2013 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2013. The first-round losers go into the Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, and the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2014. Czech Republic defended their Davis Cup title, by defeating the Serbian team in Belgrade in the final.[1][2]

Main article: 2013 Davis Cup

Participating teams
Participating teams

Argentina
Austria
Belgium
Brazil

Canada
Croatia
Czech Republic
France

Germany
Italy
Israel
Kazakhstan

Serbia
Spain
Switzerland
United States

Seeds
  1.  Spain (First round)
  2.  Czech Republic (Champions)
  3.  Argentina (Semifinals)
  4.  Serbia (Final)
  5.  France (Quarterfinals)
  6.  United States (Quarterfinals)
  7.  Croatia (First round)
  8.  Kazakhstan (Quarterfinals)

Draw
  First Round
1–3 February		 Quarterfinals
5–7 April		 Semifinals
13–15 September		 Final
15–17 November
                                     
Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard)[3]
1   Spain 2  
Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard)[4]
    Canada 3  
      Canada 3  
Turin, Italy (indoor clay)[5]
      Italy 1  
7   Croatia 2
Belgrade, Serbia (indoor clay)[6]
    Italy 3  
      Canada 2  
Charleroi, Belgium (indoor clay)[7]
  4   Serbia 3  
4   Serbia 3  
Boise, United States (indoor hard)[8]
    Belgium 2  
  4   Serbia 3
Jacksonville, United States (indoor hard)[9]
  6   United States 1  
6   United States 3
Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard)[10]
    Brazil 2  
  4   Serbia 2
Rouen, France (indoor hard)[11]
  2   Czech Republic 3
    Israel 0  
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[12]
5   France 5  
  5   France 2
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[13]
  3   Argentina 3  
    Germany 0
Prague, Czech Republic (indoor hard)[14]
3   Argentina 5  
  3   Argentina 2
Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor clay)[15]
  2   Czech Republic 3  
    Austria 1  
Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor clay)[16]
8   Kazakhstan 3  
  8   Kazakhstan 1
Geneva, Switzerland (indoor hard)[17]
  2   Czech Republic 3  
     Switzerland 2
2   Czech Republic 3  

First round

Canada vs. Spain

Canada
3		 Thunderbird Sports Centre, Vancouver, Canada[3]
1–3 February 2013
Hard (i)
Spain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Milos Raonic
Albert Ramos		 65
77		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		    
2
Frank Dancevic
Marcel Granollers		 6
1		 6
2		 6
2		      
3
Daniel Nestor / Vasek Pospisil
Marcel Granollers / Marc López		 6
4		 4
6 		77
64		 3
6		 2
6		  
4
Milos Raonic
Guillermo García-López		 6
3		 6
4		 6
2		      
5
Frank Dancevic
Albert Ramos		 5
7 		4
6		        

Italy vs. Croatia

Italy
3		 Palavela, Turin, Italy[5]
1–3 February 2013
Clay (i)
Croatia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Paolo Lorenzi
Marin Čilić		 1
6 		78
66		 6
4		 3
6 		2
6 		 
2
Andreas Seppi
Ivan Dodig		 6
2		 62
77		 6
4		 6
4		    
3
Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini
Marin Čilić / Ivan Dodig		 3
6 		6
1		 6
3		 713
611		    
4
Andreas Seppi
Marin Čilić		 3
6 		3
6 		5
7 		     
5
Fabio Fognini
Ivan Dodig		 4
6 		6
4		 6
4		 6
4		    

Belgium vs. Serbia

Belgium
2		 Spiroudome de Charleroi, Charleroi, Belgium[7]
1–3 February 2013
Clay (i)
Serbia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
David Goffin
Viktor Troicki		 6
1		 6
3		 65
77		 4
6 		4
6 		 
2
Olivier Rochus
Novak Djokovic		 3
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3
Steve Darcis / Ruben Bemelmans
Viktor Troicki / Nenad Zimonjić		 4
6 		4
6 		7
5		 4
6 		   
4
David Goffin
Boris Pašanski		 6
4		 2
6 		6
2		      
5
Steve Darcis
Nenad Zimonjić		 6
2		 6
4		        

United States vs. Brazil

United States
3		 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States[9]
1–3 February 2013
Hard (i)
Brazil
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Sam Querrey
Thomaz Bellucci		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
2
John Isner
Thiago Alves		 6
3		 77
64		 6
3		      
3
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
Marcelo Melo / Bruno Soares		 66
78		 79
67		 4
6 		6
3		 3
6 		 
4
John Isner
Thomaz Bellucci		 6
2		 4
6 		79
67		 4
6 		3
6 		 
5
Sam Querrey
Thiago Alves		 4
6 		6
3		 6
4		 77
63		    

France vs. Israel

France
5		 Kindarena, Rouen, France[11]
1–3 February 2013
Hard (i)
Israel
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Amir Weintraub		 6
3		 6
3		 4
6 		7
5		    
2
Richard Gasquet
Dudi Sela		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
3
Julien Benneteau / Michaël Llodra
Jonathan Erlich / Dudi Sela		 77
63		 6
1		 6
0		      
4
Michaël Llodra
Noam Okun		 6
3		 77
65		        
5
Richard Gasquet
Amir Weintraub		 6
4		 6
3		        

Argentina vs. Germany

Argentina
5		 Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina[13]
1–3 February 2013
Clay
Germany
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Carlos Berlocq
Philipp Kohlschreiber		 3
6 		7
5		 2
6 		6
4		 4
5		  
retired
2
Juan Mónaco
Florian Mayer		 64
77		 6
3		 6
3		 6
4		    
3
David Nalbandian / Horacio Zeballos
Tobias Kamke / Christopher Kas		 6
1		 6
4		 5
7 		6
2		    
4
Juan Mónaco
Tobias Kamke		 6
4		 77
62		        
5
Carlos Berlocq
Christopher Kas		 6
2		 6
4		        

Kazakhstan vs. Austria

Kazakhstan
3		 National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan[15]
1–3 February 2013
Clay (i)
Austria
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Andrey Golubev
Andreas Haider-Maurer		 77
62		 6
3		 77
65		      
2
Evgeny Korolev
Jürgen Melzer		 77
64		 6
3		 6
2		      
3
Yuri Schukin / Andrey Golubev
Alexander Peya / Julian Knowle		 65
77		 3
6		 64
77		      
4
Andrey Golubev
Jürgen Melzer		 4
6 		6
3		 6
4		 6
2		    
5
Evgeny Korolev
Andreas Haider-Maurer		           not
played

Switzerland vs. Czech Republic

Switzerland
2		 Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland[17]
1–3 February 2013
Hard (i)
Czech Republic
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Stanislas Wawrinka
Lukáš Rosol		 6
4		 6
3		 6
4		      
2
Henri Laaksonen
Tomáš Berdych		 3
6 		2
6 		77
65		 1
6 		   
3
Marco Chiudinelli / Stanislas Wawrinka
Tomáš Berdych / Lukáš Rosol		 4
6 		7
5		 4
6 		77
63		 22
24 		 
4
Stanislas Wawrinka
Tomáš Berdych		 3
6 		4
6 		6
3		 65
77		    
5
Henri Laaksonen
Jiří Veselý		 0
6 		6
3		 6
1		      

The doubles match was the second longest match of all time (7 hours and 1 minute).[18]

Quarterfinals

Canada vs. Italy

Canada
3		 Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre, Vancouver, Canada[4]
5–7 April 2013
Hard (i)
Italy
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Vasek Pospisil
Andreas Seppi		 7
5		 6
4		 4
6 		3
6 		3
6		  
2
Milos Raonic
Fabio Fognini		 6
4		 77
64		 7
5		      
3
Daniel Nestor / Vasek Pospisil
Daniele Bracciali / Fabio Fognini		 6
3		 6
4		 3
6 		3
6 		15
13		  
4
Milos Raonic
Andreas Seppi		 6
4		 6
4		 3
6 		7
5		    
5
Vasek Pospisil
Fabio Fognini		           not
played

United States vs. Serbia

United States
1		 Taco Bell Arena, Boise, United States[8]
5–7 April 2013
Hard (i)
Serbia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
John Isner
Novak Djokovic		 65
77		 2
6 		5
7 		     
2
Sam Querrey
Viktor Troicki		 77
61		 3
6 		4
6 		6
1		 6
4		  
3
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
Ilija Bozoljac / Nenad Zimonjić		 65
77		 61
77		 7
5		 6
4		 13
15 		 
4
Sam Querrey
Novak Djokovic		 5
7 		77
64		 1
6 		0
6 		   
5
John Isner
Viktor Troicki		           not
played

Argentina vs. France

Argentina
3		 Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina[12]
5–7 April 2013
Clay
France
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Carlos Berlocq
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga		 6
4		 2
6 		3
6 		7
5		 2
6 		 
2
Juan Mónaco
Gilles Simon		 77
62		 6
2		 6
4		      
3
David Nalbandian / Horacio Zeballos
Michaël Llodra / Julien Benneteau		 3
6 		77
63		 7
5		 6
3		    
4
Juan Mónaco
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga		 3
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     
5
Carlos Berlocq
Gilles Simon		 6
4		 5
7 		6
4		 6
4		    

Kazakhstan vs. Czech Republic

Kazakhstan
1		 National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan[16]
5–7 April 2013
Clay (i)
Czech Republic
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Mikhail Kukushkin
Jan Hájek		 3
6		 2
6		 4
6 		     
2
Andrey Golubev
Lukáš Rosol		 6
4		 4
6 		2
6 		66
78 		   
3
Andrey Golubev / Yuri Schukin
Jan Hájek / Radek Štěpánek		 77
62		 6
4		 6
3		      
4
Evgeny Korolev
Lukáš Rosol		 65
77		 77
62		 65
77		 2
6 		   
5
Andrey Golubev
Jan Hájek		            

Semifinals

Serbia vs. Canada

Serbia
3		 Belgrade Arena, Belgrade, Serbia[6]
13–15 September 2013
Clay (i)
Canada
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Novak Djokovic
Vasek Pospisil		 6
2		 6
0		 6
4		      
2
Janko Tipsarević
Milos Raonic		 7
5		 3
6 		6
3		 3
6 		8
10 		 
3
Ilija Bozoljac / Nenad Zimonjić
Daniel Nestor / Vasek Pospisil		 78
66		 4
6 		6
3		 65
77		 8
10 		 
4
Novak Djokovic
Milos Raonic		 77
61		 6
2		 6
2		      
5
Janko Tipsarević
Vasek Pospisil		 77
63		 6
2		 78
66		      

Czech Republic vs. Argentina

Czech Republic
3		 O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[14]
13–15 September 2013
Hard (i)
Argentina
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Radek Štěpánek
Juan Mónaco		 77
63		 6
3		 6
2		      
2
Tomáš Berdych
Leonardo Mayer		 6
4		 4
6 		6
3		 6
4		    
3
Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek
Carlos Berlocq / Horacio Zeballos		 6
3		 6
4		 6
2		      
4
Lukáš Rosol
Horacio Zeballos		 6
4		 66
78		 4
6 		     
5
Jiří Veselý
Leonardo Mayer		 4
6 		4
6 		       

Final

Serbia vs. Czech Republic

Serbia
2		 Belgrade Arena, Belgrade, Serbia[10]
15–17 November 2013
Hard (i)
Czech Republic
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Novak Djokovic
Radek Štěpánek		 7
5		 6
1		 6
4		      
2
Dušan Lajović
Tomáš Berdych		 3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
3
Ilija Bozoljac / Nenad Zimonjić
Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek		 2
6 		4
6 		64
77		      
4
Novak Djokovic
Tomáš Berdych		 6
4		 77
65		 6
2		      
5
Dušan Lajović
Radek Štěpánek		 3
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     

References
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  2. "Czech Republic defends title". ESPN. 17 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
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  4. "Canada v Italy". daviscup.com.
  5. "Italy v Croatia". daviscup.com.
  6. "Serbia v Canada". daviscup.com.
  7. "Belgium v Serbia". daviscup.com.
  8. "United States v Serbia". daviscup.com.
  9. "United States v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  10. "Serbia v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  11. "France v Israel". daviscup.com.
  12. "Argentina v France". daviscup.com.
  13. "Argentina v Germany". daviscup.com.
  14. "Czech Republic v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  15. "Kazakhstan v Austria". daviscup.com.
  16. "Kazakhstan v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  17. "Switzerland v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  18. "Czechs outlast Switzerland in epic". daviscup.com. 2013-02-02. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
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