1996 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round

none 1996 Davis Cup The 1996 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round was held from 20 to 22 September. They were the main play-offs of the 1996 Davis Cup. The winners of the playoffs advanced to the 1997 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions I. Teams Bold indicates team had qualified for the 1997 Davis Cup World Group. From World Group 30em AUT BEL DEN HUN MEX NED RUS SUI From Americas Group I 30em ARG BRA From Asia/Oceania Group I 30em AUS NZL From Europe/Africa Group I 30em CRO MAR ROU ESP Results summary 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 Ref. Reference MEX 3–2 ARG Mexico City Club Alemán de México Outdoor Hard CRO 1–4 AUS Split Teniski klub Split Outdoor Clay BRA 4–1 AUT São Paulo Hotel Transamérica Indoor Carpet ROU 3–2 BEL Bucharest Arenele BNR Outdoor Clay ESP 4–1 DEN Tarragona Club de Tennis Tarragona Outdoor Clay RUS 4–1 HUN Moscow Olympic Stadium Indoor Carpet SUI 5–0 MAR Olten Olten Hallenstadion Indoor Carpet NED 4–1 NZL Haarlem Sportclub Haarlem Outdoor Hard MEX, NED, RUS and SUI remain in the World Group in 1997. AUS, BRA, ROU and ESP are promoted to the World Group in 1997. ARG, CRO, MAR and NZL remain in Zonal Group I in 1997. AUT, BEL, DEN and HUN are relegated to Zonal Group I in 1997. Qualifying results Mexico vs. Argentina Mexico Argentina Club Alemán de México, Mexico City, Mexicohttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1996-WG-QR-ARG-MEX-01 Mexico v Argentina daviscup.com 20–22 September 1996 Hard 3 2 Alejandro Hernández 7 6 6 Gastón Etlis 6.049 2 4 Leonardo Lavalle 6.049 4 6 7 5 Hernán Gumy 7 6 4 5 7 Alejandro Hernández Óscar Ortiz 6.049 6 3 7 6 Pablo Albano Luis Lobo 7 4 6 6.019 4 Alejandro Hernández 6 7 6 Hernán Gumy 4 5 1 Leonardo Lavalle 3 6 Gastón Etlis 6 3 3 Croatia vs. Australia Croatia Australia Teniski klub Split, Split, Croatiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1996-WG-QR-CRO-AUS-01 Croatia v Australia daviscup.com 20–22 September 1996 Clay 1 4 Saša Hiršzon 2 3 2 Mark Philippoussis 6 6 6 Goran Ivanišević 6 3 6 6.049 2 Jason Stoltenberg 4 6 3 7 6 Saša Hiršzon Goran Ivanišević 3 2 4 Pat Rafter Mark Woodforde 6 6 6 Goran Orešić 1 4 Mark Philippoussis 6 6 Saša Hiršzon 6 6 Jason Stoltenberg 2 2 Brazil vs. Austria Brazil Austria Hotel Transamérica, São Paulo, Brazilhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1996-WG-QR-AUT-BRA-01 Brazil v Austria daviscup.com 20–22 September 1996 Carpet (indoors) 4 1 Fernando Meligeni 3 3 3 Thomas Muster 6 6 6 Gustavo Kuerten 4 3 7 7 6 Markus Hipfl 6 6 6.00 6.049 1 Gustavo Kuerten Jaime Oncins 7 4 6 3 2 Thomas Muster Udo Plamberger 6.019 6 3 6 0 2 Gustavo Kuerten Udo Plamberger 1 Fernando Meligeni Markus Hipfl 1 Romania vs. Belgium Romania Belgium Arenele BNR, Bucharest, Romaniahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1996-WG-QR-ROU-BEL-01 Romania v Belgium daviscup.com 20–22 September 1996 Clay 3 2 Adrian Voinea 7 4 2 1 Johan Van Herck 6.059 6 6 6 Andrei Pavel 6 6 6 Filip Dewulf 1 3 2 George Cosac Dinu Pescariu 6 0 2 4 Filip Dewulf Libor Pimek 4 6 6 6 Adrian Voinea 6 6 6 Filip Dewulf 0 0 2 Andrei Pavel 6 6 6 Johan Van Herck 3 4 3 Spain vs. Denmark Spain Denmark Club de Tennis Tarragona, Tarragona, Spainhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1996-WG-QR-ESP-DEN-01 Spain v Denmark daviscup.com 20–22 September 1996 Clay 4 1 Albert Costa 6 6 6 Frederik Fetterlein 0 0 2 Carlos Moyá 6 6 6 Kenneth Carlsen 1 2 1 Tomás Carbonell Àlex Corretja 6 7 4 5 6 Kenneth Carlsen Frederik Fetterlein 4 5 6 7 3 Albert Costa 6 5 3 Kenneth Carlsen 3 7 6 Carlos Moyá 6 6 Thomas Larsen 3 4 Russia vs. Hungary Russia Hungary Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1996-WG-QR-HUN-RUS-01 Russia v Hungary daviscup.com 20–22 September 1996 Carpet (indoors) 4 1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7 3 6 6 Attila Sávolt 5 6 3 4 Andrei Chesnokov 6 6 6 József Krocskó 2 2 2 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Andrei Olhovskiy 7 6 6 Gábor Köves Sándor Noszály 6.019 3 1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6 6 József Krocskó 0 3 Andrei Chesnokov 3 2 Attila Sávolt 6 6 Switzerland vs. Morocco Switzerland Morocco Olten Hallenstadion, Olten, Switzerlandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1996-WG-QR-MAR-SUI-01 Switzerland v Morocco daviscup.com 20–22 September 1996 Carpet (indoors) 5 0 Jakob Hlasek 0 6 6 7 Mehdi Tahiri 6 3 2 5 Marc Rosset 6 6 6 Mounir El Aarej 0 1 3 Jakob Hlasek Marc Rosset 6 6 6 Mounir El Aarej Mehdi Tahiri 2 2 0 Marc Rosset 3 6 6 Mehdi Tahiri 6 3 1 Jakob Hlasek 6 6 Larbi Rharnit 0 1 Netherlands vs. New Zealand Netherlands New Zealand Sportclub Haarlem, Haarlem, Netherlandshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1996-WG-QR-NED-NZL-01 Netherlands v New Zealand daviscup.com 20–22 September 1996 Hard 4 1 Jan Siemerink 6.039 7 6 3 6 Brett Steven 7 6.019 3 6 2 Richard Krajicek 6.049 6 6 1 Alistair Hunt 7 3 4 4 4 Sjeng Schalken Jan Siemerink 3 7 6 6 Alistair Hunt Brett Steven 6 6.059 4 2 Sjeng Schalken 7 6 6.049 6 James Greenhalgh 5 1 7 1 Dennis van Scheppingen 3 6 7 Alistair Hunt 6 3 6.059 References External links Davis Cup Official Website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ 2010-10-18 World Group qualifying round