1996 Davis Cup

1996 edition of the Davis Cup June 2020 1996 Davis Cup 9 February – 1 December 1996 85th 124 FRA 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 Sweden in the final at the Massan Hall in Malmö.https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1996-WG-M-FRA-SWE-01 Davis Cup Final World Group 1996 Davis Cup World Group Participating teamsAUTBELCZEDENFRAGERHUNINDITAMEXNEDRUSRSASWESUIUSA Draw 9–11 February 5–7 April 20–22 September 29 November–1 December Rome, Italy (clay) RUS 2 ITA 3 Johannesburg, South Africa (indoor hard) AUT 2 RSA 3 Geneva, Switzerland (indoor clay) GER 5 SUI 0 Besançon, France (indoor hard) FRA 5 DEN 0 Jaipur, India (grass) IND 3 NED 2 Katrineholm, Sweden (indoor carpet) BEL 1 SWE 4 Plzeň, Czech Republic (indoor carpet) HUN 0 CZE 5 Carlsbad, CA, United States (hard) MEX 0 USA 5 Rome, Italy (clay) ITA 4 RSA 1 Limoges, France (indoor clay) GER 0 FRA 5 Calcutta, India (grass) IND 0 SWE 5 Prague, Czech Republic (indoor carpet) CZE 3 USA 2 Nantes, France (indoor carpet) ITA 2 FRA 3 Prague, Czech Republic (indoor carpet) SWE 4 CZE 1 Malmö, Sweden (indoor hard) FRA 3 SWE 2 Final Sweden vs. France Sweden France Massan Hall, Malmö 29 November – 1 December 1996 Hard (indoors) 2 3 Stefan Edberg 3 4 3 Cédric Pioline 6 6 6 Thomas Enqvist 6 6 7 Arnaud Boetsch 4 3 6.019 Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti 3 6 3 3 Guy Forget Guillaume Raoux 6 1 6 6 Thomas Enqvist 3 6.079 6 6 9 Cédric Pioline 6 7 4 4 7 Nicklas Kulti 6.019 6 6 6.049 8 Arnaud Boetsch 7 2 4 7 10 World Group qualifying round 1996 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round 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 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. Americas Zone Group I 1996 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I Draw Group II 1996 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II Draw Group III 1996 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III Draw Asia/Oceania Zone Group I 1996 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I Draw Group II 1996 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II Draw Group III 1996 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III Draw Europe/Africa Zone Group I 1996 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I Draw Group II 1996 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II Draw Group III – Zone A 1996 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone A Draw Group III – Zone B 1996 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone B Draw References General https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/historic-format/world-group.aspx#/1996 World Group 1996 DavisCup.com 11 June 2020 Specific External links Davis Cup Official Website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ 18 October 2010 Category:Davis Cups by year Davis Cup Davis Cup