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1996 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1996.[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 1997.

1996 Davis Cup World Group
Date9 February – 1 December
Edition16th
Champions

France
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The United States were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the quarterfinals.

France won the title, defeating Sweden in the final, 3–2. The final was held at the Malmö Isstadion in Malmö, Sweden, from 29 November to 1 December.[2] It was the French team's 8th Davis Cup title overall.

Participating teams edit

Participating teams
 
Austria 		 
Belgium 		 
Czech Republic 		 
Denmark
 
France 		 
Germany 		 
Hungary 		 
India
 
Italy 		 
Mexico 		 
Netherlands 		 
Russia
 
South Africa 		 
Sweden 		 
Switzerland 		 
United States

Draw edit

First round
9–11 February		Quarterfinals
5–7 April		Semifinals
20–22 September		Final
29 November–1 December
Rome, Italy (clay)
  Russia2
Rome, Italy (clay)
  Italy3
  Italy4
Johannesburg, South Africa (indoor hard)
  South Africa1
  Austria2
Nantes, France (indoor carpet)
  South Africa3
  Italy2
Geneva, Switzerland (indoor clay)
  France3
  Germany5
Limoges, France (indoor clay)
   Switzerland0
  Germany0
Besançon, France (indoor hard)
  France5
  France5
Malmö, Sweden (indoor hard)
  Denmark0
  France3
Jaipur, India (grass)
  Sweden2
  India3
Calcutta, India (grass)
  Netherlands2
  India0
Katrineholm, Sweden (indoor carpet)
  Sweden5
  Belgium1
Prague, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)
  Sweden4
  Sweden4
Plzeň, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)
  Czech Republic1
  Hungary0
Prague, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)
  Czech Republic5
  Czech Republic3
Carlsbad, CA, United States (hard)
  United States2
  Mexico0
  United States5

First round edit

Italy vs. Russia edit

 
Italy
3 		Foro Italico, Rome, Italy[3]
9–11 February 1996
Clay 		 
Russia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Andrea Gaudenzi
Andrei Chesnokov 		2
6 		65
77 		77
65 		6
3 		6
1 		 
2  
  		Renzo Furlan
Yevgeny Kafelnikov 		3
6 		7
5 		4
6 		3
6 		   
3  
  		Andrea Gaudenzi / Diego Nargiso
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy 		6
4 		2
6 		5
7 		77
64 		6
4 		 
4  
  		Andrea Gaudenzi
Yevgeny Kafelnikov 		3
6 		6
3 		64
77 		5
7 		   
5  
  		Renzo Furlan
Andrei Chesnokov 		6
0 		3
6 		6
3 		7
5 		   

South Africa vs. Austria edit

 
South Africa
3 		Wanderers Club, Johannesburg, South Africa[4]
9–12 February 1996
Grass 		 
Austria
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Marcos Ondruska
Thomas Muster 		2
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     
2  
  		Wayne Ferreira
Wolfgang Schranz 		6
1 		77
62 		6
4 		     
3  
  		Wayne Ferreira / Gary Muller
Alex Antonitsch / Thomas Muster 		6
3 		77
63 		65
77 		3
6 		6
3 		 
4  
  		Wayne Ferreira
Thomas Muster 		5
7 		77
65 		4
6 		64
77 		   
5  
  		Marcos Ondruska
Gilbert Schaller 		6
3 		6
4 		6
2 		     

Switzerland vs. Germany edit

 
Switzerland
0 		Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland[5]
9–11 February 1996
Clay (indoors) 		 
Germany
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Jakob Hlasek
David Prinosil 		4
6 		64
77 		7
5 		6
4 		1
6 		 
2  
  		Marc Rosset
Hendrik Dreekmann 		3
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
3  
  		Jakob Hlasek / Alexandre Strambini
David Prinosil / Michael Stich 		2
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     
4  
  		Alexandre Strambini
David Prinosil 		3
6 		3
6 		       
5  
  		Jakob Hlasek
Hendrik Dreekmann 		4
6 		4
6 		       

France vs. Denmark edit

 
France
5 		Palais des Sports, Besançon, France[6]
9–11 February 1996
Hard (indoors) 		 
Denmark
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Guy Forget
Kenneth Carlsen 		6
4 		77
63 		5
7 		79
67 		   
2  
  		Cédric Pioline
Frederik Fetterlein 		4
6 		6
1 		6
1 		6
3 		   
3  
  		Guy Forget / Guillaume Raoux
Kenneth Carlsen / Frederik Fetterlein 		4
6 		6
3 		77
64 		6
3 		   
4  
  		Cédric Pioline
Kenneth Carlsen 		7
5 		6
4 		       
5  
  		Guillaume Raoux
Frederik Fetterlein 		6
3 		6
4 		       

India vs. Netherlands edit

 
India
3 		Jai Tennis Club, Jaipur, India[7]
9–11 February 1996
Grass 		 
Netherlands
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Leander Paes
Jacco Eltingh 		4
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     
2  
  		Mahesh Bhupathi
Jan Siemerink 		6
4 		77
64 		4
6 		4
6 		6
4 		 
3  
  		Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes
Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis 		6
3 		2
6 		63
77 		4
6 		   
4  
  		Leander Paes
Jan Siemerink 		77
62 		2
6 		77
63 		77
65 		   
5  
  		Mahesh Bhupathi
Jacco Eltingh 		77
64 		4
6 		7
5 		2
1 		   
retired

Sweden vs. Belgium edit

 
Sweden
4 		Duveholmshallen, Katrineholm, Sweden[8]
9–11 February 1996
Carpet (indoors) 		 
Belgium
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Magnus Larsson
Filip Dewulf 		6
3 		7
5 		77
64 		     
2  
  		Thomas Enqvist
Dick Norman 		6
4 		6
3 		6
1 		     
3  
  		Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti
Filip Dewulf / Dick Norman 		6
3 		6
1 		6
4 		     
4  
  		Thomas Enqvist
Johan Van Herck 		5
7 		2
6 		       
5  
  		Magnus Larsson
Dick Norman 		77
63 		6
4 		       

Czech Republic vs. Hungary edit

 
Czech Republic
5 		Lokomotíva hala, Plzeň, Czech Republic[9]
9–11 February 1996
Carpet (indoors) 		 
Hungary
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Daniel Vacek
József Krocskó 		6
3 		6
3 		6
4 		     
2  
  		Petr Korda
Sándor Noszály 		6
2 		77
64 		6
3 		     
3  
  		Cyril Suk / Daniel Vacek
Gábor Köves / Sándor Noszály 		62
77 		67
79 		79
67 		6
4 		6
4 		 
4  
  		Daniel Vacek
Sándor Noszály 		7
5 		6
3 		       
5  
  		Jiří Novák
József Krocskó 		5
7 		77
64 		6
0 		     

United States vs. Mexico edit

 
United States
5 		La Costa Resort Hotel, Carlsbad, CA, United States[10]
9–11 February 1996
Hard 		 
Mexico
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Michael Chang
Leonardo Lavalle 		6
1 		6
2 		6
4 		     
2  
  		Todd Martin
Alejandro Hernández 		6
3 		6
3 		6
0 		     
3  
  		Patrick Galbraith / Patrick McEnroe
Leonardo Lavalle / Óscar Ortiz 		79
67 		6
4 		6
3 		     
4  
  		Michael Chang
Alejandro Hernández 		6
0 		6
2 		       
5  
  		Todd Martin
Leonardo Lavalle 		3
6 		77
61 		6
4 		     

Quarterfinals edit

Italy vs. South Africa edit

 
Italy
4 		Foro Italico, Rome, Italy[11]
5–7 April 1996
Clay 		 
South Africa
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Renzo Furlan
Marcos Ondruska 		4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
2  
  		Andrea Gaudenzi
Wayne Ferreira 		5
7 		6
3 		2
6 		7
5 		6
1 		 
3  
  		Andrea Gaudenzi / Diego Nargiso
Ellis Ferreira / Wayne Ferreira 		5
7 		3
6 		6
3 		79
67 		6
2 		 
4  
  		Renzo Furlan
Wayne Ferreira 		3
6 		6
0 		77
64 		6
2 		   
5  
  		Andrea Gaudenzi
Marcos Ondruska 		6
1 		1
1 		       
retired

France vs. Germany edit

 
France
5 		Palais des Sports de Beaublanc, Limoges, France[12]
5–7 April 1996
Clay (indoors) 		 
Germany
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Cédric Pioline
David Prinosil 		6
0 		66
78 		6
4 		6
3 		   
2  
  		Arnaud Boetsch
Hendrik Dreekmann 		4
6 		6
4 		3
6 		77
62 		6
3 		 
3  
  		Arnaud Boetsch / Guy Forget
Boris Becker / Marc-Kevin Goellner 		78
66 		6
4 		79
67 		     
4  
  		Guy Forget
David Prinosil 		6
3 		0
6 		6
4 		     
5  
  		Cédric Pioline
Hendrik Dreekmann 		6
4 		6
3 		       

India vs. Sweden edit

 
India
0 		Calcutta South Club, Calcutta, India[13]
5–7 April 1996
Grass 		 
Sweden
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Leander Paes
Jonas Björkman 		6
1 		4
6 		7
5 		3
6 		5
7 		 
2  
  		Mahesh Bhupathi
Thomas Enqvist 		77
65 		63
77 		1
6 		1
6 		   
3  
  		Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes
Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti 		77
64 		3
6 		4
6 		1
6 		   
4  
  		Leander Paes
Nicklas Kulti 		3
6 		77
64 		66
78 		     
5  
  		Mahesh Bhupathi
Jonas Björkman 		2
6 		4
6 		       

Czech Republic vs. United States edit

 
Czech Republic
3 		Sportovní hala Sparta, Prague, Czech Republic[14]
5–7 April 1996
Carpet (indoors) 		 
United States
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Petr Korda
Todd Martin 		2
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
2  
  		Daniel Vacek
MaliVai Washington 		4
6 		6
3 		6
4 		5
7 		6
4 		 
3  
  		Petr Korda / Daniel Vacek
Patrick Galbraith / Patrick McEnroe 		6
2 		6
3 		6
3 		     
4  
  		Daniel Vacek
Todd Martin 		61
77 		3
6 		1
6 		     
5  
  		Petr Korda
MaliVai Washington 		77
65 		6
3 		6
2 		     

Semifinals edit

France vs. Italy edit

 
France
3 		Palais des Sports de Beaulieu, Nantes, France[15]
20–22 September 1996
Carpet (indoors) 		 
Italy
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Cédric Pioline
Andrea Gaudenzi 		7
5 		1
6 		64
77 		3
6 		   
2  
  		Arnaud Boetsch
Renzo Furlan 		5
7 		6
1 		3
6 		65
77 		   
3  
  		Guy Forget / Guillaume Raoux
Andrea Gaudenzi / Diego Nargiso 		6
3 		6
4 		6
2 		     
4  
  		Cédric Pioline
Renzo Furlan 		6
3 		2
6 		6
2 		6
4 		   
5  
  		Arnaud Boetsch
Andrea Gaudenzi 		6
4 		6
2 		710
68 		     

Czech Republic vs. Sweden edit

 
Czech Republic
1 		Sportovní hala Sparta, Prague, Czech Republic[16]
22–24 September 1995
Clay (indoors) 		 
Sweden
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Petr Korda
Thomas Enqvist 		4
6 		3
6 		69
711 		     
2  
  		Daniel Vacek
Stefan Edberg 		62
77 		5
7 		6
4 		3
6 		   
3  
  		Petr Korda / Daniel Vacek
Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti 		4
6 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		   
4  
  		Daniel Vacek
Thomas Enqvist 		3
6 		77
63 		6
4 		5
7 		3
6 		 
5  
  		Petr Korda
Stefan Edberg 		6
4 		2
6 		5
7 		     

Final edit

Sweden vs. France edit

 
Sweden
2 		Malmö Isstadion, Malmö, Sweden[2]
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 		 

References edit

  1. ^ "World Group 1996". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Sweden v France". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Italy v Russia". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "South Africa v Austria". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Switzerland v Germany". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "France v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "India v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Sweden v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Czech Republic v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Italy v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "France v Germany". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "India v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Czech Republic v United States". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "France v Italy". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Czech Republic v Sweden". daviscup.com.

External links edit

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