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1996 Davis Cup

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

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.

France defeated the Sweden in the final at the Massan Hall in Malmö.[1]

World Group

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Participating teams

Austria

Belgium

Czech Republic

Denmark

France

Germany

Hungary

India

Italy

Mexico

Netherlands

Russia

South Africa

Sweden

Switzerland

United States

Draw

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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

Final

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Sweden vs. France


Sweden
2
Massan Hall, Malmö[1]
29 November – 1 December 1996
Hard (indoors)

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
 

World Group qualifying round

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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 team Score Visiting team Location Venue Door Surface
 Mexico 3–2  Argentina Mexico City Club Alemán de México Outdoor Hard
 Croatia 1–4  Australia Split Teniski klub Split Outdoor Clay
 Brazil 4–1  Austria São Paulo Hotel Transamérica Indoor Carpet
 Romania 3–2  Belgium Bucharest Arenele BNR Outdoor Clay
 Spain 4–1  Denmark Tarragona Club de Tennis Tarragona Outdoor Clay
 Russia 4–1  Hungary Moscow Olympic Stadium Indoor Carpet
  Switzerland 5–0  Morocco Olten Olten Hallenstadion Indoor Carpet
 Netherlands 4–1  New Zealand Haarlem Sportclub Haarlem Outdoor Hard

Americas Zone

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Group I

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Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
Mar del Plata, Argentina (clay)
Nassau, Bahamas (hard) Argentina4
 Peru2 Bahamas1
Santiago, Chile (clay) Bahamas3
 Peru0Santiago, Chile (clay)
 Chile5 Brazil3
Edmonton, Canada (indoor carpet)Santos, Brazil (clay)
 Chile2
 Chile2 Brazil4
Valencia, Venezuela (hard)
 Canada3 Venezuela1
 Canada2
 Venezuela3
  •  Peru relegated to Group II in 1997.
  •  Argentina and  Brazil advance to World Group qualifying round.

Group II

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Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
 Uruguay5
Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard) Guatemala0Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
 Guatemala1 Uruguay3
 Puerto Rico4Bogotá, Colombia (clay) Colombia2
 Puerto Rico0
 Colombia5Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
 Uruguay1
Havana, Cuba (hard) Ecuador4
 Cuba3
Asunción, Paraguay (clay) Paraguay2Havana, Cuba (hard)
 Paraguay5 Cuba0
 Barbados0Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) Ecuador3
 Barbados0
 Ecuador5

Group III

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Group A

   HAI  DOM  TRI  ATG  CRC RR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
 Haiti 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 4–0 12–0 (100%) 24–1 (96%) 1
 Dominican Republic 0–3 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–1 8–4 (67%) 17–9 (65%) 2
 Trinidad and Tobago 0–3 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–2 4–8 (33%) 8–19 (30%) 3
 Antigua and Barbuda 0–3 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–3 5–7 (42%) 11–16 (41%) 4
 Costa Rica 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–4 1–11 (8%) 7–22 (24%) 5

Group B

   ESA  PAN  JAM  BOL  BER  ECA RR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
 El Salvador 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 5–0 14–1 (93%) 28–3 (90%) 1
 Panama 0–3 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 4–1 9–6 (60%) 21–14 (60%) 2
 Jamaica 1–2 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–2 8–7 (53%) 17–17 (50%) 3
 Bolivia 0–3 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0 2–3 8–7 (53%) 18–15 (55%) 4
 Bermuda 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–4 3–12 (20%) 8–27 (23%) 5
 Eastern Caribbean 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–5 3–12 (20%) 9–25 (26%) 6

Asia/Oceania Zone

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Group I

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Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)
 New Zealand4
Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) China1Seoul, South Korea (clay)
 China5 New Zealand3
 Indonesia0Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) South Korea2
 South Korea4
Taipei, Taiwan (hard) Indonesia1
 Indonesia3
 Chinese Taipei2Yokkaichi, Japan (indoor carpet)
 Philippines0
Taichung, Taiwan (clay) Japan5Osaka, Japan (hard)
 Philippines3 Japan0
 Chinese Taipei2Melbourne, Australia (indoor hard) Australia5
 Chinese Taipei0
 Australia3

Group II

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Group III

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Group A

   SIN  MAS  POC  KAZ  SYR  OMA RR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
 Singapore 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 5–0 11–4 (73%) 23–10 (70%) 1
 Malaysia 0–3 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 3–2 7–8 (47%) 17–19 (47%) 2
 Pacific Oceania 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–2 8–7 (53%) 19–16 (54%) 3
 Kazakhstan 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–3 7–8 (47%) 18–20 (47%) 4
 Syria 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–0 2–3 8–7 (53%) 20–17 (54%) 5
 Oman 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 0–5 4–11 (27%) 9–24 (27%) 6

Group B

   LIB  KUW  BAN  QAT  JOR  BRU  UAE RR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
 Lebanon 3–0 3–0 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 6–0 17–1 (94%) 34–1 (97%) 1
 Kuwait 0–3 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 5–1 14–4 (78%) 28–6 (82%) 2
 Bangladesh 0–3 0–3 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 4–2 11–7 (61%) 22–16 (58%) 3
 Qatar 0–3 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–3 11–7 (61%) 22–15 (59%) 4
 Jordan 1–2 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0 3–0 2–4 7–11 (39%) 14–22 (39%) 5
 Brunei 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–5 2–16 (11%) 4–33 (11%) 6
 United Arab Emirates 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–6 1–17 (6%) 3–34 (8%) 7

Europe/Africa Zone

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Group I

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Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
 Morocco
Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
bye
bye Morocco4
 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe1
bye
Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)
 Zimbabwe
 Zimbabwe4
 Finland1
 Romania
Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
bye
bye Romania3
 Finland Finland2
bye
 Finland
 Ukraine
Dubrovnik, Croatia (indoor carpet)
bye
 Ukraine Ukraine0
bye Croatia5
bye
Kyiv, Ukraine (clay)
 Croatia
 Ukraine4
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
 Norway1
 Norway2
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
 Israel3
 Norway Israel1
bye Spain4
bye
 Spain

Group II

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Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (ind. carpet)
 Slovenia1
Novo Mesto, Slovenia (clay)Accra, Ghana (hard)
 Great Britain4
 Slovenia5 Great Britain5
Accra, Ghana (hard)
 Malta0 Ghana0
 Ghana5
Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass)
 Malta0
 Great Britain5
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
 Egypt0
 Egypt5
Skopje, Macedonia (clay)Cairo, Egypt (clay)
 Macedonia0
 Macedonia2 Egypt3
Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor hard)
 Latvia3 Ivory Coast2
 Ivory Coast3
 Latvia2
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
 Poland4
Poznań, Poland (clay)
 Nigeria1
 Nigeriaw/o Poland4
Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor carpet)
 Luxembourg Belarus1
 Belarus4
Trnava, Slovakia (indoor carpet)
 Luxembourg1
 Poland1
Budva, Yugoslavia (clay)
 Slovakia4
 Yugoslavia1
Novi Sad, Yugoslavia (carpet)Trnava, Slovakia (indoor carpet)
 Slovakia4
 Yugoslavia5 Slovakia5
Algiers, Algeria (clay)
 Algeria0 Portugal0
 Algeria0
 Portugal5

Group III – Zone A

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Group A

   LTU  SEN  SMR  ETH  AZE  ISL  SUD RR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
 Lithuania 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 6–0 18–0 (100%) 36–3 (92%) 1
 Senegal 0–3 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 5–1 13–5 (72%) 28–13 (68%) 2
 San Marino 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 4–2 13–5 (72%) 27–12 (69%) 3
 Ethiopia 0–3 1–2 0–3 3–0 2–1 2–1 3–3 8–10 (44%) 18–23 (44%) 4
 Azerbaijan 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–4 4–14 (22%) 12–30 (29%) 5
 Iceland 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–5 5–13 (28%) 13–26 (33%) 6
 Sudan 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 0–6 2–16 (11%) 6–33 (15%) 7

Group B

   GEO  TUR  ARM  BIH  LIE  TUN  BEN RR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
 Georgia 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 6–0 13–5 (72%) 28–11 (72%) 1
 Turkey 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 5–1 14–4 (78%) 28–9 (76%) 2
 Armenia 1–2 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 4–2 12–6 (67%) 27–16 (63%) 3
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–3 10–8 (56%) 22–20 (52%) 4
 Liechtenstein 1–2 0–3 0–3 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–4 7–11 (39%) 16–24 (40%) 5
 Tunisia 1–2 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–5 4–14 (22%) 13–30 (30%) 6
 Benin 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–6 3–15 (17%) 7–31 (18%) 7

Group III – Zone B

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Group A

   IRL  CMR  EST  MDA  CYP  ZAM  DJI RR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
 Ireland 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 6–0 17–1 (94%) 32–4 (89%) 1
 Cameroon 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 5–1 13–5 (72%) 26–12 (68%) 2
 Estonia 0–3 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 4–2 12–6 (67%) 25–15 (63%) 3
 Moldova 0–3 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–3 9–9 (50%) 21–19 (53%) 4
 Cyprus 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0 2–4 8–10 (44%) 19–18 (51%) 5
 Zambia 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 3–0 1–5 4–14 (22%) 9–28 (24%) 6
 Djibouti 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–6 0–18 (0%) 0–36 (0%) 7

Group B

   GRE  BUL  MON  KEN  BOT  TOG  CGO RR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
 Greece 3–0 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 5–1 16–2 (89%) 33–7 (83%) 1
 Bulgaria 0–3 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 5–1 15–3 (83%) 30–10 (75%) 2
 Monaco 2–1 0–3 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 5–1 13–5 (72%) 27–14 (66%) 3
 Kenya 0–3 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–3 10–8 (56%) 25–18 (58%) 4
 Botswana 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0 3–0 2–4 6–12 (33%) 14–25 (36%) 5
 Togo 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0 1–5 3–15 (17%) 10–29 (26%) 6
 Congo 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–6 0–18 (0%) 0–36 (0%) 7

References

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General
  • "World Group 1996". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
Specific
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