1994 Davis Cup

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.

1994 Davis Cup
Details
Duration25 March – 4 December
Edition83rd
Teams109
Champion
Winning Nation Sweden
← 1993
1995 →

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]

World Group
Main article: 1994 Davis Cup World Group
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  

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 		       

World Group Qualifying Round
Main article: 1994 Davis Cup World Group Qualifying Round

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 teamScoreVisiting teamLocationVenueDoorSurface
 New Zealand1-4 AustraliaChristchurchKing Edward BarracksIndoorCarpet
 Uruguay2-3 AustriaMontevideoCarrasco Lawn Tennis ClubOutdoorClay
 Israel2-3 BelgiumRamat HaSharonCanada StadiumOutdoorHard
 Portugal0-4 CroatiaPortoLawn Tennis Club da FozOutdoorClay
 Denmark4-1 PeruCopenhagenValby-HallenIndoorCarpet
 Hungary1-4 ItalyBudapestRomai Tennis AcademyOutdoorClay
 Indonesia1-4  SwitzerlandJakartaGelora Senayan Sports ComplexOutdoorHard
 India2-3 South AfricaJaipurJai Club Tennis ComplexOutdoorGrass

Americas Zone
Main article: 1994 Davis Cup Americas Zone

Group I
  Relegation Play-off
25–27 March		 Preliminary Round
4–6 February
                 
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
    Uruguay 5
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
    Cuba 0
  Cuba 0  
Lima, Peru (clay)
  Mexico 5  
  Mexico 2
    Peru 3
  •  Cuba relegated to Group II in 1995.
  First Round
25–27 March		 Second Round
8–17 July
                 
  Argentina  
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
 bye  
    Argentina 2
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
    Uruguay 3
  Bahamas 2
  Uruguay 3  
Lima, Peru (hard)
  Peru 3  
Lima, Peru (clay)
  Chile 2  
    Peru 3
    Brazil 2
 bye
  Brazil  
  •  Uruguay and  Peru advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

Group II
  Relegation Play-offs
25–27 March		 First Round
4–6 February		 Second Round
25–27 March		 Third Round
15–17 July
                                     
  Ottawa, Canada (indoor hard)
      Canada 5  
  Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)     Jamaica 0     Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
  Jamaica 1         Canada 3  
  Guatemala 4   Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)     Colombia 2  
    Guatemala 0
      Colombia 5     Montreal, Canada (hard)
      Canada 2
  Asunción, Paraguay (clay)       Venezuela 3
      Venezuela 4  
  Asunción, Paraguay (clay)     Paraguay 1     Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
  Paraguay 4         Venezuela 4
  Puerto Rico 1   San Juan, Puerto Rico (hard)     Ecuador 1  
    Ecuador 4
      Puerto Rico 1  
 Jamaica and  Puerto Rico
relegated to Group III in 1995.		    Venezuela promoted
to Group I in 1995.

Group III

Final standings

RankTeam
1  Haiti
2  Bolivia
3  El Salvador
4  Dominican Republic
5  Costa Rica
6  Trinidad and Tobago
7  Eastern Caribbean
8  Barbados

Asia/Oceania Zone
Main article: 1994 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I
  Preliminary Round
4–6 February
       
  Beijing, China (indoor carpet)
    China 0
    Japan 5
  •  China relegated to Group II in 1995.
  First Round
25–27 March		 Second Round
29 April–8 May
                 
  New Zealand  
Christchurch, New Zealand (indoor carpet)
 bye  
    New Zealand 3
Kyoto, Japan (indoor carpet)
    Japan 2
  Japan 5
  Philippines 0  
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)
  Indonesia 3  
Jakarta, Indonesia (clay)
  Hong Kong 2  
    Indonesia 3
    South Korea 2
 bye
  South Korea  

Group II
  Relegation Play-offs
25–27 March		 First Round
4–6 February		 Second Round
25–27 March		 Third Round
29 April–1 May
                                     
  Taichung, Taiwan (clay)
      Chinese Taipei 3  
  Singapore (hard)     Malaysia 2     Taichung, Taiwan (clay)
  Malaysia 4         Chinese Taipei 3  
  Singapore 1   Singapore (hard)     Pakistan 2  
    Singapore 0
      Pakistan 4     Taoyuan, Taiwan (indoor hard)
      Chinese Taipei 4
  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard)       Iran 1
      Iran 3  
  Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)     Saudi Arabia 2     Tehran, Iran (clay)
  Saudi Arabia 0         Iran 4
  Sri Lanka 5   Bangkok, Thailand (hard)     Thailand 1  
    Sri Lanka 0
      Thailand 5  
 Singapore and  Saudi Arabia
relegated to Group III in 1995.		    Chinese Taipei promoted
to Group I in 1995.

Group III

Group A

 UZB  LIB  BHR  JOR  BRU
1  Uzbekistan (4–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Lebanon (3–1) 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1
3  Bahrain (2–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1 3–0
4  Jordan (1–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2 3–0
5  Brunei (0–4) 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–3

Group B

 QAT  KUW  BAN  SYR  UAE  OMA
1  Qatar (5–0) 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0
2  Kuwait (4–1) 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
3  Bangladesh (3–2) 1–2 0–3 2–1 2–1 3–0
4  Syria (2–3) 1–2 0–3 1–2 3–0 2–1
5  United Arab Emirates (1–4) 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–1
6  Oman (0–5) 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2

Europe/Africa Zone
Main article: 1994 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Group I
  Preliminary Round
4–6 February
       
  Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
    Zimbabwe 4
    Luxembourg 1
  First Round
25–27 March
       
  Johannesburg, South Africa (indoor hard)
    South Africa 5
    Romania 0
  Porto, Portugal (clay)
    Portugal 4
    Great Britain 1
  Zagreb, Croatia (indoor clay)
    Croatia 3
    Norway 2
  Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
    Zimbabwe 2
     Switzerland 3
  Relegation Play-off
15–17 July
       
  Manchester, United Kingdom (grass)
    Romania 3
    Great Britain 2

Group II
  Relegation Play-offs
15–18 July		 First Round
29 April–1 May		 Second Round
15–17 July		 Third Round
23–26 September
                                     
  Nairobi, Kenya (clay)
      Kenya 1  
  Dublin, Ireland (carpet)     Latvia 3     Jūrmala, Latvia (clay)
  Kenya 1         Latvia 3  
  Ireland 4   Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet)     Ukraine 2  
    Ukraine 5
      Ireland 0     Jūrmala, Latvia (hard)
      Latvia 1
  Casablanca, Morocco (clay)       Morocco 4
      Morocco 5  
  Cairo, Egypt (clay)     Egypt 0     Warsaw, Poland (clay)
  Egypt 3         Morocco 5
  Bulgaria 2   Sopot, Poland (indoor carpet)     Poland 0  
    Poland 4
      Bulgaria 1  
  Accra, Ghana (hard)
      Ghana 3  
  Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)     Monaco 2     Accra, Ghana (hard)
  Monaco 4         Ghana 3  
  Senegal 1   Lagos, Nigeria (hard)     Nigeria 2  
    Nigeria 5
      Senegal 0     Accra, Ghana (hard)
      Ghana 2
  Maribor, Slovenia (clay)       Slovenia 3
      Slovenia 3  
  Athens, Greece (clay)     Greece 2     Ljubljana, Slovenia (clay)
  Greece 1         Slovenia 3
  Estonia 4   Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)     Finland 2  
    Estonia 1
      Finland 4  
 Kenya,  Bulgaria,  Senegal, and  Greece
relegated to Group III in 1995.		  Morocco and  Slovenia
promoted to Group I in 1995.

Group III

Zone A

Group A

RankTeam
1  Ivory Coast
2  Georgia
3  San Marino
4  Zambia
5  Djibouti

Group B

RankTeam
1  Belarus
2  Cameroon
3  Algeria
4  Benin
5  Togo

Zone B

Final standings

RankTeam
1  Slovakia
2  Lithuania
3  Tunisia
4  Malta
5  Turkey
6  Cyprus
7  Sudan
8  Congo

References
General
  • "World Group 1994". 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, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. "Russia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
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