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1994 Davis Cup

The 1994 Davis Cup (also known as the 1994 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 83rd edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 109 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. Belarus, Brunei, Georgia, Lithuania, Oman, Slovakia, Sudan and Uzbekistan made their first appearances in the tournament.

1994 Davis Cup
Details
Duration25 March – 4 December 1994
Edition83rd
Teams109
Champion
Winning nation Sweden
← 1993
1995 →

Sweden defeated Russia in the final, held at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia, on 2–4 December, to win their 5th title overall.[1][2]

World Group

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Main article: 1994 Davis Cup World Group
Participating teams
 
Australia 		 
Austria 		 
Belgium 		 
Czech Republic
 
Denmark 		 
France 		 
Germany 		 
Hungary
 
India 		 
Israel 		 
Italy 		 
Netherlands
 
Russia 		 
Spain 		 
Sweden 		 
United States

Draw

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First round
25–27 March		Quarterfinals
15–17 July		Semifinals
23–25 September		Final
2–4 December
New Delhi, India (grass)
  United States5
Rotterdam, Netherlands (hard)
  India0
  United States3
Eindhoven, Netherlands (indoor carpet)
  Netherlands2
  Netherlands5
Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor carpet)
  Belgium0
  United States2
Lund, Sweden (indoor carpet)
  Sweden3
  Sweden5
Cannes, France (hard)
  Denmark0
  Sweden3
Besançon, France (indoor hard)
  France2
  France4
Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet)
  Hungary1
  Sweden4
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
  Russia1
  Israel1
Saint Petersburg, Russia (indoor carpet)
  Czech Republic4
  Czech Republic2
Saint Petersburg, Russia (indoor carpet)
  Russia3
  Russia4
Hamburg, Germany (hard)
  Australia1
  Russia4
Madrid, Spain (clay)
  Germany1
  Italy1
Halle, Germany (grass)
  Spain4
  Spain2
Graz, Austria (indoor clay)
  Germany3
  Austria2
  Germany3

Final

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Russia vs. Sweden

 
Russia
1 		Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia[2]
2–4 December 1994
Carpet (indoors) 		 
Sweden
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Alexander Volkov
Stefan Edberg 		4
6 		2
6 		77
62 		6
0 		6
8 		 
2  
  		Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Magnus Larsson 		0
6 		2
6 		6
3 		6
2 		3
6 		 
3  
  		Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy
Jan Apell / Jonas Björkman 		77
64 		2
6 		3
6 		6
1 		6
8 		 
4  
  		Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Stefan Edberg 		4
6 		6
4 		6
0 		     
5  
  		Alexander Volkov
Magnus Larsson 		64
77 		4
6 		       

World Group qualifying round

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Main article: 1994 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round

Date: 23–25 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 1995 World Group.

Home team Score Visiting team Location Venue Door Surface
  New Zealand 1-4   Australia Christchurch King Edward Barracks Indoor Carpet
  Uruguay 2-3   Austria Montevideo Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club Outdoor Clay
  Israel 2-3   Belgium Ramat HaSharon Canada Stadium Outdoor Hard
  Portugal 0-4   Croatia Porto Lawn Tennis Club da Foz Outdoor Clay
  Denmark 4-1   Peru Copenhagen Valby-Hallen Indoor Carpet
  Hungary 1-4   Italy Budapest Romai Tennis Academy Outdoor Clay
  Indonesia 1-4    Switzerland Jakarta Gelora Senayan Sports Complex Outdoor Hard
  India 2-3   South Africa Jaipur Jai Club Tennis Complex Outdoor Grass

Americas Zone

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Group I

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Relegation Play-off
25–27 March		Preliminary Round
4–6 February
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
  Uruguay5
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
  Cuba0
  Cuba0
Lima, Peru (clay)
  Mexico5
  Mexico2
  Peru3
  •   Cuba relegated to Group II in 1995.
First Round
25–27 March		Second Round
8–17 July
  Argentina
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
bye
  Argentina2
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
  Uruguay3
  Bahamas2
  Uruguay3
Lima, Peru (hard)
  Peru3
Lima, Peru (clay)
  Chile2
  Peru3
  Brazil2
bye
  Brazil
  •   Uruguay and   Peru advance to World Group qualifying round.

Group II

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Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Ottawa, Canada (indoor hard)
  Canada5
Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)  Jamaica0Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
  Jamaica1  Canada3
  Guatemala4Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)  Colombia2
  Guatemala0
  Colombia5Montreal, Canada (hard)
  Canada2
Asunción, Paraguay (clay)  Venezuela3
  Venezuela4
Asunción, Paraguay (clay)  Paraguay1Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
  Paraguay4  Venezuela4
  Puerto Rico1San Juan, Puerto Rico (hard)  Ecuador1
  Ecuador4
  Puerto Rico1

Group III

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Rank Team
1   Haiti
2   Bolivia
3   El Salvador
4   Dominican Republic
5   Costa Rica
6   Trinidad and Tobago
7   Eastern Caribbean
8   Barbados

Asia/Oceania Zone

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Group I

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Preliminary Round
4–6 February
Beijing, China (indoor carpet)
  China0
  Japan5
First Round
25–27 March		Second Round
29 April–8 May
  New Zealand
Christchurch, New Zealand (indoor carpet)
bye
  New Zealand3
Kyoto, Japan (indoor carpet)
  Japan2
  Japan5
  Philippines0
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)
  Indonesia3
Jakarta, Indonesia (clay)
  Hong Kong2
  Indonesia3
  South Korea2
bye
  South Korea

Group II

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Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Taichung, Taiwan (clay)
  Chinese Taipei3
Singapore (hard)  Malaysia2Taichung, Taiwan (clay)
  Malaysia4  Chinese Taipei3
  Singapore1Singapore (hard)  Pakistan2
  Singapore0
  Pakistan4Taoyuan, Taiwan (indoor hard)
  Chinese Taipei4
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard)  Iran1
  Iran3
Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)  Saudi Arabia2Tehran, Iran (clay)
  Saudi Arabia0  Iran4
  Sri Lanka5Bangkok, Thailand (hard)  Thailand1
  Sri Lanka0
  Thailand5

Group III

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Group A

    UZB   LIB   BHR   JOR   BRU RR
W–L 		Match
W–L 		Set
W–L 		Standings
  Uzbekistan 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 4–0 12–0 (100%) 24–0 (100%) 1
  Lebanon 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–1 7–5 (58%) 15–12 (56%) 2
  Bahrain 0–3 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–2 6–6 (50%) 14–10 (58%) 3
  Jordan 0–3 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–3 4–8 (33%) 7–17 (29%) 4
  Brunei 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–3 0–4 1–11 (8%) 2–23 (8%) 5

Group B

    QAT   KUW   BAN   SYR   UAE   OMA RR
W–L 		Match
W–L 		Set
W–L 		Standings
  Qatar 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 5–0 12–3 (80%) 27–7 (79%) 1
  Kuwait 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 4–1 13–2 (87%) 27–5 (84%) 2
  Bangladesh 1–2 0–3 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–2 8–7 (53%) 17–17 (50%) 3
  Syria 1–2 0–3 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–3 7–8 (47%) 14–19 (42%) 4
  United Arab Emirates 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–4 3–12 (20%) 8–24 (25%) 5
  Oman 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–5 2–13 (13%) 5–26 (16%) 6

Europe/Africa Zone

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Group I

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Preliminary Round
4–6 February
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
  Zimbabwe4
  Luxembourg1
First Round
25–27 March
Johannesburg, South Africa (indoor hard)
  South Africa5
  Romania0
Porto, Portugal (clay)
  Portugal4
  Great Britain1
Zagreb, Croatia (indoor clay)
  Croatia3
  Norway2
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
  Zimbabwe2
   Switzerland3
Relegation Play-off
15–17 July
Manchester, United Kingdom (grass)
  Romania3
  Great Britain2

Group II

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Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Nairobi, Kenya (clay)
  Kenya1
Dublin, Ireland (carpet)Jūrmala, Latvia (clay)
  Latvia3
  Kenya1  Latvia3
Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet)
  Ireland4  Ukraine2
  Ukraine5
Jūrmala, Latvia (hard)
  Ireland0
  Latvia1
Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
  Morocco4
  Morocco5
Cairo, Egypt (clay)Warsaw, Poland (clay)
  Egypt0
  Egypt3  Morocco5
Sopot, Poland (indoor carpet)
  Bulgaria2  Poland0
  Poland4
  Bulgaria1
Accra, Ghana (hard)
  Ghana3
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)Accra, Ghana (hard)
  Monaco2
  Monaco4  Ghana3
Lagos, Nigeria (hard)
  Senegal1  Nigeria2
  Nigeria5
Accra, Ghana (hard)
  Senegal0
  Ghana2
Maribor, Slovenia (clay)
  Slovenia3
  Slovenia3
Athens, Greece (clay)Ljubljana, Slovenia (clay)
  Greece2
  Greece1  Slovenia3
Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
  Estonia4  Finland2
  Estonia1
  Finland4

Group III – Zone A

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Group A

    CIV   GEO   SMR   ZAM   DJI RR
W–L 		Match
W–L 		Set
W–L 		Standings
  Ivory Coast 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 4–0 12–0 (100%) 24–1 (96%) 1
  Georgia 0–3 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–1 8–4 (67%) 15–9 (63%) 2
  San Marino 0–3 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–2 6–6 (50%) 14–12 (54%) 3
  Zambia 0–3 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–3 4–8 (33%) 7–16 (30%) 4
  Djibouti 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–4 0–12 (0%) 1–23 (4%) 5

Group B

    BLR   CMR   ALG   BEN   TOG RR
W–L 		Match
W–L 		Set
W–L 		Standings
  Belarus 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 4–0 10–2 (83%) 20–5 (80%) 1
  Cameroon 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–1 7–5 (58%) 16–12 (57%) 2
  Algeria 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0 2–2 8–4 (67%) 17–11 (61%) 3
  Benin 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–3 3–9 (25%) 7–19 (27%) 4
  Togo 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–4 2–10 (17%) 7–20 (26%) 5

Group III – Zone B

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Rank Team
1   Slovakia
2   Lithuania
3   Tunisia
4   Malta
5   Turkey
6   Cyprus
7   Sudan
8   Congo

References

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General
  • "World Group 1994". 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. ^ a b "Russia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
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