1996 Davis Cup World Group

1996 Davis Cup World Group 9 February – 1 December 16th FRA Davis Cup 1996 Davis Cup The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1996.https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/historic-format/world-group.aspx#/1996 World Group 1996 DavisCup.com 11 June 2020 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. It was the French team's 8th Davis Cup title overall. Participating teams 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 First round Italy vs. Russia Italy Russia Foro Italico, Rome, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1996-WG-M-RUS-ITA-01 Italy v Russia daviscup.com 9–11 February 1996 Clay 3 2 Andrea Gaudenzi 2 6.049 7 6 6 Andrei Chesnokov 6 7 6.049 3 1 Renzo Furlan 3 7 4 3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6 5 6 6 Andrea Gaudenzi Diego Nargiso 6 2 5 7 6 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Andrei Olhovskiy 4 6 7 6.039 4 Andrea Gaudenzi 3 6 6.039 5 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6 3 7 7 Renzo Furlan 6 3 6 7 Andrei Chesnokov 0 6 3 5 South Africa vs. Austria South Africa Austria Wanderers Club, Johannesburg, South Africahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1996-WG-M-AUT-RSA-01 South Africa v Austria daviscup.com 9–12 February 1996 Grass 3 2 Marcos Ondruska 2 5 2 Thomas Muster 6 7 6 Wayne Ferreira 6 7 6 Wolfgang Schranz 1 6.019 4 Wayne Ferreira Gary Muller 6 7 6.049 3 6 Alex Antonitsch Thomas Muster 3 6.029 7 6 3 Wayne Ferreira 5 7 4 6.039 Thomas Muster 7 6.049 6 7 Marcos Ondruska 6 6 6 Gilbert Schaller 3 4 2 Switzerland vs. Germany Switzerland Germany Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerlandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1996-WG-M-GER-SUI-01 Switzerland v Germany daviscup.com 9–11 February 1996 Clay (indoors) 0 5 Jakob Hlasek 4 6.039 7 6 1 David Prinosil 6 7 5 4 6 Marc Rosset 3 1 4 Hendrik Dreekmann 6 6 6 Jakob Hlasek Alexandre Strambini 2 5 2 David Prinosil Michael Stich 6 7 6 Alexandre Strambini 3 3 David Prinosil 6 6 Jakob Hlasek 4 4 Hendrik Dreekmann 6 6 France vs. Denmark France Denmark Palais des Sports, Besançon, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1996-WG-M-FRA-DEN-01 France v Denmark daviscup.com 9–11 February 1996 Hard (indoors) 5 0 Guy Forget 6 7 5 7 Kenneth Carlsen 4 6.029 7 6.069 Cédric Pioline 4 6 6 6 Frederik Fetterlein 6 1 1 3 Guy Forget Guillaume Raoux 4 6 7 6 Kenneth Carlsen Frederik Fetterlein 6 3 6.039 3 Cédric Pioline 7 6 Kenneth Carlsen 5 4 Guillaume Raoux 6 6 Frederik Fetterlein 3 4 India vs. Netherlands India Netherlands Jai Tennis Club, Jaipur, Indiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1996-WG-M-IND-NED-01 India v Netherlands daviscup.com 9–11 February 1996 Grass 3 2 Leander Paes 4 5 4 Jacco Eltingh 6 7 6 Mahesh Bhupathi 6 7 4 4 6 Jan Siemerink 4 6.039 6 6 4 Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 6 2 6.029 4 Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 3 6 7 6 Leander Paes 7 2 7 7 Jan Siemerink 6.019 6 6.029 6.049 Mahesh Bhupathi 7 4 7 2 Jacco Eltingh 6.035 6 5 1 4 Sweden vs. Belgium Sweden Belgium Duveholmshallen, Katrineholm, Swedenhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1996-WG-M-BEL-SWE-01 Sweden v Belgium daviscup.com 9–11 February 1996 Carpet (indoors) 4 1 Magnus Larsson 6 7 7 Filip Dewulf 3 5 6.039 Thomas Enqvist 6 6 6 Dick Norman 4 3 1 Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti 6 6 6 Filip Dewulf Dick Norman 3 1 4 Thomas Enqvist 5 2 Johan Van Herck 7 6 Magnus Larsson 7 6 Dick Norman 6.029 4 Czech Republic vs. Hungary Czech Republic Hungary Lokomotíva hala, Plzeň, Czech Republichttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1996-WG-M-HUN-CZE-01 Czech Republic v Hungary daviscup.com 9–11 February 1996 Carpet (indoors) 5 0 Daniel Vacek 6 6 6 József Krocskó 3 3 4 Petr Korda 6 7 6 Sándor Noszály 2 6.039 3 Cyril Suk Daniel Vacek 6.019 6.069 7 6 6 Gábor Köves Sándor Noszály 7 7 6.069 4 4 Daniel Vacek 7 6 Sándor Noszály 5 3 Jiří Novák 5 7 6 József Krocskó 7 6.039 0 United States vs. Mexico United States Mexico La Costa Resort Hotel, Carlsbad, CA, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1996-WG-M-MEX-USA-01 United States v Mexico daviscup.com 9–11 February 1996 Hard 5 0 Michael Chang 6 6 6 Leonardo Lavalle 1 2 4 Todd Martin 6 6 6 Alejandro Hernández 3 3 0 Patrick Galbraith Patrick McEnroe 7 6 6 Leonardo Lavalle Óscar Ortiz 6.069 4 3 Michael Chang 6 6 Alejandro Hernández 0 2 Todd Martin 3 7 6 Leonardo Lavalle 6 6.009 4 Quarterfinals Italy vs. South Africa Italy South Africa Foro Italico, Rome, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1996-WG-M-ITA-RSA-01 Italy v South Africa daviscup.com 5–7 April 1996 Clay 4 1 Renzo Furlan 4 4 4 Marcos Ondruska 6 6 6 Andrea Gaudenzi 5 6 2 7 6 Wayne Ferreira 7 3 6 5 1 Andrea Gaudenzi Diego Nargiso 5 3 6 7 6 Ellis Ferreira Wayne Ferreira 7 6 3 6.069 2 Renzo Furlan 3 6 7 6 Wayne Ferreira 6 0 6.039 2 Andrea Gaudenzi 6 1 Marcos Ondruska 1 1 2 France vs. Germany France Germany Palais des Sports de Beaublanc, Limoges, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1996-WG-M-GER-FRA-01 France v Germany daviscup.com 5–7 April 1996 Clay (indoors) 5 0 Cédric Pioline 6 6.059 6 6 David Prinosil 0 7 4 3 Arnaud Boetsch 4 6 3 7 6 Hendrik Dreekmann 6 4 6 6.019 3 Arnaud Boetsch Guy Forget 7 6 7 Boris Becker Marc-Kevin Goellner 6.059 4 6.069 Guy Forget 6 0 6 David Prinosil 3 6 4 Cédric Pioline 6 6 Hendrik Dreekmann 4 3 India vs. Sweden India Sweden Calcutta South Club, Calcutta, Indiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1996-WG-M-IND-SWE-01 India v Sweden daviscup.com 5–7 April 1996 Grass 0 5 Leander Paes 6 4 7 3 5 Jonas Björkman 1 6 5 6 7 Mahesh Bhupathi 7 6.029 1 1 Thomas Enqvist 6.049 7 6 6 Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 7 3 4 1 Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti 6.039 6 6 6 Leander Paes 3 7 6.059 Nicklas Kulti 6 6.039 7 Mahesh Bhupathi 2 4 Jonas Björkman 6 6 Czech Republic vs. United States Czech Republic United States Sportovní hala Sparta, Prague, Czech Republichttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1996-WG-M-CZE-USA-01 Czech Republic v United States daviscup.com 5–7 April 1996 Carpet (indoors) 3 2 Petr Korda 2 4 5 Todd Martin 6 6 7 Daniel Vacek 4 6 6 5 6 MaliVai Washington 6 3 4 7 4 Petr Korda Daniel Vacek 6 6 6 Patrick Galbraith Patrick McEnroe 2 3 3 Daniel Vacek 6.009 3 1 Todd Martin 7 6 6 Petr Korda 7 6 6 MaliVai Washington 6.049 3 2 Semifinals France vs. Italy France Italy Palais des Sports de Beaulieu, Nantes, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1996-WG-M-ITA-FRA-01 France v Italy daviscup.com 20–22 September 1996 Carpet (indoors) 3 2 Cédric Pioline 7 1 6.039 3 Andrea Gaudenzi 5 6 7 6 Arnaud Boetsch 5 6 3 6.049 Renzo Furlan 7 1 6 7 Guy Forget Guillaume Raoux 6 6 6 Andrea Gaudenzi Diego Nargiso 3 4 2 Cédric Pioline 6 2 6 6 Renzo Furlan 3 6 2 4 Arnaud Boetsch 6 6 7 Andrea Gaudenzi 4 2 6.079 Czech Republic vs. Sweden Czech Republic Sweden Sportovní hala Sparta, Prague, Czech Republichttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1996-WG-M-SWE-CZE-01 Czech Republic v Sweden daviscup.com 22–24 September 1995 Clay (indoors) 1 4 Petr Korda 4 3 6.089 Thomas Enqvist 6 6 7 Daniel Vacek 6.019 5 6 3 Stefan Edberg 7 7 4 6 Petr Korda Daniel Vacek 4 6 6 6 Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti 6 3 4 4 Daniel Vacek 3 7 6 5 3 Thomas Enqvist 6 6.029 4 7 6 Petr Korda 6 2 5 Stefan Edberg 4 6 7 Final Sweden vs. France Sweden France Malmö Isstadion, Malmö, Swedenhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1996-WG-M-FRA-SWE-01 Sweden v France daviscup.com 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 References External links Davis Cup official website World Group Davis Cup World Group Davis Cup