# 1990 Davis Cup

The 1990 Davis Cup (also known as the 1990 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 79th edition of the Davis 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 and Zambia made their first appearances in the tournament.
The United States defeated Australia in the final, held at the Florida Suncoast Dome in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States, on 30 November–2 December, to win their 29th title overall.

## World Group

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

### Draw

| First round 2–4 February | First round 2–4 February | First round 2–4 February | Quarterfinals 30 March–2 April | Quarterfinals 30 March–2 April | Quarterfinals 30 March–2 April | Semifinals 21–23 September | Semifinals 21–23 September | Semifinals 21–23 September | Final 30 November–2 December | Final 30 November–2 December | Final 30 November–2 December |
| Bremen, West Germany (indoor carpet) | Bremen, West Germany (indoor carpet) | Bremen, West Germany (indoor carpet) | | | | | | | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 3 | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | | | | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 2 | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | | | | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 2 | West Germany | West Germany | 2 | | | | | | |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | West Germany | West Germany | 2 | | | | | | |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Argentina | Argentina | 3 | | | | | | |
| Argentina | Argentina | 3 | Argentina | Argentina | 3 | | | | | | |
| Argentina | Argentina | 3 | | | | Sydney, Australia (grass) | Sydney, Australia (grass) | Sydney, Australia (grass) | | | |
| Israel | Israel | 0 | | | | Sydney, Australia (grass) | Sydney, Australia (grass) | Sydney, Australia (grass) | | | |
| Israel | Israel | 0 | | | | Argentina | Argentina | 0 | | | |
| Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | | | | Argentina | Argentina | 0 | | | |
| Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | | | | Australia | Australia | 5 | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 2 | | | | Australia | Australia | 5 | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 2 | Brisbane, Australia (grass) | Brisbane, Australia (grass) | Brisbane, Australia (grass) | | | | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | Brisbane, Australia (grass) | Brisbane, Australia (grass) | Brisbane, Australia (grass) | | | | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 | | | | | | |
| Perth, Australia (grass) | Perth, Australia (grass) | Perth, Australia (grass) | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 | | | | | | |
| Perth, Australia (grass) | Perth, Australia (grass) | Perth, Australia (grass) | Australia | Australia | 3 | | | | | | |
| France | France | 2 | Australia | Australia | 3 | | | | | | |
| France | France | 2 | | | | | | | St. Petersburg, FL, United States (indoor clay) | St. Petersburg, FL, United States (indoor clay) | St. Petersburg, FL, United States (indoor clay) |
| Australia | Australia | 3 | | | | | | | St. Petersburg, FL, United States (indoor clay) | St. Petersburg, FL, United States (indoor clay) | St. Petersburg, FL, United States (indoor clay) |
| Australia | Australia | 3 | | | | | | | Australia | Australia | 2 |
| Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) | | | | | | | Australia | Australia | 2 |
| Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) | | | | | | | United States | United States | 3 |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 0 | | | | | | | United States | United States | 3 |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 0 | Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 5 | Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 5 | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 1 | | | | | | |
| Carlsbad, CA, United States (hard) | Carlsbad, CA, United States (hard) | Carlsbad, CA, United States (hard) | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 1 | | | | | | |
| Carlsbad, CA, United States (hard) | Carlsbad, CA, United States (hard) | Carlsbad, CA, United States (hard) | United States | United States | 4 | | | | | | |
| Mexico | Mexico | 0 | United States | United States | 4 | | | | | | |
| Mexico | Mexico | 0 | | | | Vienna, Austria (clay) | Vienna, Austria (clay) | Vienna, Austria (clay) | | | |
| United States | United States | 4 | | | | Vienna, Austria (clay) | Vienna, Austria (clay) | Vienna, Austria (clay) | | | |
| United States | United States | 4 | | | | United States | United States | 3 | | | |
| Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | | | | United States | United States | 3 | | | |
| Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | | | | Austria | 2 | |
| Spain | Spain | 2 | | | | Austria | 2 | |
| Spain | Spain | 2 | Vienna, Austria (indoor clay) | Vienna, Austria (indoor clay) | Vienna, Austria (indoor clay) | | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 3 | Vienna, Austria (indoor clay) | Vienna, Austria (indoor clay) | Vienna, Austria (indoor clay) | | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 3 | Austria | Austria | 5 | | | | | |
| Cagliari, Italy (clay) | Cagliari, Italy (clay) | Cagliari, Italy (clay) | Austria | Austria | 5 | | | | | |
| Cagliari, Italy (clay) | Cagliari, Italy (clay) | Cagliari, Italy (clay) | Italy | Italy | 0 | | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 3 | Italy | Italy | 0 | | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 2 | | | | | | | | |

### Final

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

## World Group qualifying round

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 the 1991 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 in 1991.
* Belgium and Canada are promoted to the World Group in 1991.
* China, Finland, Great Britain, South Korea, Soviet Union and Uruguay remain in Zonal Group I in 1991.
* Netherlands and Switzerland are relegated to Zonal Group I in 1991.

## Americas Zone
### Group I

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round |
| Paraguay | Paraguay | | | | |
| Paraguay | Paraguay | | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) |
| bye | bye | | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) |
| bye | bye | | Paraguay | Paraguay | 0 |
| Vancouver, Canada (indoor carpet) | Vancouver, Canada (indoor carpet) | Vancouver, Canada (indoor carpet) | Paraguay | Paraguay | 0 |
| Vancouver, Canada (indoor carpet) | Vancouver, Canada (indoor carpet) | Vancouver, Canada (indoor carpet) | Canada | Canada | 5 |
| Canada | Canada | 4 | Canada | Canada | 5 |
| Brazil | Brazil | 1 | | | |
| Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | | | |
| Uruguay | Uruguay | 3 | | | |
| Uruguay | Uruguay | 3 | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) |
| Chile | Chile | 2 | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) |
| Chile | Chile | 2 | Uruguay | Uruguay | 4 |
| | | | Peru | Peru | 1 |
| bye | bye | | Peru | Peru | 1 |
| Peru | Peru | | | | |
* Canada and Uruguay advance to World Group qualifying round.
| Relegation Play-off | Relegation Play-off | Relegation Play-off |
| Brasília, Brazil (indoor hard) | Brasília, Brazil (indoor hard) | Brasília, Brazil (indoor hard) |
| Brazil | Brazil | 4 |
| Chile | Chile | 1 |
* Chile relegated to Group II in 1991.

### Group II

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Fourth Round | Fourth Round | Fourth Round |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | | Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay) | Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay) | Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay) | Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay) | Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Ecuador | Ecuador | 3 | | | | | | |
| Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (hard) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (hard) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (hard) | Ecuador | Ecuador | 3 | | | | | | |
| Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (hard) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (hard) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (hard) | Haiti | Haiti | 2 | | | | | | |
| Haiti | Haiti | 5 | Haiti | Haiti | 2 | | | | | | |
| Haiti | Haiti | 5 | | | | Havana, Cuba (hard) | Havana, Cuba (hard) | Havana, Cuba (hard) | | | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | | | | Havana, Cuba (hard) | Havana, Cuba (hard) | Havana, Cuba (hard) | | | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | | | | Ecuador | Ecuador | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | Cuba | Cuba | 4 | | | |
| Cuba | Cuba | | | | | Cuba | Cuba | 4 | | | |
| Cuba | Cuba | | Havana, Cuba (hard) | Havana, Cuba (hard) | Havana, Cuba (hard) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Havana, Cuba (hard) | Havana, Cuba (hard) | Havana, Cuba (hard) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Cuba | Cuba | 4 | | | | | | |
| Caracas, Venezuela (clay) | Caracas, Venezuela (clay) | Caracas, Venezuela (clay) | Cuba | Cuba | 4 | | | | | | |
| Caracas, Venezuela (clay) | Caracas, Venezuela (clay) | Caracas, Venezuela (clay) | Venezuela | Venezuela | 1 | | | | | | |
| Jamaica | Jamaica | 0 | Venezuela | Venezuela | 1 | | | | | | |
| Jamaica | Jamaica | 0 | | | | | | | Havana, Cuba (hard) | Havana, Cuba (hard) | Havana, Cuba (hard) |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | 5 | | | | | | | Havana, Cuba (hard) | Havana, Cuba (hard) | Havana, Cuba (hard) |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | 5 | | | | | | | Cuba | Cuba | 3 |
| Cali, Colombia (clay) | Cali, Colombia (clay) | Cali, Colombia (clay) | | | | | | | Cuba | Cuba | 3 |
| Cali, Colombia (clay) | Cali, Colombia (clay) | Cali, Colombia (clay) | | | | | | | Colombia | Colombia | 2 |
| Colombia | Colombia | 4 | | | | | | | Colombia | Colombia | 2 |
| Colombia | Colombia | 4 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (clay) | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (clay) | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (clay) | | | | | | |
| Guatemala | Guatemala | 1 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (clay) | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (clay) | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (clay) | | | | | | |
| Guatemala | Guatemala | 1 | Colombia | Colombia | 4 | | | | | | |
| Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (clay) | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (clay) | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (clay) | Colombia | Colombia | 4 | | | | | | |
| Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (clay) | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (clay) | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (clay) | Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic | 1 | | | | | | |
| Costa Rica | Costa Rica | 2 | Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic | 1 | | | | | | |
| Costa Rica | Costa Rica | 2 | | | | Saint Peter, Barbados (hard) | Saint Peter, Barbados (hard) | Saint Peter, Barbados (hard) | | | |
| Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic | 3 | | | | Saint Peter, Barbados (hard) | Saint Peter, Barbados (hard) | Saint Peter, Barbados (hard) | | | |
| Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic | 3 | | | | Colombia | Colombia | 4 | | | |
| Saint Michael, Barbados (clay) | Saint Michael, Barbados (clay) | Saint Michael, Barbados (clay) | | | | Colombia | Colombia | 4 | | | |
| Saint Michael, Barbados (clay) | Saint Michael, Barbados (clay) | Saint Michael, Barbados (clay) | | | | Barbados | 1 | |
| Barbados | Barbados | 3 | | | | Barbados | 1 | |
| Barbados | Barbados | 3 | Saint Michael, Barbados (clay) | Saint Michael, Barbados (clay) | Saint Michael, Barbados (clay) | | | | | |
| Bolivia | Bolivia | 2 | Saint Michael, Barbados (clay) | Saint Michael, Barbados (clay) | Saint Michael, Barbados (clay) | | | | | |
| Bolivia | Bolivia | 2 | Barbados | Barbados | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | Bahamas | Bahamas | 1 | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Bahamas | Bahamas | 1 | | | | | |
| Bahamas | Bahamas | | | | | | | | | |
* Cuba promoted to Group I in 1991.

## Asia/Oceania Zone
### Group I

| Preliminary Round | Preliminary Round | Preliminary Round |
| Guangzhou, China (indoor hard) | Guangzhou, China (indoor hard) | Guangzhou, China (indoor hard) |
| China | China | 5 |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 0 |
* Pakistan relegated to Group II in 1991.
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | | | | |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | | Beijing, China (hard) | Beijing, China (hard) | Beijing, China (hard) |
| bye | bye | | Beijing, China (hard) | Beijing, China (hard) | Beijing, China (hard) |
| bye | bye | | Indonesia | Indonesia | 1 |
| Shanghai, China (clay) | Shanghai, China (clay) | Shanghai, China (clay) | Indonesia | Indonesia | 1 |
| Shanghai, China (clay) | Shanghai, China (clay) | Shanghai, China (clay) | China | China | 4 |
| China | China | 5 | China | China | 4 |
| Philippines | Philippines | 0 | | | |
| Chandigarh, India (grass) | Chandigarh, India (grass) | Chandigarh, India (grass) | | | |
| Japan | Japan | 1 | | | |
| Japan | Japan | 1 | Seoul, South Korea (clay) | Seoul, South Korea (clay) | Seoul, South Korea (clay) |
| India | India | 4 | Seoul, South Korea (clay) | Seoul, South Korea (clay) | Seoul, South Korea (clay) |
| India | India | 4 | India | India | 0 |
| | | | South Korea | South Korea | 5 |
| bye | bye | | South Korea | South Korea | 5 |
| South Korea | South Korea | | | | |
* China and South Korea advance to World Group qualifying round.

### Group II

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Fourth Round | Fourth Round | Fourth Round |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 4 | | | | | | |
| Amman, Jordan (indoor hard) | Amman, Jordan (indoor hard) | Amman, Jordan (indoor hard) | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 4 | | | | | | |
| Amman, Jordan (indoor hard) | Amman, Jordan (indoor hard) | Amman, Jordan (indoor hard) | Malaysia | Malaysia | 1 | | | | | | |
| Jordan | Jordan | 0 | Malaysia | Malaysia | 1 | | | | | | |
| Jordan | Jordan | 0 | | | | Kowloon, Hong Kong (hard) | Kowloon, Hong Kong (hard) | Kowloon, Hong Kong (hard) | | | |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | 5 | | | | Kowloon, Hong Kong (hard) | Kowloon, Hong Kong (hard) | Kowloon, Hong Kong (hard) | | | |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | 5 | | | | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 1 | | | |
| Bangladesh | Bangladesh | | | | | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 1 | | | |
| Bangladesh | Bangladesh | | Dhaka, Bangladesh (hard) | Dhaka, Bangladesh (hard) | Dhaka, Bangladesh (hard) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Dhaka, Bangladesh (hard) | Dhaka, Bangladesh (hard) | Dhaka, Bangladesh (hard) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 0 | | | | | | |
| Singapore (grass) | Singapore (grass) | Singapore (grass) | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 0 | | | | | | |
| Singapore (grass) | Singapore (grass) | Singapore (grass) | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 5 | | | | | | |
| Singapore | Singapore | 0 | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 5 | | | | | | |
| Singapore | Singapore | 0 | | | | | | | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) |
| Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 5 | | | | | | | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) |
| Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 5 | | | | | | | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 2 |
| Manama, Bahrain (hard) | Manama, Bahrain (hard) | Manama, Bahrain (hard) | | | | | | | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 2 |
| Manama, Bahrain (hard) | Manama, Bahrain (hard) | Manama, Bahrain (hard) | | | | | | | Thailand | Thailand | 3 |
| Iraq | Iraq | 2 | | | | | | | Thailand | Thailand | 3 |
| Iraq | Iraq | 2 | Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) | Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) | Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) | | | | | | |
| Bahrain | Bahrain | 3 | Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) | Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) | Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) | | | | | | |
| Bahrain | Bahrain | 3 | Bahrain | Bahrain | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 4 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 4 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) | Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) | Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) | | | |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | | | | | Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) | Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) | Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) | | | |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | | | | | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 1 | | | |
| Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard) | Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard) | Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard) | | | | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 1 | | | |
| Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard) | Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard) | Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard) | | | | Thailand | 4 | |
| Kuwait | Kuwait | 4 | | | | Thailand | 4 | |
| Kuwait | Kuwait | 4 | Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard) | Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard) | Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard) | | | | | |
| Syria | Syria | 1 | Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard) | Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard) | Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard) | | | | | |
| Syria | Syria | 1 | Kuwait | Kuwait | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | Thailand | Thailand | 5 | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Thailand | Thailand | 5 | | | | | |
| Thailand | Thailand | | | | | | | | | |
* Thailand promoted to Group I in 1991.

## Europe/Africa Zone
### Group I

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round |
| Soviet Union | Soviet Union | | | | |
| Soviet Union | Soviet Union | | Kyiv, Soviet Union (indoor clay) | Kyiv, Soviet Union (indoor clay) | Kyiv, Soviet Union (indoor clay) |
| bye | bye | | Kyiv, Soviet Union (indoor clay) | Kyiv, Soviet Union (indoor clay) | Kyiv, Soviet Union (indoor clay) |
| bye | bye | | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 4 |
| Accra, Ghana (hard) | Accra, Ghana (hard) | Accra, Ghana (hard) | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 4 |
| Accra, Ghana (hard) | Accra, Ghana (hard) | Accra, Ghana (hard) | Portugal | Portugal | 1 |
| Portugal | Portugal | 5 | Portugal | Portugal | 1 |
| Ghana | Ghana | 0 | | | |
| Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 2 | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 2 | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) |
| Romania | Romania | 3 | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) |
| Romania | Romania | 3 | Romania | Romania | 2 |
| | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 |
| bye | bye | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) |
| bye | bye | | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) |
| bye | bye | | Hungary | Hungary | 1 |
| | | | Belgium | Belgium | 4 |
| bye | bye | | Belgium | Belgium | 4 |
| Belgium | Belgium | | | | |
| Lagos, Nigeria (hard) | Lagos, Nigeria (hard) | Lagos, Nigeria (hard) | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 4 | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 4 | Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet) |
| Nigeria | Nigeria | 1 | Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet) |
| Nigeria | Nigeria | 1 | Finland | Finland | 3 |
| | | | Denmark | Denmark | 2 |
| bye | bye | | Denmark | Denmark | 2 |
| Denmark | Denmark | | | | |
* Soviet Union, Great Britain, Belgium and Finland advance to World Group qualifying round.
| Relegation Play-off | Relegation Play-off | Relegation Play-off |
| Accra, Ghana (hard) | Accra, Ghana (hard) | Accra, Ghana (hard) |
| Ghana | Ghana | 2 |
| Ireland | Ireland | 3 |
* Ghana and Nigeria relegated to Group II in 1991.

### Group II Europe

| First round 30 March–1 April | First round 30 March–1 April | First round 30 March–1 April | Second Round 4–6 May | Second Round 4–6 May | Second Round 4–6 May | Third Round 15–17 June | Third Round 15–17 June | Third Round 15–17 June | Third Round 20–22 July | Third Round 20–22 July | Third Round 20–22 July |
| Greece | Greece | | | | | | | | | | |
| Greece | Greece | | Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Greece | Greece | 0 | | | | | | |
| Nicosia, Cyprus (clay) | Nicosia, Cyprus (clay) | Nicosia, Cyprus (clay) | Greece | Greece | 0 | | | | | | |
| Nicosia, Cyprus (clay) | Nicosia, Cyprus (clay) | Nicosia, Cyprus (clay) | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 5 | | | | | | |
| Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 5 | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 5 | | | | | | |
| Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 5 | | | | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | | | |
| Cyprus | Cyprus | 0 | | | | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | | | |
| Cyprus | Cyprus | 0 | | | | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | Poland | Poland | 4 | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | | | | | Poland | Poland | 4 | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (indoor hard) | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (indoor hard) | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (indoor hard) | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (indoor hard) | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Poland | Poland | 4 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Poland | Poland | 4 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) |
| Poland | Poland | | | | | | | | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) |
| Poland | Poland | | | | | | | | Poland | Poland | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | Norway | Norway | 1 |
| Malta | Malta | | | | | | | | Norway | Norway | 1 |
| Malta | Malta | | İzmir, Turkey (clay) | İzmir, Turkey (clay) | İzmir, Turkey (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | İzmir, Turkey (clay) | İzmir, Turkey (clay) | İzmir, Turkey (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Malta | Malta | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Turkey | Turkey | 3 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Turkey | Turkey | 3 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | İzmir, Turkey (clay) | İzmir, Turkey (clay) | İzmir, Turkey (clay) | | | |
| Turkey | Turkey | | | | | İzmir, Turkey (clay) | İzmir, Turkey (clay) | İzmir, Turkey (clay) | | | |
| Turkey | Turkey | | | | | Turkey | Turkey | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | Norway | 3 | |
| Norway | Norway | | | | | Norway | 3 | |
| Norway | Norway | | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Norway | Norway | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | Monaco | Monaco | 1 | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Monaco | Monaco | 1 | | | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | | | | | | | | | |
* Poland promoted to Group I in 1991.

### Group II Africa

| First round 1–4 February | First round 1–4 February | First round 1–4 February | Second Round 23 March–1 April | Second Round 23 March–1 April | Second Round 23 March–1 April | Third Round 15–17 June | Third Round 15–17 June | Third Round 15–17 June | Third Round 20–22 July | Third Round 20–22 July | Third Round 20–22 July |
| Senegal | Senegal | | | | | | | | | | |
| Senegal | Senegal | | Lomé, Togo (hard) | Lomé, Togo (hard) | Lomé, Togo (hard) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Lomé, Togo (hard) | Lomé, Togo (hard) | Lomé, Togo (hard) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Senegal | Senegal | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Togo | Togo | 5 | | | | | | |
| Togo | Togo | w/o | Togo | Togo | 5 | | | | | | |
| Togo | Togo | w/o | | | | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | | | |
| Libya | Libya | | | | | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | | | |
| Libya | Libya | | | | | Togo | Togo | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | Morocco | Morocco | 5 | | | |
| Morocco | Morocco | | | | | Morocco | Morocco | 5 | | | |
| Morocco | Morocco | | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Morocco | Morocco | 5 | | | | | | |
| Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Morocco | Morocco | 5 | | | | | | |
| Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Egypt | Egypt | 0 | | | | | | |
| Algeria | Algeria | 1 | Egypt | Egypt | 0 | | | | | | |
| Algeria | Algeria | 1 | | | | | | | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) |
| Egypt | Egypt | 4 | | | | | | | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) |
| Egypt | Egypt | 4 | | | | | | | Morocco | Morocco | 4 |
| Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | | | | | | | Morocco | Morocco | 4 |
| Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | | | | | | | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 1 |
| Kenya | Kenya | 1 | | | | | | | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 1 |
| Kenya | Kenya | 1 | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | | | | | | |
| Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 4 | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | | | | | | |
| Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 4 | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | Cameroon | Cameroon | 0 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Cameroon | Cameroon | 0 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | | | |
| Cameroon | Cameroon | | | | | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | | | |
| Cameroon | Cameroon | | | | | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | Zimbabwe | 5 | |
| Zambia | Zambia | | | | | Zimbabwe | 5 | |
| Zambia | Zambia | | Lusaka, Zambia (hard) | Lusaka, Zambia (hard) | Lusaka, Zambia (hard) | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Lusaka, Zambia (hard) | Lusaka, Zambia (hard) | Lusaka, Zambia (hard) | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Zambia | Zambia | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 4 | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 4 | | | | | |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | | | | | | | | | |
* Morocco promoted to Group I in 1991.