Salle de Sport, Marcq-en-Barœul, France 13–15 March 1987 Carpet (indoors) | Salle de Sport, Marcq-en-Barœul, France 13–15 March 1987 Carpet (indoors) | South Korea 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Thierry Tulasne Kim Bong-soo 6 4 6 2 6 3       2 Guy Forget Yoo Jin-sun 6 3 5 7 6 3 6 3     3 Tarik Benhabiles / Guy Forget Song Dong-wook / Yoo Jin-sun 4 6 4 6 6 2 6 3 10 8   4 Tarik Benhabiles Yoo Jin-sun 6 3 4 6 6 3       5 Guy Forget Kim Bong-soo 6 4 7 5 ||||

### Paraguay vs. United States

| Paraguay 3 | Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Asunción, Paraguay 13–15 March 1987 Clay | Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Asunción, Paraguay 13–15 March 1987 Clay | United States 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Hugo Chapacú Aaron Krickstein 7 5 3 6 1 6 6 4 4 6   2 Víctor Pecci Jimmy Arias 6 3 4 6 6 4 7 5     3 Francisco González / Víctor Pecci Ken Flach / Robert Seguso 7 5 11 9 2 6 5 7 4 6   4 Hugo Chapacú Jimmy Arias 6 4 6 1 5 7 3 6 9 7   5 Víctor Pecci Aaron Krickstein 6 2 8 6 9 7 ||||

### Spain vs. West Germany

| Spain 3 | Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 13–15 March 1987 Clay | Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 13–15 March 1987 Clay | West Germany 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Emilio Sánchez Boris Becker 4 6 5 7 7 5 6 3 3 6   2 Sergio Casal Eric Jelen 6 4 6 8 7 9 6 3 6 4   3 Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez Boris Becker / Eric Jelen 5 7 6 4 4 6 3 6     4 Emilio Sánchez Eric Jelen 8 6 6 3 6 2       5 Sergio Casal Boris Becker 6 2 0 6 6 2 6 3 ||||

### India vs. Argentina

| India 3 | New Delhi, India 13–15 March 1987 Grass | New Delhi, India 13–15 March 1987 Grass | Argentina 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Vijay Amritraj Horacio de la Peña 9 7 6 3 6 3       2 Ramesh Krishnan Martín Jaite 6 1 6 3 3 6 2 6 3 6   3 Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj Javier Frana / Christian Miniussi 3 6 4 6 6 3 6 8     4 Vijay Amritraj Martín Jaite 3 6 3 6 6 4 8 6 6 2   5 Ramesh Krishnan Horacio de la Peña 6 4 7 5 6 2 ||||

### Czechoslovakia vs. Israel

| Czechoslovakia 2 | Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia 13–15 March 1987 Carpet (indoors) | Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia 13–15 March 1987 Carpet (indoors) | Israel 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Miloslav Mečíř Amos Mansdorf 4 6 2 6 6 3 3 6     2 Milan Šrejber Shlomo Glickstein 5 7 4 6 6 3 6 4 2 3 retired  3 Miloslav Mečíř / Tomáš Šmíd Shlomo Glickstein / Amos Mansdorf 6 2 4 6 8 6 8 6     4 Miloslav Mečíř Shlomo Glickstein 6 3 6 1 6 2       5 Karel Nováček Amos Mansdorf 3 6 6 4 2 6 0 6 ||||

### Mexico vs. Great Britain

| Mexico 5 | Estadio Federico Boehm, Mexico City, Mexico 13–15 March 1987 Clay | Estadio Federico Boehm, Mexico City, Mexico 13–15 March 1987 Clay | Great Britain 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Francisco Maciel Jeremy Bates 6 3 6 2 6 5       2 Leonardo Lavalle Andrew Castle 6 2 3 6 6 2 6 4     3 Leonardo Lavalle / Jorge Lozano Jeremy Bates / Andrew Castle 6 3 6 2 6 8 6 2     4 Agustín Moreno Andrew Castle 9 7 6 1         5 Jorge Lozano Jeremy Bates 6 4 6 3 ||||

### Australia vs. Yugoslavia

| Australia 4 | Memorial Drive Park, Adelaide, Australia 13–15 March 1987 Grass | Memorial Drive Park, Adelaide, Australia 13–15 March 1987 Grass | Yugoslavia 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Pat Cash Bruno Orešar 9 7 6 4 7 5       2 Wally Masur Slobodan Živojinović 8 6 6 8 7 9 10 12     3 Pat Cash / Peter Doohan Igor Flego / Slobodan Živojinović 9 11 7 5 6 3 6 4     4 Wally Masur Bruno Orešar 8 6 6 2 6 1       5 Pat Cash Slobodan Živojinović 6 8 7 5 6 0 ||||

## Quarterfinals
### France vs. Sweden

| France 1 | Arènes de Fréjus, Fréjus, France 24–26 July 1987 Clay | Arènes de Fréjus, Fréjus, France 24–26 July 1987 Clay | Sweden 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Thierry Tulasne Kent Carlsson 1 6 6 3 1 6 2 6     2 Henri Leconte Mats Wilander 3 6 4 6 2 6       3 Guy Forget / Henri Leconte Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd 6 4 6 2 3 6 15 13     4 Henri Leconte Kent Carlsson 5 7 2 6 5 7       5 Thierry Tulasne Mats Wilander 4 6 3 6 ||||

### Paraguay vs. Spain

| Paraguay 2 | Caracas, Venezuela 24–26 July 1987 Clay | Caracas, Venezuela 24–26 July 1987 Clay | Spain 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Víctor Pecci Emilio Sánchez 1 6 4 6 9 11       2 Hugo Chapacú Sergio Casal 2 6 7 5 6 1 6 3     3 Francisco González / Víctor Pecci Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez 2 6 18 16 3 6 12 14     4 Víctor Pecci Sergio Casal 2 6 6 3 6 2 6 2     5 Hugo Chapacú Emilio Sánchez 1 6 3 6 0 6 ||||

### India vs. Israel

| India 4 | New Delhi, India 24–26 July 1987 Grass | New Delhi, India 24–26 July 1987 Grass | Israel 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ramesh Krishnan Shlomo Glickstein 7 5 6 1 6 2       2 Vijay Amritraj Amos Mansdorf 6 4 6 4 7 5       3 Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj Gilad Bloom / Shlomo Glickstein 6 2 6 2 7 5       4 Ramesh Krishnan Amos Mansdorf 10 8 6 0         5 Srinivasan Vasudevan Shlomo Glickstein 10 8         not completed ||||

### Australia vs. Mexico

| Australia 4 | Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia 24–26 July 1987 Grass | Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia 24–26 July 1987 Grass | Mexico 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Wally Masur Jorge Lozano 6 3 6 4 6 4       2 Pat Cash Leonardo Lavalle 6 2 6 1 6 0       3 Peter Doohan / Wally Masur Leonardo Lavalle / Jorge Lozano 3 6 6 4 4 6 8 6 13 11   4 Pat Cash Jorge Lozano 6 3 6 4         5 Wally Masur Leonardo Lavalle 5 7 4 6 ||||

## Semifinals
### Spain vs. Sweden

| Spain 2 | Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 2–5 October 1987 Clay | Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 2–5 October 1987 Clay | Sweden 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Emilio Sánchez Mats Wilander 6 8 6 3 0 6 2 6     2 Javier Sánchez Stefan Edberg 4 6 2 6 4 6       3 Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez Anders Järryd / Mats Wilander 6 0 6 3 2 6 6 4     4 Emilio Sánchez Stefan Edberg 4 6 6 8 4 6       5 Javier Sánchez Jan Gunnarsson 6 3 3 6 6 3 ||||

### Australia vs. India

| Australia 2 | White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia 2–4 October 1987 Grass | White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia 2–4 October 1987 Grass | India 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 John Fitzgerald Ramesh Krishnan 1 6 2 6 6 3 6 8     2 Wally Masur Vijay Amritraj 6 1 3 6 10 12 4 6     3 Pat Cash / Peter Doohan Anand Amritraj / Srinivasan Vasudevan 6 3 6 4 6 4       4 John Fitzgerald Vijay Amritraj 7 5 6 3 6 3       5 Wally Masur Ramesh Krishnan 6 8 4 6 4 6 ||||

## Final
### Sweden vs. India

| Sweden 5 | Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden 18–20 December 1987 Clay (indoors) | Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden 18–20 December 1987 Clay (indoors) | India 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mats Wilander Ramesh Krishnan 6 4 6 1 6 3       2 Anders Järryd Vijay Amritraj 6 3 6 3 6 1       3 Joakim Nyström / Mats Wilander Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj 6 2 3 6 6 1 6 2     4 Anders Järryd Ramesh Krishnan 6 4 6 3         5 Mats Wilander Vijay Amritraj 6 2 6 0 ||||

## Relegation play-offs

The first-round losers played in the Relegation Play-offs. The winners of the play-offs advanced to the 1988 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions.

### Results summary

Date: 24–26 July
| Home team | Score | Visiting team | Location | Door | Surface |
| South Korea | 2–3 | Italy | Seoul | Outdoor | Hard |
| United States | 2–3 | West Germany | Hartford, CT | Indoor | Carpet |
| Czechoslovakia | 5–0 | Argentina | Prague | Outdoor | Clay |
| Yugoslavia | 3–0 | Great Britain | Zagreb | Outdoor | Clay |
* Czechoslovakia, Italy, West Germany and Yugoslavia remain in the World Group in 1988.
* Argentina, Great Britain, South Korea and United States are relegated to Zonal competition in 1988.

### South Korea vs. Italy

| South Korea 2 | Seoul, South Korea 24–26 July 1987 Hard | Seoul, South Korea 24–26 July 1987 Hard | Italy 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Song Dong-wook Paolo Canè 10 8 3 6 6 4 6 4     2 Yoo Jin-sun Claudio Panatta 6 2 4 6 4 6 9 7 10 12   3 Song Dong-wook / Yoo Jin-sun Paolo Canè / Simone Colombo 2 6 4 6 4 6       4 Song Dong-wook Claudio Panatta 6 1 6 8 3 6 6 2 6 2   5 Kim Bong-soo Paolo Canè 3 6 1 6 6 8 ||||

### United States vs. West Germany

| United States 2 | Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT, United States 24–26 July 1987 Carpet (indoors) | Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT, United States 24–26 July 1987 Carpet (indoors) | West Germany 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Tim Mayotte Eric Jelen 8 6 2 6 6 1 3 6 2 6   2 John McEnroe Boris Becker 6 4 13 15 10 8 2 6 2 6   3 Ken Flach / Robert Seguso Eric Jelen / Ricki Osterthun 6 3 8 6 14 12       4 John McEnroe Eric Jelen 7 5 6 2 6 1       5 Tim Mayotte Boris Becker 2 6 3 6 7 5 6 4 2 6 ||||

### Czechoslovakia vs. Argentina

| Czechoslovakia 5 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 24–26 July 1987 Clay | Prague, Czechoslovakia 24–26 July 1987 Clay | Argentina 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Karel Nováček Martín Jaite 6 3 2 6 6 3 6 1     2 Miloslav Mečíř Horacio de la Peña 8 6 4 6 6 3 6 4     3 Miloslav Mečíř / Tomáš Šmíd Javier Frana / Christian Miniussi 6 1 4 6 6 3 6 2     4 Karel Nováček Horacio de la Peña 6 4 7 5         5 Miloslav Mečíř Martín Jaite 9 7 6 2 ||||

### Yugoslavia vs. Great Britain

| Yugoslavia 3 | Tenis klub Medveščak, Zagreb, Yugoslavia 24–26 July 1987 Clay | Tenis klub Medveščak, Zagreb, Yugoslavia 24–26 July 1987 Clay | Great Britain 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Bruno Orešar Jeremy Bates 6 1 6 0 1 6 6 3     2 Slobodan Živojinović Steve Shaw 6 3 6 4 6 4       3 Bruno Orešar / Slobodan Živojinović Jeremy Bates / Andrew Castle 10 8 11 9 12 10       4 Slobodan Živojinović Jeremy Bates 4 6 6 3 4 0     not completed 5 Bruno Orešar Steve Shaw           not played ||||