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1991 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1991.[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 1992.

1991 Davis Cup World Group
Date1 February – 1 December
Edition11th
Champions

France
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Main article: 1991 Davis Cup

France won the title, defeating the United States in the final, 3–1. The final was held at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France, from 29 November to 1 December.[2] It was the French team's 7th Davis Cup title overall and their first since 1932.

The breakup of Yugoslavia during the tournament and the declaration of independence by Croatia in June 1991 resulted in top-ranked Croatian tennis players Goran Ivanišević and Goran Prpić leaving the Yugoslavia Davis Cup team. Yugoslavia were subsequently defeated in their next tie, when lower-ranked Serbian players were called up to fill their absence in the semi-finals against France.[3]

Participating teams edit

Participating teams
 
Argentina 		 
Australia 		 
Austria 		 
Belgium
 
Canada 		 
Czechoslovakia 		 
France 		 
Germany
 
Israel 		 
Italy 		 
Mexico 		 
New Zealand
 
Spain 		 
Sweden 		 
United States 		 
Yugoslavia

Draw edit

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

First round edit

Mexico vs. United States edit

 
Mexico
2 		Club Alemán de México, Mexico City, Mexico[4]
29–31 March 1991
Hard 		 
United States
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Luis Herrera
Jim Courier 		6
4 		2
6 		7
5 		6
4 		   
2  
  		Leonardo Lavalle
Brad Gilbert 		3
6 		2
6 		77
64 		3
6 		   
3  
  		Leonardo Lavalle / Jorge Lozano
Rick Leach / Jim Pugh 		4
6 		6
4 		62
77 		77
63 		4
6 		 
4  
  		Luis Herrera
Brad Gilbert 		6
4 		3
6 		5
7 		6
3 		3
6 		 
5  
  		Leonardo Lavalle
Jim Courier 		6
4 		62
77 		7
5 		     

Spain vs. Canada edit

 
Spain
4 		La Manga Club, Murcia, Spain[5]
1–3 February 1991
Clay 		 
Canada
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Sergi Bruguera
Andrew Sznajder 		6
4 		6
2 		1
6 		6
1 		   
2  
  		Emilio Sánchez
Martin Wostenholme 		6
3 		3
6 		6
1 		6
4 		   
3  
  		Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez
Grant Connell / Glenn Michibata 		77
63 		6
2 		6
1 		     
4  
  		Emilio Sánchez
Andrew Sznajder 		5
7 		7
5 		3
6 		     
5  
  		Sergi Bruguera
Martin Wostenholme 		6
1 		77
65 		       

New Zealand vs. Argentina edit

 
New Zealand
1 		Wilding Park, Christchurch, New Zealand[6]
1–3 February 1991
Grass 		 
Argentina
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Brett Steven
Martín Jaite 		5
7 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2  
  		Kelly Evernden
Javier Frana 		64
77 		4
6 		3
6 		     
3  
  		Kelly Evernden / David Lewis
Javier Frana / Christian Miniussi 		4
6 		6
3 		64
77 		5
7 		   
4  
  		Kelly Evernden
Christian Miniussi 		64
77 		6
3 		8
6 		     
5  
  		Brett Steven
Javier Frana 		3
6 		3
6 		       

Germany vs. Italy edit

 
Germany
3 		Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, Germany[7]
1–3 February 1991
Carpet (indoors) 		 
Italy
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Boris Becker
Paolo Canè 		3
6 		6
1 		6
4 		6
4 		   
2  
  		Michael Stich
Omar Camporese 		62
77 		1
6 		3
6 		     
3  
  		Boris Becker / Eric Jelen
Omar Camporese / Diego Nargiso 		6
4 		4
6 		66
78 		6
4 		3
6 		 
4  
  		Boris Becker
Omar Camporese 		3
6 		4
6 		6
3 		6
4 		6
3 		 
5  
  		Michael Stich
Paolo Canè 		77
64 		61
77 		7
5 		6
1 		   

Yugoslavia vs. Sweden edit

 
Yugoslavia
4 		Košarkaški klub Cibona, Zagreb, Yugoslavia[8]
1–3 February 1991
Clay (indoors) 		 
Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Goran Ivanišević
Jonas Svensson 		6
2 		4
6 		6
3 		6
4 		   
2  
  		Goran Prpić
Stefan Edberg 		6
4 		6
3 		6
2 		     
3  
  		Goran Ivanišević / Goran Prpić
Stefan Edberg / Peter Lundgren 		6
4 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4  
  		Goran Ivanišević
Stefan Edberg 		6
4 		6
2 		       
5  
  		Goran Prpić
Magnus Gustafsson 		2
6 		3
6 		       

Czechoslovakia vs. Austria edit

 
Czechoslovakia
4 		Sportovní hala, Prague, Czechoslovakia[9]
1–3 February 1991
Carpet (indoors) 		 
Austria
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Petr Korda
Horst Skoff 		6
3 		3
6 		69
711 		6
1 		6
3 		 
2  
  		Karel Nováček
Alex Antonitsch 		77
65 		6
4 		1
6 		1
6 		6
3 		 
3  
  		Petr Korda / Milan Šrejber
Alex Antonitsch / Horst Skoff 		6
4 		77
64 		0
6 		6
4 		   
4  
  		Karel Nováček
Thomas Buchmayer 		67
79 		5
7 		       
5  
  		Milan Šrejber
Alex Antonitsch 		77
65 		77
63 		       

France vs. Israel edit

 
France
5 		Salle Omnisports, Rennes, France[10]
29–31 March 1991
Clay (indoors) 		 
Israel
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Henri Leconte
Amos Mansdorf 		6
3 		77
63 		3
6 		77
64 		   
2  
  		Guy Forget
Gilad Bloom 		6
4 		65
77 		6
2 		6
4 		   
3  
  		Guy Forget / Henri Leconte
Gilad Bloom / Amos Mansdorf 		7
5 		6
4 		6
3 		     
4  
  		Guy Forget
Amos Mansdorf 		6
4 		6
2 		       
5  
  		Henri Leconte
Gilad Bloom 		6
3 		7
5 		       

Australia vs. Belgium edit

 
Australia
5 		Royal King's Park Tennis Club, Perth, Australia[11]
1–3 February 1991
Grass 		 
Belgium
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Richard Fromberg
Filip Dewulf 		6
4 		6
3 		1
6 		6
4 		   
2  
  		Wally Masur
Eduardo Masso 		6
3 		6
3 		6
1 		     
3  
  		Darren Cahill / Todd Woodbridge
Eduardo Masso / Libor Pimek 		6
3 		6
3 		6
3 		     
4  
  		Richard Fromberg
Eduardo Masso 		6
3 		1
6 		6
3 		     
5  
  		Wally Masur
Filip Dewulf 		6
1 		6
2 		       

Quarterfinals edit

United States vs. Spain edit

 
United States
4 		International Tennis Hall of Fame, Newport, RI, United States[12]
14–16 June 1991
Grass 		 
Spain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Brad Gilbert
Emilio Sánchez 		6
4 		6
4 		6
2 		     
2  
  		John McEnroe
Tomás Carbonell 		6
3 		6
2 		6
1 		     
3  
  		Rick Leach / Jim Pugh
Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez 		78
66 		6
3 		77
63 		     
4  
  		John McEnroe
Emilio Sánchez 		6
4 		3
6 		6
3 		     
5  
  		Rick Leach
Tomás Carbonell 		61
77 		7
5 		4
6 		     

Germany vs. Argentina edit

 
Germany
5 		Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany[13]
30 March–1 April 1991
Carpet (indoors) 		 
Argentina
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Michael Stich
Martín Jaite 		7
5 		6
3 		6
4 		     
2  
  		Boris Becker
Javier Frana 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		     
3  
  		Eric Jelen / Michael Stich
Javier Frana / Christian Miniussi 		7
5 		63
77 		79
67 		67
79 		6
4 		 
4  
  		Boris Becker
Martín Jaite 		6
1 		78
66 		       
5  
  		Michael Stich
Javier Frana 		610
712 		6
1 		6
1 		     

Czechoslovakia vs. Yugoslavia edit

 
Czechoslovakia
1 		Sportovní hala, Prague, Czechoslovakia[14]
29–31 March 1991
Carpet (indoors) 		 
Yugoslavia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Petr Korda
Goran Ivanišević 		1
6 		63
77 		6
4 		1
6 		   
2  
  		Karel Nováček
Slobodan Živojinović 		6
1 		4
6 		6
4 		7
5 		   
3  
  		Petr Korda / Milan Šrejber
Goran Ivanišević / Slobodan Živojinović 		65
77 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4  
  		Karel Nováček
Goran Ivanišević 		3
6 		6
3 		64
77 		6
3 		4
6 		 
5  
  		Petr Korda
Slobodan Živojinović 		66
78 		6
2 		6
8 		     

France vs. Australia edit

 
France
3 		Arena of Nîmes, Nîmes, France[15]
3–5 May 1991
Clay 		 
Australia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Guy Forget
Wally Masur 		6
3 		6
3 		6
4 		     
2  
  		Fabrice Santoro
Richard Fromberg 		3
6 		4
6 		64
77 		     
3  
  		Guy Forget / Henri Leconte
Mark Kratzmann / Todd Woodbridge 		62
77 		7
5 		5
7 		77
62 		6
4 		 
4  
  		Guy Forget
Richard Fromberg 		77
62 		68
710 		3
6 		3
6 		   
5  
  		Fabrice Santoro
Wally Masur 		6
3 		6
4 		4
6 		6
1 		   

Semifinals edit

United States vs. Germany edit

 
United States
3 		Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO, United States[16]
20–22 September 1991
Clay (indoors) 		 
Germany
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Andre Agassi
Michael Stich 		6
3 		6
1 		6
4 		     
2  
  		Jim Courier
Carl-Uwe Steeb 		4
6 		6
1 		6
3 		6
4 		   
3  
  		Scott Davis / David Pate
Eric Jelen / Michael Stich 		63
77 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4  
  		Jim Courier
Michael Stich 		4
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     
5  
  		Andre Agassi
Carl-Uwe Steeb 		6
2 		6
2 		6
3 		     

France vs. Yugoslavia edit

 
France
5 		Palais des Sports, Pau, France[17]
20–22 September 1991
Carpet (indoors) 		 
Yugoslavia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Guy Forget
Srđan Muškatirović 		6
2 		6
1 		6
4 		     
2  
  		Fabrice Santoro
Slobodan Živojinović 		4
6 		7
5 		77
60 		3
6 		6
3 		 
3  
  		Arnaud Boetsch / Guy Forget
Srđan Muškatirović / Slobodan Živojinović 		6
4 		6
3 		6
2 		     
4  
  		Guy Forget
Slobodan Živojinović 		6
1 		3
6 		6
2 		     
5  
  		Fabrice Santoro
Srđan Muškatirović 		61
77 		6
3 		7
5 		     

Final edit

France vs. United States edit

 
France
3 		Palais des Sports de Gerland, Lyon, France[2]
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
played

References edit

  1. ^ "World Group 1991". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "France v United States". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Mexico v United States". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Spain v Canada". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "New Zealand v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Germany v Italy". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Yugoslavia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Austria". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "France v Israel". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Australia v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "United States v Spain". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Germany v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "France v Australia". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "United States v Germany". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "France v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.

External links edit

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