1993 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1993.[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 1994.

1993 Davis Cup World Group
Date26 March – 5 December
Edition13th
Champions

Germany
Main article: 1993 Davis Cup

The United States were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the first round.

Germany won the title, defeating Australia in the final, 4–1. The final was held at the Messe Düsseldorf Exhibition Hall in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 3 to 5 December.[2] It was the German team's 3rd Davis Cup title overall.

Participating teams
Participating teams

Australia
Austria
Brazil
Cuba

Czech Republic[lower-alpha 1]
Denmark
France
Germany

India
Italy
Netherlands
Russia[lower-alpha 2]

Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United States

Draw
  First Round
26–28 March		 Quarterfinals
16–18 July		 Semifinals
24–26 September		 Final
3–5 December
                                     
Melbourne, Australia (grass)
  United States 1  
Florence, Italy (clay)
  Australia 4  
    Australia 3  
Modena, Italy (indoor carpet)
    Italy 2  
  Italy 4
Chandigarh, India (grass)
  Brazil 1  
    Australia 5  
Vienna, Austria (indoor clay)
    India 0  
  France 4  
Fréjus, France (clay)
  Austria 1  
    France 2
Calcutta, India (grass)
    India 3  
   Switzerland 2
Düsseldorf, Germany (indoor clay)
  India 3  
    Australia 1
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
    Germany 4
  Netherlands 3  
The Hague, Netherlands (clay)
  Spain 2  
    Netherlands 1
Kalmar, Sweden (indoor carpet)
    Sweden 4  
  Cuba 0
Borlänge, Sweden (indoor clay)
  Sweden 5  
    Sweden 0
Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet)
    Germany 5  
  Denmark 1  
Halle, Germany (grass)
  Czech Republic 4  
    Czech Republic 1
Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet)
    Germany 4  
  Russia 1
  Germany 4  

First round

Australia vs. United States

Australia
4		 Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia [5]
26–28 March 1993
Grass
United States
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Wally Masur
Brad Gilbert		 6
3		 66
78		 6
4		 6
2		    
2
Mark Woodforde
David Wheaton		 3
6 		77
61		 6
4		 6
4		    
3
Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde
Jim Grabb / Richey Reneberg		 77
65		 6
2		 3
6 		63
77		 6
4		  
4
Mark Woodforde
Brad Gilbert		 5
7 		6
1		 6
4		      
5
Wally Masur
David Wheaton		 4
6 		5
7 		       

Italy vs. Brazil

Italy
4		 Palasport Modena, Modena, Italy [6]
26–28 March 1993
Carpet (indoors)
Brazil
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Diego Nargiso
Jaime Oncins		 7
5		 6
2		 6
3		      
2
Omar Camporese
Luiz Mattar		 77
64		 4
6 		6
2		 6
1		    
3
Omar Camporese / Diego Nargiso
Cássio Motta / Fernando Roese		 79
67		 3
6 		4
6 		6
3		 10
8		  
4
Omar Camporese
Jaime Oncins		 4
6 		6
3		 3
6 		     
5
Diego Nargiso
Cássio Motta		 6
1		 6
2		        

Austria vs. France

Austria
1		 Ferry-Dusika-Hallenstadion, Vienna, Austria [7]
26–28 March 1993
Clay (indoors)
France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Horst Skoff
Arnaud Boetsch		 2
6 		65
77		 1
6 		     
2
Alex Antonitsch
Guy Forget		 4
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
3
Alex Antonitsch / Horst Skoff
Guy Forget / Henri Leconte		 5
7 		4
6 		5
7 		     
4
Horst Skoff
Guy Forget		 6
3		 3
6 		6
1		      
5
Gilbert Schaller
Arnaud Boetsch		 4
6 		2
6 		       

India vs. Switzerland

India
3		 Calcutta South Club, Calcutta, India [8]
26–28 March 1993
Grass
Switzerland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Leander Paes
Jakob Hlasek		 7
5		 6
1		 6
2		      
2
Ramesh Krishnan
Marc Rosset		 63
77		 6
4		 3
6 		64
77		    
3
Ramesh Krishnan / Leander Paes
Jakob Hlasek / Marc Rosset		 64
77		 712
610		 7
5		 2
6 		6
3		  
4
Leander Paes
Marc Rosset		 4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
5
Ramesh Krishnan
Jakob Hlasek		 6
3		 6
4		 6
2		      

Spain vs. Netherlands

Spain
2		 Tennis de la Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain [9]
26–28 March 1993
Clay
Netherlands
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Sergi Bruguera
Paul Haarhuis		 3
6 		6
4		 6
4		 3
6 		2
6 		 
2
Carlos Costa
Mark Koevermans		 5
7 		6
3		 6
1		 6
1		    
3
Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez
Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis		 6
3		 6
4		 5
7 		7
5		    
4
Carlos Costa
Paul Haarhuis		 6
3		 6
4		 3
6 		66
78		 3
6 		 
5
Sergi Bruguera
Mark Koevermans		 6
3		 77
64		 4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		 

Sweden vs. Cuba

Sweden
5		 Sporthallen, Kalmar, Sweden [10]
26–28 March 1993
Carpet (indoors)
Cuba
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Stefan Edberg
Juan Pino		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      
2
Nicklas Kulti
Mario Tabares		 6
3		 6
0		 4
6 		6
3		    
3
Henrik Holm / Anders Järryd
Juan Pino / Mario Tabares		 6
3		 6
2		 6
4		      
4
Stefan Edberg
Mario Tabares		 6
3		 6
2		        
5
Nicklas Kulti
Juan Pino		 6
4		 6
4		        

Denmark vs. Czech Republic

Denmark
1		 Aarhus Idrætspark, Aarhus, Denmark [11]
26–28 March 1993
Carpet (indoors)
Czech Republic
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Kenneth Carlsen
Karel Nováček		 67
79		 4
6 		1
6 		     
2
Frederik Fetterlein
Petr Korda		 4
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
3
Kenneth Carlsen / Morten Christensen
Petr Korda / Cyril Suk		 6
4		 62
77		 2
6 		2
6 		   
4
Kenneth Carlsen
Martin Damm		 77
65		 6
4		        
5
Frederik Fetterlein
Karel Nováček		 4
6 		4
6 		       

Russia vs. Germany

Russia
1		 Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia [12]
26–28 March 1993
Carpet (indoors)
Germany
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Andrei Cherkasov
Carl-Uwe Steeb		 6
4		 6
1		 4
6 		66
78		 4
6 		 
2
Andrei Olhovskiy
Michael Stich		 5
7 		1
6 		6
1		 5
7 		   
3
Andrei Cherkasov / Andrei Olhovskiy
Patrik Kühnen / Michael Stich		 4
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
4
Andrei Olhovskiy
Carl-Uwe Steeb		 4
6 		77
62		 78
66		      
5
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Michael Stich		 3
6 		4
6 		       

Quarterfinals

Italy vs. Australia

Italy
2		 Florence Tennis Club, Florence, Italy [13]
16–18 July 1993
Clay
Australia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Renzo Furlan
Richard Fromberg		 65
77		 63
77		 4
6 		     
2
Stefano Pescosolido
Mark Woodforde		 6
3		 7
5		 5
7 		6
4		    
3
Paolo Canè / Diego Nargiso
Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde		 78
66		 65
77		 2
6 		3
6 		   
4
Paolo Canè
Mark Woodforde		 6
2		 1
6 		7
5		 6
4		    
5
Stefano Pescosolido
Richard Fromberg		 63
77		 1
6 		4
6 		     

France vs. India

France
2		 Arènes de Fréjus, Fréjus, France [14]
16–19 July 1993
Clay
India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Arnaud Boetsch
Ramesh Krishnan		 6
3		 6
3		 6
1		      
2
Henri Leconte
Leander Paes		 1
6 		2
6 		6
3		 3
6 		   
3
Arnaud Boetsch / Henri Leconte
Ramesh Krishnan / Leander Paes		 77
65		 6
3		 6
4		      
4
Arnaud Boetsch
Leander Paes		 4
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     
5
Rodolphe Gilbert
Ramesh Krishnan		 6
2		 4
6 		6
4		 5
7 		4
6 		 

Netherlands vs. Sweden

Netherlands
1		 Malieveld, The Hague, Netherlands [15]
16–18 July 1993
Clay
Sweden
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Paul Haarhuis
Magnus Gustafsson		 7
5		 1
6 		2
6 		3
6 		   
2
Richard Krajicek
Magnus Larsson		 3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
3
Paul Haarhuis / Mark Koevermans
Henrik Holm / Anders Järryd		 3
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
4
Richard Krajicek
Magnus Gustafsson		 4
6 		5
7 		       
5
Paul Haarhuis
Magnus Larsson		 7
5		 6
2		        

Germany vs. Czech Republic

Germany
4		 Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle, Germany [16]
16–18 July 1993
Grass
Czech Republic
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Marc-Kevin Goellner
Petr Korda		 6
4		 65
77		 6
1		 77
63		    
2
Michael Stich
Karel Nováček		 6
3		 7
5		 3
6 		64
77		 7
5		  
3
Patrik Kühnen / Michael Stich
Petr Korda / Cyril Suk		 66
78		 6
4		 77
63		 6
4		    
4
Michael Stich
Petr Korda		 2
6 		65
77		        
5
Marc-Kevin Goellner
Karel Nováček		 4
4		          
retired

Semifinals

India vs. Australia

India
0		 Chandigarh Stadium, Chandigarh, India [17]
24–26 September 1993
Grass
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Leander Paes
Jason Stoltenberg		 3
6 		65
77		 2
6 		     
2
Ramesh Krishnan
Wally Masur		 2
6 		0
6 		4
6 		     
3
Ramesh Krishnan / Leander Paes
Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde		 2
6 		63
77		 1
6 		     
4
Leander Paes
Wally Masur		 4
6 		2
6 		       
5
Zeeshan Ali
Jason Stoltenberg		 3
6 		3
6 		       

Sweden vs. Germany

Sweden
0		 Arena Kupolen, Borlänge, Sweden [18]
24–26 September 1993
Clay (indoors)
Germany
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Magnus Gustafsson
Michael Stich		 2
6 		3
6 		6
3		 2
6 		   
2
Stefan Edberg
Marc-Kevin Goellner		 3
6 		6
4		 4
6 		64
77		    
3
Henrik Holm / Anders Järryd
Patrik Kühnen / Michael Stich		 4
6 		4
6 		67
79		      
4
Stefan Edberg
Michael Stich		 1
6 		1
6 		       
5
Henrik Holm
Marc-Kevin Goellner		 63
77		 4
6 		       

Final

Germany vs. Australia

Germany
4		 Messe Düsseldorf Exhibition Hall, Düsseldorf, Germany [2]
3–5 December 1993
Clay (indoors)
Australia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Michael Stich
Jason Stoltenberg		 62
77		 6
3		 6
1		 4
6 		6
3		  
2
Marc-Kevin Goellner
Richard Fromberg		 6
3		 7
5		 68
710		 2
6 		7
9 		 
3
Patrik Kühnen / Michael Stich
Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde		 77
64		 4
6 		6
3		 77
64		    
4
Michael Stich
Richard Fromberg		 6
4		 6
2		 6
2		      
5
Marc-Kevin Goellner
Jason Stoltenberg		 6
1		 62
77		 77
63		      

Notes
  1. Following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, the Czech Republic replaced Czechoslovakia in the World Group.[3]
  2. Russia took over the place in the World Group gained by the CIS in the 1992 Davis Cup.[4]

References
  1. "World Group 1993". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "Germany v Australia". daviscup.com.
  3. "Czech Republic Davis Cup profile". daviscup.com.
  4. "Russia Davis Cup profile". daviscup.com.
  5. "Australia v United States". daviscup.com.
  6. "Italy v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  7. "Austria v France". daviscup.com.
  8. "India v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  9. "Spain v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  10. "Sweden v Cuba". daviscup.com.
  11. "Denmark v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  12. "Russia v Germany". daviscup.com.
  13. "Italy v Australia". daviscup.com.
  14. "France v India". daviscup.com.
  15. "Netherlands v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  16. "Germany v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  17. "India v Australia". daviscup.com.
  18. "Sweden v Germany". daviscup.com.
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