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1996 Davis Cup

1996 Davis Cup tennis
Details
Duration 9 February – 1 December
Edition 85th
Teams 124
Champion
Winning Nation France
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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)
    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  

Final


Sweden
2
Malmö Isstadion, Malmö, Sweden
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
7
6
     
3   Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti
Guy Forget / Guillaume Raoux
3
6
6
1
3
6
3
6
   
4   Thomas Enqvist
Cédric Pioline
3
6
6
7
6
4
6
4
9
7
 
5   Nicklas Kulti
Arnaud Boetsch
6
7
6
2
6
4
6
7
8
10
 
      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
7
6
     
3   Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti
Guy Forget / Guillaume Raoux
3
6
6
1
3
6
3
6
   
4   Thomas Enqvist
Cédric Pioline
3
6
6
7
6
4
6
4
9
7
 
5   Nicklas Kulti
Arnaud Boetsch
6
7
6
2
6
4
6
7
8
10
 

World Group Qualifying Round

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

Group I

  Second Round Play-offs
20–22 September
  First Round Play-offs
5–7 April
  First Round
9–11 February
  Second Round
5–7 April
                                     
   
      Argentina    
        bye       Mar del Plata, Argentina (clay)
      Peru           Argentina 4
      bye     Nassau, Bahamas (hard)     Bahamas 1
    Peru 2
  Santiago, Chile (clay)       Bahamas 3  
    Peru 0  
    Chile 5     Santiago, Chile (clay)
      Brazil 3  
  Edmonton, Canada (indoor carpet)     Chile 2     Santos, Brazil (clay)
    Chile 2         Brazil 4
      Canada 3   Valencia, Venezuela (hard)     Venezuela 1
    Canada 2
      Venezuela 3  
Peru relegated to
Group II in 1997.
Argentina and Brazil
advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

Group II

  Relegation Play-offs
5–7 April; 3–5 May
  First Round
9–11 February
  Second Round
5–7 April
  Third Round
20–22 September
                                     
  Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
      Uruguay 5  
  Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)     Guatemala 0     Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
    Guatemala 1         Uruguay 3  
    Puerto Rico 4   Bogotá, Colombia (clay)     Colombia 2  
    Puerto Rico 0
      Colombia 5     Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
      Uruguay 1
  Havana, Cuba (hard)       Ecuador 4
      Cuba 3  
  Asunción, Paraguay (clay)     Paraguay 2     Havana, Cuba (hard)
    Paraguay 5         Cuba 0
    Barbados 0   Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)     Ecuador 3  
    Barbados 0
      Ecuador 5  
Guatemala and Barbados
relegated to Group III in 1997.
  Ecuador promoted
to Group I in 1997.
    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  
    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

Group I

  Second Round Play-offs
20–22 September
  First Round Play-offs
5–7 April
  First Round
9–11 February
  Second Round
5–7 April
                                     
  Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)
      New Zealand 4  
  Jakarta, Indonesia (clay)     China 1     Seoul, South Korea (clay)
      China 5         New Zealand 3
      Indonesia 0   Jakarta, Indonesia (clay)     South Korea 2
    South Korea 4
  Taipei, Taiwan (hard)       Indonesia 1  
    Indonesia 3  
    Chinese Taipei 2     Yokkaichi, Japan (indoor carpet)
      Philippines 0  
  Taichung, Taiwan (clay)     Japan 5     Osaka, Japan (hard)
    Philippines 3         Japan 0
      Chinese Taipei 2   Melbourne, Australia (indoor hard)     Australia 5
    Chinese Taipei 0
      Australia 3  
Chinese Taipei relegated to
Group II in 1997.
New Zealand and Australia
advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

Group II

  Relegation Play-offs
5–7 April
  First Round
9–11 February; 23–25 February
  Second Round
5–7 April
  Third Round
20–22 September
                                     
  Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)
      Hong Kong 5  
  Tehran, Iran (clay)     Sri Lanka 0     Bangkok, Thailand (hard)
    Sri Lanka 1         Hong Kong 0  
    Iran 4   Bangkok, Thailand (hard)     Thailand 5  
    Thailand 4
      Iran 1     Tashkent, Uzbekistan (clay)
      Thailand 0
  Rawalpindi, Pakistan (clay)       Uzbekistan 5
      Pakistan 5  
  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard)     Saudi Arabia 0     Peshawar, Pakistan (grass)
    Saudi Arabia 3         Pakistan 0
    Bahrain 2   Manama, Bahrain (hard)     Uzbekistan 5  
    Bahrain 0
      Uzbekistan 5  
Sri Lanka and Bahrain
relegated to Group III in 1997.
  Uzbekistan promoted
to Group I in 1997.
    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  
    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

Group I

  Second Round Play-offs
20–22 September
  First Round Play-offs   First Round
9–12 February
  Second Round
5–7 April
                                     
   
      Morocco    
        bye       Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
      bye           Morocco 4
      Zimbabwe           Zimbabwe 1
    bye  
  Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)       Zimbabwe    
    Zimbabwe 4  
    Finland 1      
      Romania    
        bye       Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
    bye           Romania 3
      Finland           Finland 2
    bye  
      Finland    
   
      Ukraine    
        bye       Dubrovnik, Croatia (indoor carpet)
      Ukraine           Ukraine 0
      bye           Croatia 5
    bye  
  Kiev, Ukraine (clay)       Croatia    
    Ukraine 4  
    Norway 1     Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
      Norway 2  
        Israel 3     Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
    Norway           Israel 1
      bye           Spain 4
    bye  
      Spain    
Finland and Norway
relegated to Group II in 1997.
Morocco, Romania, Croatia, and Spain
advance to World Group Qualifying Round.
Milla Backhouse