1996 Davis Cup World Group

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.

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

France
Main article: 1996 Davis Cup

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
Participating teams

Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark

France
Germany
Hungary
India

Italy
Mexico
Netherlands
Russia

South Africa
Sweden
Switzerland
United States

Draw
  First Round
9–11 February		 Quarterfinals
5–7 April		 Semifinals
20–22 September		 Final
29 November–1 December
                                     
Rome, Italy (clay)
  Russia 2  
Rome, Italy (clay)
  Italy 3  
    Italy 4  
Johannesburg, South Africa (indoor hard)
    South Africa 1  
  Austria 2
Nantes, France (indoor carpet)
  South Africa 3  
    Italy 2  
Geneva, Switzerland (indoor clay)
    France 3  
  Germany 5  
Limoges, France (indoor clay)
   Switzerland 0  
    Germany 0
Besançon, France (indoor hard)
    France 5  
  France 5
Malmö, Sweden (indoor hard)
  Denmark 0  
    France 3
Jaipur, India (grass)
    Sweden 2
  India 3  
Calcutta, India (grass)
  Netherlands 2  
    India 0
Katrineholm, Sweden (indoor carpet)
    Sweden 5  
  Belgium 1
Prague, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)
  Sweden 4  
    Sweden 4
Plzeň, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)
    Czech Republic 1  
  Hungary 0  
Prague, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)
  Czech Republic 5  
    Czech Republic 3
Carlsbad, CA, United States (hard)
    United States 2  
  Mexico 0
  United States 5  

First round

Italy vs. Russia

Italy
3		 Foro Italico, Rome, Italy[3]
9–11 February 1996
Clay
Russia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Andrea Gaudenzi
Andrei Chesnokov		 2
6 		65
77		 77
65		 6
3		 6
1		  
2
Renzo Furlan
Yevgeny Kafelnikov		 3
6 		7
5		 4
6 		3
6 		   
3
Andrea Gaudenzi / Diego Nargiso
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy		 6
4		 2
6 		5
7 		77
64		 6
4		  
4
Andrea Gaudenzi
Yevgeny Kafelnikov		 3
6 		6
3		 64
77		 5
7 		   
5
Renzo Furlan
Andrei Chesnokov		 6
0		 3
6 		6
3		 7
5		    

South Africa vs. Austria

South Africa
3		 Wanderers Club, Johannesburg, South Africa[4]
9–12 February 1996
Grass
Austria
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Marcos Ondruska
Thomas Muster		 2
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     
2
Wayne Ferreira
Wolfgang Schranz		 6
1		 77
62		 6
4		      
3
Wayne Ferreira / Gary Muller
Alex Antonitsch / Thomas Muster		 6
3		 77
63		 65
77		 3
6 		6
3		  
4
Wayne Ferreira
Thomas Muster		 5
7 		77
65		 4
6 		64
77		    
5
Marcos Ondruska
Gilbert Schaller		 6
3		 6
4		 6
2		      

Switzerland vs. Germany

Switzerland
0		 Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland[5]
9–11 February 1996
Clay (indoors)
Germany
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jakob Hlasek
David Prinosil		 4
6 		64
77		 7
5		 6
4		 1
6 		 
2
Marc Rosset
Hendrik Dreekmann		 3
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
3
Jakob Hlasek / Alexandre Strambini
David Prinosil / Michael Stich		 2
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     
4
Alexandre Strambini
David Prinosil		 3
6 		3
6 		       
5
Jakob Hlasek
Hendrik Dreekmann		 4
6 		4
6 		       

France vs. Denmark

France
5		 Palais des Sports, Besançon, France[6]
9–11 February 1996
Hard (indoors)
Denmark
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Guy Forget
Kenneth Carlsen		 6
4		 77
63		 5
7 		79
67		    
2
Cédric Pioline
Frederik Fetterlein		 4
6 		6
1		 6
1		 6
3		    
3
Guy Forget / Guillaume Raoux
Kenneth Carlsen / Frederik Fetterlein		 4
6 		6
3		 77
64		 6
3		    
4
Cédric Pioline
Kenneth Carlsen		 7
5		 6
4		        
5
Guillaume Raoux
Frederik Fetterlein		 6
3		 6
4		        

India vs. Netherlands

India
3		 Jai Tennis Club, Jaipur, India[7]
9–11 February 1996
Grass
Netherlands
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Leander Paes
Jacco Eltingh		 4
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     
2
Mahesh Bhupathi
Jan Siemerink		 6
4		 77
64		 4
6 		4
6 		6
4		  
3
Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes
Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis		 6
3		 2
6 		63
77		 4
6 		   
4
Leander Paes
Jan Siemerink		 77
62		 2
6 		77
63		 77
65		    
5
Mahesh Bhupathi
Jacco Eltingh		 77
64		 4
6 		7
5		 2
1		    
retired

Sweden vs. Belgium

Sweden
4		 Duveholmshallen, Katrineholm, Sweden[8]
9–11 February 1996
Carpet (indoors)
Belgium
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Magnus Larsson
Filip Dewulf		 6
3		 7
5		 77
64		      
2
Thomas Enqvist
Dick Norman		 6
4		 6
3		 6
1		      
3
Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti
Filip Dewulf / Dick Norman		 6
3		 6
1		 6
4		      
4
Thomas Enqvist
Johan Van Herck		 5
7 		2
6 		       
5
Magnus Larsson
Dick Norman		 77
63		 6
4		        

Czech Republic vs. Hungary

Czech Republic
5		 Lokomotíva hala, Plzeň, Czech Republic[9]
9–11 February 1996
Carpet (indoors)
Hungary
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Daniel Vacek
József Krocskó		 6
3		 6
3		 6
4		      
2
Petr Korda
Sándor Noszály		 6
2		 77
64		 6
3		      
3
Cyril Suk / Daniel Vacek
Gábor Köves / Sándor Noszály		 62
77		 67
79		 79
67		 6
4		 6
4		  
4
Daniel Vacek
Sándor Noszály		 7
5		 6
3		        
5
Jiří Novák
József Krocskó		 5
7 		77
64		 6
0		      

United States vs. Mexico

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
Michael Chang
Leonardo Lavalle		 6
1		 6
2		 6
4		      
2
Todd Martin
Alejandro Hernández		 6
3		 6
3		 6
0		      
3
Patrick Galbraith / Patrick McEnroe
Leonardo Lavalle / Óscar Ortiz		 79
67		 6
4		 6
3		      
4
Michael Chang
Alejandro Hernández		 6
0		 6
2		        
5
Todd Martin
Leonardo Lavalle		 3
6 		77
61		 6
4		      

Quarterfinals

Italy vs. South Africa

Italy
4		 Foro Italico, Rome, Italy[11]
5–7 April 1996
Clay
South Africa
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Renzo Furlan
Marcos Ondruska		 4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
2
Andrea Gaudenzi
Wayne Ferreira		 5
7 		6
3		 2
6 		7
5		 6
1		  
3
Andrea Gaudenzi / Diego Nargiso
Ellis Ferreira / Wayne Ferreira		 5
7 		3
6 		6
3		 79
67		 6
2		  
4
Renzo Furlan
Wayne Ferreira		 3
6 		6
0		 77
64		 6
2		    
5
Andrea Gaudenzi
Marcos Ondruska		 6
1		 1
1		        
retired

France vs. Germany

France
5		 Palais des Sports de Beaublanc, Limoges, France[12]
5–7 April 1996
Clay (indoors)
Germany
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Cédric Pioline
David Prinosil		 6
0		 66
78		 6
4		 6
3		    
2
Arnaud Boetsch
Hendrik Dreekmann		 4
6 		6
4		 3
6 		77
62		 6
3		  
3
Arnaud Boetsch / Guy Forget
Boris Becker / Marc-Kevin Goellner		 78
66		 6
4		 79
67		      
4
Guy Forget
David Prinosil		 6
3		 0
6 		6
4		      
5
Cédric Pioline
Hendrik Dreekmann		 6
4		 6
3		        

India vs. Sweden

India
0		 Calcutta South Club, Calcutta, India[13]
5–7 April 1996
Grass
Sweden
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Leander Paes
Jonas Björkman		 6
1		 4
6 		7
5		 3
6 		5
7 		 
2
Mahesh Bhupathi
Thomas Enqvist		 77
65		 63
77		 1
6 		1
6 		   
3
Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes
Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti		 77
64		 3
6 		4
6 		1
6 		   
4
Leander Paes
Nicklas Kulti		 3
6 		77
64		 66
78		      
5
Mahesh Bhupathi
Jonas Björkman		 2
6 		4
6 		       

Czech Republic vs. United States

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
Petr Korda
Todd Martin		 2
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
2
Daniel Vacek
MaliVai Washington		 4
6 		6
3		 6
4		 5
7 		6
4		  
3
Petr Korda / Daniel Vacek
Patrick Galbraith / Patrick McEnroe		 6
2		 6
3		 6
3		      
4
Daniel Vacek
Todd Martin		 61
77		 3
6 		1
6 		     
5
Petr Korda
MaliVai Washington		 77
65		 6
3		 6
2		      

Semifinals

France vs. Italy

France
3		 Palais des Sports de Beaulieu, Nantes, France[15]
20–22 September 1996
Carpet (indoors)
Italy
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Cédric Pioline
Andrea Gaudenzi		 7
5		 1
6 		64
77		 3
6 		   
2
Arnaud Boetsch
Renzo Furlan		 5
7 		6
1		 3
6 		65
77		    
3
Guy Forget / Guillaume Raoux
Andrea Gaudenzi / Diego Nargiso		 6
3		 6
4		 6
2		      
4
Cédric Pioline
Renzo Furlan		 6
3		 2
6 		6
2		 6
4		    
5
Arnaud Boetsch
Andrea Gaudenzi		 6
4		 6
2		 710
68		      

Czech Republic vs. Sweden

Czech Republic
1		 Sportovní hala Sparta, Prague, Czech Republic[16]
22–24 September 1995
Clay (indoors)
Sweden
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Petr Korda
Thomas Enqvist		 4
6 		3
6 		69
711		      
2
Daniel Vacek
Stefan Edberg		 62
77		 5
7 		6
4		 3
6 		   
3
Petr Korda / Daniel Vacek
Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti		 4
6 		6
3		 6
4		 6
4		    
4
Daniel Vacek
Thomas Enqvist		 3
6 		77
63		 6
4		 5
7 		3
6 		 
5
Petr Korda
Stefan Edberg		 6
4		 2
6 		5
7 		     

Final

Sweden vs. France

Sweden
2		 Malmö Isstadion, Malmö, Sweden[2]
29 November–1 December 1996
Hard (indoors)
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Stefan Edberg
Cédric Pioline		 3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
2
Thomas Enqvist
Arnaud Boetsch		 6
4		 6
3		 77
62		      
3
Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti
Guy Forget / Guillaume Raoux		 3
6 		6
1		 3
6 		3
6 		   
4
Thomas Enqvist
Cédric Pioline		 3
6 		68
710		 6
4		 6
4		 9
7		  
5
Nicklas Kulti
Arnaud Boetsch		 62
77		 6
2		 6
4		 65
77		 8
10 		 

References
  1. "World Group 1996". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "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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