2014 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2014. 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 2015. The final took place at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, between France and Switzerland on indoor clay. Switzerland won the Davis Cup for the first time, beating France 3–1 in the final.

2014 Davis Cup World Group
Date31 January – 23 November
Edition34th
Champions

Switzerland
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Participating teams

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Participating teams

Argentina

Australia

Belgium

Canada

Czech Republic

France

Germany

Great Britain

Italy

Japan

Kazakhstan

Netherlands

Serbia

Spain

Switzerland

United States

Seeds

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  1.  Czech Republic (semifinals)
  2.  Serbia (first round)
  3.  Spain (first round)
  4.  Argentina (first round)
  5.  France (final)
  6.  United States (first round)
  7.  Canada (first round)
  8.  Kazakhstan (quarterfinals)

Draw

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First round
31 January –2 February
Quarterfinals
4–6 April
Semifinals
12–14 September
Final
21–23 November
Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard)[1]
1  Czech Republic3
Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard)[9]
   Netherlands2
1  Czech Republic5
Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard)[2]
   Japan0
7  Canada1
Paris, France (clay)[13]
   Japan4
1  Czech Republic1
Frankfurt, Germany (indoor hard)[3]
5  France4
3  Spain1
Nancy, France (indoor hard)[10]
   Germany4
 Germany2
Mouilleron-le-Captif, France (indoor clay)[4]
5  France3
5  France5
Lille, France (indoor clay)[15]
   Australia0
5  France1
San Diego, United States (clay)[5]
  Switzerland3
   Great Britain3
Napoli, Italy (clay)[11]
6  United States1
 Great Britain2
Mar de Plata, Argentina (clay)[6]
 Italy3
   Italy3
Geneva, Switzerland (indoor hard)[14]
4  Argentina1
 Italy2
Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)[7]
  Switzerland3
   Belgium2
Geneva, Switzerland (indoor hard)[12]
8  Kazakhstan3
8  Kazakhstan2
Novi Sad, Serbia (indoor hard)[8]
  Switzerland3
    Switzerland3
2  Serbia2

First round

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Czech Republic vs. Netherlands

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Czech Republic
3
CEZ Arena, Ostrava, Czech Republic[1]
31 January – 2 February 2014
Hard (i)

Netherlands
2
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1
Radek Štěpánek
Robin Haase
6
3
4
6
77
64
2
6
1
6
 
2
Tomáš Berdych
Igor Sijsling
6
3
6
3
6
0
   
3
Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek
Robin Haase / Jean-Julien Rojer
7
5
1
6
77
62
77
64
  
4
Tomáš Berdych
Thiemo de Bakker
6
1
6
4
6
3
   
5
Lukáš Rosol
Igor Sijsling
3
6
3
6
    

Japan vs. Canada

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Japan
4
Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan[2]
31 January – 2 February 2014
Hard (i)

Canada
1
12345
1
Kei Nishikori
Peter Polansky
6
4
6
4
6
4
   
2
Go Soeda
Frank Dancevic
4
6
62
77
1
6
   
3
Kei Nishikori / Yasutaka Uchiyama
Frank Dancevic / Daniel Nestor
6
3
77
63
4
6
6
4
  
4
Kei Nishikori
Frank Dancevic
6
2
1
0
    
retired
5
Go Soeda
Peter Polansky
6
1
6
4
    

Germany vs. Spain

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Germany
4
Ballsporthalle, Frankfurt, Germany[3]
31 January – 2 February 2014
Hard (i)

Spain
1
12345
1
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Roberto Bautista-Agut
6
2
6
4
6
2
   
2
Florian Mayer
Feliciano López
78
66
77
64
1
6
5
7
6
3
 
3
Tommy Haas / Philipp Kohlschreiber
David Marrero / Fernando Verdasco
77
65
69
711
79
67
6
3
  
4
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Feliciano López
      
w/o
5
Daniel Brands
Roberto Bautista-Agut
77
65
6
4
    

France vs. Australia

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France
5
Vendéspace, Mouilleron-le-Captif, France[4]
31 January – 2 February 2014
Clay (i)

Australia
0
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1
Richard Gasquet
Nick Kyrgios
77
63
6
2
6
2
   
2
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Lleyton Hewitt
6
3
6
2
77
62
   
3
Richard Gasquet / Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Chris Guccione / Lleyton Hewitt
5
7
77
63
6
2
7
5
  
4
Julien Benneteau
Thanasi Kokkinakis
6
4
6
1
    
5
Gaël Monfils
Nick Kyrgios
77
65
6
4
    

United States vs. Great Britain

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United States
1
Petco Park, San Diego, United States[5]
31 January – 2 February 2014
Clay

Great Britain
3
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1
Donald Young
Andy Murray
1
6
2
6
3
6
   
2
Sam Querrey
James Ward
6
1
63
77
6
3
4
6
1
6
 
3
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
Colin Fleming / Dominic Inglot
6
2
6
3
3
6
6
1
  
4
Sam Querrey
Andy Murray
65
77
77
63
1
6
3
6
  
5
Donald Young
James Ward
     not
played
  • Great Britain's victory was their first in the World Group since 1986.[16]

Argentina vs. Italy

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Argentina
1
Patinódromo Municipal, Mar de Plata, Argentina[6]
31 January – 2 February 2014
Clay

Italy
3
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1
Carlos Berlocq
Andreas Seppi
4
6
6
0
6
2
6
1
  
2
Juan Mónaco
Fabio Fognini
5
7
2
6
2
6
   
3
Eduardo Schwank / Horacio Zeballos
Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini
78
66
68
710
63
77
4
6
  
4
Carlos Berlocq
Fabio Fognini
65
77
6
4
1
6
4
6
  
5
Juan Mónaco
Andreas Seppi
     not
played

Kazakhstan vs. Belgium

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Kazakhstan
3
National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan[7]
31 January – 2 February 2014
Hard (i)

Belgium
2
12345
1
Mikhail Kukushkin
Ruben Bemelmans
6
4
63
77
6
2
6
3
  
2
Andrey Golubev
David Goffin
711
69
3
6
4
6
6
2
12
10
 
3
Evgeny Korolev / Mikhail Kukushkin
Ruben Bemelmans / Olivier Rochus
2
6
77
64
3
6
64
77
  
4
Mikhail Kukushkin
David Goffin
6
4
3
6
6
3
4
6
0
6
 
5
Andrey Golubev
Ruben Bemelmans
6
2
6
3
6
1
   

Serbia vs. Switzerland

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Serbia
2
SPENS, Novi Sad, Serbia[8]
31 January – 2 February 2014
Hard (i)

Switzerland
3
12345
1
Ilija Bozoljac
Roger Federer
4
6
5
7
2
6
   
2
Dušan Lajović
Stanislas Wawrinka
4
6
6
4
1
6
67
79
  
3
Filip Krajinović / Nenad Zimonjić
Marco Chiudinelli / Michael Lammer
63
77
6
3
62
77
2
6
  
4
Dušan Lajović
Michael Lammer
6
3
3
6
6
4
   
5
Filip Krajinović
Marco Chiudinelli
6
4
6
4
    

Quarterfinals

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Japan vs. Czech Republic

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Japan
0
Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan[9]
4–6 April 2014
Hard (i)

Czech Republic
5
12345
1
Tatsuma Ito
Radek Štěpánek
77
65
65
77
1
6
5
7
  
2
Taro Daniel
Lukáš Rosol
4
6
4
6
6
3
6
4
2
6
 
3
Tatsuma Ito / Yasutaka Uchiyama
Radek Štěpánek / Lukáš Rosol
4
6
4
6
4
6
   
4
Yasutaka Uchiyama
Lukáš Rosol
3
6
6
3
4
6
   
5
Taro Daniel
Jiří Veselý
4
6
4
6
    

France vs. Germany

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France
3
Palais Des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy, France[10]
4–6 April 2014
Hard (i)

Germany
2
12345
1
Julien Benneteau
Tobias Kamke
68
710
3
6
2
6
   
2
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Peter Gojowczyk
7
5
63
77
6
3
68
710
6
8
 
3
Michaël Llodra / Julien Benneteau
Andre Begemann / Tobias Kamke
6
1
77
65
4
6
7
5
  
4
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Tobias Kamke
6
3
6
2
6
4
   
5
Gaël Monfils
Peter Gojowczyk
6
1
77
60
6
2
   

Italy vs. Great Britain

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Italy
3
Tennis Club Napoli, Napoli, Italy[11]
4–6 April 2014
Clay

Great Britain
2
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1
Fabio Fognini
James Ward
6
4
2
6
6
4
6
1
  
2
Andreas Seppi
Andy Murray
4
6
5
7
3
6
   
3
Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini
Colin Fleming / Andy Murray
4
6
2
6
6
3
5
7
  
4
Fabio Fognini
Andy Murray
6
3
6
3
6
4
   
5
Andreas Seppi
James Ward
6
4
6
3
6
4
   

Switzerland vs. Kazakhstan

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Switzerland
3
Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland[12]
4–6 April 2014
Hard (i)

Kazakhstan
2
12345
1
Stanislas Wawrinka
Andrey Golubev
65
77
2
6
6
3
65
77
  
2
Roger Federer
Mikhail Kukushkin
6
4
6
4
6
2
   
3
Roger Federer / Stanislas Wawrinka
Andrey Golubev / Aleksandr Nedovesov
4
6
65
77
6
4
66
78
  
4
Stanislas Wawrinka
Mikhail Kukushkin
64
77
6
4
6
4
6
4
  
5
Roger Federer
Andrey Golubev
77
60
6
2
6
3
   

Semifinals

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France vs. Czech Republic

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France
4
Roland Garros, Paris, France[13]
12–14 September 2014
Clay

Czech Republic
1
12345
1
Richard Gasquet
Tomáš Berdych
6
3
6
2
6
3
   
2
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Lukáš Rosol
6
2
6
2
6
3
   
3
Richard Gasquet / Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek
64
77
6
4
77
65
6
1
  
4
Julien Benneteau
Jiří Veselý
4
6
3
6
    
5
Gaël Monfils
Lukáš Rosol
5
7
6
4
7
5
   

Switzerland vs. Italy

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Switzerland
3
Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland[14]
12–14 September 2014
Hard (i)

Italy
2
12345
1
Roger Federer
Simone Bolelli
77
65
6
4
6
4
   
2
Stan Wawrinka
Fabio Fognini
6
2
6
3
6
2
   
3
Marco Chiudinelli / Stan Wawrinka
Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini
5
7
6
3
7
5
3
6
2
6
 
4
Roger Federer
Fabio Fognini
6
2
6
3
77
64
   
5
Michael Lammer
Andreas Seppi
4
6
6
1
4
6
   

Final

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France vs. Switzerland

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France
1
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France[15][17]
21–23 November 2014
Clay (i)

Switzerland
3
12345
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

References

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  1. ^ a b "Czech Republic v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  2. ^ a b "Japan v Canada". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ a b "Germany v Spain". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ a b "France v Australia". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ a b "United States v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ a b "Argentina v Italy". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ a b "Kazakhstan v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ a b "Serbia v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ a b "Japan v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ a b "France v Germany". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ a b "Italy v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ a b "Switzerland v Kazakhstan". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ a b "France v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ a b "Switzerland v Italy". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ a b "France v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Davis Cup - Great Britain march into Davis Cup quarterfinals". www.daviscup.com. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  17. ^ "Lille to stage Davis Cup Final". daviscup.com.