2013 Davis Cup World Group

Main article: 2013 Davis Cup

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 Canada
Spain
Milos Raonic
Albert Ramos
65
77
6
4
6
4
6
4
   
2 Canada
Spain
Frank Dancevic
Marcel Granollers
6
1
6
2
6
2
     
3 Canada
Spain
Daniel Nestor / Vasek Pospisil
Marcel Granollers / Marc López
6
4
4
6
77
64
3
6
2
6
 
4 Canada
Spain
Milos Raonic
Guillermo García-López
6
3
6
4
6
2
     
5 Canada
Spain
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 Italy
Croatia
Paolo Lorenzi
Marin Čilić
1
6
78
66
6
4
3
6
2
6
 
2 Italy
Croatia
Andreas Seppi
Ivan Dodig
6
2
62
77
6
4
6
4
   
3 Italy
Croatia
Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini
Marin Čilić / Ivan Dodig
3
6
6
1
6
3
713
611
   
4 Italy
Croatia
Andreas Seppi
Marin Čilić
3
6
3
6
5
7
     
5 Italy
Croatia
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 Belgium
Serbia
David Goffin
Viktor Troicki
6
1
6
3
65
77
4
6
4
6
 
2 Belgium
Serbia
Olivier Rochus
Novak Djokovic
3
6
2
6
2
6
     
3 Belgium
Serbia
Steve Darcis / Ruben Bemelmans
Viktor Troicki / Nenad Zimonjić
4
6
4
6
7
5
4
6
   
4 Belgium
Serbia
David Goffin
Boris Pašanski
6
4
2
6
6
2
     
5 Belgium
Serbia
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

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Brazil
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Brazil
Sam Querrey
Thomaz Bellucci
6
3
6
4
6
4
     
2 United States
Brazil
John Isner
Thiago Alves
6
3
77
64
6
3
     
3 United States
Brazil
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
Marcelo Melo / Bruno Soares
66
78
79
67
4
6
6
3
3
6
 
4 United States
Brazil
John Isner
Thomaz Bellucci
6
2
4
6
79
67
4
6
3
6
 
5 United States
Brazil
Sam Querrey
Thiago Alves
4
6
6
3
6
4
77
63
   

France vs. Israel


France
5
Kindarena, Rouen, France[11]
1–3 February 2013
Hard (i)

Israel
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Israel
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Amir Weintraub
6
3
6
3
4
6
7
5
   
2 France
Israel
Richard Gasquet
Dudi Sela
6
3
6
2
6
2
     
3 France
Israel
Julien Benneteau / Michaël Llodra
Jonathan Erlich / Dudi Sela
77
63
6
1
6
0
     
4 France
Israel
Michaël Llodra
Noam Okun
6
3
77
65
       
5 France
Israel
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 Argentina
Germany
Carlos Berlocq
Philipp Kohlschreiber
3
6
7
5
2
6
6
4
4
5
 
retired
2 Argentina
Germany
Juan Mónaco
Florian Mayer
64
77
6
3
6
3
6
4
   
3 Argentina
Germany
David Nalbandian / Horacio Zeballos
Tobias Kamke / Christopher Kas
6
1
6
4
5
7
6
2
   
4 Argentina
Germany
Juan Mónaco
Tobias Kamke
6
4
77
62
       
5 Argentina
Germany
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 Kazakhstan
Austria
Andrey Golubev
Andreas Haider-Maurer
77
62
6
3
77
65
     
2 Kazakhstan
Austria
Evgeny Korolev
Jürgen Melzer
77
64
6
3
6
2
     
3 Kazakhstan
Austria
Yuri Schukin / Andrey Golubev
Alexander Peya / Julian Knowle
65
77
3
6
64
77
     
4 Kazakhstan
Austria
Andrey Golubev
Jürgen Melzer
4
6
6
3
6
4
6
2
   
5 Kazakhstan
Austria
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 Switzerland
Czech Republic
Stanislas Wawrinka
Lukáš Rosol
6
4
6
3
6
4
     
2 Switzerland
Czech Republic
Henri Laaksonen
Tomáš Berdych
3
6
2
6
77
65
1
6
   
3 Switzerland
Czech Republic
Marco Chiudinelli / Stanislas Wawrinka
Tomáš Berdych / Lukáš Rosol
4
6
7
5
4
6
77
63
22
24
 
4 Switzerland
Czech Republic
Stanislas Wawrinka
Tomáš Berdych
3
6
4
6
6
3
65
77
   
5 Switzerland
Czech Republic
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 Canada
Italy
Vasek Pospisil
Andreas Seppi
7
5
6
4
4
6
3
6
3
6
 
2 Canada
Italy
Milos Raonic
Fabio Fognini
6
4
77
64
7
5
     
3 Canada
Italy
Daniel Nestor / Vasek Pospisil
Daniele Bracciali / Fabio Fognini
6
3
6
4
3
6
3
6
15
13
 
4 Canada
Italy
Milos Raonic
Andreas Seppi
6
4
6
4
3
6
7
5
   
5 Canada
Italy
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 United States
Serbia
John Isner
Novak Djokovic
65
77
2
6
5
7
     
2 United States
Serbia
Sam Querrey
Viktor Troicki
77
61
3
6
4
6
6
1
6
4
 
3 United States
Serbia
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
Ilija Bozoljac / Nenad Zimonjić
65
77
61
77
7
5
6
4
13
15
 
4 United States
Serbia
Sam Querrey
Novak Djokovic
5
7
77
64
1
6
0
6
   
5 United States
Serbia
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 Argentina
France
Carlos Berlocq
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
6
4
2
6
3
6
7
5
2
6
 
2 Argentina
France
Juan Mónaco
Gilles Simon
77
62
6
2
6
4
     
3 Argentina
France
David Nalbandian / Horacio Zeballos
Michaël Llodra / Julien Benneteau
3
6
77
63
7
5
6
3
   
4 Argentina
France
Juan Mónaco
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
3
6
3
6
0
6
     
5 Argentina
France
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 Kazakhstan
Czech Republic
Mikhail Kukushkin
Jan Hájek
3
6
2
6
4
6
     
2 Kazakhstan
Czech Republic
Andrey Golubev
Lukáš Rosol
6
4
4
6
2
6
66
78
   
3 Kazakhstan
Czech Republic
Andrey Golubev / Yuri Schukin
Jan Hájek / Radek Štěpánek
77
62
6
4
6
3
     
4 Kazakhstan
Czech Republic
Evgeny Korolev
Lukáš Rosol
65
77
77
62
65
77
2
6
   
5 Kazakhstan
Czech Republic
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 Serbia
Canada
Novak Djokovic
Vasek Pospisil
6
2
6
0
6
4
     
2 Serbia
Canada
Janko Tipsarević
Milos Raonic
7
5
3
6
6
3
3
6
8
10
 
3 Serbia
Canada
Ilija Bozoljac / Nenad Zimonjić
Daniel Nestor / Vasek Pospisil
78
66
4
6
6
3
65
77
8
10
 
4 Serbia
Canada
Novak Djokovic
Milos Raonic
77
61
6
2
6
2
     
5 Serbia
Canada
Janko Tipsarević
Vasek Pospisil
77
63
6
2
78
66
     

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 Czech Republic
Argentina
Radek Štěpánek
Juan Mónaco
77
63
6
3
6
2
     
2 Czech Republic
Argentina
Tomáš Berdych
Leonardo Mayer
6
4
4
6
6
3
6
4
   
3 Czech Republic
Argentina
Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek
Carlos Berlocq / Horacio Zeballos
6
3
6
4
6
2
     
4 Czech Republic
Argentina
Lukáš Rosol
Horacio Zeballos
6
4
66
78
4
6
     
5 Czech Republic
Argentina
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 Serbia
Czech Republic
Novak Djokovic
Radek Štěpánek
7
5
6
1
6
4
     
2 Serbia
Czech Republic
Dušan Lajović
Tomáš Berdych
3
6
4
6
3
6
     
3 Serbia
Czech Republic
Ilija Bozoljac / Nenad Zimonjić
Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek
2
6
4
6
64
77
     
4 Serbia
Czech Republic
Novak Djokovic
Tomáš Berdych
6
4
77
65
6
2
     
5 Serbia
Czech Republic
Dušan Lajović
Radek Štěpánek
3
6
1
6
1
6
     

References

  1. "Czech Republic edge out Serbia to retain trophy". BBC Sport. 17 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  2. "Czech Republic defends title". ESPN. 17 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Canada v Spain". daviscup.com.
  4. 1 2 "Canada v Italy". daviscup.com.
  5. 1 2 "Italy v Croatia". daviscup.com.
  6. 1 2 "Serbia v Canada". daviscup.com.
  7. 1 2 "Belgium v Serbia". daviscup.com.
  8. 1 2 "United States v Serbia". daviscup.com.
  9. 1 2 "United States v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  10. 1 2 "Serbia v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  11. 1 2 "France v Israel". daviscup.com.
  12. 1 2 "Argentina v France". daviscup.com.
  13. 1 2 "Argentina v Germany". daviscup.com.
  14. 1 2 "Czech Republic v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  15. 1 2 "Kazakhstan v Austria". daviscup.com.
  16. 1 2 "Kazakhstan v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  17. 1 2 "Switzerland v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  18. "Czechs outlast Switzerland in epic". daviscup.com. 2013-02-02. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
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