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2015 Davis Cup
Details
Duration6 March – 29 November
Edition104th
Achievements (singles)
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The 2015 Davis Cup was the 104th edition of the Davis Cup, a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. It was sponsored by BNP Paribas. Great Britain won their tenth title (their first since 1936), with Andy Murray defeating David Goffin of Belgium on clay in the final match held at Flanders Expo located in Ghent on 29 November 2015.

World Group

Main article: 2015 Davis Cup World Group
Participating teams

Argentina
Australia
Belgium
Brazil

Canada
Croatia
Czech Republic
France

Germany
Great Britain
Italy
Japan

Kazakhstan
Serbia
Switzerland
United States

Seeds

2

Draw

First round
6–8 March		Quarterfinals
17–19 July		Semifinals
18–20 September		Final
27–29 November
Frankfurt, Germany (indoor hard)
1 France3
London, Great Britain (grass)
 Germany2
1 France1
Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard)
 Great Britain3
7 United States2
Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard)
 Great Britain3
 Great Britain3
Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard)
 Australia2
3 Czech Republic2
Darwin, Australia (grass)
 Australia3
 Australia3
Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)
 Kazakhstan2
6 Italy2
Ghent, Belgium (indoor clay)
 Kazakhstan3
 Great Britain3
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 Belgium1
 Brazil2
Buenos Aires, Argentina (indoor clay)
5 Argentina3
5 Argentina4
Kraljevo, Serbia (indoor hard)
4 Serbia1
 Croatia0
Brussels, Belgium (indoor hard)
4 Serbia5
5 Argentina2
Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard)
 Belgium3
 Japan2
Middelkerke, Belgium (clay)
8 Canada3
8 Canada0
Liège, Belgium (indoor hard)
 Belgium5
 Belgium3
2  Switzerland2

Final

Belgium and Great Britain won through to the final by winning semi-final ties against Argentina and Australia respectively.[1] This meant that Belgium would participate in their first Davis Cup final since 1904 (a 5–0 defeat against Great Britain), and Great Britain in their first since 1978.[2][3] It also marked a remarkable recovery in fortunes for Great Britain, who had been in danger of relegation to the lowest division of the Davis Cup in 2010.[3]

Belgium were drawn as the home team under the rotation policy used by the organizers.[1] They chose to play the tie on a clay surface in the Flanders Expo, an indoor arena in Ghent.[1] The Belgians opted for a clay surface in the hope of unsettling Andy Murray, the highest ranked player on either side.[4] The choice of surface led Murray to question whether he would participate in the 2015 ATP World Tour Finals, played on a hard court in the week before the Davis Cup final, due to the difficulty in transitioning between surfaces.[1][4] Murray's comments led ITF executive president Chris Kermode to state that the Tour Finals was a mandatory event.[1][4] Murray participated in the finals, but was eliminated during the group stage.[5]

On the weekend before the tie, transport systems in the capital city of Brussels were shut down by the Belgian authorities due to security concerns relating to the recent attacks in Paris.[6] The British team delayed travelling to Belgium by 24 hours due to the security concerns, with the venue being located 35 km (22 mi) from Brussels.[6]

For his squad, Belgium captain Johan Van Herck selected Kimmer Coppejans, Ruben Bemelmans, Steve Darcis and David Goffin.[7] The team was led by Goffin, ranked 16th in the world and possessing a strong record in Davis Cup singles matches.[7] Their selection was relatively straightforward, as no other Belgian players possessed significant Davis Cup experience or were ranked in the top 200.[8] Great Britain captain Leon Smith named a five-man provisional squad of Murray, his brother Jamie, James Ward, Kyle Edmund and Dominic Inglot.[9] The team was led by Andy Murray, ranked second in the world and likely to play in the doubles match with his brother.[9] Smith later reduced the squad by omitting Inglot, a specialist doubles player who would only have been used if either Murray had been injured.[10]

Smith opted to use Edmund in the opening singles instead of Ward, due to his recent success in winning an ATP Challenger Tour event held on clay (the 2015 Copa Fila).[10] This meant that Edmund made his Davis Cup debut in the final, becoming only the sixth player in tournament history to make his debut in a final.[10] Edmund made a flying start to the first singles tie, racing into a two-set lead against Goffin by hitting many forehand winners.[11] Goffin fought back to win in five sets, winning 14 of the last 15 games.[11] Murray levelled the tie by winning in straight sets against Bemelmans.[11] Smith commented that it was the score that would have been expected after the first day, with the two higher-ranked players winning their matches.[11]

With the tie standing level after the first day, Belgian captain Van Herck gambled by selecting Goffin for the doubles (alongside Darcis) instead of Bemelmans.[8] This was an attempt to win the tie by winning the doubles and the two singles matches not contested by Andy Murray.[8] Van Herck also justified his decision by saying he felt they would have a better chance to win by playing from the back of the court, instead of playing a more typical doubles match at the net.[12] The tactic appeared to work, as the Belgian pair won the second set to level the match and then took an early lead in the third.[12] Darcis weakened later in the match and his serve was broken later in the third set, won 6–3 by the Murrays.[12] After Jamie survived seven break points on his serve midway through the fourth set, the Darcis serve was broken again.[12] Andy then closed out the victory, giving Great Britain a 2–1 lead.[12]

Going into the final day, Belgium hoped that Goffin would defeat Andy Murray and force the tie into a decisive fifth rubber.[12] The teams would then have faced an open choice of the other team members for that match, with Edmund nominally scheduled to play Bemelmans.[12] Goffin had only won one game in a recent meeting with Murray, but gave him a much harder match, which ran to almost three hours.[13] Murray survived a break point at 2–2 in the first set, but then raced to a 5–2 lead.[13] Goffin survived three set points on his own serve, but Murray then clinched the set in his next service game.[13] Goffin again resisted pressure on his own serve for most of the second set, but was broken in the 11th game.[13] Murray held serve to win the second set.[13] Goffin then fought back by breaking the Murray serve early in the third set, but was then immediately broken himself.[13] Murray then raced to victory, winning the match on his second match point with a backhand lob.[13] This gave Great Britain an unassailable 3–1 lead, with the two teams opting not to play the dead fifth rubber.[13]

The win was Great Britain's first Davis Cup victory since 1936, when Fred Perry and Bunny Austin contributed to a final win against Australia.[13] Andy Murray became only the third player, after John McEnroe and Mats Wilander, to win the maximum eight singles matches in a Davis Cup tournament.[13] With his three victories in doubles matches with his brother, he also became only the fourth man to win 11 points in a tournament.[13][14]

Summary


Belgium
1 		Flanders Expo, Ghent, Belgium[15]
27–29 November 2015
Clay (i)
Great Britain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
United Kingdom 		David Goffin
Kyle Edmund 		3
6 		1
6 		6
2 		6
1 		6
0 		 
2 Belgium
United Kingdom 		Ruben Bemelmans
Andy Murray 		3
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
3 Belgium
United Kingdom 		Steve Darcis / David Goffin
Andy Murray / Jamie Murray 		4
6 		6
4 		3
6 		2
6 		   
4 Belgium
United Kingdom 		David Goffin
Andy Murray 		3
6 		5
7 		3
6 		     
5 Belgium
United Kingdom 		Ruben Bemelmans
Kyle Edmund 		          not
played

World Group Play-offs

Main article: 2015 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs

Date: 18–20 September

The eight losing teams in the World Group, first round ties, and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group Play-offs for spots in the 2016 World Group.

Home team Score Visiting team Location Venue Door Surface
 India 1–3  Czech Republic New Delhi R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex Outdoor Hard
  Switzerland 4–1  Netherlands Geneva Palexpo Indoor Hard
 Russia 1–4  Italy Irkutsk Baikal Arena Indoor Hard
 Uzbekistan 1–3  United States Tashkent Olympic Tennis School Outdoor Clay
 Colombia 2–3  Japan Pereira Club Campestre Outdoor Clay
 Dominican Republic 1–4  Germany Santo Domingo Centro Nacional de Tenis del Parque del Este Outdoor Hard
 Brazil 1–3  Croatia Florianópolis Costão do Santinho Outdoor Clay
 Poland 3–2  Slovakia Gdynia Gdynia Sports Arena Indoor Hard

Americas Zone

Main article: 2015 Davis Cup Americas Zone

Group I

Further information: 2015 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I

Draw

Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 Colombia3
 Uruguay2
1 Colombia
bye
Seventh place Dominican Republic3
2 Ecuador2
 Uruguay
bye

Group II

Further information: 2015 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II

Draw

Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 Venezuela0
2 Chile5
1 Venezuela3
4 El Salvador2
1 Venezuela5
 Costa Rica0
Seventh place3 Mexico0
2 Chile5
4 El Salvador3
 Puerto Rico2

Group III

Further information: 2015 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III

Date: 20–25 July

Location: Panama City, Panama (clay)

2

Group A

 Paraguay  Cuba  Honduras  Panama RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
 Paraguay 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 9–0 18–2 114–65 1
 Cuba 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 5–4 12–9 104–100 2
 Honduras 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–6 7–14 86–111 3
 Panama 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–8 5–17 92–120 4

Group B

 Guatemala  Jamaica  Bahamas  Trinidad and Tobago  Bermuda RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
 Guatemala 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 4–0 11–1 22–5 157–98 1
 Jamaica 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–1 8–4 18–9 142–120 2
 Bahamas 0–3 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–2 6–6 14–12 128–122 3
 Trinidad and Tobago 0–3 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–3 3–9 6–20 97–144 4
 Bermuda 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–4 2–10 7–21 114–154 5

7th place play-off

5th place play-off

Promotion play-off

 Paraguay and  Guatemala promoted to Group II in 2016.

Asia/Oceania Zone

Main article: 2015 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Further information: 2015 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I

Draw

Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 Uzbekistan3
 South Korea2
1 Uzbekistan
bye
Seventh place New Zealand2
2 India3
 South Korea3
 Thailand2

Group II

Further information: 2015 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II

Draw

Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 Chinese Taipei2
2 Pakistan3
1 Chinese Taipei3
3 Philippines1
1 Chinese Taipei5
 Lebanon0
Seventh place4 Indonesia1
2 Pakistan3
3 Philippines5
 Sri Lanka0

Group III

Date: 25–28 March

Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (hard)

Seeds

2

Group A

 Malaysia  Hong Kong  Qatar  Saudi Arabia RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
 Malaysia 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 8–1 17–3 113–64 1
 Hong Kong 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 6–3 13–9 113–90 2
 Qatar 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–2 4–5 10–12 97–107 3
 Saudi Arabia 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–9 2–18 57–119 4

Group B

 Vietnam  Turkmenistan  Syria  Cambodia RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
 Vietnam 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 8–1 16–2 105–54 1
 Turkmenistan 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 4–5 8–12 84–105 2
 Syria 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 4–5 9–10 94–85 3
 Cambodia 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–7 5–14 65–104 4

Relegation play-off

 Qatar and  Saudi Arabia relegated to Group IV in 2016.

Promotion play-off

 Malaysia and  Vietnam promoted to Group II in 2016.

Group IV

Further information: 2015 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV

Date: 27 April–2 May

Location: Isa Town, Bahrain (hard)

Seeds

2

Group A

 Pacific Oceania  Jordan  Bahrain  Iraq RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
 Pacific Oceania 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 7–2 15–8 122–90 1
 Jordan 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 5–4 13–10 114–109 2
 Bahrain 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–6 8–13 94–117 3
 Iraq 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–6 8–13 95–109 4

Group B

 Singapore  United Arab Emirates  Bangladesh  Oman  Kyrgyzstan RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
 Singapore 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 4–0 11–1 23–3 153–63 1
 United Arab Emirates 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–1 10–2 21–7 156–83 2
 Bangladesh 0–3 0–3 3–0 3–0 2–2 6–6 13–12 111–91 3
 Oman 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0 1–3 3–9 7–18 70–125 4
 Kyrgyzstan 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–4 0–12 0–24 17–145 5

7th place play-off

5th place play-off

Promotion play-off

 Pacific Oceania and  Singapore promoted to Group III in 2016.

Europe/Africa Zone

Main article: 2015 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Further information: 2015 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

Draw

Ninth placeConsolation semifinalsConsolation quarterfinalsRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 Spain2
 Russia3
1 Spain
bye
Eleventh place
 Russia4
 Denmark13 Netherlands3
 Austria2
Thirteenth place13th–16th classification
 Slovakia3
 Romania2
3 Netherlands
bye
 Poland3
2 Ukraine1
Fifteenth place
 Austria3
 Sweden2

Group II

Further information: 2015 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

Draw

Ninth placeConsolation semifinalsConsolation quarterfinalsRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
7 Belarus2
3 Portugal3
 Turkey2
7 Belarus3
 Hungary3
 Bulgaria2
1 South Africa2
 Turkey3
Eleventh place
7 Belarus5
 Ireland03 Portugal4
6 Finland1
Thirteenth place13th–16th classification
5 Bosnia and Herzegovina2
 Hungary3
3 Portugal4
 Morocco1
8 Luxembourg0
 Bulgaria5
Fifteenth place
6 Finland3
 Monaco2

Group III Europe

Date: 15–18 July

Location: City of San Marino, San Marino (clay)

Group A

 Cyprus  Greece  San Marino RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
 Cyprus 2–1 3–0 2–0 5–1 11–2 71–31 1
 Greece 1–2 3–0 1–1 4–2 8–6 65–60 2
 San Marino 0–3 0–3 0–2 0–6 1–12 31–76 3

Group B

 Estonia  Montenegro  Liechtenstein RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
 Estonia 3–0 3–0 2–0 6–0 12–0 72–21 1
 Montenegro 0–3 3–0 1–1 3–3 6–6 51–51 2
 Liechtenstein 0–3 0–3 0–2 0–6 0–12 23–74 3

Group C

 Norway  North Macedonia  Armenia RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
 Norway 3–0 3–0 2–0 6–0 12–3 81–46 1
 North Macedonia 0–3 3–0 1–1 3–3 9–6 73–55 2
 Armenia 0–3 0–3 0–2 0–6 0–12 19–72 3

Group D

 Georgia  Malta  Iceland  Albania RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
 Georgia 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 9–0 18–0 108–17 1
 Malta 0–3 3–0 3–0 2–1 6–3 12–8 90–74 2
 Iceland 0–3 0–3 3–0 1–2 3–6 7–12 71–94 3
 Albania 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–9 1–18 29–113 4

9th to 12th place play-off

5th to 8th place play-off

Promotion play-off

 Norway and  Georgia promoted to Group II in 2016.

Group III Africa

Further information: 2015 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III

Date: 26–29 October

Location: Cairo, Egypt (clay)

2

Group A

 Tunisia  Namibia  Algeria  Ghana RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
 Tunisia 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 9–0 18–0 111–33 1
 Namibia 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 4–5 9–11 71–96 2
 Algeria 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–2 4–5 8–12 76–97 3
 Ghana 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–8 4–16 76–108 4

Group B

 Egypt  Benin  Mozambique  Libya RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
 Egypt 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 8–1 17–2 110–37 1
 Benin 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 6–3 13–7 92–75 2
 Mozambique 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–2 4–5 7–11 62–78 3
 Libya 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–9 0–17 27–101 4

7th place play-off

5th place play-off

Promotion play-off


 Tunisia and  Egypt promoted to Group II in 2016.

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