The 2001 Davis Cup (also known as the 2001 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 90th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 139 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 29 in the Americas Zone, 32 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 62 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Angola, Burkina Faso, Gabon, Mali and Rwanda made their first appearances in the tournament.
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| Duration | 9 February – 2 December 2001 |
| Edition | 90th |
| Teams | 139 |
| Champion | |
| Winning nation |  France |
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France defeated Australia in the final, held at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, on 30 November–2 December, to win their 9th title and their first since 1996. The French team achieved victory despite not playing a single match on home soil.[1][2]
World Group
| Participating teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |  Belgium |  Brazil |  Czech Republic |
 Ecuador |  France |  Germany |  Morocco |
 Netherlands |  Romania |  Russia |  Slovakia |
 Spain |  Sweden |  Switzerland |  United States |
Draw
| First round 9–11 February | Quarterfinals 6–8 April | Semifinals 21–23 September | Final 30 November–2 December | |||||||||||||||
| Perth, Australia (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
| S |  Australia | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Florianópolis, Brazil (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ecuador | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| S | Australia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| S |  Brazil | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| S | Brazil | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sydney, Australia (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Morocco | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| S | Australia | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Helsingborg, Sweden (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| S |  Sweden | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| S | Sweden | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malmö, Sweden (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Czech Republic | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| S | Sweden | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| S |  Russia | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| S | Russia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Melbourne, Australia (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Slovakia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| S | Australia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ghent, Belgium (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| S | France | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Belgium | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Neuchâtel, Switzerland (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| S | France | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| S | France | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Basel, Switzerland (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Switzerland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rotterdam, Netherlands (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| S |  United States | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| S | France | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Braunschweig, Germany (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Netherlands | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Romania | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| S |  Germany | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| S | Germany | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eindhoven, Netherlands (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| S |  Spain | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Final
Australia vs. France
 Australia 2 | Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia[2] 30 November–2 December 2001 Grass |  France 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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World Group qualifying round
Date: 21–23 September; 12–14 October
The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group qualifying round for spots in the 2002 World Group.
| Home team | Score | Visiting team | Location | Venue | Door | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina | 5–0 |  Belarus | Córdoba | Córdoba Lawn Tennis Club | Outdoor | Clay |
| Belgium | 2–3 | Morocco | Liège | Country Hall Liège | Indoor | Carpet |
| Czech Republic | 3–2 | Romania | Prostějov | Sports Hall | Indoor | Carpet |
| Ecuador | 1–4 |  Great Britain | Guayaquil | Club Nacional | Outdoor | Clay |
 Italy | 2–3 |  Croatia | Rome | Foro Italico | Outdoor | Clay |
| Slovakia | 3–2 |  Chile | Prešov | Mestská hala | Indoor | Carpet |
| Spain | 4–0 |  Uzbekistan | Albacete | Tennis Club de Albacete | Outdoor | Clay |
| United States | 4–1 |  India | Winston-Salem, NC | Lawrence Joel Colisseum | Indoor | Hard |
Czech Republic, 
Morocco, 
Slovakia, 
Spain and 
United States remain in the World Group in 2002.
Argentina, 
Croatia and 
Great Britain are promoted to the World Group in 2002.
Belarus, 
Chile, 
Italy, 
India and 
Uzbekistan remain in Zonal Group I in 2002.
Belgium, 
Ecuador and 
Romania are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2002.
Americas Zone
Group I
| Second round play-offs 21–23 September | First round play-offs 20–22 July | First round 9–11 February | Second round 6–8 April | |||||||||||||||
 Canada | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | bye | Córdoba, Argentina (clay) | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | 3 | Canada | 0 | |||||||||||||||
 Mexico | 2 | Mendoza, Argentina (clay) | Argentina | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Mexico | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Atizapán de Zaragoza, MX (indoor carpet) | Argentina | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
 Peru | 2 | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | ||||||||||||||||
 Bahamas | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Peru | 2 | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | Bahamas | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| bye | Chile | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chile | ||||||||||||||||||
Group II
| Relegation Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
| Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Colombia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bogotá, Colombia (clay) |  Uruguay | 3 | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | |||||||||||||||
| Colombia | 5 | Uruguay | 5 | |||||||||||||||
 Costa Rica | 0 | San Rafael de Escazú, Costa Rica (hard) |  Netherlands Antilles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands Antilles | 3 | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | ||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard) |  Venezuela | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Dominican Republic | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Asunción, Paraguay (clay) |  Guatemala | 3 | Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard) | |||||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | 2 | Guatemala | 0 | |||||||||||||||
 Paraguay | 3 | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | Venezuela | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Costa Rica and 
Dominican Republic relegated to Group III in 2002.
Venezuela promoted to Group I in 2002.
Group III
- Venue: Cuba
- Date: 14–18 March
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Cuba |
| 2 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
| 3 |  Jamaica |
| 4 |  El Salvador |
| 5 |  Honduras |
| 6 |  Puerto Rico |
| 7 |  Bolivia |
| 8 |  Bermuda |
Cuba and 
Trinidad and Tobago promoted to Group II in 2002.
Bolivia and 
Bermuda relegated to Group IV in 2002.
Group IV
- Venue: Cercle Bellevue, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
- Date: 5–11 March
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Haiti |
| 2 |  Panama |
| 3 |  Eastern Caribbean |
| 4 |  Saint Lucia |
| 5 |  Barbados |
| 6 |  U.S. Virgin Islands |
| 7 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
Asia/Oceania Zone
Group I
| Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | |||||||||||||||
| Jakarta, Indonesia (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Seoul, South Korea (hard) |  Indonesia | 2 | Invercargill, NZ (indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | 1 | Uzbekistan | 3 | |||||||||||||||
 South Korea | 4 | Seoul, South Korea (indoor carpet) |  New Zealand | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| South Korea | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jakarta, Indonesia (hard) | New Zealand | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
 China | 1 | Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||
 Thailand | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard) |  Japan | 4 | Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard) | |||||||||||||||
| Thailand | 5 | Japan | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| China | 0 | Langfang, China (indoor hard) | India | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| China | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| India | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
China relegated to Group II in 2002.- Uzbekistan and India advance to World Group qualifying round.
Group II
| Relegation Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
| Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Lebanon | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mishref, Kuwait (hard) |  Kuwait | 1 | Yarze, Lebanon (clay) | |||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | 4 | Lebanon | 3 | |||||||||||||||
 Iran | 1 | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) |  Hong Kong | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Iran | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong | 4 | Yarze, Lebanon (clay) | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | w/o | |||||||||||||||||
| Damascus, Syria (indoor hard) |  Chinese Taipei | |||||||||||||||||
 Syria | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Damascus, Syria (indoor hard) |  Malaysia | 3 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard) | |||||||||||||||
| Syria | 0 | Malaysia | 0 | |||||||||||||||
 Pakistan | 5 | Taichung, Taiwan (clay) | Chinese Taipei | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Group III
- Venue: Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Philippines
- Date: 7–11 February
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Kazakhstan |
| 2 |  Philippines |
| 3 |  Tajikistan |
| 4 |  Singapore |
| 5 |  Saudi Arabia |
| 6 |  Qatar |
| 7 |  Sri Lanka |
| 8 |  Bahrain |
Kazakhstan and 
Philippines promoted to Group II in 2002.
Sri Lanka and 
Bahrain relegated to Group IV in 2002.
Group IV
- Venue: Abu Dhabi Airport Golf and Tennis Club, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Date: 25–29 April
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 |  United Arab Emirates |
| 2 |  Pacific Oceania |
| 3 |  Iraq |
| 4 |  Oman |
| 5 |  Jordan |
| 6 |  Brunei |
| 7 |  Fiji |
| 8 |  Bangladesh |
United Arab Emirates and 
Pacific Oceania promoted to Group III in 2002.
Europe/Africa Zone
Group I
| Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | |||||||||||||||
| Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||
| Solihull, England (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Great Britain | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Maia, Portugal (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ukraine |  Portugal | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wels, Austria (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Austria | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Austria | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pula, Croatia (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| Austria | Austria | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| bye | Croatia | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Belarus | ||||||||||||||||||
| Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Belarus | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Slovenia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Finland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | Finland | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| bye | Italy | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| Italy | ||||||||||||||||||
Ukraine and 
Slovenia relegated to Group II in 2001.- Great Britain, Croatia, Belarus, and Italy advance to World Group qualifying round.
Group II
| Relegation Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
| Szeged, Hungary (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Hungary | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | Skagen, Denmark (hard) | |||||||||||||||||
 Monaco | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Monaco | 1 | Hungary | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ireland | 4 |  Denmark | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Ireland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Athens, Greece (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Istanbul, Turkey (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Greece | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Greece | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chișinău, Moldova (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
 Turkey | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | 2 | Greece | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Chișinău, Moldova (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Moldova | 3 |  Armenia | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Armenia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Moldova | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tallinn, Estonia (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Norway | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
 Estonia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Estonia | 2 | Norway | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ivory Coast | 3 |  Luxembourg | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bytom, Poland (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Israel | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
 Poland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | |||||||||||||||||
| Israel | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Poland | 2 | Israel | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Nelspruit, South Africa (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Yugoslavia | 3 |  South Africa | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Monaco, 
Turkey, 
Estonia, and 
Poland relegated to Group III in 2002.
Greece and 
Israel promoted to Group I in 2002.
Group III
Zone A
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Latvia |
| 2 |  Ghana |
| 3 |  Lithuania |
| 4 |  Madagascar |
| 5 |  Botswana |
| 6 |  Iceland |
| 7 |  Georgia |
| 8 |  Kenya |
Zone B
- Venue: Rose Hill Club, Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius
- Date: 23–27 May
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Bulgaria |
| 2 |  Egypt |
| 3 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 4 |  Macedonia |
| 5 |  Mauritius |
| 6 |  Namibia |
| 7 |  Togo |
Group IV
Zone A
Group B
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Tunisia |
| 2 |  Azerbaijan |
| 3 |  San Marino |
| 4 |  Burkina Faso |
| 5 |  Gabon |
| 6 |  Uganda |
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2001 Davis Cup.
- General
- "World Group 2001". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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