The 1994 Davis Cup (also known as the 1994 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 83rd edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 109 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 22 in the Americas Zone, 23 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 39 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Belarus, Brunei, Georgia, Lithuania, Oman, Slovakia, Sudan and Uzbekistan made their first appearances in the tournament.
Sweden defeated Russia in the final, held at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia, on 2–4 December, to win their 5th title overall.[1][2]
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World Group
| Participating teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |
 Austria |
 Belgium |
 Czech Republic |
 Denmark |
 France |
 Germany |
 Hungary |
 India |
 Israel |
 Italy |
 Netherlands |
 Russia |
 Spain |
 Sweden |
 United States |
Draw
| First round 25–27 March | Quarterfinals 15–17 July | Semifinals 23–25 September | Final 2–4 December | |||||||||||||||
| New Delhi, India (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
 United States | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rotterdam, Netherlands (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 India | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| United States | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eindhoven, Netherlands (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Netherlands | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Belgium | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| United States | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lund, Sweden (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Sweden | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cannes, France (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Denmark | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Besançon, France (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 France | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| France | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Hungary | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Russia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Israel | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Saint Petersburg, Russia (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Czech Republic | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Saint Petersburg, Russia (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hamburg, Germany (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Australia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Madrid, Spain (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Germany | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Italy | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Halle, Germany (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Spain | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Graz, Austria (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
 Austria | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Final
Russia vs. Sweden
 Russia 1 |
Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia[2] 2–4 December 1994 Carpet (indoors) |
 Sweden 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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World Group qualifying round
Date: 23–25 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 1995 World Group.
| Home team | Score | Visiting team | Location | Venue | Door | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Zealand |
1-4 | Australia |
Christchurch | King Edward Barracks | Indoor | Carpet |
 Uruguay |
2-3 | Austria |
Montevideo | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club | Outdoor | Clay |
| Israel |
2-3 | Belgium |
Ramat HaSharon | Canada Stadium | Outdoor | Hard |
 Portugal |
0-4 |  Croatia |
Porto | Lawn Tennis Club da Foz | Outdoor | Clay |
| Denmark |
4-1 |  Peru |
Copenhagen | Valby-Hallen | Indoor | Carpet |
| Hungary |
1-4 | Italy |
Budapest | Romai Tennis Academy | Outdoor | Clay |
 Indonesia |
1-4 |  Switzerland |
Jakarta | Gelora Senayan Sports Complex | Outdoor | Hard |
| India |
2-3 |  South Africa |
Jaipur | Jai Club Tennis Complex | Outdoor | Grass |
Australia, 
Austria, 
Belgium, 
Denmark and 
Italy remain in the World Group in 1995.
Croatia, 
South Africa and 
Switzerland are promoted to the World Group in 1995.
Indonesia, 
New Zealand, 
Peru, 
Portugal and 
Uruguay remain in Zonal Group I in 1995.
Hungary, 
India and 
Israel are relegated to Zonal Group I in 1995.
Americas Zone
Group I
| Relegation Play-off 25–27 March | Preliminary Round 4–6 February | |||||
| Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | ||||||
| Uruguay | 5 | |||||
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | ||||||
 Cuba | 0 | |||||
| Cuba | 0 | |||||
| Lima, Peru (clay) | ||||||
 Mexico | 5 | |||||
| Mexico | 2 | |||||
| Peru | 3 | |||||
Cuba relegated to Group II in 1995.
| First Round 25–27 March | Second Round 8–17 July | |||||||
 Argentina | ||||||||
| Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | ||||||||
| bye | ||||||||
| Argentina | 2 | |||||||
| Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | ||||||||
| Uruguay | 3 | |||||||
 Bahamas | 2 | |||||||
| Uruguay | 3 | |||||||
| Lima, Peru (hard) | ||||||||
| Peru | 3 | |||||||
| Lima, Peru (clay) | ||||||||
 Chile | 2 | |||||||
| Peru | 3 | |||||||
 Brazil | 2 | |||||||
| bye | ||||||||
| Brazil | ||||||||
Group II
| Relegation Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
| Ottawa, Canada (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Canada | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard) |  Jamaica | 0 | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | |||||||||||||||
| Jamaica | 1 | Canada | 3 | |||||||||||||||
 Guatemala | 4 | Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard) |  Colombia | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | 5 | Montreal, Canada (hard) | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Asunción, Paraguay (clay) |  Venezuela | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Asunción, Paraguay (clay) |  Paraguay | 1 | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | |||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | 4 | Venezuela | 4 | |||||||||||||||
 Puerto Rico | 1 | San Juan, Puerto Rico (hard) |  Ecuador | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Ecuador | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Jamaica and 
Puerto Rico relegated to Group III in 1995.
Venezuela promoted to Group I in 1995.
Group III
- Venue: St. Lucia Racquet Club, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
- Date: 9–13 March
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Haiti
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| 2 |  Bolivia
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| 3 |  El Salvador
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| 4 |  Dominican Republic
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| 5 |  Costa Rica
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| 6 |  Trinidad and Tobago
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| 7 |  Eastern Caribbean
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| 8 |  Barbados
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Asia/Oceania Zone
Group I
| First Round 25–27 March | Second Round 29 April–8 May | |||||||
| New Zealand | ||||||||
| Christchurch, New Zealand (indoor carpet) | ||||||||
| bye | ||||||||
| New Zealand | 3 | |||||||
| Kyoto, Japan (indoor carpet) | ||||||||
 Japan | 2 | |||||||
| Japan | 5 | |||||||
 Philippines | 0 | |||||||
| Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) | ||||||||
| Indonesia | 3 | |||||||
| Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | ||||||||
 Hong Kong | 2 | |||||||
| Indonesia | 3 | |||||||
 South Korea | 2 | |||||||
| bye | ||||||||
| South Korea | ||||||||
- New Zealand and Indonesia advance to World Group qualifying round.
Group II
| Relegation Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
| Taichung, Taiwan (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Chinese Taipei | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Singapore (hard) |  Malaysia | 2 | Taichung, Taiwan (clay) | |||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | 4 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | |||||||||||||||
 Singapore | 1 | Singapore (hard) |  Pakistan | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Singapore | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | 4 | Taoyuan, Taiwan (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard) |  Iran | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) |  Saudi Arabia | 2 | Tehran, Iran (clay) | |||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | Iran | 4 | |||||||||||||||
 Sri Lanka | 5 | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) |  Thailand | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Singapore and 
Saudi Arabia relegated to Group III in 1995.
Chinese Taipei promoted to Group I in 1995.
Group III
- Venue: Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar
- Date: 6–10 April
Group A
 UZB
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 LIB
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 BHR
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 JOR
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 BRU
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| 1 | Uzbekistan (4–0)
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3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Lebanon (3–1)
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0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| 3 | Bahrain (2–2)
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0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| 4 | Jordan (1–3)
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0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
| 5 | Brunei (0–4)
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0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
Group B
 QAT
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 KUW
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 BAN
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 SYR
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 UAE
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 OMA
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| 1 | Qatar (5–0)
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2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Kuwait (4–1)
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1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Bangladesh (3–2)
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1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| 4 | Syria (2–3)
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1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates (1–4)
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0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | |
| 6 | Oman (0–5)
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0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
Uzbekistan and 
Qatar promoted to Group II in 1995.
Europe/Africa Zone
Group I
| Preliminary Round 4–6 February | |||
| Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | |||
 Zimbabwe | 4 | ||
 Luxembourg | 1 | ||
| First Round 25–27 March | |||
| Johannesburg, South Africa (indoor hard) | |||
 South Africa | 5 | ||
 Romania | 0 | ||
| Porto, Portugal (clay) | |||
| Portugal | 4 | ||
 Great Britain | 1 | ||
| Zagreb, Croatia (indoor clay) | |||
| Croatia | 3 | ||
 Norway | 2 | ||
| Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | |||
| Zimbabwe | 2 | ||
| Switzerland | 3 | ||
| Relegation Play-off 15–17 July | |||
| Manchester, United Kingdom (grass) | |||
| Romania | 3 | ||
| Great Britain | 2 | ||
South Africa, Portugal, Switzerland and Croatia advance to World Group qualifying round.
Great Britain and 
Luxembourg relegated to Group II in 1995.
Group II
| Relegation Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
| Nairobi, Kenya (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Kenya | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dublin, Ireland (carpet) | Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
 Latvia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | 1 | Latvia | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ireland | 4 |  Ukraine | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jūrmala, Latvia (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Latvia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Morocco | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
 Egypt | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | 3 | Morocco | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Sopot, Poland (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Bulgaria | 2 |  Poland | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Poland | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Accra, Ghana (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ghana | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Accra, Ghana (hard) | |||||||||||||||||
 Monaco | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Monaco | 4 | Ghana | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Lagos, Nigeria (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Senegal | 1 |  Nigeria | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Accra, Ghana (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ghana | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Maribor, Slovenia (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Slovenia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Athens, Greece (clay) | Ljubljana, Slovenia (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
 Greece | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Greece | 1 | Slovenia | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Estonia | 4 |  Finland | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Estonia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Finland | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Kenya, 
Bulgaria, 
Senegal, and 
Greece relegated to Group III in 1995.
Morocco and 
Slovenia promoted to Group I in 1995.
Group III
Zone A
- Venue: Hôtel Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
- Date: 4–8 May
Group A
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Ivory Coast
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| 2 |  Georgia
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| 3 |  San Marino
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| 4 |  Zambia
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| 5 |  Djibouti
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Zone B
- Venue: SSI Slovan Tennis Club, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Date: 18–22 May
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Slovakia
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| 2 |  Lithuania
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| 3 |  Tunisia
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| 4 |  Malta
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| 5 |  Turkey
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| 6 |  Cyprus
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| 7 |  Sudan
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| 8 |  Congo
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Ivory Coast, 
Belarus, 
Slovakia and 
Lithuania promoted to Group II in 1995.
References
- General
- "World Group 1994". 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, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ a b "Russia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
External links
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