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The 1996 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round was held from 20 to 22 September. They were the main play-offs of the 1996 Davis Cup. The winners of the playoffs advanced to the 1997 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions I.

Teams

Bold indicates team had qualified for the 1997 Davis Cup World Group.

From World Group

From Americas Group I

Argentina
Brazil

From Asia/Oceania Group I

Australia
New Zealand

From Europe/Africa Group I

Results summary

Date: 20–22 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 1997 World Group.

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Venue	Door	Surface	Ref.
Mexico	3–2	Argentina	Mexico City	Club Alemán de México	Outdoor	Hard	^[1]
Croatia	1–4	Australia	Split	Teniski klub Split	Outdoor	Clay	^[2]
Brazil	4–1	Austria	São Paulo	Hotel Transamérica	Indoor	Carpet	^[3]
Romania	3–2	Belgium	Bucharest	Arenele BNR	Outdoor	Clay	^[4]
Spain	4–1	Denmark	Tarragona	Club de Tennis Tarragona	Outdoor	Clay	^[5]
Russia	4–1	Hungary	Moscow	Olympic Stadium	Indoor	Carpet	^[6]
Switzerland	5–0	Morocco	Olten	Olten Hallenstadion	Indoor	Carpet	^[7]
Netherlands	4–1	New Zealand	Haarlem	Sportclub Haarlem	Outdoor	Hard	^[8]

Mexico, Netherlands, Russia and Switzerland remain in the World Group in 1997.
Australia, Brazil, Romania and Spain are promoted to the World Group in 1997.
Argentina, Croatia, Morocco and New Zealand remain in Zonal Group I in 1997.
Austria, Belgium, Denmark and Hungary are relegated to Zonal Group I in 1997.

Qualifying results

Mexico vs. Argentina

Mexico
3

Club Alemán de México, Mexico City, Mexico^[1]
20–22 September 1996
Hard

Argentina
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Alejandro Hernández Gastón Etlis	7⁷ 6⁵	6 2	6 4
2	Leonardo Lavalle Hernán Gumy	6⁵ 7⁷	4 6	6 4	7 5	5 7
3	Alejandro Hernández / Óscar Ortiz Pablo Albano / Luis Lobo	6⁵ 7⁷	6 4	3 6	7⁷ 6²	6 4
4	Alejandro Hernández Hernán Gumy	6 4	7 5	6 1
5	Leonardo Lavalle Gastón Etlis	3 6	6 3				retired

Croatia vs. Australia

Croatia
1

Teniski klub Split, Split, Croatia^[2]
20–22 September 1996
Clay

Australia
4

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Saša Hiršzon Mark Philippoussis	2 6	3 6	2 6
2	Goran Ivanišević Jason Stoltenberg	6 4	3 6	6 3	6⁵ 7⁷	2 6
3	Saša Hiršzon / Goran Ivanišević Pat Rafter / Mark Woodforde	3 6	2 6	4 6
4	Goran Orešić Mark Philippoussis	1 6	4 6
5	Saša Hiršzon Jason Stoltenberg	6 2	6 2

Brazil vs. Austria

Brazil
4

Hotel Transamérica, São Paulo, Brazil^[3]
20–22 September 1996
Carpet (indoors)

Austria
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Fernando Meligeni Thomas Muster	3 6	3 6	3 6
2	Gustavo Kuerten Markus Hipfl	4 6	3 6	7⁷ 6⁰	7⁷ 6⁵	6 1
3	Gustavo Kuerten / Jaime Oncins Thomas Muster / Udo Plamberger	7⁷ 6²	4 6	6 3	3 6	2 0
4	Gustavo Kuerten Udo Plamberger						w/o
5	Fernando Meligeni Markus Hipfl						w/o

Romania vs. Belgium

Romania
3

Arenele BNR, Bucharest, Romania^[4]
20–22 September 1996
Clay

Belgium
2

		1	2	3	4
1	Adrian Voinea Johan Van Herck	7⁸ 6⁶	4 6	2 6	1 6
2	Andrei Pavel Filip Dewulf	6 1	6 3	6 2
3	George Cosac / Dinu Pescariu Filip Dewulf / Libor Pimek	6 4	0 6	2 6	4 6
4	Adrian Voinea Filip Dewulf	6 0	6 0	6 2
5	Andrei Pavel Johan Van Herck	6 3	6 4	6 3

Spain vs. Denmark

Spain
4

Club de Tennis Tarragona, Tarragona, Spain^[5]
20–22 September 1996
Clay

Denmark
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Albert Costa Frederik Fetterlein	6 0	6 0	6 2
2	Carlos Moyá Kenneth Carlsen	6 1	6 2	6 1
3	Tomás Carbonell / Àlex Corretja Kenneth Carlsen / Frederik Fetterlein	6 4	7 5	4 6	5 7	6 3
4	Albert Costa Kenneth Carlsen	6 3	5 7	3 6
5	Carlos Moyá Thomas Larsen	6 3	6 4

Russia vs. Hungary

Russia
4

Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia^[6]
20–22 September 1996
Carpet (indoors)

Hungary
1

		1	2	3	4
1	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Attila Sávolt	7 5	3 6	6 3	6 4
2	Andrei Chesnokov József Krocskó	6 2	6 2	6 2
3	Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy Gábor Köves / Sándor Noszály	7⁷ 6²	6 3	6 1
4	Yevgeny Kafelnikov József Krocskó	6 0	6 3
5	Andrei Chesnokov Attila Sávolt	3 6	2 6

Switzerland vs. Morocco

Switzerland
5

Olten Hallenstadion, Olten, Switzerland^[7]
20–22 September 1996
Carpet (indoors)

Morocco
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Jakob Hlasek Mehdi Tahiri	0 6	6 3	6 2	7 5
2	Marc Rosset Mounir El Aarej	6 0	6 1	6 3
3	Jakob Hlasek / Marc Rosset Mounir El Aarej / Mehdi Tahiri	6 2	6 2	6 0
4	Marc Rosset Mehdi Tahiri	3 6	6 3	6 1
5	Jakob Hlasek Larbi Rharnit	6 0	6 1

Netherlands vs. New Zealand

Netherlands
4

Sportclub Haarlem, Haarlem, Netherlands^[8]
20–22 September 1996
Hard

New Zealand
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Jan Siemerink Brett Steven	6⁴ 7⁷	7⁷ 6²	6 3	3 6	6 2
2	Richard Krajicek Alistair Hunt	6⁵ 7⁷	6 3	6 4	1 4		retired
3	Sjeng Schalken / Jan Siemerink Alistair Hunt / Brett Steven	3 6	7⁸ 6⁶	6 4	6 2
4	Sjeng Schalken James Greenhalgh	7 5	6 1	6⁵ 7⁷	6 1
5	Dennis van Scheppingen Alistair Hunt	3 6	6 3	7⁸ 6⁶