2014 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2014. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, and the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2015. The final took place at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, between France and Switzerland on indoor clay. Switzerland won the Davis Cup for the first time, beating France 3–1 in the final.

Participating teams

Participating teams
Argentina	Australia	Belgium	Canada
Czech Republic	France	Germany	Great Britain
Italy	Japan	Kazakhstan	Netherlands
Serbia	Spain	Switzerland	United States

Seeds

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

Draw

	First round 31 January –2 February					Quarterfinals 4–6 April					Semifinals 12–14 September					Final 21–23 November
	Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard)[1]
	1	Czech Republic	3
						Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard)[2]
		Netherlands	2
						1	Czech Republic	5
	Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard)[3]
							Japan	0
	7	Canada	1
											Paris, France (clay)[4]
		Japan	4
											1	Czech Republic	1
	Frankfurt, Germany (indoor hard)[5]
										5	France	4
	3	Spain	1
						Nancy, France (indoor hard)[6]
		Germany	4
							Germany	2
	Mouilleron-le-Captif, France (indoor clay)[7]
						5	France	3
	5	France	5
																Lille, France (indoor clay)[8]
		Australia	0
																5	France	1
	San Diego, United States (clay)[9]
																	Switzerland	3
		Great Britain	3
						Napoli, Italy (clay)[10]
	6	United States	1
							Great Britain	2
	Mar de Plata, Argentina (clay)[11]
							Italy	3
		Italy	3
											Geneva, Switzerland (indoor hard)[12]
	4	Argentina	1
												Italy	2
	Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)[13]
											Switzerland	3
		Belgium	2
						Geneva, Switzerland (indoor hard)[14]
	8	Kazakhstan	3
						8	Kazakhstan	2
	Novi Sad, Serbia (indoor hard)[15]
							Switzerland	3
		Switzerland	3
	2	Serbia	2

First round

Czech Republic vs. Netherlands

Czech Republic 3	CEZ Arena, Ostrava, Czech Republic[1] 31 January – 2 February 2014 Hard (i)		Netherlands 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Radek Štěpánek Robin Haase 6 3 4 6 7^7 6^4 2 6 1 6   2 Tomáš Berdych Igor Sijsling 6 3 6 3 6 0       3 Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek Robin Haase / Jean-Julien Rojer 7 5 1 6 7^7 6^2 7^7 6^4     4 Tomáš Berdych Thiemo de Bakker 6 1 6 4 6 3       5 Lukáš Rosol Igor Sijsling 3 6 3 6

Japan vs. Canada

Japan 4	Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan[3] 31 January – 2 February 2014 Hard (i)		Canada 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Kei Nishikori Peter Polansky 6 4 6 4 6 4       2 Go Soeda Frank Dancevic 4 6 6^2 7^7 1 6       3 Kei Nishikori / Yasutaka Uchiyama Frank Dancevic / Daniel Nestor 6 3 7^7 6^3 4 6 6 4     4 Kei Nishikori Frank Dancevic 6 2 1 0         retired 5 Go Soeda Peter Polansky 6 1 6 4

Germany vs. Spain

Germany 4	Ballsporthalle, Frankfurt, Germany[5] 31 January – 2 February 2014 Hard (i)		Spain 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Philipp Kohlschreiber Roberto Bautista-Agut 6 2 6 4 6 2       2 Florian Mayer Feliciano López 7^8 6^6 7^7 6^4 1 6 5 7 6 3   3 Tommy Haas / Philipp Kohlschreiber David Marrero / Fernando Verdasco 7^7 6^5 6^9 7^11 7^9 6^7 6 3     4 Philipp Kohlschreiber Feliciano López             w/o 5 Daniel Brands Roberto Bautista-Agut 7^7 6^5 6 4

France vs. Australia

France 5	Vendéspace, Mouilleron-le-Captif, France[7] 31 January – 2 February 2014 Clay (i)		Australia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Richard Gasquet Nick Kyrgios 7^7 6^3 6 2 6 2       2 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Lleyton Hewitt 6 3 6 2 7^7 6^2       3 Richard Gasquet / Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Chris Guccione / Lleyton Hewitt 5 7 7^7 6^3 6 2 7 5     4 Julien Benneteau Thanasi Kokkinakis 6 4 6 1         5 Gaël Monfils Nick Kyrgios 7^7 6^5 6 4

United States vs. Great Britain

United States 1	Petco Park, San Diego, United States[9] 31 January – 2 February 2014 Clay		Great Britain 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Donald Young Andy Murray 1 6 2 6 3 6       2 Sam Querrey James Ward 6 1 6^3 7^7 6 3 4 6 1 6   3 Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan Colin Fleming / Dominic Inglot 6 2 6 3 3 6 6 1     4 Sam Querrey Andy Murray 6^5 7^7 7^7 6^3 1 6 3 6     5 Donald Young James Ward           not played

• Great Britain's victory was their first in the World Group since 1986.^[16]

Argentina vs. Italy

Argentina 1	Patinódromo Municipal, Mar de Plata, Argentina[11] 31 January – 2 February 2014 Clay		Italy 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Carlos Berlocq Andreas Seppi 4 6 6 0 6 2 6 1     2 Juan Monaco Fabio Fognini 5 7 2 6 2 6       3 Eduardo Schwank / Horacio Zeballos Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini 7^8 6^6 6^8 7^10 6^3 7^7 4 6     4 Carlos Berlocq Fabio Fognini 6^5 7^7 6 4 1 6 4 6     5 Juan Monaco Andreas Seppi           not played

Kazakhstan vs. Belgium

Kazakhstan 3	National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan[13] 31 January – 2 February 2014 Hard (i)		Belgium 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mikhail Kukushkin Ruben Bemelmans 6 4 6^3 7^7 6 2 6 3     2 Andrey Golubev David Goffin 7^11 6^9 3 6 4 6 6 2 12 10   3 Evgeny Korolev / Mikhail Kukushkin Ruben Bemelmans / Olivier Rochus 2 6 7^7 6^4 3 6 6^4 7^7     4 Mikhail Kukushkin David Goffin 6 4 3 6 6 3 4 6 0 6   5 Andrey Golubev Ruben Bemelmans 6 2 6 3 6 1

Serbia vs. Switzerland

Serbia 2	SPENS, Novi Sad, Serbia[15] 31 January – 2 February 2014 Hard (i)		Switzerland 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ilija Bozoljac Roger Federer 4 6 5 7 2 6       2 Dušan Lajović Stanislas Wawrinka 4 6 6 4 1 6 6^7 7^9     3 Filip Krajinović / Nenad Zimonjić Marco Chiudinelli / Michael Lammer 6^3 7^7 6 3 6^2 7^7 2 6     4 Dušan Lajović Michael Lammer 6 3 3 6 6 4       5 Filip Krajinović Marco Chiudinelli 6 4 6 4

Quarterfinals

Japan vs. Czech Republic

Japan 0	Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan[2] 4–6 April 2014 Hard (i)		Czech Republic 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Tatsuma Ito Radek Štěpánek 7^7 6^5 6^5 7^7 1 6 5 7     2 Taro Daniel Lukáš Rosol 4 6 4 6 6 3 6 4 2 6   3 Tatsuma Ito / Yasutaka Uchiyama Radek Štěpánek / Lukáš Rosol 4 6 4 6 4 6       4 Yasutaka Uchiyama Lukáš Rosol 3 6 6 3 4 6       5 Taro Daniel Jiří Veselý 4 6 4 6

France vs. Germany

France 3	Palais Des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy, France[6] 4–6 April 2014 Hard (i)		Germany 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Julien Benneteau Tobias Kamke 6^8 7^10 3 6 2 6       2 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Peter Gojowczyk 7 5 6^3 7^7 6 3 6^8 7^10 6 8   3 Michaël Llodra / Julien Benneteau Andre Begemann / Tobias Kamke 6 1 7^7 6^5 4 6 7 5     4 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Tobias Kamke 6 3 6 2 6 4       5 Gaël Monfils Peter Gojowczyk 6 1 7^7 6^0 6 2

Italy vs. Great Britain

Italy 3	Tennis Club Napoli, Napoli, Italy[10] 4–6 April 2014 Clay		Great Britain 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Fabio Fognini James Ward 6 4 2 6 6 4 6 1     2 Andreas Seppi Andy Murray 4 6 5 7 3 6       3 Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini Colin Fleming / Andy Murray 4 6 2 6 6 3 5 7     4 Fabio Fognini Andy Murray 6 3 6 3 6 4       5 Andreas Seppi James Ward 6 4 6 3 6 4

Switzerland vs. Kazakhstan

Switzerland 3	Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland[14] 4–6 April 2014 Hard (i)		Kazakhstan 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Stanislas Wawrinka Andrey Golubev 6^5 7^7 2 6 6 3 6^5 7^7     2 Roger Federer Mikhail Kukushkin 6 4 6 4 6 2       3 Roger Federer / Stanislas Wawrinka Andrey Golubev / Aleksandr Nedovesov 4 6 6^5 7^7 6 4 6^6 7^8     4 Stanislas Wawrinka Mikhail Kukushkin 6^4 7^7 6 4 6 4 6 4     5 Roger Federer Andrey Golubev 7^7 6^0 6 2 6 3

Semifinals

France vs. Czech Republic

France 4	Roland Garros, Paris, France[4] 12–14 September 2014 Clay		Czech Republic 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Richard Gasquet Tomáš Berdych 6 3 6 2 6 3       2 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Lukáš Rosol 6 2 6 2 6 3       3 Richard Gasquet / Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek 6^4 7^7 6 4 7^7 6^5 6 1     4 Julien Benneteau Jiří Veselý 4 6 3 6         5 Gaël Monfils Lukáš Rosol 5 7 6 4 7 5

Switzerland vs. Italy

Switzerland 3	Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland[12] 12–14 September 2014 Hard (i)		Italy 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Roger Federer Simone Bolelli 7^7 6^5 6 4 6 4       2 Stan Wawrinka Fabio Fognini 6 2 6 3 6 2       3 Marco Chiudinelli / Stan Wawrinka Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini 5 7 6 3 7 5 3 6 2 6   4 Roger Federer Fabio Fognini 6 2 6 3 7^7 6^4       5 Michael Lammer Andreas Seppi 4 6 6 1 4 6

Final

France vs. Switzerland

France 1	Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France[8][17] 21–23 November 2014 Clay (i)		Switzerland 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Stan Wawrinka 1 6 6 3 3 6 2 6     2 Gaël Monfils Roger Federer 6 1 6 4 6 3       3 Julien Benneteau / Richard Gasquet Roger Federer / Stan Wawrinka 3 6 5 7 4 6       4 Richard Gasquet Roger Federer 4 6 2 6 2 6       5 Gaël Monfils Stan Wawrinka           not played

References

1. "Czech Republic v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
2. "Japan v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
3. "Japan v Canada". daviscup.com.
4. "France v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
5. "Germany v Spain". daviscup.com.
6. "France v Germany". daviscup.com.
7. "France v Australia". daviscup.com.
8. "France v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
9. "United States v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
10. "Italy v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
11. "Argentina v Italy". daviscup.com.
12. "Switzerland v Italy". daviscup.com.
13. "Kazakhstan v Belgium". daviscup.com.
14. "Switzerland v Kazakhstan". daviscup.com.
15. "Serbia v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
16. http://www.daviscup.com/en/news/168639.aspx
17. "Lille to stage Davis Cup Final". daviscup.com.