2014_Davis_Cup References

2014 Davis Cup
Details
Duration	31 January – 23 November 2014
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

Czech Republic (semifinals)
Serbia (first round)
Spain (first round)
Argentina (first round)
France (final)
United States (first round)
Canada (first round)
Kazakhstan (quarterfinals)

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
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.

Seeded teams

Unseeded teams

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

Seeds:

Remaining nations:

Draw

Second Round Play-offs

First Round Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

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, Dom. Rep. (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

Seeds:

Remaining nations:

Draw


Play-offs			First round			Second round			Third round

			Bridgetown, Barbados (hard)

			1	Chile	2

Santiago, Chile (clay)				Barbados	3	Bridgetown, Barbados (hard)

1	Chile	5					Barbados	4

	Paraguay	0	Asunción, Paraguay (clay)			4	El Salvador	1

			4	El Salvador	3

				Paraguay	2				Bridgetown, Barbados (hard)

									Barbados	3

			Trinidad, Bolivia (clay)						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

Bahamas
Bermuda
Costa Rica – promoted to Group II in 2015
Cuba
Honduras
Jamaica
Panama
Puerto Rico – promoted to Group II in 2015
Trinidad and Tobago