1994 Davis Cup World Group

1994 Davis Cup World Group
Date	25 March – 4 December
Edition	14th
Champions
Sweden
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The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1994.^[1] The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group Qualifying Round, and the winners progressed to the quarterfinals and were guaranteed a World Group spot for 1995.

Germany were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the semifinals.

Sweden won the title, defeating Russia in the final, 4–1. The final was held at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia, from 2 to 4 December.^[2] It was the Swedish team's 5th Davis Cup title overall.

Participating teams[]

Participating teams
Australia	Austria	Belgium	Czech Republic
Denmark	France	Germany	Hungary
India	Israel	Italy	Netherlands
Russia	Spain	Sweden	United States

Draw[]

First Round 25–27 March

Quarterfinals 15–17 July

Semifinals 23–25 September

Final 2–4 December

New Delhi, India (grass)

United States

5

Rotterdam, Netherlands (hard)

India

0

United States

3

Eindhoven, Netherlands (indoor carpet)

Netherlands

2

Netherlands

5

Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor carpet)

Belgium

0

United States

2

Lund, Sweden (indoor carpet)

Sweden

3

Sweden

5

Cannes, France (hard)

Denmark

0

Sweden

3

Besançon, France (indoor hard)

France

2

France

4

Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet)

Hungary

1

Sweden

4

Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)

Russia

1

Israel

1

Saint Petersburg, Russia (indoor carpet)

Czech Republic

4

Czech Republic

2

Saint Petersburg, Russia (indoor carpet)

Russia

3

Russia

4

Hamburg, Germany (hard)

Australia

1

Russia

4

Madrid, Spain (clay)

Germany

1

Italy

1

Halle, Germany (grass)

Spain

4

Spain

2

Graz, Austria (indoor clay)

Germany

3

Austria

2

Germany

3

First round[]

India vs. United States[]

India 0	Delhi Lawn Tennis Association Complex, New Delhi, India[3] 25–27 March 1994 Grass		United States 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Zeeshan Ali Jim Courier 1 6 1 6 2 6       2 Leander Paes Todd Martin 3 6 6 4 1 6 61 77     3 Gaurav Natekar / Leander Paes Patrick McEnroe / Richey Reneberg 60 77 4 6 6 2 64 77     4 Leander Paes Jim Courier 77 65 1 6 4 6       5 Zeeshan Ali Todd Martin 2 6 5 7

Netherlands vs. Belgium[]

Netherlands 5	Eindhoven SC, Eindhoven, Netherlands[4] 25–27 March 1994 Carpet (indoors)		Belgium 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Paul Haarhuis Filip Dewulf 6 3 65 77 3 6 6 4 6 4   2 Jan Siemerink Xavier Daufresne 6 4 63 77 6 4 6 4     3 Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis Xavier Daufresne / Filip Dewulf 6 3 6 4 6 2       4 Paul Haarhuis Xavier Daufresne 6 2 6 2         5 Jan Siemerink Bart Wuyts 6 1 6 1

Sweden vs. Denmark[]

Sweden 5	Victoriastadion, Lund, Sweden[5] 25–27 March 1994 Carpet (indoors)		Denmark 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Stefan Edberg Frederik Fetterlein 6 2 6 4 6 2       2 Magnus Gustafsson Kenneth Carlsen 6 3 77 62 4 6 4 6 11 9   3 Jan Apell / Jonas Björkman Kenneth Carlsen / Morten Christensen 69 711 77 64 77 64 2 6 6 2   4 Stefan Edberg Kenneth Carlsen 64 77 6 1 6 2       5 Magnus Gustafsson Frederik Fetterlein 77 65 6 2

France vs. Hungary[]

France 4	Palais des Sports, Besançon, France[6] 25–27 March 1994 Hard (indoors)		Hungary 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Arnaud Boetsch Sándor Noszály 6 3 6 2 6 2       2 Henri Leconte József Krocskó 4 6 64 77 3 6       3 Arnaud Boetsch / Olivier Delaître László Markovits / Viktor Nagy 6 3 6 3 6 3       4 Arnaud Boetsch József Krocskó 6 3 6 3 6 1       5 Henri Leconte Sándor Noszály 6 4 6 3

Israel vs. Czech Republic[]

Israel 1	Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel[7] 25–27 March 1994 Hard		Czech Republic 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gilad Bloom Petr Korda 1 6 3 6 4 6       2 Amos Mansdorf Karel Nováček 77 64 6 2 7 5       3 Eyal Erlich / Amos Mansdorf Petr Korda / Cyril Suk 6 3 63 77 63 77 1 6     4 Amos Mansdorf Petr Korda 4 6 6 3 77 64 1 6 1 6   5 Gilad Bloom Karel Nováček 4 6 3 6

Russia vs. Australia[]

Russia 4	Sports Forum, Saint Petersburg, Russia[8] 25–27 March 1994 Carpet (indoors)		Australia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Pat Rafter 6 3 6 0 6 4       2 Alexander Volkov Jamie Morgan 6 4 63 77 62 77 1 6     3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde 6 4 6 0 3 6 4 6 6 3   4 Alexander Volkov Pat Rafter 6 4 77 64 6 3       5 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Jamie Morgan 6 3 66 78 7 5

Spain vs. Italy[]

Spain 4	Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Madrid, Spain[9] 25–27 March 1994 Clay		Italy 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Sergi Bruguera Andrea Gaudenzi 6 3 7 5 6 1       2 Carlos Costa Stefano Pescosolido 6 4 6 4 1 6 4 6 2 6   3 Sergi Bruguera / Tomás Carbonell Paolo Canè / Diego Nargiso 6 3 3 6 6 1 6 1     4 Sergi Bruguera Stefano Pescosolido 6 4 1 6 0 6 6 2 6 3   5 Alberto Berasategui Andrea Gaudenzi 7 5 6 3

Austria vs. Germany[]

Austria 2	Schwarzl Freizeit Zentrum, Graz, Austria[10] 25–27 March 1994 Clay (indoors)		Germany 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Horst Skoff Michael Stich 6 4 3 6 2 6 2 6     2 Thomas Muster Marc-Kevin Goellner 6 3 6 3 6 3       3 Alex Antonitsch / Thomas Muster Patrik Kühnen / Michael Stich 4 6 6 3 2 6 6 2 1 6   4 Thomas Muster Michael Stich 6 4 68 710 4 6 6 3 12 10   5 Horst Skoff Marc-Kevin Goellner 6 3 4 6 5 7 1 6

Quarterfinals[]

Netherlands vs. United States[]

Netherlands 2	Mullerpier, Rotterdam, Netherlands[11] 15–17 July 1994 Hard		United States 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Richard Krajicek Jim Courier 4 6 3 6 3 6       2 Jacco Eltingh Pete Sampras 2 6 2 6 0 6       3 Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis Jared Palmer / Richey Reneberg 2 6 78 66 6 3 62 77 6 2   4 Richard Krajicek Pete Sampras 2 6 7 5 77 65 7 5     5 Jacco Eltingh Jim Courier 3 6 4 6 6 4 1 6

France vs. Sweden[]

France 2	Stade des Hespérides, Cannes, France[12] 15–17 July 1994 Hard		Sweden 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Arnaud Boetsch Stefan Edberg 3 6 2 6 64 77       2 Cédric Pioline Henrik Holm 6 4 6 3 7 5       3 Olivier Delaître / Jean-Philippe Fleurian Jan Apell / Jonas Björkman 1 6 4 6 4 6       4 Cédric Pioline Stefan Edberg 4 6 3 6 1 6       5 Olivier Delaître Henrik Holm 6 4 6 3

Russia vs. Czech Republic[]

Russia 3	Sports Forum, Saint Petersburg, Russia[13] 15–17 July 1994 Carpet (indoors)		Czech Republic 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Sláva Doseděl 6 2 6 3 6 4       2 Andrei Olhovskiy Petr Korda 3 6 2 6 2 6       3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy Petr Korda / Cyril Suk 6 3 4 6 6 4 3 6 5 7   4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Petr Korda 6 4 6 1 2 6 6 4     5 Andrei Olhovskiy Sláva Doseděl 6 2 2 6 77 63 6 3

Germany vs. Spain[]

Germany 3	Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle, Germany[14] 15–17 July 1994 Grass		Spain 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Marc-Kevin Goellner Sergi Bruguera 65 77 3 6 2 6       2 Michael Stich Jordi Burillo 4 6 6 3 77 64 6 2     3 Karsten Braasch / Michael Stich Sergi Bruguera / Tomás Carbonell 6 3 78 66 6 2       4 Michael Stich Sergi Bruguera 77 64 5 7 7 5 6 2     5 Marc-Kevin Goellner Jordi Burillo 4 6 4 6

Semifinals[]

Sweden vs. United States[]

Sweden 3	Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden[15] 23–25 September 1994 Carpet (indoors)		United States 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Stefan Edberg Todd Martin 2 6 6 2 4 6 3 6     2 Magnus Larsson Pete Sampras 77 63 4 6 2 6 63 77     3 Jan Apell / Jonas Björkman Jared Palmer / Jonathan Stark 6 4 6 4 3 6 6 2     4 Stefan Edberg Pete Sampras 6 3           retired 5 Magnus Larsson Todd Martin 5 7 6 2 6 2 6 4

Germany vs. Russia[]

Germany 1	Deutscher Tennis Bund, Hamburg, Germany[16] 23–25 September 1994 Hard		Russia 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Bernd Karbacher Yevgeny Kafelnikov 62 77 1 6 6 2 4 6     2 Michael Stich Alexander Volkov 5 7 6 1 65 77 4 6     3 Karsten Braasch / Michael Stich Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy 4 6 61 77 6 3 77 63 8 10   4 Michael Stich Yevgeny Kafelnikov 5 7 3 6         5 Bernd Karbacher Alexander Volkov 6 4 6 1

Final[]

Russia vs. Sweden[]

Russia 1	Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia[2] 2–4 December 1994 Carpet (indoors)		Sweden 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Alexander Volkov Stefan Edberg 4 6 2 6 77 62 6 0 6 8   2 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Magnus Larsson 0 6 2 6 6 3 6 2 3 6   3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy Jan Apell / Jonas Björkman 77 64 2 6 3 6 6 1 6 8   4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Stefan Edberg 4 6 6 4 6 0       5 Alexander Volkov Magnus Larsson 64 77 4 6

References[]

External links[]

• Davis Cup official website