2013 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2013. The first-round losers go into the Davis Cup World Group play-offs, and the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2014. Czech Republic defended their Davis Cup title, by defeating the Serbian team in Belgrade in the final.[1][2]

Main article: 2013 Davis Cup
2013 Davis Cup World Group
Date1 February – 17 November
Edition33rd
Champions

Czech Republic

Participating teams
Participating teams

Argentina
Austria
Belgium
Brazil

Canada
Croatia
Czech Republic
France

Germany
Italy
Israel
Kazakhstan

Serbia
Spain
Switzerland
United States

Seeds
  1.  Spain (first round)
  2.  Czech Republic (champions)
  3.  Argentina (semifinals)
  4.  Serbia (final)
  5.  France (quarterfinals)
  6.  United States (quarterfinals)
  7.  Croatia (first round)
  8.  Kazakhstan (quarterfinals)

Draw
First round
1–3 February		Quarterfinals
5–7 April		Semifinals
13–15 September		Final
15–17 November
Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard)[3]
1 Spain2
Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard)[4]
  Canada3
  Canada3
Turin, Italy (indoor clay)[5]
  Italy1
7 Croatia2
Belgrade, Serbia (indoor clay)[6]
  Italy3
  Canada2
Charleroi, Belgium (indoor clay)[7]
4 Serbia3
4 Serbia3
Boise, United States (indoor hard)[8]
  Belgium2
4 Serbia3
Jacksonville, United States (indoor hard)[9]
6 United States1
6 United States3
Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard)[10]
  Brazil2
4 Serbia2
Rouen, France (indoor hard)[11]
2 Czech Republic3
  Israel0
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[12]
5 France5
5 France2
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[13]
3 Argentina3
  Germany0
Prague, Czech Republic (indoor hard)[14]
3 Argentina5
3 Argentina2
Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor clay)[15]
2 Czech Republic3
  Austria1
Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor clay)[16]
8 Kazakhstan3
8 Kazakhstan1
Geneva, Switzerland (indoor hard)[17]
2 Czech Republic3
   Switzerland2
2 Czech Republic3

First round

Canada vs. Spain

Canada
3		 Thunderbird Sports Centre, Vancouver, Canada[3]
1–3 February 2013
Hard (i)
Spain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
Spain		 Milos Raonic
Albert Ramos		 65
77		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		    
2 Canada
Spain		 Frank Dancevic
Marcel Granollers		 6
1		 6
2		 6
2		      
3 Canada
Spain		 Daniel Nestor / Vasek Pospisil
Marcel Granollers / Marc López		 6
4		 4
6 		77
64		 3
6		 2
6		  
4 Canada
Spain		 Milos Raonic
Guillermo García-López		 6
3		 6
4		 6
2		      
5 Canada
Spain		 Frank Dancevic
Albert Ramos		 5
7 		4
6		        

Italy vs. Croatia

Italy
3		 Palavela, Turin, Italy[5]
1–3 February 2013
Clay (i)
Croatia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Croatia		 Paolo Lorenzi
Marin Čilić		 1
6 		78
66		 6
4		 3
6 		2
6 		 
2 Italy
Croatia		 Andreas Seppi
Ivan Dodig		 6
2		 62
77		 6
4		 6
4		    
3 Italy
Croatia		 Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini
Marin Čilić / Ivan Dodig		 3
6 		6
1		 6
3		 713
611		    
4 Italy
Croatia		 Andreas Seppi
Marin Čilić		 3
6 		3
6 		5
7 		     
5 Italy
Croatia		 Fabio Fognini
Ivan Dodig		 4
6 		6
4		 6
4		 6
4		    

Belgium vs. Serbia

Belgium
2		 Spiroudome de Charleroi, Charleroi, Belgium[7]
1–3 February 2013
Clay (i)
Serbia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Serbia		 David Goffin
Viktor Troicki		 6
1		 6
3		 65
77		 4
6 		4
6 		 
2 Belgium
Serbia		 Olivier Rochus
Novak Djokovic		 3
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3 Belgium
Serbia		 Steve Darcis / Ruben Bemelmans
Viktor Troicki / Nenad Zimonjić		 4
6 		4
6 		7
5		 4
6 		   
4 Belgium
Serbia		 David Goffin
Boris Pašanski		 6
4		 2
6 		6
2		      
5 Belgium
Serbia		 Steve Darcis
Nenad Zimonjić		 6
2		 6
4		        

United States vs. Brazil

United States
3		 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States[9]
1–3 February 2013
Hard (i)
Brazil
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Brazil		 Sam Querrey
Thomaz Bellucci		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
2 United States
Brazil		 John Isner
Thiago Alves		 6
3		 77
64		 6
3		      
3 United States
Brazil		 Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
Marcelo Melo / Bruno Soares		 66
78		 79
67		 4
6 		6
3		 3
6 		 
4 United States
Brazil		 John Isner
Thomaz Bellucci		 6
2		 4
6 		79
67		 4
6 		3
6 		 
5 United States
Brazil		 Sam Querrey
Thiago Alves		 4
6 		6
3		 6
4		 77
63		    

France vs. Israel

France
5		 Kindarena, Rouen, France[11]
1–3 February 2013
Hard (i)
Israel
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Israel		 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Amir Weintraub		 6
3		 6
3		 4
6 		7
5		    
2 France
Israel		 Richard Gasquet
Dudi Sela		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
3 France
Israel		 Julien Benneteau / Michaël Llodra
Jonathan Erlich / Dudi Sela		 77
63		 6
1		 6
0		      
4 France
Israel		 Michaël Llodra
Noam Okun		 6
3		 77
65		        
5 France
Israel		 Richard Gasquet
Amir Weintraub		 6
4		 6
3		        

Argentina vs. Germany

Argentina
5		 Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina[13]
1–3 February 2013
Clay
Germany
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina
Germany		 Carlos Berlocq
Philipp Kohlschreiber		 3
6 		7
5		 2
6 		6
4		 4
5		  
retired
2 Argentina
Germany		 Juan Mónaco
Florian Mayer		 64
77		 6
3		 6
3		 6
4		    
3 Argentina
Germany		 David Nalbandian / Horacio Zeballos
Tobias Kamke / Christopher Kas		 6
1		 6
4		 5
7 		6
2		    
4 Argentina
Germany		 Juan Mónaco
Tobias Kamke		 6
4		 77
62		        
5 Argentina
Germany		 Carlos Berlocq
Christopher Kas		 6
2		 6
4		        

Kazakhstan vs. Austria

Kazakhstan
3		 National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan[15]
1–3 February 2013
Clay (i)
Austria
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Kazakhstan
Austria		 Andrey Golubev
Andreas Haider-Maurer		 77
62		 6
3		 77
65		      
2 Kazakhstan
Austria		 Evgeny Korolev
Jürgen Melzer		 77
64		 6
3		 6
2		      
3 Kazakhstan
Austria		 Yuri Schukin / Andrey Golubev
Alexander Peya / Julian Knowle		 65
77		 3
6		 64
77		      
4 Kazakhstan
Austria		 Andrey Golubev
Jürgen Melzer		 4
6 		6
3		 6
4		 6
2		    
5 Kazakhstan
Austria		 Evgeny Korolev
Andreas Haider-Maurer		           not
played

Switzerland vs. Czech Republic

Switzerland
2		 Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland[17]
1–3 February 2013
Hard (i)
Czech Republic
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Czech Republic		 Stanislas Wawrinka
Lukáš Rosol		 6
4		 6
3		 6
4		      
2 Switzerland
Czech Republic		 Henri Laaksonen
Tomáš Berdych		 3
6 		2
6 		77
65		 1
6 		   
3 Switzerland
Czech Republic		 Marco Chiudinelli / Stanislas Wawrinka
Tomáš Berdych / Lukáš Rosol		 4
6 		7
5		 4
6 		77
63		 22
24 		 
4 Switzerland
Czech Republic		 Stanislas Wawrinka
Tomáš Berdych		 3
6 		4
6 		6
3		 65
77		    
5 Switzerland
Czech Republic		 Henri Laaksonen
Jiří Veselý		 0
6 		6
3		 6
1		      

The doubles match was the second longest match of all time (7 hours and 1 minute).[18]

Quarterfinals

Canada vs. Italy

Canada
3		 Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre, Vancouver, Canada[4]
5–7 April 2013
Hard (i)
Italy
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
Italy		 Vasek Pospisil
Andreas Seppi		 7
5		 6
4		 4
6 		3
6 		3
6		  
2 Canada
Italy		 Milos Raonic
Fabio Fognini		 6
4		 77
64		 7
5		      
3 Canada
Italy		 Daniel Nestor / Vasek Pospisil
Daniele Bracciali / Fabio Fognini		 6
3		 6
4		 3
6 		3
6 		15
13		  
4 Canada
Italy		 Milos Raonic
Andreas Seppi		 6
4		 6
4		 3
6 		7
5		    
5 Canada
Italy		 Vasek Pospisil
Fabio Fognini		           not
played

United States vs. Serbia

United States
1		 Taco Bell Arena, Boise, United States[8]
5–7 April 2013
Hard (i)
Serbia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Serbia		 John Isner
Novak Djokovic		 65
77		 2
6 		5
7 		     
2 United States
Serbia		 Sam Querrey
Viktor Troicki		 77
61		 3
6 		4
6 		6
1		 6
4		  
3 United States
Serbia		 Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
Ilija Bozoljac / Nenad Zimonjić		 65
77		 61
77		 7
5		 6
4		 13
15 		 
4 United States
Serbia		 Sam Querrey
Novak Djokovic		 5
7 		77
64		 1
6 		0
6 		   
5 United States
Serbia		 John Isner
Viktor Troicki		           not
played

Argentina vs. France

Argentina
3		 Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina[12]
5–7 April 2013
Clay
France
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina
France		 Carlos Berlocq
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga		 6
4		 2
6 		3
6 		7
5		 2
6 		 
2 Argentina
France		 Juan Mónaco
Gilles Simon		 77
62		 6
2		 6
4		      
3 Argentina
France		 David Nalbandian / Horacio Zeballos
Michaël Llodra / Julien Benneteau		 3
6 		77
63		 7
5		 6
3		    
4 Argentina
France		 Juan Mónaco
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga		 3
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     
5 Argentina
France		 Carlos Berlocq
Gilles Simon		 6
4		 5
7 		6
4		 6
4		    

Kazakhstan vs. Czech Republic

Kazakhstan
1		 National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan[16]
5–7 April 2013
Clay (i)
Czech Republic
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Kazakhstan
Czech Republic		 Mikhail Kukushkin
Jan Hájek		 3
6		 2
6		 4
6 		     
2 Kazakhstan
Czech Republic		 Andrey Golubev
Lukáš Rosol		 6
4		 4
6 		2
6 		66
78 		   
3 Kazakhstan
Czech Republic		 Andrey Golubev / Yuri Schukin
Jan Hájek / Radek Štěpánek		 77
62		 6
4		 6
3		      
4 Kazakhstan
Czech Republic		 Evgeny Korolev
Lukáš Rosol		 65
77		 77
62		 65
77		 2
6 		   
5 Kazakhstan
Czech Republic		 Andrey Golubev
Jan Hájek		            

Semifinals

Serbia vs. Canada

Serbia
3		 Belgrade Arena, Belgrade, Serbia[6]
13–15 September 2013
Clay (i)
Canada
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Serbia
Canada		 Novak Djokovic
Vasek Pospisil		 6
2		 6
0		 6
4		      
2 Serbia
Canada		 Janko Tipsarević
Milos Raonic		 7
5		 3
6 		6
3		 3
6 		8
10 		 
3 Serbia
Canada		 Ilija Bozoljac / Nenad Zimonjić
Daniel Nestor / Vasek Pospisil		 78
66		 4
6 		6
3		 65
77		 8
10 		 
4 Serbia
Canada		 Novak Djokovic
Milos Raonic		 77
61		 6
2		 6
2		      
5 Serbia
Canada		 Janko Tipsarević
Vasek Pospisil		 77
63		 6
2		 78
66		      

Czech Republic vs. Argentina

Czech Republic
3		 O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[14]
13–15 September 2013
Hard (i)
Argentina
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czech Republic
Argentina		 Radek Štěpánek
Juan Mónaco		 77
63		 6
3		 6
2		      
2 Czech Republic
Argentina		 Tomáš Berdych
Leonardo Mayer		 6
4		 4
6 		6
3		 6
4		    
3 Czech Republic
Argentina		 Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek
Carlos Berlocq / Horacio Zeballos		 6
3		 6
4		 6
2		      
4 Czech Republic
Argentina		 Lukáš Rosol
Horacio Zeballos		 6
4		 66
78		 4
6 		     
5 Czech Republic
Argentina		 Jiří Veselý
Leonardo Mayer		 4
6 		4
6 		       

Final

Serbia vs. Czech Republic

Serbia
2		 Belgrade Arena, Belgrade, Serbia[10]
15–17 November 2013
Hard (i)
Czech Republic
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Serbia
Czech Republic		 Novak Djokovic
Radek Štěpánek		 7
5		 6
1		 6
4		      
2 Serbia
Czech Republic		 Dušan Lajović
Tomáš Berdych		 3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
3 Serbia
Czech Republic		 Ilija Bozoljac / Nenad Zimonjić
Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek		 2
6 		4
6 		64
77		      
4 Serbia
Czech Republic		 Novak Djokovic
Tomáš Berdych		 6
4		 77
65		 6
2		      
5 Serbia
Czech Republic		 Dušan Lajović
Radek Štěpánek		 3
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     

References
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  2. "Czech Republic defends title". ESPN. 17 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
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  4. "Canada v Italy". daviscup.com.
  5. "Italy v Croatia". daviscup.com.
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  7. "Belgium v Serbia". daviscup.com.
  8. "United States v Serbia". daviscup.com.
  9. "United States v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  10. "Serbia v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  11. "France v Israel". daviscup.com.
  12. "Argentina v France". daviscup.com.
  13. "Argentina v Germany". daviscup.com.
  14. "Czech Republic v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  15. "Kazakhstan v Austria". daviscup.com.
  16. "Kazakhstan v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  17. "Switzerland v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  18. "Czechs outlast Switzerland in epic". daviscup.com. 2013-02-02. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
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