1994 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1994.[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 1995.

1994 Davis Cup World Group
Date25 March – 4 December
Edition14th
Champions

Sweden
Main article: 1994 Davis Cup

Germany were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the semifinals.

Sweden won the title, defeating Russia in the final, 4–1. The final was held at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia, from 2 to 4 December.[2] It was the Swedish team's 5th Davis Cup title overall.

Participating teams
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  

First round

India vs. United States

India
0		 Delhi Lawn Tennis Association Complex, New Delhi, India [3]
25–27 March 1994
Grass
United States
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Zeeshan Ali
Jim Courier		 1
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2
Leander Paes
Todd Martin		 3
6 		6
4		 1
6 		61
77		    
3
Gaurav Natekar / Leander Paes
Patrick McEnroe / Richey Reneberg		 60
77		 4
6 		6
2		 64
77		    
4
Leander Paes
Jim Courier		 77
65		 1
6 		4
6 		     
5
Zeeshan Ali
Todd Martin		 2
6 		5
7 		       

Netherlands vs. Belgium

Netherlands
5		 Eindhoven SC, Eindhoven, Netherlands [4]
25–27 March 1994
Carpet (indoors)
Belgium
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Paul Haarhuis
Filip Dewulf		 6
3		 65
77		 3
6 		6
4		 6
4		  
2
Jan Siemerink
Xavier Daufresne		 6
4		 63
77		 6
4		 6
4		    
3
Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis
Xavier Daufresne / Filip Dewulf		 6
3		 6
4		 6
2		      
4
Paul Haarhuis
Xavier Daufresne		 6
2		 6
2		        
5
Jan Siemerink
Bart Wuyts		 6
1		 6
1		        

Sweden vs. Denmark

Sweden
5		 Victoriastadion, Lund, Sweden [5]
25–27 March 1994
Carpet (indoors)
Denmark
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Stefan Edberg
Frederik Fetterlein		 6
2		 6
4		 6
2		      
2
Magnus Gustafsson
Kenneth Carlsen		 6
3		 77
62		 4
6 		4
6 		11
9		  
3
Jan Apell / Jonas Björkman
Kenneth Carlsen / Morten Christensen		 69
711		 77
64		 77
64		 2
6 		6
2		  
4
Stefan Edberg
Kenneth Carlsen		 64
77		 6
1		 6
2		      
5
Magnus Gustafsson
Frederik Fetterlein		 77
65		 6
2		        

France vs. Hungary

France
4		 Palais des Sports, Besançon, France [6]
25–27 March 1994
Hard (indoors)
Hungary
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Arnaud Boetsch
Sándor Noszály		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
2
Henri Leconte
József Krocskó		 4
6 		64
77		 3
6 		     
3
Arnaud Boetsch / Olivier Delaître
László Markovits / Viktor Nagy		 6
3		 6
3		 6
3		      
4
Arnaud Boetsch
József Krocskó		 6
3		 6
3		 6
1		      
5
Henri Leconte
Sándor Noszály		 6
4		 6
3		        

Israel vs. Czech Republic

Israel
1		 Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel [7]
25–27 March 1994
Hard
Czech Republic
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Gilad Bloom
Petr Korda		 1
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
2
Amos Mansdorf
Karel Nováček		 77
64		 6
2		 7
5		      
3
Eyal Erlich / Amos Mansdorf
Petr Korda / Cyril Suk		 6
3		 63
77		 63
77		 1
6 		   
4
Amos Mansdorf
Petr Korda		 4
6 		6
3		 77
64		 1
6 		1
6 		 
5
Gilad Bloom
Karel Nováček		 4
6 		3
6 		       

Russia vs. Australia

Russia
4		 Sports Forum, Saint Petersburg, Russia [8]
25–27 March 1994
Carpet (indoors)
Australia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Pat Rafter		 6
3		 6
0		 6
4		      
2
Alexander Volkov
Jamie Morgan		 6
4		 63
77		 62
77		 1
6 		   
3
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy
Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde		 6
4		 6
0		 3
6 		4
6 		6
3		  
4
Alexander Volkov
Pat Rafter		 6
4		 77
64		 6
3		      
5
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Jamie Morgan		 6
3		 66
78		 7
5		      

Spain vs. Italy

Spain
4		 Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Madrid, Spain [9]
25–27 March 1994
Clay
Italy
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Sergi Bruguera
Andrea Gaudenzi		 6
3		 7
5		 6
1		      
2
Carlos Costa
Stefano Pescosolido		 6
4		 6
4		 1
6 		4
6 		2
6 		 
3
Sergi Bruguera / Tomás Carbonell
Paolo Canè / Diego Nargiso		 6
3		 3
6 		6
1		 6
1		    
4
Sergi Bruguera
Stefano Pescosolido		 6
4		 1
6 		0
6 		6
2		 6
3		  
5
Alberto Berasategui
Andrea Gaudenzi		 7
5		 6
3		        

Austria vs. Germany

Austria
2		 Schwarzl Freizeit Zentrum, Graz, Austria [10]
25–27 March 1994
Clay (indoors)
Germany
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Horst Skoff
Michael Stich		 6
4		 3
6 		2
6 		2
6 		   
2
Thomas Muster
Marc-Kevin Goellner		 6
3		 6
3		 6
3		      
3
Alex Antonitsch / Thomas Muster
Patrik Kühnen / Michael Stich		 4
6 		6
3		 2
6 		6
2		 1
6 		 
4
Thomas Muster
Michael Stich		 6
4		 68
710		 4
6 		6
3		 12
10		  
5
Horst Skoff
Marc-Kevin Goellner		 6
3		 4
6 		5
7 		1
6 		   

Quarterfinals

Netherlands vs. United States

Netherlands
2		 Mullerpier, Rotterdam, Netherlands [11]
15–17 July 1994
Hard
United States
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Richard Krajicek
Jim Courier		 4
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
2
Jacco Eltingh
Pete Sampras		 2
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     
3
Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis
Jared Palmer / Richey Reneberg		 2
6 		78
66		 6
3		 62
77		 6
2		  
4
Richard Krajicek
Pete Sampras		 2
6 		7
5		 77
65		 7
5		    
5
Jacco Eltingh
Jim Courier		 3
6 		4
6 		6
4		 1
6 		   

France vs. Sweden

France
2		 Stade des Hespérides, Cannes, France [12]
15–17 July 1994
Hard
Sweden
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Arnaud Boetsch
Stefan Edberg		 3
6 		2
6 		64
77		      
2
Cédric Pioline
Henrik Holm		 6
4		 6
3		 7
5		      
3
Olivier Delaître / Jean-Philippe Fleurian
Jan Apell / Jonas Björkman		 1
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4
Cédric Pioline
Stefan Edberg		 4
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
5
Olivier Delaître
Henrik Holm		 6
4		 6
3		        

Russia vs. Czech Republic

Russia
3		 Sports Forum, Saint Petersburg, Russia [13]
15–17 July 1994
Carpet (indoors)
Czech Republic
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sláva Doseděl		 6
2		 6
3		 6
4		      
2
Andrei Olhovskiy
Petr Korda		 3
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy
Petr Korda / Cyril Suk		 6
3		 4
6 		6
4		 3
6 		5
7 		 
4
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Petr Korda		 6
4		 6
1		 2
6 		6
4		    
5
Andrei Olhovskiy
Sláva Doseděl		 6
2		 2
6 		77
63		 6
3		    

Germany vs. Spain

Germany
3		 Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle, Germany [14]
15–17 July 1994
Grass
Spain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Marc-Kevin Goellner
Sergi Bruguera		 65
77		 3
6 		2
6 		     
2
Michael Stich
Jordi Burillo		 4
6 		6
3		 77
64		 6
2		    
3
Karsten Braasch / Michael Stich
Sergi Bruguera / Tomás Carbonell		 6
3		 78
66		 6
2		      
4
Michael Stich
Sergi Bruguera		 77
64		 5
7 		7
5		 6
2		    
5
Marc-Kevin Goellner
Jordi Burillo		 4
6 		4
6 		       

Semifinals

Sweden vs. United States

Sweden
3		 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden [15]
23–25 September 1994
Carpet (indoors)
United States
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Stefan Edberg
Todd Martin		 2
6 		6
2		 4
6 		3
6 		   
2
Magnus Larsson
Pete Sampras		 77
63		 4
6 		2
6 		63
77		    
3
Jan Apell / Jonas Björkman
Jared Palmer / Jonathan Stark		 6
4		 6
4		 3
6 		6
2		    
4
Stefan Edberg
Pete Sampras		 6
3		          
retired
5
Magnus Larsson
Todd Martin		 5
7 		6
2		 6
2		 6
4		    

Germany vs. Russia

Germany
1		 Deutscher Tennis Bund, Hamburg, Germany [16]
23–25 September 1994
Hard
Russia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Bernd Karbacher
Yevgeny Kafelnikov		 62
77		 1
6 		6
2		 4
6 		   
2
Michael Stich
Alexander Volkov		 5
7 		6
1		 65
77		 4
6 		   
3
Karsten Braasch / Michael Stich
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy		 4
6 		61
77		 6
3		 77
63		 8
10 		 
4
Michael Stich
Yevgeny Kafelnikov		 5
7 		3
6 		       
5
Bernd Karbacher
Alexander Volkov		 6
4		 6
1		        

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 		       

References
  1. "World Group 1994". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "Russia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  3. "India v United States". daviscup.com.
  4. "Netherlands v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  5. "Sweden v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  6. "France v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  7. "Israel v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  8. "Russia v Australia". daviscup.com.
  9. "Spain v Italy". daviscup.com.
  10. "Austria v Germany". daviscup.com.
  11. "Netherlands v United States". daviscup.com.
  12. "France v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  13. "Russia v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  14. "Germany v Spain". daviscup.com.
  15. "Sweden v United States". daviscup.com.
  16. "Germany v Russia". daviscup.com.
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