Davis Cup 2014

In 2014 the Davis Cup was held for the 103rd time. A total of 121 nations took part, 16 teams played in the world group for the title.

Tunisia was excluded from participation by the International Tennis Federation after the Tunisian Malek Jaziri failed to play against the Israeli Amir Weintraub in a challenger tournament under pressure from his national association .

Due to the uncertain situation in Israel and Ukraine , the relegation games to the world group that were to take place in these two countries have been postponed by the ITF. The game between Israel and Argentina took place in Sunrise , Florida , in the United States . The meeting between Ukraine and Belgium took place in Tallinn , Estonia .

For the first time won the Switzerland Davis Cup. In the final, the team led by Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka defeated hosts France 3-1. After Wawrinka's opening win against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Gaël Monfils equalized against Federer for France. The double game decided Federer and Wawrinka against Richard Gasquet and Julien Benneteau for Switzerland, before Federer secured the early 3-1 victory with a win in the third single game against Gasquet.

Attendees

World group

Argentina Germany France Italy

Netherlands Canada Kazakhstan Great Britain

Australia Japan Belgium Switzerland

Serbia Spain Czech Republic United States

Continental group I

America Zone

Uruguay Brazil

Ecuador Colombia

Dominican Republic Venezuela

Europe / Africa zone

Sweden Russia Ukraine

Latvia Austria Poland

Romania Slovakia Slovenia

Portugal Croatia Israel

Oceania / Asia zone

Uzbekistan South Korea

India Chinese Taipei

People's Republic of China New Zealand

Continental group II

America Zone

Guatemala Barbados

Bolivia Mexico

El Salvador Paraguay

Chile Peru

Europe / Africa zone

Morocco Finland Luxembourg Norway

Greece Ireland Moldova Egypt

Bulgaria Denmark Monaco Belarus

Bosnia Herzegovina Lithuania South Africa Cyprus

Oceania / Asia zone

Philippines Thailand

Pakistan Indonesia

Kuwait Vietnam

Sri Lanka Hong Kong

Continental group III

America Zone

Bahamas Costa Rica Panama

Cuba Haiti Bermuda

Jamaica Honduras Puerto Rico

European zone

Albania Estonia Macedonia Turkey

Azerbaijan Iceland Montenegro

Armenia Liechtenstein Hungary

Georgia Malta San Marino

Africa zone

Algeria Benin Madagascar

Botswana Congo Namibia

Mozambique Zimbabwe Nigeria

Oceania / Asia zone

Lebanon Iran

Malaysia Syria

Cambodia UAE

Turkmenistan Singapore

Continental group IV

Oceania / Asia zone

Bahrain Jordan Saudi Arabia

Bangladesh Qatar Mongolia

Iraq Kyrgyzstan Oman

Oceania

The tournament

World group

	1st round January 31st - February 2nd					Quarter-finals 4-6 April					Semi-finals 12-14 September					Final 21-23 November
		Czech Republic	3
		Netherlands	2
							Czech Republic	5
							Japan	0
		Japan	4th
		Canada	1
												Czech Republic	1
												France	4th
		Spain	1
		Germany	4th
							Germany	2
							France	3
		Australia	0
		France	5
																	France	1
																	Switzerland	3
		United States	1
		Great Britain	3
							Great Britain	2
							Italy	3
		Argentina	1
		Italy	3
												Italy	2
												Switzerland	3
		Kazakhstan	3
		Belgium	2
							Kazakhstan	2
							Switzerland	3
		Switzerland	3
		Serbia	2

Round of 16

date	Home team	Result	Visiting team	place
Jan 31 - Feb 2	Czech Republic	3: 2	Netherlands	Ostrava
Jan 31 - Feb 2	Japan	4: 1	Canada	Tokyo
Jan 31 - Feb 2	Germany	4: 1	Spain	Frankfurt am Main
Jan 31 - Feb 2	France	5-0	Australia	La Roche-sur-Yon
Jan 31 - Feb 2	United States	1: 3	United Kingdom	San Diego
Jan 31 - Feb 2	Argentina	1: 3	Italy	Mar del Plata
Jan 31 - Feb 2	Kazakhstan	3: 2	Belgium	Astana
Jan 31 - Feb 2	Serbia	2: 3	Switzerland	Novi Sad

Quarter finals

date	Home team	Result	Visiting team	place
4th-6th April	Japan	0: 5	Czech Republic	Tokyo
4th-6th April	France	3: 2	Germany	Nancy
4th-6th April	Italy	3: 2	United Kingdom	Naples
4th-6th April	Switzerland	3: 2	Kazakhstan	Geneva

Semifinals

date	Home team	Result	Visiting team	place
12-14 September	France	4: 1	Czech Republic	Paris
12-14 September	Switzerland	3: 2	Italy	Geneva

final

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France	final	Switzerland
Team Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Gaël Monfils Richard Gasquet Julien Benneteau Captain Arnaud Clément	Date: November 21 to 23, 2014 Location: Stade Pierre-Mauroy , Villeneuve-d'Ascq ( France ) Surface: sand (hall) Friday November 21, 2014 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 1: 6, 6: 3, 3: 6, 2: 6 Stanislas Wawrinka Gaël Monfils 6: 1, 6: 4, 6: 3 Roger Federer Saturday 22nd November 2014 Julien Benneteau Richard Gasquet 3: 6, 5: 7, 4: 6 Roger Federer Stanislas Wawrinka Sunday 23rd November 2014 Richard Gasquet 4: 6, 2: 6, 2: 6 Roger Federer Gaël Monfils not carried out Stanislas Wawrinka Result: 1: 3	Team Roger Federer Stanislas Wawrinka Marco Chiudinelli Michael Lammer Captain Severin Lüthi

Continental group I

America Zone

First round

date	Home team	Result	Visiting team	Venue
Jan 31 - Feb 2	Uruguay	0: 4	Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo
Jan 31 - Feb 2	Ecuador	3: 1	Venezuela	Guayaquil

• Colombia and Brazil got into the next round by bye

Second round

date	Home team	Result	Visiting team	Venue
4th-6th April	Colombia	4: 1	Dominican Republic	Cali
4th-6th April	Ecuador	1: 3	Brazil	Guayaquil

• Colombia and Brazil qualified for relegation to the world group

Europe / Africa zone

First round

date	Home team	Result	Visiting team	Venue
Jan 31 - Feb 2	Russia	2: 3	Poland	Moscow
Jan 31 - Feb 2	Slovenia	3: 1	Portugal	Kranj
Jan 31 - Feb 2	Ukraine	3: 1	Romania	Dnepropetrovsk
Jan 31 - Feb 2	Slovakia	5-0	Latvia	Bratislava

• Austria, Israel, Sweden and Croatia each got into the next round by bye

Second round

date	Home team	Result	Visiting team	Venue
4th-6th April	Poland	1: 3	Croatia	Warsaw
4th-6th April	Slovenia	1: 3	Israel	Portorož
4th-6th April	Sweden	1: 4	Ukraine	Malmo
4th-6th April	Slovakia	4: 1	Austria	Bratislava

• Croatia, Israel, Ukraine and Slovakia qualified for relegation to the world group

Oceania / Asia zone

First round

date	Home team	Result	Visiting team	Venue
27.-29. Jan.	People's Republic of China	3: 1	New Zealand	Tianjin
Jan 31 - Feb 2	India	5-0	Chinese Taipei	Indore

• Uzbekistan and South Korea each got into the next round by bye

Second round

date	Home team	Result	Visiting team	Venue
4th-6th April	People's Republic of China	2: 3	Uzbekistan	Tianjin
4th-6th April	South Korea	1: 3	India	Busan

• Uzbekistan and India qualified for relegation to the world group

World group relegation

date	Home team	Result	Visiting team	place
12-14 September	India	2: 3	Serbia	Bangalore
12-14 September	Brazil	3: 1	Spain	São Paulo
12-14 September	Israel	2: 3	Argentina	Sunrise , United States
12-14 September	Canada	3: 2	Colombia	Halifax
12-14 September	United States	5-0	Slovakia	Chicago
12-14 September	Australia	5-0	Uzbekistan	Perth
12-14 September	Netherlands	2: 3	Croatia	Amsterdam
12-14 September	Ukraine	2: 3	Belgium	Tallinn , Estonia

See also

• Fed Cup 2014

Web links

Commons : Davis Cup 2014  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official Davis Cup website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Tunisia excluded from Davis Cup after boycott of Israel , tennisnet.com. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
2. ^ Israel versus Argentina tie to be held in Sunrise , daviscup.com. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
3. ↑ Ukraine versus Belgium to be held in Tallinn , daviscup.com. Retrieved August 19, 2014.