2001 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	9 February – 2 December 2001
Edition	90th
Teams	139
Champion
Winning nation	👁 Image  France
← 2000 2002 →

The 2001 Davis Cup (also known as the 2001 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 90th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 139 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 29 in the Americas Zone, 32 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 62 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Angola, Burkina Faso, Gabon, Mali and Rwanda made their first appearances in the tournament.

France defeated Australia in the final, held at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, on 30 November–2 December, to win their 9th title and their first since 1996. The French team achieved victory despite not playing a single match on home soil.^[1][2]

Participating teams
👁 Image Australia	👁 Image Belgium	👁 Image Brazil	👁 Image Czech Republic
👁 Image Ecuador	👁 Image France	👁 Image Germany	👁 Image Morocco
👁 Image Netherlands	👁 Image Romania	👁 Image Russia	👁 Image Slovakia
👁 Image Spain	👁 Image Sweden	👁 Image Switzerland	👁 Image United States

Australia vs. France

👁 Image Australia	Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia[2] 30 November–2 December 2001 Grass		👁 Image France
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

Date: 21–23 September; 12–14 October

The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group qualifying round for spots in the 2002 World Group.

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Venue	Door	Surface
👁 Image  Argentina	5–0	👁 Image  Belarus	Córdoba	Córdoba Lawn Tennis Club	Outdoor	Clay
👁 Image  Belgium	2–3	👁 Image  Morocco	Liège	Country Hall Liège	Indoor	Carpet
👁 Image  Czech Republic	3–2	👁 Image  Romania	Prostějov	Sports Hall	Indoor	Carpet
👁 Image  Ecuador	1–4	👁 Image  Great Britain	Guayaquil	Club Nacional	Outdoor	Clay
👁 Image  Italy	2–3	👁 Image  Croatia	Rome	Foro Italico	Outdoor	Clay
👁 Image  Slovakia	3–2	👁 Image  Chile	Prešov	Mestská hala	Indoor	Carpet
👁 Image  Spain	4–0	👁 Image  Uzbekistan	Albacete	Tennis Club de Albacete	Outdoor	Clay
👁 Image  United States	4–1	👁 Image  India	Winston-Salem, NC	Lawrence Joel Colisseum	Indoor	Hard

• 👁 Image
   Czech Republic, 👁 Image
   Morocco, 👁 Image
   Slovakia, 👁 Image
   Spain and 👁 Image
   United States remain in the World Group in 2002.
• 👁 Image
   Argentina, 👁 Image
   Croatia and 👁 Image
   Great Britain are promoted to the World Group in 2002.
• 👁 Image
   Belarus, 👁 Image
   Chile, 👁 Image
   Italy, 👁 Image
   India and 👁 Image
   Uzbekistan remain in Zonal Group I in 2002.
• 👁 Image
   Belgium, 👁 Image
   Ecuador and 👁 Image
   Romania are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2002.

• 👁 Image
   Peru relegated to Group II in 2002.
• 👁 Image
   Argentina and 👁 Image
   Chile advance to World Group qualifying round.

• 👁 Image
   Costa Rica and 👁 Image
   Dominican Republic relegated to Group III in 2002.
• 👁 Image
   Venezuela promoted to Group I in 2002.

• Venue: Cuba
• Date: 14–18 March

Group A

👁 Image  TRI	👁 Image  ESA	👁 Image  HON	👁 Image  PUR	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
👁 Image  Trinidad and Tobago	2–1	2–1	0–3	2–1	4–5 (44%)	18–15 (55%)	1
👁 Image  El Salvador	1–2	2–1	2–1	2–1	5–4 (56%)	17–17 (50%)	2
👁 Image  Honduras	1–2	1–2	2–1	1–2	4–5 (44%)	13–19 (41%)	4
👁 Image  Puerto Rico	3–0	1–2	1–2	1–2	5–4 (56%)	22–19 (54%)	3

Group B

👁 Image  CUB	👁 Image  JAM	👁 Image  BOL	👁 Image  BER	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
👁 Image  Cuba	2–1	3–0	3–0	3–0	8–1 (89%)	25–6 (81%)	1
👁 Image  Jamaica	1–2	3–0	3–0	2–1	7–2 (78%)	22–11 (67%)	2
👁 Image  Bolivia	0–3	0–3	2–1	1–2	2–7 (22%)	8–23 (26%)	3
👁 Image  Bermuda	0–3	0–3	1–2	0–3	1–8 (11%)	10–25 (29%)	4

1st to 4th place play-offs

5th to 8th place play-offs

Rank	Team
1	👁 Image  Cuba
2	👁 Image  Trinidad and Tobago
3	👁 Image  Jamaica
4	👁 Image  El Salvador
5	👁 Image  Honduras
6	👁 Image  Puerto Rico
7	👁 Image  Bolivia
8	👁 Image  Bermuda

• 👁 Image
   Cuba and 👁 Image
   Trinidad and Tobago promoted to Group II in 2002.
• 👁 Image
   Bolivia and 👁 Image
   Bermuda relegated to Group IV in 2002.

• Venue: Cercle Bellevue, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
• Date: 5–11 March

👁 Image  HAI	👁 Image  PAN	👁 Image  ECA	👁 Image  LCA	👁 Image  BAR	👁 Image  ISV	👁 Image  ATG	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
👁 Image  Haiti	2–1	3–0	3–0	3–0	2–1	3–0	6–0	16–2 (89%)	50–8 (86%)	1
👁 Image  Panama	1–2	3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0	5–1	16–2 (89%)	49–10 (83%)	2
👁 Image  Eastern Caribbean	0–3	0–3	2–1	2–1	1–2	2–1	3–3	7–11 (39%)	28–41 (41%)	3
👁 Image  Saint Lucia	0–3	0–3	1–2	2–1	2–1	1–2	2–4	6–12 (33%)	22–39 (36%)	5
👁 Image  Barbados	0–3	0–3	1–2	1–2	2–1	2–1	2–4	6–12 (33%)	26–37 (41%)	4
👁 Image  U.S. Virgin Islands	1–2	0–3	2–1	1–2	1–2	3–0	2–4	8–10 (44%)	26–41 (39%)	6
👁 Image  Antigua and Barbuda	0–3	0–3	1–2	2–1	1–2	0–3	1–5	4–14 (22%)	20–45 (31%)	7

• 👁 Image
   Haiti and 👁 Image
   Panama promoted to Group III in 2001.

• 👁 Image
   China relegated to Group II in 2002.
• 👁 Image
   Uzbekistan and 👁 Image
   India advance to World Group qualifying round.

• 👁 Image
   Iran and 👁 Image
   Syria relegated to Group III in 2002.
• 👁 Image
   Lebanon promoted to Group I in 2002.

• Venue: Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Philippines
• Date: 7–11 February

Group A

👁 Image  PHI	👁 Image  SIN	👁 Image  SRI	👁 Image  BHR	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
👁 Image  Philippines	3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0	9–0 (100%)	27–1 (96%)	1
👁 Image  Singapore	0–3	2–1	3–0	2–1	5–4 (56%)	16–13 (55%)	2
👁 Image  Sri Lanka	0–3	1–2	2–1	1–2	3–6 (33%)	10–21 (32%)	3
👁 Image  Bahrain	0–3	0–3	1–2	0–3	1–8 (11%)	6–24 (20%)	4

Group B

👁 Image  KAZ	👁 Image  TJK	👁 Image  KSA	👁 Image  QAT	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
👁 Image  Kazakhstan	3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0	9–0 (100%)	27–4 (87%)	1
👁 Image  Tajikistan	0–3	2–1	2–1	2–1	4–5 (44%)	14–18 (44%)	2
👁 Image  Saudi Arabia	0–3	1–2	2–1	1–2	3–6 (33%)	13–21 (38%)	3
👁 Image  Qatar	0–3	1–2	1–2	0–3	2–7 (22%)	10–21 (32%)	4

1st to 4th place play-offs

5th to 8th place play-offs

Rank	Team
1	👁 Image  Kazakhstan
2	👁 Image  Philippines
3	👁 Image  Tajikistan
4	👁 Image  Singapore
5	👁 Image  Saudi Arabia
6	👁 Image  Qatar
7	👁 Image  Sri Lanka
8	👁 Image  Bahrain

• 👁 Image
   Kazakhstan and 👁 Image
   Philippines promoted to Group II in 2002.
• 👁 Image
   Sri Lanka and 👁 Image
   Bahrain relegated to Group IV in 2002.

• Venue: Abu Dhabi Airport Golf and Tennis Club, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
• Date: 25–29 April

Group A

👁 Image  IRQ	👁 Image  OMA	👁 Image  BAN	👁 Image  FIJ	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
👁 Image  Iraq	2–1	3–0	3–0	3–0	8–1 (89%)	17–4 (81%)	1
👁 Image  Oman	1–2	1–2	3–0	1–2	5–4 (56%)	12–12 (50%)	2
👁 Image  Bangladesh	0–3	2–1	1–2	1–2	3–6 (33%)	7–14 (33%)	3
👁 Image  Fiji	0–3	0–3	2–1	1–2	2–7 (22%)	9–15 (38%)	4

Group B

👁 Image  UAE	👁 Image  POC	👁 Image  JOR	👁 Image  BRU	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
👁 Image  United Arab Emirates	2–1	2–1	3–0	3–0	7–2 (78%)	14–6 (70%)	1
👁 Image  Pacific Oceania	1–2	2–1	3–0	2–1	6–3 (67%)	14–7 (67%)	2
👁 Image  Jordan	1–2	1–2	3–0	1–2	5–4 (56%)	12–9 (57%)	3
👁 Image  Brunei	0–3	0–3	0–3	0–3	0–9 (0%)	0–18 (0%)	4

1st to 4th place play-offs

5th to 8th place play-offs

Rank	Team
1	👁 Image  United Arab Emirates
2	👁 Image  Pacific Oceania
3	👁 Image  Iraq
4	👁 Image  Oman
5	👁 Image  Jordan
6	👁 Image  Brunei
7	👁 Image  Fiji
8	👁 Image  Bangladesh

• 👁 Image
   United Arab Emirates and 👁 Image
   Pacific Oceania promoted to Group III in 2002.

• 👁 Image
   Ukraine and 👁 Image
   Slovenia relegated to Group II in 2002.
• 👁 Image
   Great Britain, 👁 Image
   Croatia, 👁 Image
   Belarus, and 👁 Image
   Italy advance to World Group qualifying round.

• 👁 Image
   Monaco, 👁 Image
   Turkey, 👁 Image
   Estonia, and 👁 Image
   Poland relegated to Group III in 2002.
• 👁 Image
   Greece and 👁 Image
   Israel promoted to Group I in 2002.

• Venue: National Centre, Gaborone, Botswana
• Date: 16–20 May

Rank	Team
1	👁 Image  Latvia
2	👁 Image  Ghana
3	👁 Image  Lithuania
4	👁 Image  Madagascar
5	👁 Image  Botswana
6	👁 Image  Iceland
7	👁 Image  Georgia
8	👁 Image  Kenya

• 👁 Image
   Latvia and 👁 Image
   Ghana promoted to Group II in 2002.
• 👁 Image
   Georgia and 👁 Image
   Kenya relegated to Group IV in 2002.

• Venue: Rose Hill Club, Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius
• Date: 23–27 May

Rank	Team
1	👁 Image  Bulgaria
2	👁 Image  Egypt
3	👁 Image  Bosnia and Herzegovina
4	👁 Image  Macedonia
5	👁 Image  Mauritius
6	👁 Image  Namibia
7	👁 Image  Togo

• 👁 Image
   Bulgaria and 👁 Image
   Egypt promoted to Group II in 2002.
• 👁 Image
   Togo relegated to Group IV in 2002.

• Venue: Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus
• Date: 16–20 May

Group A

👁 Image  CYP	👁 Image  ALG	👁 Image  BEN	👁 Image  RWA	👁 Image  LES	👁 Image  SUD	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
👁 Image  Cyprus	3–0	2–1	3–0	3–0	3–0	5–0	14–1 (93%)	43–13 (77%)	1
👁 Image  Algeria	0–3	3–0	2–1	3–0	3–0	4–1	11–4 (73%)	40–16 (71%)	2
👁 Image  Benin	1–2	0–3	3–0	2–1	3–0	3–2	9–6 (60%)	32–20 (62%)	3
👁 Image  Rwanda	0–3	1–2	0–3	2–1	2–1	2–3	5–10 (33%)	18–33 (35%)	4
👁 Image  Lesotho	0–3	0–3	1–2	1–2	3–0	1–4	5–10 (33%)	17–32 (35%)	5
👁 Image  Sudan	0–3	0–3	0–3	1–2	0–3	0–5	1–14 (7%)	6–42 (13%)	6

Group B

👁 Image  TUN	👁 Image  AZE	👁 Image  SMR	👁 Image  BUR	👁 Image  GAB	👁 Image  UGA	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
👁 Image  Tunisia	2–1	2–1	3–0	3–0	3–0	5–0	13–2 (87%)	44–13 (77%)	1
👁 Image  Azerbaijan	1–2	2–1	2–1	2–1	3–0	4–1	10–5 (67%)	36–24 (60%)	2
👁 Image  San Marino	1–2	1–2	2–1	3–0	3–0	3–2	10–5 (67%)	37–21 (64%)	3
👁 Image  Burkina Faso	0–3	1–2	1–2	3–0	2–1	2–3	7–8 (47%)	25–29 (46%)	4
👁 Image  Gabon	0–3	1–2	0–3	0–3	3–0	1–4	4–11 (27%)	16–37 (30%)	5
👁 Image  Uganda	0–3	0–3	0–3	1–2	0–3	0–5	1–14 (7%)	9–43 (17%)	6

• 👁 Image
   Cyprus and 👁 Image
   Tunisia promoted to Group III in 2002.

• Venue: Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta
• Date: 9–13 May

Group A

👁 Image  AND	👁 Image  ANG	👁 Image  MLT	👁 Image  ETH	👁 Image  LBA	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
👁 Image  Andorra	2–1	2–1	3–0	2–0	4–0	9–2 (82%)	19–4 (83%)	1
👁 Image  Angola	1–2	2–0	2–0	3–0	3–1	8–2 (80%)	16–6 (73%)	2
👁 Image  Malta	1–2	0–2	3–0	3–0	2–2	7–4 (64%)	14–10 (58%)	3
👁 Image  Ethiopia	0–3	0–2	0–3	2–0	1–3	2–8 (20%)	5–15 (25%)	4
👁 Image  Libya	0–2	0–3	0–3	0–2	0–4	0–10 (0%)	1–20 (5%)	5

Group B

👁 Image  ZAM	👁 Image  MLI	👁 Image  SEN	👁 Image  DJI	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
👁 Image  Zambia	2–1	2–1	3–0	3–0	7–2 (78%)	15–5 (75%)	1
👁 Image  Mali	1–2	3–0	3–0	2–1	7–2 (78%)	15–4 (79%)	2
👁 Image  Senegal	1–2	0–3	3–0	1–2	4–5 (44%)	8–11 (42%)	3
👁 Image  Djibouti	0–3	0–3	0–3	0–3	0–9 (0%)	0–18 (0%)	4

• 👁 Image
   Andorra and 👁 Image
   Zambia promoted to Group III in 2002.

General

• "World Group 2001". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

Specific

• Davis Cup official website

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