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2015 Davis Cup

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2015 Davis Cup
Details
Duration6 February – 29 November 2015
Edition104th
Champion
Winning nationGreat Britain
2014
2016

The2015 Davis Cupwas the 104th edition of theDavis Cup,a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. It was sponsored byBNP Paribas.Great Britainwon their tenth title (their first since1936), withAndy MurraydefeatingDavid GoffinofBelgiumon clay in the final match held atFlanders Expolocated inGhenton 29 November 2015.

World Group

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Participating teams

Argentina

Australia

Belgium

Brazil

Canada

Croatia

Czech Republic

France

Germany

Great Britain

Italy

Japan

Kazakhstan

Serbia

Switzerland

United States

Seeds

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  1. France(quarterfinals)
  2. Switzerland(first round)
  3. Czech Republic(first round)
  4. Serbia(quarterfinals)
  5. Argentina(semifinals)
  6. Italy(first round)
  7. United States(first round)
  8. Canada(quarterfinals)

Draw

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First round
6–8 March
Quarterfinals
17–19 July
Semifinals
18–20 September
Final
27–29 November
Frankfurt,Germany(indoor hard)
1France3
London,Great Britain(grass)
Germany2
1France1
Glasgow,Great Britain(indoor hard)
Great Britain3
7United States2
Glasgow,Great Britain(indoor hard)
Great Britain3
Great Britain3
Ostrava,Czech Republic(indoor hard)
Australia2
3Czech Republic2
Darwin,Australia(grass)
Australia3
Australia3
Astana,Kazakhstan(indoor hard)
Kazakhstan2
6Italy2
Ghent,Belgium(indoor clay)
Kazakhstan3
Great Britain3
Buenos Aires,Argentina(clay)
Belgium1
Brazil2
Buenos Aires,Argentina(indoor clay)
5Argentina3
5Argentina4
Kraljevo,Serbia(indoor hard)
4Serbia1
Croatia0
Brussels,Belgium(indoor hard)
4Serbia5
5Argentina2
Vancouver,Canada(indoor hard)
Belgium3
Japan2
Middelkerke,Belgium(clay)
8Canada3
8Canada0
Liège,Belgium(indoor hard)
Belgium5
Belgium3
2Switzerland2

Final

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Belgium and Great Britain won through to the final by winning semi-final ties againstArgentinaandAustraliarespectively.[1]This meant that Belgium would participate in their first Davis Cup final since1904(a 5–0 defeat against Great Britain), and Great Britain in their first since1978.[2][3]It also marked a remarkable recovery in fortunes for Great Britain, who had been in danger of relegation to the lowest division of the Davis Cup in 2010.[3]

Belgium were drawn as the home team under the rotation policy used by the organizers.[1]They chose to play the tie on a clay surface in theFlanders Expo,an indoor arena inGhent.[1]The Belgians opted for a clay surface in the hope of unsettlingAndy Murray,the highest ranked player on either side.[4]The choice of surface led Murray to question whether he would participate in the2015 ATP World Tour Finals,played on a hard court in the week before the Davis Cup final, due to the difficulty in transitioning between surfaces.[1][4]Murray's comments ledITFexecutive presidentChris Kermodeto state that the Tour Finals was a mandatory event.[1][4]Murray participated in the finals, but was eliminated during the group stage.[5]

On the weekend before the tie, transport systems in the capital city of Brussels were shut down by the Belgian authorities due to security concerns relating to therecent attacks in Paris.[6]The British team delayed travelling to Belgium by 24 hours due to the security concerns, with the venue being located 35 km (22 mi) fromBrussels.[6]

For his squad, Belgium captainJohan Van HerckselectedKimmer Coppejans,Ruben Bemelmans,Steve DarcisandDavid Goffin.[7]The team was led by Goffin, ranked 16th in the world and possessing a strong record in Davis Cup singles matches.[7]Their selection was relatively straightforward, as no other Belgian players possessed significant Davis Cup experience or were ranked in the top 200.[8]Great Britain captainLeon Smithnamed a five-man provisional squad of Murray, his brotherJamie,James Ward,Kyle EdmundandDominic Inglot.[9]The team was led by Andy Murray, ranked second in the world and likely to play in the doubles match with his brother.[9]Smith later reduced the squad by omitting Inglot, a specialist doubles player who would only have been used if either Murray had been injured.[10]

Smith opted to use Edmund in the opening singles instead of Ward, due to his recent success in winning anATP Challenger Tourevent held on clay (the2015 Copa Fila).[10]This meant that Edmund made his Davis Cup debut in the final, becoming only the sixth player in tournament history to make his debut in a final.[10]Edmund made a flying start to the first singles tie, racing into a two-set lead against Goffin by hitting many forehand winners.[11]Goffin fought back to win in five sets, winning 14 of the last 15 games.[11]Murray levelled the tie by winning in straight sets against Bemelmans.[11]Smith commented that it was the score that would have been expected after the first day, with the two higher-ranked players winning their matches.[11]

With the tie standing level after the first day, Belgian captain Van Herck gambled by selecting Goffin for the doubles (alongside Darcis) instead of Bemelmans.[8]This was an attempt to win the tie by winning the doubles and the two singles matches not contested by Andy Murray.[8]Van Herck also justified his decision by saying he felt they would have a better chance to win by playing from the back of the court, instead of playing a more typical doubles match at the net.[12]The tactic appeared to work, as the Belgian pair won the second set to level the match and then took an early lead in the third.[12]Darcis weakened later in the match and his serve was broken later in the third set, won 6–3 by the Murrays.[12]After Jamie survived seven break points on his serve midway through the fourth set, the Darcis serve was broken again.[12]Andy then closed out the victory, giving Great Britain a 2–1 lead.[12]

Going into the final day, Belgium hoped that Goffin would defeat Andy Murray and force the tie into a decisive fifth rubber.[12]The teams would then have faced an open choice of the other team members for that match, with Edmund nominally scheduled to play Bemelmans.[12]Goffin had only won one game in a recent meeting with Murray, but gave him a much harder match, which ran to almost three hours.[13]Murray survived a break point at 2–2 in the first set, but then raced to a 5–2 lead.[13]Goffin survived three set points on his own serve, but Murray then clinched the set in his next service game.[13]Goffin again resisted pressure on his own serve for most of the second set, but was broken in the 11th game.[13]Murray held serve to win the second set.[13]Goffin then fought back by breaking the Murray serve early in the third set, but was then immediately broken himself.[13]Murray then raced to victory, winning the match on his second match point with a backhand lob.[13]This gave Great Britain an unassailable 3–1 lead, with the two teams opting not to play the dead fifth rubber.[13]

The win was Great Britain's first Davis Cup victory since 1936, whenFred PerryandBunny Austincontributed to a final win againstAustralia.[13]Andy Murray became only the third player, afterJohn McEnroeandMats Wilander,to win the maximum eight singles matches in a Davis Cup tournament.[13]With his three victories in doubles matches with his brother, he also became only the fourth man to win 11 points in a tournament.[13][14]

Summary

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Belgium
1
Flanders Expo,Ghent,Belgium[15]
27–29 November 2015
Clay (i)

Great Britain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
United Kingdom
David Goffin
Kyle Edmund
3
6
1
6
6
2
6
1
6
0
2 Belgium
United Kingdom
Ruben Bemelmans
Andy Murray
3
6
2
6
5
7
3 Belgium
United Kingdom
Steve Darcis/David Goffin
Andy Murray/Jamie Murray
4
6
6
4
3
6
2
6
4 Belgium
United Kingdom
David Goffin
Andy Murray
3
6
5
7
3
6
5 Belgium
United Kingdom
Ruben Bemelmans
Kyle Edmund
not
played

World Group play-offs

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Date: 18–20 September

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 play-offs for spots in the2016 World Group.

Home team Score Visiting team Location Venue Door Surface
India 1–3 Czech Republic New Delhi R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex Outdoor Hard
Switzerland 4–1 Netherlands Geneva Palexpo Indoor Hard
Russia 1–4 Italy Irkutsk Baikal Arena Indoor Hard
Uzbekistan 1–3 United States Tashkent Olympic Tennis School Outdoor Clay
Colombia 2–3 Japan Pereira Club Campestre Outdoor Clay
Dominican Republic 1–4 Germany Santo Domingo Centro Nacional de Tenis del Parque del Este Outdoor Hard
Brazil 1–3 Croatia Florianópolis Costão do Santinho Outdoor Clay
Poland 3–2 Slovakia Gdynia Gdynia Sports Arena Indoor Hard

Americas Zone

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Group I

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Draw

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Group II

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Draw

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Group III

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Date: 20–25 July

Location:Panama City,Panama(clay)

Group A

Paraguay Cuba Honduras Panama RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
Paraguay 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 9–0 18–2 114–65 1
Cuba 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 5–4 12–9 104–100 2
Honduras 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–6 7–14 86–111 3
Panama 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–8 5–17 92–120 4

Group B

Guatemala Jamaica Bahamas Trinidad and Tobago Bermuda RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
Guatemala 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 4–0 11–1 22–5 157–98 1
Jamaica 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–1 8–4 18–9 142–120 2
Bahamas 0–3 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–2 6–6 14–12 128–122 3
Trinidad and Tobago 0–3 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–3 3–9 6–20 97–144 4
Bermuda 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–4 2–10 7–21 114–154 5

7th-place play-off

5th-place play-off

Promotion play-off

ParaguayandGuatemalapromoted to Group II in 2016.

Asia/Oceania Zone

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Group I

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Draw

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Second-round play-offsFirst-round play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
1Uzbekistan
byeTashkent,Uzbekistan(clay)
bye1Uzbekistan3
ThailandNonthaburi,Thailand(hard)South Korea2
South Korea3
Thailand2
Thailand0
China5Auckland,New Zealand(hard)
China1
New Zealand4Christchurch,NZ(indoor hard)
ChinaNew Zealand2
bye2India3
bye
2India

Group II

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Draw

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Group III

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Date: 25–28 March

Location:Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia(hard)

Seeds

Group A

Malaysia Hong Kong Qatar Saudi Arabia RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
Malaysia 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 8–1 17–3 113–64 1
Hong Kong 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 6–3 13–9 113–90 2
Qatar 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–2 4–5 10–12 97–107 3
Saudi Arabia 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–9 2–18 57–119 4

Group B

Vietnam Turkmenistan Syria Cambodia RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
Vietnam 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 8–1 16–2 105–54 1
Turkmenistan 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 4–5 8–12 84–105 2
Syria 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 4–5 9–10 94–85 3
Cambodia 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–7 5–14 65–104 4

Relegation play-off

Qatar† andSaudi Arabiarelegated to Group IV in 2016.

† Relegation to Group IV were ultimately not enforced.

Promotion play-off

MalaysiaandVietnampromoted to Group II in 2016.

Group IV

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Date: 27 April–2 May

Location:Isa Town,Bahrain(hard)

Seeds

Group A

Pacific Oceania Jordan Bahrain Iraq RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
Pacific Oceania 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 7–2 15–8 122–90 1
Jordan 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 5–4 13–10 114–109 2
Bahrain 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–6 8–13 94–117 3
Iraq 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–6 8–13 95–109 4

Group B

Singapore United Arab Emirates Bangladesh Oman Kyrgyzstan RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
Singapore 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 4–0 11–1 23–3 153–63 1
United Arab Emirates 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–1 10–2 21–7 156–83 2
Bangladesh 0–3 0–3 3–0 3–0 2–2 6–6 13–12 111–91 3
Oman 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0 1–3 3–9 7–18 70–125 4
Kyrgyzstan 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–4 0–12 0–24 17–145 5

7th-place play-off

5th-place play-off

Promotion play-off

Pacific OceaniaandSingaporepromoted to Group III in 2016.

Europe/Africa Zone

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Group I

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Draw

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Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
1Spain
Odense,Denmark(indoor hard)Vladivostok,Russia(indoor hard)
bye
1Spain51Spain2
Novy Urengoy,Russia(indoor hard)
Denmark0Russia3
Russia4
Slagelse,Denmark(indoor hard)
Denmark1
Denmark2
Sweden3
3Netherlands
Kitzbühel,Austria(clay)
bye
bye3Netherlands3
Örebro,Sweden(indoor hard)
SwedenAustria2
Austria3
Sweden2
Bratislava,Slovakia(indoor hard)
Slovakia5
Tel Aviv,Israel(indoor hard)Constanța,Romania(clay)
Slovenia0
Slovenia2Slovakia3
Sibiu,Romania(indoor hard)
4Israel3Romania2
Romania5
Kranj,Slovenia(indoor hard)
4Israel0
Slovenia5
Płock,Poland(indoor hard)
Lithuania0
Lithuania2
Vilnius,Lithuania(indoor hard)Szczecin,Poland(indoor hard)
Poland3
Lithuania1Poland3
2Ukraine42Ukraine1
bye
2Ukraine

Group II

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Draw

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Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Mersin,Turkey (indoor hard)
1South Africa2
Centurion,South Africa(hard)Istanbul,Turkey (hard)
Turkey3
1South Africa5Turkey2
Dublin,Ireland (indoor hard)
Ireland07Belarus3
7Belarus5
Viana do Castelo,Portugal (clay)
Ireland0
7Belarus2
Cruz Quebrada,Portugal (indoor hard)
3Portugal3
3Portugal4
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin,France (clay)Viana do Castelo,Portugal (clay)
Morocco1
Morocco13Portugal4
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin,France (clay)
Monaco36Finland1
6Finland3
Monaco2
Harare,Zimbabwe(hard)
Zimbabwe1
Harare,Zimbabwe(hard)Siófok,Hungary (clay)
5Bosnia and Herzegovina4
Zimbabwe55Bosnia and Herzegovina2
Győr,Hungary (indoor hard)
4Moldova0Hungary3
Hungary4
Sofia,Bulgaria(clay)
4Moldova1
Hungary3
Esch-sur-Alzette,Lux.(indoor hard)
Bulgaria2
Madagascar2
Liepāja,Latvia(clay)Luxembourg City,Luxembourg(clay)
8Luxembourg3
Madagascar28Luxembourg0
Jūrmala,Latvia(indoor hard)
2Latvia3Bulgaria5
Bulgaria4
2Latvia1

Group III Europe

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Date: 15–18 July

Location:City of San Marino,San Marino(clay)

Group A

Cyprus Greece San Marino RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
Cyprus 2–1 3–0 2–0 5–1 11–2 71–31 1
Greece 1–2 3–0 1–1 4–2 8–6 65–60 2
San Marino 0–3 0–3 0–2 0–6 1–12 31–76 3

Group B

Estonia Montenegro Liechtenstein RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
Estonia 3–0 3–0 2–0 6–0 12–0 72–21 1
Montenegro 0–3 3–0 1–1 3–3 6–6 51–51 2
Liechtenstein 0–3 0–3 0–2 0–6 0–12 23–74 3

Group C

Norway Macedonia Armenia RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
Norway 3–0 3–0 2–0 6–0 12–3 81–46 1
Macedonia 0–3 3–0 1–1 3–3 9–6 73–55 2
Armenia 0–3 0–3 0–2 0–6 0–12 19–72 3

Group D

Georgia Malta Iceland Albania RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
Georgia 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 9–0 18–0 108–17 1
Malta 0–3 3–0 3–0 2–1 6–3 12–8 90–74 2
Iceland 0–3 0–3 3–0 1–2 3–6 7–12 71–94 3
Albania 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–9 1–18 29–113 4

9th to 12th-place play-off

5th to 8th-place play-off

Promotion play-off

NorwayandGeorgiapromoted to Group II in 2016.

Group III Africa

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Date: 26–29 October

Location:Cairo,Egypt(clay)

Group A

Tunisia Namibia Algeria Ghana RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
Tunisia 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 9–0 18–0 111–33 1
Namibia 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 4–5 9–11 71–96 2
Algeria 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–2 4–5 8–12 76–97 3
Ghana 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–8 4–16 76–108 4

Group B

Egypt Benin Mozambique Libya RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
Egypt 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 8–1 17–2 110–37 1
Benin 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 6–3 13–7 92–75 2
Mozambique 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–2 4–5 7–11 62–78 3
Libya 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–9 0–17 27–101 4

7th-place play-off

5th-place play-off

Promotion play-off


TunisiaandEgyptpromoted to Group II in 2016.

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