1991 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1991. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, and the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for 1992.

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 February-31 March

Quarterfinals March–June

Semifinals 20–22 September

Final 29 November-1 December

Mexico City, Mexico (hard)[1]

United States

3

Newport, United States (grass)[2]

Mexico

2

United States

4

Murcia, Spain (clay)[3]

Spain

1

Spain

4

Kansas City, United States (indoor clay)[4]

Canada

1

United States

3

Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)[5]

Germany

2

Argentina

4

Berlin, Germany (indoor carpet)[6]

New Zealand

1

Argentina

0

Dortmund, Germany (indoor carpet)[7]

Germany

5

Germany

3

Lyon, France (indoor carpet)[8]

Italy

2

United States

1

Zagreb, Yugoslavia (indoor clay)[9]

France

3

Yugoslavia

4

Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)[10]

Sweden

1

Yugoslavia

4

Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)[11]

Czechoslovakia

1

Czechoslovakia

4

Pau, France (indoor carpet)[12]

Austria

1

Yugoslavia

0

Rennes, France (indoor clay)[13]

France

5

Israel

0

Nîmes, France (clay)[14]

France

5

France

3

Perth, Australia (grass)[15]

Australia

2

Belgium

0

Australia

5

First round

Mexico vs. United States

Mexico 2	German Club, Mexico City, Mexico[1] 29–31 March 1991 Hard		United States 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Luis-Enrique Herrera Jim Courier 6 4 2 6 7 5 6 4     2 Leonardo Lavalle Brad Gilbert 3 6 2 6 77 64 3 6     3 Leonardo Lavalle / Jorge Lozano Rick Leach / Jim Pugh 4 6 6 4 62 77 77 63 4 6   4 Luis-Enrique Herrera Brad Gilbert 6 4 3 6 5 7 6 3 3 6   5 Leonardo Lavalle Jim Courier 6 4 62 77 7 5

Spain vs. Canada

Spain 4	La Manga Club, Murcia, Spain[3] 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 77 63 6 2 6 1       4 Emilio Sánchez Andrew Sznajder 5 7 7 5 3 6       5 Sergi Bruguera Martin Wostenholme 6 1 77 65

New Zealand vs. Argentina

New Zealand 1	Wilding Park, Christchurch, New Zealand[5] 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 64 77 4 6 3 6       3 Kelly Evernden / David Lewis Javier Frana / Christian Miniussi 4 6 6 3 64 77 5 7     4 Kelly Evernden Christian Miniussi 64 77 6 3 8 6       5 Brett Steven Javier Frana 3 6 3 6

Germany vs. Italy

Germany 3	Westfahlenhalle, Dortmund, Germany[7] 1–3 February 1991 Carpet (i)		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 62 77 1 6 3 6       3 Boris Becker / Eric Jelen Omar Camporese / Diego Nargiso 6 4 4 6 66 78 6 4 3 6   4 Boris Becker Omar Camporese 3 6 4 6 6 3 6 4 6 3   5 Michael Stich Paolo Canè 77 64 61 77 7 5 6 1

Yugoslavia vs. Sweden

Yugoslavia 4	Cibona Kosarkaski Klub, Zagreb, Yugoslavia[9] 1–3 February 1991 Carpet (i)		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	Sportovni Hall, Prague, Czechoslovakia[11] 1–3 February 1991 Carpet (i)		Austria 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Petr Korda Horst Skoff 6 3 3 6 69 711 6 1 6 3   2 Karel Nováček Alex Antonitsch 77 65 6 4 1 6 1 6 6 3   3 Petr Korda / Milan Šrejber Alex Antonitsch / Horst Skoff 6 4 77 64 0 6 6 4     4 Karel Nováček Thomas Buchmayer 67 79 5 7         5 Milan Šrejber Alex Antonitsch 77 65 77 63

France vs. Israel

France 5	Omnisports Hall, Rennes, France[13] 29–31 March 1991 Clay (i)		Israel 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Henri Leconte Amos Mansdorf 6 3 77 62 3 6 77 64     2 Guy Forget Gilad Bloom 6 4 65 77 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, Perth, Australia[15] 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, United States[2] 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 78 66 6 3 77 63       4 John McEnroe Emilio Sánchez 6 4 3 6 6 3       5 Rick Leach Tomás Carbonell 61 77 7 5 4 6

Germany vs. Argentina

Germany 5	Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany[6] 30 March – 1 April 1991 Carpet (i)		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 63 77 79 67 67 79 6 4   4 Boris Becker Martín Jaite 6 1 78 66         5 Michael Stich Javier Frana 610 712 6 1 6 1

Czechoslovakia vs. Yugoslavia

Czechoslovakia 1	Sportovni Hall, Prague, Czechoslovakia[10] 29–31 March 1991 Carpet (i)		Yugoslavia 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Petr Korda Goran Ivanišević 1 6 63 77 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 65 77 4 6 4 6       4 Karel Nováček Goran Ivanišević 3 6 6 3 64 77 6 3 4 6   5 Petr Korda Slobodan Živojinović 66 78 6 2 6 8

France vs. Australia

France 3	Arena of Nîmes, Nîmes, France[14] 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 64 77       3 Guy Forget / Henri Leconte Mark Kratzmann / Todd Woodbridge 62 77 7 5 5 7 77 62 6 4   4 Guy Forget Richard Fromberg 77 62 68 710 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, United States[4] 20–22 September 1991 Clay (i)		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 63 77 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	Sports Palace, Pau, France[12] 20–22 September 1991 Carpet (i)		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 77 60 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 61 77 6 3 7 5

Final

France vs. United States

France 3	Palais des Sports de Gerland, Lyon, France[8] 29 November – 1 December 1991 Carpet (i)		United States 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Guy Forget Andre Agassi 710 68 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 78 66 3 6 6 3 6 4     5 Henri Leconte Andre Agassi           not played

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