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
Duration	1 February – 1 December 1991
Edition	80th
Teams	87
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 team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Venue	Door	Surface
Great Britain	3–1	Austria	Manchester	Northern Lawn Tennis Club	Outdoor	Grass
Belgium	4–1	Israel	Brussels	Royal Primerose Tennis Club	Outdoor	Clay
Brazil	4–1	India	São Paulo	Esporte Clube Pinheiros	Outdoor	Clay
Cuba	2–3	Canada	Havana	Complejo de Canchas	Outdoor	Hard
Italy	4–1	Denmark	Bari	Bari Tennis Club	Outdoor	Clay
Mexico	0–5	Netherlands	Mexico City	Club Alemán de México	Outdoor	Clay
Switzerland	5–0	New Zealand	Baden	Bareeg Tennis Club	Indoor	Carpet
Philippines	0–5	Sweden	Manila	Ninoy Aquino Stadium	Indoor	Carpet

•  Belgium,  Canada,  Italy and  Sweden remain in the World Group in 1992.
•  Brazil,  Great Britain,  Netherlands and   Switzerland are promoted to the World Group in 1992.
•  Cuba,  Denmark,  India and  Philippines remain in Zonal Group I in 1992.
•  Austria,  Israel,  Mexico and  New Zealand are relegated to Zonal Group I in 1992.

Americas Zone

Group I

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	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

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First Round 1–3 February

Second Round 29 March–7 April

Third Round 19–28 July

Third 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

•  Chile promoted to Group I in 1992.

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

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	Preliminary round 8–10 February
	Bangkok, Thailand (hard)
	India		5
	Thailand		0

•  Thailand relegated to Group II in 1992.

	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
	India		4
	Indonesia		1
	Kagoshima, Japan (indoor carpet)
	Philippines		4
						Manila, Philippines (indoor hard)
	Japan		1
						Philippines		4
						China		1
	bye
	China

•  India and  Philippines advance to World Group qualifying round.

Group II

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First round 3–12 May

Second round 13–16 June

Third round 19–21 July

Third 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

•  Chinese Taipei promoted to Group I in 1992.

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

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	First Round					Second Round
	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

•  Netherlands,  Great Britain,  Denmark and   Switzerland advance to World Group qualifying round.

	Relegation Play-off 3–5 May
	Bucharest, Romania (clay)
	Ireland	0
	Romania	5
	Budapest, Hungary (clay)
	Morocco	0
	Hungary	5

•  Ireland and  Morocco relegated to Group II in 1992.

Group II Europe

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Quarterfinals 3–5 May

Second Round 14–16 June

Third Round 19–21 July

Oslo, Norway (indoor carpet)

Norway

5

Oslo, Norway (clay)

Bulgaria

0

Norway

4

Nicosia, Cyprus (clay)

Greece

1

Greece

5

Oslo, Norway (clay)

Cyprus

0

Norway

4

Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (indoor hard)

Luxembourg

1

Luxembourg

5

Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (indoor hard)

Monaco

0

Luxembourg

5

Marsa, Malta (hard)

Turkey

0

Malta

2

Turkey

3

•  Norway promoted to Group I in 1992.

Group II Africa

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First round 1–3 February; 3–10 May

Second Round 29 March–7 April; 14–16 June

Third Round 19–28 July

Third 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

•  Kenya promoted to Group I in 1992.