1995 Davis Cup

1995 Davis Cup
Details
Duration	3 February – 3 December 1995
Edition	84th
Teams	115
Champion
Winning nation	United States
	← 1994 1996 →

The 1995 Davis Cup (also known as the 1995 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 84th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 115 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 25 in the Americas Zone, 29 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 45 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Bermuda, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Moldova and Pacific Oceania made their first appearances in the tournament.

The United States defeated Russia in the final, held at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia, on 1–3 December, to win their 31st title overall.^[1]^[2]^[3]

World Group

Participating teams
Australia	Austria	Belgium	Croatia
Czech Republic	Denmark	France	Germany
Italy	Netherlands	Russia	South Africa
Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	United States

Draw

First round
3–6 February

Quarterfinals
31 March–2 April

Semifinals
22–24 September

Final
1–3 December

St. Petersburg, United States (indoor carpet)

United States

4

Palermo, Italy (clay)

France

1

United States

5

Naples, Italy (clay)

Italy

0

Czech Republic

1

Las Vegas, United States (hard)

Italy

4

United States

4

Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet)

Sweden

1

Sweden

3

Växjö, Sweden (indoor carpet)

Denmark

2

Sweden

5

Vienna, Austria (indoor hard)

Austria

0

Spain

1

Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)

Austria

4

United States

3

Durban, South Africa (hard)

Russia

2

South Africa

3

Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet)

Australia

2

South Africa

1

Antwerp, Belgium (indoor clay)

Russia

4

Belgium

1

Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)

Russia

4

Russia

3

Geneva, Switzerland (indoor clay)

Germany

2

Switzerland

1

Utrecht, Netherlands (indoor hard)

Netherlands

4

Netherlands

1

Karlsruhe, Germany (indoor hard)

Germany

4

Croatia

1

Germany

4

Final

Russia vs. United States

Russia
2

Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia^[3]
1–3 December 1995
Clay (indoors)

United States
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Andrei Chesnokov Pete Sampras	6 3	4 6	3 6	7⁷ 6⁵	4 6
2	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Jim Courier	7⁷ 6¹	7 5	6 3
3	Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy Todd Martin / Pete Sampras	5 7	4 6	3 6
4	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Pete Sampras	2 6	4 6	6⁴ 7⁷
5	Andrei Chesnokov Jim Courier	6¹ 7⁷	7 5	6 0

World Group qualifying round

Date: 22–24 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 1996 World Group.

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Venue	Door	Surface
Hungary	3–2	Australia	Budapest	Kisstadion	Outdoor	Clay
Norway	0–5	Belgium	Oslo	Riksanlegget	Indoor	Hard
India	3–2	Croatia	New Delhi	National Sports Club	Outdoor	Grass
Czech Republic	4–1	Zimbabwe	Prague	National Centre	Outdoor	Clay
Venezuela	2–3	Denmark	Caracas	National Centre	Outdoor	Clay
Mexico	3–2	Spain	Mexico City	Club Alemán de México	Outdoor	Hard
Morocco	0–5	France	Casablanca	Complexe Al Amal	Outdoor	Clay
New Zealand	1–4	Switzerland	Hamilton	Mystery Creek Pavilion	Outdoor	Hard

Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France and Switzerland remain in the World Group in 1996.
Hungary, India and Mexico are promoted to the World Group in 1996.
Morocco, New Zealand, Norway, Venezuela and Zimbabwe remain in Zonal Group I in 1996.
Australia, Croatia and Spain are relegated to Zonal Group I in 1996.

Americas Zone

Group I

Second Round Play-offs

First Round Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

Caracas, Venezuela (hard)

Uruguay

0

Santiago, Chile (clay)

Venezuela

5

Caracas, Venezuela (hard)

Uruguay

0

Venezuela

3

Chile

5

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

Argentina

2

Argentina

3

Lima, Peru (hard)

Chile

2

Uruguay

1

Peru

4

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay)

Bahamas

0

Lima, Peru (clay)

Brazil

5

Mexico City, Mexico (hard)

Bahamas

3

Brazil

1

Peru

2

Mexico City, Mexico (hard)

Mexico

4

Mexico

3

Peru

1

Uruguay relegated to Group II in 1996.
Venezuela and Mexico advance to World Group qualifying round.

Group II

Relegation Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

Cuba

2

Cochabamba, Bolivia (clay)

Ecuador

3

Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

Cuba

5

Ecuador

5

Bolivia

0

Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)

Guatemala

0

Guatemala

4

Bolivia

1

Victoria, Canada (indoor carpet)

Ecuador

2

Asunción, Paraguay (clay)

Canada

3

Paraguay

2

Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay)

Colombia

3

Kelowna, Canada (indoor carpet)

Paraguay

3

Colombia

0

Haiti

2

Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay)

Canada

5

Haiti

2

Canada

3

Bolivia and Haiti relegated to Group III in 1996.
Canada promoted to Group I in 1996.

Group III

Venue: Santo Domingo Tennis Club, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Date: 1–5 March

Group A

	PUR	DOM	CRC	ECA	BER	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
Puerto Rico		2–1	3–0	2–1	3–0	4–0	10–2 (83%)	21–8 (72%)	1
Dominican Republic	1–2		2–1	2–1	3–0	3–1	8–4 (67%)	18–9 (67%)	2
Costa Rica	0–3	1–2		2–1	3–0	2–2	6–6 (50%)	15–15 (50%)	3
Eastern Caribbean	1–2	1–2	1–2		3–0	1–3	6–6 (50%)	13–15 (46%)	4
Bermuda	0–3	0–3	0–3	0–3		0–4	0–12 (0%)	4–24 (14%)	5

Group B

	BAR	ESA	JAM	TRI	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
Barbados		3–0	2–1	3–0	3–0	8–1 (89%)	17–3 (85%)	1
El Salvador	0–3		3–0	3–0	2–1	6–3 (67%)	12–6 (67%)	2
Jamaica	1–2	0–3		2–1	1–2	3–6 (33%)	7–13 (35%)	3
Trinidad and Tobago	0–3	0–3	1–2		0–3	1–8 (11%)	2–16 (11%)	4

Puerto Rico and Barbados promoted to Group II in 1996.

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Second Round Play-offs

First Round Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

Wellington, New Zealand (hard)

New Zealand

5

Jakarta, Indonesia (clay)

Chinese Taipei

0

Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)

Chinese Taipei

1

New Zealand

4

Indonesia

4

Seoul, South Korea (indoor carpet)

South Korea

1

Indonesia

0

Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)

South Korea

5

Chinese Taipei

5

Hong Kong

0

Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)

Philippines

3

Fujisawa, Japan (indoor hard)

Japan

2

New Delhi, India (grass)

Japan

5

Philippines

0

Hong Kong

0

Calcutta, India (grass)

India

5

Hong Kong

1

India

4

Hong Kong relegated to Group II in 1996.
New Zealand and India advance to World Group qualifying round.

Group II

Relegation Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Lahore, Pakistan (grass)

China

3

Lahore, Pakistan (grass)

Pakistan

2

Bangkok, Thailand (hard)

Pakistan

4

China

3

Malaysia

1

Bangkok, Thailand (hard)

Thailand

2

Malaysia

1

Thailand

4

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (clay)

China

3

Doha, Qatar (hard)

Uzbekistan

2

Uzbekistan

5

Doha, Qatar (hard)

Qatar

0

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (clay)

Qatar

1

Uzbekistan

5

Iran

4

Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)

Sri Lanka

0

Sri Lanka

3

Iran

2

Malaysia and Qatar relegated to Group III in 1996.
China promoted to Group I in 1996.

Group III

Venue: Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Date: 10–16 April

Group A

	BHR	SIN	KUW	SYR	KAZ	OMA	BRU	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
Bahrain		2–1	2–1	3–0	2–1	2–1	3–0	6–0	14–4 (78%)	30–11 (73%)	1
Singapore	1–2		3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0	5–1	16–2 (89%)	33–9 (79%)	2
Kuwait	1–2	0–3		3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0	4–2	13–5 (72%)	29–11 (73%)	3
Syria	0–3	0–3	0–3		3–0	2–1	3–0	3–3	8–10 (44%)	19–21 (48%)	4
Kazakhstan	1–2	0–3	0–3	0–3		1–2	2–1	1–5	4–14 (22%)	12–28 (30%)	5
Oman	1–2	0–3	0–3	1–2	2–1		1–2	1–5	5–13 (28%)	10–30 (25%)	6
Brunei	0–3	0–3	0–3	0–3	1–2	2–1		1–5	3–15 (17%)	7–30 (19%)	7

Group B

	KSA	BAN	POC	LIB	JOR	UAE	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
Saudi Arabia		3–0	2–1	2–1	3–0	2–1	5–0	12–3 (80%)	25–9 (74%)	1
Bangladesh	0–3		2–1	2–1	3–0	3–0	4–1	10–5 (67%)	21–12 (64%)	2
Pacific Oceania	1–2	1–2		2–1	3–0	3–0	3–2	10–5 (67%)	22–16 (58%)	3
Lebanon	1–2	1–2	1–2		2–1	3–0	2–3	8–7 (53%)	19–15 (56%)	4
Jordan	0–3	0–3	0–3	1–2		2–1	1–4	3–12 (20%)	10–24 (29%)	5
United Arab Emirates	1–2	0–3	0–3	0–3	1–2		0–5	2–13 (13%)	5–26 (16%)	6

Bahrain and Saudi Arabia promoted to Group II in 1996.

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I


Consolation semifinals		Final

		Casablanca, Morocco (clay)

		Morocco	4

Estoril, Portugal (clay)		Romania	1

Romania	3

Portugal	2	Budapest, Hungary (indoor carpet)

		Portugal	2

		Hungary	3



		Portorož, Slovenia (clay)

		Slovenia	0

Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)		Zimbabwe	5

Slovenia	0

Israel	5	Oslo, Norway (indoor hard)

		Norway	4

		Israel	1

Morocco, Hungary, Zimbabwe and Norway advance to World Group qualifying round.
Portugal and Slovenia relegated to Group II in 1996.

Group II

Relegation Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor carpet)

Luxembourg

4

Vilnius, Lithuania (clay)

Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor carpet)

Lithuania

1

Lithuania

1

Luxembourg

4

Lagos, Nigeria (hard)

Poland

4

Nigeria

1

Nigeria

3

Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)

Poland

2

Luxembourg

1

Accra, Ghana (hard)

Finland

4

Ghana

3

Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)

Tampere, Finland (clay)

Ireland

2

Ireland

2

Ghana

0

Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)

Ivory Coast

3

Finland

5

Ivory Coast

2

Finland

3

Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet)

Ukraine

3

Minsk, Belarus (carpet)

Jūrmala, Latvia (clay)

Belarus

2

Belarus

5

Ukraine

3

Tallinn, Estonia (indoor carpet)

Estonia

0

Latvia

2

Estonia

2

Cairo, Egypt (clay)

Latvia

3

Ukraine

4

Cairo, Egypt (clay)

Egypt

1

Egypt

4

Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass)

Cairo, Egypt (clay)

Monaco

1

Monaco

0

Egypt

3

Bratislava, Slovakia (clay)

5

2

5

0

Lithuania, Ireland, Estonia, and Monaco relegated to Group III in 1996.
Finland and Ukraine promoted to Group I in 1996.

Group III – Zone A

Venue: Centro Tennis Cassa di Risparmio, San Marino, San Marino
Date: 10–14 May

Group A

	MKD	BUL	GEO	TUN	CMR	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
Macedonia		2–1	2–1	3–0	3–0	4–0	10–2 (83%)	21–7 (75%)	1
Bulgaria	1–2		2–0	3–0	3–0	3–1	9–2 (82%)	18–7 (72%)	2
Georgia	1–2	0–2		3–0	3–0	2–2	7–4 (64%)	16–9 (64%)	3
Tunisia	0–3	0–3	0–3		2–0	1–3	2–9 (18%)	6–19 (24%)	4
Cameroon	0–3	0–3	0–3	0–2		0–4	0–11 (0%)	3–22 (12%)	5

Group B

	FRY	GRE	SMR	MDA	TOG	BEN	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
Yugoslavia		2–1	3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0	5–0	14–1 (93%)	29–3 (91%)	1
Greece	1–2		2–1	3–0	3–0	3–0	4–1	12–3 (80%)	24–9 (73%)	2
San Marino	0–3	1–2		2–1	3–0	2–1	3–2	8–7 (53%)	17–15 (53%)	3
Moldova	0–3	0–3	1–2		3–0	2–1	2–3	6–9 (40%)	15–19 (44%)	4
Togo	0–3	0–3	0–3	0–3		3–0	1–4	3–12 (20%)	8–25 (24%)	5
Benin	0–3	0–3	1–2	1–2	0–3		0–5	2–13 (13%)	6–28 (18%)	6

Macedonia and Yugoslavia promoted to Group II in 1996.

Group III – Zone B

Venue: Tennis Club de Brazzaville, Brazzaville, Congo
Date: 26–30 April

Group A

	MLT	CYP	KEN	CGO	ETH	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
Malta		2–1	3–0	2–1	2–1	4–0	9–3 (75%)	19–9 (68%)	1
Cyprus	1–2		2–1	3–0	3–0	3–1	9–3 (75%)	19–7 (73%)	2
Kenya	0–3	1–2		2–1	3–0	2–2	6–6 (50%)	15–14 (52%)	3
Congo	1–2	0–3	1–2		2–1	1–3	4–8 (33%)	9–18 (33%)	4
Ethiopia	1–2	0–3	0–3	1–2		0–4	2–10 (17%)	7–21 (25%)	5

Group B

	ALG	TUR	ZAM	SEN	SUD	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
Algeria		3–0	3–0	2–1	3–0	4–0	11–1 (92%)	22–3 (88%)	1
Turkey	0–3		2–1	2–1	3–0	3–1	7–5 (58%)	14–10 (58%)	2
Zambia	0–3	1–2		2–1	3–0	2–2	6–6 (50%)	12–13 (48%)	3
Senegal	1–2	1–2	1–2		3–0	1–3	6–6 (50%)	14–12 (54%)	4
Sudan	0–3	0–3	0–3	0–3		0–4	0–12 (0%)	0–24 (0%)	5

Malta and Algeria promoted to Group II in 1996.

References

General

"World Group 1995". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

Specific

^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 504–505. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ John Barrett, ed. (1996). World of Tennis 1996. London: Harper Collins. pp. 27–37. ISBN 9780002187138.
^ ^a ^b "Russia v United States". daviscup.com.

External links

Davis Cup Official Website

[Collins-1] Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 504–505. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[2] John Barrett, ed. (1996). World of Tennis 1996. London: Harper Collins. pp. 27–37. ISBN 9780002187138.

[WG_Final-3] "Russia v United States". daviscup.com.

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