2015 Davis Cup World Group

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The World Group is the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2015. The first-round losers go into the Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, and the winners progress to the quarterfinals and World Group spot for 2016.

Participating teams

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

Seeds

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Draw

	First round 6–8 March					Quarterfinals 17–19 July					Semifinals 18–20 September					Final 27–29 November
	Frankfurt, Germany (indoor hard)
	1	France	3
						TBA, Great Britain
		Germany	2
						1	France
	Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard)
							Great Britain
	7	United States	2
		Great Britain	3
	Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard)
	3	Czech Republic	2
						Darwin, Australia (grass)
		Australia	3
						Australia
	Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)
						Kazakhstan
	6	Italy	2
		Kazakhstan	3
	Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
		Brazil	2
						TBA, Argentina
	5	Argentina	3
						5	Argentina
	Kraljevo, Serbia (indoor hard)
						4	Serbia
		Croatia	0
	4	Serbia	5
	Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard)
		Japan	2
						TBA, Belgium
	8	Canada	3
						8	Canada
	Liège, Belgium (indoor hard)
							Belgium
		Belgium	3
	2	Switzerland	2

First round

Germany vs. France

Germany 2	Fraport Arena, Frankfurt, Germany 6 March – 8 March 2015 Hard (i)		France 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan-Lennard Struff Gilles Simon 64 77 6 2 77 61 2 6 8 10   2 Philipp Kohlschreiber Gaël Monfils 4 6 5 7 64 77       3 Benjamin Becker / Andre Begemann Julien Benneteau / Nicolas Mahut 4 6 3 6 2 6       4 Philipp Kohlschreiber Gilles Simon 77 65 6 4         5 Jan-Lennard Struff Nicolas Mahut 78 66 6 3

Great Britain vs. United States

Great Britain 3	Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland 6 March – 8 March 2015 Hard (i)		United States 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andy Murray Donald Young 6 1 6 1 4 6 6 2     2 James Ward John Isner 64 77 5 7 6 3 77 63 15 13   3 Dominic Inglot / Jamie Murray Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 3 6 2 6 6 3 710 68 7 9   4 Andy Murray John Isner 77 64 6 3 77 64       5 James Ward Donald Young 7 5 0 1       retired

• The Isner-Ward match was the longest match involving a United States player since the introduction of the tiebreaker in 1989.
• Great Britain's victory over the United States was their first win over this country at home since 1935.

Czech Republic vs. Australia

Czech Republic 2	ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republic 6 March – 8 March 2015 Hard (i)		Australia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Lukáš Rosol Thanasi Kokkinakis 6 4 6 2 5 7 5 7 3 6   2 Jiří Veselý Bernard Tomic 4 6 3 6 65 77       3 Jiří Veselý / Adam Pavlásek Sam Groth / Lleyton Hewitt 1 6 77 62 3 6 77 64 6 2   4 Lukáš Rosol Bernard Tomic 64 77 3 6 65 77       5 Jan Mertl Sam Groth 6 3 6 2

• This was Australia's first World Group win since 2006.

Kazakhstan vs. Italy

Kazakhstan 3	National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan 6 March – 8 March 2015 Hard (i)		Italy 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mikhail Kukushkin Simone Bolelli 78 66 6 1 6 2       2 Andrey Golubev Andreas Seppi 3 6 3 6 77 65 2 6     3 Andrey Golubev / Aleksandr Nedovyesov Fabio Fognini / Simone Bolelli 64 77 3 6 715 613 4 6     4 Mikhail Kukushkin Andreas Seppi 710 68 6 0 6 4       5 Aleksandr Nedovyesov Fabio Fognini 77 65 3 6 4 6 6 3 7 5

Argentina vs. Brazil

Argentina 3	Tecnópolis, Buenos Aires, Argentina 6 March – 8 March 2015 Clay		Brazil 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Carlos Berlocq João Souza 4 6 6 3 7 5 3 6 2 6   2 Leonardo Mayer Thomaz Bellucci 6 4 6 3 1 6 6 3     3 Carlos Berlocq / Diego Schwartzman Marcelo Melo / Bruno Soares 5 7 3 6 4 6       4 Leonardo Mayer João Souza 77 64 77 65 5 7 5 7 15 13   5 Federico Delbonis Thomaz Bellucci 6 3 3 6 6 2 7 5

• The Mayer-Souza match set the record for the longest Davis Cup singles rubber, lasting for 6 hours and 42 minutes, eclipsing the previous record by 20 minutes which was from the McEnroe-Wilander match in 1982. It is the second longest tour match in history, behind the Isner-Mahut match from 2010.

Serbia vs. Croatia

Serbia 5	Kraljevo Sports Hall, Kraljevo, Serbia 6 March – 8 March 2015 Hard (i)		Croatia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Novak Djokovic Mate Delić 6 3 6 2 6 4       2 Viktor Troicki Borna Ćorić 4 6 1 6 6 3 6 2 6 1   3 Novak Djokovic / Nenad Zimonjić Marin Draganja / Franko Škugor 6 3 6 4 6 1       4 Filip Krajinović Franko Škugor 6 4 6 2         5 Viktor Troicki Mate Delić 6 4 6 3

Canada vs. Japan

Canada 3	Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre, Vancouver, Canada 6 March – 8 March 2015 Hard (i)		Japan 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Milos Raonic Tatsuma Ito 6 2 6 1 6 2       2 Vasek Pospisil Kei Nishikori 4 6 65 77 3 6       3 Daniel Nestor / Vasek Pospisil Go Soeda / Yasutaka Uchiyama 7 5 2 6 6 3 3 6 6 3   4 Milos Raonic Kei Nishikori 6 3 3 6 4 6 6 2 4 6   5 Vasek Pospisil Go Soeda 7 5 6 3 6 4

Belgium vs. Switzerland

Belgium 3	Country Hall Ethias Liège, Liège , Belgium 6 March – 8 March 2015 Hard (i)		Switzerland 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ruben Bemelmans Henri Laaksonen 6 1 78 66 4 6 0 6 2 6   2 Steve Darcis Michael Lammer 6 3 6 1 6 3       3 Ruben Bemelmans / Niels Desein Adrien Bossel / Michael Lammer 1 6 6 3 6 2 6 2     4 Steve Darcis Henri Laaksonen 3 6 6 3 6 3 65 77 1 6   5 David Goffin Adrien Bossel 6 4 6 0 6 4

• Belgium won a World Group tie for the first time since 2007.

Quarterfinals

Great Britain vs. France

Great Britain	TBA, TBA, Great Britain 17–19 July 2015 TBD		France
1 2 3 4 5 1               2               3               4               5

Australia vs. Kazakhstan

Australia	Marrara Sports Complex, Darwin, Australia 17–19 July 2015 TBD		Kazakhstan
1 2 3 4 5 1               2               3               4               5

Argentina vs. Serbia

Argentina	TBA, TBA, Argentina 17–19 July 2015 TBD		Serbia
1 2 3 4 5 1               2               3               4               5

Belgium vs. Canada

Belgium	TBA, TBA, Belgium 17–19 July 2015 TBD		Canada
1 2 3 4 5 1               2               3               4               5