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Duration | 1 February – 1 December |
Edition | 80th |
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Winning Nation | France |
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The 1991 Davis Cup was the 80th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. A total of 87 nations participated in the tournament. In the final, France defeated the United States at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France, on 29 November - 1 December. During the tournament, Yugoslavia was in the process of dissolving. Croatian tennis players Goran Ivanišević and Goran Prpić withdrew from the team after the declaration of Croatian independence, with the team losing its subsequent draw against France.
First round losers play along with Zonal Group I qualifiers in World Group Qualifying Round.
Date: 20–22 September
The semifinals winners from Group I advanced to the World Group Play-offs for a chance to play in the World Group the following year. First round losers competed for relegation to Group II. The winning team from the Group II bracket was promoted to Group I play the following year.
February 1–3
St.John's (hard), Kingston (hard), Nassau (hard), Cochabamba (clay), San Salvador (clay), Port-au-Prince (clay), Port of Spain (hard)
March 29–31 / April 5–7
St.John's (hard), Nassau (hard), Santiago (clay), Caracas (hard)
July 19–21
Cali (clay), Santiago (clay)