1996 Davis Cup

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.

1996 Davis Cup
Details
Duration9 February – 1 December
Edition85th
Teams124
Champion
Winning Nation France
← 1995
1997 →

France defeated Sweden in the final, held at the Malmö Isstadion in Malmö, Sweden, on 29 November–1 December, to win their 8th title overall.[1][2][3]

World Group
Main article: 1996 Davis Cup World Group
Participating teams

Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark

France
Germany
Hungary
India

Italy
Mexico
Netherlands
Russia

South Africa
Sweden
Switzerland
United States

Draw
  First Round
9–11 February		 Quarterfinals
5–7 April		 Semifinals
20–22 September		 Final
29 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  

Final

Sweden vs. France


Sweden
2		 Malmö Isstadion, Malmö, Sweden [3]
29 November – 1 December 1996
Hard (indoors)
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Stefan Edberg
Cédric Pioline		 3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
2
Thomas Enqvist
Arnaud Boetsch		 6
4		 6
3		 77
62		      
3
Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti
Guy Forget / Guillaume Raoux		 3
6 		6
1		 3
6 		3
6 		   
4
Thomas Enqvist
Cédric Pioline		 3
6 		68
710		 6
4		 6
4		 9
7		  
5
Nicklas Kulti
Arnaud Boetsch		 62
77		 6
2		 6
4		 65
77		 8
10 		 

World Group Qualifying Round
Main article: 1996 Davis Cup World Group Qualifying Round

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 teamScoreVisiting teamLocationVenueDoorSurface
 Mexico3–2 ArgentinaMexico CityClub Alemán de MéxicoOutdoorHard
 Croatia1–4 AustraliaSplitTeniski klub SplitOutdoorClay
 Brazil4–1 AustriaSão PauloHotel TransaméricaIndoorCarpet
 Romania3–2 BelgiumBucharestArenele BNROutdoorClay
 Spain4–1 DenmarkTarragonaClub de Tennis TarragonaOutdoorClay
 Russia4–1 HungaryMoscowOlympic StadiumIndoorCarpet
  Switzerland5–0 MoroccoOltenOlten HallenstadionIndoorCarpet
 Netherlands4–1 New ZealandHaarlemSportclub HaarlemOutdoorHard

Americas Zone
Main article: 1996 Davis Cup Americas Zone

Group I
  Second Round Play-offs
20–22 September		 First Round Play-offs
5–7 April		 First Round
9–11 February		 Second Round
5–7 April
                                     
 
      Argentina  
     bye     Mar del Plata, Argentina (clay)
    Peru         Argentina 4
   bye   Nassau, Bahamas (hard)     Bahamas 1
    Peru 2
  Santiago, Chile (clay)       Bahamas 3  
    Peru 0  
    Chile 5     Santiago, Chile (clay)
      Brazil 3  
  Edmonton, Canada (indoor carpet)     Chile 2     Santos, Brazil (clay)
  Chile 2         Brazil 4
    Canada 3   Valencia, Venezuela (hard)     Venezuela 1
    Canada 2
      Venezuela 3  
 Peru relegated to
Group II in 1997.		  Argentina and  Brazil
advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

Group II
  Relegation Play-offs
5–7 April; 3–5 May		 First Round
9–11 February		 Second Round
5–7 April		 Third Round
20–22 September
                                     
  Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
      Uruguay 5  
  Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)     Guatemala 0     Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
  Guatemala 1         Uruguay 3  
  Puerto Rico 4   Bogotá, Colombia (clay)     Colombia 2  
    Puerto Rico 0
      Colombia 5     Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
      Uruguay 1
  Havana, Cuba (hard)       Ecuador 4
      Cuba 3  
  Asunción, Paraguay (clay)     Paraguay 2     Havana, Cuba (hard)
  Paraguay 5         Cuba 0
  Barbados 0   Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)     Ecuador 3  
    Barbados 0
      Ecuador 5  
 Guatemala and  Barbados
relegated to Group III in 1997.		    Ecuador promoted
to Group I in 1997.

Group III

Group A

 HAI  DOM  TRI  ATG  CRC
1  Haiti (4–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Dominican Republic (3–1) 0–3 3–0 2–1 3–0
3  Trinidad and Tobago (2–2) 0–3 0–3 2–1 2–1
4  Antigua and Barbuda (1–3) 0–3 1–2 1–2 3–0
5  Costa Rica (0–4) 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3

Group B

 ESA  PAN  JAM  BOL  BER  ECA
1  El Salvador (5–0) 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Panama (4–1) 0–3 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–1
3  Jamaica (3–2) 1–2 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1
4  Bolivia (2–3) 0–3 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0
5  Bermuda (1–4) 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–3 2–1
6  Eastern Caribbean (0–5) 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 1–2

Asia/Oceania Zone
Main article: 1996 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I
  Second Round Play-offs
20–22 September		 First Round Play-offs
5–7 April		 First Round
9–11 February		 Second Round
5–7 April
                                     
  Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)
      New Zealand 4  
  Jakarta, Indonesia (clay)     China 1     Seoul, South Korea (clay)
    China 5         New Zealand 3
    Indonesia 0   Jakarta, Indonesia (clay)     South Korea 2
    South Korea 4
  Taipei, Taiwan (hard)       Indonesia 1  
    Indonesia 3  
    Chinese Taipei 2     Yokkaichi, Japan (indoor carpet)
      Philippines 0  
  Taichung, Taiwan (clay)     Japan 5     Osaka, Japan (hard)
  Philippines 3         Japan 0
    Chinese Taipei 2   Melbourne, Australia (indoor hard)     Australia 5
    Chinese Taipei 0
      Australia 3  
 Chinese Taipei relegated to
Group II in 1997.		  New Zealand and  Australia
advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

Group II
  Relegation Play-offs
5–7 April		 First Round
9–11 February; 23–25 February		 Second Round
5–7 April		 Third Round
20–22 September
                                     
  Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)
      Hong Kong 5  
  Tehran, Iran (clay)     Sri Lanka 0     Bangkok, Thailand (hard)
  Sri Lanka 1         Hong Kong 0  
  Iran 4   Bangkok, Thailand (hard)     Thailand 5  
    Thailand 4
      Iran 1     Tashkent, Uzbekistan (clay)
      Thailand 0
  Rawalpindi, Pakistan (clay)       Uzbekistan 5
      Pakistan 5  
  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard)     Saudi Arabia 0     Peshawar, Pakistan (grass)
  Saudi Arabia 3         Pakistan 0
  Bahrain 2   Manama, Bahrain (hard)     Uzbekistan 5  
    Bahrain 0
      Uzbekistan 5  
 Sri Lanka and  Bahrain
relegated to Group III in 1997.		    Uzbekistan promoted
to Group I in 1997.

Group III

Group A

 SIN  MAS  POC  KAZ  SYR  OMA
1  Singapore (5–0) 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1
2  Malaysia (3–2) 0–3 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1
3  Pacific Oceania (3–2) 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1
4  Kazakhstan (2–3) 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1
5  Syria (2–3) 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–0
6  Oman (0–5) 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3

Group B

 LIB  KUW  BAN  QAT  JOR  BRU  UAE
1  Lebanon (6–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0
2  Kuwait (5–1) 0–3 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
3  Bangladesh (4–2) 0–3 0–3 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
4  Qatar (3–3) 0–3 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0
5  Jordan (2–4) 1–2 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0 3–0
6  Brunei (1–5) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 2–1
7  United Arab Emirates (0–6) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2

Europe/Africa Zone
Main article: 1996 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Group I
  Second Round Play-offs
20–22 September		 First Round Play-offs
 First Round
9–12 February		 Second Round
5–7 April
                                     
 
      Morocco  
     bye     Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
   bye         Morocco 4
    Zimbabwe       Zimbabwe 1
   bye
  Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)       Zimbabwe  
    Zimbabwe 4  
    Finland 1    
      Romania  
     bye     Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
 bye         Romania 3
    Finland       Finland 2
   bye
      Finland  
 
      Ukraine  
     bye     Dubrovnik, Croatia (indoor carpet)
    Ukraine         Ukraine 0
   bye       Croatia 5
   bye
  Kiev, Ukraine (clay)       Croatia  
    Ukraine 4  
    Norway 1     Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
      Norway 2  
      Israel 3     Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
  Norway         Israel 1
   bye       Spain 4
   bye
      Spain  
 Finland and  Norway
relegated to Group II in 1997.		  Morocco,  Romania,  Croatia, and  Spain
advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

Group II
  Relegation Play-offs
12–14 July		 First Round
1–5 May		 Second Round
12–14 July		 Third Round
20–22 September
                                     
  Newcastle, England (indoor carpet)
      Slovenia 1  
  Novo Mesto, Slovenia (clay)     Great Britain 4     Accra, Ghana (hard)
  Slovenia 5         Great Britain 5  
  Malta 0   Accra, Ghana (hard)     Ghana 0  
    Ghana 5
      Malta 0     Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass)
      Great Britain 5
  Cairo, Egypt (clay)       Egypt 0
      Egypt 5  
  Skopje, Macedonia (clay)     Macedonia 0     Cairo, Egypt (clay)
  Macedonia 2         Egypt 3
  Latvia 3   Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor hard)     Ivory Coast 2  
    Ivory Coast 3
      Latvia 2  
  Warsaw, Poland (clay)
      Poland 4  
      Nigeria 1     Poznań, Poland (clay)
  Nigeria w/o         Poland 4  
  Luxembourg   Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor carpet)     Belarus 1  
    Belarus 4
      Luxembourg 1     Trnava, Slovakia (indoor carpet)
      Poland 1
  Budva, Yugoslavia (clay)       Slovakia 4
      Yugoslavia 1  
  Novi Sad, Yugoslavia (carpet)     Slovakia 4     Trnava, Slovakia (indoor carpet)
  Yugoslavia 5         Slovakia 5
  Algeria 0   Algiers, Algeria (clay)     Portugal 0  
    Algeria 0
      Portugal 5  
 Malta,  Macedonia,  Nigeria, and  Algeria
relegated to Group III in 1997.		  Great Britain and  Slovakia
promoted to Group I in 1997.

Zone A

Group A

 LTU  SEN  SMR  ETH  AZE  ISL  SUD
1  Lithuania 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Senegal 0–3 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
3  San Marino 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
4  Ethiopia 0–3 1–2 0–3 3–0 2–1 2–1
5  Azerbaijan 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 2–1 2–1
6  Iceland 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 3–0
7  Sudan 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3

Group B

 GEO  TUR  ARM  BIH  LIE  TUN  BEN
1  Georgia 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0
2  Turkey 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
3  Armenia 1–2 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0
5  Liechtenstein 1–2 0–3 0–3 1–2 3–0 2–1
6  Tunisia 1–2 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–1
7  Benin 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–2

Zone B

Group A

 IRL  CMR  EST  MDA  CYP  ZAM  DJI
1  Ireland 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Cameroon 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0
3  Estonia 0–3 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
4  Moldova 0–3 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0
5  Cyprus 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0
6  Zambia 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 3–0
7  Djibouti 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3

Group B

 GRE  BUL  MON  KEN  BOT  TOG  CGO
1  Greece 3–0 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Bulgaria 0–3 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
3  Monaco 2–1 0–3 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
4  Kenya 0–3 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0
5  Botswana 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0 3–0
6  Togo 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0
7  Congo 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3

References
General
  • "World Group 1996". 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, 505. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. John Barrett, ed. (1996). World of Tennis 1996. London: Harper Collins. pp. 27–37. ISBN 9780002187138.
  3. "Sweden v France". daviscup.com.
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