The 1986 Davis Cup was the 75th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis

Tennis

Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

. The Africa Zone was added for this year, effectively as a qualifying tournament for the European Zones. 71 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 33 in the European Zone (including 9 in the Africa Zone), 13 in the Eastern Zone, and 9 in the American Zone. Australia

Australia Davis Cup team

The Australian Davis Cup team is the second most successful team ever to compete in the Davis Cup, winning the coveted title on 23 separate occasions, second behind the United States with 32....

 defeated the defending champions, Sweden

Sweden Davis Cup team

The Sweden Davis Cup team represents Sweden in Davis Cup tennis competition and is governed by the Svenska Tennisförbundet.Sweden is the 5th most successful nation, winning the title 7 times...

 in the final, which was held at Kooyong Stadium

Kooyong Stadium

Kooyong Stadium, at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, is a tennis venue, located in Melbourne, Australia. The stadium was built in 1927 and has a capacity of 8,500....

 in Melbourne

Melbourne

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, Australia

Australia

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, on 26-28 December.

World Group

Participating Teams

Draw

First round losers play in World Group Relegation Play-off.

Final

World Group Relegation Play-offs

Date: 3-5 October

Venue	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
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Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of... , Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...  (clay)		5-0
New Delhi New Delhi New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is... , India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... (grass)		4-1

• India, Paraguay, Spain, and West Germany remain in World Group in 1987.
• Denmark (EUR), Ecuador (AME), New Zealand (EAS), and Soviet Union (EUR) relegated to Zonal competition in 1987.

American Zone

Participating Teams — promoted to World Group in 1987

Eastern Zone

Participating Teams — promoted to World Group in 1987

Africa Zone

Participating Teams — advanced to European Zone Main Draws — advanced to European Zone Main Draws