2014 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs

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.

Main article: 2014 Davis Cup

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 teamScoreVisiting teamLocationVenueDoorSurface
 India2–3 SerbiaBangaloreKSLTA Tennis StadiumOutdoorHard
 Brazil3–1 SpainSão PauloGinásio do IbirapueraIndoorClay
 Israel2–3 ArgentinaSunrise, United States[2][3]Sunrise Tennis Club[2][3]OutdoorHard
 Canada3–2 ColombiaHalifaxHalifax Metro CentreIndoorHard
 United States5–0 SlovakiaChicagoSears CentreIndoorHard
 Australia5–0 UzbekistanPerthCottesloe Tennis ClubOutdoorGrass
 Netherlands2–3 CroatiaAmsterdamZiggo DomeIndoorClay
 Ukraine2–3 BelgiumTallinn, Estonia[2][4]Tere Tennis Centre[2][4]IndoorHard

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
Yuki Bhambri
Dušan Lajović		 3
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
2
Somdev Devvarman
Filip Krajinović		 1
6 		6
4		 3
6 		2
6 		   
3
Rohan Bopanna / Leander Paes
Ilija Bozoljac / Nenad Zimonjić		 1
6 		64
77		 6
3		 6
3		 8
6		  
4
Somdev Devvarman
Dušan Lajović		 1
6 		6
4		 4
6 		6
3		 6
2		  
5
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
Rogério Dutra Silva
Roberto Bautista Agut		 0
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
2
Thomaz Bellucci
Pablo Andújar		 3
6 		66
78		 6
4		 7
5		 6
3		  
3
Marcelo Melo / Bruno Soares
Marc López / David Marrero		 6
3		 7
5		 7
5		      
4
Thomaz Bellucci
Roberto Bautista Agut		 6
4		 3
6 		6
3		 6
2		    
5
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
Bar Tzuf Botzer
Leonardo Mayer		 4
6 		6
3		 2
6 		1
6 		   
2
Dudi Sela
Carlos Berlocq		 6
3		 65
77		 6
2		 6
2		    
3
Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram
Federico Delbonis / Horacio Zeballos		 6
3		 3
6 		6
1		 3
6 		6
3		  
4
Dudi Sela
Leonardo Mayer		 2
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
5
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
Vasek Pospisil
Santiago Giraldo		 6
3		 77
62		 6
3		      
2
Milos Raonic
Alejandro González		 6
3		 6
3		 6
2		      
3
Daniel Nestor / Vasek Pospisil
Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah		 63
77		 67
79		 4
6 		     
4
Milos Raonic
Santiago Giraldo		 6
1		 77
62		 7
5		      
5
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
John Isner
Norbert Gomboš		 77
65		 6
4		 6
2		      
2
Sam Querrey
Martin Kližan		 78
66		 6
3		 6
3		      
3
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
Norbert Gomboš / Lukáš Lacko		 6
1		 6
2		 6
1		      
4
John Isner
Lukáš Lacko		 6
3		 6
0		        
5
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
Nick Kyrgios
Denis Istomin		 6
4		 7
5		 6
4		      
2
Lleyton Hewitt
Farrukh Dustov		 6
4		 6
4		 6
2		      
3
Chris Guccione / Lleyton Hewitt
Farrukh Dustov / Denis Istomin		 6
3		 77
65		 6
2		      
4
Samuel Groth
Temur Ismailov		 6
3		 6
2		        
5
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
Igor Sijsling
Mate Delić		 6
4		 4
6 		5
7 		2
6 		   
2
Robin Haase
Borna Ćorić		 77
64		 6
1		 6
4		      
3
Robin Haase / Jean-Julien Rojer
Marin Čilić / Marin Draganja		 2
6 		6
3		 3
6 		4
6 		   
4
Robin Haase
Mate Delić		 3
6 		4
6 		6
4		 6
1		 6
4		  
5
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
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Steve Darcis		 65
77		 6
4		 6
2		 6
2		    
2
Illya Marchenko
David Goffin		 61
77		 3
6 		1
6 		     
3
Sergei Bubka / Sergiy Stakhovsky
Ruben Bemelmans / Olivier Rochus		 2
6 		3
6 		6
2		 6
3		 2
6 		 
4
Sergiy Stakhovsky
David Goffin		 3
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
5
Illya Marchenko
Steve Darcis		 77
62		 6
4		        
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References
  1. "Davis Cup World Group Playoffs". Davis Cup.
  2. "ITF Board of Directors decisions regarding appeals". Davis Cup. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  3. "Israel versus Argentina tie to be held in Sunrise". Davis Cup. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  4. "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.
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