2001 Davis Cup

The 2001 Davis Cup was the 90th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. A record total of 139 nations participated in the tournament. In the final, France defeated Australia at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, on 30 November - 2 December, giving France their 9th title, despite not playing a single match on home soil.^[1]

World Group

Participating Teams
Australia	Belgium	Brazil	Czech Republic
Ecuador	France	Germany	Romania
Morocco	Netherlands	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

Australia

4

Florianópolis, Brazil (clay)

Ecuador

1

S

Australia

3

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay)

S

Brazil

1

S

Brazil

4

Sydney, Australia (hard)

Morocco

1

S

Australia

4

Helsingborg, Sweden (indoor carpet)

S

Sweden

1

S

Sweden

3

Malmö, Sweden (indoor hard)

Czech Republic

2

S

Sweden

4

Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)

S

Russia

1

S

Russia

3

Melbourne, Australia (grass)

Slovakia

2

S

Australia

2

Ghent, Belgium (indoor clay)

S

France

3

Belgium

0

Neuchâtel, Switzerland (indoor carpet)

S

France

5

S

France

3

Basel, Switzerland (indoor hard)

Switzerland

2

Switzerland

3

Rotterdam, Netherlands (indoor carpet)

S

United States

2

S

France

3

Braunschweig, Germany (indoor carpet)

Netherlands

2

Romania

2

's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (indoor carpet)

S

Germany

3

S

Germany

1

Eindhoven, Netherlands (indoor carpet)

Netherlands

4

Netherlands

4

S

Spain

1

Final

Australia 2	Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia[2] 30 November - 2 December 2001 Grass		France 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Lleyton Hewitt Nicolas Escudé 6 4 3 6 6 3 3 6 4 6   2 Patrick Rafter Sébastien Grosjean 6 3 78 66 7 5       3 Lleyton Hewitt / Patrick Rafter Cédric Pioline / Fabrice Santoro 6 2 3 6 65 77 1 6     4 Lleyton Hewitt Sébastien Grosjean 6 3 6 2 6 3       5 Wayne Arthurs Nicolas Escudé 63 77 77 65 3 6 3 6

World Group Qualifying Round

Date: 21-23 September

Venue	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Córdoba, Argentina (clay)	Argentina	5-0	Belarus
Liège, Belgium (indoor carpet)	Belgium	2-3	Morocco
Prostějov, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)	Czech Republic	3-2	Romania
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)	Ecuador	1-4	Great Britain
Rome, Italy (clay)	Italy	2-3	Croatia
Prešov, Slovakia (indoor carpet)	Slovakia	3-2	Chile
Albacete, Spain (clay)	Spain	4-0	Uzbekistan
Winston-Salem, NC, USA (indoor hard)	United States	4-1	India

• Argentina, Croatia, and Great Britain promoted to World Group in 2002.
• Czech Republic, Morocco, Slovakia, Spain, and United States remain in World Group in 2002.
• Belarus (EA), Chile (AMN), Italy (EA), India (AO), and Uzbekistan (AO) remain in Group I in 2002.
• Belgium (EA), Ecuador (AMN), and Romania (EA) relegated to Group I in 2002.

Americas Zone

Group I

Participating Teams

•  Argentina — promoted to World Group Playoff
•  Bahamas
•  Canada
•  Chile — promoted to World Group Playoff
•  Mexico
•  Peru — relegated to Group II in 2002

Group II

Participating Teams

•  Colombia
•  Costa Rica — relegated to Group III in 2002
•  Dominican Republic — relegated to Group III in 2002
•  Guatemala
•  Netherlands Antilles
•  Paraguay
•  Uruguay
•  Venezuela — promoted to Group I in 2002

Group III

Participating Teams

•  Bermuda — relegated to Group IV in 2002
•  Bolivia — relegated to Group IV in 2002
•  Cuba — promoted to Group II in 2002
•  El Salvador
•  Honduras
•  Jamaica
•  Puerto Rico
•  Trinidad and Tobago — promoted to Group II in 2002

Group IV

Participating Teams

•  Antigua and Barbuda
•  Barbados
•  Eastern Caribbean
•  Haiti — promoted to Group III in 2002
•  Panama — promoted to Group III in 2002
•  Saint Lucia
•  U.S. Virgin Islands

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Participating Teams

•  China — relegated to Group II in 2002
•  Indonesia
•  India — advanced to World Group Playoffs
•  Japan
•  South Korea
•  New Zealand
•  Thailand
•  Uzbekistan — advanced to World Group Playoffs

Group II

Participating Teams

•  Chinese Taipei
•  Hong Kong
•  Iran — relegated to Group III in 2002
•  Kuwait
•  Lebanon — promoted to Group I in 2002
•  Malaysia
•  Pakistan
•  Syria — relegated to Group III in 2002

Group III

Participating Teams

•  Bahrain — relegated to Group IV in 2002
•  Kazakhstan — promoted to Group II in 2002
•  Philippines — promoted to Group II in 2002
•  Qatar
•  Saudi Arabia
•  Singapore
•  Sri Lanka — relegated to Group IV in 2002
•  Tajikistan

Group IV

Participating Teams

•  Bangladesh
•  Brunei
•  Fiji
•  Iraq
•  Jordan
•  Oman
• Pacific Oceania — promoted to Group III in 2002
•  United Arab Emirates — promoted to Group III in 2002

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Participating Teams

•  Austria
•  Belarus — advanced to World Group Playoffs
•  Croatia — advanced to World Group Playoffs
•  Finland
•  Great Britain — advanced to World Group Playoffs
•  Italy — advanced to World Group Playoffs
•  Portugal
•  Slovenia — relegated to Group II in 2002
•  Ukraine — relegated to Group II in 2002
•  Zimbabwe

Group II

Participating Teams

•  Armenia
•  Denmark
•  Estonia — relegated to Group III in 2002
•  Greece — advanced to Group I in 2002
•  Hungary
•  Israel — advanced to Group I in 2002
•  Ireland
•  Ivory Coast
•  Luxembourg
•  Moldova
•  Monaco — relegated to Group III in 2002
•  Norway
•  Poland — relegated to Group III in 2002
•  South Africa
•  Turkey — relegated to Group III in 2002
•  Yugoslavia

Group III

Venue I

Participating Teams

•  Botswana
•  Georgia — relegated to Group IV in 2002
•  Ghana — promoted to Group II in 2002
•  Iceland
•  Kenya — relegated to Group IV in 2002
•  Latvia — promoted to Group II in 2002
•  Lithuania
•  Madagascar

Venue II

Participating Teams

•  Bosnia and Herzegovina
•  Bulgaria — promoted to Group II in 2002
•  Egypt — promoted to Group II in 2002
•  Macedonia
•  Mauritius
•  Namibia
•  Togo — relegated to Group IV in 2002

Group IV

Venue I

Participating Teams

•  Algeria
•  Azerbaijan
•  Benin
•  Burkina Faso
•  Cyprus — promoted to Group III in 2002
•  Gabon
•  Lesotho
•  Rwanda
•  San Marino
•  Sudan
•  Tunisia — promoted to Group III in 2002
•  Uganda

Venue II

Participating Teams

•  Andorra — promoted to Group III in 2002
•  Angola
•  Djibouti
•  Ethiopia
•  Libya
•  Mali
•  Malta
•  Senegal
•  Zambia — promoted to Group III in 2002

References

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