2011 Davis Cup

2011 Davis Cup
Details
Duration	4 March – 4 December
Edition	100th
Champion
Winning nation	Spain
	← 2010 2012 →

The 2011 Davis Cup (also known as the 2011 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) is 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.

Seeded teams

Unseeded teams

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

Seeds:

Remaining Nations:

Draw

Fifth place

Consolation semifinals

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

1

Ecuador

2

Canada

3

1

Ecuador

bye

Seventh place

Uruguay

0

2

Brazil

5

Mexico

1

Canada

4

Group II

Seeds:

Remaining Nations:

Draw


Fifth place			Consolation semifinals			Quarterfinals			Semifinals	Final



						1	Peru	3

						4	Paraguay	1

			1	Peru	3

			3	Dominican Republic	1





1	Peru	5

	Netherlands Antilles	0





Seventh place			4	Paraguay	3

			2	Venezuela	1

3	Dominican Republic	5

	El Salvador	0

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

Seeds:

Remaining Nations:

Draw

Fifth place

Consolation semifinals

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

1

Australia

3

China

1

Australia

bye

Seventh place

Japan

4

2

Uzbekistan

1

Chinese Taipei

2

China

3

Group II

Seeds:

Remaining Nations:

Draw


Fifth place			Consolation semifinals			Quarterfinals			Semifinals	Final



						1	South Korea	3

						2	Thailand	0

			1	South Korea	4

			4	Pakistan	0





1	South Korea	4

	Syria	1





Seventh place			3	Indonesia	1

			2	Thailand	4

4	Pakistan	3

	Hong Kong	2

Group III

Kuwait
Lebanon – promoted to 2012 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II
Malaysia
Myanmar – relegated to 2012 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV

Oman
Sri Lanka – promoted to 2012 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II
United Arab Emirates – relegated to 2012 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV
Vietnam

Group IV

Bahrain
Bangladesh – promoted to 2012 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III
Iraq
Jordan

Kyrgyzstan – promoted to 2012 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III
Qatar
Singapore
Turkmenistan

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Seeds:

Remaining Nations:

Draw

Ninth place

Consolation semifinals

Consolation quarterfinals

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

1

Israel

3

Poland

2

1

Israel

bye

Eleventh place

bye

Poland

3

Italy

5

Slovenia

0

Thirteenth place

13th–16th classification

Netherlands

1

4

South Africa

3

Italy

bye

Portugal

0

2

Switzerland

5

Fifteenth place

Finland

2

Slovenia

3

Group II

Seeds:

Remaining Nations:

Draw


Ninth place			Consolation semifinals			Consolation quarterfinals			Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final






						1	Great Britain	5

							Hungary	0



			1	Great Britain	4

				Luxembourg	1



						6	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2

							Denmark	3



1	Great Britain	4

	Tunisia	1



Eleventh place



8	Ireland	2

	Luxembourg	3	3	Belarus	2

				Hungary	3



Thirteenth place			13th–16th classification



			6	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3

				Estonia	2
3	Belarus	4

	Bulgaria	1
				Denmark	3

			2	Latvia	2
Fifteenth place



5	Cyprus	0

	Hungary	5

Group III Europe

Malta
Moldova – promoted to 2012 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II
Montenegro
Norway
San Marino
Turkey – promoted to 2012 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

Group III Africa

Algeria
Benin
Cameroon
Congo
Ivory Coast
Egypt – promoted to 2012 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II
Gabon

Ghana
Kenya
Madagascar – promoted to 2012 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II
Nigeria
Rwanda
Zambia
Zimbabwe

References

^ Davis Cup site
^ "Davis Cup scorecards – 2011". www.daviscup.com. ITF.
^ "Draw made for 2011 Davis Cup". daviscup.com. 21 September 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
^ "Spain v Argentina". daviscup.com.
^ "La Federación elige a Sevilla para la final de la Davis" (in Spanish). El País.

External links

Official Site

[1] Davis Cup site

[2] "Davis Cup scorecards – 2011". www.daviscup.com. ITF.

[3] "Draw made for 2011 Davis Cup". daviscup.com. 21 September 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2010.

[ESP_vs._ARG-4] "Spain v Argentina". daviscup.com.

[Final_venue-5] "La Federación elige a Sevilla para la final de la Davis" (in Spanish). El País.

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