2017 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2017. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, and the winners progressed to the quarterfinals and the World Group stage of the competition in 2018.

Main article: 2017 Davis Cup

Participating teams
Participating teams

Argentina
Australia
Belgium
Canada

Croatia
Czech Republic
France
Germany

Great Britain
Italy
Japan
Russia

Serbia
Spain
Switzerland
United States

Seeds
  1.  Argentina (First round)
  2.  Croatia (First round)
  3.  Great Britain (Quarterfinals)
  4.  Czech Republic (First round)
  5.   Switzerland (First round)
  6.  France (Champion)
  7.  Belgium (Final)
  8.  Serbia (Semifinals)

Draw
  First Round
3–5 February		 Quarterfinals
7–9 April		 Semifinals
15–17 September		 Final
24–26 November
                                     
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[1]
1   Argentina 2  
Charleroi, Belgium (indoor hard)[2]
  Italy 3  
    Italy 2  
Frankfurt, Germany (indoor hard)[3]
  7   Belgium 3  
7   Belgium 4
Brussels, Belgium (indoor clay)[4]
  Germany 1  
  7   Belgium 3  
Kooyong, Australia (hard)[5]
    Australia 2  
4   Czech Republic 1  
Brisbane, Australia (hard)[6]
  Australia 4  
    Australia 3
Birmingham, United States (indoor hard)[7]
    United States 2  
5    Switzerland 0
Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France (indoor hard)[8]
  United States 5  
  7   Belgium 2
Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard)[9]
  6   France 3
  Japan 1  
Rouen, France (indoor clay)[10]
6   France 4  
  6   France 4
Ottawa, Canada (indoor hard)[11]
  3   Great Britain 1  
  Canada 2
Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France (clay)[12]
3   Great Britain 3  
  6   France 3
Niš, Serbia (indoor hard)[13]
  8   Serbia 1  
  Russia 1  
Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard)[14]
8   Serbia 4  
  8   Serbia 4
Osijek, Croatia (indoor hard)[15]
    Spain 1  
  Spain 3
2   Croatia 2  

First round

Argentina vs. Italy

Argentina
2		 Parque Sarmiento, Buenos Aires, Argentina[1]
3–6 February
Clay
Italy
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Guido Pella
Paolo Lorenzi		 3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
2
Carlos Berlocq
Andreas Seppi		 1
6 		2
6 		6
1		 66
78		    
3
Carlos Berlocq / Leonardo Mayer
Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini		 6
3		 6
3		 4
6 		2
6 		79
67		  
4
Carlos Berlocq
Paolo Lorenzi		 4
6 		6
4		 6
1		 3
6 		6
3		  
5
Guido Pella
Fabio Fognini		 6
2		 6
4		 3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		 

Germany vs. Belgium

Germany
1		 Fraport Arena, Frankfurt, Germany[3]
3–5 February
Hard (i)
Belgium
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Steve Darcis		 4
6 		6
3		 6
2		 62
77		 65
77		  
2
Alexander Zverev
Arthur De Greef		 6
3		 6
3		 6
4		      
3
Alexander Zverev / Mischa Zverev
Ruben Bemelmans / Joris De Loore		 3
6 		63
77		 6
4		 6
4		 3
6 		 
4
Alexander Zverev
Steve Darcis		 6
2		 4
6 		4
6 		68
710		    
5
Mischa Zverev
Ruben Bemelmans		 5
7 		1
6 		       

Australia vs. Czech Republic

Australia
4		 Kooyong Stadium, Kooyong, Australia[5]
3–5 February
Hard
Czech Republic
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jordan Thompson
Jiří Veselý		 6
3		 6
3		 6
4		      
2
Nick Kyrgios
Jan Šátral		 6
2		 6
3		 6
2		      
3
Sam Groth / John Peers
Jan Šátral / Jiří Veselý		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
4
Sam Groth
Jiří Veselý		 6
3		 5
7 		3
6 		     
5
Jordan Thompson
Jan Šátral		 77
65		 6
2		        

United States vs. Switzerland

United States
5		 Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex, Birmingham, United States[7]
3–5 February
Hard (i)
Switzerland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jack Sock
Marco Chiudinelli		 6
4		 6
3		 6
1		      
2
John Isner
Henri Laaksonen		 4
6 		6
2		 6
2		 77
61		    
3
Steve Johnson / Jack Sock
Adrien Bossel / Henri Laaksonen		 77
63		 6
3		 77
65		      
4
Sam Querrey
Adrien Bossel		 6
3		 7
5		        
5
Steve Johnson
Antoine Bellier		 6
4		 6
3		        

Japan vs. France

Japan
1		 Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan[9]
3–5 February
Hard (i)
France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Taro Daniel
Richard Gasquet		 2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
2
Yoshihito Nishioka
Gilles Simon		 3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
3
Yūichi Sugita / Yasutaka Uchiyama
Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut		 3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4
Yoshihito Nishioka
Nicolas Mahut		 1
6 		1
1		       retired
 
5
Yasutaka Uchiyama
Pierre-Hugues Herbert		 6
4		 6
4		        

Canada vs. Great Britain

Canada
2		 TD Place Arena, Ottawa, Canada[11]
3–5 February
Hard (i)
Great Britain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Denis Shapovalov
Dan Evans		 3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
2
Vasek Pospisil
Kyle Edmund		 6
4		 6
1		 77
63		      
3
Daniel Nestor / Vasek Pospisil
Dominic Inglot / Jamie Murray		 61
77		 77
63		 63
77		 3
6 		   
4
Vasek Pospisil
Dan Evans		 77
63		 6
4		 3
6 		77
65		    
5
Denis Shapovalov
Kyle Edmund		 3
6 		4
6 		1d
2		      

Shapovalov defaulted the rubber and the tie after accidentally hitting a ball into the face of the chair umpire.[16]

Serbia vs. Russia

Serbia
4		 Čair Sports Center, Niš, Serbia[13]
3–5 February
Hard (i)
Russia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Viktor Troicki
Karen Khachanov		 6
4		 63
77		 6
3		 1
6 		78
66		  
2
Novak Djokovic
Daniil Medvedev		 3
6 		6
4		 6
1		 1
0		    
retired
3
Viktor Troicki / Nenad Zimonjić
Konstantin Kravchuk / Andrey Kuznetsov		 6
3		 77
63		 65
77		 6
4		    
4
Dušan Lajović
Konstantin Kravchuk		 6
3		 4
6 		6
3		      
5
Nenad Zimonjić
Daniil Medvedev		            
w/o

Croatia vs. Spain

Croatia
2		 Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek, Croatia[15]
3–5 February
Hard (i)
Spain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Franko Škugor
Pablo Carreño Busta		 3
6 		6
3		 6
4		 4
6 		78
66		  
2
Ante Pavić
Roberto Bautista Agut		 4
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
3
Marin Draganja / Nikola Mektić
Feliciano López / Marc López		 66
78		 79
67		 77
65		 2
6 		6
4		  
4
Franko Škugor
Roberto Bautista Agut		 1
6 		77
64		 3
6 		66
78		    
5
Nikola Mektić
Pablo Carreño Busta		 64
77		 1
6 		4
6 		     

Quarterfinals

Belgium vs. Italy

Belgium
3		 RTL Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium[2]
7–9 April 2017
Hard (i)
Italy
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Steve Darcis
Paolo Lorenzi		 63
77		 6
1		 6
1		 77
64		    
2
David Goffin
Andreas Seppi		 6
4		 6
3		 6
3		      
3
Ruben Bemelmans / Joris De Loore
Simone Bolelli / Andreas Seppi		 6
4		 3
6		 4
6		 6
3		 66
78		  
4
David Goffin
Paolo Lorenzi		 6
3		 6
3		 6
2		      
5
Joris De Loore
Alessandro Giannessi		 4
6		 69
711		        

Australia vs. United States

Australia
3		 Pat Rafter Arena, Brisbane, Australia[6]
7–9 April 2017
Hard
United States
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jordan Thompson
Jack Sock		 6
3		 3
6 		77
64		 6
4		    
2
Nick Kyrgios
John Isner		 7
5		 77
65		 77
65		      
3
Sam Groth / John Peers
Steve Johnson / Jack Sock		 6
3		 3
6		 2
6		 6
2		 3
6 		 
4
Nick Kyrgios
Sam Querrey		 77
64		 6
3		 6
4		      
5
Sam Groth
John Isner		 65
77		 3
6		        

France vs. Great Britain

France
4		 Kindarena, Rouen, France[10]
7–9 April 2017
Clay (i)
Great Britain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Lucas Pouille
Kyle Edmund		 7
5		 78
66		 6
3		      
2
Jérémy Chardy
Dan Evans		 6
2		 6
3		 6
3		      
3
Julien Benneteau / Nicolas Mahut
Dominic Inglot / Jamie Murray		 79
67		 5
7		 7
5		 7
5		    
4
Julien Benneteau
Dan Evans		 1
6		 2
6		        
5
Jérémy Chardy
Kyle Edmund		 6
4		 6
3		        

Serbia vs. Spain

Serbia
4		 Hall Aleksandar Nikolić, Belgrade, Serbia[14]
7–9 April 2017
Hard (i)
Spain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Novak Djokovic
Albert Ramos Viñolas		 6
3		 6
4		 6
2		      
2
Viktor Troicki
Pablo Carreño Busta		 6
3		 6
4		 6
3		      
3
Viktor Troicki / Nenad Zimonjić
Pablo Carreño Busta / Marc López		 4
6		 77
64		 6
0		 4
6		 6
2		  
4
Dušan Lajović
Jaume Munar		 2
6		 6
1		 6
4		      
5
Nenad Zimonjić
Albert Ramos Viñolas		 2
6		 1
6		        

Semifinals

Belgium vs. Australia

Belgium
3		 Palais 12, Brussels, Belgium[4]
15–17 September 2017
Clay (i)
Australia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
David Goffin
John Millman		 64
77		 6
4		 6
3		 7
5		    
2
Steve Darcis
Nick Kyrgios		 3
6		 6
3		 77
65		 1
6		 2
6 		 
3
Ruben Bemelmans / Arthur De Greef
John Peers / Jordan Thompson		 3
6		 4
6		 0
6		      
4
David Goffin
Nick Kyrgios		 64
77		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		    
5
Steve Darcis
Jordan Thompson		 6
4		 7
5		 6
2		      

France vs. Serbia

France
3		 Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France[12]
15–17 September 2017
Clay
Serbia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Lucas Pouille
Dušan Lajović		 1
6		 6
3		 67
79		 65
77		    
2
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Laslo Đere		 77
62		 6
3		 6
3		      
3
Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut
Filip Krajinović / Nenad Zimonjić		 6
1		 6
2		 77
63		      
4
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Dušan Lajović		 2
6		 6
2		 77
65		 6
2		    
5
Lucas Pouille
Laslo Đere		           not
played

Final

France vs. Belgium

France
3		 Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France[8]
24–26 November 2017
Hard (i)
Belgium
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Lucas Pouille
David Goffin		 5
7		 3
6		 1
6		      
2
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Steve Darcis		 6
3		 6
2		 6
1		      
3
Richard Gasquet / Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Ruben Bemelmans / Joris De Loore		 6
1		 3
6		 77
62		 6
4		    
4
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
David Goffin		 65
77		 3
6		 2
6		      
5
Lucas Pouille
Steve Darcis		 6
3		 6
1		 6
0		      

References
  1. "Argentina v Italy". daviscup.com.
  2. "Belgium v Italy". daviscup.com.
  3. "Germany v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  4. "Belgium v Australia". daviscup.com.
  5. "Australia v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  6. "Australia v United States". daviscup.com.
  7. "United States v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  8. "France v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  9. "Japan v France". daviscup.com.
  10. "France v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  11. "Canada v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  12. "France v Serbia". daviscup.com.
  13. "Serbia v Russia". daviscup.com.
  14. "Serbia v Spain". daviscup.com.
  15. "Croatia v Spain". daviscup.com.
  16. "Davis Cup: Denis Shapovalov defaulted for hitting umpire with a ball, GB beat Canada". BBC Sport.
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