1991 Davis Cup

The 1991 Davis Cup was the 80th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. A total of 87 nations participated in the tournament. In the final, France defeated the United States at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France, on 29 November - 1 December. During the tournament, Yugoslavia was in the process of dissolving. The Croatian tennis player Goran Ivanišević withdrew from the team after the declaration of Croatian independence, with the team losing its subsequent draw against France.^[1]

World Group

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

Draw

First round 1 February-31 March

Quarterfinals March-June

Semifinals 20-22 September

Final 29 November-1 December

Mexico City, Mexico (hard)

United States

3

Newport, RI, United States (grass)

Mexico

2

United States

4

Murcia, Spain (clay)

Spain

1

Spain

4

Kansas City, MO, USA (indoor clay)

Canada

1

United States

3

Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)

Germany

2

Argentina

4

Berlin, Germany (indoor carpet)

New Zealand

1

Argentina

0

Dortmund, Germany (indoor carpet)

Germany

5

Germany

3

Lyon, France (indoor carpet)

Italy

2

United States

1

Zagreb, Yugoslavia (indoor clay)

France

3

Yugoslavia

4

Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)

Sweden

1

Yugoslavia

4

Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)

Czechoslovakia

1

Czechoslovakia

4

Pau, France (indoor carpet)

Austria

1

Yugoslavia

0

Rennes, France (indoor clay)

France

5

Israel

0

Nîmes, France (clay)

France

5

France

3

Perth, Australia (grass)

Australia

2

Belgium

0

Australia

5

First round losers play along with Zonal Group I qualifiers in World Group Qualifying Round.

Final

France 3	Palais des Sports de Gerland, Lyon, France 29 November - 1 December 1991 carpet (indoors)		United States 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Guy Forget Andre Agassi 710 68 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

World Group Qualifying Round

Date: 20-22 September

Venue	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Manchester, England (grass)	Great Britain	3-1	Austria
Brussels, Belgium (clay)	Belgium	4-1	Israel
São Paulo, Brazil (clay)	Brazil	4-1	India
Havana, Cuba (hard)	Cuba	2-3	Canada
Bari, Italy (clay)	Italy	4-1	Denmark
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)	Mexico	0-5	Netherlands
Baden, Switzerland (indoor carpet)	Switzerland	5-0	New Zealand
Manila, Philippines (indoor carpet)	Philippines	0-5	Sweden

• Brazil, Great Britain, Netherlands, and Switzerland promoted to World Group in 1992.
• Belgium, Canada, Italy, and Sweden remain in World Group in 1992.
• Cuba (AMN), Denmark (EA), India (AO), and Philippines (AO) remain in Group I in 1992.
• Austria (EA), Israel (EA), Mexico (AMN), and New Zealand (AO) relegated to Group I in 1992.

Americas Zone

Group I

Participating Teams

•  Brazil — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
•  Cuba — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
•  Paraguay
•  Peru — relegated to Group II in 1992
•  Uruguay

Group II

Participating Teams

•  Bahamas
•  Barbados
•  Bolivia
•  Chile — promoted to Group I in 1992
•  Colombia
•  Costa Rica
•  Dominican Republic
•  Eastern Caribbean
•  Ecuador
•  El Salvador
•  Guatemala
•  Haiti
•  Jamaica
•  Trinidad and Tobago
•  Venezuela

Asia/Oceania Zone

Participating Teams

•  China — relegated to Group I Play-off in 1992
•  India — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
•  Indonesia
•  Japan
•  Philippines — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
•  South Korea

Group II

Participating Teams

•  Bahrain
•  Bangladesh
•  Chinese Taipei — promoted to Group I in 1992
•  Hong Kong
•  Iraq
•  Jordan
•  Kuwait
•  Malaysia
•  Pakistan
•  Saudi Arabia
•  Singapore
•  Sri Lanka
•  Syria

Euro/African Zone

Group I

Participating Teams

•  Denmark — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
•  Finland
•  Great Britain — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
•  Hungary
•  Ireland — relegated to Group II in 1992
•  Morocco — relegated to Group II in 1992
•  Netherlands — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
•  Poland
•  Portugal
•  Romania
•  Soviet Union
•  Switzerland — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round

Group II

Africa Zone

Participating Teams

•  Algeria
•  Cameroon
•  Congo
•  Côte d'Ivoire
•  Egypt
•  Ghana
•  Kenya — promoted to Group I in 1992
•  Nigeria
•  Senegal
•  Togo
•  Zambia
•  Zimbabwe

Europe Zone

Participating Teams

•  Bulgaria
•  Cyprus
•  Greece
•  Luxembourg
•  Malta
•  Monaco
•  Norway — promoted to Group I in 1992
•  Turkey

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