1995 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1995.^[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 1996.

1995 Davis Cup World Group
Date	3 February – 3 December
Edition	15th
Champions
United States

Main article: 1995 Davis Cup

Sweden were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the semifinals.

The United States won the title, defeating Russia in the final, 3–2. The final was held at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia, from 1 to 3 December.^[2] It was the US team's 31st Davis Cup title overall.

Participating teams

Participating teams
Australia	Austria	Belgium	Croatia
Czech Republic	Denmark	France	Germany
Italy	Netherlands	Russia	South Africa
Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	United States

Draw

First round 3–6 February

Quarterfinals 31 March–2 April

Semifinals 22–24 September

Final 1–3 December

St. Petersburg, United States (indoor carpet)

United States

4

Palermo, Italy (clay)

France

1

United States

5

Naples, Italy (clay)

Italy

0

Czech Republic

1

Las Vegas, United States (hard)

Italy

4

United States

4

Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet)

Sweden

1

Sweden

3

Växjö, Sweden (indoor carpet)

Denmark

2

Sweden

5

Vienna, Austria (indoor hard)

Austria

0

Spain

1

Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)

Austria

4

United States

3

Durban, South Africa (hard)

Russia

2

South Africa

3

Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet)

Australia

2

South Africa

1

Antwerp, Belgium (indoor clay)

Russia

4

Belgium

1

Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)

Russia

4

Russia

3

Geneva, Switzerland (indoor clay)

Germany

2

Switzerland

1

Utrecht, Netherlands (indoor hard)

Netherlands

4

Netherlands

1

Karlsruhe, Germany (indoor hard)

Germany

4

Croatia

1

Germany

4

First round

United States vs. France

United States 4	Bayfront Center, St. Petersburg, United States[3] 3–5 February 1995 Carpet (indoors)		France 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Todd Martin Cédric Pioline 5 7 2 6 4 6       2 Jim Courier Guy Forget 6 1 6 2 6 2       3 Jared Palmer / Richey Reneberg Olivier Delaître / Guy Forget 6 4 3 6 6 3 6 4     4 Todd Martin Guy Forget 6 3 77 63 77 65       5 Jim Courier Cédric Pioline 6 4 6 3

Italy vs. Czech Republic

Italy 4	Tennis Club Napoli, Naples, Italy[4] 3–5 February 1995 Clay		Czech Republic 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrea Gaudenzi Daniel Vacek 65 77 4 6 6 1 64 77     2 Renzo Furlan Ctislav Doseděl 4 6 77 63 6 4 6 4     3 Cristian Brandi / Stefano Pescosolido Martin Damm / Cyril Suk 6 2 1 6 77 63 77 62     4 Andrea Gaudenzi Ctislav Doseděl 6 3 6 2 4 6 6 2     5 Renzo Furlan Daniel Vacek 3 6 78 66 6 2

Denmark vs. Sweden

Denmark 2	Brøndbyhallen, Brøndby, Denmark[5] 3–5 February 1995 Carpet (indoors)		Sweden 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Kenneth Carlsen Jonas Björkman 4 6 6 3 6 4 6 4     2 Frederik Fetterlein Stefan Edberg 1 6 7 5 6 4 6 3     3 Kenneth Carlsen / Morten Christensen Jan Apell / Jonas Björkman 78 66 3 6 4 6 2 6     4 Kenneth Carlsen Stefan Edberg 6 2 3 6 2 6 63 77     5 Frederik Fetterlein Jonas Björkman 77 65 4 6 77 65 3 6 4 6

Austria vs. Spain

Austria 4	Ferry-Dusika-Hallenstadion, Vienna, Austria[6] 3–5 February 1995 Hard (indoors)		Spain 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gilbert Schaller Sergi Bruguera 1 6 2 6 2 6       2 Thomas Muster Carlos Costa 6 4 6 4 6 4       3 Alex Antonitsch / Thomas Muster Sergi Bruguera / Emilio Sánchez 6 2 3 6 6 3 6 3     4 Thomas Muster Sergi Bruguera 6 4 7 5 6 3       5 Alex Antonitsch Carlos Costa 6 3 6 4

South Africa vs. Australia

South Africa 3	Westridge Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa[7] 3–6 February 1995 Hard		Australia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Marcos Ondruska Pat Rafter 3 6 4 6 6 2 4 6     2 Wayne Ferreira Mark Woodforde 78 66 7 5 6 3       3 Wayne Ferreira / Piet Norval Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde 5 7 3 6 65 77       4 Wayne Ferreira Pat Rafter 6 2 3 6 6 4 6 2     5 Marcos Ondruska Mark Woodforde 6 4 6 2 1 0       retired

Belgium vs. Russia

Belgium 1	Sporthal Arena, Antwerp, Belgium[8] 3–5 February 1995 Clay (indoors)		Russia 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Filip Dewulf Andrei Chesnokov 4 6 4 6 5 7       2 Kris Goossens Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6 4 4 6 3 6 4 6     3 Filip Dewulf / Libor Pimek Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy 6 2 5 7 5 7 3 6     4 Johan Van Herck Yevgeny Kafelnikov 62 77 6 3 6 1       5 Kris Goossens Andrei Chesnokov 77 65 2 6 62 77

Switzerland vs. Netherlands

Switzerland 1	Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland[9] 3–5 February 1995 Clay (indoors)		Netherlands 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Marc Rosset Jacco Eltingh 6 4 2 3       retired   2 Jakob Hlasek Richard Krajicek 4 6 6 1 6 3 6 4     3 Jakob Hlasek / Lorenzo Manta Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis 3 6 4 6 7 5 4 6     4 Lorenzo Manta Richard Krajicek 4 6 4 6 2 6       5 Patrick Mohr Jan Siemerink 4 6 3 6

Germany vs. Croatia

Germany 4	Europahalle, Karlsruhe, Germany[10] 3–5 February 1995 Hard (indoors)		Croatia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Michael Stich Goran Ivanišević 77 63 4 6 6 1 6 4     2 Boris Becker Saša Hiršzon 6 4 6 1 6 3       3 Boris Becker / Michael Stich Saša Hiršzon / Goran Ivanišević 6 4 77 63 7 5       4 Markus Zoecke Goran Ivanišević 4 6 64 77         5 Michael Stich Saša Hiršzon 77 64 77 64

Quarterfinals

Italy vs. United States

Italy 0	Tennis Club Palermo, Palermo, Italy[11] 31 March–2 April 1995 Clay		United States 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrea Gaudenzi Andre Agassi 4 6 4 6 1 6       2 Renzo Furlan Pete Sampras 63 77 3 6 0 6       3 Cristian Brandi / Stefano Pescosolido Jared Palmer / Richey Reneberg 1 6 77 62 4 6 3 6     4 Andrea Gaudenzi Pete Sampras 3 6 6 1 3 6       5 Renzo Furlan Jared Palmer 4 6 3 6

Sweden vs. Austria

Sweden 5	Växjö Tipshall, Växjö, Sweden[12] 31 March–2 April 1995 Carpet (indoors)		Austria 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Magnus Larsson Thomas Muster 6 1 77 65 7 5       2 Stefan Edberg Alex Antonitsch 6 4 3 6 6 3 6 4     3 Jan Apell / Jonas Björkman Alex Antonitsch / Thomas Muster 7 5 6 3 6 3       4 Stefan Edberg Thomas Muster 6 4 6 2         5 Magnus Larsson Gilbert Schaller 77 64 6 4

Russia vs. South Africa

Russia 4	Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia[13] 31 March–2 April 1995 Carpet (indoors)		South Africa 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Marcos Ondruska 6 1 6 4 6 4       2 Alexander Volkov Wayne Ferreira 64 77 6 4 77 65 2 6 4 6   3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy Wayne Ferreira / Gary Muller 4 6 4 6 78 66 77 63 6 3   4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Wayne Ferreira 6 4 7 5 6 1       5 Alexander Volkov Marcos Ondruska 6 1 6 1

Netherlands vs. Germany

Netherlands 1	Jaarbeurs, Utrecht, Netherlands[14] 31 March–2 April 1995 Hard (indoors)		Germany 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Paul Haarhuis Boris Becker 4 6 6 2 6 4 77 64     2 Richard Krajicek Michael Stich 6 3 4 6 4 6 4 6     3 Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis Boris Becker / Michael Stich 77 61 6 4 4 6 5 7 3 6   4 Richard Krajicek Boris Becker 3 6 4 6 6 3 1 6     5 Paul Haarhuis Michael Stich 3 6 6 4 4 6

Semifinals

United States vs. Sweden

United States 4	Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, NV, United States[15] 22–24 September 1995 Hard		Sweden 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Pete Sampras Thomas Enqvist 6 3 6 4 3 6 6 3     2 Andre Agassi Mats Wilander 77 65 6 2 6 2       3 Todd Martin / Jonathan Stark Jonas Björkman / Stefan Edberg 3 6 4 6 4 6       4 Todd Martin Thomas Enqvist 7 5 7 5 77 62       5 Pete Sampras Mats Wilander 2 6 77 64 6 3

Russia vs. Germany

Russia 3	Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia[16] 22–24 September 1995 Clay (indoors)		Germany 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrei Chesnokov Boris Becker 77 64 3 6 63 77 5 7     2 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Michael Stich 1 6 6 4 3 6 4 6     3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy Boris Becker / Michael Stich 77 63 6 4 2 6 65 77 7 5   4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Bernd Karbacher 6 1 77 65 6 2       5 Andrei Chesnokov Michael Stich 6 4 1 6 1 6 6 3 14 12

Final

Russia vs. United States

Russia 2	Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia[2] 1–3 December 1995 Clay (indoors)		United States 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrei Chesnokov Pete Sampras 6 3 4 6 3 6 77 65 4 6   2 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Jim Courier 77 61 7 5 6 3       3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy Todd Martin / Pete Sampras 5 7 4 6 3 6       4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Pete Sampras 2 6 4 6 64 77       5 Andrei Chesnokov Jim Courier 61 77 7 5 6 0