Davis Cup 2011

In 2011 the Davis Cup was held for the 100th time. 16 teams played in the world group for the title. Defending champion Serbia , which won the title for the first time in 2010 , lost in the semi-finals of the Argentina competition . In the final, Spain beat Argentina 3-1 to win the trophy for the fifth time.

Attendees

World group

Argentina Belgium Chile Germany

France India Kazakhstan Croatia

Austria Romania Russia Serbia

Spain Sweden Czech Republic United States

Continental groups

America Zone

Brazil Ecuador

Canada Colombia

Mexico

Uruguay

Europe / Africa zone

Israel Poland Italy

Finland Netherlands Portugal

Switzerland Slovakia Slovenia

South Africa Ukraine

Oceania / Asia zone

Australia People's Republic of China

Japan New Zealand

Philippines Taiwan

Uzbekistan

The tournament

World group

1st round 4th-6th March

Quarter-finals 8-10 July

Semi-finals 16.-18. September

Finals 2-4 December

Serbia

4th

India

1

Sweden

1

Serbia

4th

Sweden

3

Russia

2

Serbia

2

Argentina

3

Czech Republic

2

Kazakhstan

3

Kazakhstan

0

Argentina

5

Argentina

4th

Romania

1

Argentina

1

Spain

3

Chile

1

United States

4th

United States

1

Spain

3

Belgium

1

Spain

4th

Spain

4th

France

1

Croatia

2

Germany

3

Germany

1

France

4th

Austria

2

France

3

Round of 16

date	Home team	Result	Visiting team	place
4th-6th March	Serbia	4: 1	India	Novi Sad
4th-6th March	Sweden	3: 2	Russia	Borås
4th-6th March	Czech Republic	2: 3	Kazakhstan	Ostrava
4th-6th March	Argentina	4: 1	Romania	Buenos Aires
4th-6th March	Chile	1: 4	United States	Santiago de Chile
4th-6th March	Belgium	1: 4	Spain	Charleroi
4th-6th March	Croatia	2: 3	Germany	Zagreb
4th-6th March	Austria	2: 3	France	Vienna

Quarter finals

date	Home team	Result	Visiting team	place
8-10 July	Sweden	1: 4	Serbia	Halmstad
8-10 July	Argentina	5-0	Kazakhstan	Buenos Aires
8-10 July	United States	1: 3	Spain	Austin
8-10 July	Germany	1: 4	France	Stuttgart

Semifinals

date	Home team	Result	Visiting team	place
16.-18. September	Serbia	2: 3	Argentina	Belgrade
16.-18. September	Spain	4: 1	France	Cordoba

final

Spain	final	Argentina
Team Rafael Nadal David Ferrer Feliciano López Fernando Verdasco Captain Albert Costa	Date: December 2 to December 4, 2011 Location: Olympic Stadium , Seville ( Spain ) Surface: Sand (hall) Ball type: Head ATP Friday, December 2, 2011, 2 p.m. Rafael Nadal 6: 1, 6: 1, 6: 2 Juan Mónaco David Ferrer 6: 2, 6: 7 2 , 3: 6, 6: 4, 6: 3 Juan Martín del Potro Saturday, December 3, 2011, 4:00 p.m. Feliciano López Fernando Verdasco 4: 6, 2: 6, 3: 6 David Nalbandian Eduardo Schwank Sunday, December 4, 2011, 1 p.m. Rafael Nadal 1: 6, 6: 4, 6: 1, 7: 6 0 Juan Martín del Potro Result: 3: 1	Team Juan Mónaco Juan Martín del Potro Eduardo Schwank David Nalbandian Captain Tito Vazquez

America Zone

First round

date	Home team	Result	Visiting team	Venue
4th-6th March	Mexico	1: 4	Canada	Mexico city
4th-6th March	Uruguay	4: 1	Colombia	Montevideo

Second round

date	Home team	Result	Visiting team	Venue
8-10 July	Ecuador	2: 3	Canada	Guayaquil
8-10 July	Uruguay	0: 5	Brazil	Montevideo

• Canada and Brazil qualified for relegation to the world group

Europe / Africa zone

First round

date	Home team	Result	Visiting team	Venue
4th-6th March	Slovenia	3: 2	Finland	Ljubljana
4th-6th March	Ukraine	2: 3	Netherlands	Kharkiv
4th-6th March	Portugal	4: 1	Slovakia	Cruz Quebrada - Dafundo

Second round

date	Home team	Result	Visiting team	Venue
4th-6th March	Israel	3: 2	Poland	Ramat Hasharon
8-10 July	Italy	5-0	Slovenia	Arzachena
8-10 July	South Africa	3: 1	Netherlands	Potchefstroom
8-10 July	Switzerland	5-0	Portugal	Bern

• Israel, Italy, South Africa and Switzerland qualified for relegation to the world group

Oceania / Asia zone

First round

date	Home team	Result	Visiting team	Venue
4th-6th March	People's Republic of China	3: 2	Taiwan	Shanghai
4th-6th March	Philippines	1: 3	Japan	Lapu-Lapu City
4th-6th March	Uzbekistan	3: 2	New Zealand	Namangan

Second round

date	Home team	Result	Visiting team	Venue
8-10 July	People's Republic of China	1: 3	Australia	Beijing
8-10 July	Japan	4: 1	Uzbekistan	Kobe

• Japan and Australia qualified for relegation to the world group

Relegation

date	Home team	Result	Visiting team	place
16.-18. September	Romania	0: 5	Czech Republic	Bucharest
16.-18. September	Russia	3: 2	Brazil	Kazan
16.-18. September	Israel	2: 3	Canada	Ramat Hasharon
16.-18. September	South Africa	1: 4	Croatia	Potchefstroom
16.-18. September	Chile	1: 4	Italy	Santiago de Chile
16.-18. September	Japan	4: 1	India	Tokyo
16.-18. September	Belgium	1: 4	Austria	Antwerp
16.-18. September	Australia	2: 3	Switzerland	Sydney

• Japan (from Oceania / Asia), Italy (from Europe / Africa), Canada (from America) and Switzerland (from Europe / Africa) have risen to the world group
• Relegated from the world group are Romania (to Europe / Africa), Chile (to America), India (to Oceania / Asia) and Belgium (to Europe / Africa)

Web links

Commons : 2011 Davis Cup  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

• Official website of the Davis Cup

credentials

1. ↑ Davis Cup - Tie details - 2011 - Spain vs Argentinia ( English ) Retrieved June 25, 2012.