1995 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1995.[1] The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group qualifying round, and the winners progressed to the quarterfinals and were guaranteed a World Group spot for 1996.

1995 Davis Cup World Group
Date3 February – 3 December
Edition15th
Champions

United States
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Sweden were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the semifinals.

The United States won the title, defeating Russia in the final, 3–2. The final was held at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia, from 1 to 3 December.[2] It was the US team's 31st Davis Cup title overall.

Participating teams

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Participating teams
 
Australia
 
Austria
 
Belgium
 
Croatia
 
Czech Republic
 
Denmark
 
France
 
Germany
 
Italy
 
Netherlands
 
Russia
 
South Africa
 
Spain
 
Sweden
 
Switzerland
 
United States

Draw

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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 States4
Palermo, Italy (clay)
  France1
  United States5
Naples, Italy (clay)
  Italy0
  Czech Republic1
Las Vegas, United States (hard)
  Italy4
  United States4
Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet)
  Sweden1
  Sweden3
Växjö, Sweden (indoor carpet)
  Denmark2
  Sweden5
Vienna, Austria (indoor hard)
  Austria0
  Spain1
Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)
  Austria4
  United States3
Durban, South Africa (hard)
  Russia2
  South Africa3
Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet)
  Australia2
  South Africa1
Antwerp, Belgium (indoor clay)
  Russia4
  Belgium1
Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)
  Russia4
  Russia3
Geneva, Switzerland (indoor clay)
  Germany2
   Switzerland1
Utrecht, Netherlands (indoor hard)
  Netherlands4
  Netherlands1
Karlsruhe, Germany (indoor hard)
  Germany4
  Croatia1
  Germany4

First round

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United States vs. France

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United States
4
Bayfront Center, St. Petersburg, United States[3]
3–5 February 1995
Carpet (indoors)
 
France
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Todd Martin
Cédric Pioline
5
7
2
6
4
6
     
2  
 
Jim Courier
Guy Forget
6
1
6
2
6
2
     
3  
 
Jared Palmer / Richey Reneberg
Olivier Delaître / Guy Forget
6
4
3
6
6
3
6
4
   
4  
 
Todd Martin
Guy Forget
6
3
77
63
77
65
     
5  
 
Jim Courier
Cédric Pioline
6
4
6
3
       

Italy vs. Czech Republic

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Italy
4
Tennis Club Napoli, Naples, Italy[4]
3–5 February 1995
Clay
 
Czech Republic
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Andrea Gaudenzi
Daniel Vacek
65
77
4
6
6
1
64
77
   
2  
 
Renzo Furlan
Ctislav Doseděl
4
6
77
63
6
4
6
4
   
3  
 
Cristian Brandi / Stefano Pescosolido
Martin Damm / Cyril Suk
6
2
1
6
77
63
77
62
   
4  
 
Andrea Gaudenzi
Ctislav Doseděl
6
3
6
2
4
6
6
2
   
5  
 
Renzo Furlan
Daniel Vacek
3
6
78
66
6
2
     

Denmark vs. Sweden

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Denmark
2
Brøndbyhallen, Brøndby, Denmark[5]
3–5 February 1995
Carpet (indoors)
 
Sweden
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Kenneth Carlsen
Jonas Björkman
4
6
6
3
6
4
6
4
   
2  
 
Frederik Fetterlein
Stefan Edberg
1
6
7
5
6
4
6
3
   
3  
 
Kenneth Carlsen / Morten Christensen
Jan Apell / Jonas Björkman
78
66
3
6
4
6
2
6
   
4  
 
Kenneth Carlsen
Stefan Edberg
6
2
3
6
2
6
63
77
   
5  
 
Frederik Fetterlein
Jonas Björkman
77
65
4
6
77
65
3
6
4
6
 

Austria vs. Spain

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Austria
4
Ferry-Dusika-Hallenstadion, Vienna, Austria[6]
3–5 February 1995
Hard (indoors)
 
Spain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Gilbert Schaller
Sergi Bruguera
1
6
2
6
2
6
     
2  
 
Thomas Muster
Carlos Costa
6
4
6
4
6
4
     
3  
 
Alex Antonitsch / Thomas Muster
Sergi Bruguera / Emilio Sánchez
6
2
3
6
6
3
6
3
   
4  
 
Thomas Muster
Sergi Bruguera
6
4
7
5
6
3
     
5  
 
Alex Antonitsch
Carlos Costa
6
3
6
4
       

South Africa vs. Australia

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South Africa
3
Westridge Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa[7]
3–6 February 1995
Hard
 
Australia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Marcos Ondruska
Pat Rafter
3
6
4
6
6
2
4
6
   
2  
 
Wayne Ferreira
Mark Woodforde
78
66
7
5
6
3
     
3  
 
Wayne Ferreira / Piet Norval
Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde
5
7
3
6
65
77
     
4  
 
Wayne Ferreira
Pat Rafter
6
2
3
6
6
4
6
2
   
5  
 
Marcos Ondruska
Mark Woodforde
6
4
6
2
1
0
     
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Belgium vs. Russia

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Belgium
1
Sporthal Arena, Antwerp, Belgium[8]
3–5 February 1995
Clay (indoors)
 
Russia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Filip Dewulf
Andrei Chesnokov
4
6
4
6
5
7
     
2  
 
Kris Goossens
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
6
4
4
6
3
6
4
6
   
3  
 
Filip Dewulf / Libor Pimek
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy
6
2
5
7
5
7
3
6
   
4  
 
Johan Van Herck
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
62
77
6
3
6
1
     
5  
 
Kris Goossens
Andrei Chesnokov
77
65
2
6
62
77
     

Switzerland vs. Netherlands

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Switzerland
1
Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland[9]
3–5 February 1995
Clay (indoors)
 
Netherlands
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Marc Rosset
Jacco Eltingh
6
4
2
3
      retired
 
2  
 
Jakob Hlasek
Richard Krajicek
4
6
6
1
6
3
6
4
   
3  
 
Jakob Hlasek / Lorenzo Manta
Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis
3
6
4
6
7
5
4
6
   
4  
 
Lorenzo Manta
Richard Krajicek
4
6
4
6
2
6
     
5  
 
Patrick Mohr
Jan Siemerink
4
6
3
6
       

Germany vs. Croatia

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Germany
4
Europahalle, Karlsruhe, Germany[10]
3–5 February 1995
Hard (indoors)
 
Croatia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Michael Stich
Goran Ivanišević
77
63
4
6
6
1
6
4
   
2  
 
Boris Becker
Saša Hiršzon
6
4
6
1
6
3
     
3  
 
Boris Becker / Michael Stich
Saša Hiršzon / Goran Ivanišević
6
4
77
63
7
5
     
4  
 
Markus Zoecke
Goran Ivanišević
4
6
64
77
       
5  
 
Michael Stich
Saša Hiršzon
77
64
77
64
       

Quarterfinals

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Italy vs. United States

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Italy
0
Tennis Club Palermo, Palermo, Italy[11]
31 March–2 April 1995
Clay
 
United States
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Andrea Gaudenzi
Andre Agassi
4
6
4
6
1
6
     
2  
 
Renzo Furlan
Pete Sampras
63
77
3
6
0
6
     
3  
 
Cristian Brandi / Stefano Pescosolido
Jared Palmer / Richey Reneberg
1
6
77
62
4
6
3
6
   
4  
 
Andrea Gaudenzi
Pete Sampras
3
6
6
1
3
6
     
5  
 
Renzo Furlan
Jared Palmer
4
6
3
6
       

Sweden vs. Austria

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Sweden
5
Växjö Tipshall, Växjö, Sweden[12]
31 March–2 April 1995
Carpet (indoors)
 
Austria
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Magnus Larsson
Thomas Muster
6
1
77
65
7
5
     
2  
 
Stefan Edberg
Alex Antonitsch
6
4
3
6
6
3
6
4
   
3  
 
Jan Apell / Jonas Björkman
Alex Antonitsch / Thomas Muster
7
5
6
3
6
3
     
4  
 
Stefan Edberg
Thomas Muster
6
4
6
2
       
5  
 
Magnus Larsson
Gilbert Schaller
77
64
6
4
       

Russia vs. South Africa

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Russia
4
Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia[13]
31 March–2 April 1995
Carpet (indoors)
 
South Africa
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Marcos Ondruska
6
1
6
4
6
4
     
2  
 
Alexander Volkov
Wayne Ferreira
64
77
6
4
77
65
2
6
4
6
 
3  
 
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy
Wayne Ferreira / Gary Muller
4
6
4
6
78
66
77
63
6
3
 
4  
 
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Wayne Ferreira
6
4
7
5
6
1
     
5  
 
Alexander Volkov
Marcos Ondruska
6
1
6
1
       

Netherlands vs. Germany

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Netherlands
1
Jaarbeurs, Utrecht, Netherlands[14]
31 March–2 April 1995
Hard (indoors)
 
Germany
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Paul Haarhuis
Boris Becker
4
6
6
2
6
4
77
64
   
2  
 
Richard Krajicek
Michael Stich
6
3
4
6
4
6
4
6
   
3  
 
Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis
Boris Becker / Michael Stich
77
61
6
4
4
6
5
7
3
6
 
4  
 
Richard Krajicek
Boris Becker
3
6
4
6
6
3
1
6
   
5  
 
Paul Haarhuis
Michael Stich
3
6
6
4
4
6
     

Semifinals

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United States vs. Sweden

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United States
4
Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, NV, United States[15]
22–24 September 1995
Hard
 
Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Pete Sampras
Thomas Enqvist
6
3
6
4
3
6
6
3
   
2  
 
Andre Agassi
Mats Wilander
77
65
6
2
6
2
     
3  
 
Todd Martin / Jonathan Stark
Jonas Björkman / Stefan Edberg
3
6
4
6
4
6
     
4  
 
Todd Martin
Thomas Enqvist
7
5
7
5
77
62
     
5  
 
Pete Sampras
Mats Wilander
2
6
77
64
6
3
     

Russia vs. Germany

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Russia
3
Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia[16]
22–24 September 1995
Clay (indoors)
 
Germany
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Andrei Chesnokov
Boris Becker
77
64
3
6
63
77
5
7
   
2  
 
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Michael Stich
1
6
6
4
3
6
4
6
   
3  
 
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy
Boris Becker / Michael Stich
77
63
6
4
2
6
65
77
7
5
 
4  
 
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Bernd Karbacher
6
1
77
65
6
2
     
5  
 
Andrei Chesnokov
Michael Stich
6
4
1
6
1
6
6
3
14
12
 

Final

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Russia vs. United States

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Russia
2
Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia[2]
1–3 December 1995
Clay (indoors)
 
United States
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Andrei Chesnokov
Pete Sampras
6
3
4
6
3
6
77
65
4
6
 
2  
 
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Jim Courier
77
61
7
5
6
3
     
3  
 
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy
Todd Martin / Pete Sampras
5
7
4
6
3
6
     
4  
 
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Pete Sampras
2
6
4
6
64
77
     
5  
 
Andrei Chesnokov
Jim Courier
61
77
7
5
6
0
     

References

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  1. ^ "World Group 1995". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Russia v United States". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "United States v France". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Italy v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Denmark v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Austria v Spain". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "South Africa v Australia". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Belgium v Russia". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Switzerland v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Germany v Croatia". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Italy v United States". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Sweden v Austria". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Russia v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Netherlands v Germany". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "United States v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Russia v Germany". daviscup.com.
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