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[Vibhu batra]

The Draw for 2013 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas was held at the offices of title sponsor BNP Paribas in London on 19 September, 2012 at 11 BST. The draw for the World Group took place alongside four of the six draws for the Zone Groups.

2013 Davis Cup trophy : Image credit : Paul Zimmer

The World Group ties in 2013 will be played over four weekends during the year:



- World Group first round: 1-3 February 2013


- World Group quarterfinals: 5-7 April 2013


- World Group semifinals and play-offs: 13-15 September 2013


- World Group Final: 15-17 November 2013





As you will be aware, that 16 Teams Qualify for the main World Group draw of Davis Cup.



in 2013, the following teams have qualified for 2013 Davis Cup



1. Spain


2. Czech Republic


3. Argentina


4. Serbia


5. France


6. USA


7. Croatia


8. Kazakhstan*


9. Austria


10. ISRAEL *



11. Germany*



12. Canada*


13. Italy*


14. Switzerland*


15. Belgium*



16. Brazil*




Teams marked with * are the teams that qualified in the main draw of 2013 Davis Cup by winning their ties in the World Group Play-offs held from 14-16 September, 2012..





Here is the Davis Cup World Group for Davis Cup 2013

Canada [c] v Spain [s]

Italy [c] v Croatia [s]

Belgium [c] v Serbia [s]

USA [s] [c] v Brazil

France [s] [c] v Israel

Argentina [s] [c] v Germany

Kazakhstan [s] [c] [*] v Austria

Switzerland [c] v Czech Republic [s]

[s] = Seeded nation
[c] = Choice of ground
[*] = Choice of ground decided by lot




How is choice of ground made in Davis Cup?



The host nation is decided depending on where the two competing teams played their most recent tie against each other, as long as the tie took place after 1970. Any ties before this date don’t count towards the choice of ground.



If a nation had home advantage last time then it will be away next time, and vice versa.


If the nations have never previously met, or if they faced each other at a neutral venue, then the choice of ground is decided by lot. (like see this year, Kazakhstan vs Austria choice of ground was decided by draw of lot as these two countries haven't played each other before).






Here is the Printable PDF draw of Davis Cup, 2013



World Group  130091.pdf   42.88K   152 downloads





2013 Davis Cup Draw Europe/Africa Zone Group I  130090.pdf   43.72K   100 downloads




2013 Davis Cup Draw Americas Zone Group I  130088.pdf   40.03K   91 downloads




2013 Davis Cup Draw Americas Zone Group II & ASIA/OCEANIA Group II  130089.pdf   43.99K   90 downloads








PS : The draws for Asia/Oceania Zone Group I and Europe/Africa Zone Group II will be held following the remaining play-off ties on 19-21 October.

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[Vibhu batra]

For Lazy readers, the most interesting 1st Round match of Davis Cup has to be between




Switzerland & Czech Republic that will be held in Switzerland.



I call it interesting because recently Berdych defeated the Swiss Maestro Roger Federer at US Open.



How ever, the availability of top players including Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic for 2013 World Cup is still unknown & will become a bit clear after they announce their calendar schedules in November/December, 2012.

[V.K. Batra]

To hear what Roger Federer had to say on playing in Davis Cup in 2013, see this video --

http://www.rogerfede...offs/#entry6916

[V.K. Batra]

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