2013 Davis Cup
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Duration 1 February – 17 November 2013
Edition 102nd
Champion
Winning nation Czech Republic ← 2012 2014 →
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. 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.
World Group Seeds Spain (first round) Czech Republic (champion)Argentina (semifinals) Serbia (final) France (quarterfinals) United States (quarterfinals) Croatia (first round) Kazakhstan (quarterfinals) 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 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
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 Draw Chile relegated to Group II in 2014.Ecuador and Colombia advance to World Group Play-off.Group II Draw Puerto Rico and Haiti relegated to Group III in 2014.Venezuela promoted to Group I in 2014.Group III Venue: Club de Tennis, La Paz , Bolivia (outdoor clay) Date: 17-22 June Bolivia and Paraguay promoted to Group II in 2014.Asia/Oceania Zone Group I Draw Group II Draw Lebanon and Syria relegated to Group III in 2014.New Zealand promoted to Group I in 2014.Group III The eight teams will be split into two pools of four, the top two nations will advance to the promotion pool. The two best teams from there will be promoted to Group II for 2014. The bottom two teams will play in a relegation pool, where the two last teams will be relegated to Group IV for 2014.
It was played on the week commencing 9 September 2013 and it was played at the Aviation Tennis Club in Dubai , United Arab Emirates .
Pools Pool A HKG OMN MAS IRN 1 Hong Kong 2–1 3–0 2–1 2 Oman 1–2 1–2 1–2 3 Malaysia 0–3 2–1 2–1 4 Iran 1–2 2–1 1–2
Pool B POC UAE VIE CAM 1 Pacific Oceania 1–2 1–2 1–2 2 United Arab Emirates 2–1 0–3 1–2 3 Vietnam 2–1 3–0 3–0 4 Cambodia 2–1 2–1 0–3
Play-offs Promotion HKG VIE MAS CAM 1 Hong Kong 1–2 3–0 2–1 2 Vietnam 2–1 1–2 3–0 3 Malaysia 0–3 2–1 3–0 4 Cambodia 1–2 0–3 0–3
Relegation POC UAE OMN IRN 1 Pacific Oceania 1–2 2–1 1–2 2 United Arab Emirates 2–1 3–0 0–3 3 Oman 1–2 0–3 1–2 4 Iran 2–1 3–0 2–1
Hong Kong and Vietnam promoted to Group II in 2014Pacific Oceania and Oman relegated to Group IV in 2014Group IV Venue: Dubai Aviation Club, Dubai . United Arab Emirates (outdoor hard) Date: 9–14 September Turkmenistan and Singapore promoted to Group III in 2014.Europe/Africa Zone Group I Draw All seeded teams get a bye into the second round, as well as Great Britain who were second round losers in the 2012 Davis Cup
Second Round Play-offs First Round Play-offs First Round Second Round 1 Russia Coventry , Great Britain (indoor hard)bye 1 Russia 1 Russia 2 bye Great Britain 3 Great Britain Moscow , Russia (indoor hard)bye 1 Russia 5 3 South Africa 0 3 South Africa Ljubljana , Slovenia (clay)Zielona Góra , Poland (indoor hard)bye 3 South Africa 1 3 South Africa 1 Wrocław , Poland (indoor hard)Slovenia 4 Poland 3 Poland 3 Slovenia 2 Cluj-Napoca , Romania (indoor hard)Denmark 0 Brasov , Romania (indoor hard)Romania 5 Denmark Romania 0 bye 4 Netherlands 5 4 Netherlands Helsingborg , Sweden (indoor hard)bye Denmark 2 Kremenchuk , Ukraine (indoor hard)2 Sweden 3 Ukraine 3 Bratislava , Slovakia (indoor hard)Dnipropetrovsk , Ukraine (indoor hard)Slovakia 2 Slovakia 3 Ukraine 3 2 Sweden 2 2 Sweden 2 bye 2 Sweden
South Africa and Denmark relegated to Group II in 2014.Great Britain , Poland , Netherlands , and Ukraine advance to World Group Play-off.Group II Draw Play-offs First round Second round Third round Sofia , Bulgaria (indoor hard)1 Finland 3 Plovdiv , Bulgaria (clay)Dublin , Ireland (indoor hard)Bulgaria 2 Bulgaria 3 1 Finland 3 Dublin , Ireland (indoor hard)7 Estonia 0 Ireland 2 7 Estonia 2 Riga , Latvia (indoor hard)Ireland 3 1 Finland 2 El Menzah , Tunisia (hard)3 Latvia 3 3 Latvia 3 Tunis , Tunisia (clay)Monte Carlo , Monaco (clay)Tunisia 0 Tunisia 2 3 Latvia 3 Monte Carlo , Monaco (clay)5 Belarus 3 Monaco 2 5 Belarus 1 Monaco 3 Chișinău , Moldova (indoor hard)Moldova 3 Budapest , Hungary (hard)Mostar , Bosnia-Herzegovina (clay)6 Hungary 2 6 Hungary 1 Moldova 3 Sarajevo , Bosnia and Herz. (indoor hard)Luxembourg 4 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 Luxembourg 1 Chișinău , Moldova (indoor hard)4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 Moldova 2 Šiauliai , Lithuania (indoor hard)2 Portugal 3 Lithuania 4 Nicosia , Cyprus (hard)Lisbon , Portugal (clay)8 Cyprus 1 8 Cyprus 3 Lithuania 0 Lisbon , Portugal (indoor clay)Benin 2 2 Portugal 5 Benin 0 2 Portugal 5
Estonia , Tunisia , Hungary , and Benin relegated to Group III in 2014.Latvia and Portugal promoted to Group I in 2014.Group III Europe The Europe Zone was one of the four zones within Group 3 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2013. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Centro Tennis Cassa di Risparmio , San Marino , May 22–25, on outdoor clay courts. The thirteen competing nations were divided into four pools of three or four teams. The winners from each pool played off to determine the two nations to be promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2014 , while the second and third placed nations played to off to determine overall placings within the group. The fourth-placed team in Pool D does not enter the play-offs.
Draw Pool A
Greece Montenegro Liechtenstein RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings Greece 3–0 3–0 2–0 6–0 12–1 74–32 1 Montenegro 0–3 2–1 1–1 2–4 5–8 57–64 2 Liechtenstein 0–3 1–2 0–2 1–5 2–10 32–67 3
Pool B
Norway Malta Iceland RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings Norway 3–0 3–0 2–0 6–0 12–0 73–22 1 Malta 0–3 2–1 1–1 2–4 4–8 41–57 2 Iceland 0–3 1–2 0–2 1–5 2–10 30–65 3
Pool C
Georgia San Marino Armenia RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings Georgia 3–0 3–0 2–0 6–0 12–1 79–29 1 San Marino 0–3 3–0 1–1 3–3 7–6 49–62 2 Armenia 0–3 0–3 0–2 0–6 0–12 37–74 3
Pool D
North Macedonia Turkey Albania Azerbaijan RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings North Macedonia 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 9–0 18–0 111–36 1 Turkey 0–3 3–0 3–0 2–1 6–3 12–6 98–49 2 Albania 0–3 0–3 3–0 1–2 3–6 6–12 51–92 3 Azerbaijan 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–9 0–18 27–110 4
First round Pool A Greece vs. Montenegro Greece vs. Liechtenstein 1 2 3 Greece 3Centro Tennis Cassa di Risparmio , San Marino 23 May 2013 ClayLiechtenstein 01 2 3 1 Greece Liechtenstein Markos Kalovelonis Timo Kranz 6 2 6 0 2 Greece Liechtenstein Alexandros Jakoubovits Thomas Weirather 6 1 6 1 3 Greece Liechtenstein Charalampos Kapogiannis / Konstantinos Mikos Robin Forster / Vital Flurin Leuch 6 1 6 1 1 Greece Liechtenstein Markos Kalovelonis Timo Kranz6 26 02 Greece Liechtenstein Alexandros Jakoubovits Thomas Weirather6 16 13 Greece Liechtenstein Charalampos Kapogiannis / Konstantinos Mikos Robin Forster / Vital Flurin Leuch6 16 1
Montenegro vs. Liechtenstein Pool B Norway vs. Malta 1 2 3 Norway 3Centro Tennis Cassa di Risparmio , San Marino 22 May 2013 ClayMalta 01 2 3 1 Norway Malta Stian Boretti Matthew Asciak 6 3 77 63 2 Norway Malta Joachim Bjerke Bradley Callus 6 0 6 1 3 Norway Malta Stian Boretti / Erling Tveit Matthew Asciak / Bradley Callus 6 0 6 2 1 Norway Malta Stian Boretti Matthew Asciak6 377 632 Norway Malta Joachim Bjerke Bradley Callus6 06 13 Norway Malta Stian Boretti / Erling Tveit Matthew Asciak / Bradley Callus6 06 2
Norway vs. Iceland 1 2 3 Norway 3Centro Tennis Cassa di Risparmio , San Marino 23 May 2013 ClayIceland 01 2 3 1 Norway Iceland Stian Boretti Birkir Gunnarsson 6 2 6 1 2 Norway Iceland Joachim Bjerke Rafn Bonifacius 6 1 6 0 3 Norway Iceland Joachim Bjerke / Stian Boretti Rafn Bonifacius / Raj-Kumar Bonifacius 6 4 6 2 1 Norway Iceland Stian Boretti Birkir Gunnarsson6 26 12 Norway Iceland Joachim Bjerke Rafn Bonifacius6 16 03 Norway Iceland Joachim Bjerke / Stian Boretti Rafn Bonifacius / Raj-Kumar Bonifacius6 46 2
Malta vs. Iceland 1 2 3 Malta 2Centro Tennis Cassa di Risparmio , San Marino 24 May 2013 ClayIceland 11 2 3 1 Malta Iceland Matthew Asciak Vladimir Ristic 6 2 6 0 2 Malta Iceland Bradley Callus Birkir Gunnarsson 4 6 1 6 3 Malta Iceland Matthew Asciak / Bernard Cassar Torregiani Rafn Bonifacius / Birkir Gunnarsson 6 4 6 2 1 Malta Iceland Matthew Asciak Vladimir Ristic6 26 02 Malta Iceland Bradley Callus Birkir Gunnarsson 4 6 1 6 3 Malta Iceland Matthew Asciak / Bernard Cassar Torregiani Rafn Bonifacius / Birkir Gunnarsson6 46 2
Pool C Georgia vs. Armenia Georgia vs. San Marino Armenia vs. San Marino 1 2 3 Armenia 0Centro Tennis Cassa di Risparmio , San Marino 24 May 2013 ClaySan Marino 31 2 3 1 Armenia San Marino Sedrak Khachatryan Marco De Rossi 4 6 3 6 2 Armenia San Marino Khachatur Khachatryan Diego Zonzini 4 6 4 6 3 Armenia San Marino Mikayel Avetisyan / Khachatur Khachatryan Marco De Rossi / Domenico Vicini 2 6 4 6 1 Armenia San Marino Sedrak Khachatryan Marco De Rossi 4 6 3 6 2 Armenia San Marino Khachatur Khachatryan Diego Zonzini 4 6 4 6 3 Armenia San Marino Mikayel Avetisyan / Khachatur Khachatryan Marco De Rossi / Domenico Vicini 2 6 4 6
Pool D North Macedonia vs. Turkey Albania vs. Azerbaijan 1 2 3 Albania 3Centro Tennis Cassa di Risparmio , San Marino 22 May 2013 ClayAzerbaijan 01 2 3 1 Albania Azerbaijan Genajd Shypheja Arif Guliyev 7 5 6 3 2 Albania Azerbaijan Flavio Deçe Aykhan Manafli 6 1 6 3 3 Albania Azerbaijan Flavio Deçe / Rei Pelushi Arif Guliyev / Aykhan Manafli 6 2 710 68 1 Albania Azerbaijan Genajd Shypheja Arif Guliyev7 56 32 Albania Azerbaijan Flavio Deçe Aykhan Manafli6 16 33 Albania Azerbaijan Flavio Deçe / Rei Pelushi Arif Guliyev / Aykhan Manafli6 2710 68
North Macedonia vs. Albania 1 2 3 North Macedonia 3Centro Tennis Cassa di Risparmio , San Marino 23 May 2013 ClayAlbania 01 2 3 1 North Macedonia Albania Stefan Micov Rei Pelushi 6 0 6 0 2 North Macedonia Albania Shendrit Deari Flavio Deçe 6 0 6 3 3 North Macedonia Albania David Micevski / Stefan Micov Kevi Kaceli / Genajd Shypheja 6 2 6 2 1 North Macedonia Albania Stefan Micov Rei Pelushi6 06 02 North Macedonia Albania Shendrit Deari Flavio Deçe6 06 33 North Macedonia Albania David Micevski / Stefan Micov Kevi Kaceli / Genajd Shypheja6 26 2
Turkey vs. Azerbaijan 1 2 3 Turkey 3Centro Tennis Cassa di Risparmio , San Marino 23 May 2013 ClayAzerbaijan 01 2 3 1 Turkey Azerbaijan Durukan Durmuş Samir Gafarov 6 2 6 0 2 Turkey Azerbaijan Efe Yurtaçan Aykhan Manafli 6 0 6 0 3 Turkey Azerbaijan Cem İlkel / Anıl Yüksel Arif Guliyev / Aykhan Manafli 6 0 6 2 1 Turkey Azerbaijan Durukan Durmuş Samir Gafarov6 26 02 Turkey Azerbaijan Efe Yurtaçan Aykhan Manafli6 06 03 Turkey Azerbaijan Cem İlkel / Anıl Yüksel Arif Guliyev / Aykhan Manafli6 06 2
North Macedonia vs. Azerbaijan 1 2 3 North Macedonia 3Centro Tennis Cassa di Risparmio , San Marino 24 May 2013 ClayAzerbaijan 01 2 3 1 North Macedonia Azerbaijan David Micevski Arif Guliyev 6 0 6 1 2 North Macedonia Azerbaijan Stefan Micov Aykhan Manafli 6 1 6 0 3 North Macedonia Azerbaijan David Micevski / Stefan Micov Arif Guliyev / Aykhan Manafli 6 1 6 0 1 North Macedonia Azerbaijan David Micevski Arif Guliyev6 06 12 North Macedonia Azerbaijan Stefan Micov Aykhan Manafli6 16 03 North Macedonia Azerbaijan David Micevski / Stefan Micov Arif Guliyev / Aykhan Manafli6 16 0
Turkey vs. Albania 1 2 3 Turkey 3Centro Tennis Cassa di Risparmio , San Marino 24 May 2013 ClayAlbania 01 2 3 1 Turkey Albania Durukan Durmuş Genajd Shypheja 6 2 6 0 2 Turkey Albania Anıl Yüksel Flavio Deçe 6 2 6 1 3 Turkey Albania Cem İlkel / Efe Yurtaçan Kevi Kaceli / Rei Pelushi 6 1 6 0 1 Turkey Albania Durukan Durmuş Genajd Shypheja6 26 02 Turkey Albania Anıl Yüksel Flavio Deçe6 26 13 Turkey Albania Cem İlkel / Efe Yurtaçan Kevi Kaceli / Rei Pelushi6 16 0
Play-offs Promotion Greece vs. North Macedonia Norway vs. Georgia 5th to 8th play-offs Montenegro vs. San Marino Malta vs. Turkey 1 2 3 Malta 1Centro Tennis Cassa di Risparmio , San Marino 25 May 2013 ClayTurkey 11 2 3 1 Malta Turkey Matthew Asciak Durukan Durmuş 6 0 6 1 2 Malta Turkey Bradley Callus Cem İlkel 0 6 2 6 3 Malta Turkey Bernard Cassar Torregiani / Raphael Sammut Anıl Yüksel / Efe Yurtaçan not played 1 Malta Turkey Matthew Asciak Durukan Durmuş6 06 12 Malta Turkey Bradley Callus Cem İlkel 0 6 2 6 3 Malta Turkey Bernard Cassar Torregiani / Raphael Sammut Anıl Yüksel / Efe Yurtaçan not played
9th to 12th play-offs Liechtenstein vs. Albania 1 2 3 Liechtenstein 2Centro Tennis Cassa di Risparmio , San Marino 25 May 2013 ClayAlbania 01 2 3 1 Liechtenstein Albania Timo Kranz Rei Pelushi 6 0 6 2 2 Liechtenstein Albania Thomas Weirather Flavio Deçe 6 1 6 1 3 Liechtenstein Albania Timo Kranz / Thomas Weirather Flavio Deçe / Genajd Shypheja not played 1 Liechtenstein Albania Timo Kranz Rei Pelushi6 06 22 Liechtenstein Albania Thomas Weirather Flavio Deçe6 16 13 Liechtenstein Albania Timo Kranz / Thomas Weirather Flavio Deçe / Genajd Shypheja not played
Iceland vs. Armenia 1 2 3 Iceland 1Centro Tennis Cassa di Risparmio , San Marino 25 May 2013 ClayArmenia 11 2 3 1 Iceland Armenia Birkir Gunnarsson Mikayel Avetisyan 6 3 6 0 2 Iceland Armenia Rafn Bonifacius Khachatur Khachatryan 3 6 1 6 3 Iceland Armenia Rafn Bonifacius / Birkir Gunnarsson Mikayel Avetisyan / Khachatur Khachatryan not played 1 Iceland Armenia Birkir Gunnarsson Mikayel Avetisyan6 36 02 Iceland Armenia Rafn Bonifacius Khachatur Khachatryan 3 6 1 6 3 Iceland Armenia Rafn Bonifacius / Birkir Gunnarsson Mikayel Avetisyan / Khachatur Khachatryan not played
Final standings Greece and Norway promoted to Group II in 2014.Group III Africa Venue: Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo , Egypt (outdoor clay) Date: 15–18 May Egypt and Morocco promoted to Group II in 2014.External links