1996 Davis Cup#Americas Zone

{{Davis Cup season

| name = 1996 Davis Cup

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| duration = 9 February – 1 December 1996

| edition = 85th

| teams = 124

| categories =

| winning nation= {{davis|FRA}}

| previous = 1995

| next = 1997

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The 1996 Davis Cup (also known as the 1996 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 85th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 124 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 26 in the Americas Zone, 29 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 53 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Panama made their first appearances in the tournament.

France defeated the Sweden in the final at the Massan Hall in Malmö.{{cite web|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1996-WG-M-FRA-SWE-01|title=Davis Cup Final}}

World Group

class="wikitable" style="width:98%;"
colspan=4\| Participating teams
width=25%\|{{Davis-big\|AUT}} !width=25%\|{{Davis-big\|BEL}} !width=25%\|{{Davis-big\|CZE}} !width=25%\|{{Davis-big\|DEN}}
{{Davis-big\|FRA}} !{{Davis-big\|GER}} !{{Davis-big\|HUN}} !{{Davis-big\|IND}}
{{Davis-big\|ITA}} !{{Davis-big\|MEX}} !{{Davis-big\|NED}} !{{Davis-big\|RUS}}
{{Davis-big\|RSA}} !{{Davis-big\|SWE}} !{{Davis-big\|SUI}} !{{Davis-big\|USA}}

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colspan=4| Participating teams

width=25%|{{Davis-big|AUT}}

!width=25%|{{Davis-big|BEL}}

!width=25%|{{Davis-big|CZE}}

!width=25%|{{Davis-big|DEN}}

!{{Davis-big|GER}}

!{{Davis-big|HUN}}

!{{Davis-big|IND}}

!{{Davis-big|MEX}}

!{{Davis-big|NED}}

!{{Davis-big|RUS}}

!{{Davis-big|SWE}}

!{{Davis-big|SUI}}

!{{Davis-big|USA}}

=Draw=

{{DCWorld

| RD1-date=9–11 February

| RD2-date=5–7 April

| RD3-date=20–22 September

| RD4-date=29 November–1 December

| RD1T1-loc=Rome, Italy (clay)

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{Davis|RUS}} | RD1-score1=2

| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{Davis|ITA}} | RD1-score2=3

| RD1T2-loc=Johannesburg, South Africa (indoor hard)

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{Davis|AUT}} | RD1-score3=2

| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{Davis|RSA}} | RD1-score4=3

| RD1T3-loc=Geneva, Switzerland (indoor clay)

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{Davis|GER}} | RD1-score5=5

| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{Davis|SUI}} | RD1-score6=0

| RD1T4-loc=Besançon, France (indoor hard)

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7={{Davis|FRA}} | RD1-score7=5

| RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{Davis|DEN}} | RD1-score8=0

| RD1T5-loc=Jaipur, India (grass)

| RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9={{Davis|IND}} | RD1-score9=3

| RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10={{Davis|NED}} | RD1-score10=2

| RD1T6-loc=Katrineholm, Sweden (indoor carpet)

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11={{Davis|BEL}} | RD1-score11=1

| RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12={{Davis|SWE}} | RD1-score12=4

| RD1T7-loc=Plzeň, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13={{Davis|HUN}} | RD1-score13=0

| RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14={{Davis|CZE}} | RD1-score14=5

| RD1T8-loc=Carlsbad, CA, United States (hard)

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15={{Davis|MEX}} | RD1-score15=0

| RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16={{Davis|USA}} | RD1-score16=5

| RD2T1-loc=Rome, Italy (clay)

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{Davis|ITA}} | RD2-score1=4

| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{Davis|RSA}} | RD2-score2=1

| RD2T2-loc=Limoges, France (indoor clay)

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{Davis|GER}} | RD2-score3=0

| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{Davis|FRA}} | RD2-score4=5

| RD2T3-loc=Calcutta, India (grass)

| RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5={{Davis|IND}} | RD2-score5=0

| RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6={{Davis|SWE}} | RD2-score6=5

| RD2T4-loc=Prague, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)

| RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7={{Davis|CZE}} | RD2-score7=3

| RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8={{Davis|USA}} | RD2-score8=2

| RD3T1-loc=Nantes, France (indoor carpet)

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1={{Davis|ITA}} | RD3-score1=2

| RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{Davis|FRA}} | RD3-score2=3

| RD3T2-loc=Prague, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)

| RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3={{Davis|SWE}} | RD3-score3=4

| RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4={{Davis|CZE}} | RD3-score4=1

| RD4T1-loc=Malmö, Sweden (indoor hard)

| RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1={{Davis|FRA}} | RD4-score1=3

| RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2={{Davis|SWE}} | RD4-score2=2

}}

=Final=

Sweden vs. France

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Sweden

|team2=France

|venue=Massan Hall, Malmö

|date=29 November – 1 December 1996

|surface=Hard (indoors)

|score1=2

|score2=3

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Stefan Edberg |3 |4 |3 | | |T2P1=Cédric Pioline |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Thomas Enqvist |6 |6 |7 | | |T2P1=Arnaud Boetsch |4 |3 |6.019 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jonas Björkman |T1P2=Nicklas Kulti |3 |6 |3 |3 | |T2P1=Guy Forget |T2P2=Guillaume Raoux |6 |1 |6 |6 | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Thomas Enqvist |3 |6.079 |6 |6 |9 |T2P1=Cédric Pioline |6 |7 |4 |4 |7 }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Nicklas Kulti |6.019 |6 |6 |6.049 |8 |T2P1=Arnaud Boetsch |7 |2 |4 |7 |10 }}

}}

World Group qualifying round

Date: 20–22 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 1997 World Group.

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Venue	Door	Surface
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{{davis\|MEX}}	style="text-align:center;"\|3–2	{{davis\|ARG}}	Mexico City	Club Alemán de México	Outdoor	Hard
{{davis\|CRO}}	style="text-align:center;"\|1–4	{{davis\|AUS}}	Split	Teniski klub Split	Outdoor	Clay
{{davis\|BRA}}	style="text-align:center;"\|4–1	{{davis\|AUT}}	São Paulo	Hotel Transamérica	Indoor	Carpet
{{davis\|ROU}}	style="text-align:center;"\|3–2	{{davis\|BEL}}	Bucharest	Arenele BNR	Outdoor	Clay
{{davis\|ESP}}	style="text-align:center;"\|4–1	{{davis\|DEN}}	Tarragona	Club de Tennis Tarragona	Outdoor	Clay
{{davis\|RUS}}	style="text-align:center;"\|4–1	{{davis\|HUN}}	Moscow	Olympic Stadium	Indoor	Carpet
{{davis\|SUI}}	style="text-align:center;"\|5–0	{{davis\|MAR}}	Olten	Olten Hallenstadion	Indoor	Carpet
{{davis\|NED}}	style="text-align:center;"\|4–1	{{davis\|NZL}}	Haarlem	Sportclub Haarlem	Outdoor	Hard

{{davis|MEX}}, {{davis|NED}}, {{davis|RUS}} and {{davis|SUI}} remain in the World Group in 1997.
{{davis|AUS}}, {{davis|BRA}}, {{davis|ROU}} and {{davis|ESP}} are promoted to the World Group in 1997.
{{davis|ARG}}, {{davis|CRO}}, {{davis|MAR}} and {{davis|NZL}} remain in Zonal Group I in 1997.
{{davis|AUT}}, {{davis|BEL}}, {{davis|DEN}} and {{davis|HUN}} are relegated to Zonal Group I in 1997.

Americas Zone

=Group I=

=Group II=

=Group III=

Asia/Oceania Zone

=Group I=

=Group II=

{{transcluded section|1996 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II}}

=Group III=

{{transcluded section|1996 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III}}

Europe/Africa Zone

=Group I=

{{transcluded section|1996 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I}}

=Group II=

{{transcluded section|1996 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II}}

=Group III – Zone A=

{{transcluded section|1996 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone A}}

{{#section-h:1996 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone A|Draw}}

=Group III – Zone B=

{{transcluded section|1996 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone B}}

{{#section-h:1996 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone B|Draw}}

References

;General

{{Cite web|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/historic-format/world-group.aspx#/1996|title=World Group 1996|publisher=DavisCup.com|access-date=11 June 2020}}

;Specific

External links

[http://www.daviscup.com Davis Cup Official Website]

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