1993 Davis Cup

1993 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	26 March – 5 December 1993
Edition	82nd
Teams	100
Champion
Winning nation	Germany
← 1992 1994 →

The 1993 Davis Cup (also known as the 1993 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 82nd edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 100 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. Benin, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Djibouti, Latvia, Russia, San Marino, Slovenia, Ukraine and the United Arab Emirates made their first appearances in the tournament.

Germany defeated Australia in the final, held at the Messe Düsseldorf Exhibition Hall in Düsseldorf, Germany, on 3–5 December, to win their 3rd title overall. ^{[1] [2]}

World Group

Main article: 1993 Davis Cup World Group

Participating teams
Australia	Austria	Brazil	Cuba
Czech Republic [a]	Denmark	France	Germany
India	Italy	Netherlands	Russia [b]
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

Fréjus, 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

Final

Germany vs. Australia

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

World Group qualifying round

Main article: 1993 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round

Date: 22–27 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 1994 World Group.

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Venue	Door	Surface
Israel	3-2	Switzerland	Ramat HaSharon	Canada Stadium	Outdoor	Hard
Hungary	4-1	Argentina	Budapest	Újpesti Torna Egylet	Outdoor	Clay
New Zealand	2-3	Austria	Christchurch	Pioneer Stadium	Indoor	Carpet
United States	5-0	Bahamas	Charlotte, NC	Olde Province Racquet Club	Outdoor	Hard
Belgium	3-1	Brazil	Brussels	Royal Primerose Tennis Club	Outdoor	Clay
Denmark	3-2	Croatia	Copenhagen	K.B. Hallen	Indoor	Carpet
Russia	5-0	Cuba	Saint Petersburg	Sports Forum	Indoor	Carpet
South Korea	0-5	Spain	Seoul	Olympic Park Tennis Center	Outdoor	Hard

•   Austria,   Denmark,   Russia,   Spain and   United States remain in the World Group in 1994.
•   Belgium,   Hungary and   Israel are promoted to the World Group in 1994.
•   Argentina,   Bahamas,   Croatia,   New Zealand and   South Korea remain in Zonal Group I in 1994.
•   Brazil,   Cuba and    Switzerland are relegated to Zonal Group I in 1994.

Americas Zone

Group I

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	First Round 5–7 February					Second Round 26–28 March
	Uruguay
						Nassau, Bahamas (hard)
	bye
						Uruguay		1
	Santiago, Chile (clay)
						Bahamas		4
	Bahamas		3
	Chile		2
	Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
	Mexico		4
						Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
	Canada		1
						Mexico		1
						Argentina		4
	bye
	Argentina

•   Bahamas and   Argentina advance to World Group qualifying round.

	Relegation Play-off 26–28 March
	Santiago, Chile (clay)
	Chile		3
	Canada		1

•   Canada relegated to Group II in 1994.

Group II

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Relegation Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep. (clay)

Paraguay

3

Bogotá, Colombia (clay)

Dominican Republic

2

Lima, Peru (clay)

Dominican Republic

1

Paraguay

0

Colombia

4

Lima, Peru (clay)

Peru

5

Colombia

2

Peru

3

Lima, Peru (clay)

Peru

5

Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay)

Puerto Rico

0

Puerto Rico

5

Caracas, Venezuela (clay)

Haiti

0

Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

Haiti

2

Puerto Rico

3

Venezuela

3

Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

Ecuador

2

Ecuador

4

Venezuela

1

•   Colombia and   Haiti relegated to Group III in 1994.
•   Peru promoted to Group I in 1994.

Group III

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• Venue: Cariari Country Club, San José, Costa Rica
• Date: 8–14 March

GUA

JAM

ESA

ECA

CRC

BOL

TRI

BAR

RR W–L

Match W–L

Set W–L

Standings

Guatemala

3–0

2–1

1–2

2–1

3–0

3–0

3–0

6–1

17–4 (81%)

37–11 (77%)

1

Jamaica

0–3

2–1

2–1

3–0

3–0

2–1

2–1

6–1

14–7 (67%)

32–19 (63%)

2

El Salvador

1–2

1–2

2–1

2–1

2–1

2–1

2–1

5–2

12–9 (57%)

27–24 (53%)

3

Eastern Caribbean

2–1

1–2

1–2

3–0

1–2

2–1

3–0

4–3

13–8 (62%)

28–17 (62%)

4

Costa Rica

1–2

0–3

1–2

0–3

2–1

3–0

2–1

3–4

9–12 (43%)

26–28 (48%)

5

Bolivia

0–3

0–3

1–2

2–1

1–2

1–2

3–0

2–5

8–13 (38%)

19–28 (40%)

6

Trinidad and Tobago

0–3

1–2

1–2

1–2

0–3

2–1

1–2

1–6

6–15 (29%)

14–33 (30%)

7

Barbados

0–3

1–2

1–2

0–3

1–2

0–3

2–1

1–6

5–16 (24%)

12–35 (26%)

8

•   Guatemala and   Jamaica promoted to Group II in 1994.

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

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	Preliminary Round 5–7 February
	Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)
	Philippines		4
	Chinese Taipei		1

•   Chinese Taipei relegated to Group II in 1994.

	First Round 26–29 March					Second Round 30 April–2 May
	South Korea
						Seoul, South Korea (clay)
	bye
						South Korea		5
	Jakarta, Indonesia (clay)
						Indonesia		0
	Philippines		2
	Indonesia		3
	Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)
	Japan		5
						Saga, Japan (indoor carpet)
	Hong Kong		0
						Japan		2
						New Zealand		3
	bye
	New Zealand

•   South Korea and   New Zealand advance to World Group qualifying round.

Group II

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Relegation Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard)

China

4

Amman, Jordan (hard)

Malaysia

1

Tehran, Iran (clay)

Malaysia

4

China

3

Jordan

1

Amman, Jordan (indoor hard)

Iran

2

Jordan

0

Iran

5

Tianjin, China (indoor hard)

China

4

Lahore, Pakistan (grass)

Thailand

1

Sri Lanka

1

Mishref, Kuwait (hard)

Pakistan

4

Bangkok, Thailand (hard)

Sri Lanka

5

Pakistan

0

Kuwait

0

Bangkok, Thailand (hard)

Thailand

5

Kuwait

0

Thailand

5

•   Malaysia and   Sri Lanka relegated to Group III in 1994.
•   China promoted to Group I in 1994.

Group III

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• Venue: Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar
• Date: 19–25 April

SIN

KSA

LIB

UAE

BHR

BAN

SYR

QAT

RR W–L

Match W–L

Set W–L

Standings

Singapore

0–3

2–1

2–1

3–0

2–1

3–0

3–0

6–1

15–6 (71%)

32–18 (64%)

1

Saudi Arabia

3–0

2–1

2–1

2–1

1–2

2–1

3–0

6–1

15–6 (71%)

32–18 (64%)

2

Lebanon

1–2

1–2

2–1

1–2

2–1

3–0

3–0

4–3

13–8 (62%)

27–18 (60%)

3

United Arab Emirates

1–2

1–2

1–2

2–1

2–1

2–1

3–0

4–3

12–9 (57%)

26–19 (58%)

4

Bahrain

1–2

0–3

2–1

1–2

2–1

2–1

3–0

4–3

11–10 (52%)

27–21 (56%)

5

Bangladesh

2–1

1–2

1–2

1–2

1–2

3–0

3–0

3–4

12–9 (57%)

26–21 (55%)

6

Syria

1–2

0–3

0–3

1–2

1–2

0–3

2–1

1–6

5–16 (24%)

14–34 (29%)

7

Qatar

0–3

0–3

0–3

0–3

0–3

0–3

1–2

0–7

1–20 (5%)

5–40 (11%)

8

•   Singapore and   Saudi Arabia promoted to Group II in 1994.

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

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	First Round					Second Round
	Israel
						Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
	bye
						Israel		3
						Portugal		2
	bye
	Portugal
	Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor carpet)
	Kenya		1
						Waregem, Belgium (clay)
	Luxembourg		4
						Luxembourg		0
						Belgium		5
	bye
	Belgium
	Great Britain
						Budapest, Hungary (clay)
	bye
						Great Britain		2
	Budapest, Hungary (indoor carpet)
						Hungary		3
	Finland		1
	Hungary		4
	Oslo, Norway (indoor carpet)
	Norway		1
						Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
	Zimbabwe		4
						Zimbabwe		2
						Croatia		3
	bye
	Croatia [c]

•   Israel,   Belgium,   Hungary and   Croatia advance to World Group qualifying round.

	Relegation Play-off
	Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
	Finland		2
	Norway		3

•   Kenya and   Finland relegated to Group II in 1994.

Group II

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Relegation Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)

Poland

2

Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)

Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)

Bulgaria

3

Poland

3

Bulgaria

1

Johannesburg, South Africa (hard)

Ivory Coast

1

South Africa

4

Ivory Coast

0

Dakar, Senegal (hard)

South Africa

5

South Africa

5

Athens, Greece (clay)

Senegal

0

Greece

5

Carthage, Tunisia (clay)

Dakar, Senegal (hard)

Tunisia

0

Tunisia

0

Greece

2

Dakar, Senegal (hard)

Egypt

5

Senegal

3

Senegal

4

Egypt

1

Dublin, Ireland (carpet)

Ghana

0

Accra, Ghana (hard)

Casablanca, Morocco (clay)

Ireland

5

Ghana

5

Ireland

2

Casablanca, Morocco (clay)

Cyprus

0

Morocco

3

Cyprus

0

Bucharest, Romania (clay)

Morocco

5

Morocco

1

Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)

Romania

4

Algeria

1

Lagos, Nigeria (hard)

Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)

Monaco

4

Algeria

0

Monaco

0

Lagos, Nigeria (hard)

Nigeria

5

Romania

5

Nigeria

1

Romania

4

•   Ivory Coast,   Tunisia,   Cyprus, and   Algeria relegated to Group III in 1994.
•   South Africa and   Romania promoted to Group I in 1994.

Group III

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Group A

• Venue: Lusaka Tennis Club, Lusaka, Zambia
• Date: 28 April–2 March

		LAT	SLO	ZAM	TUR	SMR	CGO	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
	Latvia [b]		2–1	3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0	5–0	14–1 (93%)	29–4 (88%)	1
	Slovenia [c]	1–2		3–0	3–0	2–1	3–0	4–1	12–3 (80%)	26–9 (74%)	2
	Zambia	0–3	0–3		2–1	3–0	3–0	3–2	8–7 (53%)	18–15 (55%)	3
	Turkey	0–3	0–3	1–2		3–0	3–0	2–3	7–8 (47%)	15–18 (45%)	4
	San Marino	0–3	1–2	0–3	0–3		3–0	1–4	4–11 (27%)	11–24 (31%)	5
	Congo	0–3	0–3	0–3	0–3	0–3		0–5	0–15 (0%)	1–30 (3%)	6

•   Latvia and   Slovenia promoted to Group II in 1994.

Group B

• Venue: Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta
• Date: 5–9 March

		UKR	EST	MLT	TOG	BEN	DJI	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
	Ukraine [b]		3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0	5–0	15–0 (100%)	30–3 (91%)	1
	Estonia [b]	0–3		2–1	3–0	3–0	3–0	4–1	11–4 (73%)	23–11 (68%)	2
	Malta	0–3	1–2		2–1	3–0	3–0	3–2	9–6 (60%)	21–15 (58%)	3
	Togo	0–3	0–3	1–2		3–0	3–0	2–3	7–8 (47%)	18–18 (50%)	4
	Benin	0–3	0–3	0–3	0–3		3–0	1–4	3–12 (20%)	9–24 (27%)	5
	Djibouti	0–3	0–3	0–3	0–3	0–3		0–5	0–15 (0%)	0–30 (0%)	6

•   Ukraine and   Estonia promoted to Group II in 1994.

Notes

1. The Czech Republic replaced Czechoslovakia in the World Group and assumed all historical records for the former country. ^[3]
2. Russia took over the place in the World Group gained by the CIS in the 1992 Davis Cup, and assumed all historical records held by the Soviet Union. ^[4] Former Soviet states and newly independent countries Estonia, Latvia and Ukraine would all begin as new nations in Group III.
3. As the stronger tennis nation that began Davis Cup play immediately after the breakup of Yugoslavia, and due to the ongoing sanctions against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Croatia took Yugoslavia's spot in Group I and Slovenia began as a new nation in Group III. Yugoslavia continued to hold their historical records when they resumed play in 1995, which were subsequently passed onto Serbia. ^[5]

References

General

• "World Group 1993". 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, 499. ISBN   978-0942257700.
2. "Germany v Australia". daviscup.com.
3. "Czech Republic Davis Cup profile". daviscup.com.
4. "Russia Davis Cup profile". daviscup.com.
5. "Serbia Davis Cup profile". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup Official Website