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

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Main article: 1996 Davis Cup

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.

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

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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

First round

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Italy vs. Russia

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Italy
3 		Foro Italico, Rome, Italy[3]
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

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South Africa
3 		Wanderers Club, Johannesburg, South Africa[4]
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

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

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France
5 		Palais des Sports, Besançon, France[6]
9–11 February 1996
Hard (indoors)
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

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India
3 		Jai Tennis Club, Jaipur, India[7]
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

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Sweden
4 		Duveholmshallen, Katrineholm, Sweden[8]
9–11 February 1996
Carpet (indoors)
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

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Czech Republic
5 		Lokomotíva hala, Plzeň, Czech Republic[9]
9–11 February 1996
Carpet (indoors)
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

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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 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

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Italy vs. South Africa

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Italy
4 		Foro Italico, Rome, Italy[11]
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

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France
5 		Palais des Sports de Beaublanc, Limoges, France[12]
5–7 April 1996
Clay (indoors)
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

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India
0 		Calcutta South Club, Calcutta, India[13]
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

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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 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

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France vs. Italy

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France
3 		Palais des Sports de Beaulieu, Nantes, France[15]
20–22 September 1996
Carpet (indoors)
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

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Czech Republic
1 		Sportovní hala Sparta, Prague, Czech Republic[16]
22–24 September 1995
Clay (indoors)
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

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Sweden vs. France

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Sweden
2 		Malmö Isstadion, Malmö, Sweden[2]
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 		 

References

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  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.
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