1993 Davis Cup
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The 1993 Davis Cup was the 82nd edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. A total of 100 nations participated in the tournament. In the final, Germany defeated Australia at Exhibition Hall in Düsseldorf, Germany, on 3-5 December.
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World Group[edit]
Main article: 1993 Davis Cup World Group
| Participating Teams | |||
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 Australia |
 Austria |
 Brazil |
 Cuba |
 Czech Republic |
 Denmark |
 France |
 Germany |
 India |
 Italy |
 Netherlands |
 Russia[1] |
 Spain |
 Sweden |
 Switzerland |
 United States |
Draw[edit]
| First round 26-28 March |
Quarterfinals 16-18 July |
Semifinals 24-26 September |
Final 3-5 December |
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| Melbourne, Australia (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
 United States |
1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Florence, Italy (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Australia |
4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Australia |
3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Modena, Italy (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Italy |
2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Italy |
4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chandigarh, India (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Brazil |
1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Australia |
5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Vienna, Austria (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 India |
0 | |||||||||||||||||
 France |
4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cannes, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Austria |
1 | |||||||||||||||||
| France |
2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Calcutta, India (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
| India |
3 | |||||||||||||||||
 Switzerland |
2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Düsseldorf, Germany (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| India |
3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Australia |
1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Barcelona, Spain (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Germany |
4 | |||||||||||||||||
 Netherlands |
3 | |||||||||||||||||
| The Hague, Netherlands (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Spain |
2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands |
1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kalmar, Sweden (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Sweden |
4 | |||||||||||||||||
 Cuba |
0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Borlänge, Sweden (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden |
5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sweden |
0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Germany |
5 | |||||||||||||||||
 Denmark |
1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Halle, Germany (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Czech Republic |
4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic |
1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Germany |
4 | |||||||||||||||||
 Russia |
1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Germany |
4 | |||||||||||||||||
First round losers compete in World Group Qualifying Round with Zonal Group I Qualifiers.
Final[edit]
 Germany 4 |
Exhibition Hall, Düsseldorf, Germany 3 December - 5 December 1993 clay (indoors) |
 Australia 1 |
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World Group Qualifying Round[edit]
Main article: 1993 Davis Cup World Group Qualifying Round
Date: 22-26 September
| Venue | Home Team | Score | Visiting Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) |  Israel |
3-2 | Switzerland |
| Budapest, Hungary (clay) |  Hungary |
4-1 |  Argentina |
| Christchurch, New Zealand (indoor carpet) |  New Zealand |
2-3 | Austria |
| Charlotte, NC, United States (hard) | United States |
5-0 |  Bahamas |
| Brussels, Belgium (clay) |  Belgium |
3-1 | Brazil |
| Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Denmark |
3-2 |  Croatia |
| St. Petersburg, Russia (indoor carpet) | Russia |
5-0 | Cuba |
| Seoul, South Korea (hard) |  South Korea |
0-5 | Spain |
- Belgium, Hungary, Israel promoted to World Group in 1994.
- Austria, Denmark, Russia, Spain, and United States remain in World Group in 1994.
- Argentina (AMN), Bahamas (AMN), Croatia (EA), New Zealand (AO), and South Korea (AO) remain in Group I in 1994.
- Brazil, (AMN), Cuba (AMN), Switzerland (EA) relegated to Group I in 1994.
American Zone[edit]
Main article: 1993 Davis Cup American Zone
Group I[edit]
| 2nd round play-offs |
1st round play-offs |
1st round |
2nd round |
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 Chile |
2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bahamas |
3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chile |
Bahamas |
4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Uruguay |
1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay |
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| bye | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chile |
3 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Canada |
1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Argentina |
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| bye | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Argentina |
4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Canada |
 Mexico |
1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mexico |
4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Canada |
1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Canada relegated to Group II in 1994. |
Bahamas and Argentina advance to World Group Play-off. |
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Group II[edit]
| Play-offs |
1st round |
2nd round |
3rd round |
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 Peru |
3 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Colombia |
2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Colombia |
4 | Peru |
5 | |||||||||||||||||
 Dominican Republic |
1 |  Paraguay |
0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic |
2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Paraguay |
3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Peru |
5 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Puerto Rico |
0 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Ecuador |
4 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Venezuela |
1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela |
3 | Ecuador |
2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Haiti |
2 | Puerto Rico |
3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Haiti |
0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico |
5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic and Haiti relegated to Group III in 1994. |
Peru promoted to Group I in 1994. |
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Group III[edit]
Group III consisted of a round-robin group of eight teams, where the top two teams were promoted to Group II play the following year. All matches were played in the city of San José, Costa Rica.
| Promoted to Group II in 1994 |
| Team | W | L |
|---|---|---|
 Guatemala |
6 | 1 |
 Jamaica |
6 | 1 |
 El Salvador |
5 | 2 |
| Eastern Caribbean | 4 | 3 |
 Costa Rica |
3 | 4 |
 Bolivia |
2 | 5 |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
1 | 6 |
Asia/Oceania Zone[edit]
Main article: 1993 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone
Group I[edit]
| 2nd round play-offs |
1st round play-offs |
1st round |
2nd round |
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| South Korea |
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| bye | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Philippines |
4 | South Korea |
5 | |||||||||||||||||
 Chinese Taipei |
1 |  Indonesia |
0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia |
3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Philippines |
2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei |
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 Hong Kong |
0 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Japan |
5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Japan |
2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand |
3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand |
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| bye | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Losing team relegated to Group II in 1994. |
South Korea and New Zealand advance to World Group Play-off. |
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Group II[edit]
| Play-offs |
1st round |
2nd round |
3rd round |
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 Jordan |
0 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Iran |
5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Jordan |
1 | Iran |
2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Malaysia |
4 |  China |
3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia |
1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| China |
4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| China |
4 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Thailand |
1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Thailand |
5 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Kuwait |
0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait |
5 | Thailand |
5 | |||||||||||||||||
 Sri Lanka |
0 |  Pakistan |
0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan |
4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka |
1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Jordan and Sri Lanka relegated to Group III in 1994. |
China promoted to Group I in 1994. |
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Group III[edit]
Group III consisted of a round-robin group of eight teams, where the top two teams were promoted to Group II play the following year. All matches were played in the city of Doha, Qatar.
| Promoted to Group II in 1994 |
| Team | W | L |
|---|---|---|
 Saudi Arabia |
6 | 1 |
 Singapore |
6 | 1 |
 Lebanon |
4 | 3 |
 United Arab Emirates |
4 | 3 |
 Brunei |
4 | 3 |
 Bangladesh |
3 | 4 |
 Syria |
1 | 6 |
 Qatar |
0 | 7 |
Euro/African Zone[edit]
Main article: 1993 Davis Cup Euro/African Zone
Group I[edit]
- Participating Teams
Belgium — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
Croatia[2] — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
Finland — relegated to Group II in 1994
Great Britain
Hungary — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
Israel — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
Kenya — relegated to Group II in 1994
Luxembourg
Norway
Portugal
Zimbabwe
Group II[edit]
- Participating Teams
Algeria — relegated to Group III in 1994
Bulgaria
Ivory Coast — relegated to Group III in 1994
Cyprus — relegated to Group III in 1994
Egypt
Ghana
Greece
Ireland
Monaco
Morocco
Nigeria
Poland
Romania — promoted to Group I in 1994
Senegal
South Africa — promoted to Group I in 1994
Tunisia — relegated to Group III in 1994
Group III[edit]
- Participating Teams
Benin
Congo
Djibouti
Estonia[1] — promoted to Group II in 1994
Latvia[1] — promoted to Group II in 1994
Malta
San Marino
Slovenia[2] — promoted to Group II in 1994
Togo
Turkey
Ukraine[1] — promoted to Group II in 1994
Zambia
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b c d Russia took over the CIS's place in the World Group, and assumed all of the USSR's historical records. Estonia, Latvia, and Ukraine would all begin as new nations in Group III.
- ^ a b As the stronger tennis nation that began Davis Cup play immediately after the breakup of Yugoslavia, Croatia took Yugoslavia's spot in Group I and Slovenia began as a new nation in Group III. Yugoslavia's historical records were carried on when they resumed play in 1995, and continue today under Serbia.
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