1996 Davis Cup (original) (raw)
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1996 edition of the Davis Cup
1996 Davis Cup
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 9 February – 1 December 1996 |
| Edition | 85th |
| Teams | 124 |
| 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 the Sweden in the final at the Massan Hall in Malmö.[1]
| Participating teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Austria |
 Belgium |
 Czech Republic |
 Denmark |
 France |
 Germany |
 Hungary |
 India |
 Italy |
 Mexico |
 Netherlands |
 Russia |
 South Africa |
 Sweden |
 Switzerland |
 United States |
| First round9–11 February | Quarterfinals5–7 April | Semifinals20–22 September | Final29 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 |
Sweden vs. France
 Sweden2 |
Massan Hall, Malmö[1]29 November – 1 December 1996Hard (indoors) |  France3 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Stefan EdbergCédric Pioline 3 6 4 6 3 6 2 Thomas EnqvistArnaud Boetsch 6 4 6 3 77 62 3 Jonas Björkman / Nicklas KultiGuy Forget / Guillaume Raoux 3 6 6 1 3 6 3 6 4 Thomas EnqvistCédric Pioline 3 6 68 710 6 4 6 4 9 7 5 Nicklas KultiArnaud Boetsch 62 77 6 2 6 4 65 77 8 10 |
World Group qualifying round
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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 |
- Venue: Maya Country Club, San Salvador, El Salvador
- Date: 6–10 March
Group A
| | | 
HAI | 
DOM | 
TRI | 
ATG | 
CRC | RRW–L | MatchW–L | SetW–L | Standings |
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| | Haiti | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 12–0 (100%) | 24–1 (96%) | 1 |
| | Dominican Republic | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 8–4 (67%) | 17–9 (65%) | 2 |
| | Trinidad and Tobago | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–8 (33%) | 8–19 (30%) | 3 |
| | Antigua and Barbuda | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 1–3 | 5–7 (42%) | 11–16 (41%) | 4 |
| | Costa Rica | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 0–4 | 1–11 (8%) | 7–22 (24%) | 5 |
Group B
| | | 
ESA | 
PAN | 
JAM | 
BOL | 
BER | 
ECA | RRW–L | MatchW–L | SetW–L | Standings |
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| | El Salvador | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 14–1 (93%) | 28–3 (90%) | 1 |
| | Panama | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 9–6 (60%) | 21–14 (60%) | 2 |
| | Jamaica | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 8–7 (53%) | 17–17 (50%) | 3 |
| | Bolivia | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 8–7 (53%) | 18–15 (55%) | 4 |
| | Bermuda | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 1–4 | 3–12 (20%) | 8–27 (23%) | 5 |
| | Eastern Caribbean | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 0–5 | 3–12 (20%) | 9–25 (26%) | 6 |
- Venue: Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Date: 18–24 March
Group A
| | | 
SIN | 
MAS | 
POC | 
KAZ | 
SYR | 
OMA | RRW–L | MatchW–L | SetW–L | Standings |
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| | Singapore | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 11–4 (73%) | 23–10 (70%) | 1 |
| | Malaysia | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 7–8 (47%) | 17–19 (47%) | 2 |
| | Pacific Oceania | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 8–7 (53%) | 19–16 (54%) | 3 |
| | Kazakhstan | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 7–8 (47%) | 18–20 (47%) | 4 |
| | Syria | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 2–3 | 8–7 (53%) | 20–17 (54%) | 5 |
| | Oman | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 0–5 | 4–11 (27%) | 9–24 (27%) | 6 |
Group B
| | | 
LIB | 
KUW | 
BAN | 
QAT | 
JOR | 
BRU | 
UAE | RRW–L | MatchW–L | SetW–L | Standings |
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| | Lebanon | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 17–1 (94%) | 34–1 (97%) | 1 |
| | Kuwait | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 14–4 (78%) | 28–6 (82%) | 2 |
| | Bangladesh | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 11–7 (61%) | 22–16 (58%) | 3 |
| | Qatar | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 11–7 (61%) | 22–15 (59%) | 4 |
| | Jordan | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 7–11 (39%) | 14–22 (39%) | 5 |
| | Brunei | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 1–5 | 2–16 (11%) | 4–33 (11%) | 6 |
| | United Arab Emirates | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 0–6 | 1–17 (6%) | 3–34 (8%) | 7 |
| Relegation Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (ind. carpet) | |||
 Slovenia |
1 | ||
| Novo Mesto, Slovenia (clay) | Accra, Ghana (hard) | ||
 Great Britain |
4 | ||
| Slovenia |
5 | Great Britain |
5 |
| Accra, Ghana (hard) | |||
 Malta |
0 |  Ghana |
0 |
| Ghana |
5 | ||
| Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass) | |||
| Malta |
0 | ||
| Great Britain |
5 | ||
| Cairo, Egypt (clay) | |||
 Egypt |
0 | ||
| Egypt |
5 | ||
| Skopje, Macedonia (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | ||
 Macedonia |
0 | ||
| Macedonia |
2 | Egypt |
3 |
| Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor hard) | |||
 Latvia |
3 |  Ivory Coast |
2 |
| Ivory Coast |
3 | ||
| Latvia |
2 | ||
| Warsaw, Poland (clay) | |||
 Poland |
4 | ||
| Poznań, Poland (clay) | |||
 Nigeria |
1 | ||
| Nigeria |
w/o | Poland |
4 |
| Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor carpet) | |||
 Luxembourg |
 Belarus |
1 | |
| Belarus |
4 | ||
| Trnava, Slovakia (indoor carpet) | |||
| Luxembourg |
1 | ||
| Poland |
1 | ||
| Budva, Yugoslavia (clay) | |||
 Slovakia |
4 | ||
 Yugoslavia |
1 | ||
| Novi Sad, Yugoslavia (carpet) | Trnava, Slovakia (indoor carpet) | ||
| Slovakia |
4 | ||
| Yugoslavia |
5 | Slovakia |
5 |
| Algiers, Algeria (clay) | |||
 Algeria |
0 |  Portugal |
0 |
| Algeria |
0 | ||
| Portugal |
5 |
Group A
| | | 
LTU | 
SEN | 
SMR | 
ETH | 
AZE | 
ISL | 
SUD | RRW–L | MatchW–L | SetW–L | Standings |
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| | Lithuania | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 18–0 (100%) | 36–3 (92%) | 1 |
| | Senegal | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 13–5 (72%) | 28–13 (68%) | 2 |
| | San Marino | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 13–5 (72%) | 27–12 (69%) | 3 |
| | Ethiopia | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 8–10 (44%) | 18–23 (44%) | 4 |
| | Azerbaijan | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 4–14 (22%) | 12–30 (29%) | 5 |
| | Iceland | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 1–5 | 5–13 (28%) | 13–26 (33%) | 6 |
| | Sudan | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 0–6 | 2–16 (11%) | 6–33 (15%) | 7 |
Group B
| | | 
GEO | 
TUR | 
ARM | 
BIH | 
LIE | 
TUN | 
BEN | RRW–L | MatchW–L | SetW–L | Standings |
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| | Georgia | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 13–5 (72%) | 28–11 (72%) | 1 |
| | Turkey | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 14–4 (78%) | 28–9 (76%) | 2 |
| | Armenia | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 12–6 (67%) | 27–16 (63%) | 3 |
| | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 10–8 (56%) | 22–20 (52%) | 4 |
| | Liechtenstein | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 7–11 (39%) | 16–24 (40%) | 5 |
| | Tunisia | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 1–5 | 4–14 (22%) | 13–30 (30%) | 6 |
| | Benin | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 0–6 | 3–15 (17%) | 7–31 (18%) | 7 |
- Venue: Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya
- Date: 8–14 January
Group A
| | | 
IRL | 
CMR | 
EST | 
MDA | 
CYP | 
ZAM | 
DJI | RRW–L | MatchW–L | SetW–L | Standings |
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| | Ireland | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 17–1 (94%) | 32–4 (89%) | 1 |
| | Cameroon | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 13–5 (72%) | 26–12 (68%) | 2 |
| | Estonia | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 12–6 (67%) | 25–15 (63%) | 3 |
| | Moldova | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 9–9 (50%) | 21–19 (53%) | 4 |
| | Cyprus | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 8–10 (44%) | 19–18 (51%) | 5 |
| | Zambia | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 1–5 | 4–14 (22%) | 9–28 (24%) | 6 |
| | Djibouti | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 0–6 | 0–18 (0%) | 0–36 (0%) | 7 |
Group B
| | | 
GRE | 
BUL | 
MON | 
KEN | 
BOT | 
TOG | 
CGO | RRW–L | MatchW–L | SetW–L | Standings |
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| | Greece | | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 16–2 (89%) | 33–7 (83%) | 1 |
| | Bulgaria | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 15–3 (83%) | 30–10 (75%) | 2 |
| | Monaco | 2–1 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 13–5 (72%) | 27–14 (66%) | 3 |
| | Kenya | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 10–8 (56%) | 25–18 (58%) | 4 |
| | Botswana | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 6–12 (33%) | 14–25 (36%) | 5 |
| | Togo | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 1–5 | 3–15 (17%) | 10–29 (26%) | 6 |
| | Congo | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 0–6 | 0–18 (0%) | 0–36 (0%) | 7 |
General
- "World Group 1996". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
Specific
- ^ a b "Davis Cup Final".