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1996 Davis Cup World Group

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1996 Davis Cup World Group
Date9 February – 1 December
Edition16th
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

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Participating teams

Austria

Belgium

Czech Republic

Denmark

France

Germany

Hungary

India

Italy

Mexico

Netherlands

Russia

South Africa

Sweden

Switzerland

United States

Draw

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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

First round

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Italy vs. Russia

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Italy
3
Foro Italico, Rome, Italy[3]
9–11 February 1996
Clay

Russia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Russia
Andrea Gaudenzi
Andrei Chesnokov
2
6
65
77
77
65
6
3
6
1
 
2 Italy
Russia
Renzo Furlan
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
3
6
7
5
4
6
3
6
   
3 Italy
Russia
Andrea Gaudenzi / Diego Nargiso
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy
6
4
2
6
5
7
77
64
6
4
 
4 Italy
Russia
Andrea Gaudenzi
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
3
6
6
3
64
77
5
7
   
5 Italy
Russia
Renzo Furlan
Andrei Chesnokov
6
0
3
6
6
3
7
5
   

South Africa vs. Austria

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South Africa
3
Wanderers Club, Johannesburg, South Africa[4]
9–12 February 1996
Grass

Austria
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 South Africa
Austria
Marcos Ondruska
Thomas Muster
2
6
5
7
2
6
     
2 South Africa
Austria
Wayne Ferreira
Wolfgang Schranz
6
1
77
62
6
4
     
3 South Africa
Austria
Wayne Ferreira / Gary Muller
Alex Antonitsch / Thomas Muster
6
3
77
63
65
77
3
6
6
3
 
4 South Africa
Austria
Wayne Ferreira
Thomas Muster
5
7
77
65
4
6
64
77
   
5 South Africa
Austria
Marcos Ondruska
Gilbert Schaller
6
3
6
4
6
2
     

Switzerland vs. Germany

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Switzerland
0
Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland[5]
9–11 February 1996
Clay (indoors)

Germany
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Germany
Jakob Hlasek
David Prinosil
4
6
64
77
7
5
6
4
1
6
 
2 Switzerland
Germany
Marc Rosset
Hendrik Dreekmann
3
6
1
6
4
6
     
3 Switzerland
Germany
Jakob Hlasek / Alexandre Strambini
David Prinosil / Michael Stich
2
6
5
7
2
6
     
4 Switzerland
Germany
Alexandre Strambini
David Prinosil
3
6
3
6
       
5 Switzerland
Germany
Jakob Hlasek
Hendrik Dreekmann
4
6
4
6
       

France vs. Denmark

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France
5
Palais des Sports, Besançon, France[6]
9–11 February 1996
Hard (indoors)

Denmark
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Denmark
Guy Forget
Kenneth Carlsen
6
4
77
63
5
7
79
67
   
2 France
Denmark
Cédric Pioline
Frederik Fetterlein
4
6
6
1
6
1
6
3
   
3 France
Denmark
Guy Forget / Guillaume Raoux
Kenneth Carlsen / Frederik Fetterlein
4
6
6
3
77
64
6
3
   
4 France
Denmark
Cédric Pioline
Kenneth Carlsen
7
5
6
4
       
5 France
Denmark
Guillaume Raoux
Frederik Fetterlein
6
3
6
4
       

India vs. Netherlands

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India
3
Jai Tennis Club, Jaipur, India[7]
9–11 February 1996
Grass

Netherlands
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Netherlands
Leander Paes
Jacco Eltingh
4
6
5
7
4
6
     
2 India
Netherlands
Mahesh Bhupathi
Jan Siemerink
6
4
77
64
4
6
4
6
6
4
 
3 India
Netherlands
Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes
Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis
6
3
2
6
63
77
4
6
   
4 India
Netherlands
Leander Paes
Jan Siemerink
77
62
2
6
77
63
77
65
   
5 India
Netherlands
Mahesh Bhupathi
Jacco Eltingh
77
64
4
6
7
5
2
1
   
retired

Sweden vs. Belgium

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Sweden
4
Duveholmshallen, Katrineholm, Sweden[8]
9–11 February 1996
Carpet (indoors)

Belgium
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Belgium
Magnus Larsson
Filip Dewulf
6
3
7
5
77
64
     
2 Sweden
Belgium
Thomas Enqvist
Dick Norman
6
4
6
3
6
1
     
3 Sweden
Belgium
Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti
Filip Dewulf / Dick Norman
6
3
6
1
6
4
     
4 Sweden
Belgium
Thomas Enqvist
Johan Van Herck
5
7
2
6
       
5 Sweden
Belgium
Magnus Larsson
Dick Norman
77
63
6
4
       

Czech Republic vs. Hungary

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Czech Republic
5
Lokomotíva hala, Plzeň, Czech Republic[9]
9–11 February 1996
Carpet (indoors)

Hungary
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czech Republic
Hungary
Daniel Vacek
József Krocskó
6
3
6
3
6
4
     
2 Czech Republic
Hungary
Petr Korda
Sándor Noszály
6
2
77
64
6
3
     
3 Czech Republic
Hungary
Cyril Suk / Daniel Vacek
Gábor Köves / Sándor Noszály
62
77
67
79
79
67
6
4
6
4
 
4 Czech Republic
Hungary
Daniel Vacek
Sándor Noszály
7
5
6
3
       
5 Czech Republic
Hungary
Jiří Novák
József Krocskó
5
7
77
64
6
0
     

United States vs. Mexico

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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 United States
Mexico
Michael Chang
Leonardo Lavalle
6
1
6
2
6
4
     
2 United States
Mexico
Todd Martin
Alejandro Hernández
6
3
6
3
6
0
     
3 United States
Mexico
Patrick Galbraith / Patrick McEnroe
Leonardo Lavalle / Óscar Ortiz
79
67
6
4
6
3
     
4 United States
Mexico
Michael Chang
Alejandro Hernández
6
0
6
2
       
5 United States
Mexico
Todd Martin
Leonardo Lavalle
3
6
77
61
6
4
     

Quarterfinals

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Italy vs. South Africa

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Italy
4
Foro Italico, Rome, Italy[11]
5–7 April 1996
Clay

South Africa
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
South Africa
Renzo Furlan
Marcos Ondruska
4
6
4
6
4
6
     
2 Italy
South Africa
Andrea Gaudenzi
Wayne Ferreira
5
7
6
3
2
6
7
5
6
1
 
3 Italy
South Africa
Andrea Gaudenzi / Diego Nargiso
Ellis Ferreira / Wayne Ferreira
5
7
3
6
6
3
79
67
6
2
 
4 Italy
South Africa
Renzo Furlan
Wayne Ferreira
3
6
6
0
77
64
6
2
   
5 Italy
South Africa
Andrea Gaudenzi
Marcos Ondruska
6
1
1
1
       
retired

France vs. Germany

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France
5
Palais des Sports de Beaublanc, Limoges, France[12]
5–7 April 1996
Clay (indoors)

Germany
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Germany
Cédric Pioline
David Prinosil
6
0
66
78
6
4
6
3
   
2 France
Germany
Arnaud Boetsch
Hendrik Dreekmann
4
6
6
4
3
6
77
62
6
3
 
3 France
Germany
Arnaud Boetsch / Guy Forget
Boris Becker / Marc-Kevin Goellner
78
66
6
4
79
67
     
4 France
Germany
Guy Forget
David Prinosil
6
3
0
6
6
4
     
5 France
Germany
Cédric Pioline
Hendrik Dreekmann
6
4
6
3
       

India vs. Sweden

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India
0
Calcutta South Club, Calcutta, India[13]
5–7 April 1996
Grass

Sweden
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Sweden
Leander Paes
Jonas Björkman
6
1
4
6
7
5
3
6
5
7
 
2 India
Sweden
Mahesh Bhupathi
Thomas Enqvist
77
65
63
77
1
6
1
6
   
3 India
Sweden
Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes
Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti
77
64
3
6
4
6
1
6
   
4 India
Sweden
Leander Paes
Nicklas Kulti
3
6
77
64
66
78
     
5 India
Sweden
Mahesh Bhupathi
Jonas Björkman
2
6
4
6
       

Czech Republic vs. United States

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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 Czech Republic
United States
Petr Korda
Todd Martin
2
6
4
6
5
7
     
2 Czech Republic
United States
Daniel Vacek
MaliVai Washington
4
6
6
3
6
4
5
7
6
4
 
3 Czech Republic
United States
Petr Korda / Daniel Vacek
Patrick Galbraith / Patrick McEnroe
6
2
6
3
6
3
     
4 Czech Republic
United States
Daniel Vacek
Todd Martin
61
77
3
6
1
6
     
5 Czech Republic
United States
Petr Korda
MaliVai Washington
77
65
6
3
6
2
     

Semifinals

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France vs. Italy

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France
3
Palais des Sports de Beaulieu, Nantes, France[15]
20–22 September 1996
Carpet (indoors)

Italy
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Italy
Cédric Pioline
Andrea Gaudenzi
7
5
1
6
64
77
3
6
   
2 France
Italy
Arnaud Boetsch
Renzo Furlan
5
7
6
1
3
6
65
77
   
3 France
Italy
Guy Forget / Guillaume Raoux
Andrea Gaudenzi / Diego Nargiso
6
3
6
4
6
2
     
4 France
Italy
Cédric Pioline
Renzo Furlan
6
3
2
6
6
2
6
4
   
5 France
Italy
Arnaud Boetsch
Andrea Gaudenzi
6
4
6
2
710
68
     

Czech Republic vs. Sweden

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Czech Republic
1
Sportovní hala Sparta, Prague, Czech Republic[16]
22–24 September 1995
Clay (indoors)

Sweden
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czech Republic
Sweden
Petr Korda
Thomas Enqvist
4
6
3
6
69
711
     
2 Czech Republic
Sweden
Daniel Vacek
Stefan Edberg
62
77
5
7
6
4
3
6
   
3 Czech Republic
Sweden
Petr Korda / Daniel Vacek
Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti
4
6
6
3
6
4
6
4
   
4 Czech Republic
Sweden
Daniel Vacek
Thomas Enqvist
3
6
77
63
6
4
5
7
3
6
 
5 Czech Republic
Sweden
Petr Korda
Stefan Edberg
6
4
2
6
5
7
     

Final

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Sweden vs. France

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Sweden
2
Malmö Isstadion, Malmö, Sweden[2]
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
 

References

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  1. ^ "World Group 1996". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Sweden v France". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Italy v Russia". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "South Africa v Austria". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Switzerland v Germany". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "France v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "India v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Sweden v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Czech Republic v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Italy v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "France v Germany". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "India v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Czech Republic v United States". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "France v Italy". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Czech Republic v Sweden". daviscup.com.
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