2017 Davis Cup World Group
Date3 March – 26 November
Edition37th
Champions

France

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.

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 Argentina2
Charleroi, Belgium (indoor hard)[2]
 Italy3
 Italy2
Frankfurt, Germany (indoor hard)[3]
7 Belgium3
7 Belgium4
Brussels, Belgium (indoor clay)[4]
 Germany1
7 Belgium3
Kooyong, Australia (hard)[5]
 Australia2
4 Czech Republic1
Brisbane, Australia (hard)[6]
 Australia4
 Australia3
Birmingham, United States (indoor hard)[7]
 United States2
5  Switzerland0
Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France (indoor hard)[8]
 United States5
7 Belgium2
Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard)[9]
6 France3
 Japan1
Rouen, France (indoor clay)[10]
6 France4
6 France4
Ottawa, Canada (indoor hard)[11]
3 Great Britain1
 Canada2
Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France (clay)[12]
3 Great Britain3
6 France3
Niš, Serbia (indoor hard)[13]
8 Serbia1
 Russia1
Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard)[14]
8 Serbia4
8 Serbia4
Osijek, Croatia (indoor hard)[15]
 Spain1
 Spain3
2 Croatia2

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 Argentina
Italy		 Guido Pella
Paolo Lorenzi		 3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
2 Argentina
Italy		 Carlos Berlocq
Andreas Seppi		 1
6 		2
6 		6
1		 66
78		    
3 Argentina
Italy		 Carlos Berlocq / Leonardo Mayer
Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini		 6
3		 6
3		 4
6 		2
6 		79
67		  
4 Argentina
Italy		 Carlos Berlocq
Paolo Lorenzi		 4
6 		6
4		 6
1		 3
6 		6
3		  
5 Argentina
Italy		 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 Germany
Belgium		 Philipp Kohlschreiber
Steve Darcis		 4
6 		6
3		 6
2		 62
77		 65
77		  
2 Germany
Belgium		 Alexander Zverev
Arthur De Greef		 6
3		 6
3		 6
4		      
3 Germany
Belgium		 Alexander Zverev / Mischa Zverev
Ruben Bemelmans / Joris De Loore		 3
6 		63
77		 6
4		 6
4		 3
6 		 
4 Germany
Belgium		 Alexander Zverev
Steve Darcis		 6
2		 4
6 		4
6 		68
710		    
5 Germany
Belgium		 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 Australia
Czech Republic		 Jordan Thompson
Jiří Veselý		 6
3		 6
3		 6
4		      
2 Australia
Czech Republic		 Nick Kyrgios
Jan Šátral		 6
2		 6
3		 6
2		      
3 Australia
Czech Republic		 Sam Groth / John Peers
Jan Šátral / Jiří Veselý		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
4 Australia
Czech Republic		 Sam Groth
Jiří Veselý		 6
3		 5
7 		3
6 		     
5 Australia
Czech Republic		 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 United States
Switzerland		 Jack Sock
Marco Chiudinelli		 6
4		 6
3		 6
1		      
2 United States
Switzerland		 John Isner
Henri Laaksonen		 4
6 		6
2		 6
2		 77
61		    
3 United States
Switzerland		 Steve Johnson / Jack Sock
Adrien Bossel / Henri Laaksonen		 77
63		 6
3		 77
65		      
4 United States
Switzerland		 Sam Querrey
Adrien Bossel		 6
3		 7
5		        
5 United States
Switzerland		 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 Japan
France		 Taro Daniel
Richard Gasquet		 2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
2 Japan
France		 Yoshihito Nishioka
Gilles Simon		 3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
3 Japan
France		 Yūichi Sugita / Yasutaka Uchiyama
Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut		 3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4 Japan
France		 Yoshihito Nishioka
Nicolas Mahut		 1
6 		1
1		       retired
 
5 Japan
France		 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 Canada
United Kingdom		 Denis Shapovalov
Dan Evans		 3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
2 Canada
United Kingdom		 Vasek Pospisil
Kyle Edmund		 6
4		 6
1		 77
63		      
3 Canada
United Kingdom		 Daniel Nestor / Vasek Pospisil
Dominic Inglot / Jamie Murray		 61
77		 77
63		 63
77		 3
6 		   
4 Canada
United Kingdom		 Vasek Pospisil
Dan Evans		 77
63		 6
4		 3
6 		77
65		    
5 Canada
United Kingdom		 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 Serbia
Russia		 Viktor Troicki
Karen Khachanov		 6
4		 63
77		 6
3		 1
6 		78
66		  
2 Serbia
Russia		 Novak Djokovic
Daniil Medvedev		 3
6 		6
4		 6
1		 1
0		    
retired
3 Serbia
Russia		 Viktor Troicki / Nenad Zimonjić
Konstantin Kravchuk / Andrey Kuznetsov		 6
3		 77
63		 65
77		 6
4		    
4 Serbia
Russia		 Dušan Lajović
Konstantin Kravchuk		 6
3		 4
6 		6
3		      
5 Serbia
Russia		 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 Croatia
Spain		 Franko Škugor
Pablo Carreño Busta		 3
6 		6
3		 6
4		 4
6 		78
66		  
2 Croatia
Spain		 Ante Pavić
Roberto Bautista Agut		 4
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
3 Croatia
Spain		 Marin Draganja / Nikola Mektić
Feliciano López / Marc López		 66
78		 79
67		 77
65		 2
6 		6
4		  
4 Croatia
Spain		 Franko Škugor
Roberto Bautista Agut		 1
6 		77
64		 3
6 		66
78		    
5 Croatia
Spain		 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 Belgium
Italy		 Steve Darcis
Paolo Lorenzi		 63
77		 6
1		 6
1		 77
64		    
2 Belgium
Italy		 David Goffin
Andreas Seppi		 6
4		 6
3		 6
3		      
3 Belgium
Italy		 Ruben Bemelmans / Joris De Loore
Simone Bolelli / Andreas Seppi		 6
4		 3
6		 4
6		 6
3		 66
78		  
4 Belgium
Italy		 David Goffin
Paolo Lorenzi		 6
3		 6
3		 6
2		      
5 Belgium
Italy		 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 Australia
United States		 Jordan Thompson
Jack Sock		 6
3		 3
6 		77
64		 6
4		    
2 Australia
United States		 Nick Kyrgios
John Isner		 7
5		 77
65		 77
65		      
3 Australia
United States		 Sam Groth / John Peers
Steve Johnson / Jack Sock		 6
3		 3
6		 2
6		 6
2		 3
6 		 
4 Australia
United States		 Nick Kyrgios
Sam Querrey		 77
64		 6
3		 6
4		      
5 Australia
United States		 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 France
United Kingdom		 Lucas Pouille
Kyle Edmund		 7
5		 78
66		 6
3		      
2 France
United Kingdom		 Jérémy Chardy
Dan Evans		 6
2		 6
3		 6
3		      
3 France
United Kingdom		 Julien Benneteau / Nicolas Mahut
Dominic Inglot / Jamie Murray		 79
67		 5
7		 7
5		 7
5		    
4 France
United Kingdom		 Julien Benneteau
Dan Evans		 1
6		 2
6		        
5 France
United Kingdom		 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 Serbia
Spain		 Novak Djokovic
Albert Ramos Viñolas		 6
3		 6
4		 6
2		      
2 Serbia
Spain		 Viktor Troicki
Pablo Carreño Busta		 6
3		 6
4		 6
3		      
3 Serbia
Spain		 Viktor Troicki / Nenad Zimonjić
Pablo Carreño Busta / Marc López		 4
6		 77
64		 6
0		 4
6		 6
2		  
4 Serbia
Spain		 Dušan Lajović
Jaume Munar		 2
6		 6
1		 6
4		      
5 Serbia
Spain		 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 Belgium
Australia		 David Goffin
John Millman		 64
77		 6
4		 6
3		 7
5		    
2 Belgium
Australia		 Steve Darcis
Nick Kyrgios		 3
6		 6
3		 77
65		 1
6		 2
6 		 
3 Belgium
Australia		 Ruben Bemelmans / Arthur De Greef
John Peers / Jordan Thompson		 3
6		 4
6		 0
6		      
4 Belgium
Australia		 David Goffin
Nick Kyrgios		 64
77		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		    
5 Belgium
Australia		 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 France
Serbia		 Lucas Pouille
Dušan Lajović		 1
6		 6
3		 67
79		 65
77		    
2 France
Serbia		 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Laslo Đere		 77
62		 6
3		 6
3		      
3 France
Serbia		 Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut
Filip Krajinović / Nenad Zimonjić		 6
1		 6
2		 77
63		      
4 France
Serbia		 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Dušan Lajović		 2
6		 6
2		 77
65		 6
2		    
5 France
Serbia		 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 France
Belgium		 Lucas Pouille
David Goffin		 5
7		 3
6		 1
6		      
2 France
Belgium		 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Steve Darcis		 6
3		 6
2		 6
1		      
3 France
Belgium		 Richard Gasquet / Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Ruben Bemelmans / Joris De Loore		 6
1		 3
6		 77
62		 6
4		    
4 France
Belgium		 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
David Goffin		 65
77		 3
6		 2
6		      
5 France
Belgium		 Lucas Pouille
Steve Darcis		 6
3		 6
1		 6
0		      

References

  1. 1 2 "Argentina v Italy". daviscup.com.
  2. 1 2 "Belgium v Italy". daviscup.com.
  3. 1 2 "Germany v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  4. 1 2 "Belgium v Australia". daviscup.com.
  5. 1 2 "Australia v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  6. 1 2 "Australia v United States". daviscup.com.
  7. 1 2 "United States v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  8. 1 2 "France v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  9. 1 2 "Japan v France". daviscup.com.
  10. 1 2 "France v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  11. 1 2 "Canada v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  12. 1 2 "France v Serbia". daviscup.com.
  13. 1 2 "Serbia v Russia". daviscup.com.
  14. 1 2 "Serbia v Spain". daviscup.com.
  15. 1 2 "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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