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2001 Davis Cup
Details
Duration9 February – 2 December
Edition90th
Teams139
Champion
Winning nation France
← 2000
2002 →

The 2001 Davis Cup (also known as the 2001 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 90th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 139 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 29 in the Americas Zone, 32 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 62 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Angola, Burkina Faso, Gabon, Mali and Rwanda made their first appearances in the tournament.

France defeated Australia in the final, held at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, on 30 November–2 December, to win their 9th title and their first since 1996. The French team achieved victory despite not playing a single match on home soil.[1][2]

World Group

Further information: 2001 Davis Cup World Group
Participating teams

Australia
Belgium
Brazil
Czech Republic

Ecuador
France
Germany
Morocco

Netherlands
Romania
Russia
Slovakia

Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United States

Draw

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

Final

Australia vs. France


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

World Group Qualifying Round

Further information: 2001 Davis Cup World Group Qualifying Round

Date: 21–23 September; 12–14 October

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 Qualifying Round for spots in the 2002 World Group.

Home team Score Visiting team Location Venue Door Surface
 Argentina 5–0  Belarus Córdoba Córdoba Lawn Tennis Club Outdoor Clay
 Belgium 2–3  Morocco Liège Country Hall Liège Indoor Carpet
 Czech Republic 3–2  Romania Prostějov Sports Hall Indoor Carpet
 Ecuador 1–4  Great Britain Guayaquil Club Nacional Outdoor Clay
 Italy 2–3  Croatia Rome Foro Italico Outdoor Clay
 Slovakia 3–2  Chile Prešov Mestská hala Indoor Carpet
 Spain 4–0  Uzbekistan Albacete Tennis Club de Albacete Outdoor Clay
 United States 4–1  India Winston-Salem, NC Lawrence Joel Colisseum Indoor Hard

Americas Zone

Further information: 2001 Davis Cup Americas Zone

Group I

Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 Canada0
 Argentina5
 Canada
bye
Seventh place Bahamas1
 Chile4
 Mexico0
 Argentina5

Group II

Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 Uruguay2
 Venezuela3
 Uruguay5
 Netherlands Antilles0
 Colombia1
 Uruguay3
Seventh place Guatemala0
 Venezuela5
 Costa Rica2
 Netherlands Antilles3

Group III

  • Venue: Cuba
  • Date: 14–18 March

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Cuba
2  Trinidad and Tobago
3  Jamaica
4  El Salvador
5  Honduras
6  Puerto Rico
7  Bolivia
8  Bermuda

Group IV

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Haiti
2  Panama
3  Eastern Caribbean
4  Saint Lucia
5  Barbados
6  U.S. Virgin Islands
7  Antigua and Barbuda

Asia/Oceania Zone

Further information: 2001 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 Uzbekistan3
 New Zealand2
 Uzbekistan3
 Indonesia2
Seventh place Japan2
 India3
 South Korea2
 New Zealand3

Group II

Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 Lebanonw/o
 Chinese Taipei
 Lebanon3
 Hong Kong2
 Lebanon4
 Kuwait1
Seventh place Malaysia0
 Chinese Taipei5
 Iran1
 Hong Kong4

Group III

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Kazakhstan
2  Philippines
3  Tajikistan
4  Singapore
5  Saudi Arabia
6  Qatar
7  Sri Lanka
8  Bahrain

Group IV

Final standings

Rank Team
1  United Arab Emirates
2  Pacific Oceania
3  Iraq
4  Oman
5  Jordan
6  Brunei
7  Fiji
8  Bangladesh

Europe/Africa Zone

Further information: 2001 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Ninth placeConsolation semifinalsConsolation quarterfinalsRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 Great Britain5
 Portugal0
 Great Britain
bye
Eleventh place
 Ukraine2
 Portugal3 Austria1
 Croatia4
Thirteenth place13th–16th classification
 Belarus3
 Zimbabwe2
 Austria
bye
 Finland2
 Italy3
Fifteenth place
bye
 Croatia

Group II

Ninth placeConsolation semifinalsConsolation quarterfinalsRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 Denmark2
 Greece3
 Hungary2
 Denmark3
 Luxembourg1
 Israel4
 Hungary5
 Monaco0
Eleventh place
 Ireland2
 Denmark3 Greece5
 Armenia0
Thirteenth place13th–16th classification
 Norway2
 Luxembourg3
 Greece5
 Turkey0
 Israel3
 South Africa2
Fifteenth place
 Armenia3
 Moldova2

Group III

Zone A

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Latvia
2  Ghana
3  Lithuania
4  Madagascar
5  Botswana
6  Iceland
7  Georgia
8  Kenya

Zone B

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Bulgaria
2  Egypt
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina
4  Macedonia
5  Mauritius
6  Namibia
7  Togo
  •  Bulgaria and  Egypt promoted to Group II in 2002.
  •  Togo relegated to Group IV in 2002.

Group IV

Zone A

Group A

Rank Team
1  Cyprus
2  Algeria
3  Benin
4  Rwanda
5  Lesotho
6  Sudan

Group B

Rank Team
1  Tunisia
2  Azerbaijan
3  San Marino
4  Burkina Faso
5  Gabon
6  Uganda

Zone B

Group A

Rank Team
1  Andorra
2  Angola
3  Malta
4  Ethiopia
5  Libya

Group B

Rank Team
1  Zambia
2  Mali
3  Senegal
4  Djibouti

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2001 Davis Cup.
General
  • "World Group 2001". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
Specific
  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 505. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "Australia v France". daviscup.com.
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