2015 Davis Cup

2015 edition of the Davis Cup November 2024 2015 Davis Cup 250px 6 February – 29 November 2015 104th GRB 2014 2016 The 2015 Davis Cup was the 104th edition of the Davis Cup, a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. It was sponsored by BNP Paribas. Great Britain won their tenth title (their first since 1936), with Andy Murray defeating David Goffin of Belgium on clay in the final match held at Flanders Expo located in Ghent on 29 November 2015. World Group 2015 Davis Cup World Group 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 SRB 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 GRB 3 Darwin, Australia (grass) AUS 3 KAZ 2 Buenos Aires, Argentina (indoor clay) 5 ARG 4 4 SRB 1 Middelkerke, Belgium (clay) 8 CAN 0 BEL 5 Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard) GRB 3 AUS 2 Brussels, Belgium (indoor hard) 5 ARG 2 BEL 3 Ghent, Belgium (indoor clay) GRB 3 BEL 1 Final Belgium and Great Britain won through to the final by winning semi-final ties against Argentina and Australia respectively.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/34333358 Davis Cup final: Belgium to host Great Britain on clay BBC Sport 23 September 2015 29 November 2015 This meant that Belgium would participate in their first Davis Cup final since 1904 (a 5–0 defeat against Great Britain), and Great Britain in their first since 1978.https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/13698085/davis-cup-belgium-beats-argentina-reaches-davis-cup-final-us-clinches Belgium beats Argentina, reaches Davis Cup final; U.S. clinches ESPN 22 September 2015 29 November 2015<Ref name = "1978 final">https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/13698766/andy-murray-beats-bernard-tomic-put-great-britain-davis-cup-final Andy Murray puts Great Britain into first Davis Cup final since 1978 ESPN 20 September 2015 29 November 2015</</ref> It also marked a remarkable recovery in fortunes for Great Britain, who had been in danger of relegation to the lowest division of the Davis Cup in 2010. Belgium were drawn as the home team under the rotation policy used by the organizers. They chose to play the tie on a clay surface in the Flanders Expo, an indoor arena in Ghent. The Belgians opted for a clay surface in the hope of unsettling Andy Murray, the highest ranked player on either side.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/34309163 Andy Murray may miss London finals for Davis Cup final Russell Fuller BBC Sport 21 September 2015 29 November 2015 The choice of surface led Murray to question whether he would participate in the 2015 ATP World Tour Finals, played on a hard court in the week before the Davis Cup final, due to the difficulty in transitioning between surfaces. Murray's comments led ITF executive president Chris Kermode to state that the Tour Finals was a mandatory event. Murray participated in the finals, but was eliminated during the group stage.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/34883614 Andy Murray loses to Stan Wawrinka at World Tour Finals BBC Sport Piers Newbery 20 November 2015 29 November 2015 On the weekend before the tie, transport systems in the capital city of Brussels were shut down by the Belgian authorities due to security concerns relating to the recent attacks in Paris. The British team delayed travelling to Belgium by 24 hours due to the security concerns, with the venue being located 35 km (22 mi) from Brussels.http://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/10075219/great-britains-davis-cup-team-delay-departure-to-Belgium Great Britain's Davis Cup team delay departure to Belgium Sky Sports 23 November 2015 29 November 2015 For his squad, Belgium captain Johan Van Herck selected Kimmer Coppejans, Ruben Bemelmans, Steve Darcis and David Goffin.http://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/10069460/david-goffin-and-steve-darcis-named-in-belgium-davis-cup-team David Goffin and Steve Darcis named in Belgium Davis Cup team Sky Sports 17 November 2015 29 November 2015 The team was led by Goffin, ranked 16th in the world and possessing a strong record in Davis Cup singles matches. Their selection was relatively straightforward, as no other Belgian players possessed significant Davis Cup experience or were ranked in the top 200.http://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/davis-cup/2015/who-are-the-belgian-team-standing-in-the-way-of-britain-s-davis-cup-dream_sto5001422/story.shtml Who are the Belgian team standing in the way of Britain's Davis Cup dream? Chris Bowers Eurosport 24 November 2015 29 November 2015 Great Britain captain Leon Smith named a five-man provisional squad of Murray, his brother Jamie, James Ward, Kyle Edmund and Dominic Inglot.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/daviscup/12000258/Davis-Cup-final-2015-Great-Britain-name-five-man-squad-to-face-Belgium-but-over-look-Aljaz-Bedene.html Davis Cup final 2015: Great Britain name five-man squad to face Belgium but over-look Aljaz Bedene Daily Telegraph 17 November 2015 29 November 2015 The team was led by Andy Murray, ranked second in the world and likely to play in the doubles match with his brother. Smith later reduced the squad by omitting Inglot, a specialist doubles player who would only have been used if either Murray had been injured.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/34933789 Davis Cup final: Kyle Edmund in Great Britain team for Ghent BBC Sport 26 November 2015 29 November 2015 Piers Newbery Smith opted to use Edmund in the opening singles instead of Ward, due to his recent success in winning an ATP Challenger Tour event held on clay (the 2015 Copa Fila). This meant that Edmund made his Davis Cup debut in the final, becoming only the sixth player in tournament history to make his debut in a final. Edmund made a flying start to the first singles tie, racing into a two-set lead against Goffin by hitting many forehand winners. Goffin fought back to win in five sets, winning 14 of the last 15 games. Murray levelled the tie by winning in straight sets against Bemelmans. Smith commented that it was the score that would have been expected after the first day, with the two higher-ranked players winning their matches.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/34945009 Andy Murray levels Davis Cup final with win for Great Britain 27 November 2015 29 November 2015 BBC Sport With the tie standing level after the first day, Belgian captain Van Herck gambled by selecting Goffin for the doubles (alongside Darcis) instead of Bemelmans. This was an attempt to win the tie by winning the doubles and the two singles matches not contested by Andy Murray. Van Herck also justified his decision by saying he felt they would have a better chance to win by playing from the back of the court, instead of playing a more typical doubles match at the net.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/34954865 Andy and Jamie Murray win to put GB on verge of Davis Cup victory BBC Sport Piers Newbery 28 November 2015 29 November 2015 The tactic appeared to work, as the Belgian pair won the second set to level the match and then took an early lead in the third. Darcis weakened later in the match and his serve was broken later in the third set, won 6–3 by the Murrays. After Jamie survived seven break points on his serve midway through the fourth set, the Darcis serve was broken again. Andy then closed out the victory, giving Great Britain a 2–1 lead. Going into the final day, Belgium hoped that Goffin would defeat Andy Murray and force the tie into a decisive fifth rubber. The teams would then have faced an open choice of the other team members for that match, with Edmund nominally scheduled to play Bemelmans. Goffin had only won one game in a recent meeting with Murray, but gave him a much harder match, which ran to almost three hours.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/34957711 Andy Murray wins the Davis Cup for Great Britain BBC Sport Piers Newbery 29 November 2015 29 November 2015 Murray survived a break point at 2–2 in the first set, but then raced to a 5–2 lead. Goffin survived three set points on his own serve, but Murray then clinched the set in his next service game. Goffin again resisted pressure on his own serve for most of the second set, but was broken in the 11th game. Murray held serve to win the second set. Goffin then fought back by breaking the Murray serve early in the third set, but was then immediately broken himself. Murray then raced to victory, winning the match on his second match point with a backhand lob. This gave Great Britain an unassailable 3–1 lead, with the two teams opting not to play the dead fifth rubber. The win was Great Britain's first Davis Cup victory since 1936, when Fred Perry and Bunny Austin contributed to a final win against Australia. Andy Murray became only the third player, after John McEnroe and Mats Wilander, to win the maximum eight singles matches in a Davis Cup tournament. With his three victories in doubles matches with his brother, he also became only the fourth man to win 11 points in a tournament.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/nov/29/magnificent-andy-murray-brings-britain-79-year-davis-cup Magnificent Andy Murray brings Britain's 79-year wait for Davis Cup glory to an end 29 November 2015 Guardian 30 November 2015 Summary BEL GBR Flanders Expo, Ghent, Belgiumhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100022386 Belgium v Great Britain daviscup.com 23 April 2016 23 September 2015 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 World Group play-offs 2015 Davis Cup World Group play-offs Date: 18–20 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 2016 World Group. Seeded teams CZE SUI ITA USA JPN GER CRO SVK Unseeded teams BRA COL DOM IND NED POL RUS UZB Home team Score Visiting team Location Venue Door Surface IND 1–3 CZE New Delhi R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex Outdoor Hard SUI 4–1 NED Geneva Palexpo Indoor Hard RUS 1–4 ITA Irkutsk Baikal Arena Indoor Hard UZB 1–3 USA Tashkent Olympic Tennis School Outdoor Clay COL 2–3 JPN Pereira Club Campestre Outdoor Clay DOM 1–4 GER Santo Domingo Centro Nacional de Tenis del Parque del Este Outdoor Hard BRA 1–3 CRO Florianópolis Costão do Santinho Outdoor Clay POL 3–2 SVK Gdynia Gdynia Sports Arena Indoor Hard CRO, CZE, GER, ITA, JPN, SUI and USA remained in the World Group in 2016. POL was promoted to the World Group in 2016. BRA was relegated to Zonal Group I in 2016. COL, DOM, IND, NED, RUS, SVK and UZB remained in Zonal Group I in 2016. Americas Zone Group I 2015 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I Seeds: All seeds and Uruguay received a bye into the second round. COL ECU Remaining nations: BAR DOM URU Draw 2015 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I Draw Group II 2015 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II Seeds: VEN CHI MEX ESA Remaining nations: BOL CRC PER PUR Draw 2015 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II Draw Group III 2015 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III Date: 20–25 July Location: Panama City, Panama (clay) 30em BAH BER CUB GUA HON 1949 JAM PAN PAR TRI Group A PARCUBHON 1949PANRR W–LMatches W–LSets W–L Games W–LStandingsPAR 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 9–0 18–2 114–65 1CUB 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 5–4 12–9 104–100 2HON 1949 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–6 7–14 86–111 3PAN 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–8 5–17 92–120 4 Group B GUAJAMBAHTRIBERRR W–LMatches W–LSets W–L Games W–LStandingsGUA 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 4–0 11–1 22–5 157–98 1JAM 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–1 8–4 18–9 142–120 2BAH 0–3 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–2 6–6 14–12 128–122 3TRI 0–3 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–3 3–9 6–20 97–144 4BER 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–4 2–10 7–21 114–154 5 7th-place play-off PAN 2–0 TRI 5th-place play-off HON 1949 2–0 BAH Promotion play-off PAR 2–0 JAM GUA 2–0 CUB PAR and GUA promoted to Group II in 2016. Asia/Oceania Zone Group I 2015 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I Seeds: All seeds received a bye into the second round. UZB IND Remaining nations: CHN KOR NZL THA Draw 2015 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I Draw Group II 2015 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II Seeds: TPE PAK PHI INA Remaining nations: IRN KUW LBN SRI Draw 2015 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II Draw Group III 2015 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III Date: 25–28 March Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (hard) Seeds 30em MAS VIE HKG SYR 1980 CAM KSA QAT TKM Group A MASHKGQATKSARR W–LMatches W–LSets W–L Games W–LStandingsMAS 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 8–1 17–3 113–64 1HKG 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 6–3 13–9 113–90 2QAT 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–2 4–5 10–12 97–107 3KSA 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–9 2–18 57–119 4 Group B VIETKMSYR 1980CAMRR W–LMatches W–LSets W–L Games W–LStandingsVIE 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 8–1 16–2 105–54 1TKM 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 4–5 8–12 84–105 2SYR 1980 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 4–5 9–10 94–85 3CAM 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–7 5–14 65–104 4 Relegation play-off QAT 1–2 CAM SYR 1980 3–0 KSA QAT† and KSA relegated to Group IV in 2016. † Relegation to Group IV were ultimately not enforced. Promotion play-off MAS 2–0 TKM VIE 2–0 HKG MAS and VIE promoted to Group II in 2016. Group IV 2015 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV Date: 27 April–2 May Location: Isa Town, Bahrain (hard) Seeds 30em Pacific Oceania UAE JOR BAN SIN IRQ OMA BHR KGZ Group A Pacific OceaniaJORBHRIRQRR W–LMatches W–LSets W–L Games W–LStandingsPacific Oceania 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 7–2 15–8 122–90 1JOR 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 5–4 13–10 114–109 2BHR 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–6 8–13 94–117 3IRQ 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–6 8–13 95–109 4 Group B SINUAEBANOMAKGZRR W–LMatches W–LSets W–L Games W–LStandingsSIN 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 4–0 11–1 23–3 153–63 1UAE 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–1 10–2 21–7 156–83 2BAN 0–3 0–3 3–0 3–0 2–2 6–6 13–12 111–91 3OMA 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0 1–3 3–9 7–18 70–125 4KGZ 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–4 0–12 0–24 17–145 5 7th-place play-off IRQ 2–1 OMA 5th-place play-off BHR 1–2 BAN Promotion play-off Pacific Oceania 2–1 UAE SIN 2–0 JOR Pacific Oceania and SIN promoted to Group III in 2016. Europe/Africa Zone Group I 2015 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I Seeds: The top three seeds received a bye into the second round. ESP UKR NED ISR Remaining nations: AUT DEN LIT POL ROU RUS SVK SLO SWE Draw 2015 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I Draw Group II 2015 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II Seeds: RSA LAT POR MDA BIH FIN BLR LUX Remaining nations: BUL HUN IRE MAD MON MAR TUR ZIM Draw 2015 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II Draw Group III Europe 2015 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group III Date: 15–18 July Location: City of San Marino, San Marino (clay) Seeds: CYP EST Macedonia GEO Remaining nations: ALB ARM GRE ISL LIE MLT MNE NOR SMR Group A CYPGRESMRRR W–LMatches W–LSets W–L Games W–LStandingsCYP 2–1 3–0 2–0 5–1 11–2 71–31 1GRE 1–2 3–0 1–1 4–2 8–6 65–60 2SMR 0–3 0–3 0–2 0–6 1–12 31–76 3 Group B ESTMNELIERR W–LMatches W–LSets W–L Games W–LStandingsEST 3–0 3–0 2–0 6–0 12–0 72–21 1MNE 0–3 3–0 1–1 3–3 6–6 51–51 2LIE 0–3 0–3 0–2 0–6 0–12 23–74 3 Group C NORMacedoniaARMRR W–LMatches W–LSets W–L Games W–LStandingsNOR 3–0 3–0 2–0 6–0 12–3 81–46 1Macedonia 0–3 3–0 1–1 3–3 9–6 73–55 2ARM 0–3 0–3 0–2 0–6 0–12 19–72 3 Group D GEOMLTISLALBRR W–LMatches W–LSets W–L Games W–LStandingsGEO 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 9–0 18–0 108–17 1MLT 0–3 3–0 3–0 2–1 6–3 12–8 90–74 2ISL 0–3 0–3 3–0 1–2 3–6 7–12 71–94 3ALB 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–9 1–18 29–113 4 9th to 12th-place play-off SMR 2–0 ARM LIE 2–1 ISL 5th to 8th-place play-off GRE 0–2 Macedonia MNE 2–1 MLT Promotion play-off CYP 0–2 NOR EST 0–2 GEO NOR and GEO promoted to Group II in 2016. Group III Africa 2015 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III Date: 26–29 October Location: Cairo, Egypt (clay) 30em ALG BEN EGY GHA LBA MOZ NAM TUN Group A TUNNAMALGGHARR W–LMatches W–LSets W–L Games W–LStandingsTUN 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 9–0 18–0 111–33 1NAM 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 4–5 9–11 71–96 2ALG 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–2 4–5 8–12 76–97 3GHA 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–8 4–16 76–108 4 Group B EGYBENMOZLBYRR W–LMatches W–LSets W–L Games W–LStandingsEGY 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 8–1 17–2 110–37 1BEN 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 6–3 13–7 92–75 2MOZ 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–2 4–5 7–11 62–78 3LBY 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–9 0–17 27–101 4 7th-place play-off GHA 2–0 LBY 5th-place play-off ALG 2–1 MOZ Promotion play-off TUN 2–0 BEN EGY 2–0 NAM TUN and EGY promoted to Group II in 2016. References External links Official website Davis Cup Category:Davis Cups by year