Nominations Announced For Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Semifinals And Play-Offs, And Zone Group Ties

The ITF has announced the official team nominations for the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group semifinals, World Group play-offs and Zone Group ties taking place on 18-20 September. A total of 18 ties will be held next week.

The winners of the two semifinals will contest the 2015 World Group Final on 27-29 November. The winners of the eight World Group play-offs will qualify for the 2016 World Group, while the losers will contest their respective Zone Group I competition 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).

Live scoring will be available on the official Davis Cup website throughout the weekend. In addition, the English and Spanish versions of the website will 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

Andy Murray, photo credit Kate
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WORLD GROUP SEMIFINALS

GREAT BRITAIN v AUSTRALIA
Venue: Emirates Arena, Glasgow, GBR (hard – indoor)

Great Britain
Andy Murray
Kyle Edmund
Jamie Murray
Dominic Inglot
Captain: Leon Smith

Australia
Bernard Tomic
Sam Groth
Thanasi Kokkinakis
Lleyton Hewitt
Captain: Wally Masur

BELGIUM v ARGENTINA
Venue: Forest National, Brussels, BEL (hard – indoor)

Belgium
David Goffin
Steve Darcis
Ruben Bemelmans
Kimmer Coppejans
Captain: Johan van Herck

Argentina
Leonardo Mayer
Federico Delbonis
Diego Schwartzman
Carlos Berlocq
Captain: Daniel Orsanic

Davis Cup 2011
USA vs Spain Davis Cup Quaterfinals at the Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. This is the fourth rubber (match) with Mardy Fish (USA in white) playing David Ferrer (Spain in red). photo credit Earl McGehee
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WORLD GROUP PLAY-OFFS

INDIA v CZECH REPUBLIC
Venue: R.K. Khanna Tennis Stadium, New Delhi, IND (hard – outdoor)

India
Yuki Bhambri
Somdev Devvarman
Leander Paes
Rohan Bopanna
Captain: Anand Amritraj

Czech Republic
Jiri Vesely
Lukas Rosol
Adam Pavlasek
Radek Stepanek
Captain: Jaroslav Navratil

SWITZERLAND v NETHERLANDS
Venue: Palexpo, Geneva, SUI (hard – indoor)

Switzerland
Roger Federer
Stan Wawrinka
Marco Chiudinelli
Henri Laaksonen
Captain: Severin Luthi

Netherlands
Thiemo de Bakker
Jesse Huta Galung
Matwe Middelkoop
Jean-Julien Rojer
Captain: Jan Siemerink

RUSSIA v ITALY
Venue: Sports Palace ‘Baikal-Arena’, Irkutsk, RUS (hard – indoor)

Russia
Teymuraz Gabashvili
Evgeny Donskoy
Konstantin Kravchuk
Andrey Rublev
Captain: Shamil Tarpischev

Italy
Andreas Seppi
Fabio Fognini
Simone Bolelli
Paolo Lorenzi
Captain: Corrado Barazzutti

UZBEKISTAN v USA
Venue: Olympic Tennis School, Tashkent, UZB (clay – outdoor)

Uzbekistan
Denis Istomin
Farrukh Dustov
Temur Ismailov
Sanjar Fayziev
Captain: Peter Lebed

USA
Jack Sock
Sam Querrey
Steve Johnson
Donald Young
Captain: Jim Courier

COLOMBIA v JAPAN
Venue: Club Campestre, Pereira, COL (clay – outdoor)

Colombia
Santiago Giraldo
Alejandro Gonzalez
Juan-Sebastian Cabal
Robert Farah
Captain: Mauricio Hadad

Japan
Kei Nishikori
Taro Daniel
Yoshihito Nishioka
Yasutaka Uchiyama
Captain: Minoru Ueda

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC v GERMANY
Venue: Centro Nacional de Tenis Parque del Este, Santo Domingo, DOM (hard – outdoor)

Dominican Republic
Victor Estrella Burgos
Jose Hernandez-Fernandez
Roberto Cid
Jose Olivares
Captain: Rafael Moreno

Germany
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Alexander Zverev
Dustin Brown
Philipp Petzschner
Captain: Michael Kohlmann

BRAZIL v CROATIA
Venue: Costao do Santinho Resort, Florianopolis, BRA (clay – outdoor)

Brazil
Thomaz Bellucci
Joao Souza
Marcelo Melo
Bruno Soares
Captain: Joao Zwetsch

Croatia
Marin Cilic
Borna Coric
Ivan Dodig
Franko Skugor
Captain: Zeljko Krajan

Davis Cup Final 2013 Davis Cup House Band with the trophy, photo credit Brandon Nedwek
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POLAND v SLOVAKIA
Venue: Gdynia Arena, Gdynia, POL (hard – indoor)

Poland
Jerzy Janowicz
Michal Przysiezny
Lukasz Kubot
Marcin Matkowski
Captain: Radoslaw Szymanik

Slovakia
Martin Klizan
Norbert Gombos
Andrej Martin
Igor Zelenay
Captain: Miroslav Mecir

AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I 1ST ROUND PLAY-OFF

BARBADOS v ECUADOR
Venue: National Tennis Centre, St. Michael, BAR (hard – outdoor)

Barbados
Darian King
Haydn Lewis
Russell Moseley
Seanon Williams
Captain: Kevin Yarde

Ecuador
Emilio Gomez
Gonzalo Escobar
Ivan Endara
Roberto Quiroz
Captain: Raul Viver

ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I 2ND ROUND PLAY-OFF

THAILAND v CHINA, P.R.
Venue: The National Tennis Development Centre, Nonthaburi, THA (hard – outdoor)

Thailand
Pruchya Isarow
Kittiphong Wachiramanowong
Sonchat Ratiwatana
Sanchai Ratiwatana
Captain: Paradorn Srichaphan

China, P.R.
Zhang Ze
Wu Di
Li Zhe
Gong Mao-Xin
Captain: Jiang Hong-Wei

Nadal Serves, Day one of the 2009 Davis Cup final: Spain vs. The Czech Republic. photo credit Beth
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EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I 1ST ROUND PLAY-OFF

DENMARK v SPAIN
Venue: Odense Idrætshal, Odense, DEN (hard – indoor)

Denmark
Frederik Nielsen
Mikael Torpegaard
Soren Hess-Olesen
Thomas Kroman
Captain: Kenneth Carlsen

Spain
David Ferrer
Rafael Nadal
Roberto Bautista Agut
Fernando Verdasco
Captain: Conchita Martinez

LITHUANIA v UKRAINE
Venue: Siemens Arena, Vilnius, LTU (hard – indoor)

Lithuania
Ricardas Berankis
Laurynas Grigelis
Lukas Mugevicius
Dovydas Sakinis
Captain: Rimvydas Mugevicius

Ukraine
Illya Marchenko
Denys Molchanov
Vladyslav Manafov
Marat Deviatiarov
Captain: Mikhail Filima

AMERICAS ZONE GROUP II 3RD ROUND

CHILE v VENEZUELA
Venue: Club Palestino, Santiago, CHI (clay – outdoor)

Chile
Hans Podlipnik-Castillo
Nicolas Jarry
Juan Carlos Saez
Christian Garin
Captain: Nicolas Massu

Venezuela
Ricardo Rodriguez
Luis David Martinez
Jordi Munoz-Abreu
Miguel Angel Este
Captain: Jose Antonio de Armas

ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II 3RD ROUND

PAKISTAN v CHINESE TAIPEI
Venue: Ulusal Tenis Egitim Merkezi Tennis Club, Izmir, TUR (hard – outdoor)

Pakistan
Aisam Qureshi
Aqeel Khan
Mohammad Abid Ali Khan Akbar
Samir Iftikhar
Captain: Hamid ul Haq

Chinese Taipei
Jimmy Wang
Hung Jui-Chen
Yu Cheng-Yu
Peng Hsien-Yin
Captain: Tsai Chia-Yen

Davis cup. US vs GB, photo credit Chad Kellog
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EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP II 3RD ROUND

PORTUGAL v BELARUS
Venue: Clube de Ténis de Viana, Viana do Castelo, POR (clay – outdoor)

Portugal
Joao Sousa
Gastao Elias
Rui Machado
Frederico Ferreira Silva
Captain: Nuno Marques

Belarus
Uladzimir Ignatik
Egor Gerasimov
Sergey Betov
Max Mirnyi
Captain: Vladimir Voltchkov

BULGARIA v HUNGARY
Venue: Bulgarian National Tennis Center, Sofia, BUL (clay – outdoor)

Bulgaria
Dimitar Kutrovsky
Dimitar Kuzmanov
Aleksandar Lazov
Tihomir Grozdanov
Captain: Todor Enev

Hungary
Marton Fucsovics
Peter Nagy
Gabor Borsos
Levente Godry
Captain: Zoltan Kuharszky