2001 Davis Cup World Group Qualifying Round
# 2001 Davis Cup World Group Qualifying Round

The 2001 Davis Cup World Group Qualifying Round was held from 21 September to 14 October. They were the main play-offs of the 2001 Davis Cup. The winners of the playoffs advanced to the 2002 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions I.

## Teams

Bold indicates team had qualified for the 2001 Davis Cup World Group.

## Results summary

Date: 21–23 September; 12–14 October

The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group Qualifying Round for spots in the 2002 World Group.

| Home team | Score | Visiting team | Location | Venue | Door | Surface |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Argentina | 5–0 | Belarus | Córdoba | Córdoba Lawn Tennis Club | Outdoor | Clay |
| Belgium | 2–3 | Morocco | Liège | Country Hall Liège | Indoor | Carpet |
| Czech Republic | 3–2 | Romania | Prostějov | Sports Hall | Indoor | Carpet |
| Ecuador | 1–4 | Great Britain | Guayaquil | Club Nacional | Outdoor | Clay |
| Italy | 2–3 | Croatia | Rome | Foro Italico | Outdoor | Clay |
| Slovakia | 3–2 | Chile | Prešov | Mestská hala | Indoor | Carpet |
| Spain | 4–0 | Uzbekistan | Albacete | Tennis Club de Albacete | Outdoor | Clay |
| United States | 4–1 | India | Winston-Salem, NC | Lawrence Joel Colisseum | Indoor | Hard |

* Czech Republic, Morocco, Slovakia, Spain and United States remain in the World Group in 2002.
* Argentina, Croatia and Great Britain are promoted to the World Group in 2002.
* Belarus, Chile, Italy, India and Uzbekistan remain in Zonal Group I in 2002.
* Belgium, Ecuador and Romania are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2002.

## Playoff results

### Argentina vs. Belarus

| Argentina 5 | Córdoba Lawn Tennis Club, Córdoba, Argentina 21–23 September 2001 Clay | Córdoba Lawn Tennis Club, Córdoba, Argentina 21–23 September 2001 Clay | Belarus 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Franco Squillari Vladimir Voltchkov 6 2 6 4 6 3       2 Gastón Gaudio Max Mirnyi 4 6 6 3 6 1 6 3     3 Guillermo Cañas / Luis Lobo Max Mirnyi / Vladimir Voltchkov $6^7$ $7^9$ $7^7$ $6^5$ $7^7$ $6^3$ 4 6 6 4   4 Franco Squillari Alexander Shvets 6 3 6 3         5 Gastón Gaudio Alexander Skrypko 6 2 6 0 ||||

### Belgium vs. Morocco

| Belgium 2 | Country Hall, Liège, Belgium 21–23 September 2001 Carpet (indoors) | Country Hall, Liège, Belgium 21–23 September 2001 Carpet (indoors) | Morocco 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Olivier Rochus Hicham Arazi 6 2 3 6 1 6 7 5 3 6   2 Xavier Malisse Younes El Aynaoui 3 6 4 6 4 6       3 Christophe Rochus / Tom Vanhoudt Karim Alami / Younes El Aynaoui 6 3 6 2 3 6 5 7 6 2   4 Xavier Malisse Hicham Arazi 4 6 $7^7$ $6^2$ 7 5 6 4     5 Christophe Rochus Younes El Aynaoui 3 6 4 6 7 5 $6^4$ $7^7$ ||||

### Czech Republic vs. Romania

| Czech Republic 3 | Sports Hall, Prostějov, Czech Republic 21–23 September 2001 Carpet (indoors) | Sports Hall, Prostějov, Czech Republic 21–23 September 2001 Carpet (indoors) | Romania 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Bohdan Ulihrach Adrian Voinea 6 2 3 6 7 5 4 6 5 7   2 Jiří Novák Andrei Pavel 6 3 7 5 6 3       3 Jiří Novák / David Rikl Victor Hănescu / Gabriel Trifu $7^7$ $6^3$ $7^7$ $6^5$ 6 4       4 Bohdan Ulihrach Gabriel Trifu 7 5 6 4 6 4       5 Michal Tabara Adrian Voinea 1 6 4 6 ||||

### Ecuador vs. Great Britain

| Ecuador 1 | Club Nacional, Guayaquil, Ecuador 21–23 September 2001 Clay | Club Nacional, Guayaquil, Ecuador 21–23 September 2001 Clay | Great Britain 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Nicolás Lapentti Greg Rusedski 6 2 2 6 5 7 3 6     2 Luis Morejón Tim Henman 4 6 2 6 2 6       3 Giovanni Lapentti / Nicolás Lapentti Tim Henman / Greg Rusedski 2 6 3 6 4 6       4 Giovanni Lapentti Martin Lee 0 6 4 6         5 Luis Morejón Barry Cowan 6 1 6 4 ||||

### Italy vs. Croatia

| Italy 2 | Foro Italico, Rome, Italy 21–23 September 2001 Clay | Foro Italico, Rome, Italy 21–23 September 2001 Clay | Croatia 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Filippo Volandri Goran Ivanišević 6 2 $7^7$ $6^4$ 3 6 0 6 6 4   2 Federico Luzzi Ivan Ljubičić 4 6 2 6 1 6       3 Giorgio Galimberti / Mosé Navarra Goran Ivanišević / Ivan Ljubičić $7^8$ $6^6$ 6 3 $6^5$ $7^7$ 2 6 4 6   4 Federico Luzzi Goran Ivanišević $6^4$ $7^7$ 3 6 4 6       5 Filippo Volandri Ivan Vajda 6 2 6 4 ||||

### Slovakia vs. Chile

| Slovakia 3 | Mestská hala, Prešov, Slovakia 21–23 September 2001 Carpet (indoors) | Mestská hala, Prešov, Slovakia 21–23 September 2001 Carpet (indoors) | Chile 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Karol Kučera Marcelo Ríos 3 6 2 6 3 6       2 Dominik Hrbatý Nicolás Massú 6 1 6 1 4 6 6 3     3 Dominik Hrbatý / Ján Krošlák Fernando González / Nicolás Massú 6 3 $7^7$ $6^4$ 4 6 6 3     4 Dominik Hrbatý Marcelo Ríos 2 6 4 6 6 2 6 4 6 2   5 Ján Krošlák Nicolás Massú 2 6 7 5 3 6 ||||

### Spain vs. Uzbekistan

| Spain 4 | Tennis Club de Albacete, Albacete, Spain 21–23 September 2001 Clay | Tennis Club de Albacete, Albacete, Spain 21–23 September 2001 Clay | Uzbekistan 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero Oleg Ogorodov 7 5 6 2 6 4       2 Àlex Corretja Vadim Kutsenko 6 0 6 2 $6^4$ $7^7$ 6 0     3 Joan Balcells / Àlex Corretja Vadim Kutsenko / Oleg Ogorodov 5 7 6 3 6 4 6 4     4 Joan Balcells Vadim Kutsenko 6 4 $7^7$ $6^4$         5 Àlex Corretja Oleg Ogorodov           not played ||||

### United States vs. India

| United States 4 | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, NC, United States 12–14 October 2001 Hard (indoors) | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, NC, United States 12–14 October 2001 Hard (indoors) | India 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Andy Roddick Harsh Mankad 6 3 6 4 6 1       2 James Blake Leander Paes 7 5 6 3 6 3       3 Donald Johnson / Jared Palmer Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes 4 6 6 1 3 6 $6^6$ $7^8$     4 Andy Roddick Leander Paes 4 6 6 3 6 2 7 5     5 James Blake Harsh Mankad 6 3 6 0 ||||
