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Introduction
The Davis Cup was the most crucial tournament in men’s tennis, atleast at the national level. The 1992 Davis Cup was the 81st edition of this tournament. Altogether, 92 countries took part in this tournament. As the number of entries was more, Group III was added to all zones. There was relegation and promotion between Group II and III. Ireland at the 1992 Davis Cup participated at the zonal level. Ireland contested in the Davis Cup for the first time in 1923. The Ireland Davis Cup team represents Ireland in Davis Cup tennis competition. The team is governed by Tennis Ireland. Currently, the country competes in the Europe / Africa Zone of Group III. The country reached the semi finals of the Europe Zone in 1936 and in the World Group in 1993.
Performance of Ireland at the 1992 Davis Cup
Ireland at the 1992 Davis Cup took part in the Group II of the Euro / African Zone. The other teams in this zone were Bulgaria, Cote d’lvoire, Cyprus, Egypt, Ghana, Greece, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Morocco, Nigeria, Togo, Turkey, Zambia and Zimbabwe. In the first round, the opponent was Greece. The date for the matches was 3 May 1992. The host was Greece and the surface was Clay – Outdoor. Ireland was defeated Greece by a score of 1-4. The next match was against Malta. This was scheduled on 19 July 1992. The host was Ireland and the surface was Carpet – Indoor. Ireland defeated Malta by a score of 5-0.
Here's a summary of the performance of Ireland at the 1992 Davis Cup
Ireland at the 1992 Davis Cup performed very miserably. The solitary match it won was against Malta. It managed a clean sweep of all the five matches against Malta. However, against Greece it could win only one match out of the scheduled five. Considering the long presence of Ireland at the Davis cup, a better performance was expected. The team had to perform more practice and preparation to elevate their performance.
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