2013 Davis Cup World Group

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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
Hard (i)
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 		, 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 		, 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[]

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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. ^ a b "Canada v Spain". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ a b "Canada v Italy". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ a b "Italy v Croatia". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ a b "Serbia v Canada". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ a b "Belgium v Serbia". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ a b "United States v Serbia". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ a b "United States v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ a b "Serbia v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ a b "France v Israel". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ a b "Argentina v France". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ a b "Argentina v Germany". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ a b "Czech Republic v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ a b "Kazakhstan v Austria". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Kazakhstan v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ a b "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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