2021_Davis_Cup_Finals
2021 Davis Cup Finals
Men's tennis event
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]
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| 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 | |||
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Main article: 2020–21 Davis Cup
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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 Austria (H) |
 Canada (2019F) |
 Colombia |
 Croatia |
 Czech Republic |
 Ecuador |
 France (WC) |
 Germany |
 Great Britain (2019SF) |
 Hungary |
 Italy (H) |
 Kazakhstan |
RTF (2019SF)[Note RUS] |
 Serbia (WC) |
 Spain (H, TH) |
 Sweden |
 United States |
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- ^ 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]
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)
RTF (Champion)
Sweden (Quarterfinals)
Austria (Round robin)
Czech Republic (Round robin)
Colombia (Round robin)
Hungary (Round robin)
Ecuador (Round robin)
SR = Singles ranking, DR = Doubles ranking. Rankings are as of 22 November 2021.[9][10]
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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]
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| 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) |
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| Eliminated |
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T = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets
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| A | 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 |
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Group A
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| Pos. | Country | Ties | Matches | Sets | Sets % | Games | Games % |
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| 1 | 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% |
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Spain vs. Ecuador
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RTF vs. Ecuador
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Spain vs. RTF
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Group B
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| 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% |
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Canada vs. Sweden
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Kazakhstan vs. Sweden
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Canada vs. Kazakhstan
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Group C
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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% |
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France vs. Czech Republic
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France vs. Great Britain
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Great Britain vs. Czech Republic
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Group D
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| 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% |
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Croatia vs. Australia
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Australia vs. Hungary
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Croatia vs. Hungary
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Group E
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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% |
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United States vs. Italy
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Italy vs. Colombia
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United States vs. Colombia
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Note: Cabal/Farah's retirement victory over Opelka/Sock counted as a 6–0, 6–0 win.
Group F
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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% |
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Serbia vs. Austria
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Serbia vs. Germany
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Bracket
Quarterfinals
Italy vs. Croatia
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Great Britain vs. Germany
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Serbia vs. Kazakhstan
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RTF vs. Sweden
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Semifinals
Croatia vs. Serbia
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RTF vs. Germany
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Final
RTF vs. Croatia
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