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1995 Davis Cup
Details
Duration3 February – 3 December 1995
Edition84th
Teams115
Champion
Winning Nation  United States
← 1994
1996 →

The 1995 Davis Cup (also known as the 1995 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 84th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 115 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 25 in the Americas Zone, 29 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 45 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Bermuda, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Moldova and Pacific Oceania made their first appearances in the tournament.

The United States defeated Russia in the final, held at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia, on 1–3 December, to win their 31st title overall. [1] [2] [3]

World Group

Main article: 1995 Davis Cup World Group
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 States4
Palermo, Italy (clay)
  France1
  United States5
Naples, Italy (clay)
  Italy0
  Czech Republic1
Las Vegas, United States (hard)
  Italy4
  United States4
Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet)
  Sweden1
  Sweden3
Växjö, Sweden (indoor carpet)
  Denmark2
  Sweden5
Vienna, Austria (indoor hard)
  Austria0
  Spain1
Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)
  Austria4
  United States3
Durban, South Africa (hard)
  Russia2
  South Africa3
Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet)
  Australia2
  South Africa1
Antwerp, Belgium (indoor clay)
  Russia4
  Belgium1
Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)
  Russia4
  Russia3
Geneva, Switzerland (indoor clay)
  Germany2
   Switzerland1
Utrecht, Netherlands (indoor hard)
  Netherlands4
  Netherlands1
Karlsruhe, Germany (indoor hard)
  Germany4
  Croatia1
  Germany4

Final

Russia vs. United States


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

World Group qualifying round

Main article: 1995 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round

Date: 22–24 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 1996 World Group.

Home team Score Visiting team Location Venue Door Surface
  Hungary 3–2   Australia Budapest Kisstadion Outdoor Clay
  Norway 0–5   Belgium Oslo Riksanlegget Indoor Hard
  India 3–2   Croatia New Delhi National Sports Club Outdoor Grass
  Czech Republic 4–1   Zimbabwe Prague National Centre Outdoor Clay
  Venezuela 2–3   Denmark Caracas National Centre Outdoor Clay
  Mexico 3–2   Spain Mexico City Club Alemán de México Outdoor Hard
  Morocco 0–5   France Casablanca Complexe Al Amal Outdoor Clay
  New Zealand 1–4    Switzerland Hamilton Mystery Creek Pavilion Outdoor Hard

Americas Zone

Main article: 1995 Davis Cup Americas Zone

Group I

This section is transcluded from 1995 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I. ( | history)
Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
  Uruguay0
Santiago, Chile (clay)  Venezuela5 Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
  Uruguay0  Venezuela3
  Chile5 Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)  Argentina2
  Argentina3
Lima, Peru (hard)  Chile2
  Uruguay1
  Peru4 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay)
  Bahamas0
Lima, Peru (clay)  Brazil5 Mexico City, Mexico (hard)
  Bahamas3  Brazil1
  Peru2 Mexico City, Mexico (hard)  Mexico4
  Mexico3
  Peru1

Group II

This section is transcluded from 1995 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II. ( | history)
Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
  Cuba2
Cochabamba, Bolivia (clay)  Ecuador3 Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
  Cuba5  Ecuador5
  Bolivia0 Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)  Guatemala0
  Guatemala4
  Bolivia1 Victoria, Canada (indoor carpet)
  Ecuador2
Asunción, Paraguay (clay)  Canada3
  Paraguay2
Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay)  Colombia3 Kelowna, Canada (indoor carpet)
  Paraguay3  Colombia0
  Haiti2 Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay)  Canada5
  Haiti2
  Canada3
  •   Bolivia and   Haiti relegated to Group III in 1996.
  •   Canada promoted to Group I in 1996.

Group III

Group A

  PUR   DOM   CRC   ECA   BER
1   Puerto Rico (4–0) 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0
2   Dominican Republic (3–1) 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0
3   Costa Rica (2–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1 3–0
4   Eastern Caribbean (1–3) 1–2 1–2 1–2 3–0
5   Bermuda (0–4) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3

Group B

  BAR   ESA   JAM   TRI
1   Barbados (3–0) 3–0 2–1 3–0
2   El Salvador (2–1) 0–3 3–0 3–0
3   Jamaica (1–2) 1–2 0–3 2–1
4   Trinidad and Tobago (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2

Asia/Oceania Zone

Main article: 1995 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

This section is transcluded from 1995 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I. ( | history)
Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
Wellington, New Zealand (hard)
  New Zealand5
Jakarta, Indonesia (clay)  Chinese Taipei0 Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)
  Chinese Taipei1  New Zealand4
  Indonesia4 Seoul, South Korea (indoor carpet)  South Korea1
  Indonesia0
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)  South Korea5
  Chinese Taipei5
  Hong Kong0 Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)
  Philippines3
Fujisawa, Japan (indoor hard)  Japan2 New Delhi, India (grass)
  Japan5  Philippines0
  Hong Kong0 Calcutta, India (grass)  India5
  Hong Kong1
  India4

Group II

This section is transcluded from 1995 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II. ( | history)
Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Lahore, Pakistan (grass)
  China3
Lahore, Pakistan (grass)  Pakistan2 Bangkok, Thailand (hard)
  Pakistan4  China3
  Malaysia1 Bangkok, Thailand (hard)  Thailand2
  Malaysia1
  Thailand4 Tashkent, Uzbekistan (clay)
  China3
Doha, Qatar (hard)  Uzbekistan2
  Uzbekistan5
Doha, Qatar (hard)  Qatar0 Tashkent, Uzbekistan (clay)
  Qatar1  Uzbekistan5
  Iran4 Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)  Sri Lanka0
  Sri Lanka3
  Iran2
  •   Malaysia and   Qatar relegated to Group III in 1996.
  •   China promoted to Group I in 1996.

Group III

Group A

  BHR   SIN   KUW   SYR   KAZ   OMA   BRU
1   Bahrain (6–0) 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 3–0
2   Singapore (5–1) 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
3   Kuwait (4–2) 1–2 0–3 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
4   Syria (3–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3 2–1 3–0 3–0
5   Kazakhstan (1–5) 1–2 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 2–1
6   Oman (1–5) 1–2 0–3 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2
7   Brunei (1–5) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2

Group B

  KSA   BAN   POC   LIB   JOR   UAE
1   Saudi Arabia (5–0) 3–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–1
2   Bangladesh (4–1) 0–3 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0
3   Pacific Oceania (3–2) 1–2 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0
4   Lebanon (2–3) 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 3–0
5   Jordan (1–4) 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 2–1
6   United Arab Emirates (0–5) 1–2 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2

Europe/Africa Zone

Main article: 1995 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

This section is transcluded from 1995 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I. ( | history)
Consolation semifinalsFinal
Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
  Morocco4
Estoril, Portugal (clay)  Romania1
  Romania3
  Portugal2 Budapest, Hungary (indoor carpet)
  Portugal2
  Hungary3
Portorož, Slovenia (clay)
  Slovenia0
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)  Zimbabwe5
  Slovenia0
  Israel5 Oslo, Norway (indoor hard)
  Norway4
  Israel1

Group II

This section is transcluded from 1995 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II. ( | history)
Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor carpet)
  Luxembourg4
Vilnius, Lithuania (clay) Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor carpet)
  Lithuania1
  Lithuania1  Luxembourg4
Lagos, Nigeria (hard)
  Poland4  Nigeria1
  Nigeria3
Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
  Poland2
  Luxembourg1
Accra, Ghana (hard)
  Finland4
  Ghana3
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) Tampere, Finland (clay)
  Ireland2
  Ireland2  Ghana0
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)
  Ivory Coast3  Finland5
  Ivory Coast2
  Finland3
Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet)
  Ukraine3
Minsk, Belarus (carpet) Jūrmala, Latvia (clay)
  Belarus2
  Belarus5  Ukraine3
Tallinn, Estonia (indoor carpet)
  Estonia0  Latvia2
  Estonia2
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
  Latvia3
  Ukraine4
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
  Egypt1
  Egypt4
Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) Cairo, Egypt (clay)
  Monaco1
  Monaco0  Egypt3
Bratislava, Slovakia (clay)
  Great Britain5  Slovakia2
  Slovakia5
  Great Britain0

Group III

Zone A

Group A

  MKD   BUL   GEO   TUN   CMR
1   Macedonia (4–0) 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0
2   Bulgaria (3–1) 1–2 2–0 3–0 3–0
3   Georgia (2–2) 1–2 0–2 3–0 3–0
4   Tunisia (1–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3 2–0
5   Cameroon (0–4) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–2

Group B

  FRY   GRE   SMR   MDA   TOG   BEN
1   Yugoslavia (5–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
2   Greece (4–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
3   San Marino (3–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1
4   Moldova (2–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2 3–0 2–1
5   Togo (1–4) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0
6   Benin (0–5) 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3

Zone B

Group A

  MLT   CYP   KEN   CGO   ETH
1   Malta (4–0) 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–1
2   Cyprus (3–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0
3   Kenya (2–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1 3–0
4   Congo (1–3) 1–2 0–3 1–2 2–1
5   Ethiopia (0–4) 1–2 0–3 0–3 1–2

Group B

  ALG   TUR   ZAM   SEN   SUD
1   Algeria (4–0) 3–0 3–0 2–1 3–0
2   Turkey (3–1) 0–3 2–1 2–1 3–0
3   Zambia (2–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1 3–0
4   Senegal (1–3) 1–2 1–2 1–2 3–0
5   Sudan (0–4) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3

References

General
  • "World Group 1995". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
Specific
  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 504–505. ISBN  978-0942257700.
  2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1996). World of Tennis 1996. London: Harper Collins. pp. 27–37. ISBN  9780002187138.
  3. ^ a b "Russia v United States". daviscup.com.

External links

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