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2001 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2001.[1] The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group qualifying round, and the winners progressed to the quarterfinals and were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2002.

2001 Davis Cup World Group
Date9 February – 2 December
Edition21st
Champions

France
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France won the title, defeating Australia in the final, 3–2. The final was held at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, from 30 November to 2 December.[2] It was the French team's first Davis Cup title since 1996 and their 9th title overall. France won the title despite not playing a single match on home soil.

Participating teams edit

Participating teams
 
Australia 		 
Belgium 		 
Brazil 		 
Czech Republic
 
Ecuador 		 
France 		 
Germany 		 
Morocco
 
Netherlands 		 
Romania 		 
Russia 		 
Slovakia
 
Spain 		 
Sweden 		 
Switzerland 		 
United States

Draw edit

First round
9–11 February		Quarterfinals
6–8 April		Semifinals
21–23 September		Final
30 November-2 December
Perth, Australia (grass)
S  Australia4
Florianópolis, Brazil (clay)
  Ecuador1
S  Australia3
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay)
S  Brazil1
S  Brazil4
Sydney, Australia (hard)
  Morocco1
S  Australia4
Helsingborg, Sweden (indoor carpet)
S  Sweden1
S  Sweden3
Malmö, Sweden (indoor hard)
  Czech Republic2
S  Sweden4
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
S  Russia1
S  Russia3
Melbourne, Australia (grass)
  Slovakia2
S  Australia2
Ghent, Belgium (indoor clay)
S  France3
  Belgium0
Neuchâtel, Switzerland (indoor carpet)
S  France5
S  France3
Basel, Switzerland (indoor hard)
   Switzerland2
   Switzerland3
Rotterdam, Netherlands (indoor carpet)
S  United States2
S  France3
Braunschweig, Germany (indoor carpet)
  Netherlands2
  Romania2
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (indoor carpet)
S  Germany3
S  Germany1
Eindhoven, Netherlands (indoor carpet)
  Netherlands4
  Netherlands4
S  Spain1

First round edit

Australia vs. Ecuador edit

 
Australia
4 		Royal King's Park Tennis Club, Perth, Australia[3]
9–11 February 2001
Grass 		 
Ecuador
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Pat Rafter
Nicolás Lapentti 		6
3 		6
0 		7
5 		     
2  
  		Lleyton Hewitt
Giovanni Lapentti 		6
3 		6
2 		6
2 		     
3  
  		Wayne Arthurs / Todd Woodbridge
Giovanni Lapentti / Nicolás Lapentti 		2
6 		6
2 		6
1 		61
77 		10
12 		 
4  
  		Lleyton Hewitt
Nicolás Lapentti 		6
2 		6
1 		6
1 		     
5  
  		Pat Rafter
Giovanni Lapentti 		6
3 		6
1 		       

Brazil vs. Morocco edit

 
Brazil
4 		Universidade Veiga de Almeida, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[4]
9–11 February 2001
Clay 		 
Morocco
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Gustavo Kuerten
Karim Alami 		64
77 		6
4 		3
6 		6
1 		6
2 		 
2  
  		Fernando Meligeni
Hicham Arazi 		6
4 		5
7 		6
3 		4
3 		   
retired
3  
  		Jaime Oncins / Alexandre Simoni
Karim Alami / Hicham Arazi 		6
3 		6
3 		6
3 		     
4  
  		Gustavo Kuerten
Mounir El Aarej 		6
2 		6
2 		       
5  
  		Alexandre Simoni
Karim Alami 		4
6 		6
0 		3
6 		     

Sweden vs. Czech Republic edit

 
Sweden
3 		Idrottens hus, Helsingborg, Sweden[5]
9–11 February 2001
Carpet (indoors) 		 
Czech Republic
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Thomas Johansson
Bohdan Ulihrach 		3
6 		7
5 		2
6 		5
7 		   
2  
  		Magnus Norman
Jiří Novák 		77
62 		6
1 		1
6 		2
6 		6
4 		 
3  
  		Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti
Jiří Novák / David Rikl 		6
2 		4
6 		78
66 		7
5 		   
4  
  		Magnus Norman
Bohdan Ulihrach 		3
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
5  
  		Thomas Johansson
Jiří Novák 		77
60 		6
3 		64
77 		6
2 		   

Slovakia vs. Russia edit

 
Slovakia
2 		Incheba Hall, Bratislava, Slovakia[6]
9–11 February 2001
Hard (indoors) 		 
Russia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Karol Kučera
Marat Safin 		3
6 		4
6 		6
3 		7
5 		6
2 		 
2  
  		Dominik Hrbatý
Yevgeny Kafelnikov 		2
6 		3
6 		5
7 		     
3  
  		Dominik Hrbatý / Ján Krošlák
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Marat Safin 		4
6 		4
6 		6
2 		67
79 		   
4  
  		Dominik Hrbatý
Marat Safin 		6
3 		6
1 		6
4 		     
5  
  		Karol Kučera
Yevgeny Kafelnikov 		6
4 		6
4 		3
6 		2
6 		2
6 		 

Belgium vs. France edit

 
Belgium
0 		Flanders Sports Arena, Ghent, Belgium[7]
9–11 February 2001
Clay (indoors) 		 
France
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Christophe Rochus
Arnaud Clément 		77
62 		6
3 		2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		 
2  
  		Olivier Rochus
Sébastien Grosjean 		6
4 		6
1 		1
6 		3
6 		3
6 		 
3  
  		Christophe Rochus / Tom Vanhoudt
Cédric Pioline / Fabrice Santoro 		3
6 		2
6 		63
77 		     
4  
  		Filip Dewulf
Arnaud Clément 		3
6 		610
712 		       
5  
  		Christophe Rochus
Fabrice Santoro 		4
6 		4
6 		       

Switzerland vs. United States edit

 
Switzerland
3 		St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland[8]
9–11 February 2001
Hard (indoors) 		 
United States
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Roger Federer
Todd Martin 		6
4 		77
63 		4
6 		6
1 		   
2  
  		Michel Kratochvil
Jan-Michael Gambill 		3
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     
3  
  		Roger Federer / Lorenzo Manta
Jan-Michael Gambill / Justin Gimelstob 		6
4 		6
2 		7
5 		     
4  
  		Roger Federer
Jan-Michael Gambill 		7
5 		6
2 		4
6 		6
2 		   
5  
  		George Bastl
Andy Roddick 		3
6 		4
6 		       

Germany vs. Romania edit

 
Germany
3 		Volkswagen Halle, Braunschweig, Germany[9]
9–11 February 2001
Carpet (indoors) 		 
Romania
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Tommy Haas
Ionuț Moldovan 		6
2 		6
0 		6
2 		     
2  
  		Nicolas Kiefer
Andrei Pavel 		63
77 		3
6 		7
5 		3
6 		   
3  
  		Marc-Kevin Goellner / David Prinosil
Andrei Pavel / Gabriel Trifu 		4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4  
  		Tommy Haas
Andrei Pavel 		6
3 		6
4 		78
66 		     
5  
  		Nicolas Kiefer
Gabriel Trifu 		6
3 		6
1 		6
4 		     

Netherlands vs. Spain edit

 
Netherlands
4 		Sportcentrum Eindhoven, Eindhoven, Netherlands[10]
9–11 February 2001
Carpet (indoors) 		 
Spain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Raemon Sluiter
Juan Carlos Ferrero 		65
77 		79
67 		3
6 		77
63 		6
4 		 
2  
  		Sjeng Schalken
Carlos Moyá 		6
4 		7
5 		6
4 		     
3  
  		Paul Haarhuis / Sjeng Schalken
Joan Balcells / Àlex Corretja 		4
6 		6
3 		77
63 		712
610 		   
4  
  		Jan Siemerink
Joan Balcells 		69
711 		6
4 		77
65 		     
5  
  		Raemon Sluiter
Carlos Moyá 		4
6 		62
77 		       

Quarterfinals edit

Brazil vs. Australia edit

 
Brazil
1 		Florianópolis Court Tennis Centre, Florianópolis, Brazil[11]
6–8 April 2001
Clay 		 
Australia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Gustavo Kuerten
Pat Rafter 		4
6 		6
4 		77
61 		2
1 		   
retired
2  
  		Fernando Meligeni
Lleyton Hewitt 		3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
3  
  		Gustavo Kuerten / Jaime Oncins
Lleyton Hewitt / Pat Rafter 		67
79 		63
77 		65
77 		     
4  
  		Gustavo Kuerten
Lleyton Hewitt 		65
77 		3
6 		63
77 		     
5  
  		Alexandre Simoni
Richard Fromberg 		2
6 		4
4 		      not
completed

Sweden vs. Russia edit

 
Sweden
4 		Baltiska hallen, Malmö, Sweden[12]
6–8 April 2001
Hard (indoors) 		 
Russia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Thomas Johansson
Yevgeny Kafelnikov 		6
4 		1
6 		712
610 		3
6 		6
2 		 
2  
  		Magnus Norman
Mikhail Youzhny 		711
69 		6
4 		6
2 		     
3  
  		Simon Aspelin / Jonas Björkman
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy 		4
6 		6
1 		7
5 		62
77 		6
2 		 
4  
  		Magnus Norman
Andrei Stoliarov 		3
6 		6
3 		1
6 		     
5  
  		Thomas Johansson
Mikhail Youzhny 		6
3 		2
6 		6
2 		     

Switzerland vs. France edit

 
Switzerland
2 		Patinoires du Littoral, Neuchâtel, Switzerland[13]
6–8 April 2001
Carpet (indoors) 		 
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Marc Rosset
Arnaud Clément 		3
6 		6
3 		64
77 		78
66 		13
15 		 
2  
  		Roger Federer
Nicolas Escudé 		4
6 		77
61 		3
6 		4
6 		   
3  
  		Roger Federer / Lorenzo Manta
Cédric Pioline / Fabrice Santoro 		5
7 		6
3 		77
64 		63
77 		9
7 		 
4  
  		Roger Federer
Arnaud Clément 		6
4 		3
6 		77
65 		6
4 		   
5  
  		George Bastl
Nicolas Escudé 		6
1 		5
7 		77
63 		4
6 		6
8 		 

Netherlands vs. Germany edit

 
Netherlands
4 		Brabanthallen, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands[14]
6–8 April 2001
Carpet (indoors) 		 
Germany
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Jan Siemerink
Nicolas Kiefer 		6
3 		77
65 		3
6 		6
3 		   
2  
  		Raemon Sluiter
David Prinosil 		6
1 		6
3 		77
63 		     
3  
  		Paul Haarhuis / Sjeng Schalken
Jens Knippschild / David Prinosil 		6
3 		6
4 		4
6 		6
2 		   
4  
  		Jan Siemerink
David Prinosil 		77
64 		7
5 		       
5  
  		Raemon Sluiter
Nicolas Kiefer 		6
3 		2
6 		3
6 		     

Semifinals edit

Australia vs. Sweden edit

 
Australia
4 		Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre, Sydney, Australia[15]
21–23 September 2001
Hard 		 
Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Pat Rafter
Thomas Johansson 		6
3 		710
68 		3
6 		2
6 		3
6 		 
2  
  		Lleyton Hewitt
Jonas Björkman 		4
6 		6
4 		77
65 		77
62 		   
3  
  		Wayne Arthurs / Todd Woodbridge
Jonas Björkman / Magnus Larsson 		63
77 		77
62 		77
65 		77
63 		   
4  
  		Lleyton Hewitt
Thomas Johansson 		77
63 		5
7 		6
2 		6
1 		   
5  
  		Pat Rafter
Jonas Björkman 		6
3 		6
2 		       

Netherlands vs. France edit

 
Netherlands
2 		Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands[16]
21–23 September 2001
Carpet (indoors) 		 
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Raemon Sluiter
Arnaud Clément 		6
3 		2
6 		2
1 		    retired
 
2  
  		Sjeng Schalken
Nicolas Escudé 		77
63 		64
77 		6
4 		64
77 		6
8 		 
3  
  		Paul Haarhuis / Sjeng Schalken
Cédric Pioline / Fabrice Santoro 		5
7 		1
6 		5
7 		     
4  
  		Sjeng Schalken
Arnaud Clément 		78
66 		77
63 		       
5  
  		Jan Siemerink
Fabrice Santoro 		6
4 		6
4 		       

Final edit

Australia vs. France edit

 
Australia
2 		Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia[2]
30 November–2 December 2001
Grass 		 
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Lleyton Hewitt
Nicolas Escudé 		6
4 		3
6 		6
3 		3
6 		4
6 		 
2  
  		Pat Rafter
Sébastien Grosjean 		6
3 		78
66 		7
5 		     
3  
  		Lleyton Hewitt / Pat Rafter
Cédric Pioline / Fabrice Santoro 		6
2 		3
6 		65
77 		1
6 		   
4  
  		Lleyton Hewitt
Sébastien Grosjean 		6
3 		6
2 		6
3 		     
5  
  		Wayne Arthurs
Nicolas Escudé 		63
77 		77
65 		3
6 		3
6 		   

References edit

  1. ^ "World Group 2001". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Australia v France". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Australia v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Brazil v Morocco". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Sweden v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Slovakia v Russia". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Belgium v France". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Switzerland v United States". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Germany v Romania". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Netherlands v Spain". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Brazil v Australia". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Sweden v Russia". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Switzerland v France". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Netherlands v Germany". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Australia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Netherlands v France". daviscup.com.

External links edit

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