1993 Davis Cup

1993 Davis Cup
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Edition 82nd
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The 1993 Davis Cup was the 82nd edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. A total of 100 nations participated in the tournament. In the final, Germany defeated Australia at Exhibition Hall in Düsseldorf, Germany, on 3-5 December.

World Group

Participating Teams

Australia
Austria
Brazil
Cuba

Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Germany

India
Italy
Netherlands
Russia[1]

Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United States

Draw

  First round
26-28 March		 Quarterfinals
16-18 July		 Semifinals
24-26 September		 Final
3-5 December
                                     
Melbourne, Australia (grass)
  United States 1  
Florence, Italy (clay)
  Australia 4  
    Australia 3  
Modena, Italy (indoor carpet)
    Italy 2  
  Italy 4
Chandigarh, India (grass)
  Brazil 1  
    Australia 5  
Vienna, Austria (indoor clay)
    India 0  
  France 4  
Cannes, France (clay)
  Austria 1  
    France 2
Calcutta, India (grass)
    India 3  
   Switzerland 2
Düsseldorf, Germany (indoor clay)
  India 3  
    Australia 1
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
    Germany 4
  Netherlands 3  
The Hague, Netherlands (clay)
  Spain 2  
    Netherlands 1
Kalmar, Sweden (indoor carpet)
    Sweden 4  
  Cuba 0
Borlänge, Sweden (indoor clay)
  Sweden 5  
    Sweden 0
Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet)
    Germany 5  
  Denmark 1  
Halle, Germany (grass)
  Czech Republic 4  
    Czech Republic 1
Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet)
    Germany 4  
  Russia 1
  Germany 4  

First round losers compete in World Group Qualifying Round with Zonal Group I Qualifiers.

Final


Germany
4		 Exhibition Hall, Düsseldorf, Germany[2]
3–5 December 1993
Clay (i)
Australia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
Australia		 Michael Stich
Jason Stoltenberg		 62
77		 6
3		 6
1		 4
6 		6
3		  
2 Germany
Australia		 Marc-Kevin Goellner
Richard Fromberg		 6
3		 7
5		 68
710		 2
6 		7
9 		 
3 Germany
Australia		 Patrik Kühnen / Michael Stich
Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde		 77
64		 4
6 		6
3		 77
64		    
4 Germany
Australia		 Michael Stich
Richard Fromberg		 6
4		 6
2		 6
2		      
5 Germany
Australia		 Marc-Kevin Goellner
Jason Stoltenberg		 6
1		 62
77		 77
63		      

World Group Qualifying Round

Date: 22-26 September

VenueHome TeamScoreVisiting Team
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)  Israel 3-2   Switzerland
Budapest, Hungary (clay)  Hungary 4-1  Argentina
Christchurch, New Zealand (indoor carpet)  New Zealand 2-3  Austria
Charlotte, NC, United States (hard)  United States 5-0  Bahamas
Brussels, Belgium (clay)  Belgium 3-1  Brazil
Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet)  Denmark 3-2  Croatia
St. Petersburg, Russia (indoor carpet)  Russia 5-0  Cuba
Seoul, South Korea (hard)  South Korea 0-5  Spain

Americas Zone

Group I

  2nd round play-offs
March 26-28		 1st round play-offs
-		 1st round
February 5-7		 2nd round
March 26-28
                                     
  Santiago, Chile (clay)
      Chile 2  
      Bahamas 3     Nassau, Bahamas (hard)
    Chile         Bahamas 4
   bye       Uruguay 1
    Uruguay
  Santiago, Chile (clay)      bye  
    Chile 3  
    Canada 1    
      Argentina  
     bye     Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 bye         Argentina 4
    Canada   Mexico City, Mexico (clay)     Mexico 1
    Mexico 4
      Canada 1  
 Canada relegated to
Group II in 1994.		    Bahamas and
 Argentina
advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

  Play-offs
March 26-28		 1st round
February 5-7		 2nd round
March 26-28		 3rd round
July 16-18
                                     
  Lima, Peru (clay)
      Peru 3  
  Bogotá, Colombia (clay)     Colombia 2     Lima, Peru (clay)
  Colombia 4         Peru 5  
  Dominican Republic 1   Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (clay)     Paraguay 0  
    Dominican Republic 2
      Paraguay 3     Lima, Peru (clay)
      Peru 5
  Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)       Puerto Rico 0
      Ecuador 4  
  Caracas, Venezuela (clay)     Venezuela 1     Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
  Venezuela 3         Ecuador 2
  Haiti 2   Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay)     Puerto Rico 3  
    Haiti 0
      Puerto Rico 5  
 Dominican Republic and  Haiti
relegated to Group III in 1994.		    Peru promoted
to Group I in 1994.

Group III

The Group III tournament was held March 8-14, in San José, Costa Rica, on outdoor clay courts.[3] The eight teams played a single round-robin.

Promoted to Group II for 1994
Team Pld W L MF MA
 Guatemala761174
 Jamaica761147
 El Salvador752129
 Eastern Caribbean743138
 Costa Rica734912
 Bolivia725813
 Trinidad and Tobago716516
 Barbados716615

Results of Individual Ties

Date Winning Team Score
March 8 Guatemala3-0 Bolivia
March 8 Jamaica2-1 Trinidad and Tobago
March 8 El Salvador2-1 Costa Rica
March 8 Eastern Caribbean3-0 Barbados
March 9 Jamaica3-0 Bolivia
March 9 El Salvador2-1 Barbados
March 9 Eastern Caribbean2-1 Guatemala
March 9 Costa Rica3-0 Trinidad and Tobago
March 10 Guatemala2-1 Costa Rica
March 10 Jamaica2-1 Barbados
March 10 El Salvador2-1 Eastern Caribbean
March 10 Trinidad and Tobago2-1 Bolivia
March 11 Guatemala3-0 Trinidad and Tobago
March 11 Eastern Caribbean3-0 Costa Rica
March 11 Bolivia3-0 Barbados
March 12 Guatemala2-1 El Salvador
March 12 Jamaica2-1 Eastern Caribbean
March 12 Jamaica2-1 El Salvador
March 12 Costa Rica2-1 Bolivia
March 12 Barbados2-1 Trinidad and Tobago
March 13 Guatemala3-0 Barbados
March 13 Jamaica3-0 Costa Rica
March 13 El Salvador2-1 Bolivia
March 13 Eastern Caribbean2-1 Trinidad and Tobago
March 14 Guatemala3-0 Jamaica
March 14 El Salvador2-1 Trinidad and Tobago
March 14 Costa Rica2-1 Barbados
March 14 Bolivia2-1 Eastern Caribbean

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

  2nd round play-offs
-		 1st round play-offs
February 5-7		 1st round
March 26-29		 2nd round
April 30 - May 2
                                     
 
      South Korea  
  Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)    bye     Seoul, South Korea (clay)
    Philippines 4         South Korea 5
    Chinese Taipei 1   Jakarta, Indonesia (clay)     Indonesia 0
    Indonesia 3
        Philippines 2  
    Chinese Taipei  
        Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)
      Hong Kong 0  
      Japan 5     Saga, Japan (indoor carpet)
          Japan 2
          New Zealand 3
    New Zealand
     bye  
Losing team
relegated to Group II in 1994.		    South Korea and
 New Zealand
advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

  Play-offs
March 26-28		 1st round
February 5-7		 2nd round
March 26-28		 3rd round
April 30 - May2
                                     
  Amman, Jordan (indoor hard)
      Jordan 0  
  Amman, Jordan (hard)     Iran 5     Tehran, Iran (clay)
  Jordan 1         Iran 2  
  Malaysia 4   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard)     China 3  
    Malaysia 1
      China 4     Tianjin, China (indoor hard)
      China 4
  Bangkok, Thailand (hard)       Thailand 1
      Thailand 5  
  Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard)     Kuwait 0     Bangkok, Thailand (hard)
  Kuwait 0         Thailand 5
  Sri Lanka 5   Lahore, Pakistan (grass)     Pakistan 0  
    Pakistan 4
      Sri Lanka 1  
 Jordan and  Kuwait
relegated to Group III in 1994.		    China promoted
to Group I in 1994.

Group III

The Group III tournament was held April 19-25, in Doha, Qatar, on outdoor hard courts.[3] The eight teams played a single round-robin. This tournament marked the Davis Cup debut of the United Arab Emirates.

Promoted to Group II for 1994
Team Pld W L MF MA
 Saudi Arabia761156
 Singapore761156
 Lebanon743138
 United Arab Emirates743129
 Bahrain7431110
 Bangladesh734129
 Syria716516
 Qatar717120

Results of Individual Ties

Date Winning Team Score
April 19 Saudi Arabia2-1 Lebanon
April 19 Singapore3-0 Syria
April 19 United Arab Emirates3-0 Qatar
April 19 Bahrain2-1 Bangladesh
April 20 Saudi Arabia3-0 Qatar
April 20 Singapore2-1 Bangladesh
April 20 Lebanon2-1 United Arab Emirates
April 20 Bahrain2-1 Syria
April 21 Saudi Arabia2-1 Bahrain
April 21 Singapore2-1 Lebanon
April 21 United Arab Emirates2-1 Bangladesh
April 21 Syria2-1 Qatar
April 22 Saudi Arabia2-1 United Arab Emirates
April 22 Singapore3-0 Bahrain
April 22 Lebanon3-0 Qatar
April 22 Bangladesh3-0 Syria
April 23 Saudi Arabia3-0 Singapore
April 23 United Arab Emirates2-1 Syria
April 23 Bahrain2-1 Lebanon
April 23 Bangladesh3-0 Qatar
April 24 Singapore3-0 Qatar
April 24 Lebanon3-0 Syria
April 24 United Arab Emirates2-1 Bahrain
April 24 Bangladesh2-1 Saudi Arabia
April 25 Saudi Arabia2-1 Syria
April 25 Singapore2-1 United Arab Emirates
April 25 Lebanon2-1 Bangladesh
April 25 Bahrain3-0 Qatar

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

  2nd round play-offs
April 30 - May 2		 1st round play-offs
-		 1st round
March 26-28		 2nd round
April 30 - May 2
                                     
 
      Belgium  
     bye     Waregem, Belgium (clay)
   -         Belgium 5
    Kenya   Esch, Luxembourg (indoor carpet)     Luxembourg 0
    Luxembourg 4
        Kenya 1  
    Kenya 4  
   bye 1    
      Portugal  
     bye     Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
 -         Portugal 2
   -       Israel 3
   bye 3
      Israel 2  
  Budapest, Hungary (indoor carpet)
      Hungary 4  
      Finland 1     Budapest, Hungary (clay)
    Finland         Hungary 3
   -       Great Britain 2
   bye 3
  Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)       Great Britain 2  
    Finland 2  
    Norway 3     Oslo, Norway (indoor carpet)
      Norway 1  
      Zimbabwe 4     Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor carpet)
  Norway         Zimbabwe 2
   -       Croatia[4] 3
   bye
      Croatia[4]  
 Kenya and  Finland
relegated to Group II in 1994.		  Belgium,  Israel,  Hungary, and  Croatia
advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

  Play-offs
July 16-18

October 8-10 (Lagos)

 1st round
April 30 - May 2		 2nd round
July 16-18		 3rd round
September 24-26
                                     
  Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
      Monaco 4  
  Lagos, Nigeria (hard)     Algeria 1     Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
  Algeria 0         Monaco 0  
  Nigeria 5   Lagos, Nigeria (hard)     Romania 5  
    Nigeria 1
      Romania 4     Bucharest, Romania (clay)
      Romania 4
  Casablanca, Morocco (clay)       Morocco 1
      Morocco 5  
  Accra, Ghana (hard)     Cyprus 0     Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
  Cyprus 0         Morocco 3
  Ghana 5   Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet)     Ireland 2  
    Ireland 5
      Ghana 0  
  Dakar, Senegal (hard)
      Senegal 4  
  Carthage, Tunisia (clay)     Egypt 1     Dakar, Senegal (hard)
  Egypt 5         Senegal 3  
  Tunisia 0   Athens, Greece (clay)     Greece 2  
    Greece 5
      Tunisia 0     Dakar, Senegal (hard)
      Senegal 0
  Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)       South Africa 5
      Bulgaria 3  
  Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)     Poland 2     Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)
  Poland 3         Bulgaria 1
  Ivory Coast 1   Johannesburg, South Africa (hard)     South Africa 4  
    South Africa 5
      Ivory Coast 0  
 Algeria,  Cyprus,  Tunisia, and  Ivory Coast
relegated to Group III in 1994.		  Romania and  South Africa
promoted to Group I in 1994.

Group III

The twelve teams in Group III were divided into two pools of six, each of which played a round-robin tournament. The top two teams in each pool were promoted to Group II for 1994. Estonia, Latvia, Slovenia, and Ukraine participated as independent nations for the first time following the breakups of Czechoslovakia and the USSR, while Benin, Djibouti, and San Marino also made their debuts in the tournament.

Pool A

Played April 28 - May 2 in Lusaka, Zambia, on outdoor clay courts.

Promoted to Group II for 1994
Team Pld W L MF MA
 Latvia[1]550141
 Slovenia[4]541123
 Zambia53287
 Turkey52378
 San Marino514411
 Congo505015
Results of Individual Ties
Date Winning Team Score
April 28 Latvia3-0 Turkey
April 28 Slovenia2-1 San Marino
April 28 Zambia3-0 Congo
April 29 Latvia3-0 San Marino
April 29 Slovenia3-0 Congo
April 29 Zambia2-1 Turkey
April 30 Latvia3-0 Zambia
April 30 Slovenia3-0 Turkey
April 30 San Marino3-0 Congo
May 1 Latvia2-1 Slovenia
May 1 Zambia3-0 San Marino
May 1 Turkey3-0 Congo
May 2 Latvia3-0 Congo
May 2 Slovenia3-0 Zambia
May 2 Turkey3-0 San Marino

Pool B

Played May 5-9 in Marsa, Malta, on outdoor hard courts.

Promoted to Group II for 1994
Team Pld W L MF MA
 Ukraine[1]550150
 Estonia[1]541114
 Malta53296
 Togo52378
 Benin514312
 Djibouti505015
Results of Individual Ties
Date Winning Team Score
May 5 Ukraine3-0 Djibouti
May 5 Estonia3-0 Togo
May 5 Malta3-0 Benin
May 6 Ukraine3-0 Benin
May 6 Estonia2-1 Malta
May 6 Togo3-0 Djibouti
May 7 Ukraine3-0 Togo
May 7 Estonia3-0 Benin
May 7 Malta3-0 Djibouti
May 8 Ukraine3-0 Estonia
May 8 Malta2-1 Togo
May 8 Benin3-0 Djibouti
May 9 Ukraine3-0 Malta
May 9 Estonia3-0 Djibouti
May 9 Togo3-0 Benin

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Russia took over the CIS's place in the World Group, and assumed all of the USSR's historical records. Estonia, Latvia, and Ukraine would all begin as new nations in Group III.
  2. ↑ "Germany v Australia". daviscup.com.
  3. 1 2 "Reconstructed from Davis Cup Nation-by-Nation Historical Records".
  4. 1 2 3 As the stronger tennis nation that began Davis Cup play immediately after the breakup of Yugoslavia, Croatia took Yugoslavia's spot in Group I and Slovenia began as a new nation in Group III. Yugoslavia's historical records were carried on when they resumed play in 1995, and continue today under Serbia.
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