1991 Davis Cup

The 1991 Davis Cup was the 80th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. A total of 87 nations participated in the tournament. In the final, France defeated the United States at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France, on 29 November - 1 December. During the tournament, Yugoslavia was in the process of dissolving. The Croatian tennis player Goran Ivanišević withdrew from the team after the declaration of Croatian independence, with the team losing its subsequent draw against France. [ [http://www.iht.com/articles/1991/10/18/spli.php For Split's Bedraggled Basketball Team, Risky Road Trip Ends in Victory:Arrival] ]

World Group

Draw

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RD1-date=1 February-31 March
RD2-date=March-June
RD3-date=20-22 September
RD4-date=29 November-1 December

RD1T1-loc=Mexico City, Mexico (hard)
RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=davis|USA | RD1-score1=3
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=davis|MEX | RD1-score2=2

RD1T2-loc=Murcia, Spain (clay)
RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=davis|ESP | RD1-score3=4
RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=davis|CAN | RD1-score4=1

RD1T3-loc=Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)
RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=davis|ARG | RD1-score5=4
RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=davis|NZL | RD1-score6=1

RD1T4-loc=Dortmund, Germany (indoor carpet)
RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=davis|GER | RD1-score7=3
RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=davis|ITA | RD1-score8=2

RD1T5-loc=Zagreb, Yugoslavia (indoor clay)
RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9=davis|YUG | RD1-score9=4
RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=davis|SWE | RD1-score10=1

RD1T6-loc=Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=davis|TCH | RD1-score11=4
RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=davis|AUT | RD1-score12=1

RD1T7-loc=Rennes, France (indoor clay)
RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=davis|ISR | RD1-score13=0
RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=davis|FRA | RD1-score14=5

RD1T8-loc=Perth, Australia (grass)
RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=davis|BEL | RD1-score15=0
RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=davis|AUS | RD1-score16=5

RD2T1-loc=Newport, RI, United States (grass)
RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=davis|USA | RD2-score1=4
RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=davis|ESP | RD2-score2=1

RD2T2-loc=Berlin, Germany (indoor carpet)
RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=davis|ARG | RD2-score3=0
RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=davis|GER | RD2-score4=5

RD2T3-loc=Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5=davis|YUG | RD2-score5=4
RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6=davis|TCH | RD2-score6=1

RD2T4-loc=Nîmes, France (clay)
RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7=davis|FRA | RD2-score7=3
RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8=davis|AUS | RD2-score8=2

RD3T1-loc=Kansas City, MO, USA (indoor clay)
RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=davis|USA | RD3-score1=3
RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=davis|GER | RD3-score2=2

RD3T2-loc=Pau, France (indoor carpet)
RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3=davis|YUG | RD3-score3=0
RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4=davis|FRA | RD3-score4=5

RD4T1-loc=Lyon, France (indoor carpet)
RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1=davis|USA | RD4-score1=1
RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2=davis|FRA | RD4-score2=3First round losers play along with Zonal Group I qualifiers in World Group Qualifying Round.

Final

DavisCupbox
team1=France
team2=United States
venue=Palais des Sports de Gerland, Lyon, France
date=29 November - 1 December 1991
surface=carpet (indoors)
score1=3
score2=1
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Guy Forget |7 |2 |1 |2 | |T2P1=Andre Agassi |6.07 |6 |6 |6 |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Henri Leconte |6 |7 |6 | | |T2P1=Pete Sampras |4 |5 |4 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Guy Forget |T1P2=Henri Leconte |6 |6 |4 |6 | |T2P1=Ken Flach |T2P2=Robert Seguso |1 |4 |6 |2 |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Guy Forget |7 |3 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Pete Sampras |6.06 |6 |3 |4 |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Henri Leconte | | | | | |T2P1=Andre Agassi | | | | | |np=

World Group Qualifying Round

Date: 20-22 September

*Brazil, Great Britain, Netherlands, and Switzerland promoted to World Group in 1992.
*Belgium, Canada, Italy, and Sweden remain in World Group in 1992.
*Cuba (AMN), Denmark (EA), India (AO), and Philippines (AO) remain in Group I in 1992.
*Austria (EA), Israel (EA), Mexico (AMN), and New Zealand (AO) relegated to Group I in 1992.

Americas Zone

Group I

;Participating Teams
* — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
* — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
*
* — relegated to Group II in 1992
*

Group II

;Participating Teams
*
*
*
* — promoted to Group I in 1992
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

Asia/Oceania Zone

;Participating Teams
* — relegated to Group I Play-off in 1992
* — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
*
*
* — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
*

Group II

;Participating Teams
*
*
* — promoted to Group I in 1992
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

Euro/African Zone

Group I

;Participating Teams
* — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
*
* — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
*
* — relegated to Group II in 1992
* — relegated to Group II in 1992
* — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
*
*
*
*
* — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round

Group II

Africa Zone

;Participating Teams
*
*
*
*
*
*
* — promoted to Group I in 1992
*
*
*
*
*

Europe Zone

;Participating Teams
*
*
*
*
*
*
* — promoted to Group I in 1992
*

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