2011 Davis Cup

2011 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	4 March – 4 December
Edition	100th
Champion
Winning Nation	Spain
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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]

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:

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 62 77 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 77 60     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.

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		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[]

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[]

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[]

•  
•  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[]

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 City, 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[]

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[]

Group IV[]

Europe/Africa Zone[]

Group I[]

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

, 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[]

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[]

Group III Africa[]

References[]

External links[]

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