2001 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2001.[1] The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group qualifying round, and the winners progressed to the quarterfinals and were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2002.

2001 Davis Cup World Group
Date9 February – 2 December
Edition21st
Champions

France
Main article: 2001 Davis Cup

France won the title, defeating Australia in the final, 3–2. The final was held at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, from 30 November to 2 December.[2] It was the French team's first Davis Cup title since 1996 and their 9th title overall. France won the title despite not playing a single match on home soil.

Participating teams
Participating teams

Australia
Belgium
Brazil
Czech Republic

Ecuador
France
Germany
Morocco

Netherlands
Romania
Russia
Slovakia

Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United States

Draw
First round
9–11 February		Quarterfinals
6–8 April		Semifinals
21–23 September		Final
30 November-2 December
Perth, Australia (grass)
S Australia4
Florianópolis, Brazil (clay)
 Ecuador1
S Australia3
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay)
S Brazil1
S Brazil4
Sydney, Australia (hard)
 Morocco1
S Australia4
Helsingborg, Sweden (indoor carpet)
S Sweden1
S Sweden3
Malmö, Sweden (indoor hard)
 Czech Republic2
S Sweden4
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
S Russia1
S Russia3
Melbourne, Australia (grass)
 Slovakia2
S Australia2
Ghent, Belgium (indoor clay)
S France3
 Belgium0
Neuchâtel, Switzerland (indoor carpet)
S France5
S France3
Basel, Switzerland (indoor hard)
  Switzerland2
  Switzerland3
Rotterdam, Netherlands (indoor carpet)
S United States2
S France3
Braunschweig, Germany (indoor carpet)
 Netherlands2
 Romania2
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (indoor carpet)
S Germany3
S Germany1
Eindhoven, Netherlands (indoor carpet)
 Netherlands4
 Netherlands4
S Spain1

First round

Australia vs. Ecuador

Australia
4		 Royal King's Park Tennis Club, Perth, Australia[3]
9–11 February 2001
Grass
Ecuador
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Ecuador		 Pat Rafter
Nicolás Lapentti		 6
3		 6
0		 7
5		      
2 Australia
Ecuador		 Lleyton Hewitt
Giovanni Lapentti		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
3 Australia
Ecuador		 Wayne Arthurs / Todd Woodbridge
Giovanni Lapentti / Nicolás Lapentti		 2
6 		6
2		 6
1		 61
77		 10
12 		 
4 Australia
Ecuador		 Lleyton Hewitt
Nicolás Lapentti		 6
2		 6
1		 6
1		      
5 Australia
Ecuador		 Pat Rafter
Giovanni Lapentti		 6
3		 6
1		        

Brazil vs. Morocco

Brazil
4		 Universidade Veiga de Almeida, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[4]
9–11 February 2001
Clay
Morocco
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Brazil
Morocco		 Gustavo Kuerten
Karim Alami		 64
77		 6
4		 3
6 		6
1		 6
2		  
2 Brazil
Morocco		 Fernando Meligeni
Hicham Arazi		 6
4		 5
7 		6
3		 4
3		    
retired
3 Brazil
Morocco		 Jaime Oncins / Alexandre Simoni
Karim Alami / Hicham Arazi		 6
3		 6
3		 6
3		      
4 Brazil
Morocco		 Gustavo Kuerten
Mounir El Aarej		 6
2		 6
2		        
5 Brazil
Morocco		 Alexandre Simoni
Karim Alami		 4
6 		6
0		 3
6 		     

Sweden vs. Czech Republic

Sweden
3		 Idrottens hus, Helsingborg, Sweden[5]
9–11 February 2001
Carpet (indoors)
Czech Republic
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Czech Republic		 Thomas Johansson
Bohdan Ulihrach		 3
6 		7
5		 2
6 		5
7 		   
2 Sweden
Czech Republic		 Magnus Norman
Jiří Novák		 77
62		 6
1		 1
6 		2
6 		6
4		  
3 Sweden
Czech Republic		 Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti
Jiří Novák / David Rikl		 6
2		 4
6 		78
66		 7
5		    
4 Sweden
Czech Republic		 Magnus Norman
Bohdan Ulihrach		 3
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
5 Sweden
Czech Republic		 Thomas Johansson
Jiří Novák		 77
60		 6
3		 64
77		 6
2		    

Slovakia vs. Russia

Slovakia
2		 Incheba Hall, Bratislava, Slovakia[6]
9–11 February 2001
Hard (indoors)
Russia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Slovakia
Russia		 Karol Kučera
Marat Safin		 3
6 		4
6 		6
3		 7
5		 6
2		  
2 Slovakia
Russia		 Dominik Hrbatý
Yevgeny Kafelnikov		 2
6 		3
6 		5
7 		     
3 Slovakia
Russia		 Dominik Hrbatý / Ján Krošlák
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Marat Safin		 4
6 		4
6 		6
2		 67
79		    
4 Slovakia
Russia		 Dominik Hrbatý
Marat Safin		 6
3		 6
1		 6
4		      
5 Slovakia
Russia		 Karol Kučera
Yevgeny Kafelnikov		 6
4		 6
4		 3
6 		2
6 		2
6 		 

Belgium vs. France

Belgium
0		 Flanders Sports Arena, Ghent, Belgium[7]
9–11 February 2001
Clay (indoors)
France
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
France		 Christophe Rochus
Arnaud Clément		 77
62		 6
3		 2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		 
2 Belgium
France		 Olivier Rochus
Sébastien Grosjean		 6
4		 6
1		 1
6 		3
6 		3
6		  
3 Belgium
France		 Christophe Rochus / Tom Vanhoudt
Cédric Pioline / Fabrice Santoro		 3
6 		2
6 		63
77		      
4 Belgium
France		 Filip Dewulf
Arnaud Clément		 3
6 		610
712		        
5 Belgium
France		 Christophe Rochus
Fabrice Santoro		 4
6 		4
6 		       

Switzerland vs. United States

Switzerland
3		 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland[8]
9–11 February 2001
Hard (indoors)
United States
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
United States		 Roger Federer
Todd Martin		 6
4		 77
63		 4
6 		6
1		    
2 Switzerland
United States		 Michel Kratochvil
Jan-Michael Gambill		 3
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     
3 Switzerland
United States		 Roger Federer / Lorenzo Manta
Jan-Michael Gambill / Justin Gimelstob		 6
4		 6
2		 7
5		      
4 Switzerland
United States		 Roger Federer
Jan-Michael Gambill		 7
5		 6
2		 4
6 		6
2		    
5 Switzerland
United States		 George Bastl
Andy Roddick		 3
6 		4
6 		       

Germany vs. Romania

Germany
3		 Volkswagen Halle, Braunschweig, Germany[9]
9–11 February 2001
Carpet (indoors)
Romania
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
Romania		 Tommy Haas
Ionuț Moldovan		 6
2		 6
0		 6
2		      
2 Germany
Romania		 Nicolas Kiefer
Andrei Pavel		 63
77		 3
6 		7
5		 3
6 		   
3 Germany
Romania		 Marc-Kevin Goellner / David Prinosil
Andrei Pavel / Gabriel Trifu		 4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4 Germany
Romania		 Tommy Haas
Andrei Pavel		 6
3		 6
4		 78
66		      
5 Germany
Romania		 Nicolas Kiefer
Gabriel Trifu		 6
3		 6
1		 6
4		      

Netherlands vs. Spain

Netherlands
4		 Sportcentrum Eindhoven, Eindhoven, Netherlands[10]
9–11 February 2001
Carpet (indoors)
Spain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Spain		 Raemon Sluiter
Juan Carlos Ferrero		 65
77		 79
67		 3
6 		77
63		 6
4		  
2 Netherlands
Spain		 Sjeng Schalken
Carlos Moyá		 6
4		 7
5		 6
4		      
3 Netherlands
Spain		 Paul Haarhuis / Sjeng Schalken
Joan Balcells / Àlex Corretja		 4
6 		6
3		 77
63		 712
610		    
4 Netherlands
Spain		 Jan Siemerink
Joan Balcells		 69
711		 6
4		 77
65		      
5 Netherlands
Spain		 Raemon Sluiter
Carlos Moyá		 4
6 		62
77		        

Quarterfinals

Brazil vs. Australia

Brazil
1		 Florianópolis Court Tennis Centre, Florianópolis, Brazil[11]
6–8 April 2001
Clay
Australia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Brazil
Australia		 Gustavo Kuerten
Pat Rafter		 4
6 		6
4		 77
61		 2
1		    
retired
2 Brazil
Australia		 Fernando Meligeni
Lleyton Hewitt		 3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
3 Brazil
Australia		 Gustavo Kuerten / Jaime Oncins
Lleyton Hewitt / Pat Rafter		 67
79		 63
77		 65
77		      
4 Brazil
Australia		 Gustavo Kuerten
Lleyton Hewitt		 65
77		 3
6 		63
77		      
5 Brazil
Australia		 Alexandre Simoni
Richard Fromberg		 2
6 		4
4		       not
completed

Sweden vs. Russia

Sweden
4		 Baltiska hallen, Malmö, Sweden[12]
6–8 April 2001
Hard (indoors)
Russia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Russia		 Thomas Johansson
Yevgeny Kafelnikov		 6
4		 1
6 		712
610		 3
6 		6
2		  
2 Sweden
Russia		 Magnus Norman
Mikhail Youzhny		 711
69		 6
4		 6
2		      
3 Sweden
Russia		 Simon Aspelin / Jonas Björkman
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy		 4
6 		6
1		 7
5		 62
77		 6
2		  
4 Sweden
Russia		 Magnus Norman
Andrei Stoliarov		 3
6 		6
3		 1
6 		     
5 Sweden
Russia		 Thomas Johansson
Mikhail Youzhny		 6
3		 2
6 		6
2		      

Switzerland vs. France

Switzerland
2		 Patinoires du Littoral, Neuchâtel, Switzerland[13]
6–8 April 2001
Carpet (indoors)
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
France		 Marc Rosset
Arnaud Clément		 3
6 		6
3		 64
77		 78
66		 13
15 		 
2 Switzerland
France		 Roger Federer
Nicolas Escudé		 4
6 		77
61		 3
6 		4
6 		   
3 Switzerland
France		 Roger Federer / Lorenzo Manta
Cédric Pioline / Fabrice Santoro		 5
7 		6
3		 77
64		 63
77		 9
7		  
4 Switzerland
France		 Roger Federer
Arnaud Clément		 6
4		 3
6 		77
65		 6
4		    
5 Switzerland
France		 George Bastl
Nicolas Escudé		 6
1		 5
7 		77
63		 4
6 		6
8 		 

Netherlands vs. Germany

Netherlands
4		 Brabanthallen, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands[14]
6–8 April 2001
Carpet (indoors)
Germany
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Germany		 Jan Siemerink
Nicolas Kiefer		 6
3		 77
65		 3
6 		6
3		    
2 Netherlands
Germany		 Raemon Sluiter
David Prinosil		 6
1		 6
3		 77
63		      
3 Netherlands
Germany		 Paul Haarhuis / Sjeng Schalken
Jens Knippschild / David Prinosil		 6
3		 6
4		 4
6 		6
2		    
4 Netherlands
Germany		 Jan Siemerink
David Prinosil		 77
64		 7
5		        
5 Netherlands
Germany		 Raemon Sluiter
Nicolas Kiefer		 6
3		 2
6 		3
6 		     

Semifinals

Australia vs. Sweden

Australia
4		 Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre, Sydney, Australia[15]
21–23 September 2001
Hard
Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Sweden		 Pat Rafter
Thomas Johansson		 6
3		 710
68		 3
6 		2
6 		3
6 		 
2 Australia
Sweden		 Lleyton Hewitt
Jonas Björkman		 4
6 		6
4		 77
65		 77
62		    
3 Australia
Sweden		 Wayne Arthurs / Todd Woodbridge
Jonas Björkman / Magnus Larsson		 63
77		 77
62		 77
65		 77
63		    
4 Australia
Sweden		 Lleyton Hewitt
Thomas Johansson		 77
63		 5
7 		6
2		 6
1		    
5 Australia
Sweden		 Pat Rafter
Jonas Björkman		 6
3		 6
2		        

Netherlands vs. France

Netherlands
2		 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands[16]
21–23 September 2001
Carpet (indoors)
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
France		 Raemon Sluiter
Arnaud Clément		 6
3		 2
6 		2
1		     retired
 
2 Netherlands
France		 Sjeng Schalken
Nicolas Escudé		 77
63		 64
77		 6
4		 64
77		 6
8 		 
3 Netherlands
France		 Paul Haarhuis / Sjeng Schalken
Cédric Pioline / Fabrice Santoro		 5
7 		1
6 		5
7 		     
4 Netherlands
France		 Sjeng Schalken
Arnaud Clément		 78
66		 77
63		        
5 Netherlands
France		 Jan Siemerink
Fabrice Santoro		 6
4		 6
4		        

Final

Australia vs. France

Australia
2		 Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia[2]
30 November–2 December 2001
Grass
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
France		 Lleyton Hewitt
Nicolas Escudé		 6
4		 3
6 		6
3		 3
6 		4
6 		 
2 Australia
France		 Pat Rafter
Sébastien Grosjean		 6
3		 78
66		 7
5		      
3 Australia
France		 Lleyton Hewitt / Pat Rafter
Cédric Pioline / Fabrice Santoro		 6
2		 3
6 		65
77		 1
6 		   
4 Australia
France		 Lleyton Hewitt
Sébastien Grosjean		 6
3		 6
2		 6
3		      
5 Australia
France		 Wayne Arthurs
Nicolas Escudé		 63
77		 77
65		 3
6 		3
6 		   

References
  1. "World Group 2001". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "Australia v France". daviscup.com.
  3. "Australia v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
  4. "Brazil v Morocco". daviscup.com.
  5. "Sweden v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  6. "Slovakia v Russia". daviscup.com.
  7. "Belgium v France". daviscup.com.
  8. "Switzerland v United States". daviscup.com.
  9. "Germany v Romania". daviscup.com.
  10. "Netherlands v Spain". daviscup.com.
  11. "Brazil v Australia". daviscup.com.
  12. "Sweden v Russia". daviscup.com.
  13. "Switzerland v France". daviscup.com.
  14. "Netherlands v Germany". daviscup.com.
  15. "Australia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  16. "Netherlands v France". daviscup.com.
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