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).
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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
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
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
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
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
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