2011 Davis Cup World Group

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The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2011. 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 2012. The competition was won by Spain who defeated Argentina in the final.[1][2][3]

Participating teams

Participating Teams

Argentina
Austria
Belgium
Chile

Croatia
Czech Republic
France
Germany

India
Kazakhstan
Romania
Russia

Serbia
Spain
Sweden
United States

Seeds

  1.  Serbia
  2.  France
  3.  Spain
  4.  Czech Republic
  1.  Argentina
  2.  United States
  3.  Russia
  4.  Croatia

Draw

The draw for the World Group was made in Brussels in September 2010.[4]

  First round
4–6 March		 Quarterfinals
8–10 July		 Semifinals
16–18 September		 Final
2–4 December
                                     
Novi Sad, Serbia (indoor hard)[5]
1   Serbia 4  
Halmstad, Sweden (indoor hard)[6]
  India 1  
  1   Serbia 4  
Borås, Sweden (indoor hard)[7]
    Sweden 1  
7   Russia 2
Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard)[8]
  Sweden 3  
  1   Serbia 2  
Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard)[9]
  5   Argentina 3  
4   Czech Republic 2  
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[10] 7–9 July
  Kazakhstan 3  
    Kazakhstan 0
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[11]
  5   Argentina 5  
5   Argentina 4
Seville, Spain (indoor clay)[12][13]
  Romania 1  
  5   Argentina 1
Santiago, Chile (clay)[14]
  3   Spain 3
  Chile 1  
Austin, United States (indoor hard)[15]
6   United States 4  
  6   United States 1
Charleroi, Belgium (indoor hard)[16]
  3   Spain 3  
  Belgium 1
Córdoba, Spain (clay)[17][18]
3   Spain 4  
  3   Spain 4
Zagreb, Croatia (indoor hard)[19]
  2   France 1  
  Germany 3  
Stuttgart, Germany (clay)[20]
8   Croatia 2  
    Germany 1
Vienna, Austria (indoor clay)[21]
  2   France 4  
  Austria 2
2   France 3  

First round

Serbia vs. India


Serbia
4		 Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad, Serbia[5]
4–6 March 2011
Hard (i)
India
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Serbia
India		 Viktor Troicki
Rohan Bopanna		 6
3		 6
3		 5
7 		3
6 		6
3		  
2 Serbia
India		 Janko Tipsarević
Somdev Devvarman		 5
7 		5
7 		63
77		      
3 Serbia
India		 Ilija Bozoljac / Nenad Zimonjić
Rohan Bopanna / Somdev Devvarman		 4
6 		6
3		 6
4		 712
610		    
4 Serbia
India		 Viktor Troicki
Somdev Devvarman		 6
4		 6
2		 7
5		      
5 Serbia
India		 Janko Tipsarević
Karan Rastogi		 6
0		 6
1		        

Sweden vs. Russia


Sweden
3		 Boråshallen, Borås, Sweden[7]
4–6 March 2011
Hard (i)
Russia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Russia		 Robin Söderling
Igor Andreev		 6
3		 6
3		 6
1		      
2 Sweden
Russia		 Joachim Johansson
Teymuraz Gabashvili		 6
3		 77
64		 6
4		      
3 Sweden
Russia		 Simon Aspelin / Robert Lindstedt
Igor Kunitsyn / Dmitry Tursunov		 6
4		 66
78		 78
66		 6
2		    
4 Sweden
Russia		 Simon Aspelin
Dmitry Tursunov		 5
7 		2
6 		       
5 Sweden
Russia		 Joachim Johansson
Igor Andreev		 68
710		 4
6 		       

Czech Republic vs. Kazakhstan


Czech Republic
2		 ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republic[9]
4–6 March 2011
Hard (i)
Kazakhstan
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czech Republic
Kazakhstan		 Jan Hájek
Andrey Golubev		 64
77		 77
63		 6
1		 64
77		 3
6 		 
2 Czech Republic
Kazakhstan		 Tomáš Berdych
Mikhail Kukushkin		 77
65		 6
2		 6
3		      
3 Czech Republic
Kazakhstan		 Tomáš Berdych / Lukáš Dlouhý
Evgeny Korolev / Yuri Schukin		 6
4		 6
4		 77
64		      
4 Czech Republic
Kazakhstan		 Tomáš Berdych
Andrey Golubev		 5
7 		7
5		 4
6 		2
6 		   
5 Czech Republic
Kazakhstan		 Jan Hájek
Mikhail Kukushkin		 4
6 		77
64		 68
710		 0
6 		   

Argentina vs. Romania


Argentina
4		 Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina[11]
4–6 March 2011
Clay
Romania
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina
Romania		 David Nalbandian
Adrian Ungur		 6
3		 6
2		 5
7 		6
4		    
2 Argentina
Romania		 Juan Mónaco
Victor Hănescu		 77
65		 1
6 		6
1		 6
1		    
3 Argentina
Romania		 Juan Ignacio Chela / Eduardo Schwank
Victor Hănescu / Horia Tecău		 6
2		 710
68		 6
1		      
4 Argentina
Romania		 Eduardo Schwank
Victor Crivoi		 77
63		 6
2		        
5 Argentina
Romania		 Juan Mónaco
Adrian Ungur		 4
6 		6
2		 3
6 		     

Chile vs. United States


Chile
1		 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile[14]
4–6 March 2011
Clay
United States
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Chile
United States		 Nicolás Massú
Andy Roddick		 2
6 		6
4		 3
6 		4
6 		   
2 Chile
United States		 Paul Capdeville
John Isner		 65
77		 62
77		 77
63		 77
65		 6
4		  
3 Chile
United States		 Jorge Aguilar / Nicolás Massú
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan		 3
6 		3
6 		64
77		      
4 Chile
United States		 Paul Capdeville
Andy Roddick		 6
3		 62
77		 3
6 		3
6 		   
5 Chile
United States		 Guillermo Rivera-Aránguiz
John Isner		 3
6 		77
64		 5
7 		     

Belgium vs. Spain


Belgium
1		 Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium[16]
4–6 March 2011
Hard (i)
Spain
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Spain		 Xavier Malisse
Fernando Verdasco		 4
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
2 Belgium
Spain		 Ruben Bemelmans
Rafael Nadal		 2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3 Belgium
Spain		 Steve Darcis / Olivier Rochus
Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco		 60
77		 4
6 		3
6 		     
4 Belgium
Spain		 Olivier Rochus
Rafael Nadal		 4
6 		2
6 		       
5 Belgium
Spain		 Steve Darcis
Feliciano López		 64
77		 78
66		 77
63		      

Croatia vs. Germany


Croatia
2		 Dom Sportova, Zagreb, Croatia[19]
4–6 March 2011
Hard (i)
Germany
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Croatia
Germany		 Marin Čilić
Florian Mayer		 4
6 		6
0		 4
6 		6
3		 6
1		  
2 Croatia
Germany		 Ivan Dodig
Philipp Kohlschreiber		 4
6 		6
3		 6
4		 66
78		 4
6 		 
3 Croatia
Germany		 Ivan Dodig / Ivo Karlović
Christopher Kas / Philipp Petzschner		 3
6 		6
3		 7
5		 3
6 		4
6 		 
4 Croatia
Germany		 Marin Čilić
Philipp Kohlschreiber		 6
2		 6
3		 78
66		      
5 Croatia
Germany		 Ivo Karlović
Philipp Petzschner		 4
6 		63
77		 65
77		      

Austria vs. France


Austria
2		 Hangar 3, Vienna International Airport, Vienna, Austria[21]
4–6 March 2011
Clay (i)
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
France		 Jürgen Melzer
Jérémy Chardy		 5
7 		4
6 		5
7 		     
2 Austria
France		 Stefan Koubek
Gilles Simon		 0
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
3 Austria
France		 Oliver Marach / Jürgen Melzer
Julien Benneteau / Michaël Llodra		 6
4		 3
6 		6
3		 6
4		    
4 Austria
France		 Jürgen Melzer
Gilles Simon		 79
67		 3
6 		1
6 		6
4		 6
0		  
5 Austria
France		 Martin Fischer
Jérémy Chardy		 6
2		 64
77		 3
6 		3
6 		   

Quarterfinals

Sweden vs. Serbia


Sweden
1		 Halmstad Arena, Halmstad, Sweden[6]
8–10 July 2011
Hard (i)
Serbia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Serbia		 Michael Ryderstedt
Viktor Troicki		 3
6 		1
6 		78
66		 5
7 		   
2 Sweden
Serbia		 Ervin Eleskovic
Janko Tipsarević		 2
6 		0
1		       retired
 
3 Sweden
Serbia		 Simon Aspelin / Robert Lindstedt
Novak Djokovic / Nenad Zimonjić		 6
4		 77
65		 7
5		      
4 Sweden
Serbia		 Michael Ryderstedt
Janko Tipsarević		 2
6 		5
7 		3
6 		     
5 Sweden
Serbia		 Robert Lindstedt
Viktor Troicki		 6
3		 4
6 		      retired
 

Argentina vs. Kazakhstan


Argentina
5		 Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina[10]
7–9 July 2011
Clay
Kazakhstan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina
Kazakhstan		 Juan Mónaco
Andrey Golubev		 6
3		 6
0		 6
4		      
2 Argentina
Kazakhstan		 Juan Martín del Potro
Mikhail Kukushkin		 6
2		 6
1		 6
2		      
3 Argentina
Kazakhstan		 Juan Ignacio Chela / Eduardo Schwank
Evgeny Korolev / Yuri Schukin		 6
3		 6
2		 7
5		      
4 Argentina
Kazakhstan		 Juan Ignacio Chela
Evgeny Korolev		 2
6 		6
2		 6
0		      
5 Argentina
Kazakhstan		 Juan Mónaco
Mikhail Kukushkin		 6
4		 6
1		        

United States vs. Spain


United States
1		 Frank Erwin Center, Austin, United States[15]
8–10 July 2011
Hard (i)
Spain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Spain		 Mardy Fish
Feliciano López		 4
6 		6
3		 3
6 		77
62		 6
8 		 
2 United States
Spain		 Andy Roddick
David Ferrer		 69
711		 5
7 		3
6 		     
3 United States
Spain		 Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
Marcel Granollers / Fernando Verdasco		 63
77		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		    
4 United States
Spain		 Mardy Fish
David Ferrer		 5
7 		63
77		 7
5		 65
77		    
5 United States
Spain		 Andy Roddick
Feliciano López		           not
played

Germany vs. France


Germany
1		 TC Weissenhof, Stuttgart, Germany[20]
8–10 July 2011
Clay
France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
France		 Florian Mayer
Richard Gasquet		 6
4		 6
4		 5
7 		3
6 		3
6 		 
2 Germany
France		 Philipp Kohlschreiber
Gaël Monfils		 63
77		 65
77		 4
6 		     
3 Germany
France		 Christopher Kas / Philipp Petzschner
Michaël Llodra / Jo-Wilfried Tsonga		 64
77		 4
6 		4
6 		     
4 Germany
France		 Philipp Petzschner
Michaël Llodra		 6
3		 6
4		        
5 Germany
France		 Philipp Kohlschreiber
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga		 63
77		 65
77		        

Semifinals

Serbia vs. Argentina


Serbia
2		 Belgrade Arena, Belgrade, Serbia[8]
16–18 September 2011
Hard (i)
Argentina
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Serbia
Argentina		 Viktor Troicki
David Nalbandian		 4
6 		6
4		 2
6 		3
6 		   
2 Serbia
Argentina		 Janko Tipsarević
Juan Martín del Potro		 5
7 		3
6 		4
6 		     
3 Serbia
Argentina		 Nenad Zimonjić / Viktor Troicki
Juan Ignacio Chela / Juan Mónaco		 77
64		 6
4		 6
2		      
4 Serbia
Argentina		 Novak Djokovic
Juan Martín del Potro		 65
77		 0
3		       retired
 
5 Serbia
Argentina		 Janko Tipsarević
Juan Mónaco		 6
2		          
retired

Spain vs. France


Spain
4		 Plaza de Toros de los Califas, Córdoba, Spain[17][18]
16–18 September 2011
Clay
France
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
France		 Rafael Nadal
Richard Gasquet		 6
3		 6
0		 6
1		      
2 Spain
France		 David Ferrer
Gilles Simon		 6
1		 6
4		 6
1		      
3 Spain
France		 Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco
Michaël Llodra / Jo-Wilfried Tsonga		 1
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     
4 Spain
France		 Rafael Nadal
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga		 6
0		 6
2		 6
4		      
5 Spain
France		 Fernando Verdasco
Richard Gasquet		 6
2		 6
1		        

Final

Spain vs. Argentina


Spain
3		 Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain[12][13]
2–4 December 2011
Clay (i)
Argentina
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Argentina		 Rafael Nadal
Juan Mónaco		 6
1		 6
1		 6
2		      
2 Spain
Argentina		 David Ferrer
Juan Martín Del Potro		 6
2		 62
77		 3
6		 6
4		 6
3		  
3 Spain
Argentina		 Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco
David Nalbandian / Eduardo Schwank		 4
6		 2
6		 3
6		      
4 Spain
Argentina		 Rafael Nadal
Juan Martín Del Potro		 1
6		 6
4		 6
1		 77
60		    
5 Spain
Argentina		 David Ferrer
Juan Mónaco		           not
played

References

  1. ↑ "Rafael Nadal seals Davis Cup for Spain". RTÉ Sport. 4 December 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  2. ↑ "Nadal secures Davis Cup title for Spain". USA Today. 4 December 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "Rafael Nadal will skip title defence of Davis Cup in 2012 to concentrate on London Olympics". Daily Telegraph. 4 December 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  4. ↑ "Draw made for 2011 Davis Cup". daviscup.com. 21 September 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  5. 1 2 "Serbia v India". daviscup.com.
  6. 1 2 "Serbia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  7. 1 2 "Sweden v Russia". daviscup.com.
  8. 1 2 "Serbia v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  9. 1 2 "Czech Republic v Kazakhstan". daviscup.com.
  10. 1 2 "Kazakhstan v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  11. 1 2 "Argentina v Romania". daviscup.com.
  12. 1 2 "Spain v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  13. 1 2 "La Federación elige a Sevilla para la final de la Davis" (in Spanish). El País.
  14. 1 2 "Chile v USA". daviscup.com.
  15. 1 2 "United States v Spain". daviscup.com.
  16. 1 2 "Belgium v Spain". daviscup.com.
  17. 1 2 "Spain v France". daviscup.com.
  18. 1 2 "Córdoba acogerá la semifinal de la Davis" (in Spanish). RTVE.es.
  19. 1 2 "Croatia v Germany". daviscup.com.
  20. 1 2 "Germany v France". daviscup.com.
  21. 1 2 "Austria v France". daviscup.com.
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