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]

2011 Davis Cup World Group
Date4 March – 4 December
Edition31st
Champions

Spain
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Participating teams

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Participating Teams
 
Argentina
 
Austria
 
Belgium
 
Chile
 
Croatia
 
Czech Republic
 
France
 
Germany
 
India
 
Kazakhstan
 
Romania
 
Russia
 
Serbia
 
Spain
 
Sweden
 
United States

Seeds

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Draw

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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  Serbia4
Halmstad, Sweden (indoor hard)[13]
  India1
1  Serbia4
Borås, Sweden (indoor hard)[6]
  Sweden1
7  Russia2
Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard)[17]
  Sweden3
1  Serbia2
Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard)[7]
5  Argentina3
4  Czech Republic2
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[14] 7–9 July
  Kazakhstan3
  Kazakhstan0
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[8]
5  Argentina5
5  Argentina4
Seville, Spain (indoor clay)[20][21]
  Romania1
5  Argentina1
Santiago, Chile (clay)[9]
3  Spain3
  Chile1
Austin, United States (indoor hard)[15]
6  United States4
6  United States1
Charleroi, Belgium (indoor hard)[10]
3  Spain3
  Belgium1
Córdoba, Spain (clay)[18][19]
3  Spain4
3  Spain4
Zagreb, Croatia (indoor hard)[11]
2  France1
  Germany3
Stuttgart, Germany (clay)[16]
8  Croatia2
  Germany1
Vienna, Austria (indoor clay)[12]
2  France4
  Austria2
2  France3

First round

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Serbia vs. India

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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

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Sweden
3
Boråshallen, Borås, Sweden[6]
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

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Czech Republic
2
ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republic[7]
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

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Argentina
4
Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina[8]
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

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Chile
1
Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile[9]
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

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Belgium
1
Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium[10]
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

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Croatia
2
Dom Sportova, Zagreb, Croatia[11]
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

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Austria
2
Hangar 3, Vienna International Airport, Vienna, Austria[12]
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

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Sweden vs. Serbia

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Sweden
1
Halmstad Arena, Halmstad, Sweden[13]
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

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Argentina
5
Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina[14]
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

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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

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Germany
1
TC Weissenhof, Stuttgart, Germany[16]
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

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Serbia vs. Argentina

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Serbia
2
Belgrade Arena, Belgrade, Serbia[17]
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

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Spain
4
Plaza de Toros de los Califas, Córdoba, Spain[18][19]
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

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Spain vs. Argentina

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Spain
3
Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain[20][21]
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

References

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  1. ^ "Rafael Nadal seals Davis Cup for Spain". RTÉ Sport. 4 December 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Nadal secures Davis Cup title for Spain". USA Today. 4 December 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  3. ^ "Rafael Nadal will skip title defence of Davis Cup in 2012 to concentrate on London Olympics". The Daily Telegraph. 4 December 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Draw made for 2011 Davis Cup". daviscup.com. 21 September 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  5. ^ a b "Serbia v India". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ a b "Sweden v Russia". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ a b "Czech Republic v Kazakhstan". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ a b "Argentina v Romania". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ a b "Chile v USA". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ a b "Belgium v Spain". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ a b "Croatia v Germany". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ a b "Austria v France". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ a b "Serbia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ a b "Kazakhstan v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ a b "United States v Spain". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ a b "Germany v France". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ a b "Serbia v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ a b "Spain v France". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ a b "Córdoba acogerá la semifinal de la Davis" (in Spanish). RTVE.es.
  20. ^ a b "Spain v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  21. ^ a b "La Federación elige a Sevilla para la final de la Davis" (in Spanish). El País.