{{Short description|Tennis tournament}} {{Davis Cup season <!-- Details --> | name = 1991 Davis Cup | image = | image_caption = | image_alt = | image_size = | duration = 1 February – 1 December 1991 | edition = 80th | teams = 87<!-- Not include one team withdrew before its first match --> | categories = <!-- Champions --> | winning nation= {{davis|FRA}} | previous = [[1990 Davis Cup|1990]] | next = [[1992 Davis Cup|1992]] }}
The '''1991 Davis Cup''' (also known as the '''1991 Davis Cup by [[NEC]]''' for sponsorship purposes) was the 80th edition of the [[Davis Cup]], the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 88 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 20 in the Americas Zone, 20 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 32 in the Europe/Africa Zone. [[Congo Davis Cup team|Congo]], the [[Eastern Caribbean Davis Cup team|Eastern Caribbean]], [[El Salvador Davis Cup team|El Salvador]] and [[Saudi Arabia Davis Cup team|Saudi Arabia]] made their first appearances in the tournament.
This year's tournament saw the [[Germany Davis Cup team]] representing all parts of Germany for the first time since 1939, following the [[German reunification|reunification of West and East Germany into a single German state]] in October 1990. The [[breakup of Yugoslavia]] during the tournament also resulted in impacts for the [[Yugoslavia Davis Cup team]], after high-profile Croatian players [[Goran Ivanišević]] and [[Goran Prpić]] withdrew from the Yugoslav team following [[Independence of Croatia|Croatia's declaration of independence]] in June 1991.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bailey |first1=Sandra |title=For Split's Bedraggled Basketball Team, Risky Road Trip Ends in Victory: Arrival |url=http://www.iht.com/articles/1991/10/18/spli.php |publisher=[[The New York Times International Edition|International Herald Tribune]] |access-date=1 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061127001948/http://www.iht.com/articles/1991/10/18/spli.php |archive-date=27 November 2006 |location=Paris |date=18 October 1991 |quote=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. |url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[France Davis Cup team|France]] defeated the [[United States Davis Cup team|United States]] in the final, held at the [[Palais des Sports de Gerland]] in [[Lyon]], France, on 29 November–1 December, to win their first title since [[1932 International Lawn Tennis Challenge|1932]] and their 7th title overall.<ref name=Collins>{{cite book|author=Bud Collins|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=[New York]|isbn=978-0942257700|pages=495–496, 499|edition=2nd}}</ref><ref name="WG Final" />
==World Group== {{main|1991 Davis Cup World Group}}
{| class="wikitable" style="width:98%;" |- !colspan=4| Participating teams |- !width=25%|{{davis-big|ARG}} !width=25%|{{davis-big|AUS}} !width=25%|{{davis-big|AUT}} !width=25%|{{davis-big|BEL}} |- !{{davis-big|CAN}} !{{davis-big|TCH}} !{{davis-big|FRA}} !{{davis-big|GER}} |- !{{davis-big|ISR}} !{{davis-big|ITA}} !{{davis-big|MEX}} !{{davis-big|NZL}} |- !{{davis-big|ESP}} !{{davis-big|SWE}} !{{davis-big|USA}} !{{davis-big|YUG}} |}
===Draw=== {{16TeamBracket-info | boldwinner = y | RD1-date=1–3 February; 29–31 March | RD2-date=March–June | RD3-date=20–22 September | RD4-date=29 November-1 December
| RD1-text1=[[Mexico City]], Mexico (hard) | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|USA}} | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{davis|MEX}} | RD1-score2=2
| RD1-text2=[[Murcia]], Spain (clay) | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|ESP}} | RD1-score3=4 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|CAN}} | RD1-score4=1
| RD1-text3=[[Christchurch]], New Zealand (grass) | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{davis|ARG}} | RD1-score5=4 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{davis|NZL}} | RD1-score6=1
| RD1-text4=[[Dortmund]], Germany (indoor carpet) | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7={{davis|GER}} | RD1-score7=3 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|ITA}} | RD1-score8=2
| RD1-text5=[[Zagreb]], [[Yugoslavia]] (indoor clay) | RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9={{davis|YUG}} | RD1-score9=4 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10={{davis|SWE}} | RD1-score10=1
| RD1-text6=[[Prague]], [[Czechoslovakia]] (indoor carpet) | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11={{davis|TCH}} | RD1-score11=4 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12={{davis|AUT}} | RD1-score12=1
| RD1-text7=[[Rennes]], France (indoor clay) | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13={{davis|ISR}} | RD1-score13=0 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14={{davis|FRA}} | RD1-score14=5
| RD1-text8=[[Perth]], Australia (grass) | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15={{davis|BEL}} | RD1-score15=0 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16={{davis|AUS}} | RD1-score16=5
| RD2-text1=[[Newport, Rhode Island|Newport, RI]], United States (grass) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|USA}} | RD2-score1=4 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|ESP}} | RD2-score2=1
| RD2-text2=[[Berlin]], Germany (indoor carpet) | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|ARG}} | RD2-score3=0 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|GER}} | RD2-score4=5
| RD2-text3=[[Prague]], [[Czechoslovakia]] (indoor carpet) | RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5={{davis|YUG}} | RD2-score5=4 | RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6={{davis|TCH}} | RD2-score6=1
| RD2-text4=[[Nîmes]], France (clay) | RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7={{davis|FRA}} | RD2-score7=3 | RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8={{davis|AUS}} | RD2-score8=2
| RD3-text1=[[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City, MO]], United States (indoor clay) | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1={{davis|USA}} | RD3-score1=3 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{davis|GER}} | RD3-score2=2
| RD3-text2=[[Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques|Pau]], France (indoor carpet) | RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3={{davis|YUG}} | RD3-score3=0 | RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4={{davis|FRA}} | RD3-score4=5
| RD4-text1=[[Lyon]], France (indoor carpet) | RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1={{davis|USA}} | RD4-score1=1 | RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2={{davis|FRA}} | RD4-score2=3 }}
===Final=== '''France vs. United States''' {{DavisCupbox |team1=France |team2=United States |venue=[[Palais des Sports de Gerland]], [[Lyon]], France<ref name="WG Final">{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1991-WG-M-USA-FRA-01|title=France v United States|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref> |date=29 November–1 December 1991 |surface=Carpet (indoors) |score1=3 |score2=1 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Guy Forget]] |7 |2 |1 |2 | |T2P1=[[Andre Agassi]] |6.069 |6 |6 |6 | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Henri Leconte]] |6 |7 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Pete Sampras]] |4 |5 |4 | | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Guy Forget]] |T1P2=[[Henri Leconte]] |6 |6 |4 |6 | |T2P1=[[Ken Flach]] |T2P2=[[Robert Seguso]] |1 |4 |6 |2 | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Guy Forget]] |7 |3 |6 |6 | |T2P1=[[Pete Sampras]] |6.059 |6 |3 |4 |}} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Henri Leconte]] | | | | | |T2P1=[[Andre Agassi]] | | | | |np=}} }}
==World Group qualifying round== {{main|1991 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round}}
''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 [[1992 Davis Cup World Group|1992 World Group]].
{| class="wikitable" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" |- ! Home team !! Score !! Visiting team !! Location !! Venue !! Door !! Surface |- | '''{{davis|GBR}}''' ||style="text-align:center;"|3–1 || {{davis|AUT}} || [[Manchester]] || [[Northern Lawn Tennis Club]] || Outdoor || Grass |- | '''{{davis|BEL}}''' ||style="text-align:center;"|4–1 || {{davis|ISR}} || [[Brussels]] || Royal Primerose Tennis Club || Outdoor || Clay |- | '''{{davis|BRA|1968}}''' ||style="text-align:center;"|4–1 || {{davis|IND}} || [[São Paulo]] || [[Esporte Clube Pinheiros]] || Outdoor || Clay |- | {{davis|CUB}} ||style="text-align:center;"|2–3 || '''{{davis|CAN}}''' || [[Havana]] || Complejo de Canchas || Outdoor || Hard |- | '''{{davis|ITA}}''' ||style="text-align:center;"|4–1 || {{davis|DEN}} || [[Bari]] || Bari Tennis Club || Outdoor || Clay |- | {{davis|MEX}} ||style="text-align:center;"|0–5 || '''{{davis|NED}}''' || [[Mexico City]] || Club Alemán de México || Outdoor || Clay |- | '''{{davis|SUI}}''' ||style="text-align:center;"|5–0 || {{davis|NZL}} || [[Baden, Switzerland|Baden]] || Bareeg Tennis Club || Indoor || Carpet |- | {{davis|PHI|1986}} ||style="text-align:center;"|0–5 || '''{{davis|SWE}}''' || [[Manila]] || [[Ninoy Aquino Stadium]] || Indoor || Carpet |}
* {{davis|BEL}}, {{davis|CAN}}, {{davis|ITA}} and {{davis|SWE}} remain in the World Group in [[1992 Davis Cup|1992]]. * {{davis|BRA|1968}}, {{davis|GBR}}, {{davis|NED}} and {{davis|SUI}} are promoted to the World Group in [[1992 Davis Cup|1992]]. * {{davis|CUB}}, {{davis|DEN}}, {{davis|IND}} and {{davis|PHI|1986}} remain in Zonal Group I in [[1992 Davis Cup|1992]]. * {{davis|AUT}}, {{davis|ISR}}, {{davis|MEX}} and {{davis|NZL}} are relegated to Zonal Group I in [[1992 Davis Cup|1992]].
==Americas Zone==
===Group I=== {{transcluded section|1991 Davis Cup Americas Zone}} {{#section:1991 Davis Cup Americas Zone|Group I draw}}
===Group II=== {{transcluded section|1991 Davis Cup Americas Zone}} {{#section:1991 Davis Cup Americas Zone|Group II draw}}
==Asia/Oceania Zone==
===Group I=== {{transcluded section|1991 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone}} {{#section:1991 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone|Group I draw}}
===Group II=== {{transcluded section|1991 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone}} {{#section:1991 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone|Group II draw}}
==Europe/Africa Zone==
===Group I=== {{transcluded section|1991 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I}} {{#section-h:1991 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I|Draw}}
===Group II Europe=== {{transcluded section|1991 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group II}} {{#section-h:1991 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group II|Draw}}
===Group II Africa=== {{transcluded section|1991 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group II}} {{#section-h:1991 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group II|Draw}}
==References== ;General *{{Cite web|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/historic-format/world-group.aspx#/1991|title=World Group 1991|publisher=DavisCup.com|access-date=11 June 2020}} ;Specific {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.daviscup.com Davis Cup Official Website]
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