Edition 78th | Winning Nation West Germany | |
Duration 3 February – 17 December | ||
The 1989 Davis Cup was the 78th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. Beginning with this year, teams advanced from Group I to the World Group Qualifying Round, where they played alongside first round losing teams from the World Group, rather than receive direct promotion. The tiebreak was also introduced into Davis Cup competition. A total of 79 nations participated in the tournament. In the final, West Germany defeated Sweden at the Schleyerhalle in Stuttgart, West Germany, on 15-17 December.
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Draw
First round losers play along with Zonal Group I qualifiers in World Group Qualifying Round.
World Group Qualifying Round
Date: July 20-23
Americas Zone
The semifinals winners of the Group I bracket competed in the 1989 World Group Play-offs for a chance to play in the World Group the following year. Quarterfinals losers from Group I competed in an extra tie where the loser would be relegated to Group II. The winning team of the Group II bracket was promoted to Group I.
Group I
No final round was held, since both semifinals winners advanced to the next stage.
Asia/Oceania Zone
The semifinals winners of the Group I bracket competed in the 1989 World Group Play-offs for a chance to compete in the World Group the following year. Two teams from Group I competed in a preliminary round where the loser would be automatically relegated to Group II. The winner of the Group II bracket was promoted to Group I the following year.
Group I
No final round was held, since both semifinals winners advanced to the next stage.
Europe/Africa Zone
Four teams from the Group I brackets advanced to the World Group Play-offs for a chance to compete in the World Group the following year. First round losers competed for relegation to Group II. The two winning teams of the Group II sub-zones were promoted to Group I play in 1990.