1996 Davis Cup
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Duration | 9 February – 1 December |
Edition | 85th |
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The 1996 Davis Cup was the 85th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. A total of 124 nations participated in the tournament. In the final, France defeated Sweden at Malmö Isstadion in Malmö, Sweden, on 29 November - 1 December, giving France their 8th title.[1][2][3]
World Group
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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) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Rome, Italy (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
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4 | |||||||||||||||||
Johannesburg, South Africa (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
Nantes, France (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
Geneva, Switzerland (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
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5 | |||||||||||||||||
Limoges, France (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
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Besançon, France (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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5 | |||||||||||||||||
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Malmö, Sweden (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
Jaipur, India (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
Calcutta, India (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
Katrineholm, Sweden (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
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5 | |||||||||||||||||
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
Prague, Czech Republic (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
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4 | |||||||||||||||||
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4 | |||||||||||||||||
Plzeň, Czech Republic (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
Prague, Czech Republic (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
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5 | |||||||||||||||||
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
Carlsbad, United States (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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5 |
Final
Sweden 2 |
Malmö Ice, Malmö, Sweden[4] 29 November - 1 December 1996 Hard (i) |
France 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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World Group Qualifying Round
Date: 20–22 September
Venue | Home Team | Score | Visiting Team |
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Mexico City, Mexico (hard) | 3-2 | ||
Split, Croatia (clay) | 1-4 | ||
São Paulo, Brazil (indoor carpet) | 4-1 | ||
Bucharest, Romania (clay) | 3-2 | ||
Tarragona, Spain (clay) | 4-1 | ||
Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet) | 4-1 | ||
Olten, Switzerland (indoor carpet) | 5-0 | ||
Haarlem, Netherlands (hard) | 4-1 |
- Australia, Brazil, Romania, Spain promoted to World Group in 1997.
- Mexico, Netherlands, Russia, and Switzerland remain in World Group in 1997.
- Argentina (AMN), Croatia (EA), Morocco (EA), and New Zealand (AO) remain in Group I in 1997.
- Austria (EA), Belgium (EA), Denmark (EA), Hungary (EA) relegated to Group I in 1997.
Americas Zone
Group I
- Participating Teams
Group II
- Participating Teams
Group III
- Participating Teams
El Salvador — promoted to Group II in 1997 Haiti — promoted to Group II in 1997 Antigua and Barbuda Bolivia Dominican Republic Jamaica Panama Trinidad and Tobago Bermuda — assigned to Group IV in 1997 Costa Rica — assigned to Group IV in 1997 Eastern Caribbean — assigned to Group IV in 1997
Asia/Oceania Zone
Group I
- Participating Teams
Australia — advanced to World Group Playoffs New Zealand — advanced to World Group Playoffs China Indonesia Japan South Korea Philippines Chinese Taipei — relegated to Group II for 1997
Group II
- Participating Teams
Uzbekistan — promoted to Group I for 1997 Hong Kong Iran Pakistan Saudi Arabia Thailand Bahrain — relegated to Group III for 1997 Sri Lanka — relegated to Group III for 1997
Group III
- Participating Teams
Lebanon — promoted to Group II in 1997 Singapore — promoted to Group II in 1997 Bangladesh Kazakhstan Kuwait Malaysia - Pacific Oceania
Qatar Brunei — assigned to Group IV in 1997 Jordan — assigned to Group IV in 1997 Oman — assigned to Group IV in 1997 Syria — assigned to Group IV in 1997 United Arab Emirates — assigned to Group IV in 1997
Europe/Africa Zone
Group I
- Participating Teams
Group II
- Participating Teams
Great Britain — promoted to Group I for 1997 Slovakia — promoted to Group I for 1997 Belarus Egypt Ghana Ivory Coast Latvia Nigeria Poland Portugal Slovenia Yugoslavia Algeria — relegated to Group III for 1997 Luxembourg — relegated to Group III for 1997 Macedonia — relegated to Group III for 1997 Malta — relegated to Group III for 1997
Group III
Venue A
- Participating Teams
Greece — promoted to Group II in 1997 Ireland — promoted to Group II in 1997 Bulgaria Cameroon Estonia Kenya Moldova Monaco Botswana — assigned to Group IV in 1997 Congo — assigned to Group IV in 1997 Cyprus — assigned to Group IV in 1997 Djibouti — assigned to Group IV in 1997 Togo — assigned to Group IV in 1997 Zambia — assigned to Group IV in 1997
Venue B
- Participating Teams
Georgia — promoted to Group II in 1997 Lithuania — promoted to Group II in 1997 Armenia Bosnia and Herzegovina Ethiopia San Marino Senegal Turkey Azerbaijan — assigned to Group IV in 1997 Benin — assigned to Group IV in 1997 Iceland — assigned to Group IV in 1997 Liechtenstein — assigned to Group IV in 1997 Sudan — assigned to Group IV in 1997 Tunisia — assigned to Group IV in 1997
References
- ↑ "Davis Cup – 1996 Results". ITF.
- ↑ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 505. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1996). World of Tennis 1996. London: Harper Collins. pp. 29–41. ISBN 9780002187145.
- ↑ "Sweden v France". daviscup.com.
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