1993 Davis Cup
Details
Duration26 March – 5 December 1993
Edition82nd
Teams100
Champion
Winning Nation Germany
1992
1994

The 1993 Davis Cup (also known as the 1993 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 82nd edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 100 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. Benin, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Djibouti, Latvia, Russia, San Marino, Slovenia, Ukraine and the United Arab Emirates made their first appearances in the tournament.

Germany defeated Australia in the final, held at the Messe Düsseldorf Exhibition Hall in Düsseldorf, Germany, on 3–5 December, to win their 3rd title overall.[1][2]

World Group

Main article: 1993 Davis Cup World Group

Participating teams

Australia

Austria

Brazil

Cuba

Czech Republic[a]

Denmark

France

Germany

India

Italy

Netherlands

Russia[b]

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

United States

Draw

First round
26–28 March
Quarterfinals
16–18 July
Semifinals
24–26 September
Final
3–5 December
Melbourne, Australia (grass)
 United States1
Florence, Italy (clay)
 Australia4
 Australia3
Modena, Italy (indoor carpet)
 Italy2
 Italy4
Chandigarh, India (grass)
 Brazil1
 Australia5
Vienna, Austria (indoor clay)
 India0
 France4
Fréjus, France (clay)
 Austria1
 France2
Calcutta, India (grass)
 India3
  Switzerland2
Düsseldorf, Germany (indoor clay)
 India3
 Australia1
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
 Germany4
 Netherlands3
The Hague, Netherlands (clay)
 Spain2
 Netherlands1
Kalmar, Sweden (indoor carpet)
 Sweden4
 Cuba0
Borlänge, Sweden (indoor clay)
 Sweden5
 Sweden0
Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet)
 Germany5
 Denmark1
Halle, Germany (grass)
 Czech Republic4
 Czech Republic1
Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet)
 Germany4
 Russia1
 Germany4

Final

Germany vs. Australia


Germany
4
Messe Düsseldorf Exhibition Hall, Düsseldorf, Germany[2]
3–5 December 1993
Clay (indoors)

Australia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
Australia
Michael Stich
Jason Stoltenberg
62
77
6
3
6
1
4
6
6
3
 
2 Germany
Australia
Marc-Kevin Goellner
Richard Fromberg
6
3
7
5
68
710
2
6
7
9
 
3 Germany
Australia
Patrik Kühnen / Michael Stich
Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde
77
64
4
6
6
3
77
64
   
4 Germany
Australia
Michael Stich
Richard Fromberg
6
4
6
2
6
2
     
5 Germany
Australia
Marc-Kevin Goellner
Jason Stoltenberg
6
1
62
77
77
63
     

World Group qualifying round

Main article: 1993 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round

Date: 22–27 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 1994 World Group.

Home team Score Visiting team Location Venue Door Surface
 Israel 3-2   Switzerland Ramat HaSharon Canada Stadium Outdoor Hard
 Hungary 4-1  Argentina Budapest Újpesti Torna Egylet Outdoor Clay
 New Zealand 2-3  Austria Christchurch Pioneer Stadium Indoor Carpet
 United States 5-0  Bahamas Charlotte, NC Olde Province Racquet Club Outdoor Hard
 Belgium 3-1  Brazil Brussels Royal Primerose Tennis Club Outdoor Clay
 Denmark 3-2  Croatia Copenhagen K.B. Hallen Indoor Carpet
 Russia 5-0  Cuba Saint Petersburg Sports Forum Indoor Carpet
 South Korea 0-5  Spain Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center Outdoor Hard

Americas Zone

Main article: 1993 Davis Cup Americas Zone

Group I

This section is transcluded from 1993 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I. (edit | history)

First Round
5–7 February
Second Round
26–28 March
 Uruguay
Nassau, Bahamas (hard)
bye
 Uruguay1
Santiago, Chile (clay)
 Bahamas4
 Bahamas3
 Chile2
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 Mexico4
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 Canada1
 Mexico1
 Argentina4
bye
 Argentina
Relegation Play-off
26–28 March
Santiago, Chile (clay)
 Chile3
 Canada1

Group II

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Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep. (clay)
 Paraguay3
Bogotá, Colombia (clay) Dominican Republic2Lima, Peru (clay)
 Dominican Republic1 Paraguay0
 Colombia4Lima, Peru (clay) Peru5
 Colombia2
 Peru3Lima, Peru (clay)
 Peru5
Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay) Puerto Rico0
 Puerto Rico5
Caracas, Venezuela (clay) Haiti0Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
 Haiti2 Puerto Rico3
 Venezuela3Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) Ecuador2
 Ecuador4
 Venezuela1

Group III

 GUA  JAM  ESA  ECA  CRC  BOL  TRI  BAR
1  Guatemala (6–1) 3–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Jamaica (6–1) 0–3 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 2–1
3  El Salvador (5–2) 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1
4  Eastern Caribbean (4–3) 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–2 2–1 3–0
5  Costa Rica (3–4) 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1
6  Bolivia (2–5) 0–3 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–0
7  Trinidad and Tobago (1–6) 0–3 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–2
8  Barbados (1–6) 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–1

Asia/Oceania Zone

Main article: 1993 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

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Preliminary Round
5–7 February
Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)
 Philippines4
 Chinese Taipei1
First Round
26–29 March
Second Round
30 April–2 May
 South Korea
Seoul, South Korea (clay)
bye
 South Korea5
Jakarta, Indonesia (clay)
 Indonesia0
 Philippines2
 Indonesia3
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)
 Japan5
Saga, Japan (indoor carpet)
 Hong Kong0
 Japan2
 New Zealand3
bye
 New Zealand

Group II

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Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard)
 China4
Amman, Jordan (hard) Malaysia1Tehran, Iran (clay)
 Malaysia4 China3
 Jordan1Amman, Jordan (indoor hard) Iran2
 Jordan0
 Iran5Tianjin, China (indoor hard)
 China4
Lahore, Pakistan (grass) Thailand1
 Sri Lanka1
Mishref, Kuwait (hard) Pakistan4Bangkok, Thailand (hard)
 Sri Lanka5 Pakistan0
 Kuwait0Bangkok, Thailand (hard) Thailand5
 Kuwait0
 Thailand5

Group III

 SIN  KSA  LIB  UAE  BHR  BAN  SYR  QAT
1  Singapore (6–1) 0–3 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0
2  Saudi Arabia (6–1) 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 3–0
3  Lebanon (4–3) 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0
4  United Arab Emirates (4–3) 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0
5  Bahrain (4–3) 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0
6  Bangladesh (3–4) 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0
7  Syria (1–6) 1–2 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–1
8  Qatar (0–7) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2

Europe/Africa Zone

Main article: 1993 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

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First RoundSecond Round
 Israel
Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
bye
 Israel3
 Portugal2
bye
 Portugal
Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor carpet)
 Kenya1
Waregem, Belgium (clay)
 Luxembourg4
 Luxembourg0
 Belgium5
bye
 Belgium
 Great Britain
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
bye
 Great Britain2
Budapest, Hungary (indoor carpet)
 Hungary3
 Finland1
 Hungary4
Oslo, Norway (indoor carpet)
 Norway1
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
 Zimbabwe4
 Zimbabwe2
 Croatia3
bye
 Croatia
Relegation Play-off
Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
 Finland2
 Norway3

Group II

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Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)
 Poland2
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)
 Bulgaria3
 Poland3 Bulgaria1
Johannesburg, South Africa (hard)
 Ivory Coast1 South Africa4
 Ivory Coast0
Dakar, Senegal (hard)
 South Africa5
 South Africa5
Athens, Greece (clay)
 Senegal0
 Greece5
Carthage, Tunisia (clay)Dakar, Senegal (hard)
 Tunisia0
 Tunisia0 Greece2
Dakar, Senegal (hard)
 Egypt5 Senegal3
 Senegal4
 Egypt1
Dublin, Ireland (carpet)
 Ghana0
Accra, Ghana (hard)Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
 Ireland5
 Ghana5 Ireland2
Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
 Cyprus0 Morocco3
 Cyprus0
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
 Morocco5
 Morocco1
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
 Romania4
 Algeria1
Lagos, Nigeria (hard)Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
 Monaco4
 Algeria0 Monaco0
Lagos, Nigeria (hard)
 Nigeria5 Romania5
 Nigeria1
 Romania4

Group III

Group A

 LAT  SLO  ZAM  TUR  SMR  CGO
1  Latvia[b] (5–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Slovenia[c] (4–1) 1–2 3–0 3–0 2–1 3–0
3  Zambia (3–2) 0–3 0–3 2–1 3–0 3–0
4  Turkey (2–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0
5  San Marino (1–4) 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–3 3–0
6  Congo (0–5) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3

Group B

 UKR  EST  MLT  TGO  BEN  DJI
1  Ukraine[b] (5–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Estonia[b] (4–1) 0–3 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
3  Malta (3–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0
4  Togo (2–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0
5  Benin (1–4) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0
6  Djibouti (0–5) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3

Notes

  1. ^ The Czech Republic replaced Czechoslovakia in the World Group and assumed all historical records for the former country.[3]
  2. ^ a b c d Russia took over the place in the World Group gained by the CIS in the 1992 Davis Cup, and assumed all historical records held by the Soviet Union.[4] Former Soviet states and newly independent countries Estonia, Latvia and Ukraine would all begin as new nations in Group III.
  3. ^ As the stronger tennis nation that began Davis Cup play immediately after the breakup of Yugoslavia, and due to the ongoing sanctions against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Croatia took Yugoslavia's spot in Group I and Slovenia began as a new nation in Group III. Yugoslavia continued to hold their historical records when they resumed play in 1995, which were subsequently passed onto Serbia.[5]

References

General
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 "Germany v Australia". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Czech Republic Davis Cup profile". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Russia Davis Cup profile". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Serbia Davis Cup profile". daviscup.com.