2012 DAVIS CUP BY BNP PARIBAS
2012 DAVIS CUP BY BNP PARIBASSpanish tennis player Rafael Nadal (3rd R) and his teammates (L-R) captain Albert Costa, Feliciano Lopez, Marcel Granollers, David Ferrer and Fernando Verdasco pose with the Davis Cup trophy after Nadal defeated Argentinian Juan Martin del Potro in their match of the Davis Cup final between Spain and Argentina at the Olympic stadium in Seville, southern Spain, 04 December 2011. Nadal won 1-6, 6-4, 6-1 and 7-6 (0) and achieved the fifth Davis Cup title for Spain. EPA/JULIO MUNOZ |
(s) Spain v Kazakhstan – Oviedo, ESP – clay (indoors)
Austria v (s) Russia – Wiener Neustadt, AUT – hard (indoors)
Canada v (s) France – Vancouver, CAN – hard (indoors)
Switzerland v (s) USA – Fribourg, SUI – clay (indoors)
(s) Czech Republic v Italy – Ostrava, CZE – hard (indoors)
(s) Serbia v Sweden – Nis, SRB – hard (indoors)
Japan v (s) Croatia – Hyogo, JPN – hard (indoors)
Germany v (s) Argentina – Bamberg, GER – clay (indoors)
(s) = seed
- Last year’s champions Spain begin the defence of their title with a home tie against Kazakhstan. Spain are looking to equal Germany in 2nd place on the list of nations with the longest run of wins at home. The Spanish have won their last 21 ties on home soil. Italy hold the record with 28 wins at home from 1949 through 1964.
- Austria are bidding to reach the World Group quarterfinals for the first time since 1995. They have lost in the first round in each of their last 9 appearances in the World Group. They play host to Russia in Wiener Neustadt this weekend.
- Both Canada and Japan are bidding to win their first World Group ties this weekend. The Canadians face a difficult task at home to France, while the Japanese team is looking to capture its first World Group rubber in its home tie against Croatia.
- There are 2 former Davis Cup Final match-ups in the first round. Switzerland and USA, who did battle in the Final in 1992, go head-to-head in Fribourg. In their 3 previous meetings, the home side has always won. In Ostrava, Czech Republic take on Italy in a re-match of the 1980 Final. Ivan Lendl inspired Czechoslovakia that year to win the Czechs’ only title to date.
- Since the World Group was introduced in 1981, at least one unseeded nation has always reached the quarterfinals with a record four doing so in 1987 and 2005. This is the 32nd year of the World Group.
CHOICE OF GROUND – WORLD GROUP QUARTERFINALS
The winners of this weekend’s ties advance to the quarterfinals on 6-8 April. Below is the choice of ground for all potential quarterfinal match-ups. The venue details are due to be submitted to the ITF by 27 February.
| AUSTRIA | RUSSIA | |
| SPAIN | ESP | RUS |
| KAZAKHSTAN | AUT | RUS |
| SWITZERLAND | USA | |
| CANADA | CAN | CAN |
| FRANCE | FRA | FRA |
| SERBIA | SWEDEN | |
| CZECH REPUBLIC | CZE | CZE |
| ITALY | ITA | ITA |
| GERMANY | ARGENTINA | |
| JAPAN | GER | ARG |
| CROATIA | GER | ARG |
The losing nations in this weekend’s ties will compete in September’s World Group play-offs, the draw for which is on Wednesday 11 April.
PAST CHAMPIONS
- In total, 13 nations have won the Davis Cup.
USA 32
Australia 28
France, Great Britain 9
Sweden 7
Spain 5
Germany 3
Russia 2
Croatia, Czechoslovakia, Italy, Serbia, South Africa 1
ALL FIVE TO FIVE…
Only twice have all 5 rubbers of a Davis Cup tie gone to 5 sets: 1946 European Zone semifinal, Yugoslavia defeated France 3-2 and 2003 World Group play-off, Romania defeated Ecuador 3-2.
COMEBACKS FROM 0-2 DOWN…
There have been just 7 comebacks from 0-2 down in World Group ties. Sweden has produced 4 of these comebacks including the most recent one in 1998 (Sweden d. Slovak Republic 3-2, first Round). In the Davis Cup overall there have been 46 since the competition began in 1900.
TOP TIEBREAKS…
The highest number of tiebreaks in a Davis Cup tie is 11 (Croatia d. Brazil 4-1, 2008 World Group play-off).
PARTICIPATING NATIONS…
123 nations have entered the 2012 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas.
DAVIS CUP NATIONS RANKING…
The ITF Davis Cup Nations Ranking was launched at the end of 2001. It is published following every tie weekend and measures success over the preceding 4-year period, with recent performances weighted more heavily. It is the sole criteria for seeding at all levels of Davis Cup competition.
Latest Davis Cup Nations Ranking (5 December 2011)
| 1 | Spain | 11 | Israel |
| 2 | Serbia | 12 | Sweden |
| 3 | Argentina | 13 | Italy |
| 4 | France | 14 | Canada |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 15 | Switzerland |
| 6 | USA | 16 | Austria |
| 7 | Croatia | 17 | Japan |
| 8 | Russia | 18 | Chile |
| 9 | Germany | 19 | India |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 20 | Australia |
DAVIS CUP RECORDS^
| World Group | Davis Cup | |
| Most Games in a Tie (post-tiebreak*) | 275:
France d. Switzerland 3-2, 2001 Quarterfinal |
281:
Romania d. Ecuador 3-2, 2003 WG Play-off |
| Most Games in a Tie (pre-tiebreak*) | 281:
Paraguay d. France 3-2, 1985 First Round |
327:
India d. Australia 3-2, 1974 Eastern Zone Final |
| Most Games in a Singles Rubber
(post-tiebreak*) |
82:
Radek Stepanek (CZE) d. Ivo Karkovic (CRO) 2009 Semifinal |
82:
Richard Ashby (BAR) d. Jose Medrano (BOL) 1991 Americas II, First Round |
| Most Games in a Singles Rubber
(pre-tiebreak*) |
85:
Michael Westphal (FRG) d. Tomas Smid (TCH) 1985 Semifinal |
100:
Harry Fritz (CAN) d. Jorge Andrew (VEN) 1982 Americas Zone Semifinal |
| Most Games in a Doubles Rubber
(post-tiebreak*) |
77:
Arnold-Ker/Nalbandian (ARG) d. Kafelnikov/Safin (RUS), 2002 Semifinal |
78:
Di Laura/Noriega (PER) d. Menezes/Roese (BRA), 1991 Americas I First Round |
|
Most Games in a Doubles Rubber (pre-tiebreak*) |
77 (twice):
Annacone/Flach (USA) d. Cash/Fitzgerald (AUS) 1986 Semifinal Casal/Sanchez (ESP) d. Gonzalez/Pecci (PAR) 1987 Quarterfinal |
122: Smith/Van Dillen (USA) d. Cornejo/ Fillol (CHI), 1973 American Zone Final |
|
Most Games in a Set (singles) |
40 (21-19): Carlos Kirmayr (BRA) v Uli Pinner (FRG) 1981 Relegation Tie |
46 (24-22 twice): Alvaro Betancur (COL) v Dale Power (CAN) 1976 American Zone Andrei Chesnokov (URS) v Michiel Schapers (NED), 1987 European Zone |
| Most Games in a Set (doubles) | 40 (21-19):
Edberg/Jarryd (SWE) v Amritraj/Amritraj (IND) 1985 Quarterfinal |
76 (39-37):
Cornejo/ Fillol (CHI) v Smith/Van Dillen (USA) 1973 American Zone Final |
| Longest Fifth Set (Singles) | 17-15 (twice):
Michael Westphal (FRG) v Tomas Smid (TCH) 1985 Semifinal Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) v Andy Roddick (USA) 2006 Semifinal |
20-18 (twice):
Richard Ashby (BAR) v Jose Medrano (BOL), 1991 Americas II, First Round. Nuno Marques (POR) v Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) 1998 Europe/Africa II, Second Round |
| Longest Fifth Set (Doubles) | 19-17:
Arnold-Ker/Nalbandian (ARG) v Kafelnikov/Safin (RUS), 2002 Semifinal |
23-21:
Fernandes/Vieira (BRA) v Avidan-Weiss /Davidman (ISR), 1957 American Zone Semifinal |
| Longest recorded
playing-time (tie) |
21 hours, 2 minutes:
France d. Switzerland 3-2, 2001 Quarterfinal |
21 hours, 37 minutes:
Romania d. Ecuador 3-2, 2003 WG Play-off |
| Longest singles rubber | 6 hours, 22 minutes:
John McEnroe (USA) d. Mats Wilander (SWE), 1982 Quarterfinal |
see World Group |
| Longest doubles rubber | 6 hours, 20 minutes:
Arnold-Ker/Nalbandian (ARG) d. Kafelnikov/Safin (RUS), 2002 Semifinal |
see World Group |
| Fewest number of games conceded in a tie | 26:
Germany d. Indonesia 5-0, 1989 First Round |
6:
Sri Lanka d. Syria – 1991 Asia/Oceania II, First Round |
| Longest tiebreak* | 15-13:
Patrick Rafter (AUS) d. David Rikl (CZE), 1997 First Round |
19-17:
Young-Jun Kim (KOR) d. Aqeel Khan (PAK), 2003 Asia/Oceania Zone Group I |
*the tiebreak was introduced in Davis Cup in 1989; ^for further details see 2012 Davis Cup Media Guide, General Records, p. 164-70
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