Nominations Announced For Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group First Round And Zone Group Ties

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

Novak Djokovic, photo credit David Jones
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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

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga from France at practice before the Davis Cup final between France and Switzerland, at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Lille, on November 19, 2014. Photo by Corinne Dubreuil/ABACAPRESS.COM

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

Andy Murray, 2015 Davis Cup
photo credit: Marianne Bevis
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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

Davis Cup
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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

Davis Cup by BNP Paribas
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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

New Tv Agreements Announced For Davis Cup by BNP Paribas First Round Ties

The ITF has announced four new international broadcaster agreements in advance of this weekend’s Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group first round ties on 6-8 March to further expand the coverage of the competition. Davis Cup will be broadcast in all 16 nations contesting this weekend’s World Group ties, with 21 broadcasters covering the feature tie between Great Britain and USA in Glasgow. A total of 50 broadcasters will cover Davis Cup this weekend across the World Group and Zone Group ties.

Seven (Australia), Czech TV and Saran Media (Kazakhstan) have all signed multi-year deals with the ITF, while RTBF (Belgium) has signed an agreement for the first round tie between Belgium and Switzerland to guarantee coverage across all World Group nations.

International Tennis Federation

Earlier this year the ITF announced a new strategic media rights partnership with beIN SPORTS for Davis Cup by BNP Paribas and Fed Cup by BNP Paribas. beIN SPORTS will broadcast this weekend’s Davis Cup feature tie on its own channels across South East Asia.

The partnership between ITF and beIN SPORTS is designed to increase the global exposure and quality of Davis Cup and Fed Cup coverage across both linear and digital channels to the benefit of the millions of tennis fans around the world who follow the competitions. In 2014, there were over 7,500 hours of dedicated Davis Cup TV coverage by 63 broadcasters in over 150 territories worldwide reaching a global audience of over 100 million viewers.

The official home and away broadcasters of this weekend’s Davis Cup World Group first round ties are as follows:

Germany v France: SAT. 1 Gold (home); France TV / Sport+ (away)
Great Britain v USA: British Eurosport / BBC (home); The Tennis Channel (away)
Czech Republic v Australia: Czech TV (home); Seven (away)
Kazakhstan v Italy: Kazsport (home); Supertennis (away)
Argentina v Brazil: TyC Sports (home); Globosat (away)
Serbia v Croatia: RTS (home); HRT (away)
Canada v Japan: Rogers Sportsnet (home); Wowow (away)
Belgium v Switzerland: RTBF (home); SRG SSR (away)

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.