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.

1990 Davis Cup
Details
Duration2 February – 2 December 1990
Edition79th
Teams84
Champion
Winning nation United States
1989
1991

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.[1][2]

World Group

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

Final

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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
     

World Group qualifying round

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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

Americas Zone

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Group I

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First RoundSecond Round
  Paraguay
Asunción, Paraguay (clay)
bye
  Paraguay0
Vancouver, Canada (indoor carpet)
  Canada5
  Canada4
  Brazil1
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
  Uruguay3
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
  Chile2
  Uruguay4
  Peru1
bye
  Peru
  •   Canada and   Uruguay advance to World Group qualifying round.
Relegation Play-off
Brasília, Brazil (indoor hard)
  Brazil4
  Chile1

Group II

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Asia/Oceania Zone

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Group I

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Preliminary Round
Guangzhou, China (indoor hard)
  China5
  Pakistan0
First RoundSecond Round
  Indonesia
Beijing, China (hard)
bye
  Indonesia1
Shanghai, China (clay)
  China4
  China5
  Philippines0
Chandigarh, India (grass)
  Japan1
Seoul, South Korea (clay)
  India4
  India0
  South Korea5
bye
  South Korea

Group II

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First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
  Hong Kong
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard)
bye
  Hong Kong4
Amman, Jordan (indoor hard)
  Malaysia1
  Jordan0
Kowloon, Hong Kong (hard)
  Malaysia5
  Hong Kong4
  Chinese Taipei1
  Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh (hard)
bye
  Bangladesh0
Singapore (grass)
  Chinese Taipei5
  Singapore0
Bangkok, Thailand (hard)
  Chinese Taipei5
  Hong Kong2
Manama, Bahrain (hard)
  Thailand3
  Iraq2
Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)
  Bahrain3
  Bahrain1
  Sri Lanka4
bye
Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)
  Sri Lanka
  Sri Lanka1
Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard)
  Thailand4
  Kuwait4
Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard)
  Syria1
  Kuwait0
  Thailand5
bye
  Thailand

Europe/Africa Zone

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Group I

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First RoundSecond Round
  Soviet Union
Kyiv, Soviet Union (indoor clay)
bye
  Soviet Union4
Accra, Ghana (hard)
  Portugal1
  Portugal5
  Ghana0
Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet)
  Ireland2
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
  Romania3
  Romania2
  Great Britain3
bye
  Great Britain
  Hungary
Brussels, Belgium (clay)
bye
  Hungary1
  Belgium4
bye
  Belgium
Lagos, Nigeria (hard)
  Finland4
Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet)
  Nigeria1
  Finland3
  Denmark2
bye
  Denmark
Relegation Play-off
Accra, Ghana (hard)
  Ghana2
  Ireland3

Group II Europe

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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
  Greece0
Nicosia, Cyprus (clay)
  Bulgaria5
  Bulgaria5
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
  Cyprus0
  Bulgaria1
  Poland4
  Luxembourg
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (indoor hard)
bye
  Luxembourg1
  Poland4
bye
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
  Poland
  Poland4
  Norway1
  Malta
İzmir, Turkey (clay)
bye
  Malta2
  Turkey3
bye
İzmir, Turkey (clay)
  Turkey
  Turkey2
  Norway3
  Norway
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
bye
  Norway4
  Monaco1
bye
  Monaco

Group II Africa

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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
  Senegal0
  Togo5
  Togow/o
Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
  Libya
  Togo0
  Morocco5
  Morocco
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
bye
  Morocco5
Algiers, Algeria (clay)
  Egypt0
  Algeria1
Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
  Egypt4
  Morocco4
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)
  Zimbabwe1
  Kenya1
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)
  Ivory Coast4
  Ivory Coast5
  Cameroon0
bye
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
  Cameroon
  Ivory Coast0
  Zimbabwe5
  Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia (hard)
bye
  Zambia1
  Zimbabwe4
bye
  Zimbabwe

References

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General
  • "World Group 1990". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
Specific
  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.
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