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1996 Davis Cup

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Edition
  
85th

Winning Nation
  
France

Duration
  
9 February – 1 December

The 1996 Davis Cup was the 85th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. A total of 124 nations participated in the tournament. In the final, France defeated Sweden at Malmö Ice in Malmö, Sweden, on 29 November - 1 December, giving France their 8th title.

Contents

World Group Qualifying Round

Date: 20–22 September

  • Australia, Brazil, Romania, Spain promoted to World Group in 1997.
  • Mexico, Netherlands, Russia, and Switzerland remain in World Group in 1997.
  • Argentina (AMN), Croatia (EA), Morocco (EA), and New Zealand (AO) remain in Group I in 1997.
  • Austria (EA), Belgium (EA), Denmark (EA), Hungary (EA) relegated to Group I in 1997.

    • Group I

    Participating Teams
  •  Argentina — advanced to World Group Playoffs
  •  Brazil — advanced to World Group Playoffs
  •  Bahamas
  •  Canada
  •  Chile
  •  Venezuela
  •  Peru — relegated to Group II for 1997

    • Group II

    Participating Teams
  •  Ecuador — promoted to Group I for 1997
  •  Colombia
  •  Cuba
  •  Guatemala
  •  Paraguay
  •  Uruguay
  •  Barbados — relegated to Group III for 1997
  •  Puerto Rico — relegated to Group III for 1997

    • Group III

    Participating Teams
  •  El Salvador — promoted to Group II in 1997
  •  Haiti — promoted to Group II in 1997
  •  Antigua and Barbuda
  •  Bolivia
  •  Dominican Republic
  •  Jamaica
  •  Panama
  •  Trinidad and Tobago
  •  Bermuda — assigned to Group IV in 1997
  •  Costa Rica — assigned to Group IV in 1997
  • Eastern Caribbean — assigned to Group IV in 1997

    • Group I

    Participating Teams
  •  Australia — advanced to World Group Playoffs
  •  New Zealand — advanced to World Group Playoffs
  •  China
  •  Indonesia
  •  Japan
  •  South Korea
  •  Philippines
  •  Chinese Taipei — relegated to Group II for 1997

    • Group II

    Participating Teams
  •  Uzbekistan — promoted to Group I for 1997
  •  Hong Kong
  •  Iran
  •  Pakistan
  •  Saudi Arabia
  •  Thailand
  •  Bahrain — relegated to Group III for 1997
  •  Sri Lanka — relegated to Group III for 1997

    • Group III

    Participating Teams
  •  Lebanon — promoted to Group II in 1997
  •  Singapore — promoted to Group II in 1997
  •  Bangladesh
  •  Kazakhstan
  •  Kuwait
  •  Malaysia
  • Pacific Oceania
  •  Qatar
  •  Brunei — assigned to Group IV in 1997
  •  Jordan — assigned to Group IV in 1997
  •  Oman — assigned to Group IV in 1997
  •  Syria — assigned to Group IV in 1997
  •  United Arab Emirates — assigned to Group IV in 1997

    • Group I

    Participating Teams
  •  Croatia — advanced to World Group Playoffs
  •  Morocco — advanced to World Group Playoffs
  •  Romania — advanced to World Group Playoffs
  •  Spain — advanced to World Group Playoffs
  •  Israel
  •  Ukraine
  •  Zimbabwe
  •  Finland — relegated to Group II for 1997
  •  Norway — relegated to Group II for 1997

    • Group II

    Participating Teams
  •  Great Britain — promoted to Group I for 1997
  •  Slovakia — promoted to Group I for 1997
  •  Belarus
  •  Egypt
  •  Ghana
  •  Ivory Coast
  •  Latvia
  •  Nigeria
  •  Poland
  •  Portugal
  •  Slovenia
  •  Yugoslavia
  •  Algeria — relegated to Group III for 1997
  •  Luxembourg — relegated to Group III for 1997
  •  Macedonia — relegated to Group III for 1997
  •  Malta — relegated to Group III for 1997

    • Venue A

    Participating Teams
  •  Greece — promoted to Group II in 1997
  •  Ireland — promoted to Group II in 1997
  •  Bulgaria
  •  Cameroon
  •  Estonia
  •  Kenya
  •  Moldova
  •  Monaco
  •  Botswana — assigned to Group IV in 1997
  •  Congo — assigned to Group IV in 1997
  •  Cyprus — assigned to Group IV in 1997
  •  Djibouti — assigned to Group IV in 1997
  •  Togo — assigned to Group IV in 1997
  •  Zambia — assigned to Group IV in 1997

    • Venue B

    Participating Teams
  •  Georgia — promoted to Group II in 1997
  •  Lithuania — promoted to Group II in 1997
  •  Armenia
  •  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  •  Ethiopia
  •  San Marino
  •  Senegal
  •  Turkey
  •  Azerbaijan — assigned to Group IV in 1997
  •  Benin — assigned to Group IV in 1997
  •  Iceland — assigned to Group IV in 1997
  •  Liechtenstein — assigned to Group IV in 1997
  •  Sudan — assigned to Group IV in 1997
  •  Tunisia — assigned to Group IV in 1997

    • References

    1996 Davis Cup Wikipedia
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