The ITF has announced the final results for the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group first round and Zone Group ties held on 6-8 March. A total of 33 ties have taken place this weekend. The World Group first round tie between Argentina and Brazil will recommence on Monday 9 March at 11am (2pm GMT) after bad light stopped play on Sunday.
In the World Group quarterfinals, on 17-19 July, Great Britain will be at home to France, Australia will host Kazakhstan, Belgium will play at home against Canada, while Serbia will play the winner of the tie between Argentina and Brazil. The deadline for confirmation of the quarterfinal venues is 7 April.
The fourth rubber of the tie between Argentina and Brazil was the longest Davis Cup singles rubber in history and the second longest singles match of all time. Leonardo Mayer (ARG) defeated Joao Souza (BRA) 76(4) 76(5) 57 57 1513 in six hours 43 minutes.
The eight World Group first round losers will contest the World Group play-offs on 18-20 September, where they will be joined by the eight winners of the Zone Group I second round ties on 17-19 July (NB Colombia has already won its second round tie). The draw for the World Group play-offs will be held at the ITF in London on Tuesday 21 July.
ALL RESULTS BELOW :
WORLD GROUP FIRST ROUND
FRANCE defeated GERMANY 3-2
Venue: Fraport Arena, Frankfurt, GER (hard – indoor)
Gilles Simon (FRA) d. Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) 76(4) 26 67(1) 62 108
Gael Monfils (FRA) d. Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) 64 75 76(4)
Julien Benneteau/Nicolas Mahut (FRA) d. Benjamin Becker/Andre Begemann (GER) 64 63 62
Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) d. Gilles Simon (FRA) 76(5) 64
Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) d. Nicolas Mahut (FRA) 76(6) 63
GREAT BRITAIN defeated USA 3-2
Venue: Emirates Arena, Glasgow, GBR (hard – indoor)
Andy Murray (GBR) d. Donald Young (USA) 61 61 46 62
James Ward (GBR) d. John Isner (USA) 67(4) 57 63 76(3) 1513
Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA) d. Dominic Inglot/Jamie Murray (GBR) 63 62 36 67(8) 97
Andy Murray (GBR) d. John Isner (USA) 76(4) 63 76(4)
Donald Young (USA) d. James Ward (GBR) 57 1-0 ret.
AUSTRALIA defeated CZECH REPUBLIC 3-2
Venue: Cez Arena, Ostrava, CZE (hard – indoor)
Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) d. Lukas Rosol (CZE) 46 26 75 75 63
Bernard Tomic (AUS) d. Jiri Vesely (CZE) 64 63 76(5)
Adam Pavlasek/Jiri Vesely (CZE) d. Samuel Groth/Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) 16 76(2) 36 76(4) 62
Bernard Tomic (AUS) d. Lukas Rosol (CZE) 76(4) 63 76(5)
Jan Mertl (CZE) d. Samuel Groth (AUS) 63 62
KAZAKHSTAN defeated ITALY 3-2
Venue: National Tennis Centre, Astana, KAZ (hard – indoor)
Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) d. Simone Bolelli (ITA) 76(6) 61 62
Andreas Seppi (ITA) d. Andrey Golubev (KAZ) 63 63 67(5) 62
Simone Bolelli/Fabio Fognini (ITA) d. Andrey Golubev/Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ) 76(4) 63 67(13) 64
Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) d. Andreas Seppi (ITA) 76(8) 60 64
Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ) d. Fabio Fognini (ITA) 76(5) 36 46 63 75
ARGENTINA level with BRAZIL 2-2
Venue: Tecnopolis, Buenos Aires, ARG (clay – outdoor)
Joao Souza (BRA) d. Carlos Berlocq (ARG) 64 36 57 63 62
Leonardo Mayer (ARG) d. Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 64 63 16 63
Marcelo Melo/Bruno Soares (BRA) d. Carlos Berlocq/Diego Sebastian Schwartzman (ARG) 75 63 64
Leonardo Mayer (ARG) d. Joao Souza (BRA) 76(4) 76(5) 57 57 1513
Federico Delbonis (ARG) leads Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 63 0-0 – play to resume at 11am (2pm GMT)
SERBIA defeated CROATIA 5-0
Venue: Kraljevo Sports Centre, Kraljevo, SRB (hard – indoor)
Novak Djokovic (SRB) d. Mate Delic (CRO) 63 62 64
Viktor Troicki (SRB) d. Borna Coric (CRO) 46 16 63 62 61
Novak Djokovic/Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) d. Marin Draganja/Franko Skugor (CRO) 63 64 61
Filip Krajinovic (SRB) d. Franko Skugor (CRO) 64 62
Viktor Troicki (SRB) d. Mate Delic (CRO) 64 63
CANADA defeated JAPAN 3-2
Venue: Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre, Vancouver, CAN (hard – indoor)
Milos Raonic (CAN) d. Tatsuma Ito (JPN) 62 61 62
Kei Nishikori (JPN) d. Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 64 76(5) 63
Daniel Nestor/Vasek Pospisil (CAN) d. Go Soeda/Yasutaka Uchiyama (JPN) 75 26 63 36 63
Kei Nishikori (JPN) d. Milos Raonic (CAN) 36 63 64 26 64
Vasek Pospisil (CAN) d. Go Soeda (JPN) 75 63 64
BELGIUM defeated SWITZERLAND 3-2
Venue: Country Hall du Sart Tilman, Liege, BEL (hard – indoor)
Henri Laaksonen (SUI) d. Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) 16 67(6) 64 60 62
Steve Darcis (BEL) d. Michael Lammer (SUI) 63 61 63
Ruben Bemelmans/Niels Desein (BEL) d. Adrien Bossel/Michael Lammer (SUI) 16 63 62 62
Henri Laaksonen (SUI) d. Steve Darcis (BEL) 63 36 36 76(5) 61
David Goffin (BEL) d. Adrien Bossel (SUI) 64 60 64
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I FIRST ROUND
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC defeated BARBADOS 3-2
Venue: National Tennis Centre, St Michael, BAR (hard – outdoor)
Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) d. Seanon Williams (BAR) 61 61 61
Darian King (BAR) d. Jose Hernandez (DOM) 61 63 60
Darian King/Haydn Lewis (BAR) d. Victor Estrella Burgos/Jose Hernandez (DOM) 64 62 62
Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) d. Darian King (BAR) 64 64 62
Jose Hernandez (DOM) d. Haydn Lewis (BAR) 57 61 62 62
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I SECOND ROUND
COLOMBIA defeated URUGUAY 3-2
Venue: Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, URU (clay – outdoor)
Alejandro Gonzalez (COL) d. Pablo Cuevas (URU) 26 64 46 61 64
Santiago Giraldo (COL) d. Martin Cuevas (URU) 76(1) 36 63 63
Martin Cuevas/Pablo Cuevas (URU) d. Juan-Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah (COL) 64 36 76(1) 64
Pablo Cuevas (URU) d. Santiago Giraldo (COL) 62 63 63
Alejandro Gonzalez (COL) d. Martin Cuevas (URU) 64 63 61
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I FIRST ROUND
KOREA, REP. defeated THAILAND 3-2
Venue: The National Tennis Development Center, Nonthaburi, THA (hard – outdoor)
Lim Yong-Kyu (KOR) d. Danai Udomchoke (THA) 62 61 76(2)
Chung Hyeon (KOR) d. Warit Sornbutnark (THA) 60 75 63
Sanchai Ratiwatana/Sonchat Ratiwatana (THA) d. Nam Ji Sung/Song Min-Kyu (KOR) 64 36 57 76(3) 64
Chung Hyeon (KOR) d. Danai Udomchoke (THA) 64 61 61
Warit Sornbutnark (THA) d. Nam Ji Sung (KOR) 64 63
NEW ZEALAND defeated CHINA, P.R. 4-1
Venue: ASB Tennis Arena, Auckland, NZL (hard – outdoor)
Wu Di (CHN) d. Jose Statham (NZL) 26 76(5) 76(0) 26 63
Michael Venus (NZL) d. Zhang Ze (CHN) 61 64 36 67(3) 97
Marcus Daniell/Artem Sitak (NZL) d. Li Zhe/Zhang Ze (CHN) 67(3) 67(4) 76(1) 63 62
Jose Statham (NZL) d. Li Zhe (CHN) 63 64 64
Michael Venus (NZL) d. Wang Chuhan (CHN) 36 76(2) 64
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I FIRST ROUND
RUSSIA defeated DENMARK 4-1
Venue: Sport Complex Gazprom Dobycha Yamburg, Novy Urengoy, RUS (hard – indoor)
Frederik Nielsen (DEN) d. Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) 26 63 62 76(5)
Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) d. Martin Pedersen (DEN) 61 64 75
Konstantin Kravchuk/Andrey Rublev (RUS) d. Thomas Kromann/Frederik Nielsen (DEN) 61 36 63 64
Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) d. Frederik Nielsen (DEN) 75 63 62
Andrey Rublev (RUS) d. Martin Pedersen (DEN) 64 63
AUSTRIA defeated SWEDEN 3-2
Venue: Idrottshuset Orebro, Orebro, SWE (hard – indoor)
Elias Ymer (SWE) d. Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 64 63 36 26 63
Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) d. Christian Lindell (SWE) 63 64 62
Johan Brunstrom/Robert Lindstedt (SWE) d. Jurgen Melzer/Alexander Peya (AUT) 64 76(8) 63
Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) d. Elias Ymer (SWE) 64 76(6) 63
Gerald Melzer (AUT) d. Christian Lindell (SWE) 61 61 63
SLOVAKIA defeated SLOVENIA 5-0
Venue: Aegon Arena National Tennis Centre, Bratislava, SVK (hard – indoor)
Martin Klizan (SVK) d. Grega Zemlja (SLO) 75 63 64
Norbert Gombos (SVK) d. Tom Kocevar-Desman (SLO) 62 64 76(3)
Martin Klizan/Igor Zelenay (SVK) d. Tom Kocevar-Desman/Grega Zemlja (SLO) 63 64 64
Martin Klizan (SVK) v Tom Kocevar-Desman (SLO) 61 76(0)
Lukas Lacko (SVK) d. Mike Urbanija (SLO) 63 62
ROMANIA defeated ISRAEL 5-0
Venue: Sala Transilvania, Sibiu, ROU (hard – indoor)
Adrian Ungur (ROU) d. Bar Tzuf Botzer (ISR) 75 63 60
Marius Copil (ROU) d. Dudi Sela (ISR) 67(3) 76(3) 64 62
Florin Mergea/Horia Tecau (ROU) d. Bar Tzuf Botzer/Edan Leshem (ISR) 63 64 64
Adrian Ungur (ROU) d. Edan Leshem (ISR) 64 62
Marius Copil (ROU) d. Bar Tzuf Botzer (ISR) 76(3) 63
POLAND defeated LITHUANIA 3-2
Venue: Orlen Arena, Plock, POL (hard – indoor)
Ricardas Berankis (LTU) d. Lukasz Kubot (POL) 62 64 63
Jerzy Janowicz (POL) d. Laurynas Grigelis (LTU) 76(3) 63 64
Lukasz Kubot/Marcin Matkowski (POL) v Ricardas Berankis/Laurynas Grigelis (LTU) 64 64 76(1)
Jerzy Janowicz (POL) d. Ricardas Berankis (LTU) 63 64 62
Laurynas Grigelis (LTU) d. Kamil Majchrzak (POL) 64 63
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP II FIRST ROUND
VENEZUELA defeated COSTA RICA 5-0
Venue: Cancha Oswaldo Merlin, Caracas, VEN (hard – outdoor)
David Souto (VEN) d. Julian Saborio (CRC) 63 76(4) 63
Ricardo Rodriguez (VEN) d. Ignaci Roca (CRC) 75 36 61 62
Luis David Martinez/Roberto Maytin (VEN) d. Pablo Nunez/Alvaro Daniel Riveros (CRC) 62 61 62
Ricardo Rodriguez (VEN) d. Pablo Nunez (CRC) 62 60
Luis David Martinez (VEN) d. Ignaci Roca (CRC) 63 61
EL SALVADOR defeated PUERTO RICO 3-2
Venue: Palmas del Mar Tennis Club, Humacao, PUR (hard – outdoor)
Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) d. Gabriel Flores Ruiz (PUR) 62 61 60
Alex Llompart (PUR) d. Rafa Orantes (ESA) 62 60 62
Marcelo Arevalo/Rafael Arevalo (ESA) d. Alex Llompart/Gabriel Montilla (PUR) 62 61 62
Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) d. Alex Llompart (PUR) 63 62 61
Christian Garay (PUR) d. Alberto Emmanuel Alvarado Larin (ESA) 62 63
MEXICO defeated BOLIVIA 3-1
Venue: Cancha Estadio Lorenzo Molina Casares, Merida, MEX (hard – outdoor)
Daniel Garza (MEX) d. Federico Zeballos (BOL) 62 62 60
Hugo Dellien (BOL) d. Tigre Hank (MEX) 76(2) 26 64 61
Daniel Garza/Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) d. Rodrigo Banzer/Federico Zeballos (BOL) 46 63 64 62
Daniel Garza (MEX) d. Hugo Dellien (BOL) 63 62 36 63
Tigre Hank (MEX) v Federico Zeballos (BOL) not played
CHILE defeated PERU 5-0
Venue: Club Palestino, Santiago, CHI (clay – outdoor)
Christian Garin (CHI) d. Duilio Beretta (PER) 46 67(3) 61 76(2) 108
Nicolas Jarry (CHI) d. Juan Pablo Varillas Patino-Samudio (PER) 62 62 36 76(3)
Gonzalo Lama/Hans Podlipnik-Castillo (CHI) d. Sergio Galdos/Juan Pablo Varillas Patino-Samudio (PER) 64 36 64 75
Nicolas Jarry (CHI) d. Duilio Vallebuona (PER) 75 62
Hans Podlipnik-Castillo (CHI) d. Juan Pablo Varillas Patino-Samudio (PER) 62 62
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II FIRST ROUND
CHINESE TAIPEI defeated LEBANON 5-0
Venue: Kaohsiung Yangming Tennis Courts, Kaohsiung City, TPE (hard – outdoor)
Lu Yen-Hsun (TPE) d. Ibrahim Abou Chahine (LIB) 60 60 61
Hung Jui-Chen (TPE) d. Karim Alayli (LIB) 60 61 61
Ho Chih-Jen/Wang Chieh-Fu (TPE) d. Karim Alayli/Nour Nehme (LIB) 61 64 62
Wang Chieh-Fu (TPE) d. Nour Nehme (LIB) 60 62
Hung Jui-Chen (TPE) d. Ibrahim Abou Chahine (LIB) 60 60
PHILIPPINES defeated SRI LANKA 5-0
Venue: Valle Verde Country Club, Pasig, PHI (clay – indoor)
Patrick-John Tierro (PHI) d. Harshana Godamanna (SRI) 57 36 64 60 63
Ruben Gonzales (PHI) d. Sharmal Dissanayake (SRI) 63 62 61
Francis Casey Alcantara/Treat Huey (PHI) d. Sharmal Dissanayake/Dineshkanthan Thangarajah (SRI) 36 63 62 64
Treat Huey (PHI) d. Sharmal Dissanayake (SRI) 61 36 61
Francis Casey Alcantara (PHI) d. Dineshkanthan Thangarajah (SRI) 62 63
INDONESIA defeated IRAN 5-0
Venue: Bukit Asam Tennis Court, Palembang, INA (hard – outdoor)
Christopher Rungkat (INA) d. Shahin Khaledan (IRI) 62 61 60
Sunu-Wahyu Trijati (INA) d. Anoosha Shahgholi (IRI) 63 61 60
Christopher Rungkat/David Agung Susanto (INA) d. Amirvala Madanchi/Anoosha Shahgholi (IRI) 60 64 61
David Agung Susanto (INA) d. Mohsen Hossein Zade (IRI) 64 64
Aditya Hari Sasongko (INA) d. Shahin Khaledan (IRI) 62 61
PAKISTAN defeated KUWAIT 3-2
Venue: Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, SRI (clay – outdoor)
Aisam Qureshi (PAK) d. Naser Al Obaidly (KUW) 61 60 62
Mohammad Ghareeb (KUW) d. Aqeel Khan (PAK) 64 61 61
Aqeel Khan/Aisam Qureshi (PAK) d. Hassan Al Mousa/Mohammad Ghareeb (KUW) 63 36 63 61
Mohammad Ghareeb (KUW) d. Mohammad Abid Ali Khan Akbar (PAK) 67(5) 63 16 63 62
Aqeel Khan (PAK) d. Dawood Sayed Hashim (KUW) 62 61 62
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP II FIRST ROUND
TURKEY defeated SOUTH AFRICA 3-2
Venue: Mersin Tenis Kompleksi, Mersin, TUR (hard – indoor)
Fritz Wolmarans (RSA) d. Cem Ilkel (TUR) 61 64 67(5) 61
Marsel Ilhan (TUR) d. Tucker Vorster (RSA) 64 63 75
Raven Klaasen/Ruan Roelofse (RSA) d. Marsel Ilhan/Cem Ilkel (TUR) 63 62 67(5) 46 63
Marsel Ilhan (TUR) v Fritz Wolmarans (RSA) 62 64 67(5) 46 86
Cem Ilkel (TUR) d. Ruan Roelofse (RSA) 76(11) 67(4) 57 76(5) 64
BELARUS defeated IRELAND 5-0
Venue: Castleknock Tennis Club, Dublin, IRL (hard – indoor)
Dzmitry Zhyrmont (BLR) d. Sam Barry (IRL) 64 67(3) 76(4) 62
Egor Gerasimov (BLR) d. Daniel Glancy (IRL) 62 63 63
Siarhei Betov/Alexander Bury (BLR) d. James Cluskey/David O’Hare (IRL) 76(7) 57 63 64
Egor Gerasimov (BLR) d. Sam Barry (IRL) 76(6) 62
Dzmitry Zhyrmont (BLR) d. Daniel Glancy (IRL) 62 60
PORTUGAL defeated MOROCCO 4-1
Venue: Centro Desportivo do Jamor, Cruz Quebrada, POR (hard – indoor)
Joao Sousa (POR) d. Yassine Idmbarek (MAR) 60 60 62
Rui Machado (POR) v Lamine Ouahab (MAR) 62 64 64
Frederico Ferreira Silva/Joao Sousa (POR) d. Lamine Ouahab/Younes Rachidi (MAR) 76(6) 60 61
Lamine Ouahab (MAR) d. Frederico Ferreira Silva (POR) 76(5) 64
Joao Domingues (POR) d. Mehdi Jdi (MAR) 62 75
FINLAND defeated MONACO 3-2
Venue: Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, MON (clay – outdoor)
Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) d. Romain Arneodo (MON) 61 64 63
Benjamin Balleret (MON) d. Micke Kontinen (FIN) 62 26 62 64
Henri Kontinen/Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) d. Romain Arneodo/Benjamin Balleret (MON) 76(2) 67(4) 67(1) 64 75
Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) d. Benjamin Balleret (MON) 61 62 76(4)
Romain Arneodo (MON) d. Henrik Sillanpaa (FIN) 16 64 62
BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA defeated ZIMBABWE 4-1
Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare, ZIM (hard – outdoor)
Mirza Basic (BIH) d. Takanyi Garanganga (ZIM) 63 63 76(6)
Damir Dzumhur (BIH) d. Benjamin Lock (ZIM) 63 76(1) 63
Mirza Basic/Tomislav Brkic (BIH) d. Wayne Black/Mark Fynn (ZIM) 63 36 63 64
Tomislav Brkic (BIH) d. Takanyi Garanganga (ZIM) 67(4) 76(4) 75
Benjamin Lock (ZIM) d. Nerman Fatic (BIH) 63 ret.
HUNGARY defeated MOLDOVA 4-1
Venue: Gyor Varosi Egyetemi Csarnok, Gyor, HUN (hard – indoor)
Radu Albot (MDA) d. Gabor Borsos (HUN) 63 62 75
Marton Fucsovics (HUN) d. Andrei Ciumac (MDA) 60 62 63
Marton Fucsovics/Levente Godry (HUN) d. Radu Albot/Andrei Ciumac (MDA) 76(4) 36 46 76(6) 86
Marton Fucsovics (HUN) d. Radu Albot (MDA) 62 61 62
Gabor Borsos (HUN) v Maxim Bulat (MDA) 60 63
LUXEMBOURG defeated MADAGSCAR 3-2
Venue: Centre National de Tennis, Esch-sur-Alzette, LUX (hard – indoor)
Gilles Muller (LUX) d. Jacob Rasolondrazana (MAD) 60 63 62
Antso Rakotondramanga (MAD) d. Ugo Nastasi (LUX) 67(2) 64 62 1-1 ret. (twisted right ankle)
Gilles Muller/Mike Scheidweiler (LUX) d. Tony Rajaobelina/Antso Rakotondramanga (MAD) 64 67(4) 64 62
Gilles Muller (LUX) d. Antso Rakotondramanga (MAD) 76(4) 62 62
Lofo Ramiaramanana (MAD) d. Gilles Kremer (LUX) 64 36 63
BULGARIA defeated LATVIA 4-1
Tenisa Centrs Lielupe, Jurmala, LAT (hard – indoor)
Martins Podzus (LAT) d. Alexandar Lazov (BUL) 63 75 75
Dimitar Kuzmanov (BUL) d. Janis Podzus (LAT) 64 36 63 16 1210
Tihomir Grozdanov/Ilia Kushev (BUL) d. Janis Podzus/Martins Podzus (LAT) 36 26 64 75 61
Dimitar Kuzmanov (BUL) d. Martins Podzus (LAT) 76(6) 57 62 64
Alexandar Lazov (BUL) d. Rudolfs Mednis (LAT) 64 61
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