2001 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2001.[1] The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group qualifying round, and the winners progressed to the quarterfinals and were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2002.

2001 Davis Cup World Group
Date9 February – 2 December
Edition21st
Champions

France
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France won the title, defeating Australia in the final, 3–2. The final was held at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, from 30 November to 2 December.[2] It was the French team's first Davis Cup title since 1996 and their 9th title overall. France won the title despite not playing a single match on home soil.

Participating teams

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Participating teams
 
Australia
 
Belgium
 
Brazil
 
Czech Republic
 
Ecuador
 
France
 
Germany
 
Morocco
 
Netherlands
 
Romania
 
Russia
 
Slovakia
 
Spain
 
Sweden
 
Switzerland
 
United States

Draw

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First round
9–11 February
Quarterfinals
6–8 April
Semifinals
21–23 September
Final
30 November-2 December
Perth, Australia (grass)
S  Australia4
Florianópolis, Brazil (clay)
  Ecuador1
S  Australia3
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay)
S  Brazil1
S  Brazil4
Sydney, Australia (hard)
  Morocco1
S  Australia4
Helsingborg, Sweden (indoor carpet)
S  Sweden1
S  Sweden3
Malmö, Sweden (indoor hard)
  Czech Republic2
S  Sweden4
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
S  Russia1
S  Russia3
Melbourne, Australia (grass)
  Slovakia2
S  Australia2
Ghent, Belgium (indoor clay)
S  France3
  Belgium0
Neuchâtel, Switzerland (indoor carpet)
S  France5
S  France3
Basel, Switzerland (indoor hard)
   Switzerland2
   Switzerland3
Rotterdam, Netherlands (indoor carpet)
S  United States2
S  France3
Braunschweig, Germany (indoor carpet)
  Netherlands2
  Romania2
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (indoor carpet)
S  Germany3
S  Germany1
Eindhoven, Netherlands (indoor carpet)
  Netherlands4
  Netherlands4
S  Spain1

First round

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Australia vs. Ecuador

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Australia
4
Royal King's Park Tennis Club, Perth, Australia[3]
9–11 February 2001
Grass
 
Ecuador
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Pat Rafter
Nicolás Lapentti
6
3
6
0
7
5
     
2  
 
Lleyton Hewitt
Giovanni Lapentti
6
3
6
2
6
2
     
3  
 
Wayne Arthurs / Todd Woodbridge
Giovanni Lapentti / Nicolás Lapentti
2
6
6
2
6
1
61
77
10
12
 
4  
 
Lleyton Hewitt
Nicolás Lapentti
6
2
6
1
6
1
     
5  
 
Pat Rafter
Giovanni Lapentti
6
3
6
1
       

Brazil vs. Morocco

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Brazil
4
Universidade Veiga de Almeida, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[4]
9–11 February 2001
Clay
 
Morocco
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Gustavo Kuerten
Karim Alami
64
77
6
4
3
6
6
1
6
2
 
2  
 
Fernando Meligeni
Hicham Arazi
6
4
5
7
6
3
4
3
   
retired
3  
 
Jaime Oncins / Alexandre Simoni
Karim Alami / Hicham Arazi
6
3
6
3
6
3
     
4  
 
Gustavo Kuerten
Mounir El Aarej
6
2
6
2
       
5  
 
Alexandre Simoni
Karim Alami
4
6
6
0
3
6
     

Sweden vs. Czech Republic

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Sweden
3
Idrottens hus, Helsingborg, Sweden[5]
9–11 February 2001
Carpet (indoors)
 
Czech Republic
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Thomas Johansson
Bohdan Ulihrach
3
6
7
5
2
6
5
7
   
2  
 
Magnus Norman
Jiří Novák
77
62
6
1
1
6
2
6
6
4
 
3  
 
Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti
Jiří Novák / David Rikl
6
2
4
6
78
66
7
5
   
4  
 
Magnus Norman
Bohdan Ulihrach
3
6
2
6
1
6
     
5  
 
Thomas Johansson
Jiří Novák
77
60
6
3
64
77
6
2
   

Slovakia vs. Russia

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Slovakia
2
Incheba Hall, Bratislava, Slovakia[6]
9–11 February 2001
Hard (indoors)
 
Russia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Karol Kučera
Marat Safin
3
6
4
6
6
3
7
5
6
2
 
2  
 
Dominik Hrbatý
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
2
6
3
6
5
7
     
3  
 
Dominik Hrbatý / Ján Krošlák
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Marat Safin
4
6
4
6
6
2
67
79
   
4  
 
Dominik Hrbatý
Marat Safin
6
3
6
1
6
4
     
5  
 
Karol Kučera
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
6
4
6
4
3
6
2
6
2
6
 

Belgium vs. France

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Belgium
0
Flanders Sports Arena, Ghent, Belgium[7]
9–11 February 2001
Clay (indoors)
 
France
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Christophe Rochus
Arnaud Clément
77
62
6
3
2
6
4
6
2
6
 
2  
 
Olivier Rochus
Sébastien Grosjean
6
4
6
1
1
6
3
6
3
6
 
3  
 
Christophe Rochus / Tom Vanhoudt
Cédric Pioline / Fabrice Santoro
3
6
2
6
63
77
     
4  
 
Filip Dewulf
Arnaud Clément
3
6
610
712
       
5  
 
Christophe Rochus
Fabrice Santoro
4
6
4
6
       

Switzerland vs. United States

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Switzerland
3
St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland[8]
9–11 February 2001
Hard (indoors)
 
United States
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Roger Federer
Todd Martin
6
4
77
63
4
6
6
1
   
2  
 
Michel Kratochvil
Jan-Michael Gambill
3
6
5
7
4
6
     
3  
 
Roger Federer / Lorenzo Manta
Jan-Michael Gambill / Justin Gimelstob
6
4
6
2
7
5
     
4  
 
Roger Federer
Jan-Michael Gambill
7
5
6
2
4
6
6
2
   
5  
 
George Bastl
Andy Roddick
3
6
4
6
       

Germany vs. Romania

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Germany
3
Volkswagen Halle, Braunschweig, Germany[9]
9–11 February 2001
Carpet (indoors)
 
Romania
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Tommy Haas
Ionuț Moldovan
6
2
6
0
6
2
     
2  
 
Nicolas Kiefer
Andrei Pavel
63
77
3
6
7
5
3
6
   
3  
 
Marc-Kevin Goellner / David Prinosil
Andrei Pavel / Gabriel Trifu
4
6
4
6
4
6
     
4  
 
Tommy Haas
Andrei Pavel
6
3
6
4
78
66
     
5  
 
Nicolas Kiefer
Gabriel Trifu
6
3
6
1
6
4
     

Netherlands vs. Spain

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Netherlands
4
Sportcentrum Eindhoven, Eindhoven, Netherlands[10]
9–11 February 2001
Carpet (indoors)
 
Spain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Raemon Sluiter
Juan Carlos Ferrero
65
77
79
67
3
6
77
63
6
4
 
2  
 
Sjeng Schalken
Carlos Moyá
6
4
7
5
6
4
     
3  
 
Paul Haarhuis / Sjeng Schalken
Joan Balcells / Àlex Corretja
4
6
6
3
77
63
712
610
   
4  
 
Jan Siemerink
Joan Balcells
69
711
6
4
77
65
     
5  
 
Raemon Sluiter
Carlos Moyá
4
6
62
77
       

Quarterfinals

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Brazil vs. Australia

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Brazil
1
Florianópolis Court Tennis Centre, Florianópolis, Brazil[11]
6–8 April 2001
Clay
 
Australia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Gustavo Kuerten
Pat Rafter
4
6
6
4
77
61
2
1
   
retired
2  
 
Fernando Meligeni
Lleyton Hewitt
3
6
3
6
3
6
     
3  
 
Gustavo Kuerten / Jaime Oncins
Lleyton Hewitt / Pat Rafter
67
79
63
77
65
77
     
4  
 
Gustavo Kuerten
Lleyton Hewitt
65
77
3
6
63
77
     
5  
 
Alexandre Simoni
Richard Fromberg
2
6
4
4
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Sweden vs. Russia

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Sweden
4
Baltiska hallen, Malmö, Sweden[12]
6–8 April 2001
Hard (indoors)
 
Russia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Thomas Johansson
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
6
4
1
6
712
610
3
6
6
2
 
2  
 
Magnus Norman
Mikhail Youzhny
711
69
6
4
6
2
     
3  
 
Simon Aspelin / Jonas Björkman
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy
4
6
6
1
7
5
62
77
6
2
 
4  
 
Magnus Norman
Andrei Stoliarov
3
6
6
3
1
6
     
5  
 
Thomas Johansson
Mikhail Youzhny
6
3
2
6
6
2
     

Switzerland vs. France

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Switzerland
2
Patinoires du Littoral, Neuchâtel, Switzerland[13]
6–8 April 2001
Carpet (indoors)
 
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Marc Rosset
Arnaud Clément
3
6
6
3
64
77
78
66
13
15
 
2  
 
Roger Federer
Nicolas Escudé
4
6
77
61
3
6
4
6
   
3  
 
Roger Federer / Lorenzo Manta
Cédric Pioline / Fabrice Santoro
5
7
6
3
77
64
63
77
9
7
 
4  
 
Roger Federer
Arnaud Clément
6
4
3
6
77
65
6
4
   
5  
 
George Bastl
Nicolas Escudé
6
1
5
7
77
63
4
6
6
8
 

Netherlands vs. Germany

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Netherlands
4
Brabanthallen, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands[14]
6–8 April 2001
Carpet (indoors)
 
Germany
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Jan Siemerink
Nicolas Kiefer
6
3
77
65
3
6
6
3
   
2  
 
Raemon Sluiter
David Prinosil
6
1
6
3
77
63
     
3  
 
Paul Haarhuis / Sjeng Schalken
Jens Knippschild / David Prinosil
6
3
6
4
4
6
6
2
   
4  
 
Jan Siemerink
David Prinosil
77
64
7
5
       
5  
 
Raemon Sluiter
Nicolas Kiefer
6
3
2
6
3
6
     

Semifinals

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Australia vs. Sweden

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Australia
4
Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre, Sydney, Australia[15]
21–23 September 2001
Hard
 
Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Pat Rafter
Thomas Johansson
6
3
710
68
3
6
2
6
3
6
 
2  
 
Lleyton Hewitt
Jonas Björkman
4
6
6
4
77
65
77
62
   
3  
 
Wayne Arthurs / Todd Woodbridge
Jonas Björkman / Magnus Larsson
63
77
77
62
77
65
77
63
   
4  
 
Lleyton Hewitt
Thomas Johansson
77
63
5
7
6
2
6
1
   
5  
 
Pat Rafter
Jonas Björkman
6
3
6
2
       

Netherlands vs. France

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Netherlands
2
Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands[16]
21–23 September 2001
Carpet (indoors)
 
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Raemon Sluiter
Arnaud Clément
6
3
2
6
2
1
    retired
 
2  
 
Sjeng Schalken
Nicolas Escudé
77
63
64
77
6
4
64
77
6
8
 
3  
 
Paul Haarhuis / Sjeng Schalken
Cédric Pioline / Fabrice Santoro
5
7
1
6
5
7
     
4  
 
Sjeng Schalken
Arnaud Clément
78
66
77
63
       
5  
 
Jan Siemerink
Fabrice Santoro
6
4
6
4
       

Final

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Australia vs. France

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Australia
2
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Park, 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  
 
Pat Rafter
Sébastien Grosjean
6
3
78
66
7
5
     
3  
 
Lleyton Hewitt / Pat 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
   

References

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  1. ^ "World Group 2001". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Australia v France". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Australia v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Brazil v Morocco". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Sweden v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Slovakia v Russia". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Belgium v France". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Switzerland v United States". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Germany v Romania". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Netherlands v Spain". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Brazil v Australia". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Sweden v Russia". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Switzerland v France". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Netherlands v Germany". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Australia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Netherlands v France". daviscup.com.
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