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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 1991
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

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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

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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 States3
Newport, RI, United States (grass)
  Mexico2
  United States4
Murcia, Spain (clay)
  Spain1
  Spain4
Kansas City, MO, United States (indoor clay)
  Canada1
  United States3
Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)
  Germany2
  Argentina4
Berlin, Germany (indoor carpet)
  New Zealand1
  Argentina0
Dortmund, Germany (indoor carpet)
  Germany5
  Germany3
Lyon, France (indoor carpet)
  Italy2
  United States1
Zagreb, Yugoslavia (indoor clay)
  France3
  Yugoslavia4
Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
  Sweden1
  Yugoslavia4
Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
  Czechoslovakia1
  Czechoslovakia4
Pau, France (indoor carpet)
  Austria1
  Yugoslavia0
Rennes, France (indoor clay)
  France5
  Israel0
Nîmes, France (clay)
  France5
  France3
Perth, Australia (grass)
  Australia2
  Belgium0
  Australia5

Final

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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
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World Group qualifying round

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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

Americas Zone

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Group I

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First Round
1–4 February		Second Round
29–31 March
  Cuba
Havana, Cuba (hard)
bye
  Cuba5
  Paraguay0
bye
  Paraguay
São Paulo, Brazil (hard)
  Brazil3
Brasília, Brazil (indoor carpet)
  Peru1
  Brazil4
  Uruguay1
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
  Chile5
San Salvador, El Salvador (clay)
  Dominican Republic0
  Dominican Republic4
Santiago, Chile (clay)
  El Salvador1
  Chile3
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (hard)
  Venezuela2
  Ecuador5
Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
  Trinidad and Tobago0
  Ecuador2
Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay)
  Venezuela3
  Haiti1
Medellín, Colombia (clay)
  Venezuela4
  Chile3
Nassau, Bahamas (hard)
  Colombia1
  Bahamas4
Nassau, Bahamas (hard)
  Costa Rica1
  Bahamas3
Cochabamba, Bolivia (clay)
  Barbados2
  Bolivia2
Cali, Colombia (clay)
  Barbados3
  Bahamas1
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda (hard)
  Colombia4
  Eastern Caribbean3
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda (hard)
  Guatemala2
  Eastern Caribbean0
Kingston, Jamaica (hard)
  Colombia5
  Jamaica2
  Colombia3

Asia/Oceania Zone

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Group I

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Preliminary round
8–10 February
Bangkok, Thailand (hard)
  India5
  Thailand0
First round
29–31 March		Second round
3–5 May
  South Korea
New Delhi, India (grass)
bye
  South Korea2
Jaipur, India (grass)
  India3
  India4
  Indonesia1
Kagoshima, Japan (indoor carpet)
  Philippines4
Manila, Philippines (indoor hard)
  Japan1
  Philippines4
  China1
bye
  China

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
  Pakistan5
  Jordan0
  Iraq
Taipei, Taiwan (hard)
  Jordanw/o
  Pakistan0
  Chinese Taipei5
  Chinese Taipei
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard)
bye
  Chinese Taipei3
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard)
  Malaysia2
  Saudi Arabia1
Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard)
  Malaysia4
  Chinese Taipei3
Manama, Bahrain (hard)
  Hong Kong2
  Bangladesh3
Dhaka, Bangladesh (hard)
  Bahrain2
  Bangladesh0
Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)
  Sri Lanka5
  Syria0
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)
  Sri Lanka5
  Sri Lanka2
Singapore (hard)
  Hong Kong3
  Singapore5
Singapore (hard)
  Kuwait0
  Singapore0
  Hong Kong5
bye
  Hong Kong

Europe/Africa Zone

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Group I

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First RoundSecond Round
  Netherlands
Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
bye
  Netherlands4
Porto, Portugal (indoor clay)
  Portugal1
  Portugal5
  Ireland0
Poznań, Poland (indoor carpet)
  Poland5
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
  Romania0
  Poland1
  Great Britain4
bye
  Great Britain
  Finland
Helsinki, Finland (hard)
bye
  Finland2
Rungsted, Denmark (indoor carpet)
  Denmark3
  Morocco0
  Denmark5
Budapest, Hungary (indoor carpet)
  Soviet Union4
Davos, Switzerland (indoor carpet)
  Hungary1
  Soviet Union2
   Switzerland3
bye
   Switzerland
Relegation Play-off
3–5 May
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
  Ireland0
  Romania5
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
  Morocco0
  Hungary5

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)
  Norway5
Oslo, Norway (clay)
  Bulgaria0
  Norway4
Nicosia, Cyprus (clay)
  Greece1
  Greece5
Oslo, Norway (clay)
  Cyprus0
  Norway4
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (indoor hard)
  Luxembourg1
  Luxembourg5
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (indoor hard)
  Monaco0
  Luxembourg5
Marsa, Malta (hard)
  Turkey0
  Malta2
  Turkey3

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
  Nigeria3
Ndola, Zambia (clay)
  Zambia2
  Zambia3
Nairobi, Kenya (clay)
  Cameroon2
  Nigeria2
  Kenya3
  Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
bye
  Zimbabwe1
Nairobi, Kenya (clay)
  Kenya4
  Kenya5
Nairobi, Kenya (clay)
  Congo0
  Kenya4
Algiers, Algeria (clay)
  Ivory Coast1
  Algeria2
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (indoor carpet)
  Ivory Coast3
  Ivory Coast5
  Togo0
bye
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)
  Togo
  Ivory Coast4
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
  Egypt1
  Senegal2
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
  Egypt3
  Egypt5
  Ghana0
bye
  Ghana

References

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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. ^ a b "France v United States". daviscup.com.
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