Duration 7 March – 28 December Winning Nation Australia | Edition 75th | |
The 1986 Davis Cup (also known as the 1986 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship reasons) was the 75th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 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 defeated the defending champions, Sweden in the final, which was held at Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, on 26–28 December.
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Draw
First round losers play in World Group Relegation Play-off.
World Group Relegation Play-offs
Date: 3–5 October
Americas Zone
The winning team of the Americas Zone bracket was promoted to the 1987 World Group.
Eastern Zone
The winning team of the Eastern Zone bracket was promoted to the 1987 World Group.
European Zone
For the 1986 edition of the Davis Cup, a new African sub-zone was added to allocate two places in the two main European brackets that granted spots on the 1987 World Group.
Africa Zone
No final round was disputed, since both semifinals winners advanced to the main European draws.