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The popularity of this tournament was specially seen during the 1986 Davis cup tournament. This particular tournament saw the participation of 71 teams who all vied with each other to win the coveted title at the 1986 Davis cup tournament.
Participants at the 1986 Davis cup tournament
The 1986 Davis cup tournament included the participation of 71 teams. Out of the 71, 16 qualified for the world group, 33 in the Europe zone, which included 9 in the Africa zone, 13 in the eastern zone, and 9 in the American Zone. This time for the first time the Africa zone was added as a qualifying tournament for the European zone. Some other significant contestants included America, Australia, Sweden, India and many others.
Here’s a summary of the results of the 1986 Davis cup tournament
The focus of attention at the 1986 Davis cup was on the world group tournament. Here, in the first round, countries like Mexico, United States, Australia, Great Britain, Yugoslavia, CzechoslovakiaItaly, and Sweden managed to qualify for the quarterfinals of the event by defeating their opponents convincingly. In the quarterfinals again, United States, Australia, Czechoslovakia and Sweden qualifies for the semifinals by defeated their opponents convincingly. They competed against each other in the semifinals, where, only Australia and Sweden managed to get past the obstacles and qualify for the finals of the tournament. Finally, in the defining finals, it was Australia, who managed to beat Sweden with the score line of 3-2 to win the tournament effectively at the 1986 Davis cup.
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