2021 Davis Cup Finals
2021 Davis Cup Finals | |
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Date | 25 November–5 December 2021 |
Edition | 2nd |
Draw | 18 teams |
Surface | Hard indoor |
Location | Innsbruck, Austria Madrid, Spain Turin, Italy |
Venue | Olympiahalle Madrid Arena Pala Alpitour |
Champions | |
20px Russian Tennis Federation |
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The Finals, formerly known as World Group, was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2021. It was held on indoor hard courts at three venues in Innsbruck, Austria, Madrid, Spain and Turin, Italy. The 2020 edition was originally scheduled to take place from 23 until 29 November 2020. However, on 26 June 2020, ITF announced that 2020 Finals would take place from 22 until 28 November 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic and be named 2021 Davis Cup Finals.[1] On 18 January 2021, ITF announced that the Finals would be expanded over 11 days, from 25 November to 5 December 2021.[2] The ties were contested in a best-of-three rubbers format and played on one day. There were two singles followed by a doubles.[3]Spain were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the round robin stage. The Russian Tennis Federation won the title, defeating Croatia in the final. Andrey Rublev was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament after going 6–1 in both singles and doubles.[4][5]
Contents
Participating teams
18 nations take part in the Finals.[6] The qualification was as follows:
- 4 semifinalists of the previous edition
- 2 wild card teams (announced by ITF on 23 November 2019 as France and Serbia)[7]
- 12 winners of the Qualifying Round, in March 2020
Overview
H = Host Nation, TH = Title-Holder, 2019F = Finalist from the 2019 tournament, 2019SF = Semi-Finalists from the 2019 tournament, WC = Wild Card
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Australia |
Austria (H) |
Canada (2019F) |
Colombia |
Croatia |
Czech Republic |
Ecuador |
France (WC) |
Germany |
Great Britain (2019SF) |
Hungary |
Italy (H) |
Kazakhstan |
30px RTF (2019SF)[Note RUS] |
Serbia (WC) |
Spain (H, TH) |
Sweden |
United States |
- ^ Note RUS: In accordance with the ban by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and a December 2020 decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the team from Russia was not permitted to use the Russian name, flag, or anthem; it participated in the 2021 Davis Cup Finals as the team of the Russian Tennis Federation (RTF), and used the flag of the RTF.
Seeds
The seedings were based on the Davis Cup Ranking of 9 March.[6] Spain, as 2019 champions, are seeded No. 1 and were drawn into Pool A. Canada, as 2019 runners-up, are seeded No. 2 and were drawn into Pool B. The four other highest-ranked nations (France, Croatia, USA and Serbia) are seeded 3–6. The nations in pot 2 were drawn randomly into position 2 and the nations in pot 3 were drawn randomly into position 3.[8]
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- Spain (Round robin)
- Canada (Round robin)
- France (Round robin)
- Croatia (Final)
- United States (Round robin)
- Serbia (Semifinals)
- Germany (Semifinals)
- Italy (Quarterfinals)
- Great Britain (Quarterfinals)
- Australia (Round robin)
- Kazakhstan (Quarterfinals)
- 23px RTF (Champion)
- Sweden (Quarterfinals)
- Austria (Round robin)
- Czech Republic (Round robin)
- Colombia (Round robin)
- Hungary (Round robin)
- Ecuador (Round robin)
Team nominations
SR = Singles ranking, DR = Doubles ranking. Rankings are as of 22 November 2021.[9][10]
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Format
The 18 teams were divided in six round robin groups of three teams each. The six group winners plus the two second-placed teams with the best records based on percentage of matches won (followed by percentage of sets won and then percentage of games won), qualified for the quarterfinals.[11]
Date | Round | Number of teams |
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25 November – 28 November | Round robin | 18 (6 groups of 3 teams) |
29 November – 2 December | Quarterfinals | 8 (6 group winners + 2 best second place) |
3 December – 4 December | Semifinals | 4 |
5 December | Final | 2 (automatically qualified for 2022 Davis Cup Finals) |
Group stage
Qualified for the Knockout stage | |
Eliminated |
Overview
T = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets
Group | Winner | Runner-up | Third | |||||||||
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Nation | T | M | S | Nation | T | M | S | Nation | T | M | S | |
A | 20px RTF | 2–0 | 5–1 | 11–5 | Spain | 1–1 | 4–2 | 9–7 | Ecuador | 0–2 | 0–6 | 4–12 |
B | Kazakhstan | 2–0 | 5–1 | 10–5 | Sweden | 1–1 | 4–2 | 9–4 | Canada | 0–2 | 0–6 | 2–12 |
C | Great Britain | 2–0 | 4–2 | 8–5 | France | 1–1 | 3–3 | 6–8 | Czech Republic | 0–2 | 2–4 | 7–8 |
D | Croatia | 2–0 | 5–1 | 11–3 | Australia | 1–1 | 2–4 | 6–10 | Hungary | 0–2 | 2–4 | 6–10 |
E | Italy | 2–0 | 4–2 | 9–5 | Colombia | 1–1 | 3–3 | 8–8 | United States | 0–2 | 2–4 | 5–9 |
F | Germany | 2–0 | 4–2 | 8–5 | Serbia | 1–1 | 4–2 | 9–6 | Austria | 0–2 | 1–5 | 4–10 |
Group A
Pos. | Country | Ties | Matches | Sets | Sets % | Games | Games % |
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1 | 20px RTF | 2–0 | 5–1 | 11–5 | 69% | 86–60 | 59% |
2 | Spain | 1–1 | 4–2 | 9–7 | 56% | 83–81 | 51% |
3 | Ecuador | 0–2 | 0–6 | 4–12 | 25% | 65–93 | 41% |
Spain vs. Ecuador
Spain 3 |
Madrid 26 November 2021[12] |
Ecuador 0 |
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RTF vs. Ecuador
Russia 3 |
Madrid 27 November 2021[13] |
Ecuador 0 |
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Spain vs. RTF
Spain 1 |
Madrid 28 November 2021[14] |
Russia 2 |
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Group B
Pos. | Country | Ties | Matches | Sets | Sets % | Games | Games % |
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1 | Kazakhstan | 2–0 | 5–1 | 10–5 | 67% | 86–64 | 57% |
2 | Sweden | 1–1 | 4–2 | 9–4 | 69% | 66–60 | 52% |
3 | Canada | 0–2 | 0–6 | 2–12 | 14% | 59–87 | 40% |
Canada vs. Sweden
Canada 0 |
Madrid 25 November 2021[15] |
Sweden 3 |
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Kazakhstan vs. Sweden
Kazakhstan 2 |
Madrid 27 November 2021[16] |
Sweden 1 |
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Canada vs. Kazakhstan
Canada 0 |
Madrid 28 November 2021[17] |
Kazakhstan 3 |
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Group C
Pos. | Country | Ties | Matches | Sets | Sets % | Games | Games % |
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1 | Great Britain | 2–0 | 4–2 | 8–5 | 62% | 64–56 | 53% |
2 | France | 1–1 | 3–3 | 6–8 | 43% | 70–70 | 50% |
3 | Czech Republic | 0–2 | 2–4 | 7–8 | 47% | 66–74 | 47% |
France vs. Czech Republic
France 2 |
Innsbruck 25 November 2021[18] |
Czech Republic 1 |
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France vs. Great Britain
France 1 |
Innsbruck 27 November 2021[19] |
Great Britain 2 |
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Great Britain vs. Czech Republic
Great Britain 2 |
Innsbruck 28 November 2021[20] |
Czech Republic 1 |
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Group D
Pos. | Country | Ties | Matches | Sets | Sets % | Games | Games % |
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1 | Croatia | 2–0 | 5–1 | 11–3 | 79% | 83–60 | 58% |
2 | Australia | 1–1 | 2–4 | 6–10 | 38% | 74–89 | 45% |
3 | Hungary | 0–2 | 2–4 | 6–10 | 38% | 79–87 | 48% |
Croatia vs. Australia
Croatia 3 |
Turin 25 November 2021[21] |
Australia 0 |
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Australia vs. Hungary
Australia 2 |
Turin 27 November 2021[22] |
Hungary 1 |
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Croatia vs. Hungary
Croatia 2 |
Turin 28 November 2021[23] |
Hungary 1 |
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Group E
Pos. | Country | Ties | Matches | Sets | Sets % | Games | Games % |
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1 | Italy | 2–0 | 4–2 | 9–5 | 64% | 79–60 | 57% |
2 | Colombia | 1–1 | 3–3 | 8–8 | 50% | 79–78 | 50% |
3 | United States | 0–2 | 2–4 | 5–9 | 36% | 56–76 | 42% |
United States vs. Italy
United States 1 |
Turin 26 November 2021[24] |
Italy 2 |
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Italy vs. Colombia
Italy 2 |
Turin 27 November 2021[25] |
Colombia 1 |
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United States vs. Colombia
United States 1 |
Turin 28 November 2021[26] |
Colombia 2 |
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Note: Cabal/Farah's retirement victory over Opelka/Sock counted as a 6–0, 6–0 win.
Group F
Pos. | Country | Ties | Matches | Sets | Sets % | Games | Games % |
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1 | Germany | 2–0 | 4–2 | 8–5 | 62% | 67–69 | 49% |
2 | Serbia | 1–1 | 4–2 | 9–6 | 60% | 86–73 | 54% |
3 | Austria | 0–2 | 1–5 | 4–10 | 29% | 66–77 | 46% |
Serbia vs. Austria
Serbia 3 |
Innsbruck 26 November 2021[27] |
Austria 0 |
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Serbia vs. Germany
Serbia 1 |
Innsbruck 27 November 2021[28] |
Germany 2 |
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Germany vs. Austria
Germany 2 |
Innsbruck 28 November 2021[29] |
Austria 1 |
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Knockout stage
Bracket
1st Round |
Semifinals |
Final |
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2 December, Madrid | |||||||||||||||
12 | 20px RTF | 2 | |||||||||||||
13 | Sweden | 0 | 4 December, Madrid | ||||||||||||
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30 November, Innsbruck | 7 | Germany | 1 | ||||||||||||
9 | Great Britain | 1 | |||||||||||||
7 | Germany | 2 | 5 December, Madrid | ||||||||||||
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11 | Kazakhstan | 1 |
Quarterfinals
Italy vs. Croatia
Italy 1 |
Turin 29 November 2021[30] |
Croatia 2 |
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Great Britain vs. Germany
Great Britain 1 |
Innsbruck 30 November 2021[31] |
Germany 2 |
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Serbia vs. Kazakhstan
Serbia 2 |
Madrid 1 December 2021[32] |
Kazakhstan 1 |
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RTF vs. Sweden
Russia 2 |
Madrid 2 December 2021[33] |
Sweden 0 |
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Semifinals
Croatia vs. Serbia
Croatia 2 |
Madrid 3 December 2021[34] |
Serbia 1 |
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RTF vs. Germany
Russia 2 |
Madrid 4 December 2021[35] |
Germany 1 |
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Final
RTF vs. Croatia
Russia 2 |
Madrid 5 December 2021[36] |
Croatia 0 |
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