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1991 Davis Cup World Group

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1991 Davis Cup World Group
Date1 February – 1 December
Edition11th
Champions

France
← 1990 · Davis Cup · 1992 →

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1991.[1] The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group qualifying round, and the winners progressed to the quarterfinals and were guaranteed a World Group spot for 1992.

France won the title, defeating the United States in the final, 3–1. The final was held at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France, from 29 November to 1 December.[2] It was the French team's 7th Davis Cup title overall and their first since 1932.

The breakup of Yugoslavia during the tournament and the declaration of independence by Croatia in June 1991 resulted in top-ranked Croatian tennis players Goran Ivanišević and Goran Prpić leaving the Yugoslavia Davis Cup team. Yugoslavia were subsequently defeated in their next tie, when lower-ranked Serbian players were called up to fill their absence in the semi-finals against France.[3]

Participating teams

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Participating teams

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Belgium

Canada

Czechoslovakia

France

Germany

Israel

Italy

Mexico

New Zealand

Spain

Sweden

United States

Yugoslavia

Draw

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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 States3
Newport, RI, United States (grass)
 Mexico2
 United States4
Murcia, Spain (clay)
 Spain1
 Spain4
Kansas City, MO, United States (indoor clay)
 Canada1
 United States3
Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)
 Germany2
 Argentina4
Berlin, Germany (indoor carpet)
 New Zealand1
 Argentina0
Dortmund, Germany (indoor carpet)
 Germany5
 Germany3
Lyon, France (indoor carpet)
 Italy2
 United States1
Zagreb, Yugoslavia (indoor clay)
 France3
 Yugoslavia4
Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
 Sweden1
 Yugoslavia4
Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
 Czechoslovakia1
 Czechoslovakia4
Pau, France (indoor carpet)
 Austria1
 Yugoslavia0
Rennes, France (indoor clay)
 France5
 Israel0
Nîmes, France (clay)
 France5
 France3
Perth, Australia (grass)
 Australia2
 Belgium0
 Australia5

First round

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Mexico vs. United States

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Mexico
2
Club Alemán de México, Mexico City, Mexico[4]
29–31 March 1991
Hard

United States
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Mexico
United States
Luis Herrera
Jim Courier
6
4
2
6
7
5
6
4
   
2 Mexico
United States
Leonardo Lavalle
Brad Gilbert
3
6
2
6
77
64
3
6
   
3 Mexico
United States
Leonardo Lavalle / Jorge Lozano
Rick Leach / Jim Pugh
4
6
6
4
62
77
77
63
4
6
 
4 Mexico
United States
Luis Herrera
Brad Gilbert
6
4
3
6
5
7
6
3
3
6
 
5 Mexico
United States
Leonardo Lavalle
Jim Courier
6
4
62
77
7
5
     

Spain vs. Canada

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Spain
4
La Manga Club, Murcia, Spain[5]
1–3 February 1991
Clay

Canada
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Canada
Sergi Bruguera
Andrew Sznajder
6
4
6
2
1
6
6
1
   
2 Spain
Canada
Emilio Sánchez
Martin Wostenholme
6
3
3
6
6
1
6
4
   
3 Spain
Canada
Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez
Grant Connell / Glenn Michibata
77
63
6
2
6
1
     
4 Spain
Canada
Emilio Sánchez
Andrew Sznajder
5
7
7
5
3
6
     
5 Spain
Canada
Sergi Bruguera
Martin Wostenholme
6
1
77
65
       

New Zealand vs. Argentina

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New Zealand
1
Wilding Park, Christchurch, New Zealand[6]
1–3 February 1991
Grass

Argentina
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 New Zealand
Argentina
Brett Steven
Martín Jaite
5
7
2
6
2
6
     
2 New Zealand
Argentina
Kelly Evernden
Javier Frana
64
77
4
6
3
6
     
3 New Zealand
Argentina
Kelly Evernden / David Lewis
Javier Frana / Christian Miniussi
4
6
6
3
64
77
5
7
   
4 New Zealand
Argentina
Kelly Evernden
Christian Miniussi
64
77
6
3
8
6
     
5 New Zealand
Argentina
Brett Steven
Javier Frana
3
6
3
6
       

Germany vs. Italy

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Germany
3
Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, Germany[7]
1–3 February 1991
Carpet (indoors)

Italy
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
Italy
Boris Becker
Paolo Canè
3
6
6
1
6
4
6
4
   
2 Germany
Italy
Michael Stich
Omar Camporese
62
77
1
6
3
6
     
3 Germany
Italy
Boris Becker / Eric Jelen
Omar Camporese / Diego Nargiso
6
4
4
6
66
78
6
4
3
6
 
4 Germany
Italy
Boris Becker
Omar Camporese
3
6
4
6
6
3
6
4
6
3
 
5 Germany
Italy
Michael Stich
Paolo Canè
77
64
61
77
7
5
6
1
   

Yugoslavia vs. Sweden

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Yugoslavia
4
Košarkaški klub Cibona, Zagreb, Yugoslavia[8]
1–3 February 1991
Clay (indoors)

Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Sweden
Goran Ivanišević
Jonas Svensson
6
2
4
6
6
3
6
4
   
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Sweden
Goran Prpić
Stefan Edberg
6
4
6
3
6
2
     
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Sweden
Goran Ivanišević / Goran Prpić
Stefan Edberg / Peter Lundgren
6
4
6
4
6
4
     
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Sweden
Goran Ivanišević
Stefan Edberg
6
4
6
2
       
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Sweden
Goran Prpić
Magnus Gustafsson
2
6
3
6
       

Czechoslovakia vs. Austria

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Czechoslovakia
4
Sportovní hala, Prague, Czechoslovakia[9]
1–3 February 1991
Carpet (indoors)

Austria
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Austria
Petr Korda
Horst Skoff
6
3
3
6
69
711
6
1
6
3
 
2 Czechoslovakia
Austria
Karel Nováček
Alex Antonitsch
77
65
6
4
1
6
1
6
6
3
 
3 Czechoslovakia
Austria
Petr Korda / Milan Šrejber
Alex Antonitsch / Horst Skoff
6
4
77
64
0
6
6
4
   
4 Czechoslovakia
Austria
Karel Nováček
Thomas Buchmayer
67
79
5
7
       
5 Czechoslovakia
Austria
Milan Šrejber
Alex Antonitsch
77
65
77
63
       

France vs. Israel

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France
5
Salle Omnisports, Rennes, France[10]
29–31 March 1991
Clay (indoors)

Israel
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Israel
Henri Leconte
Amos Mansdorf
6
3
77
63
3
6
77
64
   
2 France
Israel
Guy Forget
Gilad Bloom
6
4
65
77
6
2
6
4
   
3 France
Israel
Guy Forget / Henri Leconte
Gilad Bloom / Amos Mansdorf
7
5
6
4
6
3
     
4 France
Israel
Guy Forget
Amos Mansdorf
6
4
6
2
       
5 France
Israel
Henri Leconte
Gilad Bloom
6
3
7
5
       

Australia vs. Belgium

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Australia
5
Royal King's Park Tennis Club, Perth, Australia[11]
1–3 February 1991
Grass

Belgium
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Belgium
Richard Fromberg
Filip Dewulf
6
4
6
3
1
6
6
4
   
2 Australia
Belgium
Wally Masur
Eduardo Masso
6
3
6
3
6
1
     
3 Australia
Belgium
Darren Cahill / Todd Woodbridge
Eduardo Masso / Libor Pimek
6
3
6
3
6
3
     
4 Australia
Belgium
Richard Fromberg
Eduardo Masso
6
3
1
6
6
3
     
5 Australia
Belgium
Wally Masur
Filip Dewulf
6
1
6
2
       

Quarterfinals

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United States vs. Spain

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United States
4
International Tennis Hall of Fame, Newport, RI, United States[12]
14–16 June 1991
Grass

Spain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Spain
Brad Gilbert
Emilio Sánchez
6
4
6
4
6
2
     
2 United States
Spain
John McEnroe
Tomás Carbonell
6
3
6
2
6
1
     
3 United States
Spain
Rick Leach / Jim Pugh
Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez
78
66
6
3
77
63
     
4 United States
Spain
John McEnroe
Emilio Sánchez
6
4
3
6
6
3
     
5 United States
Spain
Rick Leach
Tomás Carbonell
61
77
7
5
4
6
     

Germany vs. Argentina

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Germany
5
Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany[13]
30 March–1 April 1991
Carpet (indoors)

Argentina
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
Argentina
Michael Stich
Martín Jaite
7
5
6
3
6
4
     
2 Germany
Argentina
Boris Becker
Javier Frana
6
3
6
4
6
4
     
3 Germany
Argentina
Eric Jelen / Michael Stich
Javier Frana / Christian Miniussi
7
5
63
77
79
67
67
79
6
4
 
4 Germany
Argentina
Boris Becker
Martín Jaite
6
1
78
66
       
5 Germany
Argentina
Michael Stich
Javier Frana
610
712
6
1
6
1
     

Czechoslovakia vs. Yugoslavia

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Czechoslovakia
1
Sportovní hala, Prague, Czechoslovakia[14]
29–31 March 1991
Carpet (indoors)

Yugoslavia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Petr Korda
Goran Ivanišević
1
6
63
77
6
4
1
6
   
2 Czechoslovakia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Karel Nováček
Slobodan Živojinović
6
1
4
6
6
4
7
5
   
3 Czechoslovakia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Petr Korda / Milan Šrejber
Goran Ivanišević / Slobodan Živojinović
65
77
4
6
4
6
     
4 Czechoslovakia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Karel Nováček
Goran Ivanišević
3
6
6
3
64
77
6
3
4
6
 
5 Czechoslovakia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Petr Korda
Slobodan Živojinović
66
78
6
2
6
8
     

France vs. Australia

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France
3
Arena of Nîmes, Nîmes, France[15]
3–5 May 1991
Clay

Australia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Australia
Guy Forget
Wally Masur
6
3
6
3
6
4
     
2 France
Australia
Fabrice Santoro
Richard Fromberg
3
6
4
6
64
77
     
3 France
Australia
Guy Forget / Henri Leconte
Mark Kratzmann / Todd Woodbridge
62
77
7
5
5
7
77
62
6
4
 
4 France
Australia
Guy Forget
Richard Fromberg
77
62
68
710
3
6
3
6
   
5 France
Australia
Fabrice Santoro
Wally Masur
6
3
6
4
4
6
6
1
   

Semifinals

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United States vs. Germany

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United States
3
Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO, United States[16]
20–22 September 1991
Clay (indoors)

Germany
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Germany
Andre Agassi
Michael Stich
6
3
6
1
6
4
     
2 United States
Germany
Jim Courier
Carl-Uwe Steeb
4
6
6
1
6
3
6
4
   
3 United States
Germany
Scott Davis / David Pate
Eric Jelen / Michael Stich
63
77
4
6
4
6
     
4 United States
Germany
Jim Courier
Michael Stich
4
6
5
7
4
6
     
5 United States
Germany
Andre Agassi
Carl-Uwe Steeb
6
2
6
2
6
3
     

France vs. Yugoslavia

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France
5
Palais des Sports, Pau, France[17]
20–22 September 1991
Carpet (indoors)

Yugoslavia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Guy Forget
Srđan Muškatirović
6
2
6
1
6
4
     
2 France
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Fabrice Santoro
Slobodan Živojinović
4
6
7
5
77
60
3
6
6
3
 
3 France
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Arnaud Boetsch / Guy Forget
Srđan Muškatirović / Slobodan Živojinović
6
4
6
3
6
2
     
4 France
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Guy Forget
Slobodan Živojinović
6
1
3
6
6
2
     
5 France
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Fabrice Santoro
Srđan Muškatirović
61
77
6
3
7
5
     

Final

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France vs. United States

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France
3
Palais des Sports de Gerland, Lyon, France[2]
29 November–1 December 1991
Carpet (indoors)

United States
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
United States
Guy Forget
Andre Agassi
79
67
2
6
1
6
2
6
   
2 France
United States
Henri Leconte
Pete Sampras
6
4
7
5
6
4
     
3 France
United States
Guy Forget / Henri Leconte
Ken Flach / Robert Seguso
6
1
6
4
4
6
6
2
   
4 France
United States
Guy Forget
Pete Sampras
78
66
3
6
6
3
6
4
   
5 France
United States
Henri Leconte
Andre Agassi
          not
played

References

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  1. ^ "World Group 1991". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "France v United States". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ Bailey, Sandra (18 October 1991). "For Split's Bedraggled Basketball Team, Risky Road Trip Ends in Victory: Arrival". Paris: International Herald Tribune. Archived from the original 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.
  4. ^ "Mexico v United States". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Spain v Canada". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "New Zealand v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Germany v Italy". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Yugoslavia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Austria". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "France v Israel". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Australia v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "United States v Spain". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Germany v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "France v Australia". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "United States v Germany". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "France v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
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