1991 Davis Cup

The 1991 Davis Cup (also known as the 1991 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 80th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 88 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 20 in the Americas Zone, 20 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 32 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Congo, the Eastern Caribbean, El Salvador and Saudi Arabia made their first appearances in the tournament.

1991 Davis Cup
Details
Duration1 February – 1 December
Edition80th
Teams87
Champion
Winning Nation France
← 1990
1992 →

This year's tournament saw the Germany Davis Cup team representing all parts of Germany for the first time since 1939, following the reunification of West and East Germany into a single German state in October 1990. The breakup of Yugoslavia during the tournament also resulted in impacts for the Yugoslavia Davis Cup team, after high-profile Croatian players Goran Ivanišević and Goran Prpić withdrew from the Yugoslav team following Croatia's declaration of independence in June 1991.[1]

France defeated the United States in the final, held at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France, on 29 November–1 December, to win their first title since 1932 and their 7th title overall.[2][3]

World Group
Main article: 1991 Davis Cup World Group
Participating teams

Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium

Canada
Czechoslovakia
France
Germany

Israel
Italy
Mexico
New Zealand

Spain
Sweden
United States
Yugoslavia

Draw
  First Round
1–3 February; 29–31 March		 Quarterfinals
March–June		 Semifinals
20–22 September		 Final
29 November-1 December
                                     
Mexico City, Mexico (hard)
  United States 3  
Newport, RI, United States (grass)
  Mexico 2  
    United States 4  
Murcia, Spain (clay)
    Spain 1  
  Spain 4
Kansas City, MO, United States (indoor clay)
  Canada 1  
    United States 3  
Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)
    Germany 2  
  Argentina 4  
Berlin, Germany (indoor carpet)
  New Zealand 1  
    Argentina 0
Dortmund, Germany (indoor carpet)
    Germany 5  
  Germany 3
Lyon, France (indoor carpet)
  Italy 2  
    United States 1
Zagreb, Yugoslavia (indoor clay)
    France 3
  Yugoslavia 4  
Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
  Sweden 1  
    Yugoslavia 4
Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
    Czechoslovakia 1  
  Czechoslovakia 4
Pau, France (indoor carpet)
  Austria 1  
    Yugoslavia 0
Rennes, France (indoor clay)
    France 5  
  Israel 0  
Nîmes, France (clay)
  France 5  
    France 3
Perth, Australia (grass)
    Australia 2  
  Belgium 0
  Australia 5  

Final

France vs. United States


France
3		 Palais des Sports de Gerland, Lyon, France [3]
29 November–1 December 1991
Carpet (indoors)
United States
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Guy Forget
Andre Agassi		 79
67		 2
6 		1
6 		2
6 		   
2
Henri Leconte
Pete Sampras		 6
4		 7
5		 6
4		      
3
Guy Forget / Henri Leconte
Ken Flach / Robert Seguso		 6
1		 6
4		 4
6 		6
2		    
4
Guy Forget
Pete Sampras		 78
66		 3
6 		6
3		 6
4		    
5
Henri Leconte
Andre Agassi		           not
played

World Group Qualifying Round
Main article: 1991 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 1992 World Group.

Home teamScoreVisiting teamLocationVenueDoorSurface
 Great Britain3–1 AustriaManchesterNorthern Lawn Tennis ClubOutdoorGrass
 Belgium4–1 IsraelBrusselsRoyal Primerose Tennis ClubOutdoorClay
 Brazil4–1 IndiaSão PauloEsporte Clube PinheirosOutdoorClay
 Cuba2–3 CanadaHavanaComplejo de CanchasOutdoorHard
 Italy4–1 DenmarkBariBari Tennis ClubOutdoorClay
 Mexico0–5 NetherlandsMexico CityClub Alemán de MéxicoOutdoorClay
  Switzerland5–0 New ZealandBadenBareeg Tennis ClubIndoorCarpet
 Philippines0–5 SwedenManilaNinoy Aquino StadiumIndoorCarpet

Americas Zone
Main article: 1991 Davis Cup Americas Zone

Group I
  First Round
1–4 February		 Second Round
29–31 March
                 
  Cuba  
Havana, Cuba (hard)
 bye  
    Cuba 5
    Paraguay 0
 bye
  Paraguay  
São Paulo, Brazil (hard)
  Brazil 3  
Brasília, Brazil (indoor carpet)
  Peru 1  
    Brazil 4
    Uruguay 1
 bye
  Uruguay  
  •  Cuba and  Brazil advance to World Group Qualifying Round.
  •  Peru relegated to Group II in 1992.

Group II
  First Round
1–3 February		 Second Round
29 March–7 April		 Third Round
19–28 July		 Fourth Round
20–22 September
                                     
  Chile  
Santiago, Chile (clay)
 bye  
    Chile 5  
San Salvador, El Salvador (clay)
    Dominican Republic 0  
  Dominican Republic 4
Santiago, Chile (clay)
  El Salvador 1  
    Chile 3  
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (hard)
    Venezuela 2  
  Ecuador 5  
Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
  Trinidad and Tobago 0  
    Ecuador 2
Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay)
    Venezuela 3  
  Haiti 1
Medellín, Colombia (clay)
  Venezuela 4  
    Chile 3
Nassau, Bahamas (hard)
    Colombia 1
  Bahamas 4  
Nassau, Bahamas (hard)
  Costa Rica 1  
    Bahamas 3
Cochabamba, Bolivia (clay)
    Barbados 2  
  Bolivia 2
Cali, Colombia (clay)
  Barbados 3  
    Bahamas 1
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda (hard)
    Colombia 4  
  Eastern Caribbean 3  
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda (hard)
  Guatemala 2  
    Eastern Caribbean 0
Kingston, Jamaica (hard)
    Colombia 5  
  Jamaica 2
  Colombia 3  

Asia/Oceania Zone
Main article: 1991 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I
  Preliminary Round
8–10 February
       
  Bangkok, Thailand (hard)
    India 5
    Thailand 0
  First Round
29–31 March		 Second Round
3–5 May
                 
  South Korea  
New Delhi, India (grass)
 bye  
    South Korea 2
Jaipur, India (grass)
    India 3
  Indonesia 1
  India 4  
Kagoshima, Japan (indoor carpet)
  Philippines 4  
Manila, Philippines (indoor hard)
  Japan 1  
    Philippines 4
    China 1
 bye
  China  

Group II
  First Round
3–12 May		 Second Round
13–16 June		 Third Round
19–21 July		 Fourth Round
20–22 September
                                     
  Pakistan  
Amman, Jordan (hard)
 bye  
    Pakistan 5  
    Jordan 0  
  Iraq
Taipei, Taiwan (hard)
  Jordan w/o  
    Pakistan 0  
    Chinese Taipei 5  
  Chinese Taipei  
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard)
 bye  
    Chinese Taipei 3
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard)
    Malaysia 2  
  Saudi Arabia 1
Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard)
  Malaysia 4  
    Chinese Taipei 3
Manama, Bahrain (hard)
    Hong Kong 2
  Bangladesh 3  
Dhaka, Bangladesh (hard)
  Bahrain 2  
    Bangladesh 0
Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)
    Sri Lanka 5  
  Syria 0
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)
  Sri Lanka 5  
    Sri Lanka 2
Singapore (hard)
    Hong Kong 3  
  Singapore 5  
Singapore (hard)
  Kuwait 0  
    Singapore 0
    Hong Kong 5  
 bye
  Hong Kong  

Europe/Africa Zone
Main article: 1991 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Group I
  First Round
1–3 February		 Second Round
3–5 May
                 
  Netherlands  
Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
 bye  
    Netherlands 4
Porto, Portugal (indoor clay)
    Portugal 1
  Portugal 5
  Ireland 0  
Poznań, Poland (indoor carpet)
  Poland 5  
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
  Romania 0  
    Poland 1
    Great Britain 4
 bye
  Great Britain  
  Finland  
Helsinki, Finland (hard)
 bye  
    Finland 2
Rungsted, Denmark (indoor carpet)
    Denmark 3
  Morocco 0
  Denmark 5  
Budapest, Hungary (indoor carpet)
  Soviet Union 4  
Davos, Switzerland (indoor carpet)
  Hungary 1  
    Soviet Union 2
     Switzerland 3
 bye
   Switzerland  
  Relegation Play-off
3–5 May
       
  Bucharest, Romania (clay)
    Ireland 0
    Romania 5
  Budapest, Hungary (clay)
    Morocco 0
    Hungary 5

Group II Europe
  First Round
3–5 May		 Second Round
14–16 June		 Third Round
19–21 July
                           
  Oslo, Norway (indoor carpet)
    Norway 5  
    Bulgaria 0     Oslo, Norway (clay)
      Norway 4  
  Nicosia, Cyprus (clay)     Greece 1  
    Greece 5
    Cyprus 0     Oslo, Norway (clay)
      Norway 4
  Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (indoor hard)       Luxembourg 1
    Luxembourg 5  
    Monaco 0     Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (indoor hard)
      Luxembourg 5
  Marsa, Malta (hard)     Turkey 0  
    Malta 2
    Turkey 3  

Group II Africa
  First Round
1–3 February; 3–10 May		 Second Round
29 March–7 April; 14–16 June		 Third Round
19–28 July		 Fourth Round
13–15 September
                                     
  Nigeria  
Ndola, Zambia (clay)
 bye  
    Nigeria 3  
Ndola, Zambia (clay)
    Zambia 2  
  Zambia 3
Nairobi, Kenya (clay)
  Cameroon 2  
    Nigeria 2  
    Kenya 3  
  Zimbabwe  
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
 bye  
    Zimbabwe 1
Nairobi, Kenya (clay)
    Kenya 4  
  Kenya 5
Nairobi, Kenya (clay)
  Congo 0  
    Kenya 4
Algiers, Algeria (clay)
    Ivory Coast 1
  Algeria 2  
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (indoor carpet)
  Ivory Coast 3  
    Ivory Coast 5
    Togo 0  
 bye
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)
  Togo  
    Ivory Coast 4
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
    Egypt 1  
  Senegal 2  
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
  Egypt 3  
    Egypt 5
    Ghana 0  
 bye
  Ghana  

References
General
  • "World Group 1991". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
Specific
  1. Bailey, Sandra (18 October 1991). "For Split's Bedraggled Basketball Team, Risky Road Trip Ends in Victory: Arrival". Paris: International Herald Tribune. Archived from the original on 27 November 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2020. At the U.S. Open tennis tournament last month in New York, the Yugoslav star Goran Ivanisevic declared, "My racket is my gun." He followed other top-ranked Croats in leaving Yugoslavia's Davis Cup team, which was subsequently routed by France in the semifinals.
  2. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  3. "France v United States". daviscup.com.
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