# 1982 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1982.
The United States were the defending champions, and won the title, defeating France in the final, 4–1. The final was held at the Palais des Sports in Grenoble, France, from 26 to 28 November. It was the US team's second consecutive title and their 28th Davis Cup title overall.

## Participating teams

Participating teams :
| Argentina | Australia | Chile | Czechoslovakia |
| France | Great Britain | India | Italy |
| Mexico | New Zealand | Romania | Spain |
| Soviet Union | Sweden | United States | West Germany |

### Draw

| First round 5–7 March | First round 5–7 March | First round 5–7 March | Quarterfinals 9–11 July | Quarterfinals 9–11 July | Quarterfinals 9–11 July | Semifinals 1–3 October | Semifinals 1–3 October | Semifinals 1–3 October | Final 26–28 November | Final 26–28 November | Final 26–28 November |
| Carlsbad, CA, United States (hard) | Carlsbad, CA, United States (hard) | Carlsbad, CA, United States (hard) | | | | | | | | | |
| United States | United States | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| United States | United States | 4 | St. Louis, MO, United States (indoor carpet) | St. Louis, MO, United States (indoor carpet) | St. Louis, MO, United States (indoor carpet) | | | | | | |
| India | India | 1 | St. Louis, MO, United States (indoor carpet) | St. Louis, MO, United States (indoor carpet) | St. Louis, MO, United States (indoor carpet) | | | | | | |
| India | India | 1 | United States | United States | 3 | | | | | | |
| Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet) | Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet) | Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet) | United States | United States | 3 | | | | | | |
| Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet) | Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet) | Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet) | Sweden | Sweden | 2 | | | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 4 | Sweden | Sweden | 2 | | | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 4 | | | | Perth, Australia (indoor carpet) | Perth, Australia (indoor carpet) | Perth, Australia (indoor carpet) | | | |
| Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 1 | | | | Perth, Australia (indoor carpet) | Perth, Australia (indoor carpet) | Perth, Australia (indoor carpet) | | | |
| Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 1 | | | | United States | United States | 5 | | | |
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | | | | United States | United States | 5 | | | |
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | | | | Australia | Australia | 0 | | | |
| Australia | Australia | 3 | | | | Australia | Australia | 0 | | | |
| Australia | Australia | 3 | Brisbane, Australia (grass) | Brisbane, Australia (grass) | Brisbane, Australia (grass) | | | | | | |
| Mexico | Mexico | 2 | Brisbane, Australia (grass) | Brisbane, Australia (grass) | Brisbane, Australia (grass) | | | | | | |
| Mexico | Mexico | 2 | Australia | Australia | 4 | | | | | | |
| Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Australia | Australia | 4 | | | | | | |
| Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Chile | Chile | 1 | | | | | | |
| Romania | Romania | 1 | Chile | Chile | 1 | | | | | | |
| Romania | Romania | 1 | | | | | | | Grenoble, France (indoor clay) | Grenoble, France (indoor clay) | Grenoble, France (indoor clay) |
| Chile | Chile | 3 | | | | | | | Grenoble, France (indoor clay) | Grenoble, France (indoor clay) | Grenoble, France (indoor clay) |
| Chile | Chile | 3 | | | | | | | United States | United States | 4 |
| Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | | | | | | | United States | United States | 4 |
| Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | | | | | | | France | France | 1 |
| Spain | Spain | 2 | | | | | | | France | France | 1 |
| Spain | Spain | 2 | Cervia, Italy (clay) | Cervia, Italy (clay) | Cervia, Italy (clay) | | | | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | Cervia, Italy (clay) | Cervia, Italy (clay) | Cervia, Italy (clay) | | | | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | | | | | | |
| Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | | | | | | |
| Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | Italy | Italy | 2 | | | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 3 | Italy | Italy | 2 | | | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 3 | | | | Aix-en-Provence, France (clay) | Aix-en-Provence, France (clay) | Aix-en-Provence, France (clay) | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 2 | | | | Aix-en-Provence, France (clay) | Aix-en-Provence, France (clay) | Aix-en-Provence, France (clay) | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 2 | | | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 | | | |
| Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) | | | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 | | | |
| Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) | | | | France | 3 | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 0 | | | | France | 3 | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 0 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 5 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 5 | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 2 | | | | | |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 2 | | | | | |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | France | France | 3 | | | | | |
| France | France | 3 | France | France | 3 | | | | | |
| Argentina | Argentina | 2 | | | | | | | | |

## First round
### United States vs. India

| United States 4 | La Costa Resort Hotel, Carlsbad, CA, United States 5–7 March 1982 Hard | La Costa Resort Hotel, Carlsbad, CA, United States 5–7 March 1982 Hard | India 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 John McEnroe Vijay Amritraj 6 4 9 7 7 5       2 Eliot Teltscher Ramesh Krishnan 6 3 6 3 6 4       3 Peter Fleming / John McEnroe Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj 6 3 6 1 7 5       4 Eliot Teltscher Vijay Amritraj 3 6 5 7         5 John McEnroe Ramesh Krishnan 6 1 5 7 6 4 ||||

### Sweden vs. Soviet Union

| Sweden 4 | Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden 5–7 March 1982 Carpet (indoors) | Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden 5–7 March 1982 Carpet (indoors) | Soviet Union 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mats Wilander Vadim Borisov 9 7 6 1 6 4       2 Anders Järryd Alexander Zverev 6 1 3 6 0 6 6 3 6 2   3 Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson Vadim Borisov / Konstantin Pugaev 8 10 3 6 6 2 8 6 6 0   4 Joakim Nyström Konstantin Pugaev 4 6 6 3 4 6       5 Mats Wilander Alexander Zverev 4 6 10 8 6 2 ||||

### Mexico vs. Australia

| Mexico 2 | Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico 5–7 March 1982 Carpet (indoors) | Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico 5–7 March 1982 Carpet (indoors) | Australia 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Francisco Maciel Mark Edmondson 3 6 4 6 1 6       2 Raúl Ramírez Peter McNamara 6 2 6 3 6 4       3 Jorge Lozano / Raúl Ramírez John Alexander / Phil Dent 3 6 7 5 7 5 9 7     4 Francisco Maciel Peter McNamara 3 6 3 6 0 6       5 Raúl Ramírez Mark Edmondson 1 6 4 6 2 6 ||||

### Chile vs. Romania

| Chile 3 | Santiago, Chile 5–7 March 1982 Clay | Santiago, Chile 5–7 March 1982 Clay | Romania 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Belus Prajoux Ilie Năstase 6 1 7 9 4 6 8 6 2 6   2 Pedro Rebolledo Florin Segărceanu 6 4 6 2 6 0       3 Jaime Fillol / Belus Prajoux Andrei Dîrzu / Florin Segărceanu 8 6 6 1 2 6 6 1     4 Pedro Rebolledo Ilie Năstase 5 7 6 4 6 1 6 3     5 Belus Prajoux Florin Segărceanu           not played ||||

### New Zealand vs. Spain

| New Zealand 3 | Wilding Park, Christchurch, New Zealand 5–7 March 1982 Grass | Wilding Park, Christchurch, New Zealand 5–7 March 1982 Grass | Spain 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Russell Simpson José López-Maeso 14 12 6 3 7 9 12 10     2 Onny Parun Ángel Giménez 6 3 6 3 6 2       3 Onny Parun / Russell Simpson Sergio Casal / Ángel Giménez 3 6 6 3 6 4 3 6 4 6   4 Onny Parun José López-Maeso 8 10 3 6 7 9       5 Russell Simpson Ángel Giménez 2 6 5 7 6 1 6 3 6 1 ||||

### Italy vs. Great Britain

| Italy 3 | Foro Italico, Rome, Italy 5–7 March 1982 Clay | Foro Italico, Rome, Italy 5–7 March 1982 Clay | Great Britain 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Adriano Panatta Buster Mottram 7 5 5 7 3 6 4 6     2 Corrado Barazzutti Richard Lewis 11 9 6 1 6 1       3 Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta Andrew Jarrett / Jonathan Smith 6 4 6 3 6 3       4 Corrado Barazzutti Buster Mottram 4 6 3 6 5 7       5 Adriano Panatta Richard Lewis 8 6 6 4 6 2 ||||

### Czechoslovakia vs. West Germany

| Czechoslovakia 5 | Ice Sports Hall, Prague, Czechoslovakia 5–7 March 1982 Carpet (indoors) | Ice Sports Hall, Prague, Czechoslovakia 5–7 March 1982 Carpet (indoors) | West Germany 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Tomáš Šmíd Ulrich Pinner 9 7 6 4 6 1       2 Ivan Lendl Rolf Gehring 6 1 6 2 6 2       3 Pavel Složil / Tomáš Šmíd Hans-Dieter Beutel / Christoph Zipf 6 3 6 3 6 4       4 Tomáš Šmíd Rolf Gehring 6 3 2 6 6 3       5 Ivan Lendl Ulrich Pinner 6 1 6 3 ||||

### Argentina vs. France

| Argentina 2 | Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina 5–7 March 1982 Clay | Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina 5–7 March 1982 Clay | France 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Guillermo Vilas Yannick Noah 6 1 4 6 7 5 3 6 7 5   2 Ricardo Cano Thierry Tulasne 1 6 3 6 2 6       3 Alejandro Ganzábal / Guillermo Vilas Gilles Moretton / Yannick Noah 8 6 3 6 2 6 4 6     4 Guillermo Vilas Thierry Tulasne 6 1 6 0 6 1       5 Ricardo Cano Yannick Noah 6 8 1 6 6 8 ||||

## Quarterfinals
### United States vs. Sweden

| United States 3 | The Checkerdome, St. Louis, MO, United States 9–11 July 1982 Carpet (indoors) | The Checkerdome, St. Louis, MO, United States 9–11 July 1982 Carpet (indoors) | Sweden 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 John McEnroe Anders Järryd 10 8 6 3 6 3       2 Eliot Teltscher Mats Wilander 4 6 5 7 6 3 6 3 0 6   3 Peter Fleming / John McEnroe Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson 6 4 6 3 6 0       4 Brian Gottfried Anders Järryd 2 6 2 6 4 6       5 John McEnroe Mats Wilander 9 7 6 2 15 17 3 6 8 6 ||||

### Australia vs. Chile

| Australia 4 | Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia 9–11 July 1982 Grass | Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia 9–11 July 1982 Grass | Chile 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 John Fitzgerald Ricardo Acuña 8 6 7 5 6 1       2 Mark Edmondson Pedro Rebolledo 6 1 6 2 6 3       3 Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee Hans Gildemeister / Belus Prajoux 8 6 2 6 8 6 6 2     4 Mark Edmondson Ricardo Acuña 4 6 6 2 4 6 4 6     5 John Fitzgerald Pedro Rebolledo 8 6 3 6 4 6 6 4 6 2 ||||

### Italy vs. New Zealand

| Italy 2 | Cervia, Italy 9–11 July 1982 Clay | Cervia, Italy 9–11 July 1982 Clay | New Zealand 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Corrado Barazzutti Chris Lewis 6 3 1 6 4 6 3 6     2 Adriano Panatta Russell Simpson 6 4 3 6 7 5 4 6 2 6   3 Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta Chris Lewis / Russell Simpson 6 4 6 4 3 6 13 11     4 Adriano Panatta Chris Lewis 4 6 3 6 2 6       5 Corrado Barazzutti Bruce Derlin 6 2 6 3 ||||

### France vs. Czechoslovakia

| France 3 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 9–11 July 1982 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 9–11 July 1982 Clay | Czechoslovakia 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Yannick Noah Tomáš Šmíd 6 3 5 7 6 3 4 6 6 3   2 Thierry Tulasne Ivan Lendl 3 6 6 4 3 6 11 9 4 6   3 Henri Leconte / Yannick Noah Pavel Složil / Tomáš Šmíd 2 6 6 3 6 3 6 4     4 Yannick Noah Ivan Lendl 6 2 3 6 7 9 6 3 6 4   5 Thierry Tulasne Tomáš Šmíd 2 3         retired ||||

## Semifinals
### Australia vs. United States

| Australia 0 | Perth Entertainment Centre, Perth, Australia 1–3 October 1982 Carpet (indoors) | Perth Entertainment Centre, Perth, Australia 1–3 October 1982 Carpet (indoors) | United States 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Peter McNamara John McEnroe 4 6 6 4 2 6 4 6     2 John Alexander Gene Mayer 4 6 6 3 1 6 2 6     3 Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee Peter Fleming / John McEnroe 2 6 2 6 6 3 6 8     4 Mark Edmondson Gene Mayer 3 6 3 6         5 John Alexander John McEnroe 4 6 3 6 ||||

### France vs. New Zealand

| France 3 | Country Club Aixois, Aix-en-Provence, France 1–3 October 1982 Clay | Country Club Aixois, Aix-en-Provence, France 1–3 October 1982 Clay | New Zealand 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Thierry Tulasne Russell Simpson 6 3 4 6 7 5 6 2     2 Yannick Noah Chris Lewis 6 3 6 1 7 5       3 Henri Leconte / Yannick Noah Chris Lewis / Russell Simpson 3 6 7 9 4 6       4 Thierry Tulasne Chris Lewis 4 6 2 6 4 6       5 Yannick Noah Russell Simpson 6 2 6 2 6 2 ||||

## Final
### France vs. United States

| France 1 | Palais des Sports, Grenoble, France 26–28 November 1982 Clay (indoors) | Palais des Sports, Grenoble, France 26–28 November 1982 Clay (indoors) | United States 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Yannick Noah John McEnroe 10 12 6 1 6 3 2 6 3 6   2 Henri Leconte Gene Mayer 2 6 2 6 9 7 4 6     3 Henri Leconte / Yannick Noah Peter Fleming / John McEnroe 3 6 4 6 7 9       4 Yannick Noah Gene Mayer 6 1 6 0         5 Henri Leconte John McEnroe 2 6 3 6 ||||

## Relegation play-offs

The first-round losers played in the Relegation Play-offs. The winners of the play-offs advanced to the 1983 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions.

### Results summary

Date: 1–3 October
| Home team | Score | Visiting team | Location | Surface |
| Soviet Union | 4–1 | India | Donetsk | Clay |
| Mexico | 2–3 | Romania | Mexico City | Clay |
| Spain | 2–3 | Great Britain | Barcelona | Clay |
| Argentina | 3–2 | West Germany | Buenos Aires | Clay |
* Argentina, Great Britain, Romania and Soviet Union remain in the World Group in 1983.
* India, Mexico, Spain and West Germany are relegated to Zonal competition in 1983.

### Soviet Union vs. India

| Soviet Union 4 | Donetsk, Soviet Union 1–3 October 1982 Clay | Donetsk, Soviet Union 1–3 October 1982 Clay | India 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Konstantin Pugaev Sashi Menon 2 6 6 3 6 4 6 0     2 Alexander Zverev Vijay Amritraj 8 6 6 1 6 0       3 Ramiz Akhmerov / Vadim Borisov Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj 5 7 5 7 9 7 4 6     4 Alexander Zverev Sashi Menon 6 0 6 3 3 6 6 1     5 Konstantin Pugaev Vijay Amritraj 6 3 6 4 ||||

### Mexico vs. Romania

| Mexico 2 | Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico 1–3 October 1982 Clay | Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico 1–3 October 1982 Clay | Romania 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Francisco Maciel Ilie Năstase 4 6 6 2 4 6 8 10     2 Raúl Ramírez Florin Segărceanu 7 5 8 6 7 9 6 2     3 Jorge Lozano / Raúl Ramírez Ilie Năstase / Florin Segărceanu 3 6 4 6 9 11       4 Raúl Ramírez Ilie Năstase 6 2 6 1 6 3       5 Francisco Maciel Florin Segărceanu 1 6 3 6 7 9 ||||

### Spain vs. Great Britain

| Spain 2 | Barcelona, Spain 1–3 October 1982 Clay | Barcelona, Spain 1–3 October 1982 Clay | Great Britain 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Fernando Luna Andrew Jarrett 7 5 6 2 5 7 0 6 3 6   2 José López-Maeso Buster Mottram 2 6 0 6 2 6       3 Sergio Casal / Ángel Giménez Andrew Jarrett / Jonathan Smith 4 6 6 2 6 2 6 4     4 José López-Maeso Andrew Jarrett 7 5 6 3 2 6 7 5     5 Fernando Luna Buster Mottram 6 8 6 8 2 6 ||||

### Argentina vs. West Germany

| Argentina 3 | Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina 1–3 October 1982 Clay | Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina 1–3 October 1982 Clay | West Germany 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Guillermo Vilas Hans-Dieter Beutel 6 4 6 1 7 5       2 José Luis Clerc Andreas Maurer 6 4 4 6 3 6 6 3 6 2   3 José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas Andreas Maurer / Wolfgang Popp 6 4 6 2 6 4       4 Carlos Castellan Hans-Dieter Beutel 3 6 0 6         5 Alejandro Ganzábal Michael Westphal 7 9 4 6 ||||