2013 Davis Cup

2013 Davis Cup
Details
Duration	1 February – 17 November
Edition	102nd
Achievements (singles)
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The 2013 Davis Cup (also known as the 2013 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 102nd edition of the tournament between national teams in men's tennis. Czech Republic successfully held their place as Davis Cup champions, by defeating Serbia in the final, in Belgrade, by a 3–2 score.^[1]

The draw took place on 19 September 2012 in London, United Kingdom. Although, the draws for Asia/Oceania Zone Group I and Europe/Africa Zone Group II were held following the remaining play-off ties on 19–21 October 2012.^[2]

World Group

Participating teams
Argentina	Austria	Belgium	Brazil
Canada	Croatia	Czech Republic	France
Germany	Israel	Italy	Kazakhstan
Serbia	Spain	Switzerland	United States

Seeds:

2

Draw

First round 1–3 February			Quarterfinals 5–7 April				Semifinals 13–15 September			Final 15–17 November

Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard)
1	Spain	2
			Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard)
	Canada	3
				Canada	3
Turin, Italy (indoor clay)
				Italy	1
7	Croatia	2
							Belgrade, Serbia (indoor clay)
	Italy	3
								Canada	2
Charleroi, Belgium (indoor clay)
						4	Serbia	3
4	Serbia	3
			Boise, United States (indoor hard)
	Belgium	2
			4	Serbia	3
Jacksonville, United States (indoor hard)
			6	United States	1
6	United States	3
										Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard)
	Brazil	2
										4	Serbia	2
Rouen, France (indoor hard)
										2	Czech Republic	3
	Israel	0
			Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
5	France	5
			5	France	2
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
			3	Argentina	3
	Germany	0
							Prague, Czech Republic (indoor hard)
3	Argentina	5
							3	Argentina	2
Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor clay)
						2	Czech Republic	3
	Austria	1
			Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor clay)
8	Kazakhstan	3
			8	Kazakhstan	1
Geneva, Switzerland (indoor hard)
			2	Czech Republic	3
	Switzerland	2

2	Czech Republic	3

Final

Serbia
2

Belgrade Arena, Belgrade, Serbia^[3]
15–17 November 2013
Hard (i)

Czech Republic
3

		1	2	3
1	Novak Djokovic Radek Štěpánek	7 5	6 1	6 4
2	Dušan Lajović Tomáš Berdych	3 6	4 6	3 6
3	Ilija Bozoljac / Nenad Zimonjić Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek	2 6	4 6	6⁴ 7⁷
4	Novak Djokovic Tomáš Berdych	6 4	7⁷ 6⁵	6 2
5	Dušan Lajović Radek Štěpánek	3 6	1 6	1 6

World Group Play-offs

Date: 13–15 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 2014 World Group. The draw took place April 11 in London.

Bold indicates team qualified for the 2014 Davis Cup World Group

Seeded teams

Unseeded teams

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Venue	Door	Surface
Spain	5−0	Ukraine	Madrid	Caja Mágica	Outdoor	Clay
Netherlands	5−0	Austria	Groningen	Martiniplaza	Indoor
Croatia	1−4	Great Britain	Umag	ITC Stella Maris	Outdoor
Switzerland	4−1	Ecuador	Neuchâtel	Patinoire du Littoral	Indoor	Hard
Germany	4−1	Brazil	Neu-Ulm	Ratiopharm Arena		Hard
Poland	1−4	Australia	Warsaw	Torwar Hall		Clay
Belgium	3−2	Israel	Antwerp	Lotto Arena		Clay
Japan	3−2	Colombia	Tokyo	Ariake Coliseum	Outdoor	Hard

Belgium, Germany, Spain and Switzerland remained in the World Group in 2014.
Australia, Great Britain, Japan and Netherlands were promoted to the World Group in 2014.
Colombia, Ecuador, Poland and Ukraine remained in Zonal Group I in 2014.
Austria, Brazil, Croatia and Israel were relegated to Zonal Group I in 2014.

Americas Zone

Group I

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Seeds:

Remaining nations:

Draw

2nd round play-offs
13–15 September

1st round play-offs

1st round
1–3 February

2nd round
5–7 April

1

Chile

bye

Manta, Ecuador (hard)

1

Chile

1

Chile

2

bye

Ecuador

3

Ecuador

Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic (hard)

bye

1

Chile

1

Dominican Republic

4

Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)

Uruguay

3

Dominican Republic

1

Cúcuta, Colombia (hard)

Dominican Republic

Uruguay

0

bye

2

Colombia

5

bye

2

Colombia

Chile relegated to
Group II in 2014.

Ecuador and

Colombia
advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

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Seeds:

Remaining nations:

Draw

	Play-offs 5–7 April			1st round 1–3 February			2nd round 5–7 April				3rd round 13–15 September

				Humacao, Puerto Rico (hard)
				1	Mexico	4
	Saint Michael, Barbados (hard)				Puerto Rico	1	Ciudad Merliot, El Salvador (hard)
		Puerto Rico	1				1	Mexico	2
		Barbados	3	Santa Tecla, El Salvador (clay)			4	El Salvador	3
				4	El Salvador	4
					Barbados	1						Ciudad Merliot, El Salvador (hard)
											4	El Salvador	1
				San Juan de los Morros, Venezuela (hard)							3	Venezuela	3
					Guatemala	1
	Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)			3	Venezuela	4	Arequipa, Peru (clay)
		Guatemala	4				3	Venezuela	4
		Haiti	1	Lima, Peru (clay)			2	Peru	1
					Haiti	0
				2	Peru	5
Puerto Rico and Haiti relegated to Group III in 2014.										Venezuela promoted to Group I in 2014.

Group III

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Bahamas
Bermuda
Bolivia – promoted to Group II in 2014
Costa Rica
Cuba

Honduras
Jamaica
Panama
Paraguay – promoted to Group II in 2014