1996 Davis Cup World Group Qualifying Round

The 1996 Davis Cup World Group Qualifying Round was held from 20 to 22 September. They were the main play-offs of the 1996 Davis Cup. The winners of the playoffs advanced to the 1997 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions I.

Main article: 1996 Davis Cup

Teams

Bold indicates team had qualified for the 1997 Davis Cup World Group.

Results summary

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 teamLocationVenueDoorSurfaceRef.
 Mexico3–2 ArgentinaMexico CityClub Alemán de MéxicoOutdoorHard[1]
 Croatia1–4 AustraliaSplitTeniski klub SplitOutdoorClay[2]
 Brazil4–1 AustriaSão PauloHotel TransaméricaIndoorCarpet[3]
 Romania3–2 BelgiumBucharestArenele BNROutdoorClay[4]
 Spain4–1 DenmarkTarragonaClub de Tennis TarragonaOutdoorClay[5]
 Russia4–1 HungaryMoscowOlympic StadiumIndoorCarpet[6]
  Switzerland5–0 MoroccoOltenOlten HallenstadionIndoorCarpet[7]
 Netherlands4–1 New ZealandHaarlemSportclub HaarlemOutdoorHard[8]

Qualifying results

Mexico vs. Argentina

Mexico
3		 Club Alemán de México, Mexico City, Mexico [1]
20–22 September 1996
Hard
Argentina
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Alejandro Hernández
Gastón Etlis		 77
65		 6
2		 6
4		      
2
Leonardo Lavalle
Hernán Gumy		 65
77		 4
6 		6
4		 7
5		 5
7 		 
3
Alejandro Hernández / Óscar Ortiz
Pablo Albano / Luis Lobo		 65
77		 6
4		 3
6 		77
62		 6
4		  
4
Alejandro Hernández
Hernán Gumy		 6
4		 7
5		 6
1		      
5
Leonardo Lavalle
Gastón Etlis		 3
6 		6
3		       retired
 

Croatia vs. Australia

Croatia
1		 Teniski klub Split, Split, Croatia [2]
20–22 September 1996
Clay
Australia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Saša Hiršzon
Mark Philippoussis		 2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
2
Goran Ivanišević
Jason Stoltenberg		 6
4		 3
6 		6
3		 65
77		 2
6 		 
3
Saša Hiršzon / Goran Ivanišević
Pat Rafter / Mark Woodforde		 3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
4
Goran Orešić
Mark Philippoussis		 1
6 		4
6 		       
5
Saša Hiršzon
Jason Stoltenberg		 6
2		 6
2		        

Brazil vs. Austria

Brazil
4		 Hotel Transamérica, São Paulo, Brazil [3]
20–22 September 1996
Carpet (indoors)
Austria
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Fernando Meligeni
Thomas Muster		 3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
2
Gustavo Kuerten
Markus Hipfl		 4
6 		3
6 		77
60		 77
65		 6
1		  
3
Gustavo Kuerten / Jaime Oncins
Thomas Muster / Udo Plamberger		 77
62		 4
6 		6
3		 3
6 		2
0		  
4
Gustavo Kuerten
Udo Plamberger		           w/o
 
5
Fernando Meligeni
Markus Hipfl		           w/o
 

Romania vs. Belgium

Romania
3		 Arenele BNR, Bucharest, Romania [4]
20–22 September 1996
Clay
Belgium
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Adrian Voinea
Johan Van Herck		 78
66		 4
6 		2
6 		1
6 		   
2
Andrei Pavel
Filip Dewulf		 6
1		 6
3		 6
2		      
3
George Cosac / Dinu Pescariu
Filip Dewulf / Libor Pimek		 6
4		 0
6 		2
6 		4
6 		   
4
Adrian Voinea
Filip Dewulf		 6
0		 6
0		 6
2		      
5
Andrei Pavel
Johan Van Herck		 6
3		 6
4		 6
3		      

Spain vs. Denmark

Spain
4		 Club de Tennis Tarragona, Tarragona, Spain [5]
20–22 September 1996
Clay
Denmark
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Albert Costa
Frederik Fetterlein		 6
0		 6
0		 6
2		      
2
Carlos Moyá
Kenneth Carlsen		 6
1		 6
2		 6
1		      
3
Tomás Carbonell / Àlex Corretja
Kenneth Carlsen / Frederik Fetterlein		 6
4		 7
5		 4
6 		5
7 		6
3		  
4
Albert Costa
Kenneth Carlsen		 6
3		 5
7 		3
6 		     
5
Carlos Moyá
Thomas Larsen		 6
3		 6
4		        

Russia vs. Hungary

Russia
4		 Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia [6]
20–22 September 1996
Carpet (indoors)
Hungary
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Attila Sávolt		 7
5		 3
6 		6
3		 6
4		    
2
Andrei Chesnokov
József Krocskó		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      
3
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy
Gábor Köves / Sándor Noszály		 77
62		 6
3		 6
1		      
4
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
József Krocskó		 6
0		 6
3		        
5
Andrei Chesnokov
Attila Sávolt		 3
6 		2
6 		       

Switzerland vs. Morocco

Switzerland
5		 Olten Hallenstadion, Olten, Switzerland [7]
20–22 September 1996
Carpet (indoors)
Morocco
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jakob Hlasek
Mehdi Tahiri		 0
6 		6
3		 6
2		 7
5		    
2
Marc Rosset
Mounir El Aarej		 6
0		 6
1		 6
3		      
3
Jakob Hlasek / Marc Rosset
Mounir El Aarej / Mehdi Tahiri		 6
2		 6
2		 6
0		      
4
Marc Rosset
Mehdi Tahiri		 3
6 		6
3		 6
1		      
5
Jakob Hlasek
Larbi Rharnit		 6
0		 6
1		        

Netherlands vs. New Zealand

Netherlands
4		 Sportclub Haarlem, Haarlem, Netherlands [8]
20–22 September 1996
Hard
New Zealand
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jan Siemerink
Brett Steven		 64
77		 77
62		 6
3		 3
6 		6
2		  
2
Richard Krajicek
Alistair Hunt		 65
77		 6
3		 6
4		 1
4		   retired
 
3
Sjeng Schalken / Jan Siemerink
Alistair Hunt / Brett Steven		 3
6 		78
66		 6
4		 6
2		    
4
Sjeng Schalken
James Greenhalgh		 7
5		 6
1		 65
77		 6
1		    
5
Dennis van Scheppingen
Alistair Hunt		 3
6 		6
3		 78
66		      

References
  1. "Mexico v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  2. "Croatia v Australia". daviscup.com.
  3. "Brazil v Austria". daviscup.com.
  4. "Romania v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  5. "Spain v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  6. "Russia v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  7. "Switzerland v Morocco". daviscup.com.
  8. "Netherlands v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
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