1994 Davis Cup

1994 Davis Cup
Details
Duration	25 March – 4 December 1994
Edition	83rd
Teams	109
Champion
Winning nation	Sweden
	← 1993 1995 →

The 1994 Davis Cup (also known as the 1994 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 83rd edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 109 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 22 in the Americas Zone, 23 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 39 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Belarus, Brunei, Georgia, Lithuania, Oman, Slovakia, Sudan and Uzbekistan made their first appearances in the tournament.

Sweden defeated Russia in the final, held at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia, on 2–4 December, to win their 5th title overall.^[1]^[2]

World Group

Participating teams
Australia	Austria	Belgium	Czech Republic
Denmark	France	Germany	Hungary
India	Israel	Italy	Netherlands
Russia	Spain	Sweden	United States

Draw

First round
25–27 March

Quarterfinals
15–17 July

Semifinals
23–25 September

Final
2–4 December

New Delhi, India (grass)

United States

5

Rotterdam, Netherlands (hard)

India

0

United States

3

Eindhoven, Netherlands (indoor carpet)

Netherlands

2

Netherlands

5

Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor carpet)

Belgium

0

United States

2

Lund, Sweden (indoor carpet)

Sweden

3

Sweden

5

Cannes, France (hard)

Denmark

0

Sweden

3

Besançon, France (indoor hard)

France

2

France

4

Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet)

Hungary

1

Sweden

4

Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)

Russia

1

Israel

1

Saint Petersburg, Russia (indoor carpet)

Czech Republic

4

Czech Republic

2

Saint Petersburg, Russia (indoor carpet)

Russia

3

Russia

4

Hamburg, Germany (hard)

Australia

1

Russia

4

Madrid, Spain (clay)

Germany

1

Italy

1

Halle, Germany (grass)

Spain

4

Spain

2

Graz, Austria (indoor clay)

Germany

3

Austria

2

Germany

3

Final

Russia vs. Sweden

Russia
1

Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia^[2]
2–4 December 1994
Carpet (indoors)

Sweden
4

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Alexander Volkov Stefan Edberg	4 6	2 6	7⁷ 6²	6 0	6 8
2	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Magnus Larsson	0 6	2 6	6 3	6 2	3 6
3	Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy Jan Apell / Jonas Björkman	7⁷ 6⁴	2 6	3 6	6 1	6 8
4	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Stefan Edberg	4 6	6 4	6 0
5	Alexander Volkov Magnus Larsson	6⁴ 7⁷	4 6

World Group qualifying round

Date: 23–25 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 1995 World Group.

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Venue	Door	Surface
New Zealand	1-4	Australia	Christchurch	King Edward Barracks	Indoor	Carpet
Uruguay	2-3	Austria	Montevideo	Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club	Outdoor	Clay
Israel	2-3	Belgium	Ramat HaSharon	Canada Stadium	Outdoor	Hard
Portugal	0-4	Croatia	Porto	Lawn Tennis Club da Foz	Outdoor	Clay
Denmark	4-1	Peru	Copenhagen	Valby-Hallen	Indoor	Carpet
Hungary	1-4	Italy	Budapest	Romai Tennis Academy	Outdoor	Clay
Indonesia	1-4	Switzerland	Jakarta	Gelora Senayan Sports Complex	Outdoor	Hard
India	2-3	South Africa	Jaipur	Jai Club Tennis Complex	Outdoor	Grass

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark and Italy remain in the World Group in 1995.
Croatia, South Africa and Switzerland are promoted to the World Group in 1995.
Indonesia, New Zealand, Peru, Portugal and Uruguay remain in Zonal Group I in 1995.
Hungary, India and Israel are relegated to Zonal Group I in 1995.

Americas Zone

Group I


Relegation Play-off 25–27 March		Preliminary Round 4–6 February

		Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)

		Uruguay	5
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
		Cuba	0
Cuba	0
		Lima, Peru (clay)
Mexico	5
		Mexico	2

		Peru	3

Cuba relegated to Group II in 1995.


First Round 25–27 March		Second Round 8–17 July



Argentina
		Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
bye
		Argentina	2
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
		Uruguay	3
Bahamas	2

Uruguay	3

Lima, Peru (hard)

Peru	3
		Lima, Peru (clay)
Chile	2
		Peru	3

		Brazil	2
bye

Brazil

Uruguay and Peru advance to World Group qualifying round.

Group II

Relegation Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Ottawa, Canada (indoor hard)

Canada

5

Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)

Jamaica

0

Bogotá, Colombia (clay)

Jamaica

1

Canada

3

Guatemala

4

Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)

Colombia

2

Guatemala

0

Colombia

5

Montreal, Canada (hard)

Canada

2

Asunción, Paraguay (clay)

Venezuela

3

Venezuela

4

Asunción, Paraguay (clay)

Paraguay

1

Caracas, Venezuela (hard)

Paraguay

4

Venezuela

4

Puerto Rico

1

San Juan, Puerto Rico (hard)

Ecuador

1

Ecuador

4

Puerto Rico

1

Jamaica and Puerto Rico relegated to Group III in 1995.
Venezuela promoted to Group I in 1995.

Group III

Venue: St. Lucia Racquet Club, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
Date: 9–13 March

Rank	Team
1	Haiti
2	Bolivia
3	El Salvador
4	Dominican Republic
5	Costa Rica
6	Trinidad and Tobago
7	Eastern Caribbean
8	Barbados

Haiti and Bolivia promoted to Group II in 1995.

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I


	Preliminary Round 4–6 February

	Beijing, China (indoor carpet)

	China		0

	Japan		5

China relegated to Group II in 1995.


First Round 25–27 March		Second Round 29 April–8 May



New Zealand
		Christchurch, New Zealand (indoor carpet)
bye
		New Zealand	3
Kyoto, Japan (indoor carpet)
		Japan	2
Japan	5

Philippines	0

Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)

Indonesia	3
		Jakarta, Indonesia (clay)
Hong Kong	2
		Indonesia	3

		South Korea	2
bye

South Korea

New Zealand and Indonesia advance to World Group qualifying round.

Group II

Relegation Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Taichung, Taiwan (clay)

Chinese Taipei

3

Singapore (hard)

Malaysia

2

Taichung, Taiwan (clay)

Malaysia

4

Chinese Taipei

3

Singapore

1

Singapore (hard)

Pakistan

2

Singapore

0

Pakistan

4

Taoyuan, Taiwan (indoor hard)

Chinese Taipei

4

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard)

Iran

1

Iran

3

Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)

Saudi Arabia

2

Tehran, Iran (clay)

Saudi Arabia

0

Iran

4

Sri Lanka

5

Bangkok, Thailand (hard)

Thailand

1

Sri Lanka

0

Thailand

5

Singapore and Saudi Arabia relegated to Group III in 1995.
Chinese Taipei promoted to Group I in 1995.

Group III

Venue: Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar
Date: 6–10 April

Group A

	UZB	LIB	BHR	JOR	BRU	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
Uzbekistan		3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0	4–0	12–0 (100%)	24–0 (100%)	1
Lebanon	0–3		2–1	3–0	2–1	3–1	7–5 (58%)	15–12 (56%)	2
Bahrain	0–3	1–2		2–1	3–0	2–2	6–6 (50%)	14–10 (58%)	3
Jordan	0–3	0–3	1–2		3–0	1–3	4–8 (33%)	7–17 (29%)	4
Brunei	0–3	1–2	0–3	0–3		0–4	1–11 (8%)	2–23 (8%)	5

Group B

	QAT	KUW	BAN	SYR	UAE	OMA	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
Qatar		2–1	2–1	2–1	3–0	3–0	5–0	12–3 (80%)	27–7 (79%)	1
Kuwait	1–2		3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0	4–1	13–2 (87%)	27–5 (84%)	2
Bangladesh	1–2	0–3		2–1	2–1	3–0	3–2	8–7 (53%)	17–17 (50%)	3
Syria	1–2	0–3	1–2		3–0	2–1	2–3	7–8 (47%)	14–19 (42%)	4
United Arab Emirates	0–3	0–3	1–2	0–3		2–1	1–4	3–12 (20%)	8–24 (25%)	5
Oman	0–3	0–3	0–3	1–2	1–2		0–5	2–13 (13%)	5–26 (16%)	6

Uzbekistan and Qatar promoted to Group II in 1995.

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I


	Preliminary Round 4–6 February

	Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)

	Zimbabwe		4

	Luxembourg		1


	First Round 25–27 March

	Johannesburg, South Africa (indoor hard)

	South Africa		5

	Romania		0

	Porto, Portugal (clay)

	Portugal		4

	Great Britain		1

	Zagreb, Croatia (indoor clay)

	Croatia		3

	Norway		2

	Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)

	Zimbabwe		2

	Switzerland		3


	Relegation Play-off 15–17 July

	Manchester, United Kingdom (grass)

	Romania		3

	Great Britain		2

South Africa, Portugal, Switzerland and Croatia advance to World Group qualifying round.
Great Britain and Luxembourg relegated to Group II in 1995.

Group II

Relegation Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Nairobi, Kenya (clay)

Kenya

1

Dublin, Ireland (carpet)

Jūrmala, Latvia (clay)

Latvia

3

Kenya

1

Latvia

3

Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet)

Ireland

4

Ukraine

2

Ukraine

5

Jūrmala, Latvia (hard)

Ireland

0

Latvia

1

Casablanca, Morocco (clay)

Morocco

4

Morocco

5

Cairo, Egypt (clay)

Warsaw, Poland (clay)

Egypt

0

Egypt

3

Morocco

5

Sopot, Poland (indoor carpet)

Bulgaria

2

Poland

0

Poland

4

Bulgaria

1

Accra, Ghana (hard)

Ghana

3

Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)

Accra, Ghana (hard)

Monaco

2

Monaco

4

Ghana

3

Lagos, Nigeria (hard)

Senegal

1

Nigeria

2

Nigeria

5

Accra, Ghana (hard)

Senegal

0

Ghana

2

Maribor, Slovenia (clay)

Slovenia

3

Slovenia

3

Athens, Greece (clay)

Ljubljana, Slovenia (clay)

Greece

2

Greece

1

Slovenia

3

Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)

Estonia

4

Finland

2

Estonia

1

Finland

4

Kenya, Bulgaria, Senegal, and Greece relegated to Group III in 1995.
Morocco and Slovenia promoted to Group I in 1995.

Group III – Zone A

Venue: Hôtel Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Date: 4–8 May

Group A

	CIV	GEO	SMR	ZAM	DJI	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
Ivory Coast		3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0	4–0	12–0 (100%)	24–1 (96%)	1
Georgia	0–3		2–1	3–0	3–0	3–1	8–4 (67%)	15–9 (63%)	2
San Marino	0–3	1–2		2–1	3–0	2–2	6–6 (50%)	14–12 (54%)	3
Zambia	0–3	0–3	1–2		3–0	1–3	4–8 (33%)	7–16 (30%)	4
Djibouti	0–3	0–3	0–3	0–3		0–4	0–12 (0%)	1–23 (4%)	5

Group B

	BLR	CMR	ALG	BEN	TOG	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
Belarus		2–1	2–1	3–0	3–0	4–0	10–2 (83%)	20–5 (80%)	1
Cameroon	1–2		2–1	2–1	2–1	3–1	7–5 (58%)	16–12 (57%)	2
Algeria	1–2	1–2		3–0	3–0	2–2	8–4 (67%)	17–11 (61%)	3
Benin	0–3	1–2	0–3		2–1	1–3	3–9 (25%)	7–19 (27%)	4
Togo	0–3	1–2	0–3	1–2		0–4	2–10 (17%)	7–20 (26%)	5

Ivory Coast and Belarus promoted to Group II in 1995.

Group III – Zone B

Venue: SSI Slovan Tennis Club, Bratislava, Slovakia
Date: 18–22 May

Rank	Team
1	Slovakia
2	Lithuania
3	Tunisia
4	Malta
5	Turkey
6	Cyprus
7	Sudan
8	Congo

Slovakia and Lithuania promoted to Group II in 1995.

References

General

"World Group 1994". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

Specific

^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ ^a ^b "Russia v Sweden". daviscup.com.

External links

Davis Cup Official Website

[Collins-1] Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[WG_Final-2] "Russia v Sweden". daviscup.com.

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