# 1995 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1995. 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.
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. It was the US team's 31st Davis Cup title overall.

## Participating teams

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

## Draw

| First round 3–6 February | First round 3–6 February | First round 3–6 February | Quarterfinals 31 March–2 April | Quarterfinals 31 March–2 April | Quarterfinals 31 March–2 April | Semifinals 22–24 September | Semifinals 22–24 September | Semifinals 22–24 September | Final 1–3 December | Final 1–3 December | Final 1–3 December |
| St. Petersburg, United States (indoor carpet) | St. Petersburg, United States (indoor carpet) | St. Petersburg, United States (indoor carpet) | | | | | | | | | |
| United States | United States | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| United States | United States | 4 | Palermo, Italy (clay) | Palermo, Italy (clay) | Palermo, Italy (clay) | | | | | | |
| France | France | 1 | Palermo, Italy (clay) | Palermo, Italy (clay) | Palermo, Italy (clay) | | | | | | |
| France | France | 1 | United States | United States | 5 | | | | | | |
| Naples, Italy (clay) | Naples, Italy (clay) | Naples, Italy (clay) | United States | United States | 5 | | | | | | |
| Naples, Italy (clay) | Naples, Italy (clay) | Naples, Italy (clay) | Italy | Italy | 0 | | | | | | |
| Czech Republic | Czech Republic | 1 | Italy | Italy | 0 | | | | | | |
| Czech Republic | Czech Republic | 1 | | | | Las Vegas, United States (hard) | Las Vegas, United States (hard) | Las Vegas, United States (hard) | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 4 | | | | Las Vegas, United States (hard) | Las Vegas, United States (hard) | Las Vegas, United States (hard) | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 4 | | | | United States | United States | 4 | | | |
| Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet) | | | | United States | United States | 4 | | | |
| Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet) | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 1 | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 3 | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 1 | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 3 | Växjö, Sweden (indoor carpet) | Växjö, Sweden (indoor carpet) | Växjö, Sweden (indoor carpet) | | | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 2 | Växjö, Sweden (indoor carpet) | Växjö, Sweden (indoor carpet) | Växjö, Sweden (indoor carpet) | | | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 2 | Sweden | Sweden | 5 | | | | | | |
| Vienna, Austria (indoor hard) | Vienna, Austria (indoor hard) | Vienna, Austria (indoor hard) | Sweden | Sweden | 5 | | | | | | |
| Vienna, Austria (indoor hard) | Vienna, Austria (indoor hard) | Vienna, Austria (indoor hard) | Austria | Austria | 0 | | | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 1 | Austria | Austria | 0 | | | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 1 | | | | | | | Moscow, Russia (indoor clay) | Moscow, Russia (indoor clay) | Moscow, Russia (indoor clay) |
| Austria | Austria | 4 | | | | | | | Moscow, Russia (indoor clay) | Moscow, Russia (indoor clay) | Moscow, Russia (indoor clay) |
| Austria | Austria | 4 | | | | | | | United States | United States | 3 |
| Durban, South Africa (hard) | Durban, South Africa (hard) | Durban, South Africa (hard) | | | | | | | United States | United States | 3 |
| Durban, South Africa (hard) | Durban, South Africa (hard) | Durban, South Africa (hard) | | | | | | | Russia | Russia | 2 |
| South Africa | South Africa | 3 | | | | | | | Russia | Russia | 2 |
| South Africa | South Africa | 3 | Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet) | Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet) | Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet) | | | | | | |
| Australia | Australia | 2 | Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet) | Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet) | Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet) | | | | | | |
| Australia | Australia | 2 | South Africa | South Africa | 1 | | | | | | |
| Antwerp, Belgium (indoor clay) | Antwerp, Belgium (indoor clay) | Antwerp, Belgium (indoor clay) | South Africa | South Africa | 1 | | | | | | |
| Antwerp, Belgium (indoor clay) | Antwerp, Belgium (indoor clay) | Antwerp, Belgium (indoor clay) | Russia | Russia | 4 | | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 1 | Russia | Russia | 4 | | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 1 | | | | Moscow, Russia (indoor clay) | Moscow, Russia (indoor clay) | Moscow, Russia (indoor clay) | | | |
| Russia | Russia | 4 | | | | Moscow, Russia (indoor clay) | Moscow, Russia (indoor clay) | Moscow, Russia (indoor clay) | | | |
| Russia | Russia | 4 | | | | Russia | Russia | 3 | | | |
| Geneva, Switzerland (indoor clay) | Geneva, Switzerland (indoor clay) | Geneva, Switzerland (indoor clay) | | | | Russia | Russia | 3 | | | |
| Geneva, Switzerland (indoor clay) | Geneva, Switzerland (indoor clay) | Geneva, Switzerland (indoor clay) | | | | Germany | 2 | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 1 | | | | Germany | 2 | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 1 | Utrecht, Netherlands (indoor hard) | Utrecht, Netherlands (indoor hard) | Utrecht, Netherlands (indoor hard) | | | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 4 | Utrecht, Netherlands (indoor hard) | Utrecht, Netherlands (indoor hard) | Utrecht, Netherlands (indoor hard) | | | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 4 | Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | | | | | |
| Karlsruhe, Germany (indoor hard) | Karlsruhe, Germany (indoor hard) | Karlsruhe, Germany (indoor hard) | Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | | | | | |
| Karlsruhe, Germany (indoor hard) | Karlsruhe, Germany (indoor hard) | Karlsruhe, Germany (indoor hard) | Germany | Germany | 4 | | | | | |
| Croatia | Croatia | 1 | Germany | Germany | 4 | | | | | |
| Germany | Germany | 4 | | | | | | | | |

## First round
### United States vs. France

| United States 4 | Bayfront Center, St. Petersburg, United States 3–5 February 1995 Carpet (indoors) | Bayfront Center, St. Petersburg, United States 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 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 6$^5$       5 Jim Courier Cédric Pioline 6 4 6 3 ||||

### Italy vs. Czech Republic

| Italy 4 | Tennis Club Napoli, Naples, Italy 3–5 February 1995 Clay | Tennis Club Napoli, Naples, Italy 3–5 February 1995 Clay | Czech Republic 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrea Gaudenzi Daniel Vacek 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 4 6 6 1 6$^4$ 7$^7$     2 Renzo Furlan Ctislav Doseděl 4 6 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 4 6 4     3 Cristian Brandi / Stefano Pescosolido Martin Damm / Cyril Suk 6 2 1 6 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 6$^2$     4 Andrea Gaudenzi Ctislav Doseděl 6 3 6 2 4 6 6 2     5 Renzo Furlan Daniel Vacek 3 6 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 6 2 ||||

### Denmark vs. Sweden

| Denmark 2 | Brøndbyhallen, Brøndby, Denmark 3–5 February 1995 Carpet (indoors) | Brøndbyhallen, Brøndby, Denmark 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 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 3 6 4 6 2 6     4 Kenneth Carlsen Stefan Edberg 6 2 3 6 2 6 6$^3$ 7$^7$     5 Frederik Fetterlein Jonas Björkman 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 4 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 3 6 4 6 ||||

### Austria vs. Spain

| Austria 4 | Ferry-Dusika-Hallenstadion, Vienna, Austria 3–5 February 1995 Hard (indoors) | Ferry-Dusika-Hallenstadion, Vienna, Austria 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

| South Africa 3 | Westridge Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa 3–6 February 1995 Hard | Westridge Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa 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 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 7 5 6 3       3 Wayne Ferreira / Piet Norval Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde 5 7 3 6 6$^5$ 7$^7$       4 Wayne Ferreira Pat Rafter 6 2 3 6 6 4 6 2     5 Marcos Ondruska Mark Woodforde 6 4 6 2 1 0      retired ||||

### Belgium vs. Russia

| Belgium 1 | Sporthal Arena, Antwerp, Belgium 3–5 February 1995 Clay (indoors) | Sporthal Arena, Antwerp, Belgium 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 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 6 3 6 1       5 Kris Goossens Andrei Chesnokov 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 2 6 6$^2$ 7$^7$ ||||

### Switzerland vs. Netherlands

| Switzerland 1 | Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland 3–5 February 1995 Clay (indoors) | Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland 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

| Germany 4 | Europahalle, Karlsruhe, Germany 3–5 February 1995 Hard (indoors) | Europahalle, Karlsruhe, Germany 3–5 February 1995 Hard (indoors) | Croatia 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Michael Stich Goran Ivanišević 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 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 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 7 5       4 Markus Zoecke Goran Ivanišević 4 6 6$^4$ 7$^7$         5 Michael Stich Saša Hiršzon 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6$^4$ ||||

## Quarterfinals
### Italy vs. United States

| Italy 0 | Tennis Club Palermo, Palermo, Italy 31 March–2 April 1995 Clay | Tennis Club Palermo, Palermo, Italy 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 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 3 6 0 6       3 Cristian Brandi / Stefano Pescosolido Jared Palmer / Richey Reneberg 1 6 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 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

| Sweden 5 | Växjö Tipshall, Växjö, Sweden 31 March–2 April 1995 Carpet (indoors) | Växjö Tipshall, Växjö, Sweden 31 March–2 April 1995 Carpet (indoors) | Austria 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Magnus Larsson Thomas Muster 6 1 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 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 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 4 ||||

### Russia vs. South Africa

| Russia 4 | Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia 31 March–2 April 1995 Carpet (indoors) | Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia 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 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 2 6 4 6   3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy Wayne Ferreira / Gary Muller 4 6 4 6 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 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

| Netherlands 1 | Jaarbeurs, Utrecht, Netherlands 31 March–2 April 1995 Hard (indoors) | Jaarbeurs, Utrecht, Netherlands 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 7$^7$ 6$^4$     2 Richard Krajicek Michael Stich 6 3 4 6 4 6 4 6     3 Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis Boris Becker / Michael Stich 7$^7$ 6$^1$ 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
### United States vs. Sweden

| United States 4 | Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, NV, United States 22–24 September 1995 Hard | Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, NV, United States 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 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 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 7$^7$ 6$^2$       5 Pete Sampras Mats Wilander 2 6 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 3 ||||

### Russia vs. Germany

| Russia 3 | Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia 22–24 September 1995 Clay (indoors) | Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia 22–24 September 1995 Clay (indoors) | Germany 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrei Chesnokov Boris Becker 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 3 6 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 5 7     2 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Michael Stich 1 6 6 4 3 6 4 6     3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy Boris Becker / Michael Stich 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 4 2 6 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 7 5   4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Bernd Karbacher 6 1 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 2       5 Andrei Chesnokov Michael Stich 6 4 1 6 1 6 6 3 14 12 ||||

## Final
### Russia vs. United States

| Russia 2 | Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia 1–3 December 1995 Clay (indoors) | Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia 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 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 4 6   2 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Jim Courier 7$^7$ 6$^1$ 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 6$^4$ 7$^7$       5 Andrei Chesnokov Jim Courier 6$^1$ 7$^7$ 7 5 6 0 ||||