1996 Davis Cup World Group

Main article: 1996 Davis Cup

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1996. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, and the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for 1997.

Participating Teams

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)[1]
  Russia 2  
Rome, Italy (clay)[2]
  Italy 3  
    Italy 4  
Johannesburg, South Africa (indoor hard)[3]
    South Africa 1  
  Austria 2
Nantes, France (indoor carpet)[4]
  South Africa 3  
    Italy 2  
Geneva, Switzerland (indoor clay)[5]
    France 3  
  Germany 5  
Limoges, France (indoor clay)[6]
   Switzerland 0  
    Germany 0
Besançon, France (indoor hard)[7]
    France 5  
  France 5
Malmö, Sweden (indoor hard)[8]
  Denmark 0  
    France 3
Jaipur, India (grass)[9]
    Sweden 2
  India 3  
Calcutta, India (grass)[10]
  Netherlands 2  
    India 0
Katrineholm, Sweden (indoor carpet)[11]
    Sweden 5  
  Belgium 1
Prague, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)[12]
  Sweden 4  
    Sweden 4
Plzeň, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)[13]
    Czech Republic 1  
  Hungary 0  
Prague, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)[14]
  Czech Republic 5  
    Czech Republic 3
Carlsbad, United States (hard)[15]
    United States 2  
  Mexico 0
  United States 5  

First round

Italy vs. Russia


Italy
3
Foro Italico, Rome, Italy[1]
9–11 February 1996
Clay

Russia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Russia
Andrea Gaudenzi
Andrei Chesnokov
2
6
65
77
77
65
6
3
6
1
 
2 Italy
Russia
Renzo Furlan
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
3
6
7
5
4
6
3
6
   
3 Italy
Russia
Andrea Gaudenzi / Diego Nargiso
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy
6
4
2
6
5
7
77
64
6
4
 
4 Italy
Russia
Andrea Gaudenzi
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
3
6
6
3
64
77
5
7
   
5 Italy
Russia
Renzo Furlan
Andrei Chesnokov
6
0
3
6
6
3
7
5
   

South Africa vs. Austria


South Africa
3
Wanderers Club, Johannesburg, South Africa[3]
9–12 February 1996
Grass

Austria
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 South Africa
Austria
Marcos Ondruska
Thomas Muster
2
6
5
7
2
6
     
2 South Africa
Austria
Wayne Ferreira
Wolfgang Schranz
6
1
77
62
6
4
     
3 South Africa
Austria
Wayne Ferreira / Gary Muller
Alex Antonitsch / Thomas Muster
6
3
77
63
65
77
3
6
6
3
 
4 South Africa
Austria
Wayne Ferreira
Thomas Muster
5
7
77
65
4
6
64
77
   
5 South Africa
Austria
Marcos Ondruska
Gilbert Schaller
6
3
6
4
6
2
     

Switzerland vs. Germany


Switzerland
0
Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland[5]
9–11 February 1996
Clay (i)

Germany
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Germany
Jakob Hlasek
David Prinosil
4
6
64
77
7
5
6
4
1
6
 
2 Switzerland
Germany
Marc Rosset
Hendrik Dreekmann
3
6
1
6
4
6
     
3 Switzerland
Germany
Jakob Hlasek / Alexandre Strambini
David Prinosil / Michael Stich
2
6
5
7
2
6
     
4 Switzerland
Germany
Alexandre Strambini
David Prinosil
3
6
3
6
       
5 Switzerland
Germany
Jakob Hlasek
Hendrik Dreekmann
4
6
4
6
       

France vs. Denmark


France
5
Sports Palace, Besançon, France[7]
9–11 February 1996
Hard (i)

Denmark
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Denmark
Guy Forget
Kenneth Carlsen
6
4
77
63
5
7
79
67
   
2 France
Denmark
Cédric Pioline
Frederik Fetterlein
4
6
6
1
6
1
6
3
   
3 France
Denmark
Guy Forget / Guillaume Raoux
Kenneth Carlsen / Frederik Fetterlein
4
6
6
3
77
64
6
3
   
4 France
Denmark
Cédric Pioline
Kenneth Carlsen
7
5
6
4
       
5 France
Denmark
Guillaume Raoux
Frederik Fetterlein
6
3
6
4
       

India vs. Netherlands


India
3
Jai TC, Jaipur, India[9]
9–11 February 1996
Grass

Netherlands
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Netherlands
Leander Paes
Jacco Eltingh
4
6
5
7
4
6
     
2 India
Netherlands
Mahesh Bhupathi
Jan Siemerink
6
4
77
64
4
6
4
6
6
4
 
3 India
Netherlands
Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes
Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis
6
3
2
6
63
77
4
6
   
4 India
Netherlands
Leander Paes
Jan Siemerink
77
62
2
6
77
63
77
65
   
5 India
Netherlands
Mahesh Bhupathi
Jacco Eltingh
77
64
4
6
7
5
2
1
   
retired

Sweden vs. Belgium


Sweden
4
Duveholms Hall, Katrineholm, Sweden[11]
9–11 February 1996
Carpet (i)

Belgium
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Belgium
Magnus Larsson
Filip Dewulf
6
3
7
5
77
64
     
2 Sweden
Belgium
Thomas Enqvist
Dick Norman
6
4
6
3
6
1
     
3 Sweden
Belgium
Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti
Filip Dewulf / Dick Norman
6
3
6
1
6
4
     
4 Sweden
Belgium
Thomas Enqvist
Johan Van Herck
5
7
2
6
       
5 Sweden
Belgium
Magnus Larsson
Dick Norman
77
63
6
4
       

Czech Republic vs. Hungary


Czech Republic
5
Lokomotive Hall, Plzeň, Czech Republic[13]
9–11 February 1996
Carpet (i)

Hungary
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czech Republic
Hungary
Daniel Vacek
József Krocskó
6
3
6
3
6
4
     
2 Czech Republic
Hungary
Petr Korda
Sándor Noszály
6
2
77
64
6
3
     
3 Czech Republic
Hungary
Cyril Suk / Daniel Vacek
Gábor Köves / Sándor Noszály
62
77
67
79
79
67
6
4
6
4
 
4 Czech Republic
Hungary
Daniel Vacek
Sándor Noszály
7
5
6
3
       
5 Czech Republic
Hungary
Jiří Novák
József Krocskó
5
7
77
64
6
0
     

United States vs. Mexico


United States
5
La Costa Resort Hotel, Carlsbad, United States[15]
9–11 February 1996
Hard

Mexico
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Mexico
Michael Chang
Leonardo Lavalle
6
1
6
2
6
4
     
2 United States
Mexico
Todd Martin
Alejandro Hernández
6
3
6
3
6
0
     
3 United States
Mexico
Patrick Galbraith / Patrick McEnroe
Leonardo Lavalle / Óscar Ortiz
79
67
6
4
6
3
     
4 United States
Mexico
Michael Chang
Alejandro Hernández
6
0
6
2
       
5 United States
Mexico
Todd Martin
Leonardo Lavalle
3
6
77
61
6
4
     

Quarterfinals

Italy vs. South Africa


Italy
4
Foro Italico, Rome, Italy[2]
5–7 April 1996
Clay

South Africa
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
South Africa
Renzo Furlan
Marcos Ondruska
4
6
4
6
4
6
     
2 Italy
South Africa
Andrea Gaudenzi
Wayne Ferreira
5
7
6
3
2
6
7
5
6
1
 
3 Italy
South Africa
Andrea Gaudenzi / Diego Nargiso
Ellis Ferreira / Wayne Ferreira
5
7
3
6
6
3
79
67
6
2
 
4 Italy
South Africa
Renzo Furlan
Wayne Ferreira
3
6
6
0
77
64
6
2
   
5 Italy
South Africa
Andrea Gaudenzi
Marcos Ondruska
6
1
1
1
       
retired

France vs. Germany


France
5
Beaublanc Sports Palace, Limoges, France[6]
5–7 April 1996
Clay (i)

Germany
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Germany
Cédric Pioline
David Prinosil
6
0
66
78
6
4
6
3
   
2 France
Germany
Arnaud Boetsch
Hendrik Dreekmann
4
6
6
4
3
6
77
62
6
3
 
3 France
Germany
Arnaud Boetsch / Guy Forget
Boris Becker / Marc-Kevin Goellner
78
66
6
4
79
67
     
4 France
Germany
Guy Forget
David Prinosil
6
3
0
6
6
4
     
5 France
Germany
Cédric Pioline
Hendrik Dreekmann
6
4
6
3
       

India vs. Sweden


India
0
South Club, Calcutta, India[10]
5–7 April 1996
Grass

Sweden
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Sweden
Leander Paes
Jonas Björkman
6
1
4
6
7
5
3
6
5
7
 
2 India
Sweden
Mahesh Bhupathi
Thomas Enqvist
77
65
63
77
1
6
1
6
   
3 India
Sweden
Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes
Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti
77
64
3
6
4
6
1
6
   
4 India
Sweden
Leander Paes
Nicklas Kulti
3
6
77
64
66
78
     
5 India
Sweden
Mahesh Bhupathi
Jonas Björkman
2
6
4
6
       

Czech Republic vs. United States


Czech Republic
3
Sparta Sports Hall, Prague, Czech Republic[14]
5–7 April 1996
Carpet (i)

United States
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czech Republic
United States
Petr Korda
Todd Martin
2
6
4
6
5
7
     
2 Czech Republic
United States
Daniel Vacek
MaliVai Washington
4
6
6
3
6
4
5
7
6
4
 
3 Czech Republic
United States
Petr Korda / Daniel Vacek
Patrick Galbraith / Patrick McEnroe
6
2
6
3
6
3
     
4 Czech Republic
United States
Daniel Vacek
Todd Martin
61
77
3
6
1
6
     
5 Czech Republic
United States
Petr Korda
MaliVai Washington
77
65
6
3
6
2
     

Semifinals

France vs. Italy


France
3
Sports Palace, Nantes, France[4]
20–22 September 1996
Carpet (i)

Italy
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Italy
Cédric Pioline
Andrea Gaudenzi
7
5
1
6
64
77
3
6
   
2 France
Italy
Arnaud Boetsch
Renzo Furlan
5
7
6
1
3
6
65
77
   
3 France
Italy
Guy Forget / Guillaume Raoux
Andrea Gaudenzi / Diego Nargiso
6
3
6
4
6
2
     
4 France
Italy
Cédric Pioline
Renzo Furlan
6
3
2
6
6
2
6
4
   
5 France
Italy
Arnaud Boetsch
Andrea Gaudenzi
6
4
6
2
710
68
     

Czech Republic vs. Sweden


Czech Republic
1
Sparta Sports Hall, Prague, Czech Republic[12]
22–24 September 1995
Clay (i)

Sweden
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czech Republic
Sweden
Petr Korda
Thomas Enqvist
4
6
3
6
69
711
     
2 Czech Republic
Sweden
Daniel Vacek
Stefan Edberg
62
77
5
7
6
4
3
6
   
3 Czech Republic
Sweden
Petr Korda / Daniel Vacek
Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti
4
6
6
3
6
4
6
4
   
4 Czech Republic
Sweden
Daniel Vacek
Thomas Enqvist
3
6
77
63
6
4
5
7
3
6
 
5 Czech Republic
Sweden
Petr Korda
Stefan Edberg
6
4
2
6
5
7
     

Final

Sweden vs. France


Sweden
2
Malmö Ice, Malmö, Sweden[8]
29 November - 1 December 1996
Hard (i)

France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
France
Stefan Edberg
Cédric Pioline
3
6
4
6
3
6
     
2 Sweden
France
Thomas Enqvist
Arnaud Boetsch
6
4
6
3
77
62
     
3 Sweden
France
Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti
Guy Forget / Guillaume Raoux
3
6
6
1
3
6
3
6
   
4 Sweden
France
Thomas Enqvist
Cédric Pioline
3
6
68
710
6
4
6
4
9
7
 
5 Sweden
France
Nicklas Kulti
Arnaud Boetsch
62
77
6
2
6
4
65
77
8
10
 

References

  1. 1 2 "Italy v Russia". daviscup.com.
  2. 1 2 "Italy v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  3. 1 2 "South Africa v Austria". daviscup.com.
  4. 1 2 "France v Italy". daviscup.com.
  5. 1 2 "Switzerland v Germany". daviscup.com.
  6. 1 2 "Sweden v Austria". daviscup.com.
  7. 1 2 "France v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  8. 1 2 "Sweden v France". daviscup.com.
  9. 1 2 "India v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  10. 1 2 "India v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  11. 1 2 "Sweden v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  12. 1 2 "Czech Republic v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  13. 1 2 "Czech Republic v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  14. 1 2 "Czech Republic v United States". daviscup.com.
  15. 1 2 "Germany v Croatia". daviscup.com.
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