1996 Davis Cup

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1996 Davis Cup
Details
Duration9 February – 1 December
Edition85th
Teams124
Champion
Winning Nation France
← 1995
1997 →

The 1996 Davis Cup (also known as the 1996 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 85th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 124 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 26 in the Americas Zone, 29 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 53 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Panama made their first appearances in the tournament.

France defeated Sweden in the final, held at the Malmö Isstadion in Malmö, Sweden, on 29 November–1 December, to win their 8th title overall.[1][2][3]

World Group[]

Main article: 1996 Davis Cup World Group
Participating teams

Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark

France
Germany
Hungary
India

Italy
Mexico
Netherlands
Russia

South Africa
Sweden
Switzerland
United States

Draw[]

  First Round
9–11 February 		Quarterfinals
5–7 April 		Semifinals
20–22 September 		Final
29 November–1 December
                                     
Rome, Italy (clay)
  Russia 2  
Rome, Italy (clay)
  Italy 3  
    Italy 4  
Johannesburg, South Africa (indoor hard)
    South Africa 1  
  Austria 2
Nantes, France (indoor carpet)
  South Africa 3  
    Italy 2  
Geneva, Switzerland (indoor clay)
    France 3  
  Germany 5  
Limoges, France (indoor clay)
   Switzerland 0  
    Germany 0
Besançon, France (indoor hard)
    France 5  
  France 5
Malmö, Sweden (indoor hard)
  Denmark 0  
    France 3
Jaipur, India (grass)
    Sweden 2
  India 3  
Calcutta, India (grass)
  Netherlands 2  
    India 0
Katrineholm, Sweden (indoor carpet)
    Sweden 5  
  Belgium 1
Prague, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)
  Sweden 4  
    Sweden 4
Plzeň, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)
    Czech Republic 1  
  Hungary 0  
Prague, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)
  Czech Republic 5  
    Czech Republic 3
Carlsbad, CA, United States (hard)
    United States 2  
  Mexico 0
  United States 5  

Final[]

Sweden vs. France


Sweden
2 		Malmö Isstadion, Malmö, Sweden[3]
29 November – 1 December 1996
Hard (indoors)
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
France 		Stefan Edberg
Cédric Pioline 		3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
2 Sweden
France 		Thomas Enqvist
Arnaud Boetsch 		6
4 		6
3 		77
62 		     
3 Sweden
France 		Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti
Guy Forget / Guillaume Raoux 		3
6 		6
1 		3
6 		3
6 		   
4 Sweden
France 		Thomas Enqvist
Cédric Pioline 		3
6 		68
710 		6
4 		6
4 		9
7 		 
5 Sweden
France 		Nicklas Kulti
Arnaud Boetsch 		62
77 		6
2 		6
4 		65
77 		8
10 		 

World Group Qualifying Round[]

Main article: 1996 Davis Cup World Group Qualifying Round

Date: 20–22 September

The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group Qualifying Round for spots in the 1997 World Group.

Home team Score Visiting team Location Venue Door Surface
 Mexico 3–2  Argentina Mexico City Club Alemán de México Outdoor Hard
 Croatia 1–4  Australia Split Teniski klub Split Outdoor Clay
 Brazil 4–1  Austria São Paulo Hotel Transamérica Indoor Carpet
 Romania 3–2  Belgium Bucharest Arenele BNR Outdoor Clay
 Spain 4–1  Denmark Tarragona Club de Tennis Tarragona Outdoor Clay
 Russia 4–1  Hungary Moscow Olympic Stadium Indoor Carpet
  Switzerland 5–0  Morocco Olten Olten Hallenstadion Indoor Carpet
 Netherlands 4–1  New Zealand Haarlem Sportclub Haarlem Outdoor Hard
  •  Mexico,  Netherlands,  Russia and   Switzerland remain in the World Group in 1997.
  •  Australia,  Brazil,  Romania and  Spain are promoted to the World Group in 1997.
  •  Argentina,  Croatia,  Morocco and  New Zealand remain in Zonal Group I in 1997.
  •  Austria,  Belgium,  Denmark and  Hungary are relegated to Zonal Group I in 1997.

Americas Zone[]

Main article: 1996 Davis Cup Americas Zone

Group I[]

  Second Round Play-offs
20–22 September 		First Round Play-offs
5–7 April 		First Round
9–11 February 		Second Round
5–7 April
                                     
 
      Argentina  
     bye     Mar del Plata, Argentina (clay)
    Peru         Argentina 4
   bye   Nassau, Bahamas (hard)     Bahamas 1
    Peru 2
  Santiago, Chile (clay)       Bahamas 3  
    Peru 0  
    Chile 5     Santiago, Chile (clay)
      Brazil 3  
  Edmonton, Canada (indoor carpet)     Chile 2     Santos, Brazil (clay)
  Chile 2         Brazil 4
    Canada 3   Valencia, Venezuela (hard)     Venezuela 1
    Canada 2
      Venezuela 3  
 Peru relegated to
Group II in 1997. 		 Argentina and  Brazil
advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

Group II[]

  Relegation Play-offs
5–7 April; 3–5 May 		First Round
9–11 February 		Second Round
5–7 April 		Third Round
20–22 September
                                     
  Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
      Uruguay 5  
  Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)     Guatemala 0     Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
  Guatemala 1         Uruguay 3  
  Puerto Rico 4   Bogotá, Colombia (clay)     Colombia 2  
    Puerto Rico 0
      Colombia 5     Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
      Uruguay 1
  Havana, Cuba (hard)       Ecuador 4
      Cuba 3  
  Asunción, Paraguay (clay)     Paraguay 2     Havana, Cuba (hard)
  Paraguay 5         Cuba 0
  Barbados 0   Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)     Ecuador 3  
    Barbados 0
      Ecuador 5  
 Guatemala and  Barbados
relegated to Group III in 1997. 		   Ecuador promoted
to Group I in 1997.

Group III[]

  • Venue: Maya Country Club, San Salvador, El Salvador
  • Date: 6–10 March

Group A

 HAI  DOM  TRI  ATG  CRC
1  Haiti (4–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Dominican Republic (3–1) 0–3 3–0 2–1 3–0
3  Trinidad and Tobago (2–2) 0–3 0–3 2–1 2–1
4  Antigua and Barbuda (1–3) 0–3 1–2 1–2 3–0
5  Costa Rica (0–4) 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3

Group B

 ESA  PAN  JAM  BOL  BER  ECA
1  El Salvador (5–0) 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Panama (4–1) 0–3 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–1
3  Jamaica (3–2) 1–2 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1
4  Bolivia (2–3) 0–3 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0
5  Bermuda (1–4) 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–3 2–1
6  Eastern Caribbean (0–5) 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 1–2

Asia/Oceania Zone[]

Main article: 1996 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I[]

  Second Round Play-offs
20–22 September 		First Round Play-offs
5–7 April 		First Round
9–11 February 		Second Round
5–7 April
                                     
  Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)
      New Zealand 4  
  Jakarta, Indonesia (clay)     China 1     Seoul, South Korea (clay)
    China 5         New Zealand 3
    Indonesia 0   Jakarta, Indonesia (clay)     South Korea 2
    South Korea 4
  Taipei, Taiwan (hard)       Indonesia 1  
    Indonesia 3  
    Chinese Taipei 2     Yokkaichi, Japan (indoor carpet)
      Philippines 0  
  Taichung, Taiwan (clay)     Japan 5     Osaka, Japan (hard)
  Philippines 3         Japan 0
    Chinese Taipei 2   Melbourne, Australia (indoor hard)     Australia 5
    Chinese Taipei 0
      Australia 3  
 Chinese Taipei relegated to
Group II in 1997. 		 New Zealand and  Australia
advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

Group II[]

  Relegation Play-offs
5–7 April 		First Round
9–11 February; 23–25 February 		Second Round
5–7 April 		Third Round
20–22 September
                                     
  Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)
      Hong Kong 5  
  Tehran, Iran (clay)     Sri Lanka 0     Bangkok, Thailand (hard)
  Sri Lanka 1         Hong Kong 0  
  Iran 4   Bangkok, Thailand (hard)     Thailand 5  
    Thailand 4
      Iran 1     Tashkent, Uzbekistan (clay)
      Thailand 0
  Rawalpindi, Pakistan (clay)       Uzbekistan 5
      Pakistan 5  
  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard)     Saudi Arabia 0     Peshawar, Pakistan (grass)
  Saudi Arabia 3         Pakistan 0
  Bahrain 2   Manama, Bahrain (hard)     Uzbekistan 5  
    Bahrain 0
      Uzbekistan 5  
 Sri Lanka and  Bahrain
relegated to Group III in 1997. 		   Uzbekistan promoted
to Group I in 1997.

Group III[]

  • Venue: Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Date: 18–24 March

Group A

 SIN  MAS  POC  KAZ  SYR  OMA
1  Singapore (5–0) 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1
2  Malaysia (3–2) 0–3 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1
3  Pacific Oceania (3–2) 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1
4  Kazakhstan (2–3) 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1
5  Syria (2–3) 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–0
6  Oman (0–5) 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3

Group B

 LIB  KUW  BAN  QAT  JOR  BRU  UAE
1  Lebanon (6–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0
2  Kuwait (5–1) 0–3 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
3  Bangladesh (4–2) 0–3 0–3 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
4  Qatar (3–3) 0–3 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0
5  Jordan (2–4) 1–2 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0 3–0
6  Brunei (1–5) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 2–1
7  United Arab Emirates (0–6) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2

Europe/Africa Zone[]

Main article: 1996 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Group I[]

  Second Round Play-offs
20–22 September 		First Round Play-offs
 First Round
9–12 February 		Second Round
5–7 April
                                     
 
      Morocco  
     bye     Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
   bye         Morocco 4
    Zimbabwe       Zimbabwe 1
   bye
  Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)       Zimbabwe  
    Zimbabwe 4  
    Finland 1    
      Romania  
     bye     Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
 bye         Romania 3
    Finland       Finland 2
   bye
      Finland  
 
      Ukraine  
     bye     Dubrovnik, Croatia (indoor carpet)
    Ukraine         Ukraine 0
   bye       Croatia 5
   bye
  Kyiv, Ukraine (clay)       Croatia  
    Ukraine 4  
    Norway 1     Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
      Norway 2  
      Israel 3     Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
  Norway         Israel 1
   bye       Spain 4
   bye
      Spain  
 Finland and  Norway
relegated to Group II in 1997. 		 Morocco,  Romania,  Croatia, and  Spain
advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

Group II[]

  Relegation Play-offs
12–14 July 		First Round
1–5 May 		Second Round
12–14 July 		Third Round
20–22 September
                                     
  Newcastle, England (indoor carpet)
      Slovenia 1  
  Novo Mesto, Slovenia (clay)     Great Britain 4     Accra, Ghana (hard)
  Slovenia 5         Great Britain 5  
  Malta 0   Accra, Ghana (hard)     Ghana 0  
    Ghana 5
      Malta 0     Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass)
      Great Britain 5
  Cairo, Egypt (clay)       Egypt 0
      Egypt 5  
  Skopje, Macedonia (clay)     Macedonia 0     Cairo, Egypt (clay)
  Macedonia 2         Egypt 3
  Latvia 3   Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor hard)     Ivory Coast 2  
    Ivory Coast 3
      Latvia 2  
  Warsaw, Poland (clay)
      Poland 4  
      Nigeria 1     Poznań, Poland (clay)
  Nigeria w/o         Poland 4  
  Luxembourg   Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor carpet)     Belarus 1  
    Belarus 4
      Luxembourg 1     Trnava, Slovakia (indoor carpet)
      Poland 1
  Budva, Yugoslavia (clay)       Slovakia 4
      Yugoslavia 1  
  Novi Sad, Yugoslavia (carpet)     Slovakia 4     Trnava, Slovakia (indoor carpet)
  Yugoslavia 5         Slovakia 5
  Algeria 0   Algiers, Algeria (clay)     Portugal 0  
    Algeria 0
      Portugal 5  
 Malta,  Macedonia,  Nigeria, and  Algeria
relegated to Group III in 1997. 		 Great Britain and  Slovakia
promoted to Group I in 1997.

Group III[]

Zone A[]

  • Venue: T.E.D. Club, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Date: 20–26 May

Group A

 LTU  SEN  SMR  ETH  AZE  ISL  SUD
1  Lithuania 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Senegal 0–3 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
3  San Marino 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
4  Ethiopia 0–3 1–2 0–3 3–0 2–1 2–1
5  Azerbaijan 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 2–1 2–1
6  Iceland 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 3–0
7  Sudan 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3

Group B

 GEO  TUR  ARM  BIH  LIE  TUN  BEN
1  Georgia 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0
2  Turkey 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
3  Armenia 1–2 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0
5  Liechtenstein 1–2 0–3 0–3 1–2 3–0 2–1
6  Tunisia 1–2 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–1
7  Benin 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–2

Zone B[]

  • Venue: Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya
  • Date: 8–14 January

Group A

 IRL  CMR  EST  MDA  CYP  ZAM  DJI
1  Ireland 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Cameroon 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0
3  Estonia 0–3 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
4  Moldova 0–3 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0
5  Cyprus 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0
6  Zambia 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 3–0
7  Djibouti 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3

Group B

 GRE  BUL  MON  KEN  BOT  TOG  CGO
1  Greece 3–0 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Bulgaria 0–3 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
3  Monaco 2–1 0–3 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
4  Kenya 0–3 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0
5  Botswana 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0 3–0
6  Togo 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0
7  Congo 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3
  •  Ireland and  Greece promoted to Group II in 1997.
  •  Cyprus,  Zambia,  Djibouti,  Botswana,  Togo and  Congo assigned to Group IV in 1997.

References[]

General
  • "World Group 1996". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
Specific
  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 505. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1996). World of Tennis 1996. London: Harper Collins. pp. 27–37. ISBN 9780002187138.
  3. ^ a b "Sweden v France". daviscup.com.

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