Rakuten, a global leader in e-commerce, communications and fintech, becomes Global innovation and Entertainment partner and Global Presenting Partner for Davis Cup The competition will be renamed the Davis Cup by Rakuten Rakuten, Inc. and Kosmos Tennis have today announced a multiyear agreement with the International Tennis Federation (ITF) for Rakuten to become the Global […]
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Albert Costa, a former Davis Cup champion with extensive experience as director of tennis tournaments and development projects, has joined Kosmos Tennis’s team as Competition Director and Davis Cup finals Tournament Director. Costa will oversee all sporting aspects of the competition and the implementation of the new Davis Cup format in 2019, following the agreement […]
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The ITF today announced plans for a 25-year, $3 billion partnership with investment group Kosmos that will transform Davis Cup by BNP Paribas and generate substantial revenues for global tennis development. The ITF Board of Directors unanimously endorsed a proposal to create a major new annual season-ending World Cup of Tennis Finals that will crown […]
Former Davis Cup champions Yevgeny Kafelnikov, John Fitzgerald and Todd Woodbridge are among the latest group of players to receive the Davis Cup Commitment Award.
The ITF, through its National Associations, will present further Davis Cup Commitment Awards during this weekend’s 2016 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group first round and Zone Group ties.
This award was conceived as part of the ITF’s 2013 Centenary celebrations, and is presented to Davis Cup players who have shown long-standing dedication to representing their country in this prestigious competition. Each award recipient will have competed in a minimum of 20 home-and-away ties or 50 ties at any level of the competition (including week-long zone group events) over their career.
The ITF presented the first seven trophies to players in an on-court presentation at the 100th Davis Cup Final in Prague in 2012. Among the initial recipients were Italy’s Nicola Pietrangeli, who heads the elite list of players having played 66 home or away ties for his country; and San Marino’s Domenico Vicini, who holds the record for the most ties played in all levels of the competition with a total of 93 ties.
This weekend presentations will be made to the following players at their respective Davis Cup home ties before the doubles rubber on Saturday 5 March.
Australia (*) – John Fitzgerald, Todd Woodbridge
Peru – Jaime Yzaga
Russia – Yevgeny Kafelnikov
*presentation made at official dinner on 2 March
A total of 334 players have already qualified to receive the award. Presentations will be made to award winners at Davis Cup home ties throughout 2016. The Commitment Award trophies are based on the design of the current Davis Cup trophy. All recipients have been recognised on an honours board at the ITF headquarters in London and in a dedicated section on the official Davis Cup website. A full list of award winners can be viewed here
ITF President David Haggerty said: “The Davis Cup Commitment Award reflects the dedication by players for more than a century to represent their country in this prestigious competition. These players have continued to rise to the unique challenge of competing in a team environment in front of their home fans, and we believe that it is fitting to recognise their efforts.”
The ITF has announced the official team nominations for the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group first round and Zone Group ties taking place on 4-6 March. A total of 32 ties will be held next week.
The Draws for all ties will be held on Thursday 3 March.
Live scoring for all ties will be available on the official Davis Cup website throughout the weekend. In addition, the English and Spanish versions of the website will both feature a live blog, reports, photographs, audio interviews and live streaming. There will also be a fan zone showing the best social media content on http://www.daviscup.com/showyourcolours
Davis Cup by BNP Paribas is the World Cup of Tennis. It is the largest annual international team competition in sport, with 135 teams entered in 2016.
WORLD GROUP FIRST ROUND
GREAT BRITAIN v JAPAN
Venue: Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, GBR (hard – indoor)
Great Britain
Andy Murray
Kyle Edmund
Jamie Murray
Dominic Inglot
Captain: Leon Smith
Japan
Kei Nishikori
Taro Daniel
Yoshihito Nishioka
Yasutaka Uchiyama
Captain: Minoru Ueda
SERBIA v KAZAKHSTAN
Venue: Pionir Hall, Belgrade, SRB (hard – indoor)
Serbia
Novak Djokovic
Viktor Troicki
Filip Krajinovic
Nenad Zimonjic
Captain: Bogdan Obradovic
Kazakhstan
Mikhail Kukushkin
Andrey Golubev
Aleksandr Nedovyesov
Dmitry Popko
Captain: Dias Doskarayev
ITALY v SWITZERLAND
Venue: Adriatic Arena, Pesaro, ITA (clay – indoor)
Italy
Andreas Seppi
Paolo Lorenzi
Simone Bolelli
Marco Cecchinato
Captain: Corrado Barazzutti
Switzerland
Marco Chiudinelli
Henri Laaksonen
Adrien Bossel
Antoine Bellier
Captain: Severin Luthi
POLAND v ARGENTINA
Venue: Ergo Arena, Gdansk, POL (hard – indoor)
Poland
Jerzy Janowicz
Kamil Majchrzak
Lukasz Kubot
Marcin Matkowski
Captain: Radoslaw Szymanik
Argentina
Leonardo Mayer
Guido Pella
Carlos Berlocq
Renzo Olivo
Captain: Daniel Orsanic
FRANCE v CANADA
Venue: Vélodrome Amédée Detraux, Guadeloupe, FRA (clay – outdoor)
France
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Richard Gasquet
Gael Monfils
Gilles Simon
Captain: Yannick Noah
Canada
Milos Raonic
Vasek Pospisil
Frank Dancevic
Daniel Nestor
Captain: Martin Laurendeau
GERMANY v CZECH REPUBLIC
Venue: TUI Arena, Hannover, GER (hard – indoor)
Germany
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Alexander Zverev
Dustin Brown
Philipp Petzschner
Captain: Michael Kohlmann
Czech Republic
Tomas Berdych
Lukas Rosol
Jiri Vesely
Radek Stepanek
Captain: Jaroslav Navratil
AUSTRALIA v USA
Venue: Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, AUS (grass – outdoor)
Australia
Bernard Tomic
Nick Kyrgios
Samuel Groth
John Peers
Captain: Lleyton Hewitt
USA
John Isner
Jack Sock
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
Captain: Jim Courier
BELGIUM v CROATIA
Venue: Country Hall du Sart-Tilman, Liège, BEL (clay – indoor)
Belgium
David Goffin
Kimmer Coppejans
Ruben Bemelmans
Arthur De Greef
Captain: Johan Van Herck
Croatia
Marin Cilic
Borna Coric
Ivan Dodig
Marin Draganja
Captain: Zeljko Krajan
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I FIRST ROUND
ROMANIA v SLOVENIA
Venue: Sala Sporturilor, Arad, ROU (hard – indoor)
Romania
Adrian Ungur
Marius Copil
Horia Tecau
Florin Mergea
Captain: Andrei Pavel
Slovenia
Blaz Rola
Grega Zemlja
Tomislav Ternar
Aljaz Radinski
Captain: Blaz Trupej
PORTUGAL v AUSTRIA
Venue: Pavilhao Vitoria Sport Clube, Guimarães, POR (hard – indoor)
Portugal
Joao Sousa
Gastao Elias
Frederico Ferreira Silva
Pedro Sousa
Captain: Nuno Marques
Austria
Dominic Thiem
Gerald Melzer
Dennis Novak
Alexander Peya
Captain: Stefan Koubek
RUSSIA v SWEDEN
Venue: Kazan Tennis Academy, Kazan, RUS (hard – indoor)
Russia
Teymuraz Gabashvili
Andrey Kuznetsov
Evgeny Donskoy
Konstantin Kravchuk
Captain: Shamil Tarpischev
Sweden
Isak Arvidsson
Daniel Windahl
Robert Lindstedt
Johan Brunstrom
Captain: Fredrik Rosengren
HUNGARY v ISRAEL
Venue: Heroes’ Square Stadium, Budapest, HUN (clay – indoor)
Hungary
Marton Fucsovics
Peter Nagy
Gabor Borsos
Levente Godry
Captain: Zoltan Kuharszky
Israel
Dudi Sela
Amir Weintraub
Edan Leshem
Jonathan Erlich
Captain: Eyal Ran
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I FIRST ROUND
KOREA, REPUBLIC v NEW ZEALAND
Venue: Olympic Tennis Courts, Seoul, KOR (hard – outdoor)
Korea, Republic
Chung Hyeon
Duck Hee Lee
Hong Seong Chan
Lim Yong-Kyu
Captain: Roh Gap-Taik
New Zealand
Finn Tearney
Jose Statham
Michael Venus
Artem Sitak
Captain: Alistair Hunt
PAKISTAN v CHINA, P.R.
Venue: Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, SRI (clay – outdoor)
Pakistan
Aisam Qureshi
Aqeel Khan
Muhammad Abid
Yasir Khan
Playing captain: Aisam Qureshi
China, P.R.
Wu Di
Bai Yan
Zhang Ze
Gong Mao-Xin
Captain: Jiang Wei
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I FIRST ROUND
ECUADOR v BARBADOS
Venue: Portoviejo Tennis Club, Portoviejo, ECU (clay – outdoor)
Ecuador
Giovanni Lapentti
Emilio Gomez
Gonzalo Escobar
Ivan Endara
Captain: Raul Viver
Barbados
Darian King
Haydn Lewis
Adam Hornby
Seanon Williams
Captain: Kevin Yarde
CHILE v DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Venue: Estadio Nacional Julio Martinez P – Court Central, Santiago, CHI (clay – outdoor)
Chile
Hans Podlipnik-Castillo
Gonzalo Lama
Christian Garin
Julio Peralta
Captain: Nicolas Massu
Dominican Republic
Victor Estrella Burgos
Jose Hernandez-Fernandez
Jose Olivares
Manuel Castellanos
Captain: Rafael Moreno
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP II FIRST ROUND
LITHUANIA v NORWAY
Venue: Siauliu Arena, Siauliai, LTU (hard – indoor)
Lithuania
Ricardas Berankis
Laurynas Grigelis
Lukas Mugevicius
Tadas Babelis
Captain: Rimvydas Mugevicius
Norway
Viktor Durasovic
Casper Ruud
Joachim Bjerke
Fredrik Ask
Captain: Anders Haseth
SOUTH AFRICA v LUXEMBOURG
Venue: Irene Country Club, Centurion, RSA (hard – outdoor)
South Africa
Tucker Vorster
Lloyd Harris
Ruan Roelofse
Dean O’Brien
Captain: Marcos Ondruska
Luxembourg
Ugo Nastasi
Alex Knaff
Tom Diederich
Mike Scheidweiler
Captain: Johny Goudenbour
TURKEY v BULGARIA
Venue: Ankara Tenis Kulübü, Ankara, TUR (hard – indoor)
Turkey
Marsel Ilhan
Cem Ilkel
Altug Celikbilek
Sarp Agabigun
Captain: Haluk Akkoyun
Bulgaria
Dimitar Kuzmanov
Aleksandar Lazov
Vasko Mladenov
Alexandar Lazarov
Captain: Todor Enev
BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA v TUNISIA
Venue: Gradska Arena Zenica, Zenica, BIH (carpet – indoor)
Bosnia/Herzegovina
Mirza Basic
Tomislav Brkic
Nerman Fatic
Amer Delic
Playing captain: Amer Delic
Tunisia
Malek Jaziri
Anis Ghorbel
Moez Echargui
Skander Mansouri
Captain: Walid Jallali
LATVIA v MONACO
Venue: Daugavpils Olimpiskais Centrs, Daugavpils, LAT (hard – indoor)
Latvia
Mikelis Libietis
Martins Podzus
Janis Podzus
Rudolfs Mednis
Captain: Karlis Lejnieks
Monaco
Romain Arneodo
Benjamin Balleret
Lucas Catarina
Thomas Oger
Captain: Christophe Boggetti
EGYPT v BELARUS
Venue: El Gezera Sporting Club, Cairo, EGY (clay – outdoor)
Egypt
Mohamed Safwat
Karim-Mohamed Maamoun
Sherif Sabry
Karim Hossam
Captain: Mohamed Mamoun
Belarus
Egor Gerasimov
Ilya Ivashka
Sergey Betov
Alexander Bury
Captain: Vladimir Valchkov
FINLAND v ZIMBABWE
Venue: Kittilan Urheiluhalli, Kittila, FIN (hard – indoor)
Finland
Jarkko Nieminen
Harri Heliovaara
Eero Vasa
Henri Kontinen
Captain: Kim Tiilikainen
Zimbabwe
Takanyi Garanganga
Mark Fynn
Courtney John Lock
Captain: Martin Dzuwa
GEORGIA v DENMARK
Venue: New Sport Hall, Tbilisi, GEO (carpet – indoor)
Georgia
Nikoloz Basilashvili
George Tsivadze
Giorgi Javakhishvili
Irakli Metreveli
Captain: Vladimer Gabrichidze
Denmark
Frederik Nielsen
Benjamin Hannestad
Thomas Kromann
Christian Sigsgaard
Captain: Kenneth Carlsen
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II FIRST ROUND
CHINESE TAIPEI v MALAYSIA
Venue: Kaohsiung Yangming Tennis Courts, Kaohsiung, TPE (hard – outdoor)
Chinese Taipei
Lu Yen-Hsun
Huang Liang-Chi
Hung Jui-Chen
Yi Chu-Huan
Captain: Jinn-Yen Chiang
Malaysia
Ahmed Deedat Abdul Razak
Mohd Assri Merzuki
Syed Mohd Agil Syed Naguib
Hao Sheng Koay
Captain: Muliyadi Bin Jamal
PHILIPPINES v KUWAIT
Venue: Valle Verde Country Club, Pasig City, Metro-Manila, PHI (clay – indoor)
Philippines
Jeson Patrombon
Francis Casey Alcantara
Treat Huey
Ruben Gonzales
Captain: Karl Santamaria
Kuwait
Mohammad Ghareeb
Abdulrahman Alawadhi
Abdulhamid Mubarak
Abdulhameed Alshatti
Captain: Adel Al Shatti
INDONESIA v VIETNAM
Venue: Gelora Manahan Tennis Stadium Complex, Surakarta, INA (hard – outdoor)
Indonesia
Christopher Rungkat
David Agung Susanto
Aditya Hari Sasongko
Sunu-Wahyu Trijati
Captain: Roy Therik
Vietnam
Nam Hoang Ly
Thien Nguyen Hoang
Minh Tuan Pham
Artem Vu
Captain: Quoc-Bao Truong
THAILAND v SRI LANKA
Venue: The National Tennis Development Center, Nonthaburi, THA (hard – outdoor)
Thailand
Puriwat Chatpatcharoen
Pruchya Isarow
Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana
Captain: Paradorn Srichaphan
Sri Lanka
Sharmal Dissanayake
Harshana Godamanna
Dineshkanthan Thangarajah
Yasitha de Silva
Captain: Rohan de Silva
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP II FIRST ROUND
PERU v URUGUAY
Venue: Club Tennis Las Terrazas Miraflores, Lima, PER (clay – outdoor)
Peru
Mauricio Echazu
Juan Pablo Varillas Patino-Samudio
Jorge Brian Panta
Duilio Vallebuona
Captain: Pablo Arraya
Uruguay
Martin Cuevas
Santiago Maresca
Ariel Behar
Rodrigo Arus
Captain: Enrique Perez
MEXICO v GUATEMALA
Venue: Juan Camilo Mouriño Terrazo Stadium, San Francisco de Campeche, MEX (hard – outdoor)
Mexico
Lucas Gomez
Hans Hach
Santiago Gonzalez
Miguel-Angel Reyes-Varela
Captain: Leonardo Lavalle
Guatemala
Christopher Diaz-Figueroa
Wilfredo Gonzalez
Christopher Vleeming Ortiz
Anthony Benjamin Vasquez Rodas
Playing captain: Anthony Benjamin Vasquez Rodas
EL SALVADOR v PUERTO RICO
Venue: Complejo Polideportivo de Ciudad Merliot, Santa Tecla, ESA (hard – outdoor)
El Salvador
Marcelo Arevalo
Sebastian Quiros
Rafael Arevalo
Alberto Emmanuel Alvarado Larin
Captain: Miguel Merz
Puerto Rico
Sebastian Arcila
Alex Diaz
Ignacio Garcia
Alejandro Rodriguez-Vidal
Captain: Jorge F. Gonzalez
VENEZUELA v PARAGUAY
Venue: Cancha Central, Caracas, VEN (hard – outdoor)
Venezuela
Ricardo Rodriguez
Luis David Martinez
Miguel Angel Este
Roberto Maytin
Captain: Jose de Armas
Paraguay
Ayed Zatar
Bruno Britez
Francisco Yim Kim
Hernando Jose Escurra Isnardi
Captain: Paulo Carvallo
The British Public have rewarded Andy Murray for his astonishing display in the Davis Cup 2015 where he virtually made it possible for Great Britain to Win the Davis Cup after so many years.
Murray received his second Sports Personality Of The Year Award last night after winning same award in 2013 when he won the men’s single title at Wimbledon.
This was the first time the Britons would win the Davis Cup since 1936, Andy Murray’s contribution did not go unrecognised as he polled well over 360,000 votes to be named British Sports Personality of the year #SPOTY.
Murray also finished the year as world number two on the ATP World Tour Ranking.
Newly crowned World Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury was fourth from the BBC’s shortlist of ten sports personalities based on the number of votes he got, Fury had been the main focus of the British media and general public due to some of the Utterances he had made before the awards.
The Boxer got a chance to address the crowd at the packed SSE Arena during the Award ceremony and he tendered his unreserved apologies saying that he wasn’t his intention to hurt anyone with his utterances.
Over 100,000 people had signed a petition for the BBC to remove Fury from the 10-man shortlist.
A total of 576 players from 119 nations contested the 2015 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas in another memorable year for the competition. Great Britain, led by Andy Murray, captured its first title in 79 years and tenth title overall by defeating Belgium 3-1 in the Final in Ghent on 27-29 November.
Davis Cup by BNP Paribas was played in 55 countries in 2015, with a total of 83 home-and-away ties and five group events held in the World Group and three regional zones: Americas, Asia/Oceania and Europe/Africa.
Over 39,000 fans attended the Final in Ghent, bringing the total attendance for Davis Cup by BNP Paribas in 2015 to over 530,000 spectators.
It was another successful year for Davis Cup by BNP Paribas on television, with the Final shown in 154 territories by 37 broadcasters. The British broadcaster BBC TV saw a peak audience of 5 million viewers and peak market share of 34 per cent on Sunday. The two Belgian rights holding broadcasters, VRT and RTBF, enjoyed peak market shares of 43 per cent and 23 per cent respectively. Throughout 2015, Davis Cup was shown in 161 territories by 58 broadcasters.
The Davis Cup websites in English and Spanish have shown a 6 per cent growth in 2015, with a record 6.9 million visits, 3.8 million unique visitors and over 30 million page views achieved by the end of the 2015 Final. The competition’s social media properties in English, Spanish and Chinese have seen a 23 per cent increase in users this year, with a total social media audience of 640,000, including 234,000 Twitter followers and 358,000 Facebook likes. The winning point between Andy Murray and David Goffin has been viewed 1.1 million times on Davis Cup Facebook, with an overall reach of 5.5 million.
It has been a strong year commercially for Davis Cup, with title sponsor BNP Paribas extending its current agreement for a further five years through 2021. The ITF signed a new international sponsorship agreement with Betway, and extended existing agreements with Rolex and Adecco. In addition beIN SPORTS became the Official Global Media Rights Partner for Davis Cup and Fed Cup in a seven-year agreement.
Andy Murray became the first player to win eight live singles rubbers in a calendar year since the introduction of the World Group in 1981, improving his Davis Cup by BNP Paribas singles win-loss record to 27-2. The world’s top five players (Novak Djokovic, Murray, Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka, Rafael Nadal) have now all won the Davis Cup, having contested a total of 107 Davis Cup ties and 232 rubbers among them.
A key factor in the success of Davis Cup by BNP Paribas has been the fan-focused campaign Show Your Colours, which promotes Davis Cup and Fed Cup as the world cups of tennis and has been used by all competing nations. Building on the unique team nature of both competitions, Show Your Colours uses branding elements for promotion, in-stadium activities and all of the ITF’s website and social media activity.
ITF President David Haggerty said: “It has been another memorable year for Davis Cup by BNP Paribas, with some outstanding player performances, strong attendance, and increasing TV and online audiences. The competition continues to inspire both players and fans throughout the world in the unique atmosphere of a team environment.”
Davis Cup by BNP Paribas is the World Cup of Tennis. It is the largest annual international team competition in sport, with 119 teams taking part in 2015. The competition is 115 years old having been founded in 1900.
Great Britain has defeated Belgium 3-1 to win the 2015 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final in Ghent on Sunday 29 November.
This is Great Britain’s tenth Davis Cup title, placing them third on the all-time list behind USA (32 titles) and Australia (28 titles). It is Great Britain’s first title since 1936, with the gap of 79 years being the longest gap between Davis Cup titles in history.
Andy Murray has become the first player to win eight live singles rubbers in a calendar year since the introduction of the World Group in 1981. He is just the third player to achieve an 8-0 World Group singles record in a calendar year.
Murray is only the second player to win 11 live singles and doubles rubbers in World Group history after Croatia’s Ivan Ljubicic in 2005. He is the first player since Pete Sampras in 1995 to win three live rubbers in a Davis Cup Final.
Andy and Jamie Murray are only the third set of brothers to win the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas title after fellow Britons Reggie and Laurie Doherty (4 titles: 1903-06), and Bob and Mike Bryan of USA in 2007.
The ITF announced today that Betway, one of the world’s leading betting and gaming companies, has become an international sponsor of both Davis Cup and Fed Cup by BNP Paribas. Betway was introduced as an international sponsor at the recent Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Final in Prague and its sponsorship of both competitions will continue for three years through 2018.
Under terms of the new partnership, Betway will receive branding on court at all Davis Cup and Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group ties. Innovative activations to strengthen fans’ engagement with and enjoyment of the Davis Cup and Fed Cup by BNP Paribas will be at the core of the new partnership. All elements of the new partnership are fully compliant with the rules and interpretations of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Programme.
“The ITF welcomes Betway to our family of sponsors,” said ITF President David Haggerty. “To continue strengthening our flagship events, Davis Cup and Fed Cup by BNP Paribas, the support of strong and creative partners like Betway who will elevate our fans’ enjoyment of the competitions is an important initiative. Betway is a well-respected international betting brand. The ITF and Betway share the mission to keep the sport of tennis clean.”
“Davis Cup and Fed Cup by BNP Paribas fit perfectly within our roster of exciting, high profile sponsorships,” said Anthony Werkman, Marketing and Operations Director of Betway. “We are especially looking forward to this weekend’s Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final in Belgium, as it is a key market for us following our recent launch in the country.”
Today’s announcement follows the renewals of Davis Cup and Fed Cup international sponsor Adecco, and Davis Cup international sponsor Rolex, respectively, earlier this year.
Davis Cup by BNP Paribas is the World Cup of Tennis. It is the largest annual international team competition in sport, with 126 nations entered in 2015. The competition is 115 years old having been founded in 1900. The title sponsor is BNP Paribas, the Official Bank of Davis Cup. International sponsors are Rolex (Official Timekeeper), Adecco (Official HR Sponsor) and NH Hotels (Official Hotel). beIN SPORTS is the Official Global Media Rights Partner.
The ITF announced that Tennis Vlaanderen has nominated the Flanders Expo in Ghent to stage the 2015 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Final, which sees Belgium host Great Britain on 27-29 November. The tie will be played indoors on clay.
The Flanders Expo is a multi-use indoor arena made up of eight halls. The Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final will take place in Hall 1, which will have a capacity of 13,000.
Tennis Vlaanderen President Dirk de Maeseneer said: “Ghent will fully support the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final. As the third biggest city in Belgium, it has a lot of experience in hosting top international events, such as the Tour of Flanders, the arrival of the Tour de France in 2007 and the Gymnastics World Championships in 2001 and 2013.”
Further details including ticket information will be confirmed in due course.
Davis Cup by BNP Paribas is the World Cup of Tennis. It is the largest annual international team competition in sport, with 126 nations entered in 2015. The competition is 115 years old having been founded in 1900. The title sponsor is BNP Paribas, the Official Bank of Davis Cup. International sponsors are Rolex (Official Timekeeper), Adecco (Official HR Sponsor) and NH Hotels (Official Hotel). beIN SPORTS is the Official Global Media Rights Partner.
Follow all the action on http://www.daviscup.com, http://www.copadavis.com, http://www.twitter.com/daviscup, http://www.facebook.com/DavisCupTennis, http://www.Weibo.com/daviscupofficial and http://www.daviscup.tv.
Great Britain and Belgium head the seeds for the Draw for the World Group of the 2016 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas, which will take place at the ITF AGM in Santiago, Chile on Wednesday 23 September at 19:00 local time (22:00 GMT). The Draw will be streamed live on http://www.daviscup.com.
The draws for 2016 Americas Zone Group I, Asia/Oceania Zone Groups I and II, and Europe/Africa Zone Group I will also take place in Santiago. The draws for Americas Zone Group II and Europe/Africa Zone Group II will be held following the remaining Davis Cup play-off ties on 30 October – 1 November.
According to the Davis Cup Regulations, the two finalist nations are seeded No. 1 and No. 2 in the World Group for the following year, and will be drawn in opposite halves. Seeds 3-8 are in accordance with the latest ITF Davis Cup Nations Ranking of 21 September.
World Group
1. Great Britain
2. Belgium
3. Czech Republic
4. Switzerland
5. France
6. Argentina
7. Serbia
8. Australia
The seeded nations will be drawn against the remaining World Group nations: Canada, Croatia, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Poland and USA.
[Please note that Great Britain and USA, and Canada and Japan will both be drawn in opposite halves of the draw as per the Davis Cup Regulation that states “If two Nations have met each other in two successive years in the first round, in the third year they will be drawn in different halves of the draw.”]
Seeds for the Zone Group I and Group II competitions are also based on the latest Davis Cup Nations Ranking.
Americas Zone Group I
1. Brazil
2. Colombia
Remaining Nations: Winner of Barbados v Uruguay, Chile, Dominican Republic and Ecuador
Asia/Oceania Zone Group I
1. India
2. Uzbekistan
Remaining Nations: China P.R., Korea Rep., New Zealand and Pakistan
Asia/Oceania Zone Group II
1. Chinese Taipei
2. Thailand
3. Philippines
4. Indonesia
Remaining Nations: Kuwait, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Vietnam
Europe/Africa Zone Group I
1. Spain
2. Slovakia
3. Netherlands
4. Ukraine
Remaining Nations: Austria, Winner of Denmark v Sweden, Hungary, Israel, Winner of Lithuania v Slovenia, Portugal, Romania and Russia
The World Group dates for the 2016 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas are as follows:
World Group first round: 4-6 March
World Group quarterfinals: 15-17 July
World Group semifinals and play-offs: 16-18 September
World Group Final: 25-27 November
Davis Cup by BNP Paribas is the World Cup of Tennis. It is the largest annual international team competition in sport, with 126 nations entered in 2015. The competition is 115 years old having been founded in 1900. The title sponsor is BNP Paribas, the Official Bank of Davis Cup. International sponsors are Rolex (Official Timekeeper), Adecco (Official HR Sponsor) and NH Hotels (Official Hotel). beIN SPORTS is the Official Global Media Rights Partner. Follow all the action on http://www.daviscup.com, http://www.copadavis.com, http://www.twitter.com/daviscup, http://www.facebook.com/DavisCupTennis, http://www.Weibo.com/daviscupofficial and http://www.daviscup.tv.
The ITF has announced the final results for the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group semifinals, World Group play-offs and Zone Group ties taking place on 18-20 September.
Belgium will host the 2015 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final against Great Britain on 27-29 November, after Belgium defeated Argentina 3-2, and Great Britain defeated Australia 3-2 in the semifinals. The deadline for confirmation of the Final venue is Monday 28 September.
Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Japan, Poland, Switzerland and USA will all contest the 2016 World Group after victories in the World Group play-offs. The eight losers of the World Group play-offs, Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, India, Netherlands, Russia, Slovakia and Uzbekistan, will all contest their respective Zone Group I competitions in 2016.
The Draw for the 2016 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas will be held during the ITF AGM in Santiago, Chile on Wednesday 23 September at 19:00 local time (22:00 GMT). The Draw will be streamed live on http://www.daviscup.com [Note: it may not be possible to hold all the Zone Group draws for the Americas and Europe/Africa as there are still further ties to be played in these regions.]
The seeds for the 2016 Davis Cup Draw will be announced on Monday 21 September. The top two seeds in the 2016 World Group will be the two finalists from 2015, while the remaining seeds will be based on the new Davis Cup Nations Ranking of 21 September.
Davis Cup by BNP Paribas is the World Cup of Tennis. It is the largest annual international team competition in sport, with 126 nations entered in 2015. The competition is 115 years old having been founded in 1900. The title sponsor is BNP Paribas, the Official Bank of Davis Cup. International sponsors are Rolex (Official Timekeeper), Adecco (Official HR Sponsor) and NH Hotels (Official Hotel). beIN SPORTS is the Official Global Media Rights Partner. Follow all the action on http://www.daviscup.com, http://www.copadavis.com, http://www.twitter.com/daviscup, http://www.facebook.com/DavisCupTennis, http://www.Weibo.com/daviscupofficial and http://www.daviscup.tv.
WORLD GROUP SEMIFINALS
GREAT BRITAIN defeated AUSTRALIA 3-2
Venue: Emirates Arena, Glasgow, GBR (hard – indoor)
Andy Murray (GBR) d. Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) 63 60 63
Bernard Tomic (AUS) d. Daniel Evans (GBR) 63 76(2) 67(4) 64
Andy Murray/Jamie Murray (GBR) d. Samuel Groth/Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) 46 63 64 67(6) 64
Andy Murray (GBR) d. Bernard Tomic (AUS) 75 63 62
Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) d. Daniel Evans (GBR) 75 64
BELGIUM defeated ARGENTINA 3-2
Venue: Forest National, Brussels, BEL (hard – indoor)
David Goffin (BEL) d. Federico Delbonis (ARG) 75 76(3) 63
Leonardo Mayer (ARG) d. Steve Darcis (BEL) 76(5) 76(1) 46 63
Carlos Berlocq/Leonardo Mayer (ARG) d. Ruben Bemelmans/Steve Darcis (BEL) 62 76(2) 57 76(5)
David Goffin (BEL) d. Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 63 62 61
Steve Darcis (BEL) d. Federico Delbonis (ARG) 64 26 75 76(3)
WORLD GROUP PLAY-OFFS
CZECH REPUBLIC defeated INDIA 3-1
Venue: R.K.Khanna Tennis Stadium, New Delhi, IND (hard – outdoor)
Lukas Rosol (CZE) d. Yuki Bhambri (IND) 62 61 75
Somdev Devvarman (IND) d. Jiri Vesely (CZE) 76(3) 64 63
Adam Pavlasek/Radek Stepanek (CZE) d. Rohan Bopanna/Leander Paes (IND) 75 62 62
Jiri Vesely (CZE) d. Yuki Bhambri (IND) 63 75 62
Somdev Devvarman (IND) v Lukas Rosol (CZE) – not played
SWITZERLAND defeated NETHERLANDS 4-1
Venue: Palexpo, Geneva, SUI (hard – indoor)
Stan Wawrinka (SUI) d. Thiemo de Bakker (NED) 26 63 46 63 75
Roger Federer (SUI) d. Jesse Huta Galung (NED) 63 64 63
Thiemo de Bakker/Matwe Middelkoop (NED) d. Marco Chiudinelli/Roger Federer (SUI) 76(7) 46 46 64 61
Roger Federer (SUI) d. Thiemo de Bakker (NED) 63 62 64
Henri Laaksonen (SUI) d. Tim Van Rijthoven (NED) 76(11) 63
ITALY defeated RUSSIA 4-1
Venue: Sports Palace ‘Baikal-Arena’, Irkutsk, RUS (hard – indoor)
Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) d. Simone Bolelli (ITA) 76(2) 61 63
Fabio Fognini (ITA) d. Andrey Rublev (RUS) 76(8) 62 62
Simone Bolelli/Fabio Fognini (ITA) d. Evgeny Donskoy/Konstantin Kravchuk (RUS) 75 26 76(5) 76(2)
Fabio Fognini (ITA) d. Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) 76(4) 63 76(5)
Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) d. Konstantin Kravchuk (RUS) 64 76(3)
USA defeated UZBEKISTAN 3-1
Venue: Olympic Tennis School, Tashkent, UZB (clay – outdoor)
Denis Istomin (UZB) d. Steve Johnson (USA) 61 36 76(5) 67(3) 75
Jack Sock (USA) d. Farrukh Dustov (UZB) 75 63 62
Steve Johnson/Sam Querrey (USA) d. Farrukh Dustov/Denis Istomin (UZB) 63 62 62
Jack Sock (USA) d. Denis Istomin (UZB) 62 26 64 64
Farrukh Dustov (UZB) v Steve Johnson (USA) – not played
JAPAN defeated COLOMBIA 3-2
Venue: Club Campestre, Pereira, COL (clay – outdoor)
Santiago Giraldo (COL) d. Taro Daniel (JPN) 64 63 36 16 64
Kei Nishikori (JPN) d. Alejandro Falla (COL) 76(3) 76(1) 75
Juan-Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah (COL) d. Yoshihito Nishioka/Yasutaka Uchiyama (JPN) 67(4) 62 63 62
Kei Nishikori (JPN) d. Santiago Giraldo (COL) 64 62 76(3)
Taro Daniel (JPN) d. Alejandro Falla (COL) 76(3) 63 62
GERMANY defeated DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 4-1
Venue: Centro Nacional De Tenis Parque Del Este, Santo Domingo, DOM (hard – outdoor)
Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) d. Dustin Brown (GER) 64 57 76(3) 76(5)
Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) d. Jose Hernandez-Fernandez (DOM) 61 63 61
Philipp Kohlschreiber/Philipp Petzschner (GER) d. Victor Estrella Burgos/Jose Hernandez-Fernandez (DOM) 63 62 63
Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) d. Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) 64 61 62
Benjamin Becker (GER) d. Roberto Cid (DOM) 64 76(4)
CROATIA defeated BRAZIL 3-1
Venue: Costao do Santinho Resort, Florianopolis, BRA (clay – outdoor)
Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) d. Mate Delic (CRO) 61 64 36 64
Borna Coric (CRO) d. Joao Souza (BRA) 64 76(5) 61
Ivan Dodig/Franko Skugor (CRO) d. Marcelo Melo/Bruno Soares (BRA) 60 36 76(2) 76(3)
Borna Coric (CRO) d. Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 62 46 76(4) 40
Joao Souza (BRA) v Mate Delic (CRO) – not played
POLAND defeated SLOVAKIA 3-2
Venue: Gdynia Arena, Gdynia, POL (hard – indoor)
Martin Klizan (SVK) d. Michal Przysiezny (POL) 64 64 64
Jerzy Janowicz (POL) d. Norbert Gombos (SVK) 76(1) 64 67(5) 62
Lukasz Kubot/Marcin Matkowski (POL) d. Andrej Martin/Igor Zelenay (SVK) 63 64 64
Martin Klizan (SVK) d. Jerzy Janowicz (POL) 63 76(4) 63
Michal Przysiezny (POL) d. Norbert Gombos (SVK) 63 64 64
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I 1ST ROUND RELEGATION PLAY-OFFS
SPAIN defeated DENMARK 5-0
Venue: Odense Idrætshal, Odense, DEN (hard – indoor)
Rafael Nadal (ESP) d. Mikael Torpegaard (DEN) 64 63 62
David Ferrer (ESP) d. Frederik Nielsen (DEN) 61 75 62
Rafael Nadal/Fernando Verdasco (ESP) d. Thomas Kromann/Frederik Nielsen (DEN) 64 36 76(4) 64
Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) d. Frederik Nielsen (DEN) 63 64
David Ferrer (ESP) d. Mikael Torpegaard (DEN) 61 63
UKRAINE defeated LITHUANIA 4-1
Venue: Siemens Arena, Vilnius, LTU (hard – indoor)
Ricardas Berankis (LTU) d. Vladyslav Manafov (UKR) 64 62 62
Illya Marchenko (UKR) d. Laurynas Grigelis (LTU) 60 61 67(5) 46 63
Illya Marchenko/Denys Molchanov (UKR) d. Ricardas Berankis/Laurynas Grigelis (LTU) 76(4) 67(3) 64 62
Illya Marchenko (UKR) d. Ricardas Berankis (LTU) 75 62 62
Marat Deviatiarov (UKR) d. Lukas Mugevicius (LTU) 61 63
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I RELEGATION PLAY-OFFS
CHINA, P.R. defeated THAILAND 5-0
Venue: The National Tennis Development Centre, Nonthaburi, THA (hard – outdoor)
Ze Zhang (CHN) d. Warit Sornbutnark (THA) 61 60 60
Di Wu (CHN) d. Pruchya Isarow (THA) 76(6) 62 62
Mao-Xin Gong/Zhe Li (CHN) d. Sanchai Ratiwatana/Sonchat Ratiwatana (THA) 76(6) 26 76(3) 10 ret.
Ze Zhang (CHN) d. Pruchya Isarow (THA) 64 61
Zhe Li (CHN) d. Warit Sornbutnark (THA) 61 60
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I 1ST ROUND RELEGATION PLAY-OFFS
ECUADOR defeated BARBADOS 3-2
Venue: National Tennis Centre, St. Michael, BAR (hard – outdoor)
Darian King (BAR) d. Ivan Endara (ECU) 64 64 62
Emilio Gomez (ECU) d. Haydn Lewis (BAR) 61 76(1) 64
Gonzalo Escobar/Emilio Gomez (ECU) d. Darian King/Russell Moseley (BAR) 63 64 61
Darian King (BAR) d. Emilio Gomez (ECU) 75 76(3) 61
Gonzalo Escobar (ECU) d. Seanon Williams (BAR) 62 61 60
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP II PROMOTION PLAY-OFFS
PORTUGAL defeated BELARUS 3-2
Venue: Clube de Ténis de Viana, Viana do Castelo, POR (clay – outdoor)
Egor Gerasimov (BLR) d. Joao Sousa (POR) 06 16 62 62 64
Gastao Elias (POR) d. Uladzimir Ignatik (BLR) 63 76(3) 75
Gastao Elias/Joao Sousa (POR) d. Sergey Betov/Max Mirnyi (BLR) 76(3) 46 63 67(5) 63
Joao Sousa (POR) d. Uladzimir Ignatik (BLR) 61 61 64
Egor Gerasimov (BLR) d. Rui Machado (POR) 67(3) 61 64
HUNGARY defeated BULGARIA 3-2
Venue: Bulgarian National Tennis Center, Sofia, BUL (clay – outdoor)
Peter Nagy (HUN) d. Dimitar Kutrovsky (BUL) 64 60 63
Marton Fucsovics (HUN) d. Dimitar Kuzmanov (BUL) 63 61 61
Tihomir Grozdanov/Aleksandar Lazov (BUL) d. Marton Fucsovics/Levente Godry (HUN) 26 76(3) 64 46 61
Marton Fucsovics (HUN) d. Aleksandar Lazov (BUL) 63 64 62
Dimitar Kuzmanov (BUL) d. Gabor Borsos (HUN) 62 67(2) 62
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II PROMOTION PLAY-OFF
PAKISTAN defeated CHINESE TAIPEI 3-2
Venue: Ulusal Tenis Egitim Merkezi Tennis Club, Izmir, TUR (hard – outdoor)
Aqeel Khan (PAK) d. Jui-Chen Hung (TPE) 57 64 61 64
Jimmy Wang (TPE) d. Samir Iftikhar (PAK) 63 62 60
Aqeel Khan/Aisam Qureshi (PAK) d. Chieh-Fu Wang/Jimmy Wang (TPE) 62 63 36 63
Chieh-Fu Wang (TPE) d. Aqeel Khan (PAK) 67(2) 62 76(5) 16 63
Aisam Qureshi (PAK) d. Jui-Chen Hung (TPE) 76(3) 46 64 63
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP II PROMOTION PLAY-OFF
CHILE defeated VENEZUELA 5-0
Venue: Club Palestino, Santiago, CHI (clay – outdoor)
Gonzalo Lama (CHI) d. Ricardo Rodriguez (VEN) 64 61 75
Hans Podlipnik-Castillo (CHI) d. Jordi Munoz-Abreu (VEN) 64 63 63
Christian Garin/Hans Podlipnik-Castillo (CHI) d. Luis David Martinez/Ricardo Rodriguez (VEN) 76(0) 64 76(2)
Juan Carlos Saez (CHI) d. Miguel Angel Este (VEN) 63 62
Gonzalo Lama (CHI) d. Jordi Munoz-Abreu (VEN) 61 63
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