2001 Davis Cup World Group

Main article: 2001 Davis Cup

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2001. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, and the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2002.

Participating Teams

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)[1]
S   Australia 4  
Florianópolis, Brazil (clay)[2]
  Ecuador 1  
  S   Australia 4  
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay)[3]
  S   Brazil 1  
S   Brazil 4
Sydney, Australia (hard)[4]
  Morocco 1  
  S   Australia 4  
Helsingborg, Sweden (indoor carpet)[5]
  S   Sweden 1  
S   Sweden 3  
Malmö, Sweden (indoor hard)[6]
  Czech Republic 2  
  S   Sweden 4
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)[7]
  S   Russia 1  
S   Russia 3
Melbourne, Australia (grass)[8]
  Slovakia 2  
  S   Australia 2
Ghent, Belgium (indoor clay)[9]
  S   France 3
  Belgium 0  
Neuchâtel, Switzerland (indoor carpet)[10]
S   France 5  
  S   France 3
Basel, Switzerland (indoor hard)[11]
     Switzerland 2  
   Switzerland 3
Rotterdam, Netherlands (indoor carpet)[12]
S   United States 2  
  S   France 3
Braunschweig, Germany (indoor carpet)[13]
    Netherlands 2  
  Romania 2  
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (indoor carpet)[14]
S   Germany 3  
  S   Germany 1
Eindhoven, Netherlands (indoor carpet)[15]
    Netherlands 4  
  Netherlands 4
S   Spain 1  

First round

Australia vs. Ecuador


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

Brazil vs. Morocco


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

Sweden vs. Czech Republic


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

Slovakia vs. Russia


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

Belgium vs. France


Belgium
0		 Vlaanderen Sports Hall, Ghent, Belgium[9]
9–11 February 2001
Clay (i)
France
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
France		 Christophe Rochus
Arnaud Clément		 77
62		 6
3		 2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		 
2 Belgium
France		 Olivier Rochus
Sébastien Grosjean		 6
4		 6
1		 1
6 		3
6 		3
6		  
3 Belgium
France		 Christophe Rochus / Tom Vanhoudt
Cédric Pioline / Fabrice Santoro		 3
6 		2
6 		64
77		      
4 Belgium
France		 Filip Dewulf
Arnaud Clément		 3
6 		610
712		        
5 Belgium
France		 Christophe Rochus
Fabrice Santoro		 4
6 		4
6 		       

Switzerland vs. United States


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

Germany vs. Romania


Germany
3		 Volkswagen Halle, Braunschweig, Germany[13]
9–11 February 2001
Carpet (i)
Romania
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
Romania		 Tommy Haas
Ionuţ Moldovan		 6
2		 6
0		 6
2		      
2 Germany
Romania		 Nicolas Kiefer
Andrei Pavel		 64
77		 3
6 		7
5		 3
6 		   
3 Germany
Romania		 Marc-Kevin Goellner / David Prinosil
Andrei Pavel / Gabriel Trifu		 4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4 Germany
Romania		 Tommy Haas
Andrei Pavel		 6
3		 6
4		 78
66		      
5 Germany
Romania		 Nicolas Kiefer
Gabriel Trifu		 6
3		 6
1		 6
4		      

Netherlands vs. Spain


Netherlands
4		 Eindhoven Sports Centre, Eindhoven, Netherlands[15]
9–11 February 2001
Carpet (i)
Spain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Spain		 Raemon Sluiter
Juan Carlos Ferrero		 65
77		 79
67		 3
6 		77
63		 6
4		  
2 Netherlands
Spain		 Sjeng Schalken
Carlos Moyà		 6
4		 7
5		 6
4		      
3 Netherlands
Spain		 Paul Haarhuis / Sjeng Schalken
Juan Manuel Balcells / Àlex Corretja		 4
6 		6
3		 77
63		 712
610		    
4 Netherlands
Spain		 Jan Siemerink
Juan Manuel Balcells		 69
711		 6
4		 77
65		      
5 Netherlands
Spain		 Raemon Sluiter
Carlos Moyà		 4
6 		62
77		        

Quarterfinals

Brazil vs. Australia


Brazil
1		 Florianapolis Court Tennis Centre, Florianópolis, Brazil[2]
6–8 April 2001
Clay
Australia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Brazil
Australia		 Gustavo Kuerten
Patrick Rafter		 4
6 		6
4		 77
61		 2
1		    
retired
2 Brazil
Australia		 Fernando Meligeni
Lleyton Hewitt		 3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
3 Brazil
Australia		 Gustavo Kuerten / Jaime Oncins
Lleyton Hewitt / Patrick Rafter		 67
79		 63
77		 65
77		      
4 Brazil
Australia		 Gustavo Kuerten
Lleyton Hewitt		 65
77		 3
6 		63
77		      
5 Brazil
Australia		 Alexandre Simoni
Richard Fromberg		 2
6 		4
4		       not
completed

Sweden vs. Russia


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

Switzerland vs. France


Switzerland
2		 Patinoires du Littoral, Neuchâtel, Switzerland[10]
6–8 April 2001
Carpet (i)
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
France		 Marc Rosset
Arnaud Clément		 3
6 		6
3		 64
77		 78
66		 13
15		  
2 Switzerland
France		 Roger Federer
Nicolas Escudé		 4
6 		77
61		 3
6 		4
6 		   
3 Switzerland
France		 Roger Federer / Lorenzo Manta
Cédric Pioline / Fabrice Santoro		 5
7 		6
3		 77
64		 63
77		 9
7		  
4 Switzerland
France		 Roger Federer
Arnaud Clément		 6
4		 3
6 		77
65		 6
4		    
5 Switzerland
France		 George Bastl
Nicolas Escudé		 6
1		 5
7 		77
63		 4
6 		6
8 		 

Netherlands vs. Germany


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

Semifinals

Australia vs. Sweden


Australia
4		 Olympic Tennis Centre, Sydney, Australia[4]
21–23 September 2001
Hard
Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Sweden		 Patrick Rafter
Thomas Johansson		 6
3		 710
68		 3
6 		2
6 		3
6 		 
2 Australia
Sweden		 Lleyton Hewitt
Jonas Björkman		 4
6 		6
4		 77
65		 77
62		    
3 Australia
Sweden		 Wayne Arthurs / Todd Woodbridge
Jonas Björkman / Magnus Larsson		 63
77		 77
61		 77
65		 77
63		    
4 Australia
Sweden		 Lleyton Hewitt
Thomas Johansson		 77
63		 5
7 		6
2		 6
1		    
5 Australia
Sweden		 Patrick Rafter
Jonas Björkman		 6
3		 6
2		        

Netherlands vs. France


Netherlands
2		 Ahoy Sports Palace, Rotterdam, Netherlands[12]
21–23 September 2001
Carpet (i)
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
France		 Raemon Sluiter
Arnaud Clément		 6
3		 2
6 		2
1		     retired
 
2 Netherlands
France		 Sjeng Schalken
Nicolas Escudé		 77
63		 64
77		 6
4		 64
77		 6
8 		 
3 Netherlands
France		 Paul Haarhuis / Sjeng Schalken
Cédric Pioline / Fabrice Santoro		 5
7 		1
6 		5
7 		     
4 Netherlands
France		 Sjeng Schalken
Arnaud Clément		 78
66		 77
63		        
5 Netherlands
France		 Jan Siemerink
Fabrice Santoro		 6
4		 6
4		        

Final

Australia vs. France


Australia
2		 Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia[8]
30 November - 2 December 2001
Grass
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
France		 Lleyton Hewitt
Nicolas Escudé		 6
4		 3
6 		6
3		 3
6 		4
6 		 
2 Australia
France		 Patrick Rafter
Sébastien Grosjean		 6
3		 78
66		 7
5		      
3 Australia
France		 Lleyton Hewitt / Patrick Rafter
Cédric Pioline / Fabrice Santoro		 6
2		 3
6 		65
77		 1
6 		   
4 Australia
France		 Lleyton Hewitt
Sébastien Grosjean		 6
3		 6
2		 6
3		      
5 Australia
France		 Wayne Arthurs
Nicolas Escudé		 63
77		 77
65		 3
6 		3
6 		   

References

  1. 1 2 "Australia v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
  2. 1 2 "Brazil v Australia". daviscup.com.
  3. 1 2 "Brazil v Morocco". daviscup.com.
  4. 1 2 "Australia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  5. 1 2 "Sweden v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  6. 1 2 "Sweden v Russia". daviscup.com.
  7. 1 2 "Slovakia v Russia". daviscup.com.
  8. 1 2 "Australia v France". daviscup.com.
  9. 1 2 "Belgium v France". daviscup.com.
  10. 1 2 "Switzerland v France". daviscup.com.
  11. 1 2 "Switzerland v United States". daviscup.com.
  12. 1 2 "Netherlands v France". daviscup.com.
  13. 1 2 "Germany v Romania". daviscup.com.
  14. 1 2 "Netherlands v Germany". daviscup.com.
  15. 1 2 "Netherlands v Spain". daviscup.com.
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