2017 Davis Cup World Group

2017 Davis Cup World Group
2017 Davis Cup World Group
Date	3 March – 26 November
Edition	37th
Champions
	; France

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2017. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group play-offs, and the winners progressed to the quarterfinals and the World Group stage of the competition in 2018.

Participating teams edit

Participating teams
Argentina	Australia	Belgium	Canada
Croatia	Czech Republic	France	Germany
Great Britain	Italy	Japan	Russia
Serbia	Spain	Switzerland	United States

Seeds edit

Argentina (first round)
Croatia (first round)
Great Britain (quarterfinals)
Czech Republic (first round)
Switzerland (first round)
France (champion)
Belgium (final)
Serbia (semifinals)

Draw edit


First round 3–5 February			Quarterfinals 7–9 April			Semifinals 15–17 September			Final 24–26 November

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)^[1]

1	Argentina	2
			Charleroi, Belgium (indoor hard)^[9]
	Italy	3
				Italy	2
Frankfurt, Germany (indoor hard)^[2]
			7	Belgium	3
7	Belgium	4
						Brussels, Belgium (indoor clay)^[13]
	Germany	1
						7	Belgium	3
Kooyong, Australia (hard)^[3]
							Australia	2
4	Czech Republic	1
			Brisbane, Australia (hard)^[10]
	Australia	4
			Australia		3
Birmingham, United States (indoor hard)^[4]
			United States		2
5	Switzerland	0
									Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France (indoor hard)^[15]
	United States	5
									7	Belgium	2
Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard)^[5]
									6	France	3
	Japan	1
			Rouen, France (indoor clay)^[11]
6	France	4
			6	France	4
Ottawa, Canada (indoor hard)^[6]
			3	Great Britain	1
	Canada	2
						Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France (clay)^[14]
3	Great Britain	3
						6	France	3
Niš, Serbia (indoor hard)^[7]
						8	Serbia	1
	Russia	1
			Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard)^[12]
8	Serbia	4
			8	Serbia	4
Osijek, Croatia (indoor hard)^[8]
				Spain	1
	Spain	3

2	Croatia	2

First round edit

Argentina vs. Italy edit

Argentina
2

Parque Sarmiento, Buenos Aires, Argentina^[1]
3–6 February
Clay

Italy
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Guido Pella Paolo Lorenzi	3 6	3 6	3 6
2	Carlos Berlocq Andreas Seppi	1 6	2 6	6 1	6⁶ 7⁸
3	Carlos Berlocq / Leonardo Mayer Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini	6 3	6 3	4 6	2 6	7⁹ 6⁷
4	Carlos Berlocq Paolo Lorenzi	4 6	6 4	6 1	3 6	6 3
5	Guido Pella Fabio Fognini	6 2	6 4	3 6	4 6	2 6

Germany vs. Belgium edit

Germany
1

Fraport Arena, Frankfurt, Germany^[2]
3–5 February
Hard (i)

Belgium
4

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Philipp Kohlschreiber Steve Darcis	4 6	6 3	6 2	6² 7⁷	6⁵ 7⁷
2	Alexander Zverev Arthur De Greef	6 3	6 3	6 4
3	Alexander Zverev / Mischa Zverev Ruben Bemelmans / Joris De Loore	3 6	6³ 7⁷	6 4	6 4	3 6
4	Alexander Zverev Steve Darcis	6 2	4 6	4 6	6⁸ 7¹⁰
5	Mischa Zverev Ruben Bemelmans	5 7	1 6

Australia vs. Czech Republic edit

Australia
4

Kooyong Stadium, Kooyong, Australia^[3]
3–5 February
Hard

Czech Republic
1

		1	2	3
1	Jordan Thompson Jiří Veselý	6 3	6 3	6 4
2	Nick Kyrgios Jan Šátral	6 2	6 3	6 2
3	Sam Groth / John Peers Jan Šátral / Jiří Veselý	6 3	6 2	6 2
4	Sam Groth Jiří Veselý	6 3	5 7	3 6
5	Jordan Thompson Jan Šátral	7⁷ 6⁵	6 2

United States vs. Switzerland edit

United States
5

Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex, Birmingham, United States^[4]
3–5 February
Hard (i)

Switzerland
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Jack Sock Marco Chiudinelli	6 4	6 3	6 1
2	John Isner Henri Laaksonen	4 6	6 2	6 2	7⁷ 6¹
3	Steve Johnson / Jack Sock Adrien Bossel / Henri Laaksonen	7⁷ 6³	6 3	7⁷ 6⁵
4	Sam Querrey Adrien Bossel	6 3	7 5
5	Steve Johnson Antoine Bellier	6 4	6 3

Japan vs. France edit

Japan
1

Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan^[5]
3–5 February
Hard (i)

France
4

		1	2	3
1	Taro Daniel Richard Gasquet	2 6	3 6	2 6
2	Yoshihito Nishioka Gilles Simon	3 6	3 6	4 6
3	Yūichi Sugita / Yasutaka Uchiyama Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut	3 6	4 6	4 6
4	Yoshihito Nishioka Nicolas Mahut	1 6	1 1		retired
5	Yasutaka Uchiyama Pierre-Hugues Herbert	6 4	6 4

Canada vs. Great Britain edit

Canada
2

TD Place Arena, Ottawa, Canada^[6]
3–5 February
Hard (i)

Great Britain
3

		1	2	3	4
1	Denis Shapovalov Dan Evans	3 6	3 6	4 6
2	Vasek Pospisil Kyle Edmund	6 4	6 1	7⁷ 6³
3	Daniel Nestor / Vasek Pospisil Dominic Inglot / Jamie Murray	6¹ 7⁷	7⁷ 6³	6³ 7⁷	3 6
4	Vasek Pospisil Dan Evans	7⁷ 6³	6 4	3 6	7⁷ 6⁵
5	Denis Shapovalov Kyle Edmund	3 6	4 6	1^d 2

Shapovalov defaulted the rubber and the tie after accidentally hitting a ball into the face of the chair umpire.^[16]

Serbia vs. Russia edit

Serbia
4

Čair Sports Center, Niš, Serbia^[7]
3–5 February
Hard (i)

Russia
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Viktor Troicki Karen Khachanov	6 4	6³ 7⁷	6 3	1 6	7⁸ 6⁶
2	Novak Djokovic Daniil Medvedev	3 6	6 4	6 1	1 0		retired
3	Viktor Troicki / Nenad Zimonjić Konstantin Kravchuk / Andrey Kuznetsov	6 3	7⁷ 6³	6⁵ 7⁷	6 4
4	Dušan Lajović Konstantin Kravchuk	6 3	4 6	6 3
5	Nenad Zimonjić Daniil Medvedev						w/o

Croatia vs. Spain edit

Croatia
2

Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek, Croatia^[8]
3–5 February
Hard (i)

Spain
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Franko Škugor Pablo Carreño Busta	3 6	6 3	6 4	4 6	7⁸ 6⁶
2	Ante Pavić Roberto Bautista Agut	4 6	2 6	3 6
3	Marin Draganja / Nikola Mektić Feliciano López / Marc López	6⁶ 7⁸	7⁹ 6⁷	7⁷ 6⁵	2 6	6 4
4	Franko Škugor Roberto Bautista Agut	1 6	7⁷ 6⁴	3 6	6⁶ 7⁸
5	Nikola Mektić Pablo Carreño Busta	6⁴ 7⁷	1 6	4 6

Quarterfinals edit

Belgium vs. Italy edit

Belgium
3

RTL Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium^[9]
7–9 April 2017
Hard (i)

Italy
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Steve Darcis Paolo Lorenzi	6³ 7⁷	6 1	6 1	7⁷ 6⁴
2	David Goffin Andreas Seppi	6 4	6 3	6 3
3	Ruben Bemelmans / Joris De Loore Simone Bolelli / Andreas Seppi	6 4	3 6	4 6	6 3	6⁶ 7⁸
4	David Goffin Paolo Lorenzi	6 3	6 3	6 2
5	Joris De Loore Alessandro Giannessi	4 6	6⁹ 7¹¹

Australia vs. United States edit

Australia
3

Pat Rafter Arena, Brisbane, Australia^[10]
7–9 April 2017
Hard

United States
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Jordan Thompson Jack Sock	6 3	3 6	7⁷ 6⁴	6 4
2	Nick Kyrgios John Isner	7 5	7⁷ 6⁵	7⁷ 6⁵
3	Sam Groth / John Peers Steve Johnson / Jack Sock	6 3	3 6	2 6	6 2	3 6
4	Nick Kyrgios Sam Querrey	7⁷ 6⁴	6 3	6 4
5	Sam Groth John Isner	6⁵ 7⁷	3 6

France vs. Great Britain edit

France
4

Kindarena, Rouen, France^[11]
7–9 April 2017
Clay (i)

Great Britain
1

		1	2	3	4
1	Lucas Pouille Kyle Edmund	7 5	7⁸ 6⁶	6 3
2	Jérémy Chardy Dan Evans	6 2	6 3	6 3
3	Julien Benneteau / Nicolas Mahut Dominic Inglot / Jamie Murray	7⁹ 6⁷	5 7	7 5	7 5
4	Julien Benneteau Dan Evans	1 6	2 6
5	Jérémy Chardy Kyle Edmund	6 4	6 3

Serbia vs. Spain edit

Serbia
4

Hall Aleksandar Nikolić, Belgrade, Serbia^[12]
7–9 April 2017
Hard (i)

Spain
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Novak Djokovic Albert Ramos Viñolas	6 3	6 4	6 2
2	Viktor Troicki Pablo Carreño Busta	6 3	6 4	6 3
3	Viktor Troicki / Nenad Zimonjić Pablo Carreño Busta / Marc López	4 6	7⁷ 6⁴	6 0	4 6	6 2
4	Dušan Lajović Jaume Munar	2 6	6 1	6 4
5	Nenad Zimonjić Albert Ramos Viñolas	2 6	1 6

Semifinals edit

Belgium vs. Australia edit

Belgium
3

Palais 12, Brussels, Belgium^[13]
15–17 September 2017
Clay (i)

Australia
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	David Goffin John Millman	6⁴ 7⁷	6 4	6 3	7 5
2	Steve Darcis Nick Kyrgios	3 6	6 3	7⁷ 6⁵	1 6	2 6
3	Ruben Bemelmans / Arthur De Greef John Peers / Jordan Thompson	3 6	4 6	0 6
4	David Goffin Nick Kyrgios	6⁴ 7⁷	6 4	6 4	6 4
5	Steve Darcis Jordan Thompson	6 4	7 5	6 2

France vs. Serbia edit

France
3

Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France^[14]
15–17 September 2017
Clay

Serbia
1

		1	2	3	4
1	Lucas Pouille Dušan Lajović	1 6	6 3	6⁷ 7⁹	6⁵ 7⁷
2	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Laslo Đere	7⁷ 6²	6 3	6 3
3	Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut Filip Krajinović / Nenad Zimonjić	6 1	6 2	7⁷ 6³
4	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Dušan Lajović	2 6	6 2	7⁷ 6⁵	6 2
5	Lucas Pouille Laslo Đere					not played

Final edit

France vs. Belgium edit

France
3

Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France^[15]
24–26 November 2017
Hard (i)

Belgium
2

		1	2	3	4
1	Lucas Pouille David Goffin	5 7	3 6	1 6
2	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Steve Darcis	6 3	6 2	6 1
3	Richard Gasquet / Pierre-Hugues Herbert Ruben Bemelmans / Joris De Loore	6 1	3 6	7⁷ 6²	6 4
4	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga David Goffin	6⁵ 7⁷	3 6	2 6
5	Lucas Pouille Steve Darcis	6 3	6 1	6 0

References edit

^ ^a ^b "Argentina v Italy". daviscup.com.
^ ^a ^b "Germany v Belgium". daviscup.com.
^ ^a ^b "Australia v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
^ ^a ^b "United States v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
^ ^a ^b "Japan v France". daviscup.com.
^ ^a ^b "Canada v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
^ ^a ^b "Serbia v Russia". daviscup.com.
^ ^a ^b "Croatia v Spain". daviscup.com.
^ ^a ^b "Belgium v Italy". daviscup.com.
^ ^a ^b "Australia v United States". daviscup.com.
^ ^a ^b "France v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
^ ^a ^b "Serbia v Spain". daviscup.com.
^ ^a ^b "Belgium v Australia". daviscup.com.
^ ^a ^b "France v Serbia". daviscup.com.
^ ^a ^b "France v Belgium". daviscup.com.
^ "Davis Cup: Denis Shapovalov defaulted for hitting umpire with a ball, GB beat Canada". BBC Sport.

[ARG_vs._ITA-1] "Argentina v Italy". daviscup.com.

[GER_vs._BEL-2] "Germany v Belgium". daviscup.com.

[AUS_vs._CZE-3] "Australia v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.

[USA_vs._SUI-4] "United States v Switzerland". daviscup.com.

[JPN_vs._FRA-5] "Japan v France". daviscup.com.

[CAN_vs._GBR-6] "Canada v Great Britain". daviscup.com.

[SRB_vs._RUS-7] "Serbia v Russia". daviscup.com.

[CRO_vs._ESP-8] "Croatia v Spain". daviscup.com.

[BEL_vs._ITA-9] "Belgium v Italy". daviscup.com.

[AUS_vs._USA-10] "Australia v United States". daviscup.com.

[FRA_vs._GBR-11] "France v Great Britain". daviscup.com.

[SRB_vs._ESP-12] "Serbia v Spain". daviscup.com.

[BEL_vs._AUS-13] "Belgium v Australia". daviscup.com.

[FRA_vs._SRB-14] "France v Serbia". daviscup.com.

[FRA_vs._BEL-15] "France v Belgium". daviscup.com.

[16] "Davis Cup: Denis Shapovalov defaulted for hitting umpire with a ball, GB beat Canada". BBC Sport.

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