2013 Davis Cup World Group
Date1 February – 17 November
Edition33rd
Champions

Czech Republic
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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 Spain2
Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard)[11]
  Canada3
  Canada3
Turin, Italy (indoor clay)[4]
  Italy1
7 Croatia2
Belgrade, Serbia (indoor clay)[15]
  Italy3
  Canada2
Charleroi, Belgium (indoor clay)[5]
4 Serbia3
4 Serbia3
Boise, United States (indoor hard)[12]
  Belgium2
4 Serbia3
Jacksonville, United States (indoor hard)[6]
6 United States1
6 United States3
Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard)[17]
  Brazil2
4 Serbia2
Rouen, France (indoor hard)[7]
2 Czech Republic3
  Israel0
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[13]
5 France5
5 France2
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[8]
3 Argentina3
  Germany0
Prague, Czech Republic (indoor hard)[16]
3 Argentina5
3 Argentina2
Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor clay)[9]
2 Czech Republic3
  Austria1
Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor clay)[14]
8 Kazakhstan3
8 Kazakhstan1
Geneva, Switzerland (indoor hard)[10]
2 Czech Republic3
   Switzerland2
2 Czech Republic3

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[4]
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[5]
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[6]
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 		Kindarena, Rouen, France[7]
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[8]
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 		National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan[9]
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[10]
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[11]
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[12]
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[13]
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


Kazakhstan
1 		National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan[14]
5–7 April 2013
Clay (i)
Czech Republic
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Kazakhstan
Czech Republic 		Mikhail Kukushkin
Jan Hájek 		3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
2 Kazakhstan
Czech Republic 		Andrey Golubev
Lukáš Rosol 		6
4 		4
6 		2
6 		66
78 		   
3 Kazakhstan
Czech Republic 		Andrey Golubev / Yuri Schukin
Jan Hájek / Radek Štěpánek 		77
62 		6
4 		6
3 		     
4 Kazakhstan
Czech Republic 		Evgeny Korolev
Lukáš Rosol 		65
77 		77
62 		65
77 		2
6 		   
5 Kazakhstan
Czech Republic 		Andrey Golubev
Jan Hájek 		           

Semifinals

Serbia vs. Canada


Serbia
3 		Belgrade Arena, Belgrade, Serbia[15]
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[16]
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[17]
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

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  2. ^ "Czech Republic defends title". ESPN. 17 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
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  7. ^ a b "France v Israel". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ a b "Argentina v Germany". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ a b "Kazakhstan v Austria". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ a b "Switzerland v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ a b "Canada v Italy". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ a b "United States v Serbia". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ a b "Argentina v France". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ a b "Kazakhstan v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ a b "Serbia v Canada". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ a b "Czech Republic v Argentina". daviscup.com.
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