1994 Davis Cup (original) (raw)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1994 edition of the Davis Cup
1994 Davis Cup
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 25 March – 4 December 1994 |
| Edition | 83rd |
| Teams | 109 |
| Champion | |
| Winning nation |  Sweden |
| ← 1993 1995 → |
The 1994 Davis Cup (also known as the 1994 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 83rd edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 109 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 22 in the Americas Zone, 23 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 39 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Belarus, Brunei, Georgia, Lithuania, Oman, Slovakia, Sudan and Uzbekistan made their first appearances in the tournament.
Sweden defeated Russia in the final, held at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia, on 2–4 December, to win their 5th title overall.[1][2]
| Participating teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |
 Austria |
 Belgium |
 Czech Republic |
 Denmark |
 France |
 Germany |
 Hungary |
 India |
 Israel |
 Italy |
 Netherlands |
 Russia |
 Spain |
Sweden |
 United States |
| First round25–27 March | Quarterfinals15–17 July | Semifinals23–25 September | Final2–4 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 |
Russia vs. Sweden
 Russia1 |
Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia[2]2–4 December 1994Carpet (indoors) |  Sweden4 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Alexander VolkovStefan Edberg 4 6 2 6 77 62 6 0 6 8 2 Yevgeny KafelnikovMagnus Larsson 0 6 2 6 6 3 6 2 3 6 3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei OlhovskiyJan Apell / Jonas Björkman 77 64 2 6 3 6 6 1 6 8 4 Yevgeny KafelnikovStefan Edberg 4 6 6 4 6 0 5 Alexander VolkovMagnus Larsson 64 77 4 6 |
World Group qualifying round
[edit]
Date: 23–25 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 1995 World Group.
| Home team | Score | Visiting team | Location | Venue | Door | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Zealand |
1–4 | Australia |
Christchurch | King Edward Barracks | Indoor | Carpet |
 Uruguay |
2–3 | Austria |
Montevideo | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club | Outdoor | Clay |
| Israel |
2–3 | Belgium |
Ramat HaSharon | Canada Stadium | Outdoor | Hard |
 Portugal |
0–4 |  Croatia |
Porto | Lawn Tennis Club da Foz | Outdoor | Clay |
| Denmark |
4–1 |  Peru |
Copenhagen | Valby-Hallen | Indoor | Carpet |
| Hungary |
1–4 | Italy |
Budapest | Romai Tennis Academy | Outdoor | Clay |
 Indonesia |
1–4 |  Switzerland |
Jakarta | Gelora Senayan Sports Complex | Outdoor | Hard |
| India |
2–3 |  South Africa |
Jaipur | Jai Club Tennis Complex | Outdoor | Grass |
Cuba relegated to Group II in 1995.- Venue: St. Lucia Racquet Club, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
- Date: 9–13 March
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Haiti |
| 2 |  Bolivia |
| 3 |  El Salvador |
| 4 |  Dominican Republic |
| 5 |  Costa Rica |
| 6 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
| 7 |  Eastern Caribbean |
| 8 |  Barbados |
China relegated to Group II in 1995.- Venue: Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar
- Date: 6–10 April
Group A
| | | 
UZB | 
LIB | 
BHR | 
JOR | 
BRU | RRW–L | MatchW–L | SetW–L | Standings |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | --------------- | --------------- | --------- |
| | Uzbekistan | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 12–0 (100%) | 24–0 (100%) | 1 |
| | Lebanon | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 7–5 (58%) | 15–12 (56%) | 2 |
| | Bahrain | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 6–6 (50%) | 14–10 (58%) | 3 |
| | Jordan | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 1–3 | 4–8 (33%) | 7–17 (29%) | 4 |
| | Brunei | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 0–4 | 1–11 (8%) | 2–23 (8%) | 5 |
Group B
| | | 
QAT | 
KUW | 
BAN | 
SYR | 
UAE | 
OMA | RRW–L | MatchW–L | SetW–L | Standings |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------- | -------------- | -------------- | --------- |
| | Qatar | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 12–3 (80%) | 27–7 (79%) | 1 |
| | Kuwait | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 13–2 (87%) | 27–5 (84%) | 2 |
| | Bangladesh | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 8–7 (53%) | 17–17 (50%) | 3 |
| | Syria | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 7–8 (47%) | 14–19 (42%) | 4 |
| | United Arab Emirates | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 1–4 | 3–12 (20%) | 8–24 (25%) | 5 |
| | Oman | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 0–5 | 2–13 (13%) | 5–26 (16%) | 6 |
| Relegation Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi, Kenya (clay) | |||
 Kenya |
1 | ||
| Dublin, Ireland (carpet) | Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) | ||
 Latvia |
3 | ||
| Kenya |
1 | Latvia |
3 |
| Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | |||
 Ireland |
4 |  Ukraine |
2 |
| Ukraine |
5 | ||
| Jūrmala, Latvia (hard) | |||
| Ireland |
0 | ||
| Latvia |
1 | ||
| Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | |||
 Morocco |
4 | ||
| Morocco |
5 | ||
| Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | ||
 Egypt |
0 | ||
| Egypt |
3 | Morocco |
5 |
| Sopot, Poland (indoor carpet) | |||
 Bulgaria |
2 |  Poland |
0 |
| Poland |
4 | ||
| Bulgaria |
1 | ||
| Accra, Ghana (hard) | |||
 Ghana |
3 | ||
| Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Accra, Ghana (hard) | ||
 Monaco |
2 | ||
| Monaco |
4 | Ghana |
3 |
| Lagos, Nigeria (hard) | |||
 Senegal |
1 |  Nigeria |
2 |
| Nigeria |
5 | ||
| Accra, Ghana (hard) | |||
| Senegal |
0 | ||
| Ghana |
2 | ||
| Maribor, Slovenia (clay) | |||
 Slovenia |
3 | ||
| Slovenia |
3 | ||
| Athens, Greece (clay) | Ljubljana, Slovenia (clay) | ||
 Greece |
2 | ||
| Greece |
1 | Slovenia |
3 |
| Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | |||
 Estonia |
4 |  Finland |
2 |
| Estonia |
1 | ||
| Finland |
4 |
- Venue: Hôtel Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
- Date: 4–8 May
Group A
| | | 
CIV | 
GEO | 
SMR | 
ZAM | 
DJI | RRW–L | MatchW–L | SetW–L | Standings |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | --------------- | -------------- | --------- |
| | Ivory Coast | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 12–0 (100%) | 24–1 (96%) | 1 |
| | Georgia | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 8–4 (67%) | 15–9 (63%) | 2 |
| | San Marino | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 6–6 (50%) | 14–12 (54%) | 3 |
| | Zambia | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 1–3 | 4–8 (33%) | 7–16 (30%) | 4 |
| | Djibouti | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 0–4 | 0–12 (0%) | 1–23 (4%) | 5 |
Group B
| | | 
BLR | 
CMR | 
ALG | 
BEN | 
TOG | RRW–L | MatchW–L | SetW–L | Standings |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | -------------- | -------------- | --------- |
| | Belarus | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 10–2 (83%) | 20–5 (80%) | 1 |
| | Cameroon | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 7–5 (58%) | 16–12 (57%) | 2 |
| | Algeria | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 8–4 (67%) | 17–11 (61%) | 3 |
| | Benin | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–9 (25%) | 7–19 (27%) | 4 |
| | Togo | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 0–4 | 2–10 (17%) | 7–20 (26%) | 5 |
- Venue: SSI Slovan Tennis Club, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Date: 18–22 May
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Slovakia |
| 2 |  Lithuania |
| 3 |  Tunisia |
| 4 |  Malta |
| 5 |  Turkey |
| 6 |  Cyprus |
| 7 |  Sudan |
| 8 |  Congo |
General
- "World Group 1994". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
Specific
- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ a b "Russia v Sweden". daviscup.com.