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Introduction
Davis Cup was started as a challenge between Great Britain and United States. This tennis showdown was conceived in the year 1899 but the match was played in the year 1900. Thus this year marked the beginning of the Davis Cup. Gradually this game spread to other parts of the world also. Therefore nations from all over the world started taking part in this game increasingly. As more and more nations started taking part this tournament became the premier international tennis tournament that is held only for Mens. This tournament became the largest annual international event that is held in the sport of tennis. The International Lawn Tennis Challenge governs this tournament. In this year of the tournament 115 teams participated and Finland at the 1995 Davis Cup was also one of the competitors to experience this 84th edition of Davis Cup.
Performance of Finland at the 1995 Davis Cup
Finland at the 1995 Davis Cup participated from the Europe zone. It participated from the Group II of this zone. In the first round it competed against Cote D'Ivoire and defeated it in a very close match. The score line was 3-2. It then qualified to the quarterfinal round and faced Ghana. Finland completely dominated the round and defeated Ghana by a score line of 5-0. In the Semifinal round it defeated Luxembourg by a sore line of 4-1.
Here’s a summary of the performance of Finland at the 1995 Davis Cup
Finland at the 1995 Davis Cup gave a very good performance. Because of its good performance and wins over all the nations it was qualified to the Group I of this zone for the next year of this tournament.
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