2013/05/22

Nominations Announced for 2013-15 ITF Board of Directors

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Nominations announced for 2013-15 ITF Board of Directors

 

The ITF has announced the following nominations for the ITF Board of Directors for the period 2013-2015. Elections for the 13 board members will take place on 12 July 2013 at the ITF’s Annual General Meeting in Paris, France.

 

Tarak Cherif (TUN)

Sergio Elias (CHI)

Ismail El Shafei (EGY) *

Jean Gachassin (FRA) *

Jack Graham (CAN) *

David Haggerty (USA)

Steven Healy (AUS)

Nao Kawatei (JPN)

Anil Khanna (IND)

Chris Kypriotis (BRA) *

Ronald Leitgeb (AUT)

Suwat Liptapanlop (THA) *

Ingrid Lofdahl-Bentzer (SWE)

Juan Margets (ESP) *

Antonio Martinez Cascales (ESP)

Roman Murashkovsky (RUS) *

Stuart Smith (GBR) *

Rene Stammbach (SUI) *

Stefan Tzvetkov (BUL)

Karin van Bijsterveld (NED)

Jon Vegosen (USA) *

Georg von Waldenfels (GER) *

 

* incumbent board member

 

The President of the ITF is elected for a four-year term, with the current term ending at the 2015 ITF AGM. Therefore there will not be a presidential election this year.

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Azarenka, Radwanska Head Nominations for Fed Cup Zone Group Ties

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(January 11, 2013) World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus and No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland lead the nominations for the 2013 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Zone Group events taking place the week of 4 February alongside the World Group and World Group II first round ties.

 

The ITF has announced the full nominations for Europe/Africa Zone Group I in Eilat, Israel (6-9 February); Americas Zone Group I in Medellin, Colombia (6-9 February); and Asia/Oceania Zone Groups I and II in Astana, Kazakhstan (4-10 February). All the teams contesting the Zone Group I events will be bidding to qualify for the Fed Cup World Group II play-offs.

 

Nine top 50 players will contest Europe/Africa Zone Group I, with the top-ranked Azarenka joined by sisters Agnieszka and Urszula Radwanska, Sorana Cirstea and Simona Halep of Romania, Tamira Paszek of Austria, Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria, and British duo Heather Watson and Laura Robson. Hseih Su-Wei of Chinese Taipei and Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan head the nominations for Asia/Oceania Zone Group I, while Canada’s Aleksandra Wozniak is the top-ranked player in Americas Group I.

 

Nominations for the 2013 World Group and World Group II first round ties, which take place on February 9-10, will be announced on Wednesday, January 30.

 

EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I

Venue: Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel (hard – outdoors)

 

Austria

Tamira Paszek

Yvonne Meusburger

Patricia Mayr-Achleitner

Nicole Rottmann

Captain: Jurgen Waber

 

Belarus

Victoria Azarenka

Olga Govortsova

Ilona Kremen

Aliaksandra Sasnovich

Captain: Tatiana Poutchek

 

Bosnia/Herzegovina

Jasmina Tinjic

Jelena Simic

Anita Husaric

Jasmina Kajtazovic

Captain: tbc

 

Bulgaria

Tsvetana Pironkova
Elitsa Kostova

Dia Evtimova
Isabella Shinikova

Captain: Dora Rangelova

 

Croatia

Petra Martic
Donna Vekic
Tereza Mrdeza
Ana Konjuh

Captain: Iva Majoli

 

Georgia

Sofia Shapatava
Sofia Kvatsabaia
Ekaterine Gorgodze

Captain (playing): Margalita Chakhnashvili

 

Great Britain

Heather Watson
Laura Robson
Anne Keothavong
Johanna Konta

Captain: Judy Murray

 

Hungary

Timea Babos

Greta Arn
Reka-Luca Jani

Katalin Marosi

Captain: Levente Baratosi

 

Israel

Shahar Peer
Julia Glushko
Keren Shlomo
Valeria Patiuk

Captain: Amos Mansdorf

 

Luxembourg

Anne Kremer
Claudine Schaul
Laura Correia

Captain: Frank Eicher

 

Netherlands

Kiki Bertens
Arantxa Rus
Richel Hogenkamp
Bibiane Schoofs

Captain: Manon Bollegraf

 

Poland

Agnieszka Radwanska
Urszula Radwanska
Paula Kania
Magda Linette

Captain: Tomasz Wiktorowski

 

Portugal

Maria Joao Koehler

Michelle Larcher de Brito

Barbara Luz

Margarida Moura

Captain: Pedro Cordeiro

 

Romania

Sorana Cirstea

Simona Halep

Irina-Camelia Begu

Cristina-Andreea Mitu

Captain: Marius Comanescu

 

Slovenia

Polona Hercog

Nastja Kolar

Andreja Klepac

Katarina Srebotnik

Captain: Tina Pisnik

 

Turkey

Cagla Buyukakcay

Pemra Ozgen

Basak Eraydin

Ipek Soylu

Captain: tbc

 

 

AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I
Venue: Country Club de Ejectivos, Medellin, Colombia (clay – outdoors)

 

Brazil

Teliana Pereira

Paula Cristina Goncalves

Beatriz Maia

Laura Pigossi

Captain: Carla Tiene

 

Canada

Aleksandra Wozniak

Eugenie Bouchard

Sharon Fichman

Gabriela Dabrowski

Captain: Sylvain Bruneau

 

Chile

Andrea Koch-Benvenuto

Fernanda Brito

Cecilia Costa Melgar

Macarena Olivares Lopez

Captain: Guillermo Gomez

 

Colombia

Mariana Duque-Marino

Catalina Castano

Yuliana Lizarazo

Laura Ucros

Captain: Alejandro Pedraza

 

Mexico

Ximena Hermoso

Ana Sofia Sanchez

Marcela Zacarias

Ana-Paula de la Pena

Captain: Raquel Contreras

 

Paraguay

Veronica Cepede Royg

Montserrat Gonzalez

Camila Giangreco Campiz

Captain: Alfredo de Brix

 

Peru

Patricia Ku Flores

Katherine Gabriela Miranda-Chang

Ferny Angeles Paz

Ximena Siles Luna

Captain: Percy Melzi

 

Venezuela

Adriana Perez

Andrea Gamiz

Gabriela Coglitore

Carmen Blanco

Captain: Yohny Romero

 

 

ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I

Venue: National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan (hard – indoors)

 

China, P.R.

Zhang Shuai

Zheng Saisai

Zhou Yi-Miao

Wang Qiang

Captain: Liu Shuo

 

Chinese Taipei

Su-Wei Hsieh

Kai-Chen Chang

Chin-Wei Chan

Hua-Chen Lee

Captain: Shi Ting Wang

 

India

Sania Mirza

Kyra Shroff

Rishika Sunkara

Rutuja Bhosale

Captain: Enrico Piperno

 

Kazakhstan

Yaroslava Shvedova

Ksenia Pervak

Galina Voskoboeva

Sesil Karatantcheva

Captain: Yuriy Karlov

 

Korea, Republic

Sung-Hee Han

So-Ra Lee

Mi Yoo

Seo-Kyung Kang

Captain: Jeong-Myung Lee

 

Thailand

Tamarine Tanasugarn

Luksika Kumkhum

Nudnida Luangnam

Noppawan Lertcheewakarn

Captain: Suang Chantra-Urai

 

Uzbekistan

Akgul Amanmuradova

Nigina Abduraimova

Sabina Sharipova

Arina Folts

Captain: Dmitriy Tomashevich

 

 

ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II

Venue: National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan (hard – indoors)

 

Hong Kong, China

Wing-Yau Venise Chan

Ho Ching Wu

Katherine Ip

Eudice Wong Chong

Captain: tbc

 

Indonesia

Ayu-Fani Damayanti

Lavinia Tananta

Jessy Rompies

Aldila Sutjiadi

Captain: Suharyadi Suharyadi

 

Iran

Ghazaleh Torkaman

Maryam Mazaheri

Sahar Najaei

Arezou Youlghouni

Captain: Parvaneh Khiltash

 

Kyrgyzstan

Bermet Dvaneaeva

Inna Volkovich

Nelli Buyuklyanova

Captain: Sabina Korsunova

 

Malaysia

Aslina Chua

Alyssa Boey

Yus Syazlin Nabila Yusri

Nurin Nabila Binti Roslan

Captain: Muhammad Ashaari bin Zainal Abidia

 

New Zealand

Marina Erakovic

Emily Fanning

Emma Hayman

Abigail Guthrie

Captain: Pavlina Nola

 

Pakistan

Ushna Suhail

Saba Aziz

Sara Mansoor

Iman Qureshi

Captain: Nosheen Ehtesham

 

Philippines

Marinel Rudas

Anna Clarice Patrimonio

Marian Jade Capadocia

Captain: Karl Santamaria

 

Singapore

Rehmat Johal

Rheeya Doshi

Khee Yen Wee

Geraldine Ang

Captain: Hassan bin Bohari

 

Turkmenistan

Anastasiya Prenko

Maya Mammetguykyyeva

Jahan Bayramova

Jennet Halliyeva

Captain: Nelli Voynich

 

Vietnam

Trang Huynh Phuong Dai

Van Nguyen Ai Ngoc

Huynh Phi Khanh

Thi-Tam-Hao Tran

Captain: Nguyen Dinh Bao Tri

 

 

 

 

 

HEINEKEN OPEN – AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
$ 433,400.00
5- 12 JANUARY 2013

RESULTS – 11 JANUARY 2013
Men’s Singles – Semifinals
[1] D Ferrer (ESP) d [WC] G Monfils (FRA) 6-1 6-2
[2] P Kohlschreiber (GER) d [4] S Querrey (USA) 6-4 7-6(2)

Men’s Doubles – Semifinals
[1] C Fleming (GBR) / B Soares (BRA) d [3] J Knowle (AUT) / F Polasek (SVK) 7-6(0) 7-6(3)
J Brunstrom (SWE) / F Nielsen (DEN) d F Cermak (CZE) / M Mertinak (SVK) 6-7(7) 6-4 10-6

ORDER OF PLAY – SATURDAY, 12 JANUARY 2013
CENTRE COURT start midday
[1] C Fleming (GBR) / B Soares (BRA) vs J Brunstrom (SWE) / F Nielsen (DEN)

Not before 2pm
[1] D Ferrer (ESP) vs [2] P Kohlschreiber (GER)

 

 

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Watson, Robson, Keothavong and Konta Named to British Fed Cup Team

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(January 7, 2013) Heather Watson, Laura Robson, Anne Keothavong and Johanna Konta have been announced by the Lawn Tennis Association as Great Britain’s Fed Cup team for the  Europe/Africa Zone Group I tie that will take place from February 6-9 2013 at the Municipal Tennis Club in Eilat, Israel.

 

Elena Baltacha who is currently recovering from injury will also be traveling with the team. The team will be led by Judy Murray who was appointed as Fed Cup Captain back in December  of 2011.

 

Judy Murray said: “Last year’s Fed Cup was a great experience for all of us and we came close to securing a place in the World Group for the first time since 1995. Heather and Laura have pushed themselves up into the top 50 in the WTA rankings this year and they will have wonderfully experienced back-up in Anne and Bally who have 22 Fed Cups between them. Jo Konta makes her debut on the team after a terrific 2012 season which saw her break into the top 150. We have a great squad and we will be aiming to put ourselves in World Group contention once again.”

 

British No. 1 Heather Watson said, “Playing Fed Cup is always a highlight for me during the year. Most of the time we are out there playing for ourselves, but it’s a lot of fun and a great honour to compete as a team and represent our country against the best in the world.” Watson ended 2012 at a career-best No. 49 (currently No. 47) in the world winning her first career WTA singles title at the Japan Open, having already claimed Tour doubles titles at Stanford and Dallas in the USA during the summer.

 

Robson said, “’I am really excited to be part of the Fed Cup team again and I can’t wait to get back out there and hopefully win all of our matches.” Robson ended a career-best season in 2012 close to the Top 50, highlighted by a Silver Medal in mixed doubles at the Olympics, beating former Grand Slam champions Kim Clijsters and Li Na at the US Open and then becoming the first woman since 1990 to reach a WTA singles final, before Watson went one better, three weeks later.

 

“I can’t believe this will be my 12th time representing my country,” said British No. 3 Anne Keothavong. “I feel really proud how we have grown as a team in the last couple of years and came so close to making World Group II last year. It’s an added motivation knowing how close we were to try and take the extra step in 2013.”

 

Johanna Konta, is making her Fed Cup debut: “I’m so excited it’s beyond words and a real thrill to be nominated alongside Heather, Laura, Anne and Bally.”

 

The Aegon GB Fed Cup Team will contest the Europe/Africa Zone Group I, alongside 15 other nations, all vying to take the top two spots and progress to the World Group II play offs in April.

The 16 tennis nations in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I include: Austria, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Great Britain, Hungary, Israel, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia and Turkey.

 

The format will be four groups, each having four teams, all competing against each other (three matches) in Round-robin format. Play starts on Wednesday, 6 February and continues every day. The winners of each group will play off (Group A v Group C and Group B v Group D) to determine which two nations will advance to the World Group II Play-offs in April 20-21, 2013. All other nations will compete for positional Play-offs, including the final two relegation spots.

 

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Draw Announced for 100th Davis Cup Final

WORLD GROUP FINAL

 

CZECH REPUBLIC v SPAIN

Venue: O2 Arena, Prague (hard – indoors)

 

Radek Stepanek (CZE) v David Ferrer (ESP)

Tomas Berdych (CZE) v Nicolas Almagro (ESP)

Ivo Minar/Lukas Rosol (CZE) v Marcel Granollers/Marc Lopez (ESP)

Tomas Berdych (CZE) v David Ferrer (ESP)

Radek Stepanek (CZE) v Nicolas Almagro (ESP)

 

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Draws for Davis Cup Group I ties for October 19-21

The ITF has announced the draws for the Davis Cup Group I ties taking place on 19-21 October.

 

Match results will be available on the official Davis Cup website www.daviscup.com and www.copadavis.com throughout the weekend, as well daily reports.

 

 

EUROPE/AFRICA GROUP I 2ND ROUND PLAY-OFF

 

FINLAND v DENMARK

Venue: Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, FIN (hard – indoor)

 

Juho Paukku (FIN) v Frederik Nielsen (DEN)

Timo Nieminen (FIN) v Martin Pedersen (DEN)

Micke Kontinen/Timo Nieminen (FIN) v Thomas Kromann/Frederik Nielsen (DEN)

Timo Nieminen (FIN) v Frederik Nielsen (DEN)

Juho Paukko (FIN) v Martin Pedersen (DEN)

 

 

 

ASIA/OCEANIA GROUP I 2ND ROUND PLAY-OFF

 

CHINESE TAIPEI v NEW ZEALAND

Venue: Kaohsiung Yangming Tennis Courts, Kaohsiung City, TPE (hard – outdoor)

 

Tsung-Hua Yang (TPE) v Daniel King-Turner (NZL)

Ti Chen (TPE) v Michael Venus (NZL)

Cheng-Peng Hsieh/Liang-Chi Huang (TPE) v Artem Sitak/Jose Statham (NZL)

Ti Chen (TPE) v Daniel King-Turner (NZL)

Tsung-Hua Yang (TPE) v Michael Venus (NZL)

 

 

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Davis Cup Results for September 15, 2012

WORLD GROUP SEMIFINALS

SPAIN leads USA 2-1

Venue: Parque Hermanos Castro, Gijon, ESP (clay – outdoor)

 

David Ferrer (ESP) d. Sam Querrey (USA) 46 62 62 64

Nicolas Almagro (ESP) d. John Isner (USA) 64 46 64 36 75

Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA) d. Marcel Granollers/Marc Lopez (ESP) 63 36 75 75

David Ferrer (ESP) v John Isner (USA)

Nicolas Almagro (ESP) v Sam Querrey (USA)

 

CZECH REPUBLIC leads ARGENTINA 2-1

Venue: Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, ARG (clay – outdoor)

 

Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) d. Radek Stepanek (CZE) 64 64 62

Tomas Berdych (CZE) d. Juan Monaco (ARG) 61 46 16 64 64

Tomas Berdych/Radek Stepanek (CZE) d. Carlos Berlocq/Eduardo Schwank (ARG) 63 64 63

Carlos Berlocq (ARG) v Tomas Berdych (CZE)

Juan Monaco (ARG) v Radek Stepanek (CZE)

 

 

WORLD GROUP PLAY-OFFS

 

KAZAKHSTAN leads UZBEKISTAN 2-1

Venue: National Tennis Centre, Astana, KAZ (clay – indoor)

 

Denis Istomin (UZB) d. Evgeny Korolev (KAZ) 63 46 62 06 63

Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) d. Farrukh Dustov (UZB) 62 64 36 76(5)

Andrey Golubev/Yuriy Schukin (KAZ) d. Farrukh Dustov/Denis Istomin (UZB) 76(3) 63 64

Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) v Denis Istomin (UZB)

Evgeny Korolev (KAZ) v Farrukh Dustov (UZB)

 

 

AUSTRALIA leads GERMANY 2-1

Venue: Rothenbaum Stadium, Hamburg, GER (clay – outdoor)

 

Bernard Tomic (AUS) d. Cedrik-Marcel Stebe (GER) 26 63 64 76(4)

Florian Mayer (GER) d. Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) 75 63 62

Chris Guccione/Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) d. Benjamin Becker/Philipp Petzschner (GER) 63 62 26 76(4)

Florian Mayer (GER) v Bernard Tomic (AUS)

Cedrik-Marcel Stebe (GER) v Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)

 

ISRAEL leads JAPAN 2-1

Venue: Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, JPN (hard – outdoor)

 

Go Soeda (JPN) d. Dudi Sela (ISR) 62 64 36 64

Amir Weintraub (ISR) d. Tatsuma Ito (JPN) 63 62 64

Jonathan Erlich/Andy Ram (ISR) d. Tatsuma Ito/Yuichi Sugita (JPN) 57 63 63 61

Tatsuma Ito (JPN) v Dudi Sela (ISR)

Go Soeda (JPN) v Amir Weintraub (ISR)

 

BELGIUM defeated SWEDEN 3-0

Venue: Royal Primerose Tennis Club, Brussels, BEL (clay – outdoor)

 

Steve Darcis (BEL) d. Michael Ryderstedt (SWE) 63 76(3) 60

David Goffin (BEL) d. Andreas Vinciguerra (SWE) 64 63 75

Ruben Bemelmans/Olivier Rochus (BEL) d. Johan Brunstrom/Michael Ryderstedt (SWE) 64 46 63 62

David Goffin (BEL) v Michael Ryderstedt (SWE)

Steve Darcis (BEL) v Andreas Vinciguerra (SWE)

 

CANADA leads SOUTH AFRICA 2-1

Venue: Uniprix Stadium, Montreal, CAN (hard – outdoor)

 

Vasek Pospisil (CAN) d. Izak van der Merwe (RSA) 63 64 64

Milos Raonic (CAN) v Nikala Scholtz (RSA) 75 64 75

Raven Klaasen/Izak van der Merwe (RSA) d. Daniel Nestor/Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 64 76(3) 76(5)

Milos Raonic (CAN) v Izak van der Merwe (RSA)

Vasek Pospisil (CAN) v Nikala Scholtz (RSA)

 

BRAZIL defeated RUSSIA 3-0

Venue: Harmonia Tenis Clube, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, BRA (clay – outdoor)

 

Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRA) d. Igor Andreev (RUS) 62 61 ret. (right shoulder)

Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) d. Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) 63 46 60 76(4)

Marcelo Melo/Bruno Soares (BRA) d. Alex Bogomolov Jr./Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) 75 62 76(7)

Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) v Igor Andreev (RUS)

Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRA) v Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS)

 

ITALY leads CHILE 2-1

Venue: Tennis Club Napoli, Napoli, ITA (clay – outdoor)

 

Andreas Seppi (ITA) d. Guillermo Hormazabal (CHI) 75 61 62

Fabio Fognini (ITA) d. Paul Capdeville (CHI) 26 62 67(6) 61 62

Jorge Aguilar/Paul Capdeville (CHI) d. Daniele Bracciali/Andreas Seppi (ITA) 64 46 64 62

Andreas Seppi (ITA) v Paul Capdeville (CHI)

Fabio Fognini (ITA) v Guillermo Hormazabal (CHI)

 

SWITZERLAND leads NETHERLANDS 2-1

Venue: Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam, NED (clay – outdoor)

 

Roger Federer (SUI) d. Thiemo de Bakker (NED) 63 64 64

Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) d. Robin Haase (NED) 63 36 63 76(4)

Robin Haase/Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) d. Roger Federer/Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 64 62 57 63

Robin Haase (NED) v Roger Federer (SUI)

Thiemo de Bakker (NED) v Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI)

 

 

AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I – SECOND ROUND PLAY-OFF

 

ECUADOR leads PERU 2-1

Venue: Club Lawn Tennis de la Exposicion, Lima, PER (clay – outdoor)

 

Emilio Gomez (ECU) d. Duilio Beretta (PER) 57 62 63 64

Julio Cesar Campozano (ECU) d. Mauricio Echazu (PER) 76(6) 63 64

Duilio Beretta/Sergio Galdos (PER) d. Julio Cesar Campozano/Roberto Quiroz (ECU) 63 62 64

Duilio Beretta (PER) v Julio Cesar Campozano (ECU)

Mauricio Echazu (PER) v Emilio Gomez (ECU)

 

 

ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I – FIRST ROUND PLAY-OFF

 

INDIA defeated NEW ZEALAND 3-0

Venue: CLTA Tennis Stadium, Chandigarh, IND (hard – outdoor)

 

Yuki Bhambri (IND) d. Daniel King-Turner (NZL) 36 06 62 64 62

Vishnu Vardhan (IND) d. Jose Statham (NZL) 62 67(5) 64 62

Divij Sharan/Vishnu Vardhan (IND) d. Daniel King-Turner/Michael Venus (NZL) 76(3) 46 63 67(4) 63

Yuki Bhambri (IND) v Jose Statham (NZL)

Vishnu Vardhan (IND) v Daniel King-Turner (NZL)

 

 

EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I – FIRST ROUND PLAY-OFF

 

ROMANIA leads FINLAND 2-1

Venue: Sala Sporturilor “Horia Demian” Cluj, Cluj-Napoca, ROU (hard – indoor)

 

Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) d. Victor Crivoi (ROU) 75 61 62

Marius Copil (ROU) d. Harri Heliovaara (FIN) 36 64 62 64

Florin Mergea/Horia Tecau (ROU) d. Jarkko Nieminen/Harri Heliovaara (FIN) 64 76(4) 61

Marius Copil (ROU) v Jarkko Nieminen (FIN)

Victor Crivoi (ROU) v Harri Heliovaara (FIN)

 

 

EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I – SECOND ROUND PLAY-OFF

 

SLOVAK REPUBLIC leads PORTUGAL 2-1

Venue: Aegon Arena, Bratislava, SVK (hard – indoor)

 

Martin Klizan (SVK) d. Gastao Elias (POR) 36 62 76(4) 62

Joao Sousa (POR) d. Lucas Lacko (SVK) 64 64 63

Michal Mertinak/Filip Polasek (SVK) d. Gastao Elias/Joao Sousa (POR) 75 46 76(5) 63

Martin Klizan (SVK) v Joao Sousa (POR)

Lucas Lacko (SVK) v Gastao Elias (POR)

 

 

AMERICAS ZONE GROUP II – THIRD ROUND

 

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC leads MEXICO 2-1

Venue: Centro Español Inc. Santiago de los Caballeros, DOM (clay – outdoor)

 

Victor Estrella (DOM) d. Daniel Garza (MEX) 64 62 62

Jose Hernandez (DOM) d. Cesar Ramirez (MEX) 62 67(6) 75 46 63

Daniel Garza/Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) d. Henry Estrella/Victor Estrella (DOM) 75 63 76(1)

Victor Estrella (DOM) v Cesar Ramirez (MEX)

Jose Hernandez (DOM) v Daniel Garza (MEX)

 

 

ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II – THIRD ROUND

 

INDONESIA leads PHILIPPINES 2-1

Venue: Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Stadium, Jarkarta, INA (hard – oudoor)

 

Christopher Rungkat (INA) d. Francis Casey Alcantara (PHI) 76(3) 62 36 60

Treat Huey (PHI) d. Elbert Sie (INA) 64 62 63

Christopher Rungkat/Elbert Sie (INA) d. Ruben Gonzales/Treat Huey (PHI) 46 63 76(5) 62

Christopher Rungkat (INA) v Treat Huey (PHI)

Elbert Sie (INA) v Francis Casey Alcantara (PHI)

 

 

EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP II – THIRD ROUND

 

UKRAINE leads LATVIA 2-1

Venue: Liepajas Olimpiskais Centrs, Liepaja, LAT (hard – indoor)

 

Ernests Gulbis (LAT) d. Sergei Bubka (UKR) 46 63 64 62

Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) d. Andis Juska (LAT) 63 64 64

Sergei Bubka/Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) d. Ernests Gulbis/Andis Juska (LAT) 64 36 26 61 64

Ernests Gulbis (LAT) v Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR)

Andis Juska (LAT) v Sergei Bubka (UKR)

 

POLAND defeated BELARUS 3-0

Venue: Miejski Osrodek Sportu i Rekreacji, Lodz, POL (hard – indoor)

 

Lukasz Kubot (POL) d. Dzmitry Zhyrmont (BLR) 61 64 62

Jerzy Janowicz (POL) d. Uladzimir Ignatik (BLR) 76(4) 62 63

Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Marcin Matkowski (POL) d. Alexander Bury/Max Mirnyi (BLR) 64 76(5) 67(3) 64

Lukasz Kubot (POL) v Uladzimir Ignatik (BLR)

Jerzy Janowicz (POL) v Dzmitry Zhyrmont (BLR)

 

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Team Nominations for Davis Cup Announced for September 14-16

The ITF has announced the official team nominations for the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group semifinal and play-off ties as well as zone group ties taking place on 14-16 September.

WORLD GROUP SEMIFINALS

 

SPAIN v USA

Venue: Parque Hermanos Castro, Gijon, ESP (clay – outdoor)

 

Spain

David Ferrer

Nicolas Almagro

Marcel Granollers

Marc Lopez

Captain: Alex Corretja

 

USA

John Isner

Sam Querrey

Mike Bryan

Bob Bryan

Captain: Jim Courier

 

 

ARGENTINA v CZECH REPUBLIC

Venue: Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, ARG (clay – outdoor)

 

Argentina

Juan Martin del Potro

Juan Monaco

Carlos Berlocq

Eduardo Schwank

Captain: Martin Jaite

 

Czech Republic

Tomas Berdych

Radek Stepanek

Lukas Rosol

Ivo Minar

Captain: Jaroslav Navratil

 

 

WORLD GROUP PLAY-OFFS

 

KAZAKHSTAN v UZBEKISTAN

Venue: National Tennis Centre, Astana, KAZ (clay – indoor)

 

Kazakhstan

Mikhail Kukushkin

Andrey Golubev

Evgeny Korolev

Yuri Schukin

Captain: Dias Doskaraev

 

Uzbekistan

Denis Istomin

Farrukh Dustov

Murad Inoyatov

Sarvar Ikramov

Captain: Petr Lebed

 

 

GERMANY v AUSTRALIA

Venue: Rothenbaum Stadium, Hamburg, GER (clay – outdoor)

 

Germany

Florian Mayer

Benjamin Becker

Cedrik Marcel-Stebe

Philipp Petzschner

Captain: Patrik Kuhnen

 

Australia

Bernard Tomic

Matthew Ebden

Lleyton Hewitt

Chris Guccione

Captain: Patrick Rafter

 

 

JAPAN v ISRAEL

Venue: Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, JPN (hard – outdoor)

 

Japan

Kei Nishikori

Go Soeda

Tatsuma Ito

Yuichi Sugita

Captain: Toshiro Sakai

 

Israel

Dudi Sela

Amir Weintraub

Jonathan Erlich

Andy Ram

Captain: Eyal Ran

 

 

BELGIUM v SWEDEN

Venue: Royal Primerose Tennis Club, Brussels, BEL (clay – outdoor)

 

Belgium

David Goffin

Steve Darcis

Olivier Rochus

Ruben Bemelmans

Captain: Johan van Herck

 

Sweden

Michael Ryderstedt

Markus Eriksson

Robert Lindstedt

Johan Brunstrom

Captain: Thomas Enqvist

 

 

CANADA v SOUTH AFRICA

Venue: Uniprix Stadium, Montreal, CAN (hard – outdoor)

 

Canada

Milos Raonic

Vasek Pospisil

Frank Dancevic

Daniel Nestor

Captain: Martin Laurendeau

 

South Africa

Izak van der Merwe

Rik de Voest

Raven Klaasen

Nikala Scholtz

Captain: John-Laffnie de Jager

 

 

BRAZIL v RUSSIA

Venue: Harmonia Tenis Clube, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, BRA (clay – outdoor)

 

Brazil

Thomaz Bellucci

Rogerio Dutra Silva

Marcelo Melo

Bruno Soares

Captain: Joao Luis Zwetsch

 

Russia

Alex Bogomolov Jr

Igor Andreev

Evgeny Donskoy

Andrey Kuznetsov

Captain: Shamil Tarpischev

 

 

ITALY v CHILE

Venue: Tennis Club Napoli, Napoli, ITA (clay – outdoor)

 

Italy

Andreas Seppi

Fabio Fognini

Simone Bolelli

Daniele Bracciali

Captain: Corrado Barazzutti

 

Chile

Paul Capdeville

Jorge Aguilar

Guillermo Hormazabal

Christian Garin

Captain: Belus Prajoux

 

 

NETHERLANDS v SWITZERLAND

Venue: Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam, NED (clay – outdoor)

 

Netherlands

Robin Haase

Igor Sijsling

Thiemo de Bakker

Jean-Julien Rojer

Captain: Jan Siemerink

 

Switzerland

Roger Federer

Stanislas Wawrinka

Marco Chiudinelli

Henri Laaksonen

Captain: Severin Luthi

 

 

AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I – SECOND ROUND PLAY-OFF

 

PERU v ECUADOR

Venue: Club Lawn Tennis de la Exposicion, Lima, PER (clay – outdoor)

 

Peru

Duilio Beretta

Mauricio Echazu

Sergio Galdos

Jorge Panta

Captain: Luis Horma

 

Ecuador

Julio-Cesar Campozano

Juan-Sebastian Vivanco

Emilio Gomez

Roberto Quiroz

Captain: Raul Viver

 

 

ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I – FIRST ROUND PLAY-OFF

 

INDIA v NEW ZEALAND

Venue: CLTA Tennis Stadium, Chandigarh, IND (hard – outdoor)

 

India

Yuki Bhambri

Vishnu Vardhan

Saketh Myneni

Sanam Singh

Captain: Shiv-Prakash Misra

 

New Zealand

Jose Statham

Daniel King-Turner

Michael Venus

Artem Sitak

Captain: Marcel Vos

 

 

EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I – FIRST ROUND PLAY-OFF

 

ROMANIA v FINLAND

Venue: Sala Sporturilor “Horia Demian” Cluj, Cluj-Napoca, ROU (hard – indoor)

 

Romania

Marius Copil

Victor Crivoi

Horia Tecau

Florin Mergea

Captain: Ciprian Porumb

 

Finland

Jarkko Nieminen

Harri Heliovaara

Timo Nieminen

Micke Kontinen

Captain: Kim Tiilikainen

 

 

EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I – SECOND ROUND PLAY-OFF

 

SLOVAK REPUBLIC v PORTUGAL

Venue: Aegon Arena, Bratislava, SVK (hard – indoor)

 

Slovak Republic

Martin Klizan

Lukas Lacko

Filip Polasek

Michal Mertinak

Captain: Miloslav Mecir

 

Portugal

Federico Gil

Joao Sousa

Gastao Elias

Pedro Sousa

Captain: Pedro Cordeiro

 

 

AMERICAS ZONE GROUP II – THIRD ROUND

 

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC v MEXICO

Venue: Centro Español Inc. Santiago de los Caballeros, DOM (clay – outdoor)

 

Dominican Republic

Víctor Estrella

Jose Hernandez

Roberto Cid

Henry Estrella

Captain: Rafael Moreno

 

Mexico

César Ramírez

Daniel Garza

Miguel Gallardo

Santiago González

Captain: Jorge Lozano

 

 

ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II – THIRD ROUND

 

INDONESIA v PHILIPPINES

Venue: Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Stadium, Jarkarta, INA (hard – outdoor)

 

Indonesia

Christopher Rungkat

Elbert Sie

Aditya Hari Sasongko

Sunu-Wahyu Trijati

Captain: Bonit Wiryawan

 

Philippines

Treat Conrad Huey

Ruben Gonzales Jr.

Jeson Patrombon

Francis Casey Alcantara

Captain: Roland Peter Kraut

 

 

EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP II – THIRD ROUND

 

LATVIA v UKRAINE

Venue: Liepajas Olimpiskais Centrs, Liepaja, LAT (hard – indoor)

 

Latvia

Ernests Gulbis

Andis Juska

Deniss Pavlovs

Martins Podzus

Captain: Karlis Lejnieks

 

Ukraine

Sergiy Stakhovsky

Sergey Bubka

Illya Marchenko

Denys Molchanov

Captain: Mikhail Filima

 

 

POLAND v BELARUS

Venue: Miejski Osrodek Sportu i Rekreacji, Lodz, POL (hard – indoor)

 

Poland

Lukasz Kubot

Jerzy Janowicz

Marcin Matkowski

Mariusz Fyrstenberg

Captain: Radoslaw Szymanik

 

Belarus

Uladzimir Ignatik

Dzmitry Zhyrmont

Alexander Bury

Max Mirnyi

Captain: Sergei Teterin

 

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Team Nominations Announced for Fed Cup

The ITF has announced the official team nominations for the Fed Cup World Group semifinals, and World Group and World Group II play-offs taking place on April 21-22.

 

In addition, the following Zone Group events are taking place the week of 16 April: Europe/Africa Zone Groups II and III in Cairo, Egypt; and Americas Zone Group II in Guadalajara, Mexico.

 

Fed Cup by BNP Paribas is the largest annual international team competition in women’s sport, with 90 nations entered in 2012. The event was established in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the ITF.

 

 

WORLD GROUP SEMIFINALS

 

RUSSIA v SERBIA

Venue: Sports Palace “Megasport”, Moscow, RUS (clay – indoors)

 

Russia
Maria Kirilenko

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

Svetlana Kuznetsova

Elena Vesnina

Captain: Shamil Tarpischev

 

Serbia
Ana Ivanovic

Jelena Jankovic

Bojana Jovanovski

Aleksandra Krunic

Captain: Dejan Vranes

 

CZECH REPUBLIC v ITALY

Venue: CEZ Arena, Ostrava, CZE (hard – indoors)

 

Czech Republic
Petra Kvitova

Lucie Safarova

Lucie Hradecka

Andrea Hlavackova

Captain: Petr Pala

 

Italy
Francesca Schiavone

Roberta Vinci

Flavia Pennetta

Sara Errani

Captain: Corrado Barazzutti

 

WORLD GROUP PLAY-OFFS

 

UKRAINE v USA

Venue: Superior Golf & Spa Resort, Kharkiv, UKR (clay – outdoors)

 

Ukraine

Lesia Tsurenko

Elina Svitolina

Lyudmyla Kichenok

Nadiya Kichenok

Captain: Igor Dernovskyi

 

USA
Serena Williams

Christina McHale

Sloane Stephens

Liezel Huber

Captain: Mary Joe Fernandez

 

JAPAN v BELGIUM

Venue: Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan (hard – indoors)

 

Japan
Ayumi Morita

Kimiko Date-Krumm

Kurumi Nara

Rika Fujiwara

Captain: Takeshi Murakami

 

Belgium
Kirsten Flipkens

Tamaryn Hendler

Alison Van Uytvanck

An-Sophie Mestach

Captain: Ann Devries

 

SPAIN v SLOVAK REPUBLIC

Venue: Club de Tenis Puente Romano, Marbella, Spain (clay – outdoors)

 

Spain
Silvia Soler-Espinosa

Lourdes Dominguez-Lino

Arantxa Parra-Santonja

Nuria Llagostera Vives

Captain: Arantxa Sanchez Vicario

 

Slovak Republic
Dominika Cibulkova

Daniela Hantuchova

Magdalena Rybarikova

Anna Karolina Schmiedlova

Captain: Matej Liptak

 

GERMANY v AUSTRALIA

Venue: Porsche Arena, Stuttgart, GER (clay – indoors)

 

Germany
Andrea Petkovic

Angelique Kerber

Julia Goerges

Anna-Lena Groenefeld

Captain: Barbara Rittner

 

Australia
Samantha Stosur

Jarmila Gajdosova

Casey Dellacqua

Olivia Rogowska

Captain: David Taylor

 

WORLD GROUP II PLAY-OFFS

 

FRANCE v SLOVENIA

Venue: Palais des Sports, Besancon, FRA (hard – indoors)

 

France
Pauline Parmentier

Stephanie Foretz Gacon

Virginie Razzano

Kristina Mladenovic

Captain: Nicolas Escude

 

Slovenia
Polona Hercog

Petra Rampre

Nastja Kolar

Katarina Srebotnik

Captain: Maja Matevzic

 

SWITZERLAND v BELARUS

Venue: Complexe Sportive des Iles, Yverdon-les-Bains, SUI (hard – indoors)

 

Switzerland
Stefanie Voegele

Amra Sadikovic

Timea Bacsinszky

Belinda Bencic

Captain: Heinz Guenthardt

 

Belarus
Olga Govortsova

Darya Kustova

Aliaksandra Sasnovich

Darya Lebesheva

Captain: Alexander Skrypko

 

SWEDEN v GREAT BRITAIN

Venue: Borashallen, Boras, SWE (hard – indoors)

 

Sweden
Sofia Arvidsson

Johanna Larsson

Hilda Melander

Ellen Allgurin

Captain: Maria Strandlund-Tomsvik

 

Great Britain

Elena Baltacha

Anne Keothavong

Heather Watson

Laura Robson

Captain: Judy Murray

 

ARGENTINA v CHINA, P.R.

Venue: Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, ARG (clay – outdoors)

 

Argentina
Paula Ormaechea

Florencia Molinero

Maria Irigoyen

Mailen Auroux

Captain: Bettina Fulco

 

China, P.R.
Wang Qiang
Zhou Yi-Miao

Liang Chen

Liu Wan-Ting
Captain: Fu Zhong

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Davis Cup World Group Quarterfinal and Zone Group Results

Here are the latest results for the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group quarterfinal and zone group ties taking place April 6-8. Live scoring for all World Group ties will be available on the official Davis Cup website www.daviscup.com and www.copadavis.com throughout the weekend.

Davis Cup by BNP Paribas is the largest annual international team competition in sport with 123 nations entered in 2012.

WORLD GROUP QUARTERFINALS

 

SPAIN leads AUSTRIA 2-0

Venue: Marina d’Or, Oropesa del Mar, Castellon, ESP (clay – outdoor)

 

Nicolas Almagro (ESP) d. Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 62 62 64

David Ferrer (ESP) d. Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) 61 63 61

Marcel Granollers/Marc Lopez (ESP) v Oliver Marach/Alexander Peya (AUT)

David Ferrer (ESP) v Jurgen Melzer (AUT)

Nicolas Almagro (ESP) v Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT)

 

FRANCE level with USA 1-1

Venue: Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune Cap Martin, FRA (clay – outdoor)

 

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) d. Ryan Harrison (USA) 75 62 26 62

John Isner (USA) d. Gilles Simon (FRA) 63 62 75

Julien Benneteau/Michael Llodra (FRA) v Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA)

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) v John Isner (USA)

Gilles Simon (FRA) v Ryan Harrison (USA)

 

CZECH REPUBLIC level with SERBIA 1-1

Venue: O2 Arena, Prague, CZE (clay – indoor)

Tomas Berdych (CZE) d. Viktor Troicki (SRB) 62 61 62

Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) d. Radek Stepanek (CZE) 57 64 64 46 97

Frantisek Cermak/Lukas Rosol (CZE) v Ilija Bozoljac/Nenad Zimonjic (SRB)

Tomas Berdych (CZE) v Janko Tipsarevic (SRB)

Radek Stepanek (CZE) v Viktor Troicki (SRB)

 

ARGENTINA level with CROATIA 1-1

Venue: Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, ARG (clay – outdoor)

 

Marin Cilic (CRO) d. David Nalbandian (ARG) 57 64 46 76(2) 63

Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) d. Ivo Karlovic (CRO) 62 76(7) 61

David Nalbandian/Eduardo Schwank (ARG) v Marin Cilic/Lovro Zovko (CRO)

Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) v Marin Cilic (CRO)

David Nalbandian (ARG) v Ivo Karlovic (CRO)

 

 

AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I – SECOND ROUND

 

URUGUAY leads CHILE 1-0

Venue: Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, URU (clay – outdoor)

 

Marcel Felder (URU) d. Jorge Aguilar (CHI) 64 67(3) 61 62

Martin Cuevas (URU) v Paul Capdeville (CHI)

Marcel Felder/Ariel Behar (URU) v Nicolas Massu/ Guillermo Hormazabal (CHI)

Marcel Felder (URU) v Paul Capdeville (CHI)

Martin Cuevas (URU) v Jorge Aguilar (CHI)

 

BRAZIL v COLOMBIA

Venue: Harmonia Tenis Clube, Sao Jose de Rio Preto, BRA (clay – outdoor)

 

Joao Souza (BRA) v Santiago Giraldo (COL)

Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) v Alejandro Falla (COL)

Marcelo Melo/Bruno Soares (BRA) v Juan-Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah (COL)

Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) v Santiago Giraldo (COL)

Joao Souza (BRA) v Alejandro Falla (COL)

 

 

ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I – SECOND ROUND

 

UZBEKISTAN leads INDIA 2-0

Venue: Sport Complex Pahlavon, Namangan, UZB (clay – indoor)

 

Denis Istomin (UZB) d. Sanam Singh (IND) 63 62 64

Farrukh Dustov (UZB) d. Yuki Bhambri (IND) 64 64 63

Farrukh Dustov/Denis Istomin (UZB) v Rohan Bopanna/Leander Paes (IND)

Denis Istomin (UZB) v Yuki Bhambri (IND)

Farrukh Dustov (UZB) v Sanam Singh (IND)

 

AUSTRALIA leads KOREA, REP. 2-0

Venue: Queensland Tennis Centre, Brisbane, AUS (hard – outdoor)

 

Bernard Tomic (AUS) d. Min Hyeok Cho (KOR) 75 63 63

Matthew Ebden (AUS) d. Suk-Young Jeong (KOR) 63 63 64

Chris Guccione/Marinko Matosevic (AUS) v Suk-Young Jeong/Jae-Min Seol (KOR)

Bernard Tomic (AUS) v Suk-Young Jeong (KOR)

Matthew Ebden (AUS) v Min Hyeok Cho (KOR)

 

 

ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I – FIRST ROUND PLAY-OFF

 

CHINESE TAIPEI level with CHINA, P.R. 1-1

Venue: Kaohsiung Yangming Tennis Courts, Kaohsiung City, TPE (hard – outdoor)

 

Di Wu (CHN) d. Tsung-Hua Yang (TPE) 64 26 76(0) 36 86

Jimmy Wang (TPE) d. Ze Zhang (CHN) 63 64 36 62

Hsin-Han Lee/Cheng-Peng Hsieh (TPE) v Ze Zhang/Zhe Li (CHN)

Tsung-Hua Yang (TPE) v Ze Zhang (CHN)

Jimmy Wang (TPE) v Di Wu (CHN)

 

 

EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I – SECOND ROUND

 

ISRAEL leads PORTUGAL 2-0

Venue: Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, ISR (hard – outdoor)

 

Dudi Sela (ISR) d. Frederico Gil (POR) 63 64 64

Amir Weintraub (ISR) d. Rui Machado (POR) 57 63 61 75

Jonathan Erlich/Andy Ram (ISR) v Gastao Elias/Joao Sousa (POR)

Dudi Sela (ISR) v Rui Machado (POR)

Amir Weintraub (ISR) v Frederico Gil (POR)

 

BELGIUM leads GREAT BRITAIN 2-0

Venue: Braehead Arena, Glasgow, GBR (hard – indoor)

 

Steve Darcis (BEL) d. Josh Goodall (GBR) 67(2) 63 64 64

Olivier Rochus (BEL) d. Daniel Evans (GBR) 36 64 76(7) 64

Colin Fleming/Ross Hutchins (GBR) v Ruben Bemelmans/David Goffin (BEL)

Josh Goodall (GBR) v Olivier Rochus (BEL)

Daniel Evans (GBR) v Steve Darcis (BEL)

 

NETHERLANDS leads ROMANIA 2-0

Venue: Sporthallen Zuid, Amsterdam, NED (hard – indoor)

 

Thomas Schoorel (NED) d. Petru-Alexandru Luncanu (ROU) 61 63 63

Robin Haase (NED) d. Andrei Daescu (ROU) 63 63 64

Jean-Julien Rojer/Igor Sijsling (NED) v Andrei Daescu/Florin Mergea (ROU)

Robin Haase (NED) v Petru-Alexandru Luncanu (ROU)

Thomas Schoorel (NED) v Andrei Daescu (ROU)

 

SOUTH AFRICA level with SLOVENIA 1-1

Venue: Arthur Ashe Tennis Centre, Johannesburg, RSA (hard – outdoor)

 

Blaz Kavcic (SLO) d. Ruan Roelofse (RSA) 67(4) 61 61 63

Izak van der Merwe (RSA) d. Grega Zemlja (SLO) 61 36 63 64

Raven Klaasen/Izak van der Merwe (RSA) v Blaz Kavcic/Grega Zemlja (SLO)

Izak van der Merwe (RSA) v Blaz Kavcic (SLO)

Ruan Roelofse (RSA) v Grega Zemlja (SLO)

 

 

AMERICAS ZONE GROUP II – SECOND ROUND

 

MEXICO leads BARBADOS 1-0

Venue: Rafael El Pelon Osuna, Mexico City, MEX (clay – outdoor)

 

Cesar Ramirez (MEX) d. Darian King (BAR) 62 63 61

Miguel Gallardo-Valles (MEX) v Haydn Lewis (BAR)

Santiago Gonzalez/Cesar Ramirez (MEX) v Darian King/Haydn Lewis (BAR)

Miguel Gallardo-Valles (MEX) v Darian King (BAR)

Cesar Ramirez (MEX) v Haydn Lewis (BAR)

 

VENEZUELA leads DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 1-0

Venue: Cancha Jose Ignacio Colell, Valencia, VEN (hard – outdoor)

 

David Souto (VEN) d. Roberto Cid (DOM) 62 36 62 62

Luis Martinez (VEN) v Victor Estrella (DOM)

Roman Recarte/Roberto Maytin (VEN) v Henry Estrella/Victor Estrella (DOM)

David Souto (VEN) v Victor Estrella (DOM)

Luis Martinez (VEN) v Roberto Cid (DOM)

 

 

AMERICAS ZONE GROUP II – PLAY-OFFS

 

EL SALVADOR leads PARAGUAY 1-0

Venue: Federacion Salvadorena de Tenis, Ciudad Merliot, ESA (hard – outdoor)

 

Rafael Arevalo (ESA) d. Diego Galeano (PAR) 76(6) 64 64

Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) v Juan Carlos Ramirez (PAR)

Marcelo Arevalo/Rafael Arevalo (ESA) v Diego Galeano/Juan Carlos Ramirez (PAR)

Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) v Diego Galeano (PAR)

Rafael Arevalo (ESA) v Juan Carlos Ramirez (PAR)

 

PUERTO RICO leads BOLIVIA

Venue: Palmas del Mar Tennis Club, Humacao, PUR (hard – outdoor)

 

Alex Llompart (PUR) d. Mauricio Doria-Medina (BOL) 63 62 64

Ricardo Gonzalez (PUR) v Hugo Dellien (BOL)

Alex Llompart/Gilberto Alvarez (PUR) v Federico Zeballos/Mauricio Doria-Medina (BOL)

Alex Llompart (PUR) v Hugo Dellien (BOL)

Ricardo Gonzalez (PUR) v Mauricio Doria-Medina (BOL)

 

 

ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II – SECOND ROUND

 

PHILIPPINES leads PAKISTAN 2-0

Venue: Philippine Columbian Association, Manilla, PHI (clay – indoor)

 

Johnny Arcilla (PHI) d. Aqeel Khan (PAK) 62 62 63

Treat Huey (PHI) d. Yasir Khan (PAK) 61 60 63

Francis Casey Alcantara/Ruben Gonzales Jr. (PHI) v Aqeel Khan/Jalil Khan (PAK)

Treat Huey (PHI) v Aqeel Khan (PAK)

Johnny Arcilla (PHI) v Yasir Khan (PAK)

 

INDONESIA level with THAILAND 1-1

Venue: Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Stadium, Jakarta, INA (hard – outdoor)

 

Christopher Rungkat (INA) d. Kittiphong Wachiramanowong (THA) 64 63 62

Danai Udomchoke (THA) d. Aditya Hari Sasongko (INA) 61 61 63

Wisnu Adi Nugroho/David Agung Susanto (INA) v Sanchai Ratiwatana/Sonchat Ratiwatana (THA)

Christopher Rungkat (INA) v Danai Udomchoke (THA)

Aditya Hari Sasongko (INA) v Kittiphong Wachiramanowong (THA)

 

 

ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II – PLAY-OFFS

 

LEBANON leads PACIFIC OCEANIA 2-0

Venue: ATCL Club, Jounieh, LIB (clay – outdoor)

 

Bassam Beidas (LIB) d. Cyril Jacobe (POC) 62 62 62

Karim Alayli (LIB) d. Juan Sebastien Langton (POC) 60 46 61 75

Bassam Beidas/Patrick Chucri (LIB) v Cyril Jacobe/Daniel Llarenas (POC)

Bassam Beidas (LIB) v Juan Sebastien Langton (POC)

Karim Alayli (LIB) v Cyril Jacobe (POC)

 

HONG KONG CHINA v SRI LANKA

Venue: Victoria Park, Causeway Bay, HKG (hard – outdoor)

 

Hiu-Tung Yu (HKG) v Harshana Godamanna (SRI) – match postponed until Saturday due to rain

Jonathan Chu (HKG) v Dineshkanthan Thangarajah (SRI) – match postponed until Saturday due to rain

Ryan Wan Tat Cheung/Jonathan Chu (HKG) v Harshana Godamanna/Rajeev Rajapakse (SRI)

Jonathan Chu (HKG) v Harshana Godamanna (SRI)

Hiu-Tung Yu (HKG) v Dineshkanthan Thangarajah (SRI)

 

 

EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP II – SECOND ROUND

 

UKRAINE leads CYPRUS 1-0

Venue: Megaron Tennis Club, Dnipropetrovsk, UKR (hard – indoor)

 

Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) d. Christos Hadjigeorgiou (CYP) 61 62 61

Sergei Bubka (UKR) v Sergis Kyratzis (CYP)

Vladyslav Manafov/Denys Molchanov (UKR) v Rares Cuzdriorean/Dean Georgiou (CYP)

Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) v Sergis Kyratzis (CYP)

Sergei Bubka (UKR) v Christos Hadjigeorgiou (CYP)

 

HUNGARY leads LATVIA 1-0

Venue: Bujtosi Szabadido Csarnok, Nyiregyhaza, HUN (carpet – indoor)

 

Marton Fucsovics (HUN) d. Ernests Gulbis (LAT) 67(7) 63 64 46 63

Adam Kellner (HUN) v Deniss Pavlovs (LAT)

Attila Balazs/Kornel Bardoczky (HUN) v Ernests Gulbis/Andis Juska (LAT)

Adam Kellner (HUN) v Ernests Gulbis (LAT)

Marton Fucsovics (HUN) Deniss Pavlovs (LAT)

 

BELARUS level with BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA 1-1

Venue: Republic Olympic Training Centre for Tennis, Minsk, BLR (hard – indoor)

 

Amer Delic (BIH) d. Dzmitry Zhyrmont (BLR) 64 64 46 75

Uladzimir Ignatik (BLR) d. Damir Dzumhur (BIH) 63 76(4) 63

Alexander Bury/Max Mirnyi (BLR) v Tomislav Brkic/Amer Delic (BIH)

Uladzimir Ignatik (BLR) v Amer Delic (BIH)

Dzmitry Zhyrmont (BLR) v Damir Dzumhur (BIH)

 

POLAND leads ESTONIA 2-0

Venue: OSiR Hala Widowiskowo-sportowa, Inowroclaw, POL (carpet – indoor)

 

Lukasz Kubot (POL) d. Vladimir Ivanov (EST) 63 62 62

Jerzy Janowicz (POL) d. Jurgen Zopp (EST) 76(4) 76(2) 36 61

Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Marcin Matkowski (POL) v Mait Kunnap/Jurgen Zopp (EST)

Lukasz Kubot (POL) v Jurgen Zopp (EST)

Jerzy Janowicz (POL) v Vladimir Ivanov (EST)

 

 

EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP II – PLAY-OFFS

 

MOROCCO level with MONACO 1-1

Venue: Club Olympique Casablancais (COC Tennis), Casablanca, MAR (clay – outdoor)

 

Yassine Idmbarek (MAR) d. Benjamin Balleret (MON) 75 75 63

Jean-Rene Lisnard (MON) d. Mehdi Ziadi (MAR) 76(4) 64 63

Anas Fattar/Mehdi Ziadi (MAR) v Guillaume Couillard/Thomas Oger (MON)

Mehdi Ziadi (MAR) v Benjamin Balleret (MON)

Yassine Idmbarek (MAR) v Jean-Rene Lisnard (MON)

 

EGYPT level with IRELAND 1-1

Venue: El Gezera Sporting Club, Cairo, EGY (clay –outdoor)

 

James McGee (IRL) d. Karim-Mohamed Maamoun (EGY) 26 64 62 75

Sherif Sabry (EGY) d. Conor Niland (IRL) 26 61 60 62

Karim-Mohamed Maamoun/Sherif Sabry (EGY) v James Cluskey/Conor Niland (IRL)

Karim-Mohamed Maamoun (EGY) v Conor Niland (IRL)

Sherif Sabry (EGY) v James McGee (IRL)

 

TURKEY level with MOLDOVA 1-1

Venue: Bakirkoy Spor Vakfi Sosyal Tesisleri, Istanbul, TUR (hard – indoor)

 

Marsel Ilhan (TUR) d. Maxim Dubarenco (MDA) 64 64 62

Radu Albot (MDA) d. Haluk Akkoyun (TUR) 64 62 61

Marsel Ilhan/Ergun Zorlu (TUR) v Radu Albot/Andrei Ciumac (MDA)

Marsel Ilhan (TUR) v Radu Albot (MDA)

Haluk Akkoyun (TUR) v Maxim Dubarenco (MDA)

 

LUXEMBOURG leads MADAGASCAR 2-0

Venue: Association Culturelle et Sportive d’Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, MAD (clay – outdoor)

 

Laurent Bram (LUX) d. Lofo Ramiaramanana (MAD) 61 64 64

Gilles Muller (LUX) d. Jacob Rasolondrazana (MAD) 63 61 76(3)

Antso Rakotondramanga/Jacob Rasolondrazana (MAD) v Gilles Muller/Mike Scheidweiler (LUX)

Lofo Ramiaramanana (MAD) v Gilles Muller (LUX)

Jacob Rasolondrazana (MAD) v Laurent Bram (LUX)

 

 

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ITF Announces Davis Cup Team Nominations for April 6-8

The ITF has announced the official team nominations for the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group quarterfinal and zone group ties taking place April 6-8 websites: www.daviscup.com and www.copadavis.com.

 

WORLD GROUP QUARTERFINALS

 

SPAIN v AUSTRIA

Venue: Marina d’Or, Oropesa del Mar, Castellon, ESP (clay – outdoor)

 

Spain

David Ferrer
Nicolas Almagro
Marcel Granollers
Marc Lopez
Captain: Alex Corretja

 

Austria

Jurgen Melzer

Andreas Haider-Maurer

Alexander Peya

Oliver Marach

Captain: Clemens Trimmel

 

FRANCE v USA

Venue: Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune Cap Martin, FRA (clay – outdoor)

 

France

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Gael Monfils

Michael Llodra

Julien Benneteau

Captain: Guy Forget

 

USA

Mardy Fish

John Isner

Bob Bryan

Mike Bryan

Captain: Jim Courier

 

CZECH REPUBLIC v SERBIA

Venue: O2 Arena, Prague, CZE (clay – indoor)

Czech Republic

Tomas Berdych

Radek Stepanek

Lukas Rosol

Frantisek Cermak

Captain: Jaroslav Navratil

 

Serbia

Janko Tipsarevic

Viktor Troicki

Dusan Lajovic

Nenad Zimonjic

Captain: Bogdan Obradovic

 

ARGENTINA v CROATIA

Venue: Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, ARG (clay – outdoor)

 

Argentina

Juan Martin del Potro

Juan Monaco

David Nalbandian

Eduardo Schwank

Captain: Martin Jaite

 

Croatia

Marin Cilic

Ivo Karlovic

Antonio Veic

Lovro Zovko

Captain: Zeljko Krajan

 

 

AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I – SECOND ROUND

 

URUGUAY v CHILE

Venue: Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, URU (clay – outdoor)

 

Uruguay

Pablo Cuevas

Marcel Felder

Martin Cuevas

Ariel Behar

Captain: Enrique Perez

 

Chile

Paul Capdeville

Guillermo Hormazabal

Jorge Aguilar

Nicolas Massu

Captain: Belus Prajoux

 

BRAZIL v COLOMBIA

Venue: Harmonia Tenis Clube, Sao Jose de Rio Preto, BRA (clay – outdoor)

 

Brazil

Thomaz Bellucci

Joao Souza

Bruno Soares

Marcelo Melo

Captain: Joao Zwetsch

 

Colombia

Santiago Giraldo

Alejandro Falla

Robert Farah

Juan-Sebastian Cabal

Captain: Marc Gorriz

 

 

ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I – SECOND ROUND

 

UZBEKISTAN v INDIA

Venue: Sport Complex Pahlavon, Namangan, UZB (clay – indoor)

 

Uzbekistan

Denis Istomin

Farrukh Dustov

Murad Inoyatov

Sarvar Ikramov

Captain: Petr Lebed

 

India

Yuki Bhambri

Sanam Singh

Leander Paes

Rohan Bopanna

Captain: Shiv Misra

 

AUSTRALIA v KOREA, REP.

Venue: Queensland Tennis Centre, Brisbane, AUS (hard – outdoor)

 

Australia

Bernard Tomic

Matthew Ebden

Marinko Matosevic

Chris Guccione

Captain: Pat Rafter

 

Korea, Rep.

Suk-Young Jeong

Jung-Woong Na

Jae-Min Seol

Min Hyeok Cho

Captain: Yong-Il Yoon

 

 

ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I – FIRST ROUND PLAY-OFF

 

CHINESE TAIPEI v CHINA, P.R.

Venue: Kaohsiung Yangming Tennis Courts, Kaohsiung City, TPE (hard – outdoor)

 

Chinese Tapei

Tsung-Hua Yang

Jimmy Wang

Hsin-Han Lee

Cheng-Peng Hsieh

Captain: Chia-Yen Tsai

 

China, P.R.

Ze Zhang

Di Wu

Ya-Nan Ma

Zhe Li

Captain: Shao-Xuan Zeng

 

 

EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I – SECOND ROUND

 

ISRAEL v PORTUGAL

Venue: Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, ISR (hard – outdoor)

 

Israel

Dudi Sela

Amir Weintraub

Jonathan Erlich

Andy Ram

Captain: Eyal Ran

 

Portugal

Rui Machado

Frederico Gil

Joao Sousa

Gastao Elias

Captain: Pedro Cordeiro

 

GREAT BRITAIN v BELGIUM

Venue: Braehead Arena, Glasgow, GBR (hard – indoor)

 

Great Britain

James Ward

Dan Evans

Colin Fleming

Ross Hutchins

Captain: Leon Smith

 

Belgium

Olivier Rochus

Steve Darcis

Ruben Bemelmans

David Goffin

Captain: Johan van Herck

 

NETHERLANDS v ROMANIA

Venue: Sporthallen Zuid, Amsterdam, NED (hard – indoor)

 

Netherlands

Robin Haase

Thomas Schoorel

Igor Sijsling

Jean-Julien Rojer

Captain: Jan Siemerink

 

Romania

Petru Alexandru Luncanu

Andrei Daescu

Darius Florin Bragusi

Florin Mergea

Captain: Ciprian Porumb

 

SOUTH AFRICA v SLOVENIA

Venue: Arthur Ashe Tennis Centre, Johannesburg, RSA (hard – outdoor)

 

South Africa

Izak van der Merwe

Raven Klaasen

Ruan Roelofse

Jean Anderson

Captain: John Laffnie de Jager

 

Slovenia

Blaz Kavcic

Grega Zemlja

Janez Semrajc

Nik Razborsek

Captain: Blaz Trupej

 

 

AMERICAS ZONE GROUP II – SECOND ROUND

 

MEXICO v BARBADOS

Venue: Rafael El Pelon Osuna, Mexico City, MEX (clay – outdoor)

 

Mexico

To be confirmed

 

Barbados

Darian King

Haydn Lewis

Seannon Williams

Anthony Marshall

Captain: Kevin Yarde

 

VENEZUELA v DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Venue: Cancha Jose Ignacio Colell, Valencia, VEN (hard – outdoor)

 

Venezuela

To be confirmed

 

Dominican Republic

To be confirmed

 

 

AMERICAS ZONE GROUP II – PLAY-OFFS

 

EL SALVADOR v PARAGUAY

Venue: Federacion Salvadorena de Tenis, Ciudad Merliot, ESA (hard – outdoor)

 

El Salvador

Marcelo Arevalo

Rafael Arevalo

Alberto Emmanuel Alvarado Larin

Captain: Roberto Salazar

 

Paraguay

To be confirmed

 

PUERTO RICO v BOLIVIA

Venue: Palmas del Mar Tennis Club, Humacao, PUR (hard – outdoor)

 

Puerto Rico

Diego Galeano

Jose Benitez

Juan-Carlos Ramirez

Juan-Enrique Crosa

Captain: Victor Pecci

 

Bolivia

Federico Zeballos

Hugo Dellien

Mauricio Doria-Medina

Captain: Mauricio Solis

 

 

ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II – SECOND ROUND

 

PHILIPPINES v PAKISTAN

Venue: Philippine Columbian Association, Manilla, PHI (clay – indoor)

 

Philippines

To be confirmed

 

Pakistan

Aisam Qureshi

Aqeel Khan

Yasir Khan

Muhammad Abid

Captain: Rashid Ahmed Malik

 

INDONESIA v THAILAND

Venue: Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Stadium, Jakarta, INA (hard – outdoor)

 

Indonesia

Christopher Rungkat

David Agung Susanto

Aditya Hari Sasongko

Wisnu Adi Nugroho

Captain: Bonit Wiryawan

 

Thailand

Danai Udomchoke

Kittiphong Wachiramanowong

Sanchai Ratiwatana

Captain: Paradorn Srichaphan

 

 

ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II – PLAY-OFFS

 

LEBANON v PACIFIC OCEANIA

Venue: ATCL Club, Jounieh, LIB (clay – outdoor)

 

Lebanon

Bassam Beidas

Karim Alayli

Patrick Chucri

Jad Karaki

Captain: Hussein Bradreddine

 

Pacific Oceania

Michael Leong

Cyril Jacobe

Daniel Llarenas

Aymeric Mara

Captain: Cyrille Mainguy

 

HONG KONG CHINA v SRI LANKA

Venue: Victoria Park, Causeway Bay, HKG (hard – outdoor)

 

Hong Kong China

Hiu-Tung Yu

Jonathan Chu

Michael Lai

Ryan Wan Tat Cheung

Captain: Andy Brothers

 

Sri Lanka

Harshana Godamanna

Dineshkanthan Thangarajah

Rajeev Rajapakse

Nishangan Nadaraja

Captain: Rohan de Silva

 

 

EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP II – SECOND ROUND

 

UKRAINE v CYPRUS

Venue: Megaron Tennis Club, Dnipropetrovsk, UKR (hard – indoor)

 

Ukraine

Sergiy Stakhovsky

Sergei Bubka

Denys Molchanov

Vladyslav Manafov

Captain: Mikhail Filima

 

Cyprus

Rares Cuzdriorean

Dean Georgiou

Sergis Kyratzis

Christos Hadjigeorgiou

Captain: Yiannos Hadjigeorgiou

 

HUNGARY v LATVIA

Venue: Bujtosi Szabadido Csarnok, Nyiregyhaza, HUN (carpet – indoor)

 

Hungary

Adam Kellner

Attila Balazs

Marton Fucsovics

Levente Godry

Captain: Miklos Hornok

 

Latvia

To be confirmed

 

BELARUS v BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA

Venue: Republic Olympic Training Centre for Tennis, Minsk, BLR (hard – indoor)

 

Belarus

Uladzimir Ignatik

Dzmitry Zhyrmont

Alexander Bury

Max Mirnyi

Captain: Sergei Teterin

 

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Amer Delic

Damir Dzumhur

Tomislav Brkic

Aldin Setkic

Captain: Daver Vranic

 

POLAND v ESTONIA

Venue: OSiR Hala Widowiskowo-sportowa, Inowroclaw, POL (carpet – indoor)

 

Poland

Lukasz Kubot

Jerzy Janowicz

Marcin Matkowski

Mariusz Fyrstenberg

Captain: Radoslaw Szymanik

 

Estonia

Jurgen Zopp

Vladimir Ivanov

Jaak Poldma

Mait Kunnap

Captain: Peeter Lamp

 

 

EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP II – PLAY-OFFS

 

MOROCCO v MONACO

Venue: Club Olympique Casablancais (COC Tennis), Casablanca, MAR (clay – outdoor)

 

Morocco

Mehdi Ziadi

Anas Fattar

Yassine Idmbarek

Younes Rachidi

Captain: Mounir El Aaarej

 

Monaco

Benjamin Balleret

Jean-Rene Lisnard

Thomas Oger

Guillaume Couillard

Captain: Christophe Boggetti

 

EGYPT v IRELAND

Venue: El Gezera Sporting Club, Cairo, EGY (clay –outdoor)

 

Egypt

Kaarim-Mohamed Maamoun

Sherif Sabry

Omar Hedayet

Ramy Kamal Aita

Captain: Tamer El Sawy

 

Ireland

Conor Niland

James McGee

Sam Barry

James Cluskey

Captain: Garry Cahil

 

TURKEY v MOLDOVA

Venue: Bakirkoy Spor Vakfi Sosyal Tesisleri, Istanbul, TUR (hard – indoor)

 

Turkey

Marsel Ilhan

Haluk Akkoyun

Ergun Zorlu

Baris Erguden

Captain: Alaaddin Karagoz

 

Moldova

Radu Albot

Andrei Ciumac

Andrei Gorban

Maxim Dubarenco

Captain: Lurie Gorban

 

MADAGASCAR v LUXEMBOURG

Venue: Association Culturelle et Sportive d’Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, MAD (clay – outdoor)

 

Madagascar

Antso Rakotondramanga

Lofo Ramiaramanana

Jacob Rasolondrazana

Ando Rasolomalala

Captain: Harivony Andrianafetra

 

Luxembourg

Gilles Muller

Mike Vermeer

Laurent Bram

Mike Scheidweiler

Captain: Jacques Radoux

 

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