2011 Davis Cup

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]

2011 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	4 March – 4 December
Edition	100th
Champion
Winning Nation	Spain
← 2010 2012 →

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:

1.  Serbia
2.  France
3.  Spain
4.  Czech Republic
5.  Argentina
6.  United States
7.  Russia
8.  Croatia

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 6^2 7^7 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 7^7 6^0     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  Czech Republic  Russia  Israel  Croatia  Chile  India  Austria   Switzerland

Unseeded teams  Australia  Belgium  Brazil  Canada  Italy  Japan  Romania  South Africa

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:  Ecuador  Brazil

Remaining Nations:  Canada  Colombia  Mexico  Uruguay

Draw

Second Round Play-offs 28–30 October

First Round Play-offs 16–19 September

First Round 4–6 March

Second Round 8–10 July

1

Ecuador

Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

bye

Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

1

Ecuador

3

1

Ecuador

2

Mexico

2

Asunción, Mexico (clay)

Canada

3

Mexico

1

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

Canada

4

Mexico

0

Colombia

5

Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)

Uruguay

4

Colombia

1

Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)

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

Seeds:  Peru  Venezuela  Dominican Republic  Paraguay

Remaining Nations:  El Salvador  Haiti  Netherlands Antilles  Puerto Rico

Draw

	Play-offs 8–10 July					First Round 4–6 March					Second Round 8–10 July					Third Round 16–19 September
						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

Seeds:  Australia  Uzbekistan

Remaining Nations:  China  Chinese Taipei  Japan  New Zealand  Philippines

Draw

Second Round Play-offs 16–18 September

First Round Play-offs 8–10 July

First Round 4–6 March

Second Round 8–10 July

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, 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

Seeds:  South Korea  Thailand  Indonesia  Pakistan

Remaining Nations:  Hong Kong  Iran Pacific Oceania  Syria

Draw

	Play-offs 8–10 July					First Round 4–6 March					Second Round 8–10 July					Third Round 16–18 September
						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 2012.															South Korea promoted to Group I in 2012.

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:  Israel   Switzerland  Italy  South Africa

Remaining Nations:  Finland  Netherlands  Poland  Portugal  Slovakia  Slovenia  Ukraine

Draw

Second Round Play-offs 16–18 September

First Round Play-offs

First Round 4–6 March

Second Round 8–10 July

1

Israel

bye

4–6 March Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)

bye

1

Israel

3

Poland

Poland

2

bye

Espoo, Finland (indoor hard)

Poland

Poland

2

Finland

3

3

Italy

bye

Arzachena, Italy (clay)

bye

3

Italy

5

Finland

Ljubljana, Slovenia (indoor clay)

Slovenia

0

Finland

2

Slovenia

3

Kharkiv, Ukraine (indoor hard)

Ukraine

2

Netherlands

3

Potchefstroom, South Africa (hard)

Ukraine

Netherlands

1

bye

4

South Africa

3

bye

4

South Africa

Ukraine

1

Slovakia

4

Cruz Quebrada, Portugal (clay)

Portugal

4

Slovakia

1

Bern, Switzerland (indoor hard)

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

Seeds:  Great Britain  Latvia  Belarus  Lithuania  Cyprus  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Monaco  Ireland

Remaining Nations:  Bulgaria  Denmark  Estonia  Greece  Hungary  Luxembourg  Morocco  Tunisia

Draw

	Play-offs 8–10 July					First Round 4–6 March					Second Round 8–10 July					Third Round 16–18 September
						Bolton, Great Britain (indoor hard)
						1	Great Britain	4
	Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)						Tunisia	1			Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard)
		Tunisia	2								1	Great Britain	4
	8	Ireland	3			Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)						Luxembourg	1
						8	Ireland	2
							Luxembourg	3								Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard)
																1	Great Britain	5
						Minsk, Belarus (indoor hard)											Hungary	0
						3	Belarus	4
	Sofia, Bulgaria (indoor hard)						Bulgaria	1			Gödöllő, Hungary (clay)
		Bulgaria	2								3	Belarus	2
	5	Cyprus	3			Nicosia, Cyprus (hard)						Hungary	3
						5	Cyprus	0
							Hungary	5
						Marrakech, Morocco (clay)
							Morocco	2
	Vilnius, Lithuania (clay)					6	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3			Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina (indoor hard)
		Morocco	5								6	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3
	4	Lithuania	0			Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)						Estonia	2
							Estonia	3
						4	Lithuania	2								Hillerød, Denmark (indoor hard)
																6	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2
						Kolding, Denmark (indoor carpet)											Denmark	3
							Denmark	3
	Thessaloniki, Greece (clay)					7	Monaco	2			Frederiksberg, Denmark (clay)
	7	Monaco	3									Denmark	3
		Greece	2			Thessaloniki, Greece (clay)					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.

Group III Europe

Albania  Andorra  Armenia  Georgia  Iceland  Macedonia

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

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.
4. "Spain v Argentina". daviscup.com.
5. "La Federación elige a Sevilla para la final de la Davis" (in Spanish). El País.

External links

• Official Site