2001 Davis Cup

2001 edition of the Davis Cup 2001 Davis Cup 9 February – 2 December 2001 90th 139 FRA 2000 2002 The 2001 Davis Cup (also known as the 2001 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 90th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 139 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 29 in the Americas Zone, 32 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 62 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Angola, Burkina Faso, Gabon, Mali and Rwanda made their first appearances in the tournament. France defeated Australia in the final, held at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, on 30 November–2 December, to win their 9th title and their first since 1996. The French team achieved victory despite not playing a single match on home soil.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–496, 505 2nd World Group 2001 Davis Cup World Group Participating teamsAUSBELBRACZEECU 1900FRAGERMARNEDROURUSSVKESPSWESUIUSA Draw 9–11 February 6–8 April 21–23 September 30 November–2 December Perth, Australia (grass) S AUS 4 ECU 1900 1 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay) S BRA 4 MAR 1 Helsingborg, Sweden (indoor carpet) S SWE 3 CZE 2 Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard) S RUS 3 SVK 2 Ghent, Belgium (indoor clay) BEL 0 S FRA 5 Basel, Switzerland (indoor hard) SUI 3 S USA 2 Braunschweig, Germany (indoor carpet) ROU 2 S GER 3 Eindhoven, Netherlands (indoor carpet) NED 4 S ESP 1 Florianópolis, Brazil (clay) S AUS 3 S BRA 1 Malmö, Sweden (indoor hard) S SWE 4 S RUS 1 Neuchâtel, Switzerland (indoor carpet) S FRA 3 SUI 2 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (indoor carpet) S GER 1 NED 4 Sydney, Australia (hard) S AUS 4 S SWE 1 Rotterdam, Netherlands (indoor carpet) S FRA 3 NED 2 Melbourne, Australia (grass) S AUS 2 S FRA 3 Final Australia vs. France Australia France Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2001-WG-M-AUS-FRA-01 Australia v France daviscup.com 30 November–2 December 2001 Grass 2 3 Lleyton Hewitt 6 3 6 3 4 Nicolas Escudé 4 6 3 6 6 Pat Rafter 6 7 7 Sébastien Grosjean 3 6.059 5 Lleyton Hewitt Pat Rafter 6 3 6.049 1 Cédric Pioline Fabrice Santoro 2 6 7 6 Lleyton Hewitt 6 6 6 Sébastien Grosjean 3 2 3 Wayne Arthurs 6.029 7 3 3 Nicolas Escudé 7 6.049 6 6 World Group qualifying round 2001 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round Date: 21–23 September; 12–14 October 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 qualifying round for spots in the 2002 World Group. Home team Score Visiting team Location Venue Door Surface ARG 5–0 BLR 1995 Córdoba Córdoba Lawn Tennis Club Outdoor Clay BEL 2–3 MAR Liège Country Hall Liège Indoor Carpet CZE 3–2 ROU Prostějov Sports Hall Indoor Carpet ECU 1900 1–4 GBR Guayaquil Club Nacional Outdoor Clay ITA 2–3 CRO Rome Foro Italico Outdoor Clay SVK 3–2 CHI Prešov Mestská hala Indoor Carpet ESP 4–0 UZB Albacete Tennis Club de Albacete Outdoor Clay USA 4–1 IND Winston-Salem, NC Lawrence Joel Colisseum Indoor Hard CZE, MAR, SVK, ESP and USA remain in the World Group in 2002. ARG, CRO and GBR are promoted to the World Group in 2002. BLR 1995, CHI, ITA, IND and UZB remain in Zonal Group I in 2002. BEL, ECU 1900 and ROU are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2002. Americas Zone Group I 2001 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I Draw Group II 2001 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II Draw Group III 2001 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III Draw Group IV 2001 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group IV Draw Asia/Oceania Zone Group I 2001 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I Draw Group II 2001 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II Draw Group III 2001 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III Draw Group IV 2001 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV Draw Europe/Africa Zone Group I 2001 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I Draw Group II 2001 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II Draw Group III Zone A Venue: National Centre, Gaborone, Botswana Date: 16–20 May 2001 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone A Final standings Zone B Venue: Rose Hill Club, Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius Date: 23–27 May 2001 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone B Final standings Group IV – Zone A 2001 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV – Zone A Draw Group IV – Zone B 2001 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV – Zone B Draw References General https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/historic-format/world-group.aspx#/2001 World Group 2001 DavisCup.com 11 June 2020 Specific External links Davis Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ 2010-10-18 Category:Davis Cups by year Davis Cup Davis Cup