| 2015 Davis Cup World Group | |
|---|---|
| Date | 6 March – 29 November |
| Edition | 35th |
| Champions | |
Great Britain | |
The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2015. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group play-offs, and the winners progressed to the quarterfinals and World Group spot for 2016.
Participating teams
| Participating teams | |||
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Argentina |
Australia |
Belgium |
Brazil |
Canada |
Croatia |
Czech Republic |
France |
Germany |
Great Britain |
Italy |
Japan |
Kazakhstan |
Serbia |
Switzerland |
United States |
Seeds
France (quarterfinals)
Switzerland (first round)
Czech Republic (first round)
Serbia (quarterfinals)
Argentina (semifinals)
Italy (first round)
United States (first round)
Canada (quarterfinals)
Draw
| First round 6–8 March | Quarterfinals 17–19 July | Semifinals 18–20 September | Final 27–29 November | |||||||||||||||
| Frankfurt, Germany (indoor hard)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| London, Great Britain (grass)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard)[4] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard)[5] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Darwin, Australia (grass)[6][7] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)[8] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ghent, Belgium (indoor clay)[9] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[10] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (indoor clay)[11] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kraljevo, Serbia (indoor hard)[12] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brussels, Belgium (indoor hard)[13][14] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard)[15] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Middelkerke, Belgium (clay)[16] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Liège, Belgium (indoor hard)[17] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
First round
Germany vs. France
Germany 2 |
Fraport Arena, Frankfurt, Germany[1] 6–8 March 2015 Hard (i) |
France 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Great Britain vs. United States
Great Britain 3 |
Commonwealth Arena, Glasgow, Great Britain[3] 6–8 March 2015 Hard (i) |
United States 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Czech Republic vs. Australia
Czech Republic 2 |
ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republic[5] 6–8 March 2015 Hard (i) |
Australia 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- This was Australia's first World Group win since 2006.[20]
Kazakhstan vs. Italy
Kazakhstan 3 |
National Tennis Center, Astana, Kazakhstan[8] 6–8 March 2015 Hard (i) |
Italy 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Argentina vs. Brazil
Argentina 3 |
Tecnópolis, Buenos Aires, Argentina[10] 6–8 March 2015 Clay |
Brazil 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- The Mayer-Souza match set the record for the longest Davis Cup singles rubber, lasting for 6 hours and 42 minutes, eclipsing the previous record by 20 minutes which was from the McEnroe-Wilander match in 1982. It is the second longest tour match in history, behind the Isner-Mahut match from Wimbledon 2010.[21]
Serbia vs. Croatia
Serbia 5 |
Kraljevo Sports Hall, Kraljevo, Serbia[12] 6–8 March 2015 Hard (i) |
Croatia 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Canada vs. Japan
Canada 3 |
Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre, Vancouver, Canada[15] 6–8 March 2015 Hard (i) |
Japan 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Belgium vs. Switzerland
Belgium 3 |
Country Hall Ethias Liège, Liège, Belgium[17] 6–8 March 2015 Hard (i) |
Switzerland 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Belgium won a World Group tie for the first time since 2007.[22]
Quarterfinals
Great Britain vs. France
Great Britain 3 |
Queen's Club, London, Great Britain[2] 17–19 July 2015 Grass |
France 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Australia vs. Kazakhstan
Australia 3 |
Marrara Sporting Complex, Darwin, Australia[6] 17–19 July 2015 Grass |
Kazakhstan 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- It was the first time in 76 years that Australia had come back from 2–0 down to win.[25]
- It was the first time that all four nominated players had played in a singles live rubber tie for Australia.[25]
- Australia made it into the semifinals for the first time since 2006.[25]
- Despite having played Davis Cup for 17 years it was the first time that Hewitt had played in the deciding rubber.[25]
Argentina vs. Serbia
Argentina 4 |
Tecnópolis, Buenos Aires, Argentina[11] 17–19 July 2015 Clay (i) |
Serbia 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Belgium vs. Canada
Belgium 5 |
Sportpark Krokodiel, Middelkerke, Belgium[16] 17–19 July 2015 Clay |
Canada 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Belgium advanced to the semifinals for the first time since 1999.[26]
Semifinals
Great Britain vs. Australia
Great Britain 3 |
Commonwealth Arena, Glasgow, Great Britain[4][27] 18–20 September 2015 Hard (i) |
Australia 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Great Britain reach their first final since 1978.
Belgium vs. Argentina
Belgium 3 |
Forest National, Brussels, Belgium[13] 18–20 September 2015 Hard (i) |
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- Belgium reach their first final since 1904 and equal their best Davis Cup performance.
Final
Belgium vs. Great Britain
Belgium 1 |
Flanders Expo, Ghent, Belgium[9] 27–29 November 2015 Clay (i) |
Great Britain 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Great Britain win their 10th Davis Cup and their first since 1936.[28]
- Andy Murray becomes the third player to finish with an 8–0 record in the singles after John McEnroe and Mats Wilander.[28]
- Andy Murray becomes the fourth player to finish with an 11–0 record in the singles and doubles.[28]
References
- 1 2 "Germany v France". daviscup.com.
- 1 2 "Great Britain v France". daviscup.com.
- 1 2 "Great Britain v United States". daviscup.com.
- 1 2 "Great Britain v Australia". daviscup.com.
- 1 2 "Czech Republic v Australia". daviscup.com.
- 1 2 "Australia v Kazakhstan". daviscup.com.
- ↑ "Darwin to host Davis Cup Quarter Finals". Tennis Australia. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- 1 2 "Kazakhstan v Italy". daviscup.com.
- 1 2 "Belgium v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
- 1 2 "Argentina v Brazil". daviscup.com.
- 1 2 "Argentina v Serbia". daviscup.com.
- 1 2 "Serbia v Croatia". daviscup.com.
- 1 2 "Belgium v Argentina". daviscup.com.
- ↑ "Brussels to host Belgium's semifinal with Argentina". Davis Cup. 27 July 2015.
- 1 2 "Canada v Japan". daviscup.com.
- 1 2 "Belgium v Canada". daviscup.com.
- 1 2 "Belgium v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
- ↑ "Ward tops Isner in five sets to give Britain 2–0 lead".
- ↑ "Davis Cup 2015: Andy Murray beats John Isner in straight sets to take GB to quarter-finals". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ↑ "UPDATE 1-Tennis-Switzerland's Davis Cup reign ends swiftly". Reuters UK. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ↑ "News". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ↑ "Davis Cup – Goffin late show sends Belgium into quarterfinals". www.daviscup.com.
- ↑ Piers Newbery. "BBC Sport – Andy Murray puts Great Britain into Davis Cup semi-finals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ↑ "Davis Cup – Murray sends Britain into semifinals". www.daviscup.com.
- 1 2 3 4 "Davis Cup – Hero Hewitt completes stunning comeback for Australia". www.daviscup.com.
- ↑ "Davis Cup – Belgium first into semifinals". www.daviscup.com.
- ↑ "Andy Murray beats body and Bernard Tomic to put GB in Davis Cup final". Guardian. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- 1 2 3 Newbery, Piers. "Andy Murray wins the Davis Cup for Great Britain". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
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