2013 Davis Cup World Group
# 2013 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2013. The first-round losers go into the Davis Cup World Group play-offs, and the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2014. Czech Republic defended their Davis Cup title, by defeating the Serbian team in Belgrade in the final.

## Participating teams

Participating teams :

| Argentina | Austria | Belgium | Brazil |
| - | - | - | - |
| Canada | Croatia | Czech Republic | France |
| Germany | Italy | Israel | Kazakhstan |
| Serbia | Spain | Switzerland | United States |

## Seeds

* Spain (first round)
* Czech Republic (champions)
* Argentina (semifinals)
* Serbia (final)
* France (quarterfinals)
* United States (quarterfinals)
* Croatia (first round)
* Kazakhstan (quarterfinals)

## Draw

| First round 1–3 February | First round 1–3 February | First round 1–3 February | Quarterfinals 5–7 April | Quarterfinals 5–7 April | Quarterfinals 5–7 April | Semifinals 13–15 September | Semifinals 13–15 September | Semifinals 13–15 September | Final 15–17 November | Final 15–17 November | Final 15–17 November |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard) | Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard) | Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard) | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Spain | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Spain | 2 | Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard) | Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard) | Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| | Canada | 3 | Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard) | Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard) | Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| | Canada | 3 | | Canada | 3 | | | | | | |
| Turin, Italy (indoor clay) | Turin, Italy (indoor clay) | Turin, Italy (indoor clay) | | Canada | 3 | | | | | | |
| Turin, Italy (indoor clay) | Turin, Italy (indoor clay) | Turin, Italy (indoor clay) | | Italy | 1 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Croatia | 2 | | Italy | 1 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Croatia | 2 | | | | Belgrade, Serbia (indoor clay) | Belgrade, Serbia (indoor clay) | Belgrade, Serbia (indoor clay) | | | |
| | Italy | 3 | | | | Belgrade, Serbia (indoor clay) | Belgrade, Serbia (indoor clay) | Belgrade, Serbia (indoor clay) | | | |
| | Italy | 3 | | | | | Canada | 2 | | | |
| Charleroi, Belgium (indoor clay) | Charleroi, Belgium (indoor clay) | Charleroi, Belgium (indoor clay) | | | | | Canada | 2 | | | |
| Charleroi, Belgium (indoor clay) | Charleroi, Belgium (indoor clay) | Charleroi, Belgium (indoor clay) | | | | 4 | Serbia | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Serbia | 3 | | | | 4 | Serbia | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Serbia | 3 | Boise, United States (indoor hard) | Boise, United States (indoor hard) | Boise, United States (indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| | Belgium | 2 | Boise, United States (indoor hard) | Boise, United States (indoor hard) | Boise, United States (indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| | Belgium | 2 | 4 | Serbia | 3 | | | | | | |
| Jacksonville, United States (indoor hard) | Jacksonville, United States (indoor hard) | Jacksonville, United States (indoor hard) | 4 | Serbia | 3 | | | | | | |
| Jacksonville, United States (indoor hard) | Jacksonville, United States (indoor hard) | Jacksonville, United States (indoor hard) | 6 | United States | 1 | | | | | | |
| 6 | United States | 3 | 6 | United States | 1 | | | | | | |
| 6 | United States | 3 | | | | | | | Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard) | Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard) | Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard) |
| | Brazil | 2 | | | | | | | Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard) | Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard) | Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard) |
| | Brazil | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | Serbia | 2 |
| Rouen, France (indoor hard) | Rouen, France (indoor hard) | Rouen, France (indoor hard) | | | | | | | 4 | Serbia | 2 |
| Rouen, France (indoor hard) | Rouen, France (indoor hard) | Rouen, France (indoor hard) | | | | | | | 2 | Czech Republic | 3 |
| | Israel | 0 | | | | | | | 2 | Czech Republic | 3 |
| | Israel | 0 | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | | | | | | |
| 5 | France | 5 | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | | | | | | |
| 5 | France | 5 | 5 | France | 2 | | | | | | |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | 5 | France | 2 | | | | | | |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | 3 | Argentina | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Germany | 0 | 3 | Argentina | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Germany | 0 | | | | Prague, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | Prague, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | Prague, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | | | |
| 3 | Argentina | 5 | | | | Prague, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | Prague, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | Prague, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | | | |
| 3 | Argentina | 5 | | | | 3 | Argentina | 2 | | | |
| Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor clay) | Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor clay) | Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor clay) | | | | 3 | Argentina | 2 | | | |
| Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor clay) | Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor clay) | Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor clay) | | | | 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | | | |
| | Austria | 1 | | | | 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | | | |
| | Austria | 1 | Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor clay) | Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor clay) | Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor clay) | | | | | | |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 3 | Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor clay) | Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor clay) | Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor clay) | | | | | | |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 8 | Kazakhstan | 1 | | | | | | |
| Geneva, Switzerland (indoor hard) | Geneva, Switzerland (indoor hard) | Geneva, Switzerland (indoor hard) | 8 | Kazakhstan | 1 | | | | | | |
| Geneva, Switzerland (indoor hard) | Geneva, Switzerland (indoor hard) | Geneva, Switzerland (indoor hard) | 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Switzerland | 2 | 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

## First round

### Canada vs. Spain

| Canada 3 | Thunderbird Sports Centre, Vancouver, Canada 1–3 February 2013 Hard (i) | Thunderbird Sports Centre, Vancouver, Canada 1–3 February 2013 Hard (i) | Spain 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Milos Raonic Albert Ramos $6^5$ $7^7$ 6 4 6 4 6 4     2 Frank Dancevic Marcel Granollers 6 1 6 2 6 2       3 Daniel Nestor / Vasek Pospisil Marcel Granollers / Marc López 6 4 4 6 $7^7$ $6^4$ 3 6 2 6   4 Milos Raonic Guillermo García-López 6 3 6 4 6 2       5 Frank Dancevic Albert Ramos 5 7 4 6 ||||

### Italy vs. Croatia

| Italy 3 | Palavela, Turin, Italy 1–3 February 2013 Clay (i) | Palavela, Turin, Italy 1–3 February 2013 Clay (i) | Croatia 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Paolo Lorenzi Marin Čilić 1 6 $7^8$ $6^6$ 6 4 3 6 2 6   2 Andreas Seppi Ivan Dodig 6 2 $6^2$ $7^7$ 6 4 6 4     3 Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini Marin Čilić / Ivan Dodig 3 6 6 1 6 3 $7^{13}$ $6^{11}$     4 Andreas Seppi Marin Čilić 3 6 3 6 5 7       5 Fabio Fognini Ivan Dodig 4 6 6 4 6 4 6 4 ||||

### Belgium vs. Serbia

| Belgium 2 | Spiroudome de Charleroi, Charleroi, Belgium 1–3 February 2013 Clay (i) | Spiroudome de Charleroi, Charleroi, Belgium 1–3 February 2013 Clay (i) | Serbia 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 David Goffin Viktor Troicki 6 1 6 3 $6^5$ $7^7$ 4 6 4 6   2 Olivier Rochus Novak Djokovic 3 6 2 6 2 6       3 Steve Darcis / Ruben Bemelmans Viktor Troicki / Nenad Zimonjić 4 6 4 6 7 5 4 6     4 David Goffin Boris Pašanski 6 4 2 6 6 2       5 Steve Darcis Nenad Zimonjić 6 2 6 4 ||||

### United States vs. Brazil

| United States 3 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States 1–3 February 2013 Hard (i) | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States 1–3 February 2013 Hard (i) | Brazil 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Sam Querrey Thomaz Bellucci 6 3 6 4 6 4       2 John Isner Thiago Alves 6 3 $7^7$ $6^4$ 6 3       3 Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan Marcelo Melo / Bruno Soares $6^6$ $7^8$ $7^9$ $6^7$ 4 6 6 3 3 6   4 John Isner Thomaz Bellucci 6 2 4 6 $7^9$ $6^7$ 4 6 3 6   5 Sam Querrey Thiago Alves 4 6 6 3 6 4 $7^7$ $6^3$ ||||

### France vs. Israel

| France 5 | Kindarena, Rouen, France 1–3 February 2013 Hard (i) | Kindarena, Rouen, France 1–3 February 2013 Hard (i) | Israel 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Amir Weintraub 6 3 6 3 4 6 7 5     2 Richard Gasquet Dudi Sela 6 3 6 2 6 2       3 Julien Benneteau / Michaël Llodra Jonathan Erlich / Dudi Sela $7^7$ $6^3$ 6 1 6 0       4 Michaël Llodra Noam Okun 6 3 $7^7$ $6^5$         5 Richard Gasquet Amir Weintraub 6 4 6 3 ||||

### Argentina vs. Germany

| Argentina 5 | Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina 1–3 February 2013 Clay | Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina 1–3 February 2013 Clay | Germany 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Carlos Berlocq Philipp Kohlschreiber 3 6 7 5 2 6 6 4 4 5  retired 2 Juan Mónaco Florian Mayer $6^4$ $7^7$ 6 3 6 3 6 4     3 David Nalbandian / Horacio Zeballos Tobias Kamke / Christopher Kas 6 1 6 4 5 7 6 2     4 Juan Mónaco Tobias Kamke 6 4 $7^7$ $6^2$         5 Carlos Berlocq Christopher Kas 6 2 6 4 ||||

### Kazakhstan vs. Austria

| Kazakhstan 3 | National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan 1–3 February 2013 Clay (i) | National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan 1–3 February 2013 Clay (i) | Austria 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrey Golubev Andreas Haider-Maurer $7^7$ $6^2$ 6 3 $7^7$ $6^5$       2 Evgeny Korolev Jürgen Melzer $7^7$ $6^4$ 6 3 6 2       3 Yuri Schukin / Andrey Golubev Alexander Peya / Julian Knowle $6^5$ $7^7$ 3 6 $6^4$ $7^7$       4 Andrey Golubev Jürgen Melzer 4 6 6 3 6 4 6 2     5 Evgeny Korolev Andreas Haider-Maurer           not played ||||

### Switzerland vs. Czech Republic

| Switzerland 2 | Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland 1–3 February 2013 Hard (i) | Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland 1–3 February 2013 Hard (i) | Czech Republic 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Stanislas Wawrinka Lukáš Rosol 6 4 6 3 6 4       2 Henri Laaksonen Tomáš Berdych 3 6 2 6 $7^7$ $6^5$ 1 6     3 Marco Chiudinelli / Stanislas Wawrinka Tomáš Berdych / Lukáš Rosol 4 6 7 5 4 6 $7^7$ $6^3$ 22 24   4 Stanislas Wawrinka Tomáš Berdych 3 6 4 6 6 3 $6^5$ $7^7$     5 Henri Laaksonen Jiří Veselý 0 6 6 3 6 1 ||||

The doubles match was the second longest match of all time (7 hours and 1 minute).

## Quarterfinals

### Canada vs. Italy

| Canada 3 | Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre, Vancouver, Canada 5–7 April 2013 Hard (i) | Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre, Vancouver, Canada 5–7 April 2013 Hard (i) | Italy 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Vasek Pospisil Andreas Seppi 7 5 6 4 4 6 3 6 3 6   2 Milos Raonic Fabio Fognini 6 4 $7^7$ $6^4$ 7 5       3 Daniel Nestor / Vasek Pospisil Daniele Bracciali / Fabio Fognini 6 3 6 4 3 6 3 6 15 13   4 Milos Raonic Andreas Seppi 6 4 6 4 3 6 7 5     5 Vasek Pospisil Fabio Fognini           not played ||||

### United States vs. Serbia

| United States 1 | Taco Bell Arena, Boise, United States 5–7 April 2013 Hard (i) | Taco Bell Arena, Boise, United States 5–7 April 2013 Hard (i) | Serbia 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 John Isner Novak Djokovic $6^5$ $7^7$ 2 6 5 7       2 Sam Querrey Viktor Troicki $7^7$ $6^1$ 3 6 4 6 6 1 6 4   3 Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan Ilija Bozoljac / Nenad Zimonjić $6^5$ $7^7$ $6^1$ $7^7$ 7 5 6 4 13 15   4 Sam Querrey Novak Djokovic 5 7 $7^7$ $6^4$ 1 6 0 6     5 John Isner Viktor Troicki           not played ||||

### Argentina vs. France

| Argentina 3 | Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina 5–7 April 2013 Clay | Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina 5–7 April 2013 Clay | France 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Carlos Berlocq Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6 4 2 6 3 6 7 5 2 6   2 Juan Mónaco Gilles Simon $7^7$ $6^2$ 6 2 6 4       3 David Nalbandian / Horacio Zeballos Michaël Llodra / Julien Benneteau 3 6 $7^7$ $6^3$ 7 5 6 3     4 Juan Mónaco Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 3 6 3 6 0 6       5 Carlos Berlocq Gilles Simon 6 4 5 7 6 4 6 4 ||||

### Kazakhstan vs. Czech Republic

| Kazakhstan 1 | National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan 5–7 April 2013 Clay (i) | National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan 5–7 April 2013 Clay (i) | Czech Republic 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mikhail Kukushkin Jan Hájek 3 6 2 6 4 6       2 Andrey Golubev Lukáš Rosol 6 4 4 6 2 6 $6^6$ $7^8$     3 Andrey Golubev / Yuri Schukin Jan Hájek / Radek Štěpánek $7^7$ $6^2$ 6 4 6 3       4 Evgeny Korolev Lukáš Rosol $6^5$ $7^7$ $7^7$ $6^2$ $6^5$ $7^7$ 2 6     5 Andrey Golubev Jan Hájek ||||

## Semifinals

### Serbia vs. Canada

| Serbia 3 | Belgrade Arena, Belgrade, Serbia 13–15 September 2013 Clay (i) | Belgrade Arena, Belgrade, Serbia 13–15 September 2013 Clay (i) | Canada 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Novak Djokovic Vasek Pospisil 6 2 6 0 6 4       2 Janko Tipsarević Milos Raonic 7 5 3 6 6 3 3 6 8 10   3 Ilija Bozoljac / Nenad Zimonjić Daniel Nestor / Vasek Pospisil $7^8$ $6^6$ 4 6 6 3 $6^5$ $7^7$ 8 10   4 Novak Djokovic Milos Raonic $7^7$ $6^1$ 6 2 6 2       5 Janko Tipsarević Vasek Pospisil $7^7$ $6^3$ 6 2 $7^8$ $6^6$ ||||

### Czech Republic vs. Argentina

| Czech Republic 3 | O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 13–15 September 2013 Hard (i) | O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 13–15 September 2013 Hard (i) | Argentina 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Radek Štěpánek Juan Mónaco $7^7$ $6^3$ 6 3 6 2       2 Tomáš Berdych Leonardo Mayer 6 4 4 6 6 3 6 4     3 Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek Carlos Berlocq / Horacio Zeballos 6 3 6 4 6 2       4 Lukáš Rosol Horacio Zeballos 6 4 $6^6$ $7^8$ 4 6       5 Jiří Veselý Leonardo Mayer 4 6 4 6 ||||

## Final

### Serbia vs. Czech Republic

| Serbia 2 | Belgrade Arena, Belgrade, Serbia 15–17 November 2013 Hard (i) | Belgrade Arena, Belgrade, Serbia 15–17 November 2013 Hard (i) | Czech Republic 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Novak Djokovic Radek Štěpánek 7 5 6 1 6 4       2 Dušan Lajović Tomáš Berdych 3 6 4 6 3 6       3 Ilija Bozoljac / Nenad Zimonjić Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek 2 6 4 6 $6^4$ $7^7$       4 Novak Djokovic Tomáš Berdych 6 4 $7^7$ $6^5$ 6 2       5 Dušan Lajović Radek Štěpánek 3 6 1 6 1 6 ||||
