Nominations announced for Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group quarterfinals and Zone Group ties
The ITF has announced the official team nominations for the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group quarterfinals and Zone Group ties taking place on 7-9 April. A total of 27 ties and two zone group events will be held next week.
The draws for all ties will be held on Thursday 6 April.
The eight winners of the Zone Group I second round ties will qualify for the 2017 World Group play-offs, alongside the eight World Group first round losers. The Draw for the World Group play-offs will be held at the ITF offices on Tuesday 11 April at 10:00 local time (09:00 GMT).
Live scoring will be available on the official Davis Cup website. In addition, the English and Spanish versions of the website will both feature a live blog, reports, photographs and exclusive behind the scenes video content.
WORLD GROUP QUARTERFINALS
BELGIUM v ITALY
Venue: Spiroudome de Charleroi, Charleroi, BEL (hard – indoor)
Belgium
David Goffin
Steve Darcis
Ruben Bemelmans
Joris de Loore
Captain: Johan van Herck
Italy
Paolo Lorenzi
Fabio Fognini
Andreas Seppi
Simone Bolelli
Captain: Corrado Barazzutti
AUSTRALIA v USA
Venue: Pat Rafter Arena, Brisbane, AUS (hard – outdoor)
Australia
Nick Kyrgios
Jordan Thompson
Sam Groth
John Peers
Captain: Lleyton Hewitt
USA
Jack Sock
John Isner
Sam Querrey
Steve Johnson
Captain: Jim Courier
FRANCE v GREAT BRITAIN
Venue: Kindarena, Rouen, FRA (clay – indoor)
France
Lucas Pouille
Gilles Simon
Nicolas Mahut
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Captain: Yannick Noah
Great Britain
Daniel Evans
Kyle Edmund
Jamie Murray
Dominic Inglot
Captain: Leon Smith
SERBIA v SPAIN
Venue: Aleksandar Nikolic Arena, Belgrade, SRB (hard – indoor)
Serbia
Novak Djokovic
Viktor Troicki
Dusan Lajovic
Playing Captain: Nenad Zimonjic
Spain
Pablo Carreno Busta
Albert Ramos-Vinolas
Marcel Granollers
Marc Lopez
Captain: Conchita Martinez
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I SECOND ROUND
BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA v NETHERLANDS
Venue: Arena Zenica, Zenica, BIH (hard – indoor)
Bosnia/Herzegovina
Damir Dzumhur
Mirza Basic
Nerman Fatic
Playing Captain: Tomislav Brkic
Netherlands
Robin Haase
Tallon Griekspoor
Thiemo de Bakker
Jean-Julien Rojer
Captain: Paul Haarhuis
BELARUS v AUSTRIA
Venue: Republic Olympic Training Center, Minsk, BLR (hard – indoor)
Belarus
Ilya Ivashka
Egor Gerasimov
Yaraslav Shyla
Max Mirnyi
Captain: Vladimir Voltchkov
Austria
Gerald Melzer
Jurgen Melzer
Alexander Peya
Julian Knowle
Captain: Stefan Koubek
PORTUGAL v UKRAINE
Venue: Club Internacional de Foot-Ball, Lisbon, POR (clay – indoor)
Portugal
Joao Sousa
Gastao Elias
Pedro Sousa
Joao Domingues
Captain: Nuno Marques
Ukraine
Artem Smirnov
Denys Molchanov
Nikita Mashtakov
Illia Biloborodko
Captain: Andrei Medvedev
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I SECOND ROUND
KAZAKHSTAN v CHINA, P.R.
Venue: National Tennis Centre, Astana, KAZ (clay – indoor)
Kazakhstan
Mikhail Kukushkin
Aleksandr Nedovyesov
Dmitriy Popko
Andrey Golubev
Captain: Dias Doskarayev
China, P.R.
Wu Di
Zhang Ze
Bai Yan
Gong Mao-Xin
Captain: Jiang Wei
INDIA v UZBEKISTAN
Venue: KSLTA Tennis Stadium, Bangalore, IND (hard – outdoor)
India
Ramkumar Ramanathan
Yuki Bhambri
Prajnesh Gunneswaran
Sriram Balaji
Captain: Mahesh Bhupathi
Uzbekistan
Denis Istomin
Sanjar Fayziev
Temur Ismailov
Farrukh Dustov
Captain: Petr Lebed
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I FIRST ROUND RELEGATION PLAY-OFF
NEW ZEALAND v KOREA, REPUBLIC
Venue: ASB Tennis Arena, Auckland, NZL (hard – outdoor)
New Zealand
Jose Statham
Michael Venus
Marcus Daniell
Artem Sitak
Captain: Alistair Hunt
Korea, Republic
Kwon Soon Woo
Hong Seong Chan
Chung Hong
Lee Jea Moon
Captain: Kim Jae-Sik
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I SECOND ROUND
ECUADOR v BRAZIL
Venue: Club Tungurahua, Ambato, ECU (clay – outdoor)
Ecuador
Emilio Gomez
Roberto Quiroz
Ivan Endara
Gonzalo Escobar
Captain: Raul Viver
Brazil
Thomaz Bellucci
Thiago Monteiro
Bruno Soares
Marcelo Melo
Captain: Joao Zwetsch
COLOMBIA v CHILE
Venue: Country Club Ejecutivos, Medellin, COL (clay – outdoor)
Colombia
Santiago Giraldo
Eduardo Struvay
Juan-Sebastian Cabal
Robert Farah
Captain: Pablo Gonzalez
Chile
Christian Garin
Nicolas Jarry
Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera
Hans Podlipnik-Castillo
Captain: Nicolas Massu
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP II SECOND ROUND
TURKEY v SWEDEN
Venue: Ali Bey Hotels & Resorts, Antalya, TUR (clay – outdoor)
Turkey
Marsel Ilhan
Cem Ilkel
Altug Celikbilek
Anil Yuksel
Captain: Haluk Akkoyun
Sweden
Elias Ymer
Christian Lindell
Andreas Siljestrom
Johan Brunstrom
Captain: Johan Hedsberg
GEORGIA v LITHUANIA
Venue: Mziuri Tennis Club, Tbilisi, GEO (hard – outdoor)
Georgia
Nikoloz Basilashvili
George Tsivadze
Zura Tkemaladze
Vazha Shubladze
Captain: David Kvernadze
Lithuania
Laurynas Grigelis
Lukas Mugevicius
Tadas Babelis
Tomas Vaise
Captain: Rimvydas Mugevicius
NORWAY v DENMARK
Venue: Stavanger Forum Expo, Stavanger, NOR (hard – indoor)
Norway
Casper Ruud
Viktor Durasovic
Simen Sunde Bratholm
Joachim Bjerke
Captain: Anders Haseth
Denmark
Frederik Nielsen
August Holmgren
Thomas Kromann
Soren Hess-Olesen
Captain: Kenneth Carlsen
SOUTH AFRICA v SLOVENIA
Venue: Irene Country Club, Centurion, RSA (hard – outdoor)
South Africa
Lloyd Harris
Nicolaas Scholtz
Ruan Roelofse
Raven Klaasen
Captain: Marcos Ondruska
Slovenia
Grega Zemlja
Tomislav Ternar
Mike Urbanija
Tilen Zitnik
Captain: Blaz Trupej
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP II RELEGATION PLAY-OFFS
CYPRUS v TUNISIA
Venue: National Tennis Centre, Nicosia, CYP (hard – outdoor)
Cyprus
Marcos Baghdatis
Petros Chrysochos
Menelaos Efstathiou
Eleftherios Neos
Captain: Demetris Herodotou
Tunisia
Malek Jaziri
Moez Echargui
Aziz Dougaz
Skander Mansouri
Captain: Adel Brahim
FINLAND v MADAGASCAR
Venue: Hangon Urheilutalo, Hanko, FIN (hard – indoor)
Finland
Patrik Niklas-Salminen
Eero Vasa
Harri Heliovaara
Henri Kontinen
Captain: Kim Tiilikainen
Madagascar
Lofo Ramiaramanana
Antso Rakotondramanga
Jean-Jacques Rakotohasy
Lucas Andriamasilalao
Captain: Thierry Rajaobelina
MOROCCO v LATVIA
Venue: Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakech, MAR (clay – outdoor)
Morocco
Reda El Amrani
Amine Ahouda
Yassine Idmbarek
Mehdi Jdi
Captain: Mehdi Tahiri
Latvia
Mikelis Libietis
Martins Podzus
Rudolfs Mednis
Arturs Lazdins
Captain: Karlis Lejnieks
ESTONIA v MONACO
Venue: Tere Tennisekeskus, Tallinn, EST (hard – indoor)
Estonia
Jurgen Zopp
Vladimir Ivanov
Kenneth Raisma
Mattias Siimar
Captain: Ekke Tiidemann
Monaco
Benjamin Balleret
Lucas Catarina
Romain Arneodo
Thomas Oger
Captain: Guillaume Couillard
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II SECOND ROUND
THAILAND v PHILIPPINES
Venue: The National Tennis Development Center, Nonthaburi, THA (hard – outdoor)
Thailand
Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul
Jirat Navasirisomboon
Sonchat Ratiwatana
Sanchai Ratiwatana
Captain: Vittaya Samrej
Philippines
Francis Casey Alcantara
Ruben Gonzales
Jeson Patrombon
Alberto Lim
Captain: Karl Santamaria
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II RELEGATION PLAY-OFFS
IRAN v VIETNAM
Venue: Isfahan Center Tennis Complex, Isfahan, IRI (clay – outdoor)
Iran
Amirvala Madanchi
Shahin Khaledan
Ashkan Shokoofi
Hamid Reza Nadaf
Captain: Saeid Ahmadvand
Vietnam
Nam Hoang Ly
Thien Nguyen Hoang
Minh Tuan Pham
Quoc-Khanh Le
Captain: Quoc-Bao Troung
INDONESIA v KUWAIT
Venue: Gelora Manahan Tennis Stadium Complex, Solo, INA (hard – outdoor)
Indonesia
Christopher Rungkat
David Agung Susanto
Anthony Susanto
Aditya Hari Sasongko
Captain: Andrian Raturandang
Kuwait
Abdullah Maqdes
Abdulhamid Mubarak
Abdulrahman Alawadhi
Mohammad Ghareeb
Captain: Adel Al Shatti
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP II SECOND ROUND
BARBADOS v GUATEMALA
Venue: National Tennis Centre, St Michael, BAR (hard – outdoor)
Barbados
Darian King
Haydn Lewis
Adam Hornby
Seanon Williams
Captain: Damien Applewhaite
Guatemala
Christopher Diaz-Figueroa
Wilfredo Gonzalez
Rudy Richter
Luciano Ramazzini
Captain: Anthony Benjamin Vasquez Rodas
VENEZUELA v EL SALVADOR
Venue: Doral Park Country Club, Miami, USA (hard – outdoor)
Venezuela
Ricardo Rodriguez
Luis David Martinez
Jordi Munoz-Abreu
Jesus Bandres
Captain: Yohny Romero
El Salvador
TBC
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP II RELEGATION PLAY-OFFS
MEXICO v PARAGUAY
Venue: Polideportivo Metropolitano de Tenis, Zapopan, MEX (hard – outdoor)
Paraguay
Ayed Zatar
Juan Borba
Hernando Jose Escurra Isnardi
Captain: Diego Galeano
Mexico
TBC
BOLIVIA v BAHAMAS
Venue: Club de Tenis Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BOL (clay – outdoor)
Bolivia
Federico Zeballos
Hugo Dellien
Boris Arias
Juan Carlos Aguilar
Captain: Mauricio Solis
Bahamas
Spencer Newman
Phillip Major
Justin Lunn
Playing Captain: Marvin Rolle
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