2014 Davis Cup World Group play-offs

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The 2014 Davis Cup World Group play-offs were held from 12 to 14 September. They were the main play-offs of the 2014 Davis Cup.[1] Winners of the playoffs advanced to the 2015 World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions I.

Teams

Bold indicates team has qualified for the 2015 Davis Cup World Group.

Results summary

Date: 12–14 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 the 2015 World Group. The draw took place on April 8 in London.

Home team Score Visiting team Location Venue Door Surface
 India 2–3  Serbia Bangalore KSLTA Tennis Stadium Outdoor Hard
 Brazil 3–1  Spain São Paulo Ginásio do Ibirapuera Indoor Clay
 Israel 2–3  Argentina Sunrise, United States[2][3] Sunrise Tennis Club[2][3] Outdoor Hard
 Canada 3–2  Colombia Halifax Halifax Metro Centre Indoor Hard
 United States 5–0  Slovakia Chicago Sears Centre Indoor Hard
 Australia 5–0  Uzbekistan Perth Cottesloe Tennis Club Outdoor Grass
 Netherlands 2–3  Croatia Amsterdam Ziggo Dome Indoor Clay
 Ukraine 2–3  Belgium Tallinn, Estonia[2][4] Tere Tennis Centre[2][4] Indoor Hard

Note: Due to security concerns, the International Tennis Federation Board of Directors decided to move the World Group play-off ties originally scheduled to be held in Israel and Ukraine. Israel and Ukraine exercised their option of nominating neutral venues for their ties against Argentina and Belgium, respectively.[2]

Playoff results

India vs. Serbia


India
2 		KSLTA Tennis Stadium, Bangalore, India[5]
12 – 14 September 2014
Hard
Serbia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Serbia 		Yuki Bhambri
Dušan Lajović 		3
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
2 India
Serbia 		Somdev Devvarman
Filip Krajinović 		1
6 		6
4 		3
6 		2
6 		   
3 India
Serbia 		Rohan Bopanna / Leander Paes
Ilija Bozoljac / Nenad Zimonjić 		1
6 		64
77 		6
3 		6
3 		8
6 		 
4 India
Serbia 		Somdev Devvarman
Dušan Lajović 		1
6 		6
4 		4
6 		6
3 		6
2 		 
5 India
Serbia 		Yuki Bhambri
Filip Krajinović 		3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     

Brazil vs. Spain


Brazil
3 		Ginásio do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, Brazil[6]
12 – 14 September 2014
Clay (i)
Spain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Brazil
Spain 		Rogério Dutra Silva
Roberto Bautista Agut 		0
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
2 Brazil
Spain 		Thomaz Bellucci
Pablo Andújar 		3
6 		66
78 		6
4 		7
5 		6
3 		 
3 Brazil
Spain 		Marcelo Melo / Bruno Soares
Marc López / David Marrero 		6
3 		7
5 		7
5 		     
4 Brazil
Spain 		Thomaz Bellucci
Roberto Bautista Agut 		6
4 		3
6 		6
3 		6
2 		   
5 Brazil
Spain 		Rogério Dutra Silva
Pablo Andújar 		          not
played

Israel vs. Argentina


Israel
2 		Sunrise Tennis Club, Sunrise, United States[7]
12 – 14 September 2014
Hard
Argentina
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Israel
Argentina 		Bar Tzuf Botzer
Leonardo Mayer 		4
6 		6
3 		2
6 		1
6 		   
2 Israel
Argentina 		Dudi Sela
Carlos Berlocq 		6
3 		65
77 		6
2 		6
2 		   
3 Israel
Argentina 		Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram
Federico Delbonis / Horacio Zeballos 		6
3 		3
6 		6
1 		3
6 		6
3 		 
4 Israel
Argentina 		Dudi Sela
Leonardo Mayer 		2
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
5 Israel
Argentina 		Bar Tzuf Botzer
Carlos Berlocq 		2
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     

Canada vs. Colombia


Canada
3 		Scotiabank Centre, Halifax, Canada[8]
12 – 14 September 2014
Hard (i)
Colombia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
Colombia 		Vasek Pospisil
Santiago Giraldo 		6
3 		77
62 		6
3 		     
2 Canada
Colombia 		Milos Raonic
Alejandro González 		6
3 		6
3 		6
2 		     
3 Canada
Colombia 		Daniel Nestor / Vasek Pospisil
Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah 		63
77 		67
79 		4
6 		     
4 Canada
Colombia 		Milos Raonic
Santiago Giraldo 		6
1 		77
62 		7
5 		     
5 Canada
Colombia 		Frank Dancevic
Alejandro González 		6
4 		5
7 		2
6 		     

United States vs. Slovakia


United States
5 		Sears Centre, Chicago, United States[9]
12 – 14 September 2014
Hard (i)
Slovakia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Slovakia 		John Isner
Norbert Gomboš 		77
65 		6
4 		6
2 		     
2 United States
Slovakia 		Sam Querrey
Martin Kližan 		78
66 		6
3 		6
3 		     
3 United States
Slovakia 		Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
Norbert Gomboš / Lukáš Lacko 		6
1 		6
2 		6
1 		     
4 United States
Slovakia 		John Isner
Lukáš Lacko 		6
3 		6
0 		       
5 United States
Slovakia 		Sam Querrey
Norbert Gomboš 		6
4 		4
6 		6
4 		     

Australia vs. Uzbekistan


Australia
5 		Cottesloe Tennis Club, Perth, Australia[10]
12 – 14 September 2014
Grass
Uzbekistan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Uzbekistan 		Nick Kyrgios
Denis Istomin 		6
4 		7
5 		6
4 		     
2 Australia
Uzbekistan 		Lleyton Hewitt
Farrukh Dustov 		6
4 		6
4 		6
2 		     
3 Australia
Uzbekistan 		Chris Guccione / Lleyton Hewitt
Farrukh Dustov / Denis Istomin 		6
3 		77
65 		6
2 		     
4 Australia
Uzbekistan 		Samuel Groth
Temur Ismailov 		6
3 		6
2 		       
5 Australia
Uzbekistan 		Nick Kyrgios
Sanjar Fayziev 		6
1 		6
1 		       

Netherlands vs. Croatia


Netherlands
2 		Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, Netherlands[11]
12 – 14 September 2014
Clay (i)
Croatia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Croatia 		Igor Sijsling
Mate Delić 		6
4 		4
6 		5
7 		2
6 		   
2 Netherlands
Croatia 		Robin Haase
Borna Ćorić 		77
64 		6
1 		6
4 		     
3 Netherlands
Croatia 		Robin Haase / Jean-Julien Rojer
Marin Čilić / Marin Draganja 		2
6 		6
3 		3
6 		4
6 		   
4 Netherlands
Croatia 		Robin Haase
Mate Delić 		3
6 		4
6 		6
4 		6
1 		6
4 		 
5 Netherlands
Croatia 		Thiemo de Bakker
Marin Čilić 		77
64 		4
6 		2
6 		5
7 		   

Ukraine vs. Belgium


Ukraine
2 		Tere Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia[12]
12 – 14 September 2014
Hard (i)
Belgium
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ukraine
Belgium 		Sergiy Stakhovsky
Steve Darcis 		65
77 		6
4 		6
2 		6
2 		   
2 Ukraine
Belgium 		Illya Marchenko
David Goffin 		61
77 		3
6 		1
6 		     
3 Ukraine
Belgium 		Sergei Bubka / Sergiy Stakhovsky
Ruben Bemelmans / Olivier Rochus 		2
6 		3
6 		6
2 		6
3 		2
6 		 
4 Ukraine
Belgium 		Sergiy Stakhovsky
David Goffin 		3
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
5 Ukraine
Belgium 		Illya Marchenko
Steve Darcis 		77
62 		6
4 		       

References

  1. ^ "Davis Cup World Group Playoffs". Davis Cup.
  2. ^ a b c d e "ITF Board of Directors decisions regarding appeals". Davis Cup. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Israel versus Argentina tie to be held in Sunrise". Davis Cup. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Ukraine versus Belgium to be held in Tallinn". Davis Cup. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  5. ^ "India v Serbia". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Brazil v Spain". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Israel v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Canada v Colombia". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "United States v Slovakia". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Australia v Uzbekistan". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Netherlands v Croatia". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Ukraine v Belgium". daviscup.com.