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.
This is a terrible time of the year for America to head back to Australia. Even though the tie is going to be awesome against the Aussies at the AMAZEBALLS Historic Kooyong Club on grass in Melbourne. Still a tough trip to do twice in a year and only a month after returning from there?
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 www.daviscup.com/showyourcolours
Follow all the action on www.daviscup.com, www.copadavis.com, www.twitter.com/daviscup, www.facebook.com/DavisCupTennis, www.Weibo.com/daviscupofficial and www.DavisCup.tv
The defending champs. The British have barely been able to savor their victory when it’s time to defend the title again. We wish the ITF would allow the winning team to sit and wait in the finals while everyone else battles it out. A challenge event. Wimbledon was like that for many decades.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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