2001 Davis Cup Americas Zone

2001 Davis Cup
Details
Duration9 February – 2 December 2001
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

Further information: 2001 Davis Cup 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 Australia4
Florianópolis, Brazil (clay)
 Ecuador1
S Australia3
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay)
S Brazil1
S Brazil4
Sydney, Australia (hard)
 Morocco1
S Australia4
Helsingborg, Sweden (indoor carpet)
S Sweden1
S Sweden3
Malmö, Sweden (indoor hard)
 Czech Republic2
S Sweden4
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
S Russia1
S Russia3
Melbourne, Australia (grass)
 Slovakia2
S Australia2
Ghent, Belgium (indoor clay)
S France3
 Belgium0
Neuchâtel, Switzerland (indoor carpet)
S France5
S France3
Basel, Switzerland (indoor hard)
  Switzerland2
  Switzerland3
Rotterdam, Netherlands (indoor carpet)
S United States2
S France3
Braunschweig, Germany (indoor carpet)
 Netherlands2
 Romania2
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (indoor carpet)
S Germany3
S Germany1
Eindhoven, Netherlands (indoor carpet)
 Netherlands4
 Netherlands4
S Spain1

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

Further information: 2001 Davis Cup 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

Americas Zone

Group I

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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)byeCórdoba, Argentina (clay)
 Canada3 Canada0
 Mexico2Mendoza, Argentina (clay) Argentina5
 Mexico0
Atizapán de Zaragoza, MX (indoor carpet) Argentina5
 Mexico3
 Peru2Nassau, Bahamas (hard)
 Bahamas3
 Peru2Nassau, Bahamas (hard)
 Peru Bahamas1
bye Chile4
bye
 Chile
  •  Peru relegated to Group II in 2002.
  •  Argentina and  Chile advance to World Group qualifying round.

Group II

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Group III

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  • Venue: Cuba
  • Date: 14–18 March

Group A

   TRI  ESA  HON  PUR RR
W–L 		Match
W–L 		Set
W–L 		Standings
 Trinidad and Tobago 2–1 2–1 0–3 2–1 4–5 (44%) 18–15 (55%) 1
 El Salvador 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 5–4 (56%) 17–17 (50%) 2
 Honduras 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 4–5 (44%) 13–19 (41%) 4
 Puerto Rico 3–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 5–4 (56%) 22–19 (54%) 3

Group B

   CUB  JAM  BOL  BER RR
W–L 		Match
W–L 		Set
W–L 		Standings
 Cuba 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 8–1 (89%) 25–6 (81%) 1
 Jamaica 1–2 3–0 3–0 2–1 7–2 (78%) 22–11 (67%) 2
 Bolivia 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–7 (22%) 8–23 (26%) 3
 Bermuda 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–8 (11%) 10–25 (29%) 4
1st to 4th place play-offs
3rd-4th Play-offSemifinalsFinal
A1 Trinidad and Tobago3
B2 Jamaica0
B2 Jamaica2A1 Trinidad and Tobago0
A2 El Salvador1B1 Cuba2
A2 El Salvador1
B1 Cuba2
5th to 8th place play-offs
7th-8th Play-off5th-8th Play-offs5th-6th Play-off
A3 Honduras3
B4 Bermuda0
A3 Honduras2B4 Bermuda0
A4 Puerto Rico0B3 Bolivia2
A4 Puerto Rico2
B3 Bolivia1

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

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   HAI  PAN  ECA  LCA  BAR  ISV  ATG RR
W–L 		Match
W–L 		Set
W–L 		Standings
 Haiti 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 2–1 3–0 6–0 16–2 (89%) 50–8 (86%) 1
 Panama 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 5–1 16–2 (89%) 49–10 (83%) 2
 Eastern Caribbean 0–3 0–3 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 3–3 7–11 (39%) 28–41 (41%) 3
 Saint Lucia 0–3 0–3 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–4 6–12 (33%) 22–39 (36%) 5
 Barbados 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–4 6–12 (33%) 26–37 (41%) 4
 U.S. Virgin Islands 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–0 2–4 8–10 (44%) 26–41 (39%) 6
 Antigua and Barbuda 0–3 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–3 1–5 4–14 (22%) 20–45 (31%) 7

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

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Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
Jakarta, Indonesia (hard)
 Uzbekistan3
Seoul, South Korea (hard) Indonesia2Invercargill, NZ (indoor carpet)
 Indonesia1 Uzbekistan3
 South Korea4Seoul, South Korea (indoor carpet) New Zealand2
 South Korea2
Jakarta, Indonesia (hard) New Zealand3
 Indonesia4
 China1Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard)
 Thailand1
Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard) Japan4Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard)
 Thailand5 Japan2
 China0Langfang, China (indoor hard) India3
 China2
 India3
  •  China relegated to Group II in 2002.
  •  Uzbekistan and  India advance to World Group qualifying round.

Group II

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Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard)
 Lebanon4
Mishref, Kuwait (hard) Kuwait1Yarze, Lebanon (clay)
 Kuwait4 Lebanon3
 Iran1Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) Hong Kong2
 Iran1
 Hong Kong4Yarze, Lebanon (clay)
 Lebanonw/o
Damascus, Syria (indoor hard) Chinese Taipei
 Syria2
Damascus, Syria (indoor hard) Malaysia3Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard)
 Syria0 Malaysia0
 Pakistan5Taichung, Taiwan (clay) Chinese Taipei5
 Pakistan2
 Chinese Taipei3
  •  Iran and  Syria relegated to Group III in 2002.
  •  Lebanon promoted to Group I in 2002.

Group III

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Group A

   PHI  SIN  SRI  BHR RR
W–L 		Match
W–L 		Set
W–L 		Standings
 Philippines 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 9–0 (100%) 27–1 (96%) 1
 Singapore 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 5–4 (56%) 16–13 (55%) 2
 Sri Lanka 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–6 (33%) 10–21 (32%) 3
 Bahrain 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–8 (11%) 6–24 (20%) 4

Group B

   KAZ  TJK  KSA  QAT RR
W–L 		Match
W–L 		Set
W–L 		Standings
 Kazakhstan 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 9–0 (100%) 27–4 (87%) 1
 Tajikistan 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 4–5 (44%) 14–18 (44%) 2
 Saudi Arabia 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–6 (33%) 13–21 (38%) 3
 Qatar 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–7 (22%) 10–21 (32%) 4
1st to 4th place play-offs
3rd-4th Play-offSemifinalsFinal
A1 Philippines2
B2 Tajikistan1
B2 Tajikistan2A1 Philippines0
B2 Singapore1B1 Kazakhstan2
A2 Singapore0
B1 Kazakhstan2
5th to 8th place play-offs
7th-8th Play-off5th-8th Play-offs5th-6th Play-off
A3 Sri Lanka1
B4 Qatar2
A3 Sri Lanka2A3 Qatar2
A4 Bahrain0B3 Saudi Arabia1
A4 Bahrain0
B3 Saudi Arabia2

Final standings

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

Group IV

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Group A

   IRQ  OMA  BAN  FIJ RR
W–L 		Match
W–L 		Set
W–L 		Standings
 Iraq 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 8–1 (89%) 17–4 (81%) 1
 Oman 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–2 5–4 (56%) 12–12 (50%) 2
 Bangladesh 0–3 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–6 (33%) 7–14 (33%) 3
 Fiji 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–7 (22%) 9–15 (38%) 4

Group B

   UAE  POC  JOR  BRU RR
W–L 		Match
W–L 		Set
W–L 		Standings
 United Arab Emirates 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 7–2 (78%) 14–6 (70%) 1
 Pacific Oceania 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 6–3 (67%) 14–7 (67%) 2
 Jordan 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–2 5–4 (56%) 12–9 (57%) 3
 Brunei 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–9 (0%) 0–18 (0%) 4
1st to 4th place play-offs
3rd-4th Play-offSemifinalsFinal
A1 Iraq1
B2 Pacific Oceania2
A1 Iraq3B2 Pacific Oceania1
A2 Oman0B1 United Arab Emirates2
A2 Oman1
B1 United Arab Emirates2
5th to 8th place play-offs
7th-8th Play-off5th-8th Play-offs5th-6th Play-off
A3 Bangladesh1
B4 Brunei2
A3 Bangladesh1B4 Brunei0
A4 Fiji2B3 Jordan3
A4 Fiji1
B3 Jordan2

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

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Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
 Great Britain
Solihull, England (indoor carpet)
bye
bye Great Britain5
Maia, Portugal (clay)
 Ukraine Portugal0
 Ukraine2
Wels, Austria (indoor hard)
 Portugal3
 Ukraine1
 Austria4
 Austria
Pula, Croatia (indoor carpet)
bye
 Austria Austria1
bye Croatia4
bye
 Croatia
 Belarus
Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet)
bye
bye Belarus3
 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe2
bye
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
 Zimbabwe
 Zimbabwe3
Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
 Slovenia2
 Slovenia2
Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
 Finland3
 Slovenia Finland2
bye Italy3
bye
 Italy

Group II

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Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Szeged, Hungary (clay)
 Hungary5
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay)Skagen, Denmark (hard)
 Monaco0
 Monaco1 Hungary2
Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet)
 Ireland4 Denmark3
 Ireland2
Athens, Greece (clay)
 Denmark3
 Denmark2
Istanbul, Turkey (hard)
 Greece3
 Greece5
Chișinău, Moldova (clay)Athens, Greece (clay)
 Turkey0
 Turkey2 Greece5
Chișinău, Moldova (indoor carpet)
 Moldova3 Armenia0
 Armenia3
 Moldova2
Tallinn, Estonia (indoor carpet)
 Norway3
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay)
 Estonia2
 Estonia2 Norway2
Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor carpet)
 Ivory Coast3 Luxembourg3
 Luxembourg3
Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay)
 Ivory Coast2
 Luxembourg1
Bytom, Poland (clay)
 Israel4
 Poland2
Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay)Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
 Israel3
 Poland2 Israel3
Nelspruit, South Africa (hard)
 Yugoslavia3 South Africa2
 Yugoslavia0
 South Africa5

Group III

Zone A

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Rank Team
1  Latvia
2  Ghana
3  Lithuania
4  Madagascar
5  Botswana
6  Iceland
7  Georgia
8  Kenya

Zone B

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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

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Group A

   CYP  ALG  BEN  RWA  LES  SUD RR
W–L 		Match
W–L 		Set
W–L 		Standings
 Cyprus 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 5–0 14–1 (93%) 43–13 (77%) 1
 Algeria 0–3 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 4–1 11–4 (73%) 40–16 (71%) 2
 Benin 1–2 0–3 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–2 9–6 (60%) 32–20 (62%) 3
 Rwanda 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–3 5–10 (33%) 18–33 (35%) 4
 Lesotho 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–4 5–10 (33%) 17–32 (35%) 5
 Sudan 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–5 1–14 (7%) 6–42 (13%) 6

Group B

   TUN  AZE  SMR  BUR  GAB  UGA RR
W–L 		Match
W–L 		Set
W–L 		Standings
 Tunisia 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 5–0 13–2 (87%) 44–13 (77%) 1
 Azerbaijan 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 4–1 10–5 (67%) 36–24 (60%) 2
 San Marino 1–2 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–2 10–5 (67%) 37–21 (64%) 3
 Burkina Faso 0–3 1–2 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–3 7–8 (47%) 25–29 (46%) 4
 Gabon 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–3 3–0 1–4 4–11 (27%) 16–37 (30%) 5
 Uganda 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–5 1–14 (7%) 9–43 (17%) 6

Group IV – Zone B

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Group A

   AND  ANG  MLT  ETH  LBA RR
W–L 		Match
W–L 		Set
W–L 		Standings
 Andorra 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–0 4–0 9–2 (82%) 19–4 (83%) 1
 Angola 1–2 2–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 8–2 (80%) 16–6 (73%) 2
 Malta 1–2 0–2 3–0 3–0 2–2 7–4 (64%) 14–10 (58%) 3
 Ethiopia 0–3 0–2 0–3 2–0 1–3 2–8 (20%) 5–15 (25%) 4
 Libya 0–2 0–3 0–3 0–2 0–4 0–10 (0%) 1–20 (5%) 5

Group B

   ZAM  MLI  SEN  DJI RR
W–L 		Match
W–L 		Set
W–L 		Standings
 Zambia 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 7–2 (78%) 15–5 (75%) 1
 Mali 1–2 3–0 3–0 2–1 7–2 (78%) 15–4 (79%) 2
 Senegal 1–2 0–3 3–0 1–2 4–5 (44%) 8–11 (42%) 3
 Djibouti 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–9 (0%) 0–18 (0%) 4

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  2. ^ a b "Australia v France". daviscup.com.