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   Australia 4  
Florianópolis, Brazil (clay)
  Ecuador 1  
  S   Australia 3  
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay)
  S   Brazil 1  
S   Brazil 4
Sydney, Australia (hard)
  Morocco 1  
  S   Australia 4  
Helsingborg, Sweden (indoor carpet)
  S   Sweden 1  
S   Sweden 3  
Malmö, Sweden (indoor hard)
  Czech Republic 2  
  S   Sweden 4
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
  S   Russia 1  
S   Russia 3
Melbourne, Australia (grass)
  Slovakia 2  
  S   Australia 2
Ghent, Belgium (indoor clay)
  S   France 3
  Belgium 0  
Neuchâtel, Switzerland (indoor carpet)
S   France 5  
  S   France 3
Basel, Switzerland (indoor hard)
     Switzerland 2  
   Switzerland 3
Rotterdam, Netherlands (indoor carpet)
S   United States 2  
  S   France 3
Braunschweig, Germany (indoor carpet)
    Netherlands 2  
  Romania 2  
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (indoor carpet)
S   Germany 3  
  S   Germany 1
Eindhoven, Netherlands (indoor carpet)
    Netherlands 4  
  Netherlands 4
S   Spain 1  

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
Pat Rafter
Nicolás Lapentti		 6
3		 6
0		 7
5		      
2
Lleyton Hewitt
Giovanni Lapentti		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
3
Wayne Arthurs / Todd Woodbridge
Giovanni Lapentti / Nicolás Lapentti		 2
6 		6
2		 6
1		 61
77		 10
12 		 
4
Lleyton Hewitt
Nicolás Lapentti		 6
2		 6
1		 6
1		      
5
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
Gustavo Kuerten
Karim Alami		 64
77		 6
4		 3
6 		6
1		 6
2		  
2
Fernando Meligeni
Hicham Arazi		 6
4		 5
7 		6
3		 4
3		    
retired
3
Jaime Oncins / Alexandre Simoni
Karim Alami / Hicham Arazi		 6
3		 6
3		 6
3		      
4
Gustavo Kuerten
Mounir El Aarej		 6
2		 6
2		        
5
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
Thomas Johansson
Bohdan Ulihrach		 3
6 		7
5		 2
6 		5
7 		   
2
Magnus Norman
Jiří Novák		 77
62		 6
1		 1
6 		2
6 		6
4		  
3
Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti
Jiří Novák / David Rikl		 6
2		 4
6 		78
66		 7
5		    
4
Magnus Norman
Bohdan Ulihrach		 3
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
5
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
Karol Kučera
Marat Safin		 3
6 		4
6 		6
3		 7
5		 6
2		  
2
Dominik Hrbatý
Yevgeny Kafelnikov		 2
6 		3
6 		5
7 		     
3
Dominik Hrbatý / Ján Krošlák
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Marat Safin		 4
6 		4
6 		6
2		 67
79		    
4
Dominik Hrbatý
Marat Safin		 6
3		 6
1		 6
4		      
5
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
Christophe Rochus
Arnaud Clément		 77
62		 6
3		 2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		 
2
Olivier Rochus
Sébastien Grosjean		 6
4		 6
1		 1
6 		3
6 		3
6		  
3
Christophe Rochus / Tom Vanhoudt
Cédric Pioline / Fabrice Santoro		 3
6 		2
6 		63
77		      
4
Filip Dewulf
Arnaud Clément		 3
6 		610
712		        
5
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
Roger Federer
Todd Martin		 6
4		 77
63		 4
6 		6
1		    
2
Michel Kratochvil
Jan-Michael Gambill		 3
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     
3
Roger Federer / Lorenzo Manta
Jan-Michael Gambill / Justin Gimelstob		 6
4		 6
2		 7
5		      
4
Roger Federer
Jan-Michael Gambill		 7
5		 6
2		 4
6 		6
2		    
5
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
Tommy Haas
Ionuț Moldovan		 6
2		 6
0		 6
2		      
2
Nicolas Kiefer
Andrei Pavel		 63
77		 3
6 		7
5		 3
6 		   
3
Marc-Kevin Goellner / David Prinosil
Andrei Pavel / Gabriel Trifu		 4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4
Tommy Haas
Andrei Pavel		 6
3		 6
4		 78
66		      
5
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
Raemon Sluiter
Juan Carlos Ferrero		 65
77		 79
67		 3
6 		77
63		 6
4		  
2
Sjeng Schalken
Carlos Moyá		 6
4		 7
5		 6
4		      
3
Paul Haarhuis / Sjeng Schalken
Joan Balcells / Àlex Corretja		 4
6 		6
3		 77
63		 712
610		    
4
Jan Siemerink
Joan Balcells		 69
711		 6
4		 77
65		      
5
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
Gustavo Kuerten
Pat Rafter		 4
6 		6
4		 77
61		 2
1		    
retired
2
Fernando Meligeni
Lleyton Hewitt		 3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
3
Gustavo Kuerten / Jaime Oncins
Lleyton Hewitt / Pat Rafter		 67
79		 63
77		 65
77		      
4
Gustavo Kuerten
Lleyton Hewitt		 65
77		 3
6 		63
77		      
5
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
Thomas Johansson
Yevgeny Kafelnikov		 6
4		 1
6 		712
610		 3
6 		6
2		  
2
Magnus Norman
Mikhail Youzhny		 711
69		 6
4		 6
2		      
3
Simon Aspelin / Jonas Björkman
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy		 4
6 		6
1		 7
5		 62
77		 6
2		  
4
Magnus Norman
Andrei Stoliarov		 3
6 		6
3		 1
6 		     
5
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
Marc Rosset
Arnaud Clément		 3
6 		6
3		 64
77		 78
66		 13
15 		 
2
Roger Federer
Nicolas Escudé		 4
6 		77
61		 3
6 		4
6 		   
3
Roger Federer / Lorenzo Manta
Cédric Pioline / Fabrice Santoro		 5
7 		6
3		 77
64		 63
77		 9
7		  
4
Roger Federer
Arnaud Clément		 6
4		 3
6 		77
65		 6
4		    
5
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
Jan Siemerink
Nicolas Kiefer		 6
3		 77
65		 3
6 		6
3		    
2
Raemon Sluiter
David Prinosil		 6
1		 6
3		 77
63		      
3
Paul Haarhuis / Sjeng Schalken
Jens Knippschild / David Prinosil		 6
3		 6
4		 4
6 		6
2		    
4
Jan Siemerink
David Prinosil		 77
64		 7
5		        
5
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
Pat Rafter
Thomas Johansson		 6
3		 710
68		 3
6 		2
6 		3
6 		 
2
Lleyton Hewitt
Jonas Björkman		 4
6 		6
4		 77
65		 77
62		    
3
Wayne Arthurs / Todd Woodbridge
Jonas Björkman / Magnus Larsson		 63
77		 77
62		 77
65		 77
63		    
4
Lleyton Hewitt
Thomas Johansson		 77
63		 5
7 		6
2		 6
1		    
5
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
Raemon Sluiter
Arnaud Clément		 6
3		 2
6 		2
1		     retired
 
2
Sjeng Schalken
Nicolas Escudé		 77
63		 64
77		 6
4		 64
77		 6
8 		 
3
Paul Haarhuis / Sjeng Schalken
Cédric Pioline / Fabrice Santoro		 5
7 		1
6 		5
7 		     
4
Sjeng Schalken
Arnaud Clément		 78
66		 77
63		        
5
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
Lleyton Hewitt
Nicolas Escudé		 6
4		 3
6 		6
3		 3
6 		4
6 		 
2
Pat Rafter
Sébastien Grosjean		 6
3		 78
66		 7
5		      
3
Lleyton Hewitt / Pat Rafter
Cédric Pioline / Fabrice Santoro		 6
2		 3
6 		65
77		 1
6 		   
4
Lleyton Hewitt
Sébastien Grosjean		 6
3		 6
2		 6
3		      
5
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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