1996 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round

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The 1996 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round was held from 20 to 22 September. They were the main play-offs of the 1996 Davis Cup. The winners of the playoffs advanced to the 1997 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions I.

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Teams

Bold indicates team had qualified for the 1997 Davis Cup World Group.

Results summary

Date: 20–22 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 1997 World Group.

Home teamScoreVisiting teamLocationVenueDoorSurfaceRef.
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3–2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Mexico City Club Alemán de MéxicoOutdoorHard [1]
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1–4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Split Teniski klub SplitOutdoorClay [2]
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4–1Flag of Austria.svg  Austria São Paulo Hotel TransaméricaIndoorCarpet [3]
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 3–2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Bucharest Arenele BNR OutdoorClay [4]
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 4–1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Tarragona Club de Tennis TarragonaOutdoorClay [5]
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 4–1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Moscow Olympic Stadium IndoorCarpet [6]
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 5–0Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Olten Olten HallenstadionIndoorCarpet [7]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4–1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Haarlem Sportclub HaarlemOutdoorHard [8]

Qualifying results

Mexico vs. Argentina

Flag of Mexico.svg
Mexico
3
Club Alemán de México, Mexico City, Mexico [1]
20–22 September 1996
Hard
Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
2
12345
1 Flag of Mexico.svg
Flag of Argentina.svg
Alejandro Hernández
Gastón Etlis
77
65
6
2
6
4
   
2 Flag of Mexico.svg
Flag of Argentina.svg
Leonardo Lavalle
Hernán Gumy
65
77
4
6
6
4
7
5
5
7
 
3 Flag of Mexico.svg
Flag of Argentina.svg
Alejandro Hernández  /  Óscar Ortiz
Pablo Albano  /  Luis Lobo
65
77
6
4
3
6
77
62
6
4
 
4 Flag of Mexico.svg
Flag of Argentina.svg
Alejandro Hernández
Hernán Gumy
6
4
7
5
6
1
   
5 Flag of Mexico.svg
Flag of Argentina.svg
Leonardo Lavalle
Gastón Etlis
3
6
6
3
   retired
 

Croatia vs. Australia

Flag of Croatia.svg
Croatia
1
Teniski klub Split, Split, Croatia [2]
20–22 September 1996
Clay
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
4
12345
1 Flag of Croatia.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Saša Hiršzon
Mark Philippoussis
2
6
3
6
2
6
   
2 Flag of Croatia.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Goran Ivanišević
Jason Stoltenberg
6
4
3
6
6
3
65
77
2
6
 
3 Flag of Croatia.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Saša Hiršzon  /  Goran Ivanišević
Pat Rafter  /  Mark Woodforde
3
6
2
6
4
6
   
4 Flag of Croatia.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Goran Orešić
Mark Philippoussis
1
6
4
6
    
5 Flag of Croatia.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Saša Hiršzon
Jason Stoltenberg
6
2
6
2
    

Brazil vs. Austria

Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
4
Hotel Transamérica, São Paulo, Brazil [3]
20–22 September 1996
Carpet (indoors)
Flag of Austria.svg
Austria
1
12345
1 Flag of Brazil.svg
Flag of Austria.svg
Fernando Meligeni
Thomas Muster
3
6
3
6
3
6
   
2 Flag of Brazil.svg
Flag of Austria.svg
Gustavo Kuerten
Markus Hipfl
4
6
3
6
77
60
77
65
6
1
 
3 Flag of Brazil.svg
Flag of Austria.svg
Gustavo Kuerten  /  Jaime Oncins
Thomas Muster  /  Udo Plamberger
77
62
4
6
6
3
3
6
2
0
 
4 Flag of Brazil.svg
Flag of Austria.svg
Gustavo Kuerten
Udo Plamberger
      w/o
 
5 Flag of Brazil.svg
Flag of Austria.svg
Fernando Meligeni
Markus Hipfl
      w/o
 

Romania vs. Belgium

Flag of Romania.svg
Romania
3
Arenele BNR, Bucharest, Romania [4]
20–22 September 1996
Clay
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium
2
12345
1 Flag of Romania.svg
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Adrian Voinea
Johan Van Herck
78
66
4
6
2
6
1
6
  
2 Flag of Romania.svg
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Andrei Pavel
Filip Dewulf
6
1
6
3
6
2
   
3 Flag of Romania.svg
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
George Cosac  /  Dinu Pescariu
Filip Dewulf  /  Libor Pimek
6
4
0
6
2
6
4
6
  
4 Flag of Romania.svg
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Adrian Voinea
Filip Dewulf
6
0
6
0
6
2
   
5 Flag of Romania.svg
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Andrei Pavel
Johan Van Herck
6
3
6
4
6
3
   

Spain vs. Denmark

Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
4
Club de Tennis Tarragona, Tarragona, Spain [5]
20–22 September 1996
Clay
Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
1
12345
1 Flag of Spain.svg
Flag of Denmark.svg
Albert Costa
Frederik Fetterlein
6
0
6
0
6
2
   
2 Flag of Spain.svg
Flag of Denmark.svg
Carlos Moyá
Kenneth Carlsen
6
1
6
2
6
1
   
3 Flag of Spain.svg
Flag of Denmark.svg
Tomás Carbonell  /  Àlex Corretja
Kenneth Carlsen  /  Frederik Fetterlein
6
4
7
5
4
6
5
7
6
3
 
4 Flag of Spain.svg
Flag of Denmark.svg
Albert Costa
Kenneth Carlsen
6
3
5
7
3
6
   
5 Flag of Spain.svg
Flag of Denmark.svg
Carlos Moyá
Thomas Larsen
6
3
6
4
    

Russia vs. Hungary

Flag of Russia.svg
Russia
4
Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia [6]
20–22 September 1996
Carpet (indoors)
Flag of Hungary.svg
Hungary
1
12345
1 Flag of Russia.svg
Flag of Hungary.svg
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Attila Sávolt
7
5
3
6
6
3
6
4
  
2 Flag of Russia.svg
Flag of Hungary.svg
Andrei Chesnokov
József Krocskó
6
2
6
2
6
2
   
3 Flag of Russia.svg
Flag of Hungary.svg
Yevgeny Kafelnikov  /  Andrei Olhovskiy
Gábor Köves  /  Sándor Noszály
77
62
6
3
6
1
   
4 Flag of Russia.svg
Flag of Hungary.svg
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
József Krocskó
6
0
6
3
    
5 Flag of Russia.svg
Flag of Hungary.svg
Andrei Chesnokov
Attila Sávolt
3
6
2
6
    

Switzerland vs. Morocco

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
5
Olten Hallenstadion, Olten, Switzerland [7]
20–22 September 1996
Carpet (indoors)
Flag of Morocco.svg
Morocco
0
12345
1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Flag of Morocco.svg
Jakob Hlasek
Mehdi Tahiri
0
6
6
3
6
2
7
5
  
2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Flag of Morocco.svg
Marc Rosset
Mounir El Aarej
6
0
6
1
6
3
   
3 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Flag of Morocco.svg
Jakob Hlasek  /  Marc Rosset
Mounir El Aarej  /  Mehdi Tahiri
6
2
6
2
6
0
   
4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Flag of Morocco.svg
Marc Rosset
Mehdi Tahiri
3
6
6
3
6
1
   
5 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Flag of Morocco.svg
Jakob Hlasek
Larbi Rharnit
6
0
6
1
    

Netherlands vs. New Zealand

Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
4
Sportclub Haarlem, Haarlem, Netherlands [8]
20–22 September 1996
Hard
Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
1
12345
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Flag of New Zealand.svg
Jan Siemerink
Brett Steven
64
77
77
62
6
3
3
6
6
2
 
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Flag of New Zealand.svg
Richard Krajicek
Alistair Hunt
65
77
6
3
6
4
1
4
 retired
 
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Flag of New Zealand.svg
Sjeng Schalken  /  Jan Siemerink
Alistair Hunt  /  Brett Steven
3
6
78
66
6
4
6
2
  
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Flag of New Zealand.svg
Sjeng Schalken
James Greenhalgh
7
5
6
1
65
77
6
1
  
5 Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Flag of New Zealand.svg
Dennis van Scheppingen
Alistair Hunt
3
6
6
3
78
66
   

References

  1. 1 2 "Mexico v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  2. 1 2 "Croatia v Australia". daviscup.com.
  3. 1 2 "Brazil v Austria". daviscup.com.
  4. 1 2 "Romania v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  5. 1 2 "Spain v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  6. 1 2 "Russia v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  7. 1 2 "Switzerland v Morocco". daviscup.com.
  8. 1 2 "Netherlands v New Zealand". daviscup.com.