2011 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	4 March – 4 December 2011
Edition	100th
Champion
Winning Nation	Spain
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The 2011 Davis Cup (also known as the 2011 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 100th edition of a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. Spain was the championship team, winning the final over Argentina, 3–1. ^{[1] [2]}

The draw took place in September 2010 in Brussels, Belgium. ^[3]

World Group

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

Seeds:

Draw

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

Final

Spain 3	Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain [4] [5] 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 David Nalbandian           not played

World Group play-offs

Date: 16–18 September

The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties will compete in the World Group play-offs for spots in the 2012 World Group.

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Venue	Door	Surface
Romania	0–5	Czech Republic	Bucharest	Centrul National De Tenis	Outdoor	Clay
Russia	3–2	Brazil	Kazan	Kazan Tennis Academy	Indoor	Hard
Israel	2–3	Canada	Ramat HaSharon	Canada Stadium	Outdoor	Hard
South Africa	1–4	Croatia	Potchefstroom	Fanie du Toit Sports Complex	Outdoor	Hard
Chile	1–4	Italy	Santiago	Estadio Nacional	Outdoor	Hard
Japan	4–1	India	Tokyo	Ariake Coliseum	Outdoor	Hard
Belgium	1–4	Austria	Antwerp	Lotto Arena	Indoor	Hard
Australia	2–3	Switzerland	Sydney	Royal Sydney Golf Club	Outdoor	Grass

•   Austria,   Croatia,   Czech Republic and   Russia will remain in the World Group in 2012.
•   Canada,   Italy,   Japan and    Switzerland are promoted to the World Group in 2012.
•   Australia,   Brazil,   Israel, and   South Africa will remain in Zonal Group I in 2012.
•   Belgium,   Chile,   India and   Romania are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2012.

Americas Zone

Group I

Draw

Second-round play-offs

First-round play-offs

First Round

Second Round

1

Ecuador

Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) [6]

bye

Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) [9]

1

Ecuador

3

1

Ecuador

2

Mexico

2

Metepec, Mexico (clay) [7]

Canada

3

Mexico

1

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

Canada

4

Mexico

0

Colombia

5

Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) [8]

Uruguay

4

Colombia

1

Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) [10]

Colombia

Uruguay

0

bye

2

Brazil

5

bye

2

Brazil

•   Mexico relegated to Group II in 2012.
•   Canada and   Brazil advance to World Group play-off.

Group II

Draw

	Play-offs					First Round					Second Round					Third Round
						Lima, Perú (clay)
						1	Peru	5
	Santa Tecla, El Salvador (clay)						Netherlands Antilles	0			Lima, Perú (clay)
	Netherlands Antilles		2								1	Peru	3
	El Salvador		3			Santa Tecla, El Salvador (clay)					3	Dominican Republic	1
						3	Dominican Republic	5
							El Salvador	0								Asunción, Paraguay (clay)
																1	Peru	3
						Mayagüez, Puerto Rico (hard)										4	Paraguay	1
							Puerto Rico	1
	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico (hard)					4	Paraguay	4			Asunción, Paraguay (clay)
	Puerto Rico		4								4	Paraguay	3
	Haiti		1			Caracas, Venezuela (hard)					2	Venezuela	1
							Haiti	2
						2	Venezuela	3

•   Netherlands Antilles and   Haiti relegated to Group III in 2012.
•   Peru promoted to Group I in 2012.

Group III

•   Aruba
•   Bahamas
•   Barbados – promoted to 2012 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II
•   Bolivia – promoted to 2012 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II
•   Costa Rica
•   Guatemala
•   Honduras
•   Jamaica

Honduras and Jamaica finished in the relegation places. However, in 2012 Groups III and IV were merged, so no demotion occurred.

Group IV

•   Panama – promoted to 2012 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III
•   Trinidad and Tobago – promoted to 2012 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III
•   U.S. Virgin Islands - promoted by default, as Groups III and IV were merged for 2012

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Draw

Second Round Play-offs

First Round Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

1

Australia

bye

Beijing, China (indoor hard)

bye

1

Australia

3

Chinese Taipei

Shanghai, China (indoor hard)

China

1

Chinese Taipei

2

China

3

Chinese Taipei

3

Philippines

2

Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines (clay)

Philippines

1

Hawera, New Zealand (indoor hard)

Japan

3

Kobe, Japan (indoor hard)

Philippines

0

Japan

4

New Zealand

5

Namangan, Uzbekistan (indoor clay)

2

Uzbekistan

1

New Zealand

2

2

Uzbekistan

3

•   Philippines relegated to Group II in 2012.
•   Australia and   Japan advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

Draw

	Play-offs					First Round					Second Round					Third Round
						Changwon, South Korea (hard)
						1	South Korea	4
	Victoria Park, Hong Kong (hard)						Syria	1			Gimcheon, South Korea (hard)
	Syria		1								1	South Korea	4
	Hong Kong		4			Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)					4	Pakistan	0
						4	Pakistan	3
							Hong Kong	2								Gimcheon, South Korea (hard)
																1	South Korea	3
						Tehran, Iran (indoor clay)										2	Thailand	0
							Iran	2
	Guam (hard)					3	Indonesia	3			Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard)
	Iran		1								3	Indonesia	1
	Pacific Oceania		4			Guam (hard)					2	Thailand	4
							Pacific Oceania	0
						2	Thailand	5

•   Syria and   Iran relegated to Group III in 20.
•   South Korea promoted to Group I in 20.

Group III

Group IV

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Draw

Second-round play-offs

First-round play-offs

First round

Second round

1

Israel

Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)

bye

bye

1

Israel

3

Poland

Poland

2

Poland

Espoo, Finland (indoor hard)

bye

Poland

2

Finland

3

3

Italy

Arzachena, Italy (clay)

bye

bye

3

Italy

5

Ljubljana, Slovenia (indoor clay)

Finland

Slovenia

0

Finland

2

Slovenia

3

Kharkiv, Ukraine (indoor hard)

Ukraine

2

Potchefstroom, South Africa (hard)

Netherlands

3

Ukraine

Netherlands

1

bye

4

South Africa

3

bye

Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)

4

South Africa

Ukraine

1

Cruz Quebrada, Portugal (clay)

Slovakia

4

Portugal

4

Bern, Switzerland (indoor hard)

Slovakia

1

Slovakia

Portugal

0

bye

2

Switzerland

5

bye

2

Switzerland

•   Poland and   Ukraine relegated to Group II in 2012.
•   Israel,   Italy,   South Africa, and    Switzerland advance to World Group play-off.

Group II

Draw

	Play-offs					First round					Second round					Third round
						Bolton, Great Britain (indoor hard)
						1	Great Britain	4
	Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)										Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard)
							Tunisia	1
		Tunisia	2								1	Great Britain	4
						Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)
	8	Ireland	3									Luxembourg	1
						8	Ireland	2
																Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard)
							Luxembourg	3
																1	Great Britain	5
						Minsk, Belarus (indoor hard)
																	Hungary	0
						3	Belarus	4
	Sofia, Bulgaria (indoor hard)										Gödöllő, Hungary (clay)
							Bulgaria	1
		Bulgaria	2								3	Belarus	2
						Nicosia, Cyprus (hard)
	5	Cyprus	3									Hungary	3
						5	Cyprus	0
							Hungary	5
						Marrakech, Morocco (clay)
							Morocco	2
	Vilnius, Lithuania (clay)										Tuzla, Bosnia and Herz. (indoor hard)
						6	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3
		Morocco	5								6	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3
						Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)
	4	Lithuania	0									Estonia	2
							Estonia	3
																Hillerød, Denmark (indoor hard)
						4	Lithuania	2
																6	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2
						Kolding, Denmark (indoor carpet)
																	Denmark	3
							Denmark	3
	Thessaloniki, Greece (clay)										Frederiksberg, Denmark (clay)
						7	Monaco	2
	7	Monaco	3									Denmark	3
						Thessaloniki, Greece (clay)
		Greece	2								2	Latvia	2
							Greece	1
						2	Latvia	4

•   Tunisia,   Bulgaria,   Lithuania, and   Greece relegated to Group III in 2012.
•   Great Britain and   Denmark promoted to Group I in 2012.

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Group III Europe

Group III Africa

References

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