2001 Davis Cup

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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[]

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   Australia 4  
Florianópolis, Brazil (clay)
  Ecuador 1  
  S   Australia 3  
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay)
  S   Brazil 1  
S   Brazil 4
Sydney, Australia (hard)
  Morocco 1  
  S   Australia 4  
Helsingborg, Sweden (indoor carpet)
  S   Sweden 1  
S   Sweden 3  
Malmö, Sweden (indoor hard)
  Czech Republic 2  
  S   Sweden 4
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
  S   Russia 1  
S   Russia 3
Melbourne, Australia (grass)
  Slovakia 2  
  S   Australia 2
Ghent, Belgium (indoor clay)
  S   France 3
  Belgium 0  
Neuchâtel, Switzerland (indoor carpet)
S   France 5  
  S   France 3
Basel, Switzerland (indoor hard)
     Switzerland 2  
   Switzerland 3
Rotterdam, Netherlands (indoor carpet)
S   United States 2  
  S   France 3
Braunschweig, Germany (indoor carpet)
    Netherlands 2  
  Romania 2  
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (indoor carpet)
S   Germany 3  
  S   Germany 1
Eindhoven, Netherlands (indoor carpet)
    Netherlands 4  
  Netherlands 4
S   Spain 1  

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[]

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
  •  Czech Republic,  Morocco,  Slovakia,  Spain and  United States remain in the World Group in 2002.
  •  Argentina,  Croatia and  Great Britain are promoted to the World Group in 2002.
  •  Belarus,  Chile,  Italy,  India and  Uzbekistan remain in Zonal Group I in 2002.
  •  Belgium,  Ecuador and  Romania are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2002.

Americas Zone[]

Group I[]

  Second Round Play-offs
21–23 September
First Round Play-offs
20–22 July
First Round
9–11 February
Second Round
6–8 April
                                     
 
      Canada  
  Mexico City, Mexico (clay)    bye     Córdoba, Argentina (clay)
    Canada 3         Canada 0
    Mexico 2   Mendoza, Argentina (clay)     Argentina 5
    Mexico 0
  Atizapán de Zaragoza, Mexico (indoor carpet)       Argentina 5  
    Mexico 3  
    Peru 2     Nassau, Bahamas (hard)
      Bahamas 3  
      Peru 2     Nassau, Bahamas (hard)
  Peru         Bahamas 1
   bye       Chile 4
   bye
      Chile  
 Peru relegated to
Group II in 2002.
 Argentina and  Chile
advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

Group II[]

  Relegation Play-offs
6–8 April
First Round
9–11 February
Second Round
6–8 April
Third Round
20–22 July
                                     
  Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
      Colombia 1  
  Bogotá, Colombia (clay)     Uruguay 3     Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
  Colombia 5         Uruguay 5  
  Costa Rica 0   San Rafael de Escazú, Costa Rica (hard)     Netherlands Antilles 0  
    Costa Rica 2
      Netherlands Antilles 3     Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
      Uruguay 2
  Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)       Venezuela 3
      Dominican Republic 2  
  Asunción, Paraguay (clay)     Guatemala 3     Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)
  Dominican Republic 2         Guatemala 0
  Paraguay 3   Asunción, Paraguay (clay)     Venezuela 5  
    Paraguay 2
      Venezuela 3  
 Costa Rica and  Dominican Republic
relegated to Group III in 2002.
   Venezuela promoted
to Group I in 2002.

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[]

  • Venue: Cercle Bellevue, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
  • Date: 5–11 March

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
  •  Haiti and  Panama promoted to Group III in 2002.

Asia/Oceania Zone[]

Group I[]

  Second Round Play-offs
21–23 September
First Round Play-offs
6–8 April
First Round
9–11 February
Second Round
6–8 April
                                     
  Jakarta, Indonesia (hard)
      Uzbekistan 3  
  Seoul, South Korea (hard)     Indonesia 2     Invercargill, New Zealand (indoor carpet)
    Indonesia 1         Uzbekistan 3
    South Korea 4   Seoul, South Korea (indoor carpet)     New Zealand 2
    South Korea 2
  Jakarta, Indonesia (hard)       New Zealand 3  
    Indonesia 4  
    China 1     Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard)
      Thailand 1  
  Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard)     Japan 4     Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard)
  Thailand 5         Japan 2
    China 0   Langfang, China (indoor hard)     India 3
    China 2
      India 3  
 China relegated to
Group II in 2002.
 Uzbekistan and  India
advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

Group II[]

  Relegation Play-offs
6–8 April
First Round
9–11 February
Second Round
6–8 April
Third Round
2–4 November
                                     
  Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard)
      Lebanon 4  
  Mishref, Kuwait (hard)     Kuwait 1     Yarze, Lebanon (clay)
  Kuwait 4         Lebanon 3  
  Iran 1   Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)     Hong Kong 2  
    Iran 1
      Hong Kong 4     Yarze, Lebanon (clay)
      Lebanon w/o
  Damascus, Syria (indoor hard)       Chinese Taipei
      Syria 2  
  Damascus, Syria (indoor hard)     Malaysia 3     Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard)
  Syria 0         Malaysia 0
  Pakistan 5   Taichung, Taiwan (clay)     Chinese Taipei 5  
    Pakistan 2
      Chinese Taipei 3  
 Iran and  Syria
relegated to Group III in 2001.
   Lebanon promoted
to Group I in 2001.

Group III[]

  • Venue: Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Philippines
  • Date: 7–11 February

Final standings

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

Group IV[]

  • Venue: Abu Dhabi Airport Golf and Tennis Club, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  • Date: 25–29 April

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[]

Group I[]

  Second Round Play-offs
21–23 September
First Round Play-offs
First Round
9–11 February
Second Round
6–8 April
                                     
 
      Great Britain  
     bye     Solihull, England (indoor carpet)
   bye         Great Britain 5
    Ukraine   Maia, Portugal (clay)     Portugal 0
    Ukraine 2
  Wels, Austria (indoor hard)       Portugal 3  
    Ukraine 1  
    Austria 4    
      Austria  
     bye     Pula, Croatia (indoor carpet)
  Austria         Austria 1
   bye       Croatia 4
   bye
      Croatia  
 
      Belarus  
     bye     Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet)
   bye         Belarus 3
    Zimbabwe       Zimbabwe 2
   bye
  Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)       Zimbabwe  
    Zimbabwe 3  
    Slovenia 2     Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
      Slovenia 2  
      Finland 3     Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
  Slovenia         Finland 2
   bye       Italy 3
   bye
      Italy  
 Ukraine and  Slovenia
relegated to Group II in 2002.
 Great Britain,  Croatia,  Belarus, and  Italy
advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

Group II[]

  Relegation Play-offs
20–22 July
First Round
27–39 April
Second Round
20–22 July
Third Round
21–23 September
                                     
  Szeged, Hungary (clay)
      Hungary 5  
  Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay)     Monaco 0     Skagen, Denmark (hard)
  Monaco 1         Hungary 2  
  Ireland 4   Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet)     Denmark 3  
    Ireland 2
      Denmark 3     Athens, Greece (clay)
      Denmark 2
  Istanbul, Turkey (hard)       Greece 3
      Greece 5  
  Chișinău, Moldova (clay)     Turkey 0     Athens, Greece (clay)
  Turkey 2         Greece 5
  Moldova 3   Chișinău, Moldova (indoor carpet)     Armenia 0  
    Armenia 3
      Moldova 2  
  Tallinn, Estonia (indoor carpet)
      Norway 3  
  Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)     Estonia 2     Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay)
  Estonia 2         Norway 2  
  Ivory Coast 3   Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor carpet)     Luxembourg 3  
    Luxembourg 3
      Ivory Coast 2     Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay)
      Luxembourg 1
  Bytom, Poland (clay)       Israel 4
      Poland 2  
  Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay)     Israel 3     Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
  Poland 2         Israel 3
  Yugoslavia 3   Nelspruit, South Africa (hard)     South Africa 2  
    Yugoslavia 0
      South Africa 5  
 Monaco,  Turkey,  Estonia, and  Poland
relegated to Group III in 2002.
 Greece and  Israel
promoted to Group I in 2002.

Group III[]

Zone A[]

  • Venue: National Centre, Gaborone, Botswana
  • Date: 16–20 May

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Latvia
2  Ghana
3  Lithuania
4  Madagascar
5  Botswana
6  Iceland
7  Georgia
8  Kenya
  •  Latvia and  Ghana promoted to Group II in 2002.
  •  Georgia and  Kenya relegated to Group IV in 2002.

Zone B[]

  • Venue: Rose Hill Club, Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius
  • Date: 23–27 May

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[]

  • Venue: Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus
  • Date: 16–20 May

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
  •  Cyprus and  Tunisia promoted to Group III in 2002.

Zone B[]

  • Venue: Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta
  • Date: 9–13 May

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
  •  Andorra and  Zambia promoted to Group III in 2002.

References[]

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.

External links[]

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