1994 Davis Cup

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1994 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	25 March – 4 December 1994
Edition	83rd
Teams	109
Champion
Winning nation	Sweden
← 1993 1995 →

The 1994 Davis Cup (also known as the 1994 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 83rd edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 109 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 22 in the Americas Zone, 23 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 39 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Belarus, Brunei, Georgia, Lithuania, Oman, Slovakia, Sudan and Uzbekistan made their first appearances in the tournament.

Sweden defeated Russia in the final, held at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia, on 2–4 December, to win their 5th title overall.^[1][2]

Participating teams
Australia	Austria	Belgium	Czech Republic
Denmark	France	Germany	Hungary
India	Israel	Italy	Netherlands
Russia	Spain	Sweden	United States

First round 25–27 March

Quarterfinals 15–17 July

Semifinals 23–25 September

Final 2–4 December

New Delhi, India (grass)

United States

5

Rotterdam, Netherlands (hard)

India

0

United States

3

Eindhoven, Netherlands (indoor carpet)

Netherlands

2

Netherlands

5

Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor carpet)

Belgium

0

United States

2

Lund, Sweden (indoor carpet)

Sweden

3

Sweden

5

Cannes, France (hard)

Denmark

0

Sweden

3

Besançon, France (indoor hard)

France

2

France

4

Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet)

Hungary

1

Sweden

4

Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)

Russia

1

Israel

1

Saint Petersburg, Russia (indoor carpet)

Czech Republic

4

Czech Republic

2

Saint Petersburg, Russia (indoor carpet)

Russia

3

Russia

4

Hamburg, Germany (hard)

Australia

1

Russia

4

Madrid, Spain (clay)

Germany

1

Italy

1

Halle, Germany (grass)

Spain

4

Spain

2

Graz, Austria (indoor clay)

Germany

3

Austria

2

Germany

3

Russia vs. Sweden

Russia 1	Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia[2] 2–4 December 1994 Carpet (indoors)		Sweden 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Alexander Volkov Stefan Edberg 4 6 2 6 77 62 6 0 6 8   2 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Magnus Larsson 0 6 2 6 6 3 6 2 3 6   3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy Jan Apell / Jonas Björkman 77 64 2 6 3 6 6 1 6 8   4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Stefan Edberg 4 6 6 4 6 0       5 Alexander Volkov Magnus Larsson 64 77 4 6

Date: 23–25 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 1995 World Group.

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Venue	Door	Surface
New Zealand	1-4	Australia	Christchurch	King Edward Barracks	Indoor	Carpet
Uruguay	2-3	Austria	Montevideo	Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club	Outdoor	Clay
Israel	2-3	Belgium	Ramat HaSharon	Canada Stadium	Outdoor	Hard
Portugal	0-4	Croatia	Porto	Lawn Tennis Club da Foz	Outdoor	Clay
Denmark	4-1	Peru	Copenhagen	Valby-Hallen	Indoor	Carpet
Hungary	1-4	Italy	Budapest	Romai Tennis Academy	Outdoor	Clay
Indonesia	1-4	Switzerland	Jakarta	Gelora Senayan Sports Complex	Outdoor	Hard
India	2-3	South Africa	Jaipur	Jai Club Tennis Complex	Outdoor	Grass

•  Australia,  Austria,  Belgium,  Denmark and  Italy remain in the World Group in 1995.
•  Croatia,  South Africa and   Switzerland are promoted to the World Group in 1995.
•  Indonesia,  New Zealand,  Peru,  Portugal and  Uruguay remain in Zonal Group I in 1995.
•  Hungary,  India and  Israel are relegated to Zonal Group I in 1995.

	Relegation Play-off 25–27 March				Preliminary Round 4–6 February
					Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
					Uruguay	5
	Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
					Cuba	0
	Cuba	0
					Lima, Peru (clay)
	Mexico	5
					Mexico	2
					Peru	3

•  Cuba relegated to Group II in 1995.

	First Round 25–27 March					Second Round 8–17 July
	Argentina
						Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
	bye
						Argentina		2
	Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
						Uruguay		3
	Bahamas		2
	Uruguay		3
	Lima, Peru (hard)
	Peru		3
						Lima, Peru (clay)
	Chile		2
						Peru		3
						Brazil		2
	bye
	Brazil

•  Uruguay and  Peru advance to World Group qualifying round.

Relegation Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Ottawa, Canada (indoor hard)

Canada

5

Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)

Jamaica

0

Bogotá, Colombia (clay)

Jamaica

1

Canada

3

Guatemala

4

Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)

Colombia

2

Guatemala

0

Colombia

5

Montreal, Canada (hard)

Canada

2

Asunción, Paraguay (clay)

Venezuela

3

Venezuela

4

Asunción, Paraguay (clay)

Paraguay

1

Caracas, Venezuela (hard)

Paraguay

4

Venezuela

4

Puerto Rico

1

San Juan, Puerto Rico (hard)

Ecuador

1

Ecuador

4

Puerto Rico

1

•  Jamaica and  Puerto Rico relegated to Group III in 1995.
•  Venezuela promoted to Group I in 1995.

• Venue: St. Lucia Racquet Club, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
• Date: 9–13 March

Rank	Team
1	Haiti
2	Bolivia
3	El Salvador
4	Dominican Republic
5	Costa Rica
6	Trinidad and Tobago
7	Eastern Caribbean
8	Barbados

•  Haiti and  Bolivia promoted to Group II in 1995.

	Preliminary Round 4–6 February
	Beijing, China (indoor carpet)
	China		0
	Japan		5

•  China relegated to Group II in 1995.

	First Round 25–27 March					Second Round 29 April–8 May
	New Zealand
						Christchurch, New Zealand (indoor carpet)
	bye
						New Zealand		3
	Kyoto, Japan (indoor carpet)
						Japan		2
	Japan		5
	Philippines		0
	Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)
	Indonesia		3
						Jakarta, Indonesia (clay)
	Hong Kong		2
						Indonesia		3
						South Korea		2
	bye
	South Korea

•  New Zealand and  Indonesia advance to World Group qualifying round.

Relegation Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Taichung, Taiwan (clay)

Chinese Taipei

3

Singapore (hard)

Malaysia

2

Taichung, Taiwan (clay)

Malaysia

4

Chinese Taipei

3

Singapore

1

Singapore (hard)

Pakistan

2

Singapore

0

Pakistan

4

Taoyuan, Taiwan (indoor hard)

Chinese Taipei

4

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard)

Iran

1

Iran

3

Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)

Saudi Arabia

2

Tehran, Iran (clay)

Saudi Arabia

0

Iran

4

Sri Lanka

5

Bangkok, Thailand (hard)

Thailand

1

Sri Lanka

0

Thailand

5

•  Singapore and  Saudi Arabia relegated to Group III in 1995.
•  Chinese Taipei promoted to Group I in 1995.

• Venue: Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar
• Date: 6–10 April

Group A

		UZB	LIB	BHR	JOR	BRU	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
	Uzbekistan		3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0	4–0	12–0 (100%)	24–0 (100%)	1
	Lebanon	0–3		2–1	3–0	2–1	3–1	7–5 (58%)	15–12 (56%)	2
	Bahrain	0–3	1–2		2–1	3–0	2–2	6–6 (50%)	14–10 (58%)	3
	Jordan	0–3	0–3	1–2		3–0	1–3	4–8 (33%)	7–17 (29%)	4
	Brunei	0–3	1–2	0–3	0–3		0–4	1–11 (8%)	2–23 (8%)	5

Group B

		QAT	KUW	BAN	SYR	UAE	OMA	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
	Qatar		2–1	2–1	2–1	3–0	3–0	5–0	12–3 (80%)	27–7 (79%)	1
	Kuwait	1–2		3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0	4–1	13–2 (87%)	27–5 (84%)	2
	Bangladesh	1–2	0–3		2–1	2–1	3–0	3–2	8–7 (53%)	17–17 (50%)	3
	Syria	1–2	0–3	1–2		3–0	2–1	2–3	7–8 (47%)	14–19 (42%)	4
	United Arab Emirates	0–3	0–3	1–2	0–3		2–1	1–4	3–12 (20%)	8–24 (25%)	5
	Oman	0–3	0–3	0–3	1–2	1–2		0–5	2–13 (13%)	5–26 (16%)	6

•  Uzbekistan and  Qatar promoted to Group II in 1995.

	Preliminary Round 4–6 February
	Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
	Zimbabwe		4
	Luxembourg		1

	First Round 25–27 March
	Johannesburg, South Africa (indoor hard)
	South Africa		5
	Romania		0
	Porto, Portugal (clay)
	Portugal		4
	Great Britain		1
	Zagreb, Croatia (indoor clay)
	Croatia		3
	Norway		2
	Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
	Zimbabwe		2
	Switzerland		3

	Relegation Play-off 15–17 July
	Manchester, United Kingdom (grass)
	Romania		3
	Great Britain		2

•  South Africa,  Portugal,   Switzerland and  Croatia advance to World Group qualifying round.
•  Great Britain and  Luxembourg relegated to Group II in 1995.

Relegation Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Nairobi, Kenya (clay)

Kenya

1

Dublin, Ireland (carpet)

Jūrmala, Latvia (clay)

Latvia

3

Kenya

1

Latvia

3

Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet)

Ireland

4

Ukraine

2

Ukraine

5

Jūrmala, Latvia (hard)

Ireland

0

Latvia

1

Casablanca, Morocco (clay)

Morocco

4

Morocco

5

Cairo, Egypt (clay)

Warsaw, Poland (clay)

Egypt

0

Egypt

3

Morocco

5

Sopot, Poland (indoor carpet)

Bulgaria

2

Poland

0

Poland

4

Bulgaria

1

Accra, Ghana (hard)

Ghana

3

Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)

Accra, Ghana (hard)

Monaco

2

Monaco

4

Ghana

3

Lagos, Nigeria (hard)

Senegal

1

Nigeria

2

Nigeria

5

Accra, Ghana (hard)

Senegal

0

Ghana

2

Maribor, Slovenia (clay)

Slovenia

3

Slovenia

3

Athens, Greece (clay)

Ljubljana, Slovenia (clay)

Greece

2

Greece

1

Slovenia

3

Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)

Estonia

4

Finland

2

Estonia

1

Finland

4

•  Kenya,  Bulgaria,  Senegal, and  Greece relegated to Group III in 1995.
•  Morocco and  Slovenia promoted to Group I in 1995.

• Venue: Hôtel Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
• Date: 4–8 May

Group A

		CIV	GEO	SMR	ZAM	DJI	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
	Ivory Coast		3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0	4–0	12–0 (100%)	24–1 (96%)	1
	Georgia	0–3		2–1	3–0	3–0	3–1	8–4 (67%)	15–9 (63%)	2
	San Marino	0–3	1–2		2–1	3–0	2–2	6–6 (50%)	14–12 (54%)	3
	Zambia	0–3	0–3	1–2		3–0	1–3	4–8 (33%)	7–16 (30%)	4
	Djibouti	0–3	0–3	0–3	0–3		0–4	0–12 (0%)	1–23 (4%)	5

Group B

		BLR	CMR	ALG	BEN	TOG	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
	Belarus		2–1	2–1	3–0	3–0	4–0	10–2 (83%)	20–5 (80%)	1
	Cameroon	1–2		2–1	2–1	2–1	3–1	7–5 (58%)	16–12 (57%)	2
	Algeria	1–2	1–2		3–0	3–0	2–2	8–4 (67%)	17–11 (61%)	3
	Benin	0–3	1–2	0–3		2–1	1–3	3–9 (25%)	7–19 (27%)	4
	Togo	0–3	1–2	0–3	1–2		0–4	2–10 (17%)	7–20 (26%)	5

•  Ivory Coast and  Belarus promoted to Group II in 1995.

• Venue: SSI Slovan Tennis Club, Bratislava, Slovakia
• Date: 18–22 May

Rank	Team
1	Slovakia
2	Lithuania
3	Tunisia
4	Malta
5	Turkey
6	Cyprus
7	Sudan
8	Congo

•  Slovakia and  Lithuania promoted to Group II in 1995.

General

• "World Group 1994". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

Specific

• Davis Cup Official Website