1995 Davis Cup
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3 February – 3 December 1995 |
| Edition | 84th |
| Teams | 115 |
| Champion | |
| Winning Nation |  United States |
← 1994 1996 → | |
The 1995 Davis Cup (also known as the 1995 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 84th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 115 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 25 in the Americas Zone, 29 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 45 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Bermuda, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Moldova and Pacific Oceania made their first appearances in the tournament.
The United States defeated Russia in the final, held at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia, on 1–3 December, to win their 31st title overall.[1][2][3]
World Group[edit]
| Participating teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |
 Austria |
 Belgium |
 Croatia |
 Czech Republic |
 Denmark |
 France |
 Germany |
 Italy |
 Netherlands |
 Russia |
 South Africa |
 Spain |
 Sweden |
 Switzerland |
 United States |
Draw[edit]
| First round 3–6 February | Quarterfinals 31 March–2 April | Semifinals 22–24 September | Final 1–3 December | |||||||||||||||
| St. Petersburg, United States (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Palermo, Italy (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 France | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| United States | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Naples, Italy (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Italy | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
 Czech Republic | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, United States (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| United States | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Sweden | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Växjö, Sweden (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Denmark | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Vienna, Austria (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Austria | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
 Spain | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Moscow, Russia (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Austria | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| United States | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Durban, South Africa (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Russia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 South Africa | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Australia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Antwerp, Belgium (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
 Belgium | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Moscow, Russia (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Geneva, Switzerland (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Germany | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Switzerland | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Utrecht, Netherlands (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Netherlands | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Karlsruhe, Germany (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
 Croatia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Final[edit]
Russia vs. United States
 Russia 2 |
Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia[3] 1–3 December 1995 Clay (indoors) |
 United States 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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World Group qualifying round[edit]
Date: 22–24 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 1996 World Group.
| Home team | Score | Visiting team | Location | Venue | Door | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hungary |
3–2 | Australia |
Budapest | Kisstadion | Outdoor | Clay |
 Norway |
0–5 | Belgium |
Oslo | Riksanlegget | Indoor | Hard |
 India |
3–2 | Croatia |
New Delhi | National Sports Club | Outdoor | Grass |
| Czech Republic |
4–1 |  Zimbabwe |
Prague | National Centre | Outdoor | Clay |
 Venezuela |
2–3 | Denmark |
Caracas | National Centre | Outdoor | Clay |
 Mexico |
3–2 | Spain |
Mexico City | Club Alemán de México | Outdoor | Hard |
 Morocco |
0–5 | France |
Casablanca | Complexe Al Amal | Outdoor | Clay |
 New Zealand |
1–4 | Switzerland |
Hamilton | Mystery Creek Pavilion | Outdoor | Hard |
Belgium, 
Czech Republic, 
Denmark, 
France and 
Switzerland remain in the World Group in 1996.
Hungary, 
India and 
Mexico are promoted to the World Group in 1996.
Morocco, 
New Zealand, 
Norway, 
Venezuela and 
Zimbabwe remain in Zonal Group I in 1996.
Australia, 
Croatia and 
Spain are relegated to Zonal Group I in 1996.
Americas Zone[edit]
Group I[edit]
| Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | |||||||||||||||
| Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Uruguay | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Santiago, Chile (clay) | Venezuela | 5 | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | |||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | 0 | Venezuela | 3 | |||||||||||||||
 Chile | 5 | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) |  Argentina | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Argentina | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lima, Peru (hard) | Chile | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Peru | 4 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay) | ||||||||||||||||
 Bahamas | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lima, Peru (clay) |  Brazil | 5 | Mexico City, Mexico (hard) | |||||||||||||||
| Bahamas | 3 | Brazil | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Peru | 2 | Mexico City, Mexico (hard) | Mexico | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Mexico | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Peru | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Uruguay relegated to Group II in 1996.- Venezuela and Mexico advance to World Group qualifying round.
Group II[edit]
| Relegation Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
| Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Cuba | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cochabamba, Bolivia (clay) |  Ecuador | 3 | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | |||||||||||||||
| Cuba | 5 | Ecuador | 5 | |||||||||||||||
 Bolivia | 0 | Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard) |  Guatemala | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bolivia | 1 | Victoria, Canada (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||
| Ecuador | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Asunción, Paraguay (clay) |  Canada | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Paraguay | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay) |  Colombia | 3 | Kelowna, Canada (indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | 3 | Colombia | 0 | |||||||||||||||
 Haiti | 2 | Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay) | Canada | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Haiti | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Canada | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Group III[edit]
- Venue: Santo Domingo Tennis Club, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Date: 1–5 March
Group A
 PUR
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 DOM
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 CRC
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 ECA
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 BER
| ||
| 1 | Puerto Rico (4–0)
|
2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Dominican Republic (3–1)
|
1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Costa Rica (2–2)
|
0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| 4 | Eastern Caribbean (1–3)
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1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
| 5 | Bermuda (0–4)
|
0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
Group B
 BAR
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 ESA
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 JAM
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 TRI
| ||
| 1 | Barbados (3–0)
|
3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | El Salvador (2–1)
|
0–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Jamaica (1–2)
|
1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago (0–3)
|
0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
Puerto Rico and 
Barbados promoted to Group II in 1996.
Asia/Oceania Zone[edit]
Group I[edit]
| Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | |||||||||||||||
| Wellington, New Zealand (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) |  Chinese Taipei | 0 | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | |||||||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | New Zealand | 4 | |||||||||||||||
 Indonesia | 4 | Seoul, South Korea (indoor carpet) |  South Korea | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) | South Korea | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
 Hong Kong | 0 | Manila, Philippines (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||
 Philippines | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fujisawa, Japan (indoor hard) |  Japan | 2 | New Delhi, India (grass) | |||||||||||||||
| Japan | 5 | Philippines | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong | 0 | Calcutta, India (grass) | India | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| India | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Hong Kong relegated to Group II in 1996.- New Zealand and India advance to World Group qualifying round.
Group II[edit]
| Relegation Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
| Lahore, Pakistan (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
 China | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lahore, Pakistan (grass) |  Pakistan | 2 | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | |||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | 4 | China | 3 | |||||||||||||||
 Malaysia | 1 | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) |  Thailand | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | 4 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan (clay) | ||||||||||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Doha, Qatar (hard) |  Uzbekistan | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Doha, Qatar (hard) |  Qatar | 0 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan (clay) | |||||||||||||||
| Qatar | 1 | Uzbekistan | 5 | |||||||||||||||
 Iran | 4 | Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) |  Sri Lanka | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Iran | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Group III[edit]
- Venue: Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Date: 10–16 April
Group A
 BHR
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 SIN
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 KUW
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 SYR
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 KAZ
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 OMA
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 BRU
| ||
| 1 | Bahrain (6–0)
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2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Singapore (5–1)
|
1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Kuwait (4–2)
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1–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 4 | Syria (3–3)
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0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 5 | Kazakhstan (1–5)
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1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| 6 | Oman (1–5)
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1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| 7 | Brunei (1–5)
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0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
Group B
 KSA
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 BAN
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 POC
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 LIB
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 JOR
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 UAE
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| 1 | Saudi Arabia (5–0)
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3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bangladesh (4–1)
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0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Pacific Oceania (3–2)
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1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 4 | Lebanon (2–3)
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1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| 5 | Jordan (1–4)
|
0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates (0–5)
|
1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
Bahrain and 
Saudi Arabia promoted to Group II in 1996.
Europe/Africa Zone[edit]
Group I[edit]
| Consolation semifinals | Final | |||||||
| Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | ||||||||
| Morocco | 4 | |||||||
| Estoril, Portugal (clay) |  Romania | 1 | ||||||
| Romania | 3 | |||||||
 Portugal | 2 | Budapest, Hungary (indoor carpet) | ||||||
| Portugal | 2 | |||||||
| Hungary | 3 | |||||||
| Portorož, Slovenia (clay) | ||||||||
 Slovenia | 0 | |||||||
| Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Zimbabwe | 5 | ||||||
| Slovenia | 0 | |||||||
 Israel | 5 | Oslo, Norway (indoor hard) | ||||||
| Norway | 4 | |||||||
| Israel | 1 | |||||||
- Morocco, Hungary, Zimbabwe and Norway advance to World Group qualifying round.
Portugal and 
Slovenia relegated to Group II in 1996.
Group II[edit]
| Relegation Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
| Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Luxembourg | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Vilnius, Lithuania (clay) | Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||||||
 Lithuania | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lithuania | 1 | Luxembourg | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Lagos, Nigeria (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Poland | 4 |  Nigeria | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Poland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Accra, Ghana (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Finland | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
 Ghana | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Tampere, Finland (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
 Ireland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | 2 | Ghana | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ivory Coast | 3 | Finland | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Finland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ukraine | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Minsk, Belarus (carpet) | Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
 Belarus | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Belarus | 5 | Ukraine | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Tallinn, Estonia (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Estonia | 0 |  Latvia | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Estonia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cairo, Egypt (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Latvia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cairo, Egypt (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Egypt | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
 Monaco | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Monaco | 0 | Egypt | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Bratislava, Slovakia (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Great Britain | 5 |  Slovakia | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Lithuania, 
Ireland, 
Estonia, and 
Monaco relegated to Group III in 1996.
Finland and 
Ukraine promoted to Group I in 1996.
Group III[edit]
Zone A[edit]
- Venue: Centro Tennis Cassa di Risparmio, San Marino, San Marino
- Date: 10–14 May
Group A
 MKD
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 BUL
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 GEO
|
 TUN
|
 CMR
| ||
| 1 | Macedonia (4–0)
|
2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bulgaria (3–1)
|
1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Georgia (2–2)
|
1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 4 | Tunisia (1–3)
|
0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | |
| 5 | Cameroon (0–4)
|
0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 |
Group B
 FRY
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 GRE
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 SMR
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 MDA
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 TOG
|
 BEN
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| 1 | Yugoslavia (5–0)
|
2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Greece (4–1)
|
1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | San Marino (3–2)
|
0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| 4 | Moldova (2–3)
|
0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| 5 | Togo (1–4)
|
0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | |
| 6 | Benin (0–5)
|
0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 |
Macedonia and 
Yugoslavia promoted to Group II in 1996.
Zone B[edit]
- Venue: Tennis Club de Brazzaville, Brazzaville, Congo
- Date: 26–30 April
Group A
 MLT
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 CYP
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 KEN
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 CGO
|
 ETH
| ||
| 1 | Malta (4–0)
|
2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Cyprus (3–1)
|
1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Kenya (2–2)
|
0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| 4 | Congo (1–3)
|
1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| 5 | Ethiopia (0–4)
|
1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
Group B
 ALG
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 TUR
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 ZAM
|
 SEN
|
 SUD
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| 1 | Algeria (4–0)
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3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Turkey (3–1)
|
0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Zambia (2–2)
|
0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| 4 | Senegal (1–3)
|
1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
| 5 | Sudan (0–4)
|
0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
References[edit]
- General
- "World Group 1995". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- Specific
- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 504–505. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1996). World of Tennis 1996. London: Harper Collins. pp. 27–37. ISBN 9780002187138.
- ^ a b "Russia v United States". daviscup.com.
