2014 Davis Cup World Group

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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
Date	31 January – 23 November
Edition	34th
Champions
Switzerland

Participating teams

Participating teams
Argentina	Australia	Belgium	Canada
Czech Republic	France	Germany	Great Britain
Italy	Japan	Kazakhstan	Netherlands
Serbia	Spain	Switzerland	United States

Seeds

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

	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 Republic	3
						Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard)[2]
		Netherlands	2
						1	Czech Republic	5
	Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard)[3]
							Japan	0
	7	Canada	1
											Paris, France (clay)[4]
		Japan	4
											1	Czech Republic	1
	Frankfurt, Germany (indoor hard)[5]
											5	France	4
	3	Spain	1
						Nancy, France (indoor hard)[6]
		Germany	4
							Germany	2
	La Roche sur Yon, France (indoor clay)[7]
						5	France	3
	5	France	5
																Lille, France (indoor clay)[8]
		Australia	0
																5	France	1
	San Diego, United States (clay)[9]
																	Switzerland	3
		Great Britain	3
						Napoli, Italy (clay)[10]
	6	United States	1
						Great Britain		2
	Mar de Plata, Argentina (clay)[11]
						Italy		3
		Italy	3
											Geneva, Switzerland (indoor hard)[12]
	4	Argentina	1
											Italy		2
	Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)[13]
											Switzerland		3
		Belgium	2
						Geneva, Switzerland (indoor hard)[14]
	8	Kazakhstan	3
						8	Kazakhstan	2
	Novi Sad, Serbia (indoor hard)[15]
							Switzerland	3
		Switzerland	3
	2	Serbia	2

First round

Czech Republic vs. Netherlands

Czech Republic 3	CEZ Arena, Ostrava, Czech Republic[1] 31 January – 2 February 2014 Hard (i)		Netherlands 2
1 2 3 4 5 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

Japan 4	Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan[3] 31 January – 2 February 2014 Hard (i)		Canada 1
1 2 3 4 5 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

Germany 4	Ballsporthalle, Frankfurt, Germany[5] 31 January – 2 February 2014 Hard (i)		Spain 1
1 2 3 4 5 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

France 5	Vendéspace, La Roche sur Yon, France[7] 31 January – 2 February 2014 Clay (i)		Australia 0
1 2 3 4 5 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

United States 1	Petco Park, San Diego, United States[9] 31 January – 2 February 2014 Clay		Great Britain 3
1 2 3 4 5 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

Argentina 1	Patinódromo Municipal, Mar de Plata, Argentina[11] 31 January – 2 February 2014 Clay		Italy 3
1 2 3 4 5 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

Kazakhstan 3	National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan[13] 31 January – 2 February 2014 Hard (i)		Belgium 2
1 2 3 4 5 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

Serbia 2	SPENS, Novi Sad, Serbia[15] 31 January – 2 February 2014 Hard (i)		Switzerland 3
1 2 3 4 5 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

Japan vs. Czech Republic

Japan 0	Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan[2] 4–6 April 2014 Hard (i)		Czech Republic 5
1 2 3 4 5 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

France 3	Palais Des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy, France[6] 4–6 April 2014 Hard (i)		Germany 2
1 2 3 4 5 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

Italy 3	Tennis Club Napoli, Napoli, Italy[10] 4–6 April 2014 Clay		Great Britain 2
1 2 3 4 5 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

Switzerland 3	Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland[14] 4–6 April 2014 Hard (i)		Kazakhstan 2
1 2 3 4 5 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

France vs. Czech Republic

France 4	Roland Garros, Paris, France[4] 12–14 September 2014 Clay		Czech Republic 1
1 2 3 4 5 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

Switzerland 3	Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland[12] 12–14 September 2014 Hard (i)		Italy 2
1 2 3 4 5 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

France vs. Switzerland

France 1	Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France[8][17] 21–23 November 2014 Clay (i)		Switzerland 3
1 2 3 4 5 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