2011 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2011. 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 2012. The competition was won by Spain who defeated Argentina in the final.[1][2][3]

Main article: 2011 Davis Cup

Participating teams
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

The draw for the World Group was made in Brussels in September 2010.[4]

  First Round
4–6 March		 Quarterfinals
8–10 July		 Semifinals
16–18 September		 Final
2–4 December
                                     
Novi Sad, Serbia (indoor hard)[5]
1   Serbia 4  
Halmstad, Sweden (indoor hard)[6]
  India 1  
  1   Serbia 4  
Borås, Sweden (indoor hard)[7]
    Sweden 1  
7   Russia 2
Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard)[8]
  Sweden 3  
  1   Serbia 2  
Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard)[9]
  5   Argentina 3  
4   Czech Republic 2  
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[10] 7–9 July
  Kazakhstan 3  
    Kazakhstan 0
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[11]
  5   Argentina 5  
5   Argentina 4
Seville, Spain (indoor clay)[12][13]
  Romania 1  
  5   Argentina 1
Santiago, Chile (clay)[14]
  3   Spain 3
  Chile 1  
Austin, United States (indoor hard)[15]
6   United States 4  
  6   United States 1
Charleroi, Belgium (indoor hard)[16]
  3   Spain 3  
  Belgium 1
Córdoba, Spain (clay)[17][18]
3   Spain 4  
  3   Spain 4
Zagreb, Croatia (indoor hard)[19]
  2   France 1  
  Germany 3  
Stuttgart, Germany (clay)[20]
8   Croatia 2  
    Germany 1
Vienna, Austria (indoor clay)[21]
  2   France 4  
  Austria 2
2   France 3  

First round

Serbia vs. India

Serbia
4		 Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad, Serbia[5]
4–6 March 2011
Hard (i)
India
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Viktor Troicki
Rohan Bopanna		 6
3		 6
3		 5
7 		3
6 		6
3		  
2
Janko Tipsarević
Somdev Devvarman		 5
7 		5
7 		63
77		      
3
Ilija Bozoljac / Nenad Zimonjić
Rohan Bopanna / Somdev Devvarman		 4
6 		6
3		 6
4		 712
610		    
4
Viktor Troicki
Somdev Devvarman		 6
4		 6
2		 7
5		      
5
Janko Tipsarević
Karan Rastogi		 6
0		 6
1		        

Sweden vs. Russia

Sweden
3		 Boråshallen, Borås, Sweden[7]
4–6 March 2011
Hard (i)
Russia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Robin Söderling
Igor Andreev		 6
3		 6
3		 6
1		      
2
Joachim Johansson
Teymuraz Gabashvili		 6
3		 77
64		 6
4		      
3
Simon Aspelin / Robert Lindstedt
Igor Kunitsyn / Dmitry Tursunov		 6
4		 66
78		 78
66		 6
2		    
4
Simon Aspelin
Dmitry Tursunov		 5
7 		2
6 		       
5
Joachim Johansson
Igor Andreev		 68
710		 4
6 		       

Czech Republic vs. Kazakhstan

Czech Republic
2		 ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republic[9]
4–6 March 2011
Hard (i)
Kazakhstan
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jan Hájek
Andrey Golubev		 64
77		 77
63		 6
1		 64
77		 3
6 		 
2
Tomáš Berdych
Mikhail Kukushkin		 77
65		 6
2		 6
3		      
3
Tomáš Berdych / Lukáš Dlouhý
Evgeny Korolev / Yuri Schukin		 6
4		 6
4		 77
64		      
4
Tomáš Berdych
Andrey Golubev		 5
7 		7
5		 4
6 		2
6 		   
5
Jan Hájek
Mikhail Kukushkin		 4
6 		77
64		 68
710		 0
6 		   

Argentina vs. Romania

Argentina
4		 Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina[11]
4–6 March 2011
Clay
Romania
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
David Nalbandian
Adrian Ungur		 6
3		 6
2		 5
7 		6
4		    
2
Juan Mónaco
Victor Hănescu		 77
65		 1
6 		6
1		 6
1		    
3
Juan Ignacio Chela / Eduardo Schwank
Victor Hănescu / Horia Tecău		 6
2		 710
68		 6
1		      
4
Eduardo Schwank
Victor Crivoi		 77
63		 6
2		        
5
Juan Mónaco
Adrian Ungur		 4
6 		6
2		 3
6 		     

Chile vs. United States

Chile
1		 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile[14]
4–6 March 2011
Clay
United States
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Nicolás Massú
Andy Roddick		 2
6 		6
4		 3
6 		4
6 		   
2
Paul Capdeville
John Isner		 65
77		 62
77		 77
63		 77
65		 6
4		  
3
Jorge Aguilar / Nicolás Massú
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan		 3
6 		3
6 		64
77		      
4
Paul Capdeville
Andy Roddick		 6
3		 62
77		 3
6 		3
6 		   
5
Guillermo Rivera-Aránguiz
John Isner		 3
6 		77
64		 5
7 		     

Belgium vs. Spain

Belgium
1		 Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium[16]
4–6 March 2011
Hard (i)
Spain
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Xavier Malisse
Fernando Verdasco		 4
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
2
Ruben Bemelmans
Rafael Nadal		 2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3
Steve Darcis / Olivier Rochus
Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco		 60
77		 4
6 		3
6 		     
4
Olivier Rochus
Rafael Nadal		 4
6 		2
6 		       
5
Steve Darcis
Feliciano López		 64
77		 78
66		 77
63		      

Croatia vs. Germany

Croatia
2		 Dom Sportova, Zagreb, Croatia[19]
4–6 March 2011
Hard (i)
Germany
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Marin Čilić
Florian Mayer		 4
6 		6
0		 4
6 		6
3		 6
1		  
2
Ivan Dodig
Philipp Kohlschreiber		 4
6 		6
3		 6
4		 66
78		 4
6 		 
3
Ivan Dodig / Ivo Karlović
Christopher Kas / Philipp Petzschner		 3
6 		6
3		 7
5		 3
6 		4
6 		 
4
Marin Čilić
Philipp Kohlschreiber		 6
2		 6
3		 78
66		      
5
Ivo Karlović
Philipp Petzschner		 4
6 		63
77		 65
77		      

Austria vs. France

Austria
2		 Hangar 3, Vienna International Airport, Vienna, Austria[21]
4–6 March 2011
Clay (i)
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jürgen Melzer
Jérémy Chardy		 5
7 		4
6 		5
7 		     
2
Stefan Koubek
Gilles Simon		 0
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
3
Oliver Marach / Jürgen Melzer
Julien Benneteau / Michaël Llodra		 6
4		 3
6 		6
3		 6
4		    
4
Jürgen Melzer
Gilles Simon		 79
67		 3
6 		1
6 		6
4		 6
0		  
5
Martin Fischer
Jérémy Chardy		 6
2		 64
77		 3
6 		3
6 		   

Quarterfinals

Sweden vs. Serbia

Sweden
1		 Halmstad Arena, Halmstad, Sweden[6]
8–10 July 2011
Hard (i)
Serbia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Michael Ryderstedt
Viktor Troicki		 3
6 		1
6 		78
66		 5
7 		   
2
Ervin Eleskovic
Janko Tipsarević		 2
6 		0
1		       retired
 
3
Simon Aspelin / Robert Lindstedt
Novak Djokovic / Nenad Zimonjić		 6
4		 77
65		 7
5		      
4
Michael Ryderstedt
Janko Tipsarević		 2
6 		5
7 		3
6 		     
5
Robert Lindstedt
Viktor Troicki		 6
3		 4
6 		      retired
 

Argentina vs. Kazakhstan

Argentina
5		 Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina[10]
7–9 July 2011
Clay
Kazakhstan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Juan Mónaco
Andrey Golubev		 6
3		 6
0		 6
4		      
2
Juan Martín del Potro
Mikhail Kukushkin		 6
2		 6
1		 6
2		      
3
Juan Ignacio Chela / Eduardo Schwank
Evgeny Korolev / Yuri Schukin		 6
3		 6
2		 7
5		      
4
Juan Ignacio Chela
Evgeny Korolev		 2
6 		6
2		 6
0		      
5
Juan Mónaco
Mikhail Kukushkin		 6
4		 6
1		        

United States vs. Spain

United States
1		 Frank Erwin Center, Austin, United States[15]
8–10 July 2011
Hard (i)
Spain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Mardy Fish
Feliciano López		 4
6 		6
3		 3
6 		77
62		 6
8 		 
2
Andy Roddick
David Ferrer		 69
711		 5
7 		3
6 		     
3
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
Marcel Granollers / Fernando Verdasco		 63
77		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		    
4
Mardy Fish
David Ferrer		 5
7 		63
77		 7
5		 65
77		    
5
Andy Roddick
Feliciano López		           not
played

Germany vs. France

Germany
1		 TC Weissenhof, Stuttgart, Germany[20]
8–10 July 2011
Clay
France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Florian Mayer
Richard Gasquet		 6
4		 6
4		 5
7 		3
6 		3
6 		 
2
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Gaël Monfils		 63
77		 65
77		 4
6 		     
3
Christopher Kas / Philipp Petzschner
Michaël Llodra / Jo-Wilfried Tsonga		 64
77		 4
6 		4
6 		     
4
Philipp Petzschner
Michaël Llodra		 6
3		 6
4		        
5
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga		 63
77		 65
77		        

Semifinals

Serbia vs. Argentina

Serbia
2		 Belgrade Arena, Belgrade, Serbia[8]
16–18 September 2011
Hard (i)
Argentina
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Viktor Troicki
David Nalbandian		 4
6 		6
4		 2
6 		3
6 		   
2
Janko Tipsarević
Juan Martín del Potro		 5
7 		3
6 		4
6 		     
3
Nenad Zimonjić / Viktor Troicki
Juan Ignacio Chela / Juan Mónaco		 77
64		 6
4		 6
2		      
4
Novak Djokovic
Juan Martín del Potro		 65
77		 0
3		       retired
 
5
Janko Tipsarević
Juan Mónaco		 6
2		          
retired

Spain vs. France

Spain
4		 Plaza de Toros de los Califas, Córdoba, Spain[17][18]
16–18 September 2011
Clay
France
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Rafael Nadal
Richard Gasquet		 6
3		 6
0		 6
1		      
2
David Ferrer
Gilles Simon		 6
1		 6
4		 6
1		      
3
Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco
Michaël Llodra / Jo-Wilfried Tsonga		 1
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     
4
Rafael Nadal
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga		 6
0		 6
2		 6
4		      
5
Fernando Verdasco
Richard Gasquet		 6
2		 6
1		        

Final

Spain vs. Argentina

Spain
3		 Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain[12][13]
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
Juan Mónaco		           not
played

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  2. "Nadal secures Davis Cup title for Spain". USA Today. 4 December 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
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  6. "Serbia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  7. "Sweden v Russia". daviscup.com.
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  9. "Czech Republic v Kazakhstan". daviscup.com.
  10. "Kazakhstan v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  11. "Argentina v Romania". daviscup.com.
  12. "Spain v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  13. "La Federación elige a Sevilla para la final de la Davis" (in Spanish). El País.
  14. "Chile v USA". daviscup.com.
  15. "United States v Spain". daviscup.com.
  16. "Belgium v Spain". daviscup.com.
  17. "Spain v France". daviscup.com.
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  19. "Croatia v Germany". daviscup.com.
  20. "Germany v France". daviscup.com.
  21. "Austria v France". daviscup.com.
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