2014 Davis Cup

2014 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	31 January – 23 November
Edition	103rd
Achievements (singles)
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The 2014 Davis Cup (also known as the 2014 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) is the 103rd edition of the tournament between national teams in men's tennis.^[1] The final took place between the 21st and 23rd of November in Lille, France, with Switzerland winning the title for the first time, defeating hosts France in the final.^[2][3][4][5]

World Group

Participating teams
Argentina	Australia	Belgium	Canada
Czech Republic	France	Germany	Great Britain
Italy	Japan	Kazakhstan	Netherlands
Serbia	Spain	Switzerland	United States

Seeds

Draw

	First round 31 January –2 February					Quarterfinals 4–6 April					Semifinals 12–14 September					Final 21–23 November
	Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard)
	1	Czech Republic	3
						Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard)
		Netherlands	2
						1	Czech Republic	5
	Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard)
							Japan	0
	7	Canada	1
											Paris, France (clay)
		Japan	4
											1	Czech Republic	1
	Frankfurt, Germany (indoor hard)
										5	France	4
	3	Spain	1
						Nancy, France (indoor hard)
		Germany	4
							Germany	2
	Mouilleron-le-Captif, France (indoor clay)
						5	France	3
	5	France	5
																Lille, France (indoor clay)
		Australia	0
																5	France	1
	San Diego, United States (clay)
																	Switzerland	3
		Great Britain	3
						Naples, Italy (clay)
	6	United States	1
							Great Britain	2
	Mar del Plata, Argentina (clay)
							Italy	3
		Italy	3
											Geneva, Switzerland (indoor hard)
	4	Argentina	1
												Italy	2
	Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)
											Switzerland	3
		Belgium	2
						Geneva, Switzerland (indoor hard)
	8	Kazakhstan	3
						8	Kazakhstan	2
	Novi Sad, Serbia (indoor hard)
							Switzerland	3
		Switzerland	3
	2	Serbia	2

Final

France 1	Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France[6][7] 21–23 November 2014 Clay (i)		Switzerland 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Stan Wawrinka 1 6 6 3 3 6 2 6     2 Gaël Monfils Roger Federer 6 1 6 4 6 3       3 Julien Benneteau / Richard Gasquet Roger Federer / Stan Wawrinka 3 6 5 7 4 6       4 Richard Gasquet Roger Federer 4 6 2 6 2 6       5 Gaël Monfils Stan Wawrinka           not played

World Group Play-offs

Date: 12–14 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 Play-offs for spots in the 2015 World Group. The draw took place on April 8 in London.

Seeded teams  Serbia  Spain  Argentina  Canada  United States  Australia  Netherlands  Belgium

Unseeded teams  Brazil  Colombia  India  Israel  Croatia  Slovakia  Ukraine  Uzbekistan

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Venue	Door	Surface
India	2–3	Serbia	Bangalore	KSLTA Tennis Stadium	Outdoor	Hard
Brazil	3–1	Spain	São Paulo	Ginásio do Ibirapuera	Indoor	Clay
Israel	2–3	Argentina	Sunrise, Florida[8][9]	Sunrise Tennis Club[8][9]	Outdoor	Hard
Canada	3–2	Colombia	Halifax	Halifax Metro Centre	Indoor	Hard
United States	5–0	Slovakia	Chicago, Illinois	Sears Centre	Indoor	Hard
Australia	5–0	Uzbekistan	Perth	Cottesloe Tennis Club	Outdoor	Grass
Netherlands	2–3	Croatia	Amsterdam	Ziggo Dome	Indoor	Clay
Ukraine	2–3	Belgium	Tallinn, Estonia[8][10]	Tere Tennis Centre[8][10]	Indoor	Hard

Note: Due to security concerns, the International Tennis Federation Board of Directors decided to move the World Group play-off ties originally scheduled to be held in Israel and Ukraine. Israel and Ukraine exercised their option of nominating neutral venues for their ties against Argentina and Belgium, respectively.^[8]

•  Argentina,  Australia,  Belgium,  Canada,  Serbia and  United States remained in the World Group in 2015.
•  Brazil and  Croatia were promoted to the World Group in 2015.
•  Colombia,  India  Israel,  Slovakia,  Ukraine and  Uzbekistan remained in Zonal Group I in 2015.
•  Netherlands and  Spain were relegated to Zonal Group I in 2015.

Americas Zone

Group I

Seeds:  Brazil  Colombia

Remaining nations:  Dominican Republic  Ecuador  Uruguay  Venezuela

Draw

2nd round play-offs 12–14 September

1st round play-offs -

1st round 31 January – 2 February

2nd round 4–6 April

1

Brazil

bye

Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

bye

1

Brazil

3

Venezuela

Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

Ecuador

1

Ecuador

3

Caracas, Venezuela (hard)

Venezuela

2

Venezuela

1

Uruguay

4

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (hard)

Dominican Republic

4

Uruguay

0

Cali, Colombia (clay)

Uruguay

Dominican Republic

1

bye

2

Colombia

4

bye

2

Colombia

Venezuela relegated to Group II in 2015.

Brazil and  Colombia advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

Seeds:  Chile  Mexico  Peru  El Salvador

Remaining nations:  Barbados  Bolivia  Guatemala  Paraguay

Draw

	Play-offs 4–6 April					1st round 31 January – 2 February					2nd round 4–6 April					3rd round 12–14 September
						Bridgetown, Barbados (hard)
						1	Chile	2
	Santiago, Chile (clay)						Barbados	3			Saint Michael, Barbados (hard)
	1	Chile	5									Barbados	4
		Paraguay	0			Asunción, Paraguay (clay)					4	El Salvador	1
						4	El Salvador	3
							Paraguay	2								Saint Michael, Barbados (hard)
																	Barbados	3
						Trinidad, Bolivia (clay)										2	Mexico	2
							Bolivia	2
	Cochabamba, Bolivia (clay)					3	Peru	3			Puebla, Mexico (hard)
		Bolivia	3								3	Peru	2
		Guatemala	1			Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)					2	Mexico	3
							Guatemala	2
						2	Mexico	3
Paraguay and  Guatemala relegated to Group III in 2015.															Barbados promoted to Group I in 2015.

Group III

Bahamas  Bermuda  Costa Rica – promoted to Group II in 2015  Cuba  Honduras

Jamaica  Panama  Puerto Rico – promoted to Group II in 2015  Trinidad and Tobago

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Seeds:  Uzbekistan  South Korea

Remaining nations:  China  Chinese Taipei  India  New Zealand

Draw

2nd round play-offs 24–26 October

1st round play-offs 12–14 September

1st round 31 January –2 February

2nd round 4–6 April

1

Uzbekistan

bye

Tianjin, China (hard)

bye

1

Uzbekistan

3

New Zealand

Tianjin, China (indoor hard)

China

2

New Zealand

1

Christchurch, New Zealand (indoor hard)

China

3

New Zealand

4

Chinese Taipei

1

Indore, India (hard)

Chinese Taipei

0

Kaohsiung, Taiwan (hard)

India

5

Busan, South Korea (hard)

Chinese Taipei

1

India

3

2

South Korea

3

2

South Korea

1

bye

2

South Korea

Chinese Taipei relegated to Group II in 2015.

Uzbekistan and  India advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

Seeds:  Philippines  Indonesia  Thailand  Pakistan

Remaining nations:  Hong Kong  Kuwait  Sri Lanka  Vietnam

Draw

	Play-offs 4–6 April / 25–27 April					1st round 31 January –2 February					2nd round 4–6 April					3rd round 12–14 September
						Colombo, Sri Lanka (hard)
						1	Philippines	3
	Da Lat, Vietnam (hard)						Sri Lanka	1			Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)
		Sri Lanka	3								1	Philippines	2
		Vietnam	2			Da Lat, Vietnam (hard)					4	Pakistan	3
						4	Pakistan	3
							Vietnam	2								Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard)
																4	Pakistan	1
						Phuket, Thailand (indoor hard)										3	Thailand	4
							Hong Kong	1
	Jakarta, Indonesia (hard)					3	Thailand	4			Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard)
		Hong Kong	1								3	Thailand	4
	2	Indonesia	3			Mishref, Kuwait (hard)						Kuwait	1
							Kuwait	3
						2	Indonesia	2
Vietnam and  Hong Kong relegated to Group III in 2015.															Thailand promoted to Group I in 2015.

Group III

Cambodia  Iran – promoted to Group II in 2015  Lebanon – promoted to Group II in 2015  Malaysia

Singapore – relegated to Group IV in 2015  Syria  Turkmenistan  United Arab Emirates – relegated to Group IV in 2015

Group IV

Bahrain  Bangladesh  Iraq  Jordan  Kyrgyzstan

Mongolia  Oman  Pacific Oceania  Qatar – promoted to Group III in 2015  Saudi Arabia – promoted to Group III in 2015

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Seeds:  Croatia  Austria  Israel  Sweden

Remaining nations:  Latvia  Poland  Portugal  Romania  Russia  Slovakia  Slovenia  Ukraine

Draw

2nd round play-offs 12–14 September / 24–26 October

1st round play-offs 12–14 September

1st round 31 January–2 February

2nd round 4–6 April

1

Croatia

bye

Warsaw, Poland (indoor hard)

bye

1

Croatia

3

Russia

Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)

Poland

1

Russia

2

Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)

Poland

3

Russia

4

Portugal

1

3

Israel

bye

Portoroz, Slovenia (clay)

bye

3

Israel

3

Portugal

Kranj, Slovenia (indoor hard)

Slovenia

1

Portugal

2

Slovenia

3

Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine (indoor hard)

Ukraine

3

Bucharest, Romania (clay)

Romania

1

Malmö, Sweden (indoor hard)

Romania

3

Ukraine

4

4

Sweden

1

4

Sweden

1

bye

Jönköping, Sweden (indoor hard)

4

Sweden

4

Sweden

3

Latvia

2

Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)

Slovakia

5

Valmiera, Latvia (indoor hard)

Latvia

0

Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)

Latvia

1

Slovakia

4

2

Austria

4

2

Austria

1

bye

2

Austria

Portugal and  Latvia relegated to Group II in 2015.

Croatia,  Israel,  Ukraine, and  Slovakia advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

Seeds:  South Africa  Denmark  Finland  Moldova  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Belarus  Luxembourg  Lithuania

Remaining nations:  Bulgaria  Cyprus  Egypt  Greece  Ireland  Monaco  Morocco  Norway

Draw

	Play-offs 4–6 April					1st round 31 January–2 February					2nd round 4–6 April					3rd round 12–14 September
						Centurion, South Africa (hard)
						1	South Africa	3
	Oslo, Norway (indoor hard)						Monaco	2			Centurion, South Africa (hard)
		Monaco	5								1	South Africa	2
		Norway	0			Oslo, Norway (indoor hard)					8	Lithuania	3
						8	Lithuania	5
							Norway	0								Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina (indoor hard)
																8	Lithuania	3
						Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)										5	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2
						3	Finland	3
	Athens, Greece (clay)						Bulgaria	2			Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)
		Bulgaria	4								3	Finland	2
		Greece	1			Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina (indoor carpet)					5	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3
						5	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3
							Greece	1
						Minsk, Belarus (indoor hard)
							Ireland	1
	Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)					6	Belarus	4			Chișinău, Moldova (indoor hard)
		Ireland	3								6	Belarus	1
		Egypt	2			Chișinău, Moldova (indoor hard)					4	Moldova	4
							Egypt	1
						4	Moldova	4								Kolding, Denmark (indoor carpet)
																4	Moldova	2
						Rabat, Morocco (clay)										2	Denmark	3
							Morocco	2
	Casablanca, Morocco (clay)					7	Luxembourg	3			Hillerød, Denmark (indoor hard)
		Morocco	4								7	Luxembourg	0
		Cyprus	1			Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor hard)					2	Denmark	5
							Cyprus	1
						2	Denmark	4
Norway,  Greece,  Egypt, and  Cyprus relegated to Group III in 2015.										Lithuania and  Denmark promoted to Group I in 2015.

Group III Europe

Albania  Armenia  Estonia  Georgia  Hungary – promoted to Group II in 2015  Iceland

Liechtenstein  Macedonia  Malta  Montenegro  San Marino  Turkey – promoted to Group II in 2015

Group III Africa

Algeria  Benin  Botswana  Congo  Kenya  Libya

Madagascar – promoted to Group II in 2015  Mozambique  Namibia  Nigeria  Rwanda  Zimbabwe – promoted to Group II in 2015

Note:  Tunisia was suspended from Davis Cup competition for one year for violation of ITF rules, after the Tunisian Tennis Federation ordered Malek Jaziri not to play against Israeli opponent Amir Weintraub during the 2013 Tashkent Challenger, an ATP Challenger Tour event in October 2013.

See also

• 2014 Fed Cup

References

External links

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