2015 Davis Cup World Group

2015 Davis Cup 2015 Davis Cup World Group 6 March – 29 November 35th GRB Davis Cup The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2015. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group play-offs, and the winners progressed to the quarterfinals and World Group spot for 2016. Participating teams Participating teamsARGAUSBELBRACANCROCZEFRAGERGBRITAJPNKAZSRB SUIUSA Seeds 30em FRA (quarterfinals) SUI (first round) CZE (first round) SRB (quarterfinals) ARG (semifinals) ITA (first round) USA (first round) CAN (quarterfinals) Draw 6–8 March 17–19 July 18–20 September 27–29 November Frankfurt, Germany (indoor hard) 1 FRA 3 GER 2 Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard) 7 USA 2 GRB 3 Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard) 3 CZE 2 AUS 3 Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor hard) 6 ITA 2 KAZ 3 Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) BRA 2 5 ARG 3 Kraljevo, Serbia (indoor hard) CRO 0 4 SER 5 Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard) JPN 2 8 CAN 3 Liège, Belgium (indoor hard) BEL 3 2 SUI 2 London, Great Britain (grass) 1 FRA 1 GBR 3 Darwin, Australia (grass)http://www.tennis.com.au/news/2015/03/11/darwin-to-host-davis-cup-quarterfinals Darwin to host Davis Cup Quarter Finals Tennis Australia 11 March 2015 11 March 2015 AUS 3 KAZ 2 Buenos Aires, Argentina (indoor clay) 5 ARG 4 4 SER 1 Middelkerke, Belgium (clay) 8 CAN 0 BEL 5 Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard) GBR 3 AUS 2 Brussels, Belgium (indoor hard)http://www.daviscup.com/en/news/209853.aspx Brussels to host Belgium's semifinal with Argentina Davis Cup 27 July 2015 5 ARG 2 BEL 3 Ghent, Belgium (indoor clay) GBR 3 BEL 1 First round Germany vs. France GER FRA Fraport Arena, Frankfurt, Germanyhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100022372 Germany v France daviscup.com 2016-04-08 2015-01-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20160408163826/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100022372 dead 6–8 March 2015 Hard (i) 2 3 Jan-Lennard Struff 6.035 6 7 2 8 Gilles Simon 7 2 6.01 6 10 Philipp Kohlschreiber 4 5 6.035 Gaël Monfils 6 7 7 Benjamin Becker Andre Begemann 4 3 2 Julien Benneteau Nicolas Mahut 6 6 6 Philipp Kohlschreiber 7 6 Gilles Simon 6.045 4 Jan-Lennard Struff 7 6 Nicolas Mahut 6.06 3 Great Britain vs. United States GBR USA Commonwealth Arena, Glasgow, Great Britainhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100022373 Great Britain v United States daviscup.com 2016-03-20 2015-01-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20160320093253/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100022373 dead 6–8 March 2015 Hard (i) 3 2 Andy Murray 6 6 4 6 Donald Young 1 1 6 2 James Ward 6.035 5 6 7 15 John Isner 7 7 3 6.025 13 Dominic Inglot Jamie Murray 3 2 6 7 7 Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6 6 3 6.075 9 Andy Murray 7 6 7 John Isner 6.035 3 6.035 James Ward 7 0 Donald Young 5 1 2 The Isner-Ward match was the longest Davis Cup match involving a United States player since the introduction of the tiebreaker in 1989.http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2015/03/murray-beats-young-britain-leads-us-1-0-in-davis-cup/54267/#.VPyr3fmsWjI Ward tops Isner in five sets to give Britain 2–0 lead Great Britain's victory over the United States was their first win over this country at home since 1935.https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/davis-cup-andy-murray-beats-john-isner-in-straight-sets-to-take-gb-through-to-quarterfinals-10094241.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/davis-cup-andy-murray-beats-john-isner-in-straight-sets-to-take-gb-through-to-quarterfinals-10094241.html 2022-05-01 subscription Davis Cup 2015: Andy Murray beats John Isner in straight sets to take GB to quarter-finals The Independent 21 September 2015 Czech Republic vs. Australia CZE AUS ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republichttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100022374 Czech Republic v Australia daviscup.com 2016-03-24 2015-01-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20160324223254/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100022374 dead 6–8 March 2015 Hard (i) 2 3 Lukáš Rosol 6 6 5 5 3 Thanasi Kokkinakis 4 2 7 7 6 Jiří Veselý 4 3 6.045 Bernard Tomic 6 6 7 Jiří Veselý Adam Pavlásek 1 7 3 7 6 Sam Groth Lleyton Hewitt 6 6.02 6 6.035 2 Lukáš Rosol 6.035 3 6.045 Bernard Tomic 7 6 7 Jan Mertl 6 6 Sam Groth 3 2 This was Australia's first World Group win since 2006.http://uk.reuters.com/article/tennis-davis-idUKL4N0WA0DL20150308 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306152555/http://uk.reuters.com/article/tennis-davis-idUKL4N0WA0DL20150308 dead March 6, 2016 UPDATE 1-Tennis-Switzerland's Davis Cup reign ends swiftly Reuters UK 21 September 2015 Kazakhstan vs. Italy KAZ ITA National Tennis Center, Astana, Kazakhstanhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100022375 Kazakhstan v Italy daviscup.com 2016-03-05 2015-01-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305181719/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieid=100022375 dead 6–8 March 2015 Hard (i) 3 2 Mikhail Kukushkin 7 6 6 Simone Bolelli 6.06 1 2 Andrey Golubev 3 3 7 2 Andreas Seppi 6 6 6.05 6 Andrey Golubev Aleksandr Nedovyesov 6.03 3 7 4 Fabio Fognini Simone Bolelli 7 6 6.13 6 Mikhail Kukushkin 7 6 6 Andreas Seppi 6.07 0 4 Aleksandr Nedovyesov 7 3 4 6 7 Fabio Fognini 6.05 6 6 3 5 Argentina vs. Brazil ARG BRA Tecnópolis, Buenos Aires, Argentinahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100022376 Argentina v Brazil daviscup.com 2016-04-14 2015-01-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20160414012150/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100022376 dead 6–8 March 2015 Clay 3 2 Carlos Berlocq 4 6 7 3 2 João Souza 6 3 5 6 6 Leonardo Mayer 6 6 1 6 Thomaz Bellucci 4 3 6 3 Carlos Berlocq Diego Schwartzman 5 3 4 Marcelo Melo Bruno Soares 7 6 6 Leonardo Mayer 7 7 5 5 15 João Souza 6.035 6.045 7 7 13 Federico Delbonis 6 3 6 7 Thomaz Bellucci 3 6 2 5 The Mayer-Souza match set the record for the longest Davis Cup singles rubber, lasting for 6 hours and 42 minutes, eclipsing the previous record by 20 minutes which was from the McEnroe-Wilander match in 1982. It is the second longest tour match in history, behind the Isner-Mahut match from Wimbledon 2010.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2015/03/9/Davis-Cup-Sunday-Belgium-Brazil-Canada.aspx News ATP World Tour 21 September 2015 Serbia vs. Croatia SRB CRO Kraljevo Sports Hall, Kraljevo, Serbiahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100022377 Serbia v Croatia daviscup.com 2016-03-21 2015-01-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20160321000912/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100022377 dead 6–8 March 2015 Hard (i) 5 0 Novak Djokovic 6 6 6 Mate Delić 3 2 4 Viktor Troicki 4 1 6 6 6 Borna Ćorić 6 6 3 2 1 Novak Djokovic Nenad Zimonjić 6 6 6 Marin Draganja Franko Škugor 3 4 1 Filip Krajinović 6 6 Franko Škugor 4 2 Viktor Troicki 6 6 Mate Delić 4 3 Canada vs. Japan CAN JPN Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre, Vancouver, Canadahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100022378 Canada v Japan daviscup.com 2016-03-24 2015-01-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20160324220510/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100022378 dead 6–8 March 2015 Hard (i) 3 2 Milos Raonic 6 6 6 Tatsuma Ito 2 1 2 Vasek Pospisil 4 6.05 3 Kei Nishikori 6 7 6 Daniel Nestor Vasek Pospisil 7 2 6 3 6 Go Soeda Yasutaka Uchiyama 5 6 3 6 3 Milos Raonic 6 3 4 6 4 Kei Nishikori 3 6 6 2 6 Vasek Pospisil 7 6 6 Go Soeda 5 3 4 Belgium vs. Switzerland BEL SUI Country Hall Ethias Liège, Liège, Belgiumhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100022379 Belgium v Switzerland daviscup.com 2016-04-09 2015-01-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20160409103841/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100022379 dead 6–8 March 2015 Hard (i) 3 2 Ruben Bemelmans 6 7 4 0 2 Henri Laaksonen 1 6.055 6 6 6 Steve Darcis 6 6 6 Michael Lammer 3 1 3 Ruben Bemelmans Niels Desein 1 6 6 6 Adrien Bossel Michael Lammer 6 3 2 2 Steve Darcis 3 6 6 6.045 1 Henri Laaksonen 6 3 3 7 6 David Goffin 6 6 6 Adrien Bossel 4 0 4 Belgium won a World Group tie for the first time since 2007.http://www.daviscup.com/en/news/200565.aspx Davis Cup – Goffin late show sends Belgium into quarterfinals www.daviscup.com Quarterfinals Great Britain vs. France GBR FRA Queen's Club, London, Great Britainhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100022380 Great Britain v France daviscup.com 2016-03-22 2015-03-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20160322013751/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100022380 dead 17–19 July 2015 Grass 3 1 James Ward 4 4 1 Gilles Simon 6 6 6 Andy Murray 7 7 6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 5 6.095 2 Andy Murray Jamie Murray 4 6 7 6 Nicolas Mahut Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6 3 6.045 1 Andy Murray 4 7 6 6 Gilles Simon 6 6.045 3 0 James Ward Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Great Britain won a quarterfinal match for the first time since 1981.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/33586979 BBC Sport – Andy Murray puts Great Britain into Davis Cup semi-finals Piers Newbery BBC Sport 21 September 2015 It is the first time since 1998 that siblings have combined to win three points in a world group tie. The Black brothers Byron and Wayne did so for Zimbabwe against Australia.http://www.daviscup.com/en/news/208309.aspx Davis Cup – Murray sends Britain into semifinals www.daviscup.comSeptember 2026 InternetArchiveBot Australia vs. Kazakhstan AUS KAZ Marrara Sporting Complex, Darwin, Australiahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100022381 Australia v Kazakhstan daviscup.com 2016-03-24 2015-03-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20160324222422/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100022381 dead 17–19 July 2015 Grass 3 2 Thanasi Kokkinakis 4 3 3 Mikhail Kukushkin 6 6 6 Nick Kyrgios 6.045 7 6.045 4 Aleksandr Nedovyesov 7 6.02 7 6 Sam Groth Lleyton Hewitt 6 7 6 Andrey Golubev Aleksandr Nedovyesov 4 6.035 2 Sam Groth 6 7 4 7 Mikhail Kukushkin 3 6.059 6 6.059 Lleyton Hewitt 7 6 6 Aleksandr Nedovyesov 6.02 2 3 It was the first time in 76 years that Australia had come back from 2–0 down to win.http://www.daviscup.com/en/news/208297.aspx Davis Cup – Hero Hewitt completes stunning comeback for Australia www.daviscup.com 2015-07-19 2015-07-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20150721195238/http://www.daviscup.com/en/news/208297.aspx dead It was the first time that all four nominated players had played in a singles live rubber tie for Australia. Australia made it into the semifinals for the first time since 2006. Despite having played Davis Cup for 17 years it was the first time that Hewitt had played in the deciding rubber. Argentina vs. Serbia ARG SRB Tecnópolis, Buenos Aires, Argentinahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100022382 Argentina v Serbia daviscup.com 2016-04-09 2015-03-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20160409111439/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100022382 dead 17–19 July 2015 Clay (i) 4 1 Leonardo Mayer 6 6 6 Filip Krajinović 4 2 1 Federico Delbonis 2 2 6 6 6 Viktor Troicki 6 6 4 4 2 Carlos Berlocq Leonardo Mayer 6 6 6 Viktor Troicki Nenad Zimonjić 2 4 1 Diego Schwartzman 1 4 Dušan Lajović 6 6 Carlos Berlocq 6 3 Filip Krajinović 1 0 2 Belgium vs. Canada BEL CAN Sportpark Krokodiel, Middelkerke, Belgiumhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100022383 Belgium v Canada daviscup.com 2016-04-07 2015-03-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20160407034133/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100022383 dead 17–19 July 2015 Clay 5 0 Steve Darcis 3 6 7 6 Frank Dancevic 6 1 5 3 David Goffin 6 6 6 Filip Peliwo 4 4 2 Ruben Bemelmans Kimmer Coppejans 7 3 6 6 Daniel Nestor Adil Shamasdin 5 6 4 3 Kimmer Coppejans 2 6 6 Frank Dancevic 6 2 3 Steve Darcis 6 6 Filip Peliwo 4 3 Belgium advanced to the semifinals for the first time since 1999.http://www.daviscup.com/en/news/208301.aspx Davis Cup – Belgium first into semifinals www.daviscup.com Semifinals Great Britain vs. Australia GBR AUS Commonwealth Arena, Glasgow, Great Britainhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100022384 Great Britain v Australia daviscup.com 2016-03-30 2015-07-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20160330043417/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100022384 deadhttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/sep/20/andy-murray-davis-cup-great-britain-australia Andy Murray beats body and Bernard Tomic to put GB in Davis Cup final 20 September 2015 Guardian 22 September 2015 18–20 September 2015 Hard (i) 3 2 Andy Murray 6 6 6 Thanasi Kokkinakis 3 0 3 Dan Evans 3 6.015 7 4 Bernard Tomic 6 7 6.035 6 Andy Murray Jamie Murray 4 6 6 6.055 6 Sam Groth Lleyton Hewitt 6 3 4 7 4 Andy Murray 7 6 6 Bernard Tomic 5 3 2 Dan Evans 5 4 Thanasi Kokkinakis 7 6 Great Britain reach their first final since 1978. Belgium vs. Argentina BEL ARG Forest National, Brussels, Belgiumhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100022385 Belgium v Argentina daviscup.com 2016-04-13 2015-07-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20160413131145/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100022385 dead 18–20 September 2015 Hard (i) 3 2 David Goffin 7 7 6 Federico Delbonis 5 6.025 3 Steve Darcis 6.045 6.001 6 3 Leonardo Mayer 7 7 4 6 Ruben Bemelmans Steve Darcis 2 6.001 7 6.045 Carlos Berlocq Leonardo Mayer 6 7 5 7 David Goffin 6 6 6 Diego Schwartzman 3 2 1 Steve Darcis 6 2 7 7 Federico Delbonis 4 6 5 6.025 Belgium reach their first final since 1904 and equal their best Davis Cup performance. Final Belgium vs. Great Britain BEL GBR Flanders Expo, Ghent, Belgiumhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100022386 Belgium v Great Britain daviscup.com 2016-04-23 2015-09-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20160423025450/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100022386 dead 27–29 November 2015 Clay (i) 1 3 David Goffin 3 1 6 6 6 Kyle Edmund 6 6 2 1 0 Ruben Bemelmans 3 2 5 Andy Murray 6 6 7 Steve Darcis David Goffin 4 6 3 2 Andy Murray Jamie Murray 6 4 6 6 David Goffin 3 5 3 Andy Murray 6 7 6 Ruben Bemelmans Kyle Edmund Great Britain win their 10th Davis Cup and their first since 1936.Newbery Piers Andy Murray wins the Davis Cup for Great Britain https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/34957711 BBC Sport BBC 1 December 2015 Andy Murray becomes the third player to finish with an 8–0 record in the singles after John McEnroe and Mats Wilander. Andy Murray becomes the fourth player to finish with an 11–0 record in the singles and doubles. 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