2014 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	31 January - 23 November
Edition	103rd
Champion
Winning Nation	Switzerland
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The 2014 Davis Cup (also known as the 2014 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 103rd edition of the tournament between national teams in men's tennis.^[1] The final took place between the 21-23 of November 2014 in Lille, France, with Switzerland winning the title for the first time, defeating hosts France in the final.^[2][3][4]

World Group

Participating teams
Argentina	Australia	Belgium	Canada
Czech Republic	France	Germany	Great Britain
Italy	Japan	Kazakhstan	Netherlands
Serbia	Spain	Switzerland	United States

Seeds

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	Czech Republic	3
						Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard)
		Netherlands	2
						1	Czech Republic	5
	Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard)
							Japan	0
	7	Canada	1
											Paris, France (clay)
		Japan	4
											1	Czech Republic	1
	Frankfurt, Germany (indoor hard)
										5	France	4
	3	Spain	1
						Nancy, France (indoor hard)
		Germany	4
							Germany	2
	Mouilleron-le-Captif, France (indoor clay)
						5	France	3
	5	France	5
																Lille, France (indoor clay)
		Australia	0
																5	France	1
	San Diego, United States (clay)
																	Switzerland	3
		Great Britain	3
						Naples, Italy (clay)
	6	United States	1
							Great Britain	2
	Mar del Plata, Argentina (clay)
							Italy	3
		Italy	3
											Geneva, Switzerland (indoor hard)
	4	Argentina	1
												Italy	2
	Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)
											Switzerland	3
		Belgium	2
						Geneva, Switzerland (indoor hard)
	8	Kazakhstan	3
						8	Kazakhstan	2
	Novi Sad, Serbia (indoor hard)
							Switzerland	3
		Switzerland	3
	2	Serbia	2

Final

France 1	Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France[5][6] 21-23 November 2014 Clay (i)		Switzerland 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Stan Wawrinka 1 6 6 3 3 6 2 6     2 Gaël Monfils Roger Federer 6 1 6 4 6 3       3 Julien Benneteau / Richard Gasquet Roger Federer / Stan Wawrinka 3 6 5 7 4 6       4 Richard Gasquet Roger Federer 4 6 2 6 2 6       5 Gaël Monfils Stan Wawrinka           not played

World Group Play-offs

Date: 12-14 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 2015 World Group. The draw took place on April 8 in London, England.

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Venue	Door	Surface
India	2-3	Serbia	Bangalore	KSLTA Tennis Stadium	Outdoor	Hard
Brazil	3-1	Spain	São Paulo	Ginásio do Ibirapuera	Indoor	Clay
Israel	2-3	Argentina	Sunrise, United States[7][8]	Sunrise Tennis Club[7][8]	Outdoor	Hard
Canada	3-2	Colombia	Halifax	Halifax Metro Centre	Indoor	Hard
United States	5-0	Slovakia	Chicago	Sears Centre	Indoor	Hard
Australia	5-0	Uzbekistan	Perth	Cottesloe Tennis Club	Outdoor	Grass
Netherlands	2-3	Croatia	Amsterdam	Ziggo Dome	Indoor	Clay
Ukraine	2-3	Belgium	Tallinn, Estonia[7][9]	Tere Tennis Centre[7][9]	Indoor	Hard

Note: Due to security concerns, the International Tennis Federation Board of Directors decided to move the World Group play-off ties originally scheduled to be held in Israel and Ukraine. Israel and Ukraine exercised their option of nominating neutral venues for their ties against Argentina and Belgium, respectively.^[7]

•  Argentina,  Australia,  Belgium,  Canada,  Serbia and  United States remained in the World Group in 2015.
•  Brazil and  Croatia were promoted to the World Group in 2015.
•  Colombia,  India  Israel,  Slovakia,  Ukraine and  Uzbekistan remained in Zonal Group I in 2015.
•  Netherlands and  Spain were relegated to Zonal Group I in 2015.

Americas Zone

Group I

Draw

Second Round Play-offs 12-14 September

First Round Play-offs -

First Round 31 January - 2 February

Second Round 4-6 April

1

Brazil

bye

Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

bye

1

Brazil

3

Venezuela

Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

Ecuador

1

Ecuador

3

Caracas, Venezuela (hard)

Venezuela

2

Venezuela

1

Uruguay

4

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (hard)

Dominican Republic

4

Uruguay

0

Cali, Colombia (clay)

Uruguay

Dominican Republic

1

bye

2

Colombia

4

bye

2

Colombia

Venezuela relegated to Group II in 2015.

Brazil and  Colombia advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

Draw

	Play-offs 4-6 April					First Round 31 January - 2 February					Second Round 4-6 April					Third Round 12-14 September
						Bridgetown, Barbados (hard)
						1	Chile	2
	Santiago, Chile (clay)						Barbados	3			Saint Michael, Barbados (hard)
	1	Chile	5									Barbados	4
		Paraguay	0			Asunción, Paraguay (clay)					4	El Salvador	1
						4	El Salvador	3
							Paraguay	2								Saint Michael, Barbados (hard)
																	Barbados	3
						Trinidad, Bolivia (clay)										2	Mexico	2
							Bolivia	2
	Cochabamba, Bolivia (clay)					3	Peru	3			Puebla, Mexico (hard)
		Bolivia	3								3	Peru	2
		Guatemala	1			Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)					2	Mexico	3
							Guatemala	2
						2	Mexico	3
Paraguay and  Guatemala relegated to Group III in 2015.															Barbados promoted to Group I in 2015.

Group III

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Draw

Second Round Play-offs 24-26 October

First Round Play-offs 12-14 September

First Round 31 January -2 February

Second Round 4-6 April

1

Uzbekistan

bye

Tianjin, China (hard)

bye

1

Uzbekistan

3

New Zealand

Tianjin, China (indoor hard)

China

2

New Zealand

1

Christchurch, New Zealand (indoor hard)

China

3

New Zealand

4

Chinese Taipei

1

Indore, India (hard)

Chinese Taipei

0

Kaohsiung, Taiwan (hard)

India

5

Busan, South Korea (hard)

Chinese Taipei

1

India

3

2

South Korea

3

2

South Korea

1

bye

2

South Korea

Chinese Taipei relegated to Group II in 2015.

Uzbekistan and  India advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

Draw

	Play-offs 4-6 April / 25-27 April					First Round 31 January -2 February					Second Round 4-6 April					Third Round 12-14 September
						Colombo, Sri Lanka (hard)
						1	Philippines	3
	Da Lat, Vietnam (hard)						Sri Lanka	1			Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)
		Sri Lanka	3								1	Philippines	2
		Vietnam	2			Da Lat, Vietnam (hard)					4	Pakistan	3
						4	Pakistan	3
							Vietnam	2								Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard)
																4	Pakistan	1
						Phuket, Thailand (indoor hard)										3	Thailand	4
							Hong Kong	1
	Jakarta, Indonesia (hard)					3	Thailand	4			Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard)
		Hong Kong	1								3	Thailand	4
	2	Indonesia	3			Mishref, Kuwait (hard)						Kuwait	1
							Kuwait	3
						2	Indonesia	2
Vietnam and  Hong Kong relegated to Group III in 2015.															Thailand promoted to Group I in 2015.

Group III

Group IV

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Draw

Second Round Play-offs 12-14 September / 24-26 October

First Round Play-offs 12-14 September

First Round 31 January-2 February

Second Round 4-6 April

1

Croatia

bye

Warsaw, Poland (indoor hard)

bye

1

Croatia

3

Russia

Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)

Poland

1

Russia

2

Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)

Poland

3

Russia

4

Portugal

1

3

Israel

bye

Portoroz, Slovenia (clay)

bye

3

Israel

3

Portugal

Kranj, Slovenia (indoor hard)

Slovenia

1

Portugal

2

Slovenia

3

Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine (indoor hard)

Ukraine

3

Bucharest, Romania (clay)

Romania

1

Malmö, Sweden (indoor hard)

Romania

3

Ukraine

4

4

Sweden

1

4

Sweden

1

bye

Jönköping, Sweden (indoor hard)

4

Sweden

4

Sweden

3

Latvia

2

Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)

Slovakia

5

Valmiera, Latvia (indoor hard)

Latvia

0

Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)

Latvia

1

Slovakia

4

2

Austria

4

2

Austria

1

bye

2

Austria

Portugal and  Latvia relegated to Group II in 2015.

Croatia,  Israel,  Ukraine, and  Slovakia advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

Draw

	Play-offs 4-6 April					First Round 31 January-2 February					Second Round 4-6 April					Third Round 12-14 September
						Centurion, South Africa (hard)
						1	South Africa	3
	Oslo, Norway (indoor hard)						Monaco	2			Centurion, South Africa (hard)
		Monaco	5								1	South Africa	2
		Norway	0			Oslo, Norway (indoor hard)					8	Lithuania	3
						8	Lithuania	5
							Norway	0								Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina (indoor hard)
																8	Lithuania	3
						Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)										5	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2
						3	Finland	3
	Athens, Greece (clay)						Bulgaria	2			Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)
		Bulgaria	4								3	Finland	2
		Greece	1			Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina (indoor carpet)					5	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3
						5	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3
							Greece	1
						Minsk, Belarus (indoor hard)
							Ireland	1
	Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)					6	Belarus	4			Chi?in?u, Moldova (indoor hard)
		Ireland	3								6	Belarus	1
		Egypt	2			Chi?in?u, Moldova (indoor hard)					4	Moldova	4
							Egypt	1
						4	Moldova	4								Kolding, Denmark (indoor carpet)
																4	Moldova	2
						Rabat, Morocco (clay)										2	Denmark	3
							Morocco	2
	Casablanca, Morocco (clay)					7	Luxembourg	3			Hillerød, Denmark (indoor hard)
		Morocco	4								7	Luxembourg	0
		Cyprus	1			Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor hard)					2	Denmark	5
							Cyprus	1
						2	Denmark	4
Norway,  Greece,  Egypt, and  Cyprus relegated to Group III in 2015.										Lithuania and  Denmark promoted to Group I in 2015.

Group III Europe

Group III Africa

Note:  Tunisia was suspended from Davis Cup competition for one year for violation of ITF rules, after the Tunisian Tennis Federation ordered Malek Jaziri not to play against Israeli opponent Amir Weintraub during the 2013 Tashkent Challenger, an ATP Challenger Tour event in October 2013.

See also

• 2014 Fed Cup

References

External links

• Official website