2013 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2013. The first-round losers go into the Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, and the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2014. Czech Republic defended their Davis Cup title, by defeating the Serbian team in Belgrade in the final.[1][2]

Participating teams

Participating teams
Argentina	Austria	Belgium	Brazil
Canada	Croatia	Czech Republic	France
Germany	Italy	Israel	Kazakhstan
Serbia	Spain	Switzerland	United States

Seeds

1.  Spain (First round)
2.  Czech Republic (Champions)
3.  Argentina (Semifinals)
4.  Serbia (Final)
5.  France (Quarterfinals)
6.  United States (Quarterfinals)
7.  Croatia (First round)
8.  Kazakhstan (Quarterfinals)

Draw

	First Round 1–3 February					Quarterfinals 5–7 April					Semifinals 13–15 September					Final 15–17 November
	Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard)[3]
	1	Spain	2
						Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard)[4]
		Canada	3
							Canada	3
	Turin, Italy (indoor clay)[5]
							Italy	1
	7	Croatia	2
											Belgrade, Serbia (indoor clay)[6]
		Italy	3
												Canada	2
	Charleroi, Belgium (indoor clay)[7]
										4	Serbia	3
	4	Serbia	3
						Boise, United States (indoor hard)[8]
		Belgium	2
						4	Serbia	3
	Jacksonville, United States (indoor hard)[9]
						6	United States	1
	6	United States	3
																Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard)[10]
		Brazil	2
																4	Serbia	2
	Rouen, France (indoor hard)[11]
																2	Czech Republic	3
		Israel	0
						Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[12]
	5	France	5
						5	France	2
	Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[13]
						3	Argentina	3
		Germany	0
											Prague, Czech Republic (indoor hard)[14]
	3	Argentina	5
											3	Argentina	2
	Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor clay)[15]
										2	Czech Republic	3
		Austria	1
						Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor clay)[16]
	8	Kazakhstan	3
						8	Kazakhstan	1
	Geneva, Switzerland (indoor hard)[17]
						2	Czech Republic	3
		Switzerland	2
	2	Czech Republic	3

First round

Canada vs. Spain

Canada 3	Thunderbird Sports Centre, Vancouver, Canada[3] 1–3 February 2013 Hard (i)		Spain 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Milos Raonic Albert Ramos 6^5 7^7 6 4 6 4 6 4     2 Frank Dancevic Marcel Granollers 6 1 6 2 6 2       3 Daniel Nestor / Vasek Pospisil Marcel Granollers / Marc López 6 4 4 6 7^7 6^4 3 6 2 6   4 Milos Raonic Guillermo García-López 6 3 6 4 6 2       5 Frank Dancevic Albert Ramos 5 7 4 6

Italy vs. Croatia

Italy 3	Palavela, Turin, Italy[5] 1–3 February 2013 Clay (i)		Croatia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Paolo Lorenzi Marin Čilić 1 6 7^8 6^6 6 4 3 6 2 6   2 Andreas Seppi Ivan Dodig 6 2 6^2 7^7 6 4 6 4     3 Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini Marin Čilić / Ivan Dodig 3 6 6 1 6 3 7^13 6^11     4 Andreas Seppi Marin Čilić 3 6 3 6 5 7       5 Fabio Fognini Ivan Dodig 4 6 6 4 6 4 6 4

Belgium vs. Serbia

Belgium 2	Spiroudome de Charleroi, Charleroi, Belgium[7] 1–3 February 2013 Clay (i)		Serbia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 David Goffin Viktor Troicki 6 1 6 3 6^5 7^7 4 6 4 6   2 Olivier Rochus Novak Djokovic 3 6 2 6 2 6       3 Steve Darcis / Ruben Bemelmans Viktor Troicki / Nenad Zimonjić 4 6 4 6 7 5 4 6     4 David Goffin Boris Pašanski 6 4 2 6 6 2       5 Steve Darcis Nenad Zimonjić 6 2 6 4

United States vs. Brazil

United States 3	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States[9] 1–3 February 2013 Hard (i)		Brazil 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Sam Querrey Thomaz Bellucci 6 3 6 4 6 4       2 John Isner Thiago Alves 6 3 7^7 6^4 6 3       3 Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan Marcelo Melo / Bruno Soares 6^6 7^8 7^9 6^7 4 6 6 3 3 6   4 John Isner Thomaz Bellucci 6 2 4 6 7^9 6^7 4 6 3 6   5 Sam Querrey Thiago Alves 4 6 6 3 6 4 7^7 6^3

France vs. Israel

France 5	Kindarena, Rouen, France[11] 1–3 February 2013 Hard (i)		Israel 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Amir Weintraub 6 3 6 3 4 6 7 5     2 Richard Gasquet Dudi Sela 6 3 6 2 6 2       3 Julien Benneteau / Michaël Llodra Jonathan Erlich / Dudi Sela 7^7 6^3 6 1 6 0       4 Michaël Llodra Noam Okun 6 3 7^7 6^5         5 Richard Gasquet Amir Weintraub 6 4 6 3

Argentina vs. Germany

Argentina 5	Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina[13] 1–3 February 2013 Clay		Germany 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Carlos Berlocq Philipp Kohlschreiber 3 6 7 5 2 6 6 4 4 5   retired 2 Juan Mónaco Florian Mayer 6^4 7^7 6 3 6 3 6 4     3 David Nalbandian / Horacio Zeballos Tobias Kamke / Christopher Kas 6 1 6 4 5 7 6 2     4 Juan Mónaco Tobias Kamke 6 4 7^7 6^2         5 Carlos Berlocq Christopher Kas 6 2 6 4

Kazakhstan vs. Austria

Kazakhstan 3	National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan[15] 1–3 February 2013 Clay (i)		Austria 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrey Golubev Andreas Haider-Maurer 7^7 6^2 6 3 7^7 6^5       2 Evgeny Korolev Jürgen Melzer 7^7 6^4 6 3 6 2       3 Yuri Schukin / Andrey Golubev Alexander Peya / Julian Knowle 6^5 7^7 3 6 6^4 7^7       4 Andrey Golubev Jürgen Melzer 4 6 6 3 6 4 6 2     5 Evgeny Korolev Andreas Haider-Maurer           not played

Switzerland vs. Czech Republic

Switzerland 2	Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland[17] 1–3 February 2013 Hard (i)		Czech Republic 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Stanislas Wawrinka Lukáš Rosol 6 4 6 3 6 4       2 Henri Laaksonen Tomáš Berdych 3 6 2 6 7^7 6^5 1 6     3 Marco Chiudinelli / Stanislas Wawrinka Tomáš Berdych / Lukáš Rosol 4 6 7 5 4 6 7^7 6^3 22 24   4 Stanislas Wawrinka Tomáš Berdych 3 6 4 6 6 3 6^5 7^7     5 Henri Laaksonen Jiří Veselý 0 6 6 3 6 1

The doubles match was the second longest match of all time (7 hours and 1 minute).[18]

Quarterfinals

Canada vs. Italy

Canada 3	Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre, Vancouver, Canada[4] 5–7 April 2013 Hard (i)		Italy 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Vasek Pospisil Andreas Seppi 7 5 6 4 4 6 3 6 3 6   2 Milos Raonic Fabio Fognini 6 4 7^7 6^4 7 5       3 Daniel Nestor / Vasek Pospisil Daniele Bracciali / Fabio Fognini 6 3 6 4 3 6 3 6 15 13   4 Milos Raonic Andreas Seppi 6 4 6 4 3 6 7 5     5 Vasek Pospisil Fabio Fognini           not played

United States vs. Serbia

United States 1	Taco Bell Arena, Boise, United States[8] 5–7 April 2013 Hard (i)		Serbia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 John Isner Novak Djokovic 6^5 7^7 2 6 5 7       2 Sam Querrey Viktor Troicki 7^7 6^1 3 6 4 6 6 1 6 4   3 Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan Ilija Bozoljac / Nenad Zimonjić 6^5 7^7 6^1 7^7 7 5 6 4 13 15   4 Sam Querrey Novak Djokovic 5 7 7^7 6^4 1 6 0 6     5 John Isner Viktor Troicki           not played

Argentina vs. France

Argentina 3	Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina[12] 5–7 April 2013 Clay		France 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Carlos Berlocq Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6 4 2 6 3 6 7 5 2 6   2 Juan Mónaco Gilles Simon 7^7 6^2 6 2 6 4       3 David Nalbandian / Horacio Zeballos Michaël Llodra / Julien Benneteau 3 6 7^7 6^3 7 5 6 3     4 Juan Mónaco Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 3 6 3 6 0 6       5 Carlos Berlocq Gilles Simon 6 4 5 7 6 4 6 4

Kazakhstan vs. Czech Republic

Kazakhstan 1	National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan[16] 5–7 April 2013 Clay (i)		Czech Republic 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mikhail Kukushkin Jan Hájek 3 6 2 6 4 6       2 Andrey Golubev Lukáš Rosol 6 4 4 6 2 6 6^6 7^8     3 Andrey Golubev / Yuri Schukin Jan Hájek / Radek Štěpánek 7^7 6^2 6 4 6 3       4 Evgeny Korolev Lukáš Rosol 6^5 7^7 7^7 6^2 6^5 7^7 2 6     5 Andrey Golubev Jan Hájek

Semifinals

Serbia vs. Canada

Serbia 3	Belgrade Arena, Belgrade, Serbia[6] 13–15 September 2013 Clay (i)		Canada 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Novak Djokovic Vasek Pospisil 6 2 6 0 6 4       2 Janko Tipsarević Milos Raonic 7 5 3 6 6 3 3 6 8 10   3 Ilija Bozoljac / Nenad Zimonjić Daniel Nestor / Vasek Pospisil 7^8 6^6 4 6 6 3 6^5 7^7 8 10   4 Novak Djokovic Milos Raonic 7^7 6^1 6 2 6 2       5 Janko Tipsarević Vasek Pospisil 7^7 6^3 6 2 7^8 6^6

Czech Republic vs. Argentina

Czech Republic 3	O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[14] 13–15 September 2013 Hard (i)		Argentina 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Radek Štěpánek Juan Mónaco 7^7 6^3 6 3 6 2       2 Tomáš Berdych Leonardo Mayer 6 4 4 6 6 3 6 4     3 Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek Carlos Berlocq / Horacio Zeballos 6 3 6 4 6 2       4 Lukáš Rosol Horacio Zeballos 6 4 6^6 7^8 4 6       5 Jiří Veselý Leonardo Mayer 4 6 4 6

Final

Serbia vs. Czech Republic

Serbia 2	Belgrade Arena, Belgrade, Serbia[10] 15–17 November 2013 Hard (i)		Czech Republic 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Novak Djokovic Radek Štěpánek 7 5 6 1 6 4       2 Dušan Lajović Tomáš Berdych 3 6 4 6 3 6       3 Ilija Bozoljac / Nenad Zimonjić Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek 2 6 4 6 6^4 7^7       4 Novak Djokovic Tomáš Berdych 6 4 7^7 6^5 6 2       5 Dušan Lajović Radek Štěpánek 3 6 1 6 1 6

References

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2. "Czech Republic defends title". ESPN. 17 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
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9. "United States v Brazil". daviscup.com.
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11. "France v Israel". daviscup.com.
12. "Argentina v France". daviscup.com.
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15. "Kazakhstan v Austria". daviscup.com.
16. "Kazakhstan v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
17. "Switzerland v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
18. "Czechs outlast Switzerland in epic". daviscup.com. 2013-02-02. Retrieved 2013-02-02.