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1996 Davis Cup
Details
Duration9 February – 1 December
Edition85th
Teams124
Champion
Winning nation France
← 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, held at the Malmö Isstadion in Malmö, Sweden, on 29 November–1 December, to win their 8th title overall.[1][2][3]

World Group

Main article: 1996 Davis Cup World Group
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)
 Russia2
Rome, Italy (clay)
 Italy3
 Italy4
Johannesburg, South Africa (indoor hard)
 South Africa1
 Austria2
Nantes, France (indoor carpet)
 South Africa3
 Italy2
Geneva, Switzerland (indoor clay)
 France3
 Germany5
Limoges, France (indoor clay)
  Switzerland0
 Germany0
Besançon, France (indoor hard)
 France5
 France5
Malmö, Sweden (indoor hard)
 Denmark0
 France3
Jaipur, India (grass)
 Sweden2
 India3
Calcutta, India (grass)
 Netherlands2
 India0
Katrineholm, Sweden (indoor carpet)
 Sweden5
 Belgium1
Prague, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)
 Sweden4
 Sweden4
Plzeň, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)
 Czech Republic1
 Hungary0
Prague, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)
 Czech Republic5
 Czech Republic3
Carlsbad, CA, United States (hard)
 United States2
 Mexico0
 United States5

Final

Sweden vs. France


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

World Group Qualifying Round

Main article: 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
 Mexico 3–2  Argentina Mexico City Club Alemán de México Outdoor Hard
 Croatia 1–4  Australia Split Teniski klub Split Outdoor Clay
 Brazil 4–1  Austria São Paulo Hotel Transamérica Indoor Carpet
 Romania 3–2  Belgium Bucharest Arenele BNR Outdoor Clay
 Spain 4–1  Denmark Tarragona Club de Tennis Tarragona Outdoor Clay
 Russia 4–1  Hungary Moscow Olympic Stadium Indoor Carpet
  Switzerland 5–0  Morocco Olten Olten Hallenstadion Indoor Carpet
 Netherlands 4–1  New Zealand Haarlem Sportclub Haarlem Outdoor Hard

Americas Zone

Main article: 1996 Davis Cup Americas Zone

Group I

Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 Argentina4
 Bahamas1
 Argentina
bye
Seventh place Brazil4
 Venezuela1
 Peru2
 Bahamas3

Group II

Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 Uruguay1
 Ecuador4
 Uruguay3
 Colombia2
 Uruguay5
 Guatemala0
Seventh place Cuba0
 Ecuador3
 Puerto Rico0
 Colombia5

Group III

Group A

 HAI  DOM  TRI  ATG  CRC
1  Haiti (4–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Dominican Republic (3–1) 0–3 3–0 2–1 3–0
3  Trinidad and Tobago (2–2) 0–3 0–3 2–1 2–1
4  Antigua and Barbuda (1–3) 0–3 1–2 1–2 3–0
5  Costa Rica (0–4) 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3

Group B

 ESA  PAN  JAM  BOL  BER  ECA
1  El Salvador (5–0) 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Panama (4–1) 0–3 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–1
3  Jamaica (3–2) 1–2 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1
4  Bolivia (2–3) 0–3 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0
5  Bermuda (1–4) 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–3 2–1
6  Eastern Caribbean (0–5) 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 1–2

Asia/Oceania Zone

Main article: 1996 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 New Zealand3
 South Korea2
 New Zealand4
 China1
Seventh place Japan0
 Australia5
 South Korea4
 Indonesia1

Group II

Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 Thailand0
 Uzbekistan5
 Hong Kong0
 Thailand5
 Hong Kong5
 Sri Lanka0
Seventh place Pakistan0
 Uzbekistan5
 Thailand4
 Iran1

Group III

Group A

 SIN  MAS  POC  KAZ  SYR  OMA
1  Singapore (5–0) 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1
2  Malaysia (3–2) 0–3 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1
3  Pacific Oceania (3–2) 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1
4  Kazakhstan (2–3) 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1
5  Syria (2–3) 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–0
6  Oman (0–5) 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3

Group B

 LIB  KUW  BAN  QAT  JOR  BRU  UAE
1  Lebanon (6–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0
2  Kuwait (5–1) 0–3 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
3  Bangladesh (4–2) 0–3 0–3 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
4  Qatar (3–3) 0–3 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0
5  Jordan (2–4) 1–2 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0 3–0
6  Brunei (1–5) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 2–1
7  United Arab Emirates (0–6) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2

Europe/Africa Zone

Main article: 1996 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Ninth placeConsolation semifinalsConsolation quarterfinalsRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 Morocco4
 Zimbabwe1
 Morocco
bye
Eleventh place
bye
 Zimbabwe Romania3
 Finland2
Thirteenth place13th–16th classification
 Ukraine0
 Croatia5
 Romania
bye
 Israel1
 Spain4
Fifteenth place
bye
 Finland

Group II

Ninth placeConsolation semifinalsConsolation quarterfinalsRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 Great Britain5
 Egypt0
 Great Britain5
 Ghana0
 Poland1
 Slovakia4
 Slovenia1
 Great Britain4
Eleventh place
 Ghana5
 Malta0 Egypt3
 Ivory Coast2
Thirteenth place13th–16th classification
 Poland4
 Belarus1
 Egypt5
 Macedonia0
 Slovakia5
 Portugal0
Fifteenth place
 Ivory Coast3
 Latvia2

Group III

Zone A

Group A

 LTU  SEN  SMR  ETH  AZE  ISL  SUD
1  Lithuania 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Senegal 0–3 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
3  San Marino 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
4  Ethiopia 0–3 1–2 0–3 3–0 2–1 2–1
5  Azerbaijan 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 2–1 2–1
6  Iceland 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 3–0
7  Sudan 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3

Group B

 GEO  TUR  ARM  BIH  LIE  TUN  BEN
1  Georgia 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0
2  Turkey 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
3  Armenia 1–2 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0
5  Liechtenstein 1–2 0–3 0–3 1–2 3–0 2–1
6  Tunisia 1–2 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–1
7  Benin 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–2

Zone B

Group A

 IRL  CMR  EST  MDA  CYP  ZAM  DJI
1  Ireland 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Cameroon 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0
3  Estonia 0–3 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
4  Moldova 0–3 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0
5  Cyprus 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0
6  Zambia 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 3–0
7  Djibouti 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3

Group B

 GRE  BUL  MON  KEN  BOT  TOG  CGO
1  Greece 3–0 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Bulgaria 0–3 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
3  Monaco 2–1 0–3 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
4  Kenya 0–3 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0
5  Botswana 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0 3–0
6  Togo 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0
7  Congo 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3

References

General
  • "World Group 1996". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
Specific
  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 505. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1996). World of Tennis 1996. London: Harper Collins. pp. 27–37. ISBN 9780002187138.
  3. ^ a b "Sweden v France". daviscup.com.
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