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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.

[edit] World Group

Main article: 1989 Davis Cup World Group

Participating Teams
Australia	Austria	Czechoslovakia	Denmark
France	Indonesia	Israel	Italy
Mexico	Paraguay	Soviet Union	Spain
Sweden	United States	West Germany	Yugoslavia

[edit] Draw

First round
3-5 February

Quarterfinals
7-9 April

Semifinals
21-23 July

Final
15-17 December

Malmö, Sweden (indoor carpet)

Sweden

4

Vienna, Austria (indoor clay)

Italy

1

Sweden

3

Vienna, Austria (indoor clay)

Austria

2

Australia

0

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

Austria

5

Sweden

4

Belgrade, Yugoslavia (indoor clay)

Yugoslavia

1

Yugoslavia

4

Split, Yugoslavia (indoor carpet)

Denmark

1

Yugoslavia

4

Marbella, Spain (clay)

Spain

1

Spain

3

Stuttgart, West Germany (indoor clay)

Mexico

2

Sweden

2

Ft. Myers, FL, United States (hard)

West Germany

3

Paraguay

0

San Diego, CA, United States (indoor carpet)

United States

5

United States

5

Tel Aviv, Israel (indoor carpet)

France

0

Israel

1

Munich, West Germany (indoor carpet)

France

4

United States

2

Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)

West Germany

3

Soviet Union

1

Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)

Czechoslovakia

4

Czechoslovakia

2

Karlsruhe, W. Germany (indoor carpet)

West Germany

3

Indonesia

0

West Germany

5

First round losers play along with Zonal Group I qualifiers in World Group Qualifying Round.

[edit] Final

West Germany
3

Schleyerhalle, Stuttgart, West Germany
15 December - 17 December 1989
clay (indoors)

Sweden
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Carl-Uwe Steeb Mats Wilander	7 5	6⁰ 7	7 6⁵	2 6	3 6
2	Boris Becker Stefan Edberg	6 2	6 2	6 4
3	Boris Becker / Eric Jelen Jan Gunnarsson / Anders Järryd	7 6⁶	6 4	3 6	6⁵ 7	6 4
4	Boris Becker Mats Wilander	6 2	6 0	6 2
5	Carl-Uwe Steeb Stefan Edberg	2 6	4 6

[edit] World Group Qualifying Round

Main article: 1989 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs

Date: 21-23 April

Venue	Winner	Score	Loser
Eastbourne, England (grass)	Argentina	3-2	Great Britain
Lima, Peru (clay)	Australia	3-2	Peru
Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet)	Italy	4-1	Denmark
Auckland, New Zealand (indoor carpet)	New Zealand	4-1	Hungary
Best, Netherlands (indoor carpet)	Netherlands	5-0	Indonesia
Seoul, South Korea (hard)	Israel	4-1	South Korea
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)	Mexico	4-1	Soviet Union
Langenthal, Switzerland (clay)	Switzerland	5-0	Paraguay

Argentina, Netherlands, New Zealand, and Switzerland promoted to World Group in 1990.
Australia, Israel, Italy, and Mexico remain in World Group in 1990.
Great Britain (EA), Hungary (EA), Peru (AMN), and South Korea (AO) remain in Group I in 1990.
Denmark (EA), Indonesia (AO), Paraguay (AMN), and Soviet Union (EA) relegated to Group I in 1990.