2014 Davis Cup World Group

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2014 Davis Cup World Group
Date31 January – 23 November
Edition34th
Champions

Switzerland

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2014. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group play-offs, and the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2015. The final took place at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, between France and Switzerland on indoor clay. Switzerland won the Davis Cup for the first time, beating France 3–1 in the final.

Participating teams

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]
1 Czech Republic3
Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard)[9]
  Netherlands2
1 Czech Republic5
Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard)[2]
  Japan0
7 Canada1
Paris, France (clay)[13]
  Japan4
1 Czech Republic1
Frankfurt, Germany (indoor hard)[3]
5 France4
3 Spain1
Nancy, France (indoor hard)[10]
  Germany4
 Germany2
La Roche sur Yon, France (indoor clay)[4]
5 France3
5 France5
Lille, France (indoor clay)[15]
  Australia0
5 France1
San Diego, United States (clay)[5]
  Switzerland3
  Great Britain3
Napoli, Italy (clay)[11]
6 United States1
 Great Britain2
Mar de Plata, Argentina (clay)[6]
 Italy3
  Italy3
Geneva, Switzerland (indoor hard)[14]
4 Argentina1
 Italy2
Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)[7]
  Switzerland3
  Belgium2
Geneva, Switzerland (indoor hard)[12]
8 Kazakhstan3
8 Kazakhstan2
Novi Sad, Serbia (indoor hard)[8]
  Switzerland3
   Switzerland3
2 Serbia2

First round

Czech Republic vs. Netherlands


Czech Republic
3 		CEZ Arena, Ostrava, Czech Republic[1]
31 January – 2 February 2014
Hard (i)
Netherlands
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czech Republic
Netherlands 		Radek Štěpánek
Robin Haase 		6
3 		4
6 		77
64 		2
6 		1
6 		 
2 Czech Republic
Netherlands 		Tomáš Berdych
Igor Sijsling 		6
3 		6
3 		6
0 		     
3 Czech Republic
Netherlands 		Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek
Robin Haase / Jean-Julien Rojer 		7
5 		1
6 		77
62 		77
64 		   
4 Czech Republic
Netherlands 		Tomáš Berdych
Thiemo de Bakker 		6
1 		6
4 		6
3 		     
5 Czech Republic
Netherlands 		Lukáš Rosol
Igor Sijsling 		3
6 		3
6 		       

Japan vs. Canada


Japan
4 		Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan[2]
31 January – 2 February 2014
Hard (i)
Canada
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
Canada 		Kei Nishikori
Peter Polansky 		6
4 		6
4 		6
4 		     
2 Japan
Canada 		Go Soeda
Frank Dancevic 		4
6 		62
77 		1
6 		     
3 Japan
Canada 		Kei Nishikori / Yasutaka Uchiyama
Frank Dancevic / Daniel Nestor 		6
3 		77
63 		4
6 		6
4 		   
4 Japan
Canada 		Kei Nishikori
Frank Dancevic 		6
2 		1
0 		       
retired
5 Japan
Canada 		Go Soeda
Peter Polansky 		6
1 		6
4 		       

Germany vs. Spain


Germany
4 		Ballsporthalle, Frankfurt, Germany[3]
31 January – 2 February 2014
Hard (i)
Spain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
Spain 		Philipp Kohlschreiber
Roberto Bautista-Agut 		6
2 		6
4 		6
2 		     
2 Germany
Spain 		Florian Mayer
Feliciano López 		78
66 		77
64 		1
6 		5
7 		6
3 		 
3 Germany
Spain 		Tommy Haas / Philipp Kohlschreiber
David Marrero / Fernando Verdasco 		77
65 		69
711 		79
67 		6
3 		   
4 Germany
Spain 		Philipp Kohlschreiber
Feliciano López 		           
w/o
5 Germany
Spain 		Daniel Brands
Roberto Bautista-Agut 		77
65 		6
4 		       

France vs. Australia


France
5 		Vendéspace, La Roche sur Yon, France[4]
31 January – 2 February 2014
Clay (i)
Australia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Australia 		Richard Gasquet
Nick Kyrgios 		77
63 		6
2 		6
2 		     
2 France
Australia 		Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Lleyton Hewitt 		6
3 		6
2 		77
62 		     
3 France
Australia 		Richard Gasquet / Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Chris Guccione / Lleyton Hewitt 		5
7 		77
63 		6
2 		7
5 		   
4 France
Australia 		Julien Benneteau
Thanasi Kokkinakis 		6
4 		6
1 		       
5 France
Australia 		Gaël Monfils
Nick Kyrgios 		77
65 		6
4 		       

United States vs. Great Britain


United States
1 		Petco Park, San Diego, United States[5]
31 January – 2 February 2014
Clay
Great Britain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
United Kingdom 		Donald Young
Andy Murray 		1
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
2 United States
United Kingdom 		Sam Querrey
James Ward 		6
1 		63
77 		6
3 		4
6 		1
6 		 
3 United States
United Kingdom 		Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
Colin Fleming / Dominic Inglot 		6
2 		6
3 		3
6 		6
1 		   
4 United States
United Kingdom 		Sam Querrey
Andy Murray 		65
77 		77
63 		1
6 		3
6 		   
5 United States
United Kingdom 		Donald Young
James Ward 		          not
played
  • Great Britain's victory was their first in the World Group since 1986.[16]

Argentina vs. Italy


Argentina
1 		Patinódromo Municipal, Mar de Plata, Argentina[6]
31 January – 2 February 2014
Clay
Italy
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina
Italy 		Carlos Berlocq
Andreas Seppi 		4
6 		6
0 		6
2 		6
1 		   
2 Argentina
Italy 		Juan Mónaco
Fabio Fognini 		5
7 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3 Argentina
Italy 		Eduardo Schwank / Horacio Zeballos
Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini 		78
66 		68
710 		63
77 		4
6 		   
4 Argentina
Italy 		Carlos Berlocq
Fabio Fognini 		65
77 		6
4 		1
6 		4
6 		   
5 Argentina
Italy 		Juan Mónaco
Andreas Seppi 		          not
played

Kazakhstan vs. Belgium


Kazakhstan
3 		National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan[7]
31 January – 2 February 2014
Hard (i)
Belgium
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Kazakhstan
Belgium 		Mikhail Kukushkin
Ruben Bemelmans 		6
4 		63
77 		6
2 		6
3 		   
2 Kazakhstan
Belgium 		Andrey Golubev
David Goffin 		711
69 		3
6 		4
6 		6
2 		12
10 		 
3 Kazakhstan
Belgium 		Evgeny Korolev / Mikhail Kukushkin
Ruben Bemelmans / Olivier Rochus 		2
6 		77
64 		3
6 		64
77 		   
4 Kazakhstan
Belgium 		Mikhail Kukushkin
David Goffin 		6
4 		3
6 		6
3 		4
6 		0
6 		 
5 Kazakhstan
Belgium 		Andrey Golubev
Ruben Bemelmans 		6
2 		6
3 		6
1 		     

Serbia vs. Switzerland


Serbia
2 		SPENS, Novi Sad, Serbia[8]
31 January – 2 February 2014
Hard (i)
Switzerland
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Serbia
Switzerland 		Ilija Bozoljac
Roger Federer 		4
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     
2 Serbia
Switzerland 		Dušan Lajović
Stanislas Wawrinka 		4
6 		6
4 		1
6 		67
79 		   
3 Serbia
Switzerland 		Filip Krajinović / Nenad Zimonjić
Marco Chiudinelli / Michael Lammer 		63
77 		6
3 		62
77 		2
6 		   
4 Serbia
Switzerland 		Dušan Lajović
Michael Lammer 		6
3 		3
6 		6
4 		     
5 Serbia
Switzerland 		Filip Krajinović
Marco Chiudinelli 		6
4 		6
4 		       

Quarterfinals

Japan vs. Czech Republic


Japan
0 		Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan[9]
4–6 April 2014
Hard (i)
Czech Republic
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
Czech Republic 		Tatsuma Ito
Radek Štěpánek 		77
65 		65
77 		1
6 		5
7 		   
2 Japan
Czech Republic 		Taro Daniel
Lukáš Rosol 		4
6 		4
6 		6
3 		6
4 		2
6 		 
3 Japan
Czech Republic 		Tatsuma Ito / Yasutaka Uchiyama
Radek Štěpánek / Lukáš Rosol 		4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4 Japan
Czech Republic 		Yasutaka Uchiyama
Lukáš Rosol 		3
6 		6
3 		4
6 		     
5 Japan
Czech Republic 		Taro Daniel
Jiří Veselý 		4
6 		4
6 		       

France vs. Germany


France
3 		Palais Des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy, France[10]
4–6 April 2014
Hard (i)
Germany
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Germany 		Julien Benneteau
Tobias Kamke 		68
710 		3
6 		2
6 		     
2 France
Germany 		Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Peter Gojowczyk 		7
5 		63
77 		6
3 		68
710 		6
8 		 
3 France
Germany 		Michaël Llodra / Julien Benneteau
Andre Begemann / Tobias Kamke 		6
1 		77
65 		4
6 		7
5 		   
4 France
Germany 		Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Tobias Kamke 		6
3 		6
2 		6
4 		     
5 France
Germany 		Gaël Monfils
Peter Gojowczyk 		6
1 		77
60 		6
2 		     

Italy vs. Great Britain


Italy
3 		Tennis Club Napoli, Napoli, Italy[11]
4–6 April 2014
Clay
Great Britain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
United Kingdom 		Fabio Fognini
James Ward 		6
4 		2
6 		6
4 		6
1 		   
2 Italy
United Kingdom 		Andreas Seppi
Andy Murray 		4
6 		5
7 		3
6 		     
3 Italy
United Kingdom 		Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini
Colin Fleming / Andy Murray 		4
6 		2
6 		6
3 		5
7 		   
4 Italy
United Kingdom 		Fabio Fognini
Andy Murray 		6
3 		6
3 		6
4 		     
5 Italy
United Kingdom 		Andreas Seppi
James Ward 		6
4 		6
3 		6
4 		     

Switzerland vs. Kazakhstan


Switzerland
3 		Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland[12]
4–6 April 2014
Hard (i)
Kazakhstan
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Kazakhstan 		Stanislas Wawrinka
Andrey Golubev 		65
77 		2
6 		6
3 		65
77 		   
2 Switzerland
Kazakhstan 		Roger Federer
Mikhail Kukushkin 		6
4 		6
4 		6
2 		     
3 Switzerland
Kazakhstan 		Roger Federer / Stanislas Wawrinka
Andrey Golubev / Aleksandr Nedovesov 		4
6 		65
77 		6
4 		66
78 		   
4 Switzerland
Kazakhstan 		Stanislas Wawrinka
Mikhail Kukushkin 		64
77 		6
4 		6
4 		6
4 		   
5 Switzerland
Kazakhstan 		Roger Federer
Andrey Golubev 		77
60 		6
2 		6
3 		     

Semifinals

France vs. Czech Republic


France
4 		Roland Garros, Paris, France[13]
12–14 September 2014
Clay
Czech Republic
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Czech Republic 		Richard Gasquet
Tomáš Berdych 		6
3 		6
2 		6
3 		     
2 France
Czech Republic 		Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Lukáš Rosol 		6
2 		6
2 		6
3 		     
3 France
Czech Republic 		Richard Gasquet / Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek 		64
77 		6
4 		77
65 		6
1 		   
4 France
Czech Republic 		Julien Benneteau
Jiří Veselý 		4
6 		3
6 		       
5 France
Czech Republic 		Gaël Monfils
Lukáš Rosol 		5
7 		6
4 		7
5 		     

Switzerland vs. Italy


Switzerland
3 		Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland[14]
12–14 September 2014
Hard (i)
Italy
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Italy 		Roger Federer
Simone Bolelli 		77
65 		6
4 		6
4 		     
2 Switzerland
Italy 		Stan Wawrinka
Fabio Fognini 		6
2 		6
3 		6
2 		     
3 Switzerland
Italy 		Marco Chiudinelli / Stan Wawrinka
Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini 		5
7 		6
3 		7
5 		3
6 		2
6 		 
4 Switzerland
Italy 		Roger Federer
Fabio Fognini 		6
2 		6
3 		77
64 		     
5 Switzerland
Italy 		Michael Lammer
Andreas Seppi 		4
6 		6
1 		4
6 		     

Final

France vs. Switzerland


France
1 		Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France[15][17]
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

References

  1. ^ a b "Czech Republic v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  2. ^ a b "Japan v Canada". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ a b "Germany v Spain". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ a b "France v Australia". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ a b "United States v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ a b "Argentina v Italy". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ a b "Kazakhstan v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ a b "Serbia v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ a b "Japan v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ a b "France v Germany". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ a b "Italy v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ a b "Switzerland v Kazakhstan". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ a b "France v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ a b "Switzerland v Italy". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ a b "France v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Davis Cup - Great Britain march into Davis Cup quarterfinals". www.daviscup.com. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  17. ^ "Lille to stage Davis Cup Final". daviscup.com.
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