# 1991 Davis Cup

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Tennis tournament

1991 Davis Cup Details Duration 1 February – 1 December 1991 Edition 80th Teams 87 Champion Winning nation France ← 1990 1992 →

The **1991 Davis Cup** (also known as the **1991 Davis Cup by [NEC](/source/NEC)** for sponsorship purposes) was the 80th edition of the [Davis Cup](/source/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](/source/Congo_Davis_Cup_team), the [Eastern Caribbean](/source/Eastern_Caribbean_Davis_Cup_team), [El Salvador](/source/El_Salvador_Davis_Cup_team) and [Saudi Arabia](/source/Saudi_Arabia_Davis_Cup_team) made their first appearances in the tournament.

This year's tournament saw the [Germany Davis Cup team](/source/Germany_Davis_Cup_team) representing all parts of Germany for the first time since 1939, following the [reunification of West and East Germany into a single German state](/source/German_reunification) in October 1990. The [breakup of Yugoslavia](/source/Breakup_of_Yugoslavia) during the tournament also resulted in impacts for the [Yugoslavia Davis Cup team](/source/Yugoslavia_Davis_Cup_team), after high-profile Croatian players [Goran Ivanišević](/source/Goran_Ivani%C5%A1evi%C4%87) and [Goran Prpić](/source/Goran_Prpi%C4%87) withdrew from the Yugoslav team following [Croatia's declaration of independence](/source/Independence_of_Croatia) in June 1991.[1]

[France](/source/France_Davis_Cup_team) defeated the [United States](/source/United_States_Davis_Cup_team) in the final, held at the [Palais des Sports de Gerland](/source/Palais_des_Sports_de_Gerland) in [Lyon](/source/Lyon), France, on 29 November–1 December, to win their first title since [1932](/source/1932_International_Lawn_Tennis_Challenge) and their 7th title overall.[2][3]

## World Group

Main article: [1991 Davis Cup World Group](/source/1991_Davis_Cup_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 1–3 February; 29–31 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, United States (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

### Final

**France vs. United States**

France 3 Palais des Sports de Gerland, Lyon, France[3] 29 November–1 December 1991 Carpet (indoors) United States 1 1 2 3 4 5 1 Guy Forget Andre Agassi 79 67 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

Main article: [1991 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round](/source/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 World Group](/source/1992_Davis_Cup_World_Group).

Home team Score Visiting team Location Venue Door Surface Great Britain 3–1 Austria Manchester Northern Lawn Tennis Club Outdoor Grass Belgium 4–1 Israel Brussels Royal Primerose Tennis Club Outdoor Clay Brazil 4–1 India São Paulo Esporte Clube Pinheiros Outdoor Clay Cuba 2–3 Canada Havana Complejo de Canchas Outdoor Hard Italy 4–1 Denmark Bari Bari Tennis Club Outdoor Clay Mexico 0–5 Netherlands Mexico City Club Alemán de México Outdoor Clay Switzerland 5–0 New Zealand Baden Bareeg Tennis Club Indoor Carpet Philippines 0–5 Sweden Manila Ninoy Aquino Stadium Indoor Carpet

- [Belgium](/source/Belgium_Davis_Cup_team), [Canada](/source/Canada_Davis_Cup_team), [Italy](/source/Italy_Davis_Cup_team) and [Sweden](/source/Sweden_Davis_Cup_team) remain in the World Group in [1992](/source/1992_Davis_Cup).

- [Brazil](/source/Brazil_Davis_Cup_team), [Great Britain](/source/Great_Britain_Davis_Cup_team), [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands_Davis_Cup_team) and [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland_Davis_Cup_team) are promoted to the World Group in [1992](/source/1992_Davis_Cup).

- [Cuba](/source/Cuba_Davis_Cup_team), [Denmark](/source/Denmark_Davis_Cup_team), [India](/source/India_Davis_Cup_team) and [Philippines](/source/Philippines_Davis_Cup_team) remain in Zonal Group I in [1992](/source/1992_Davis_Cup).

- [Austria](/source/Austria_Davis_Cup_team), [Israel](/source/Israel_Davis_Cup_team), [Mexico](/source/Mexico_Davis_Cup_team) and [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand_Davis_Cup_team) are relegated to Zonal Group I in [1992](/source/1992_Davis_Cup).

## Americas Zone

### Group I

This section is [transcluded](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Transclusion) from [1991 Davis Cup Americas Zone](/source/1991_Davis_Cup_Americas_Zone). ([edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1991_Davis_Cup_Americas_Zone&action=edit) | [history](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1991_Davis_Cup_Americas_Zone&action=history))

First Round 1–4 February Second Round 29–31 March Cuba Havana, Cuba (hard) bye Cuba 5 Paraguay 0 bye Paraguay São Paulo, Brazil (hard) Brazil 3 Brasília, Brazil (indoor carpet) Peru 1 Brazil 4 Uruguay 1 bye Uruguay

- [Cuba](/source/Cuba_Davis_Cup_team) and [Brazil](/source/Brazil_Davis_Cup_team) advance to World Group qualifying round.

- [Peru](/source/Peru_Davis_Cup_team) relegated to Group II in [1992](/source/1992_Davis_Cup).

### Group II

This section is [transcluded](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Transclusion) from [1991 Davis Cup Americas Zone](/source/1991_Davis_Cup_Americas_Zone). ([edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1991_Davis_Cup_Americas_Zone&action=edit) | [history](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1991_Davis_Cup_Americas_Zone&action=history))

First Round 1–3 February Second Round 29 March–7 April Third Round 19–28 July Third Round 20–22 September Chile Santiago, Chile (clay) bye Chile 5 San Salvador, El Salvador (clay) Dominican Republic 0 Dominican Republic 4 Santiago, Chile (clay) El Salvador 1 Chile 3 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (hard) Venezuela 2 Ecuador 5 Caracas, Venezuela (hard) Trinidad and Tobago 0 Ecuador 2 Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay) Venezuela 3 Haiti 1 Medellín, Colombia (clay) Venezuela 4 Chile 3 Nassau, Bahamas (hard) Colombia 1 Bahamas 4 Nassau, Bahamas (hard) Costa Rica 1 Bahamas 3 Cochabamba, Bolivia (clay) Barbados 2 Bolivia 2 Cali, Colombia (clay) Barbados 3 Bahamas 1 St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda (hard) Colombia 4 Eastern Caribbean 3 St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda (hard) Guatemala 2 Eastern Caribbean 0 Kingston, Jamaica (hard) Colombia 5 Jamaica 2 Colombia 3

- [Chile](/source/Chile_Davis_Cup_team) promoted to Group I in [1992](/source/1992_Davis_Cup).

## Asia/Oceania Zone

### Group I

This section is [transcluded](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Transclusion) from [1991 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone](/source/1991_Davis_Cup_Asia%2FOceania_Zone). ([edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1991_Davis_Cup_Asia/Oceania_Zone&action=edit) | [history](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1991_Davis_Cup_Asia/Oceania_Zone&action=history))

Preliminary round 8–10 February Bangkok, Thailand (hard) India 5 Thailand 0

- [Thailand](/source/Thailand_Davis_Cup_team) relegated to Group II in [1992](/source/1992_Davis_Cup).

First round 29–31 March Second round 3–5 May South Korea New Delhi, India (grass) bye South Korea 2 Jaipur, India (grass) India 3 India 4 Indonesia 1 Kagoshima, Japan (indoor carpet) Philippines 4 Manila, Philippines (indoor hard) Japan 1 Philippines 4 China 1 bye China

- [India](/source/India_Davis_Cup_team) and [Philippines](/source/Philippines_Davis_Cup_team) advance to World Group qualifying round.

### Group II

This section is [transcluded](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Transclusion) from [1991 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone](/source/1991_Davis_Cup_Asia%2FOceania_Zone). ([edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1991_Davis_Cup_Asia/Oceania_Zone&action=edit) | [history](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1991_Davis_Cup_Asia/Oceania_Zone&action=history))

First round 3–12 May Second round 13–16 June Third round 19–21 July Third round 20–22 September Pakistan Amman, Jordan (hard) bye Pakistan 5 Jordan 0 Iraq Taipei, Taiwan (hard) Jordan w/o Pakistan 0 Chinese Taipei 5 Chinese Taipei Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard) bye Chinese Taipei 3 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard) Malaysia 2 Saudi Arabia 1 Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard) Malaysia 4 Chinese Taipei 3 Manama, Bahrain (hard) Hong Kong 2 Bangladesh 3 Dhaka, Bangladesh (hard) Bahrain 2 Bangladesh 0 Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) Sri Lanka 5 Syria 0 Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) Sri Lanka 5 Sri Lanka 2 Singapore (hard) Hong Kong 3 Singapore 5 Singapore (hard) Kuwait 0 Singapore 0 Hong Kong 5 bye Hong Kong

- [Chinese Taipei](/source/Chinese_Taipei_Davis_Cup_team) promoted to Group I in [1992](/source/1992_Davis_Cup).

## Europe/Africa Zone

### Group I

This section is [transcluded](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Transclusion) from [1991 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I](/source/1991_Davis_Cup_Europe%2FAfrica_Zone_Group_I). ([edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1991_Davis_Cup_Europe/Africa_Zone_Group_I&action=edit) | [history](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1991_Davis_Cup_Europe/Africa_Zone_Group_I&action=history))

First Round Second Round Netherlands Lisbon, Portugal (clay) bye Netherlands 4 Porto, Portugal (indoor clay) Portugal 1 Portugal 5 Ireland 0 Poznań, Poland (indoor carpet) Poland 5 Warsaw, Poland (clay) Romania 0 Poland 1 Great Britain 4 bye Great Britain Finland Helsinki, Finland (hard) bye Finland 2 Rungsted, Denmark (indoor carpet) Denmark 3 Morocco 0 Denmark 5 Budapest, Hungary (indoor carpet) Soviet Union 4 Davos, Switzerland (indoor carpet) Hungary 1 Soviet Union 2 Switzerland 3 bye Switzerland

- [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands_Davis_Cup_team), [Great Britain](/source/Great_Britain_Davis_Cup_team), [Denmark](/source/Denmark_Davis_Cup_team) and [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland_Davis_Cup_team) advance to World Group qualifying round.

Relegation Play-off 3–5 May Bucharest, Romania (clay) Ireland 0 Romania 5 Budapest, Hungary (clay) Morocco 0 Hungary 5

- [Ireland](/source/Ireland_Davis_Cup_team) and [Morocco](/source/Morocco_Davis_Cup_team) relegated to Group II in [1992](/source/1992_Davis_Cup).

### Group II Europe

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Quarterfinals 3–5 May Second Round 14–16 June Third Round 19–21 July Oslo, Norway (indoor carpet) Norway 5 Oslo, Norway (clay) Bulgaria 0 Norway 4 Nicosia, Cyprus (clay) Greece 1 Greece 5 Oslo, Norway (clay) Cyprus 0 Norway 4 Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (indoor hard) Luxembourg 1 Luxembourg 5 Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (indoor hard) Monaco 0 Luxembourg 5 Marsa, Malta (hard) Turkey 0 Malta 2 Turkey 3

- [Norway](/source/Norway_Davis_Cup_team) promoted to Group I in [1992](/source/1992_Davis_Cup).

### Group II Africa

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First round 1–3 February; 3–10 May Second Round 29 March–7 April; 14–16 June Third Round 19–28 July Third Round 13–15 September Nigeria Ndola, Zambia (clay) bye Nigeria 3 Ndola, Zambia (clay) Zambia 2 Zambia 3 Nairobi, Kenya (clay) Cameroon 2 Nigeria 2 Kenya 3 Zimbabwe Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) bye Zimbabwe 1 Nairobi, Kenya (clay) Kenya 4 Kenya 5 Nairobi, Kenya (clay) Congo 0 Kenya 4 Algiers, Algeria (clay) Ivory Coast 1 Algeria 2 Abidjan, Ivory Coast (indoor carpet) Ivory Coast 3 Ivory Coast 5 Togo 0 bye Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) Togo Ivory Coast 4 Cairo, Egypt (clay) Egypt 1 Senegal 2 Cairo, Egypt (clay) Egypt 3 Egypt 5 Ghana 0 bye Ghana

- [Kenya](/source/Kenya_Davis_Cup_team) promoted to Group I in [1992](/source/1992_Davis_Cup).

## References

**General**

- ["World Group 1991"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/historic-format/world-group.aspx#/1991). DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

**Specific**

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Bailey, Sandra (18 October 1991). ["For Split's Bedraggled Basketball Team, Risky Road Trip Ends in Victory: Arrival"](https://web.archive.org/web/20061127001948/http://www.iht.com/articles/1991/10/18/spli.php). Paris: [International Herald Tribune](/source/The_New_York_Times_International_Edition). Archived from [the original](http://www.iht.com/articles/1991/10/18/spli.php) on 27 November 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2020. 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.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Collins_2-0)** Bud Collins (2010). *The Bud Collins History of Tennis* (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0942257700](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0942257700).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-WG_Final_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-WG_Final_3-1) ["France v United States"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1991-WG-M-USA-FRA-01). daviscup.com.

## External links

- [Davis Cup Official Website](http://www.daviscup.com)

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