2014 Davis Cup
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| Duration | 31 January – 23 November 2014 |
| Edition | 103rd |
| Champion | |
| Winning Nation |  Switzerland |
← 2013 2015 → | |
The 2014 Davis Cup (also known as the 2014 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 103rd edition of the tournament between national teams in men's tennis.[1] The final took place between the 21–23 of November 2014 in Lille, France, with Switzerland winning the title for the first time, defeating hosts France in the final.[2][3][4]
World Group
| Participating teams | |||
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 Argentina |
 Australia |
 Belgium |
 Canada |
 Czech Republic |
 France |
 Germany |
 Great Britain |
 Italy |
 Japan |
 Kazakhstan |
 Netherlands |
 Serbia |
 Spain |
 Switzerland |
 United States |
Seeds
Czech Republic (semifinals)
Serbia (first round)
Spain (first round)
Argentina (first round)
France (final)
United States (first round)
Canada (first round)
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 |  Czech Republic | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Netherlands | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Czech Republic | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Japan | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Canada | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Paris, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Czech Republic | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Frankfurt, Germany (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  France | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Spain | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nancy, France (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Germany | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mouilleron-le-Captif, France (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | France | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | France | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lille, France (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Australia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | France | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| San Diego, United States (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
 Great Britain | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Naples, Italy (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  United States | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mar del Plata, Argentina (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Italy | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Geneva, Switzerland (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Argentina | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
 Belgium | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Geneva, Switzerland (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  Kazakhstan | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Novi Sad, Serbia (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Serbia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Final
 France 1 |
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France[5][6] 21–23 November 2014 Clay (i) |
 Switzerland 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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World Group play-offs
Date: 12–14 September
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 play-offs for spots in the 2015 World Group. The draw took place on April 8 in London, England.
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Seeded teams
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Unseeded teams
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| Home team | Score | Visiting team | Location | Venue | Door | Surface |
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 India |
2–3 | Serbia |
Bangalore | KSLTA Tennis Stadium | Outdoor | Hard |
 Brazil |
3–1 | Spain |
São Paulo | Ginásio do Ibirapuera | Indoor | Clay |
 Israel |
2–3 | Argentina |
Sunrise, United States[7][8] | Sunrise Tennis Club[7][8] | Outdoor | Hard |
| Canada |
3–2 |  Colombia |
Halifax | Halifax Metro Centre |
Indoor | Hard |
| United States |
5–0 |  Slovakia |
Chicago | Sears Centre |
Indoor | Hard |
| Australia |
5–0 |  Uzbekistan |
Perth | Cottesloe Tennis Club | Outdoor | Grass |
| Netherlands |
2–3 |  Croatia |
Amsterdam | Ziggo Dome | Indoor | Clay |
 Ukraine |
2–3 | Belgium |
Tallinn, Estonia[7][9] | Tere Tennis Centre[7][9] | Indoor | Hard |
Note: Due to security concerns, the International Tennis Federation Board of Directors decided to move the World Group play-off ties originally scheduled to be held in Israel and Ukraine. Israel and Ukraine exercised their option of nominating neutral venues for their ties against Argentina and Belgium, respectively.[7]
- Argentina,
Australia, 
Belgium, Canada, Serbia and United States remained in the World Group in 2015. 
Brazil and 
Croatia were promoted to the World Group in 2015.
Colombia, 
India 
Israel, 
Slovakia, 
Ukraine and 
Uzbekistan remained in Zonal Group I in 2015.
Netherlands and Spain were relegated to Zonal Group I in 2015.
Americas Zone
Group I
Draw
| Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Dom. Rep. (hard) | |||||||||||||||||
 Dominican Republic | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
 Uruguay | 0 | Cali, Colombia (clay) | ||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | Dominican Republic | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| bye | 2 | Colombia | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Colombia | |||||||||||||||||
Group II
Draw
| Play-offs | First round | Second round | Third round | |||||||||||||||
Puebla, Mexico (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Bolivia | 3 | 3 |  Peru | 2 | ||||||||||||||
 Guatemala | 1 | Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard) | 2 |  Mexico | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Guatemala | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Mexico | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Group III
Bahamas
Bermuda
Costa Rica – promoted to Group II in 2015
Cuba
Honduras
Jamaica
Panama
Puerto Rico – promoted to Group II in 2015
Trinidad and Tobago
Asia/Oceania Zone
Group I
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Seeds: |
Remaining nations:
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Draw
| Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Korea Republic (hard) | |||||||||||||||||
 Chinese Taipei | 1 | India | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 |  South Korea | 3 | 2 | South Korea | 1 | |||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||
Chinese Taipei relegated to Group II in 2015.- Uzbekistan and India advance to World Group Play-off.
Group II
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Seeds: |
Remaining nations:
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Draw
| Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Hong Kong | 1 | 3 |  Thailand | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Indonesia | 3 | Mishref, Kuwait (hard) |  Kuwait | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Kuwait | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Indonesia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Group III
Cambodia
Iran – promoted to Group II in 2015
Lebanon – promoted to Group II in 2015
Malaysia
Singapore – relegated to Group IV in 2015
Syria
Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates – relegated to Group IV in 2015
Group IV
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Iraq
Jordan
Kyrgyzstan
Mongolia
Oman
Pacific Oceania
Qatar – promoted to Group III in 2015
Saudi Arabia – promoted to Group III in 2015
Europe/Africa Zone
Group I
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Seeds: |
Remaining nations:
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Draw
All seeded teams get a bye into the second round.
| Second round play-offs | First round play-offs | First round | Second round | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Slovak Rep. (hard, indoor) | |||||||||||||||||
 Latvia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Valmiera, Latvia (indoor hard) | Bratislava, Slovakia (hard, indoor) | |||||||||||||||||
| Latvia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Latvia | 1 | Slovakia | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Austria | 4 | 2 | Austria | 1 | |||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Austria | |||||||||||||||||
Portugal and 
Latvia relegated to Group II in 2015.- Croatia, Israel, Ukraine, and Slovakia advance to World Group Play-off.
Group II
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Seeds: |
Remaining nations:
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Draw
| Play-offs | First round | Second round | Third round | |||||||||||||||
Bosnia-Herz. (carpet, indoor) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Greece | 1 | 5 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Minsk, Belarus (hard, indoor) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ireland | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dublin, Ireland (hard, indoor) | Chișinău, Moldova (hard, indoor) | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Belarus | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | 3 | 6 | Belarus | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Chișinău, Moldova (hard, indoor) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Egypt | 2 | 4 |  Moldova | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Egypt | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kolding, Denmark (carpet, indoor) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Moldova | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Moldova | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rabat, Morocco (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Denmark | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Morocco | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | Hillerød, Denmark (hard, indoor) | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Luxembourg | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | 4 | 7 | Luxembourg | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Copenhagen, Denmark (hard, indoor) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Cyprus | 1 | 2 | Denmark | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Cyprus | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Denmark | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Norway, 
Greece, 
Egypt, and 
Cyprus relegated to Group III in 2015.
Lithuania and 
Denmark promoted to Group I in 2015.
Group III Europe
Albania
Armenia
Estonia
Georgia
Hungary – promoted to Group II in 2015
Iceland
Liechtenstein
Macedonia
Malta
Montenegro
San Marino
Turkey – promoted to Group II in 2015
Group III Africa
Note: 
Tunisia was suspended from Davis Cup competition for one year for violation of ITF rules, after the Tunisian Tennis Federation ordered Malek Jaziri not to play against Israeli opponent Amir Weintraub during the 2013 Tashkent Challenger, an ATP Challenger Tour event in October 2013.
See also
References
- ^ "Davis Cup scorecards – 2014". www.daviscup.com. ITF.
- ^ "Switzerland wins Davis Cup final". ESPN. 23 November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "Roger Federer dedicates win to his team-mates". BBC Sport. 23 November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "Tears of joy from Roger Federer as Switzerland win Davis Cup". Guardian. 23 November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "France v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Lille to stage Davis Cup Final". daviscup.com.
- ^ a b c d e "ITF Board of Directors decisions regarding appeals". Davis Cup. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Israel versus Argentina tie to be held in Sunrise". Davis Cup. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Ukraine versus Belgium to be held in Tallinn". Davis Cup. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
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