1991 Davis Cup World Group

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.

1991 Davis Cup World Group
Date	1 February – 1 December
Edition	11th
Champions
France

Main article: 1991 Davis Cup

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

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

First round

Mexico vs. United States

Mexico 2	Club Alemán de México, Mexico City, Mexico [4] 29–31 March 1991 Hard		United States 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Luis Herrera Jim Courier 6 4 2 6 7 5 6 4     2 Leonardo Lavalle Brad Gilbert 3 6 2 6 7^7 6^4 3 6     3 Leonardo Lavalle / Jorge Lozano Rick Leach / Jim Pugh 4 6 6 4 6^2 7^7 7^7 6^3 4 6   4 Luis Herrera Brad Gilbert 6 4 3 6 5 7 6 3 3 6   5 Leonardo Lavalle Jim Courier 6 4 6^2 7^7 7 5

Spain vs. Canada

Spain 4	La Manga Club, Murcia, Spain [5] 1–3 February 1991 Clay		Canada 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Sergi Bruguera Andrew Sznajder 6 4 6 2 1 6 6 1     2 Emilio Sánchez Martin Wostenholme 6 3 3 6 6 1 6 4     3 Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez Grant Connell / Glenn Michibata 7^7 6^3 6 2 6 1       4 Emilio Sánchez Andrew Sznajder 5 7 7 5 3 6       5 Sergi Bruguera Martin Wostenholme 6 1 7^7 6^5

New Zealand vs. Argentina

New Zealand 1	Wilding Park, Christchurch, New Zealand [6] 1–3 February 1991 Grass		Argentina 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Brett Steven Martín Jaite 5 7 2 6 2 6       2 Kelly Evernden Javier Frana 6^4 7^7 4 6 3 6       3 Kelly Evernden / David Lewis Javier Frana / Christian Miniussi 4 6 6 3 6^4 7^7 5 7     4 Kelly Evernden Christian Miniussi 6^4 7^7 6 3 8 6       5 Brett Steven Javier Frana 3 6 3 6

Germany vs. Italy

Germany 3	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, Germany [7] 1–3 February 1991 Carpet (indoors)		Italy 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Boris Becker Paolo Canè 3 6 6 1 6 4 6 4     2 Michael Stich Omar Camporese 6^2 7^7 1 6 3 6       3 Boris Becker / Eric Jelen Omar Camporese / Diego Nargiso 6 4 4 6 6^6 7^8 6 4 3 6   4 Boris Becker Omar Camporese 3 6 4 6 6 3 6 4 6 3   5 Michael Stich Paolo Canè 7^7 6^4 6^1 7^7 7 5 6 1

Yugoslavia vs. Sweden

Yugoslavia 4	Košarkaški klub Cibona, Zagreb, Yugoslavia [8] 1–3 February 1991 Clay (indoors)		Sweden 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Goran Ivanišević Jonas Svensson 6 2 4 6 6 3 6 4     2 Goran Prpić Stefan Edberg 6 4 6 3 6 2       3 Goran Ivanišević / Goran Prpić Stefan Edberg / Peter Lundgren 6 4 6 4 6 4       4 Goran Ivanišević Stefan Edberg 6 4 6 2         5 Goran Prpić Magnus Gustafsson 2 6 3 6

Czechoslovakia vs. Austria

Czechoslovakia 4	Sportovní hala, Prague, Czechoslovakia [9] 1–3 February 1991 Carpet (indoors)		Austria 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Petr Korda Horst Skoff 6 3 3 6 6^9 7^11 6 1 6 3   2 Karel Nováček Alex Antonitsch 7^7 6^5 6 4 1 6 1 6 6 3   3 Petr Korda / Milan Šrejber Alex Antonitsch / Horst Skoff 6 4 7^7 6^4 0 6 6 4     4 Karel Nováček Thomas Buchmayer 6^7 7^9 5 7         5 Milan Šrejber Alex Antonitsch 7^7 6^5 7^7 6^3

France vs. Israel

France 5	Salle Omnisports, Rennes, France [10] 29–31 March 1991 Clay (indoors)		Israel 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Henri Leconte Amos Mansdorf 6 3 7^7 6^3 3 6 7^7 6^4     2 Guy Forget Gilad Bloom 6 4 6^5 7^7 6 2 6 4     3 Guy Forget / Henri Leconte Gilad Bloom / Amos Mansdorf 7 5 6 4 6 3       4 Guy Forget Amos Mansdorf 6 4 6 2         5 Henri Leconte Gilad Bloom 6 3 7 5

Australia vs. Belgium

Australia 5	Royal King's Park Tennis Club, Perth, Australia [11] 1–3 February 1991 Grass		Belgium 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Richard Fromberg Filip Dewulf 6 4 6 3 1 6 6 4     2 Wally Masur Eduardo Masso 6 3 6 3 6 1       3 Darren Cahill / Todd Woodbridge Eduardo Masso / Libor Pimek 6 3 6 3 6 3       4 Richard Fromberg Eduardo Masso 6 3 1 6 6 3       5 Wally Masur Filip Dewulf 6 1 6 2

Quarterfinals

United States vs. Spain

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 Brad Gilbert Emilio Sánchez 6 4 6 4 6 2       2 John McEnroe Tomás Carbonell 6 3 6 2 6 1       3 Rick Leach / Jim Pugh Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez 7^8 6^6 6 3 7^7 6^3       4 John McEnroe Emilio Sánchez 6 4 3 6 6 3       5 Rick Leach Tomás Carbonell 6^1 7^7 7 5 4 6

Germany vs. Argentina

Germany 5	Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany [13] 30 March–1 April 1991 Carpet (indoors)		Argentina 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Michael Stich Martín Jaite 7 5 6 3 6 4       2 Boris Becker Javier Frana 6 3 6 4 6 4       3 Eric Jelen / Michael Stich Javier Frana / Christian Miniussi 7 5 6^3 7^7 7^9 6^7 6^7 7^9 6 4   4 Boris Becker Martín Jaite 6 1 7^8 6^6         5 Michael Stich Javier Frana 6^10 7^12 6 1 6 1

Czechoslovakia vs. Yugoslavia

Czechoslovakia 1	Sportovní hala, Prague, Czechoslovakia [14] 29–31 March 1991 Carpet (indoors)		Yugoslavia 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Petr Korda Goran Ivanišević 1 6 6^3 7^7 6 4 1 6     2 Karel Nováček Slobodan Živojinović 6 1 4 6 6 4 7 5     3 Petr Korda / Milan Šrejber Goran Ivanišević / Slobodan Živojinović 6^5 7^7 4 6 4 6       4 Karel Nováček Goran Ivanišević 3 6 6 3 6^4 7^7 6 3 4 6   5 Petr Korda Slobodan Živojinović 6^6 7^8 6 2 6 8

France vs. Australia

France 3	Arena of Nîmes, Nîmes, France [15] 3–5 May 1991 Clay		Australia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Guy Forget Wally Masur 6 3 6 3 6 4       2 Fabrice Santoro Richard Fromberg 3 6 4 6 6^4 7^7       3 Guy Forget / Henri Leconte Mark Kratzmann / Todd Woodbridge 6^2 7^7 7 5 5 7 7^7 6^2 6 4   4 Guy Forget Richard Fromberg 7^7 6^2 6^8 7^10 3 6 3 6     5 Fabrice Santoro Wally Masur 6 3 6 4 4 6 6 1

Semifinals

United States vs. Germany

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

France vs. Yugoslavia

France 5	Palais des Sports, Pau, France [17] 20–22 September 1991 Carpet (indoors)		Yugoslavia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Guy Forget Srđan Muškatirović 6 2 6 1 6 4       2 Fabrice Santoro Slobodan Živojinović 4 6 7 5 7^7 6^0 3 6 6 3   3 Arnaud Boetsch / Guy Forget Srđan Muškatirović / Slobodan Živojinović 6 4 6 3 6 2       4 Guy Forget Slobodan Živojinović 6 1 3 6 6 2       5 Fabrice Santoro Srđan Muškatirović 6^1 7^7 6 3 7 5

Final

France vs. United States

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 Guy Forget Andre Agassi 7^9 6^7 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 7^8 6^6 3 6 6 3 6 4     5 Henri Leconte Andre Agassi           not played

References

1. "World Group 1991". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
2. "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.

External links

• Davis Cup official website