2014 Davis Cup World Group

2014 edition of the Davis Cup World Group 2014 Davis Cup 2014 Davis Cup World Group 31 January – 23 November 34th SUI Davis Cup 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 ARG AUS BEL CAN CZE FRA GER GBR ITA JPN KAZ NED SRB ESP SUI USA Seeds 30em CZE (semifinals) SRB (first round) ESP (first round) ARG (first round) FRA (final) USA (first round) CAN (first round) KAZ (quarterfinals) Draw 31 January –2 February 4–6 April 12–14 September 21–23 November Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard) 1 CZE 3   NED 2 Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard) 7 CAN 1   JPN 4 Frankfurt, Germany (indoor hard) 3 ESP 1   GER 4 La Roche sur Yon, France (indoor clay) 5 FRA 5   AUS 0 San Diego, United States (clay)   GBR 3 6 USA 1 Mar de Plata, Argentina (clay)   ITA 3 4 ARG 1 Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)   BEL 2 8 KAZ 3 Novi Sad, Serbia (indoor hard)   SUI 3 2 SRB 2 Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard) 1 CZE 5   JPN 0 Nancy, France (indoor hard) GER 2 5 FRA 3 Naples, Italy (clay) GBR 2 ITA 3 Geneva, Switzerland (indoor hard) 8 KAZ 2 SUI 3 Paris, France (clay) 1 CZE 1 5 FRA 4 Geneva, Switzerland (indoor hard) ITA 2 SUI 3 Lille, France (indoor clay) 5 FRA 1 SUI 3 First round Czech Republic vs. Netherlands CZE NED CEZ Arena, Ostrava, Czech Republichttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021076 Czech Republic v Netherlands daviscup.com 2014-12-06 2013-09-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20141206071036/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021076 dead 31 January – 2 February 2014 Hard (i) 3 2 Radek Štěpánek 6 4 7 2 1 Robin Haase 3 6 6.03 6 6 Tomáš Berdych 6 6 6 Igor Sijsling 3 3 0 Tomáš Berdych Radek Štěpánek 7 1 7 7 Robin Haase Jean-Julien Rojer 5 6 6.02 6.03 Tomáš Berdych 6 6 6 Thiemo de Bakker 1 4 3 Lukáš Rosol 3 3 Igor Sijsling 6 6 Japan vs. Canada JPN CAN Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo, Japanhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021077 Japan v Canada daviscup.com 2015-09-24 2013-09-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924033443/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021077 dead 31 January – 2 February 2014 Hard (i) 4 1 Kei Nishikori 6 6 6 Peter Polansky 4 4 4 Go Soeda 4 6.02 1 Frank Dancevic 6 7 6 Kei Nishikori Yasutaka Uchiyama 6 7 4 6 Frank Dancevic Daniel Nestor 3 6.029 6 4 Kei Nishikori 6 1 Frank Dancevic 2 0 2 Go Soeda 6 6 Peter Polansky 1 4 Germany vs. Spain GER ESP Ballsporthalle, Frankfurt, Germanyhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021078 Germany v Spain daviscup.com 2014-12-26 2013-09-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20141226091942/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021078 dead 31 January – 2 February 2014 Hard (i) 4 1 Philipp Kohlschreiber 6 6 6 Roberto Bautista-Agut 2 4 2 Florian Mayer 7 7 1 5 6 Feliciano López 6.06 6.03 6 7 3 Tommy Haas Philipp Kohlschreiber 7 6.0806 7 6 David Marrero Fernando Verdasco 6.04 7 6.065 3 Philipp Kohlschreiber Feliciano López 2 Daniel Brands 7 6 Roberto Bautista-Agut 6.045 4 France vs. Australia FRA AUS Vendéspace, La Roche sur Yon, Francehttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021079 France v Australia daviscup.com 2014-12-25 2013-09-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20141225074825/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021079 dead 31 January – 2 February 2014 Clay (i) 5 0 Richard Gasquet 7 6 6 Nick Kyrgios 6.023 2 2 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6 6 7 Lleyton Hewitt 3 2 6.012 Richard Gasquet Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 5 7 6 7 Chris Guccione Lleyton Hewitt 7 6.029 2 5 Julien Benneteau 6 6 Thanasi Kokkinakis 4 1 Gaël Monfils 7 6 Nick Kyrgios 6.04 4 United States vs. Great Britain USA GBR Petco Park, San Diego, United Stateshttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021080 United States v Great Britain daviscup.com 2014-01-25 2013-09-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20140125081647/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021080 dead 31 January – 2 February 2014 Clay 1 3 Donald Young 1 2 3 Andy Murray 6 6 6 Sam Querrey 6 6.023 6 4 1 James Ward 1 7 3 6 6 Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6 6 3 6 Colin Fleming Dominic Inglot 2 3 6 1 Sam Querrey 6.04 7 1 3 Andy Murray 7 6.029 6 6 Donald Young James Ward Great Britain's victory was their first in the World Group since 1986.http://www.daviscup.com/en/news/168639.aspx Davis Cup - Great Britain march into Davis Cup quarterfinals www.daviscup.com 6 April 2018 Argentina vs. Italy ARG ITA Patinódromo Municipal, Mar de Plata, Argentinahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021081 Argentina v Italy daviscup.com 2014-12-16 2013-09-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20141216045113/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021081 dead 31 January – 2 February 2014 Clay 1 3 Carlos Berlocq 4 6 6 6 Andreas Seppi 6 0 2 1 Juan Mónaco 5 2 2 Fabio Fognini 7 6 6 Eduardo Schwank Horacio Zeballos 7 6.07 6.023 4 Simone Bolelli Fabio Fognini 6.06 7 7 6 Carlos Berlocq 6.04 6 1 4 Fabio Fognini 7 4 6 6 Juan Mónaco Andreas Seppi Kazakhstan vs. Belgium KAZ BEL National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstanhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021082 Kazakhstan v Belgium daviscup.com 2015-03-12 2013-09-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20150312074703/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021082 dead 31 January – 2 February 2014 Hard (i) 3 2 Mikhail Kukushkin 6 6.023 6 6 Ruben Bemelmans 4 7 2 3 Andrey Golubev 7 3 4 6 12 David Goffin 6.0806 6 6 2 10 Evgeny Korolev Mikhail Kukushkin 2 7 3 6.034 Ruben Bemelmans Olivier Rochus 6 6.034 6 7 Mikhail Kukushkin 6 3 6 4 0 David Goffin 4 6 3 6 6 Andrey Golubev 6 6 6 Ruben Bemelmans 2 3 1 Serbia vs. Switzerland SRB SUI SPENS, Novi Sad, Serbiahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021083 Serbia v Switzerland daviscup.com 2014-12-24 2013-09-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20141224054830/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021083 dead 31 January – 2 February 2014 Hard (i) 2 3 Ilija Bozoljac 4 5 2 Roger Federer 6 7 6 Dušan Lajović 4 6 1 67 Stanislas Wawrinka 6 4 6 79 Filip Krajinović Nenad Zimonjić 6.025 6 6.012 2 Marco Chiudinelli Michael Lammer 7 3 7 6 Dušan Lajović 6 3 6 Michael Lammer 3 6 4 Filip Krajinović 6 6 Marco Chiudinelli 4 4 Quarterfinals Japan vs. Czech Republic JPN CZE Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japanhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021084 Japan v Czech Republic daviscup.com 2014-12-26 2014-02-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20141226091947/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021084 dead 4–6 April 2014 Hard (i) 0 5 Tatsuma Ito 7 6.045 1 5 Radek Štěpánek 6.045 7 6 7 Taro Daniel 4 4 6 6 2 Lukáš Rosol 6 6 3 4 6 Tatsuma Ito Yasutaka Uchiyama 4 4 4 Radek Štěpánek Lukáš Rosol 6 6 6 Yasutaka Uchiyama 3 6 4 Lukáš Rosol 6 3 6 Taro Daniel 4 4 Jiří Veselý 6 6 France vs. Germany FRA GER Palais Des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy, Francehttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021085 France v Germany daviscup.com 2014-12-24 2014-02-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20141224042151/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021085 dead 4–6 April 2014 Hard (i) 3 2 Julien Benneteau 6.07 3 2 Tobias Kamke 7 6 6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7 6.025 6 6.075 6 Peter Gojowczyk 5 7 3 7 8 Michaël Llodra Julien Benneteau 6 7 4 7 Andre Begemann Tobias Kamke 1 6.04 6 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6 6 6 Tobias Kamke 3 2 4 Gaël Monfils 6 7 6 Peter Gojowczyk 1 6.00 2 Italy vs. Great Britain ITA GBR Tennis Club Napoli, Naples, Italyhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021086 Italy v Great Britain daviscup.com 2014-12-26 2014-02-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20141226092129/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021086 dead 4–6 April 2014 Clay 3 2 Fabio Fognini 6 2 6 6 James Ward 4 6 4 1 Andreas Seppi 4 5 3 Andy Murray 6 7 6 Simone Bolelli Fabio Fognini 4 2 6 5 Colin Fleming Andy Murray 6 6 3 7 Fabio Fognini 6 6 6 Andy Murray 3 3 4 Andreas Seppi 6 6 6 James Ward 4 3 4 Switzerland vs. Kazakhstan SUI KAZ Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerlandhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021087 Switzerland v Kazakhstan daviscup.com 2014-12-24 2014-02-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20141224035326/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021087 dead 4–6 April 2014 Hard (i) 3 2 Stanislas Wawrinka 6.04 2 6 6.04 Andrey Golubev 7 6 3 7 Roger Federer 6 6 6 Mikhail Kukushkin 4 4 2 Roger Federer Stanislas Wawrinka 4 6.04 6 6.055 Andrey Golubev Aleksandr Nedovesov 6 7 4 7 Stanislas Wawrinka 6.03 6 6 6 Mikhail Kukushkin 7 4 4 4 Roger Federer 7 6 6 Andrey Golubev 6.00 2 3 Semifinals France vs. Czech Republic France Czech Republic Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021088 France v Czech Republic daviscup.com 2014-12-24 2014-04-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20141224004721/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021088 dead 12–14 September 2014 Clay 4 1 Richard Gasquet 6 6 6 Tomáš Berdych 3 2 3 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6 6 6 Lukáš Rosol 2 2 3 Richard Gasquet Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6.03 6 7 6 Tomáš Berdych Radek Štěpánek 7 4 6.04 1 Julien Benneteau 4 3 Jiří Veselý 6 6 Gaël Monfils 5 6 7 Lukáš Rosol 7 4 5 Switzerland vs. Italy Switzerland Italy Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerlandhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021089 Switzerland v Italy daviscup.com 2016-03-22 2014-04-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20160322010617/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021089 dead 12–14 September 2014 Hard (i) 3 2 Roger Federer 7 6 6 Simone Bolelli 6.05 4 4 Stan Wawrinka 6 6 6 Fabio Fognini 2 3 2 Marco Chiudinelli Stan Wawrinka 5 6 7 3 2 Simone Bolelli Fabio Fognini 7 3 5 6 6 Roger Federer 6 6 7 Fabio Fognini 2 3 6.03 Michael Lammer 4 6 4 Andreas Seppi 6 1 6 Final France vs. Switzerland FRA SUI Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, Francehttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021090 France v Switzerland daviscup.com 2015-01-02 2014-09-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20150102143651/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021090 deadhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/news/187174.aspx Lille to stage Davis Cup Final daviscup.com 2014-12-22 2014-09-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20141222205028/http://www.daviscup.com/en/news/187174.aspx dead 21–23 November 2014 Clay (i) 1 3 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 1 6 3 2 Stan Wawrinka 6 3 6 6 Gaël Monfils 6 6 6 Roger Federer 1 4 3 Julien Benneteau Richard Gasquet 3 5 4 Roger Federer Stan Wawrinka 6 7 6 Richard Gasquet 4 2 2 Roger Federer 6 6 6 Gaël Monfils Stan Wawrinka References 2 World Group