1996 Davis Cup World Group

1996 Davis Cup World Group
Date	9 February – 1 December
Edition	16th
Champions
France
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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.

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

External links

• Davis Cup official website