2014 Davis Cup

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

2014 Davis Cup
Details
Duration31 January – 23 November 2014
Edition103rd
Champion
Winning Nation  Switzerland
2013
2015

World Group

Participating teams

Argentina

Australia

Belgium

Canada

Czech Republic

France

Germany

Great Britain

Italy

Japan

Kazakhstan

Netherlands

Serbia

Spain

Switzerland

United States

Seeds

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

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 Republic3
Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard)
 Netherlands2
1 Czech Republic5
Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard)
 Japan0
7 Canada1
Paris, France (clay)
 Japan4
1 Czech Republic1
Frankfurt, Germany (indoor hard)
5 France4
3 Spain1
Nancy, France (indoor hard)
 Germany4
 Germany2
Mouilleron-le-Captif, France (indoor clay)
5 France3
5 France5
Lille, France (indoor clay)
 Australia0
5 France1
San Diego, United States (clay)
  Switzerland3
 Great Britain3
Naples, Italy (clay)
6 United States1
 Great Britain2
Mar del Plata, Argentina (clay)
 Italy3
 Italy3
Geneva, Switzerland (indoor hard)
4 Argentina1
 Italy2
Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)
  Switzerland3
 Belgium2
Geneva, Switzerland (indoor hard)
8 Kazakhstan3
8 Kazakhstan2
Novi Sad, Serbia (indoor hard)
  Switzerland3
  Switzerland3
2 Serbia2

Final


France
1
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France[5][6]
21–23 November 2014
Clay (i)

Switzerland
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Switzerland
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Stan Wawrinka
1
6
6
3
3
6
2
6
   
2 France
Switzerland
Gaël Monfils
Roger Federer
6
1
6
4
6
3
     
3 France
Switzerland
Julien Benneteau / Richard Gasquet
Roger Federer / Stan Wawrinka
3
6
5
7
4
6
     
4 France
Switzerland
Richard Gasquet
Roger Federer
4
6
2
6
2
6
     
5 France
Switzerland
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, England.

Home teamScoreVisiting teamLocationVenueDoorSurface
 India2–3 SerbiaBangaloreKSLTA Tennis StadiumOutdoorHard
 Brazil3–1 SpainSão PauloGinásio do IbirapueraIndoorClay
 Israel2–3 ArgentinaSunrise, United States[7][8]Sunrise Tennis Club[7][8]OutdoorHard
 Canada3–2 ColombiaHalifaxHalifax Metro CentreIndoorHard
 United States5–0 SlovakiaChicagoSears CentreIndoorHard
 Australia5–0 UzbekistanPerthCottesloe Tennis ClubOutdoorGrass
 Netherlands2–3 CroatiaAmsterdamZiggo DomeIndoorClay
 Ukraine2–3 BelgiumTallinn, Estonia[7][9]Tere Tennis Centre[7][9]IndoorHard

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.[7]

Americas Zone

Group I

Draw

Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
1 Brazil
byeGuayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
bye1 Brazil3
 VenezuelaGuayaquil, Ecuador (clay) Ecuador1
 Ecuador3
Caracas, Venezuela (hard) Venezuela2
 Venezuela1
 Uruguay4Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. (hard)
 Dominican Republic4
 Uruguay0Cali, Colombia (clay)
 Uruguay Dominican Republic1
bye2 Colombia4
bye
2 Colombia

Group II

Draw

Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Bridgetown, Barbados (hard)
1 Chile2
Santiago, Chile (clay) Barbados3Bridgetown, Barbados (hard)
1 Chile5 Barbados4
 Paraguay0Asunción, Paraguay (clay)4 El Salvador1
4 El Salvador3
 Paraguay2Bridgetown, Barbados (hard)
 Barbados3
Trinidad, Bolivia (clay) Mexico2
 Bolivia2
Cochabamba, Bolivia (clay)3 Peru3Puebla, Mexico (hard)
 Bolivia33 Peru2
 Guatemala1Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)2 Mexico3
 Guatemala2
2 Mexico3

Group III

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Draw

Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
1 Uzbekistan
byeTianjin, China (hard)
bye1 Uzbekistan3
 New ZealandTianjin, China (hard, indoor) China2
 New Zealand1
Christchurch, NZ (hard, indoor) China3
 New Zealand4
 Chinese Taipei1Indore, India (hard)
 Chinese Taipei0
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (hard, indoor) India5Busan, Korea Republic (hard)
 Chinese Taipei1 India3
2 South Korea32 South Korea1
bye
2 South Korea

Group II

Draw

Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Colombo, Sri Lanka (hard)
1 Philippines3
Da Lat, Vietnam (hard) Sri Lanka1Manila, Philippines (clay)
 Sri Lanka31 Philippines2
 Vietnam2Da Lat, Vietnam (hard)4 Pakistan3
4 Pakistan3
 Vietnam2Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard)
4 Pakistan1
Phuket, Thailand (hard, indoor)3 Thailand4
 Hong Kong1
Jakarta, Indonesia (hard)3 Thailand4Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard)
 Hong Kong13 Thailand4
2 Indonesia3Mishref, Kuwait (hard) Kuwait1
 Kuwait3
2 Indonesia2

Group III

Group IV

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Draw

All seeded teams get a bye into the second round.

Second round play-offsFirst round play-offsFirst roundSecond round
1 Croatia
Warsaw, Poland (hard, indoor)
bye
bye1 Croatia3
Moscow, Russia (hard, indoor)
 Russia Poland1
 Russia2
Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)
 Poland3
 Russia4
 Portugal1
3 Israel
Portorož, Slovenia (clay)
bye
bye3 Israel3
Kranj, Slovenia (hard, indoor)
 Portugal Slovenia1
 Portugal2
 Slovenia3
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine (hard, indoor)
 Ukraine3
Bucharest, Romania (clay)Malmö, Sweden (hard, indoor)
 Romania1
 Romania3 Ukraine4
4 Sweden14 Sweden1
bye
Jönköping, Sweden (indoor hard)
4 Sweden
4 Sweden3
Bratislava, Slovak Rep. (hard, indoor)
 Latvia2
 Slovakia5
Valmiera, Latvia (indoor hard)Bratislava, Slovakia (hard, indoor)
 Latvia0
 Latvia1 Slovakia4
2 Austria42 Austria1
bye
2 Austria

Group II

Draw

Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Centurion, South Africa (hard)
1 South Africa3
Oslo, Norway (hard, indoor)Centurion, South Africa (hard)
 Monaco2
 Monaco51 South Africa2
Oslo, Norway (hard, indoor)
 Norway08 Lithuania3
8 Lithuania5
Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herz. (hard, indoor)
 Norway0
8 Lithuania3
Helsinki, Finland (hard, indoor)
5 Bosnia and Herzegovina2
3 Finland3
Athens, Greece (clay)Helsinki, Finland (hard, indoor)
 Bulgaria2
 Bulgaria43 Finland2
Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herz. (carpet, indoor)
 Greece15 Bosnia and Herzegovina3
5 Bosnia and Herzegovina3
 Greece1
Minsk, Belarus (hard, indoor)
 Ireland1
Dublin, Ireland (hard, indoor)Chișinău, Moldova (hard, indoor)
6 Belarus4
 Ireland36 Belarus1
Chișinău, Moldova (hard, indoor)
 Egypt24 Moldova4
 Egypt1
Kolding, Denmark (carpet, indoor)
4 Moldova4
4 Moldova2
Rabat, Morocco (clay)
2 Denmark3
 Morocco2
Casablanca, Morocco (clay)Hillerød, Denmark (hard, indoor)
7 Luxembourg3
 Morocco47 Luxembourg0
Copenhagen, Denmark (hard, indoor)
 Cyprus12 Denmark5
 Cyprus1
2 Denmark4

Group III Europe

Group III Africa

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

References

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  2. "Switzerland wins Davis Cup final". ESPN. 23 November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  3. "Roger Federer dedicates win to his team-mates". BBC Sport. 23 November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  4. "Tears of joy from Roger Federer as Switzerland win Davis Cup". Guardian. 23 November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  5. "France v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  6. "Lille to stage Davis Cup Final". daviscup.com.
  7. "ITF Board of Directors decisions regarding appeals". Davis Cup. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  8. "Israel versus Argentina tie to be held in Sunrise". Davis Cup. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  9. "Ukraine versus Belgium to be held in Tallinn". Davis Cup. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
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