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2001 Davis Cup

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Edition
  
90th

Winning Nation
  
France

Duration
  
9 February – 2 December

The 2001 Davis Cup was the 90th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. A record total of 139 nations participated in the tournament. In the final, France defeated Australia at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, on 30 November - 2 December, giving France their 9th title, despite not playing a single match on home soil.

Contents

World Group Qualifying Round

Date: 21-23 September

  • Argentina, Croatia, and Great Britain promoted to World Group in 2002.
  • Czech Republic, Morocco, Slovakia, Spain, and United States remain in World Group in 2002.
  • Belarus (EA), Chile (AMN), Italy (EA), India (AO), and Uzbekistan (AO) remain in Group I in 2002.
  • Belgium (EA), Ecuador (AMN), and Romania (EA) relegated to Group I in 2002.

    • Group I

    Participating Teams
  •  Argentina — promoted to World Group Playoff
  •  Bahamas
  •  Canada
  •  Chile — promoted to World Group Playoff
  •  Mexico
  •  Peru — relegated to Group II in 2002

    • Group II

    Participating Teams
  •  Colombia
  •  Costa Rica — relegated to Group III in 2002
  •  Dominican Republic — relegated to Group III in 2002
  •  Guatemala
  •  Netherlands Antilles
  •  Paraguay
  •  Uruguay
  •  Venezuela — promoted to Group I in 2002

    • Group III

    Participating Teams
  •  Bermuda — relegated to Group IV in 2002
  •  Bolivia — relegated to Group IV in 2002
  •  Cuba — promoted to Group II in 2002
  •  El Salvador
  •  Honduras
  •  Jamaica
  •  Puerto Rico
  •  Trinidad and Tobago — promoted to Group II in 2002

    • Group IV

    Participating Teams
  •  Antigua and Barbuda
  •  Barbados
  •  Eastern Caribbean
  •  Haiti — promoted to Group III in 2002
  •  Panama — promoted to Group III in 2002
  •  Saint Lucia
  •  U.S. Virgin Islands

    • Group I

    Participating Teams
  •  China — relegated to Group II in 2002
  •  Indonesia
  •  India — advanced to World Group Playoffs
  •  Japan
  •  South Korea
  •  New Zealand
  •  Thailand
  •  Uzbekistan — advanced to World Group Playoffs

    • Group II

    Participating Teams
  •  Chinese Taipei
  •  Hong Kong
  •  Iran — relegated to Group III in 2002
  •  Kuwait
  •  Lebanon — promoted to Group I in 2002
  •  Malaysia
  •  Pakistan
  •  Syria — relegated to Group III in 2002

    • Group III

    Participating Teams
  •  Bahrain — relegated to Group IV in 2002
  •  Kazakhstan — promoted to Group II in 2002
  •  Philippines — promoted to Group II in 2002
  •  Qatar
  •  Saudi Arabia
  •  Singapore
  •  Sri Lanka — relegated to Group IV in 2002
  •  Tajikistan

    • Group IV

    Participating Teams
  •  Bangladesh
  •  Brunei
  •  Fiji
  •  Iraq
  •  Jordan
  •  Oman
  • Pacific Oceania — promoted to Group III in 2002
  •  United Arab Emirates — promoted to Group III in 2002

    • Group I

    Participating Teams
  •  Austria
  •  Belarus — advanced to World Group Playoffs
  •  Croatia — advanced to World Group Playoffs
  •  Finland
  •  Great Britain — advanced to World Group Playoffs
  •  Italy — advanced to World Group Playoffs
  •  Portugal
  •  Slovenia — relegated to Group II in 2002
  •  Ukraine — relegated to Group II in 2002
  •  Zimbabwe

    • Group II

    Participating Teams
  •  Armenia
  •  Denmark
  •  Estonia — relegated to Group III in 2002
  •  Greece — advanced to Group I in 2002
  •  Hungary
  •  Israel — advanced to Group I in 2002
  •  Ireland
  •  Ivory Coast
  •  Luxembourg
  •  Moldova
  •  Monaco — relegated to Group III in 2002
  •  Norway
  •  Poland — relegated to Group III in 2002
  •  South Africa
  •  Turkey — relegated to Group III in 2002
  •  Yugoslavia

    • Venue I

    Participating Teams
  •  Botswana
  •  Georgia — relegated to Group IV in 2002
  •  Ghana — promoted to Group II in 2002
  •  Iceland
  •  Kenya — relegated to Group IV in 2002
  •  Latvia — promoted to Group II in 2002
  •  Lithuania
  •  Madagascar

    • Venue II

    Participating Teams
  •  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  •  Bulgaria — promoted to Group II in 2002
  •  Egypt — promoted to Group II in 2002
  •  Macedonia
  •  Mauritius
  •  Namibia
  •  Togo — relegated to Group IV in 2002

    • Venue I

    Participating Teams
  •  Algeria
  •  Azerbaijan
  •  Benin
  •  Burkina Faso
  •  Cyprus — promoted to Group III in 2002
  •  Gabon
  •  Lesotho
  •  Rwanda
  •  San Marino
  •  Sudan
  •  Tunisia — promoted to Group III in 2002
  •  Uganda

    • Venue II

    Participating Teams
  •  Andorra — promoted to Group III in 2002
  •  Angola
  •  Djibouti
  •  Ethiopia
  •  Libya
  •  Mali
  •  Malta
  •  Senegal
  •  Zambia — promoted to Group III in 2002

    • References

    2001 Davis Cup Wikipedia
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