1991 Davis Cup

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

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. 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

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 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

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 France
United States
Guy Forget
Andre Agassi
79
67
2
6
1
6
2
6
   
2 France
United States
Henri Leconte
Pete Sampras
6
4
7
5
6
4
     
3 France
United States
Guy Forget / Henri Leconte
Ken Flach / Robert Seguso
6
1
6
4
4
6
6
2
   
4 France
United States
Guy Forget
Pete Sampras
78
66
3
6
6
3
6
4
   
5 France
United States
Henri Leconte
Andre Agassi
          not
played

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

Group I

{{#section:1991 Davis Cup Americas Zone|Group I draw}}

Group II

{{#section:1991 Davis Cup Americas Zone|Group II draw}}

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

{{#section:1991 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone|Group I draw}}

Group II

{{#section:1991 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone|Group II draw}}

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

{{#section-h:1991 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I|Draw}}

Group II Europe

{{#section-h:1991 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group II|Draw}}

Group II Africa

{{#section-h:1991 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group II|Draw}}

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. Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 "France v United States". daviscup.com.

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