2011 Davis Cup

The 2011 Davis Cup (also known as the 2011 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) is the 100th edition of a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. Spain was the championship team, winning the final over Argentina, 3–1.[1][2]

2011 Davis Cup
Details
Duration4 March – 4 December
Edition100th
Champion
Winning Nation Spain
← 2010
2012 →

The draw took place in September 2010 in Brussels, Belgium.[3]

World Group
Main article: 2011 Davis Cup World Group
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
  5.  Argentina
  6.  United States
  7.  Russia
  8.  Croatia

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

Final

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

World Group Play-offs
Main article: 2011 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs

Date: 16–18 September

The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties will compete in the World Group Play-offs for spots in the 2012 World Group.

Home teamScoreVisiting teamLocationVenueDoorSurface
 Romania0–5 Czech RepublicBucharestCentrul National De TenisOutdoorClay
 Russia3–2 BrazilKazanKazan Tennis AcademyIndoorHard
 Israel2–3 CanadaRamat HaSharonCanada StadiumOutdoorHard
 South Africa1–4 CroatiaPotchefstroomFanie du Toit Sports ComplexOutdoorHard
 Chile1–4 ItalySantiagoEstadio NacionalOutdoorHard
 Japan4–1 IndiaTokyoAriake ColiseumOutdoorHard
 Belgium1–4 AustriaAntwerpLotto ArenaIndoorHard
 Australia2–3  SwitzerlandSydneyRoyal Sydney Golf ClubOutdoorGrass

Americas Zone
Main article: 2011 Davis Cup Americas Zone

Group I

Draw
Further information: 2011 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I
  Second Round Play-offs
28–30 October		 First Round Play-offs
16–19 September		 First Round
4–6 March		 Second Round
8–10 July
                                     
 
    1   Ecuador  
  Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)      bye     Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
  1   Ecuador 3       1   Ecuador 2
    Mexico 2   Asunción, Mexico (clay)     Canada 3
      Mexico 1
  Mexico City, Mexico (clay)         Canada 4  
    Mexico 0  
    Colombia 5     Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
        Uruguay 4  
        Colombia 1     Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
  Colombia         Uruguay 0
   bye     2   Brazil 5
     bye
    2   Brazil  
 Mexico relegated to
Group II in 2012.		  Canada and  Brazil
advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II
Further information: 2011 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II

Draw
  Play-offs
8–10 July		 First Round
4–6 March		 Second Round
8–10 July		 Third Round
16–19 September
                                     
  Lima, Perú (clay)
    1   Peru 5  
  Santa Tecla, El Salvador (clay)       Netherlands Antilles 0     Lima, Perú (clay)
  Netherlands Antilles 2       1   Peru 3  
  El Salvador 3   Santa Tecla, El Salvador (clay)   3   Dominican Republic 1  
  3   Dominican Republic 5
        El Salvador 0     Asunción, Paraguay (clay)
    1   Peru 3
  Mayagüez, Puerto Rico (hard)     4   Paraguay 1
        Puerto Rico 1  
  Mayagüez, Puerto Rico (hard)   4   Paraguay 4     Asunción, Paraguay (clay)
  Puerto Rico 4       4   Paraguay 3
  Haiti 1   Caracas, Venezuela (hard)   2   Venezuela 1  
      Haiti 2
    2   Venezuela 3  
 Netherlands Antilles and  Haiti
relegated to Group III in 2012.		    Peru promoted
to Group I in 2012.

Group III
Further information: 2011 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III

Honduras and Jamaica finished in the relegation places. However, in 2012 Groups III and IV were merged, so no demotion occurred.

Group IV
Further information: 2011 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group IV

Asia/Oceania Zone
Main article: 2011 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I
Further information: 2011 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I

Draw
  Second Round Play-offs
16–18 September		 First Round Play-offs
8–10 July		 First Round
4–6 March		 Second Round
8–10 July
                                     
 
    1   Australia  
     bye     Beijing, China (indoor hard)
   bye       1   Australia 3
    Chinese Taipei   Shanghai, China (indoor hard)     China 1
    Chinese Taipei 2
        China 3  
    Chinese Taipei 3  
    Philippines 2     Lapu-Lapu, Philippines (clay)
      Philippines 1  
  Hawera, New Zealand (indoor hard)     Japan 3     Kobe, Japan (indoor hard)
  Philippines 0         Japan 4
    New Zealand 5   Namangan, Uzbekistan (indoor clay)   2   Uzbekistan 1
    New Zealand 2
    2   Uzbekistan 3  
 Philippines relegated to
Group II in 2012.		  Australia and  Japan
advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II
Further information: 2011 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II

Draw
  Play-offs
8–10 July		 First Round
4–6 March		 Second Round
8–10 July		 Third Round
16–18 September
                                     
  Changwon, South Korea (hard)
    1   South Korea 4  
  Victoria Park, Hong Kong (hard)     Syria 1     Gimcheon, South Korea (hard)
  Syria 1       1   South Korea 4  
  Hong Kong 4   Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)   4   Pakistan 0  
  4   Pakistan 3
      Hong Kong 2     Gimcheon, South Korea (hard)
    1   South Korea 3
  Tehran, Iran (indoor clay)     2   Thailand 0
      Iran 2  
  Guam (hard)   3   Indonesia 3     Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard)
  Iran 1       3   Indonesia 1
 Pacific Oceania 4   Guam (hard)   2   Thailand 4  
   Pacific Oceania 0
    2   Thailand 5  
 Syria and  Iran
relegated to Group III in 2012.		    South Korea promoted
to Group I in 2012.

Group III
Further information: 2011 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III

Group IV
Further information: 2011 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV

Europe/Africa Zone
Main article: 2011 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Group I
Further information: 2011 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

Draw
  Second Round Play-offs
16–18 September		 First Round Play-offs
 First Round
4–6 March		 Second Round
8–10 July
                                     
 
    1   Israel  
       bye     4–6 March
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
   bye       1   Israel 3
    Poland         Poland 2
     bye
  Espoo, Finland (indoor hard)         Poland  
    Poland 2  
    Finland 3    
    3   Italy  
       bye     Arzachena, Italy (clay)
 bye       3   Italy 5
    Finland   Ljubljana, Slovenia (indoor clay)       Slovenia 0
      Finland 2
        Slovenia 3  
  Kharkiv, Ukraine (indoor hard)
        Ukraine 2  
        Netherlands 3     Potchefstroom, South Africa (hard)
    Ukraine           Netherlands 1
   bye     4   South Africa 3
     bye
      4   South Africa  
    Ukraine 1  
    Slovakia 4     Cruz Quebrada, Portugal (clay)
        Portugal 4  
        Slovakia 1     Bern, Switzerland (indoor hard)
  Slovakia           Portugal 0
   bye     2    Switzerland 5
     bye
    2    Switzerland  
 Poland and  Ukraine
relegated to Group II in 2012.		  Israel,  Italy,  South Africa, and   Switzerland
advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II
Further information: 2011 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

Draw
  Play-offs
8–10 July		 First Round
4–6 March		 Second Round
8–10 July		 Third Round
16–18 September
                                     
  Bolton, Great Britain (indoor hard)
    1   Great Britain 4  
  Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)       Tunisia 1     Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard)
    Tunisia 2       1   Great Britain 4  
8   Ireland 3   Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)       Luxembourg 1  
  8   Ireland 2
        Luxembourg 3     Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard)
    1   Great Britain 5
  Minsk, Belarus (indoor hard)         Hungary 0
    3   Belarus 4  
  Sofia, Bulgaria (indoor hard)       Bulgaria 1     Gödöllő, Hungary (clay)
    Bulgaria 2       3   Belarus 2
5   Cyprus 3   Nicosia, Cyprus (hard)       Hungary 3  
  5   Cyprus 0
        Hungary 5  
  Marrakech, Morocco (clay)
        Morocco 2  
  Vilnius, Lithuania (clay)   6   Bosnia and Herzegovina 3     Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina (indoor hard)
    Morocco 5       6   Bosnia and Herzegovina 3  
4   Lithuania 0   Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)       Estonia 2  
      Estonia 3
    4   Lithuania 2     Hillerød, Denmark (indoor hard)
    6   Bosnia and Herzegovina 2
  Kolding, Denmark (indoor carpet)         Denmark 3
        Denmark 3  
  Thessaloniki, Greece (clay)   7   Monaco 2     Frederiksberg, Denmark (clay)
7   Monaco 3           Denmark 3
    Greece 2   Thessaloniki, Greece (clay)   2   Latvia 2  
      Greece 1
    2   Latvia 4  
 Tunisia,  Bulgaria,  Lithuania, and  Greece
relegated to Group III in 2012.		  Great Britain and  Denmark
promoted to Group I in 2012.

Group III Europe
Further information: 2011 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group III

Group III Africa
Further information: 2011 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III

References
  1. Davis Cup site
  2. "Davis Cup scorecards – 2011". www.daviscup.com. ITF.
  3. "Draw made for 2011 Davis Cup". daviscup.com. 21 September 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  4. "Spain v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  5. "La Federación elige a Sevilla para la final de la Davis" (in Spanish). El País.


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