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2017 Davis Cup World Group
Date	3 March – 26 November
Edition	37th
Champions
France
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The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2017. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group play-offs, and the winners progressed to the quarterfinals and the World Group stage of the competition in 2018.

Participating teams

Participating teams
Argentina	Australia	Belgium	Canada
Croatia	Czech Republic	France	Germany
Great Britain	Italy	Japan	Russia
Serbia	Spain	Switzerland	United States

Seeds

1.  Argentina (first round)
2.  Croatia (first round)
3.  Great Britain (quarterfinals)
4.  Czech Republic (first round)
5.   Switzerland (first round)
6.  France (champion)
7.  Belgium (final)
8.  Serbia (semifinals)

Draw

	First round 3–5 February					Quarterfinals 7–9 April					Semifinals 15–17 September					Final 24–26 November
	Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
	1	Argentina	2
						Charleroi, Belgium (indoor hard)
		Italy	3
							Italy	2
	Frankfurt, Germany (indoor hard)
						7	Belgium	3
	7	Belgium	4
											Brussels, Belgium (indoor clay)
		Germany	1
											7	Belgium	3
	Kooyong, Australia (hard)
												Australia	2
	4	Czech Republic	1
						Brisbane, Australia (hard)
		Australia	4
						Australia		3
	Birmingham, United States (indoor hard)
						United States		2
	5	Switzerland	0
																Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France (indoor hard)
		United States	5
																7	Belgium	2
	Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard)
																6	France	3
		Japan	1
						Rouen, France (indoor clay)
	6	France	4
						6	France	4
	Ottawa, Canada (indoor hard)
						3	Great Britain	1
		Canada	2
											Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France (clay)
	3	Great Britain	3
											6	France	3
	Niš, Serbia (indoor hard)
											8	Serbia	1
		Russia	1
						Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard)
	8	Serbia	4
						8	Serbia	4
	Osijek, Croatia (indoor hard)
							Spain	1
		Spain	3
	2	Croatia	2

First round

Argentina vs. Italy

Argentina 2	Parque Sarmiento, Buenos Aires, Argentina 3–6 February Clay		Italy 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Guido Pella Paolo Lorenzi 3 6 3 6 3 6       2 Carlos Berlocq Andreas Seppi 1 6 2 6 6 1 6 7     3 Carlos Berlocq / Leonardo Mayer Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini 6 3 6 3 4 6 2 6 7 6   4 Carlos Berlocq Paolo Lorenzi 4 6 6 4 6 1 3 6 6 3   5 Guido Pella Fabio Fognini 6 2 6 4 3 6 4 6 2 6

Germany vs. Belgium

Germany 1	Fraport Arena, Frankfurt, Germany 3–5 February Hard (i)		Belgium 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Philipp Kohlschreiber Steve Darcis 4 6 6 3 6 2 6 7 6 7   2 Alexander Zverev Arthur De Greef 6 3 6 3 6 4       3 Alexander Zverev / Mischa Zverev Ruben Bemelmans / Joris De Loore 3 6 6 7 6 4 6 4 3 6   4 Alexander Zverev Steve Darcis 6 2 4 6 4 6 6 7     5 Mischa Zverev Ruben Bemelmans 5 7 1 6

Australia vs. Czech Republic

Australia 4	Kooyong Stadium, Kooyong, Australia 3–5 February Hard		Czech Republic 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jordan Thompson Jiří Veselý 6 3 6 3 6 4       2 Nick Kyrgios Jan Šátral 6 2 6 3 6 2       3 Sam Groth / John Peers Jan Šátral / Jiří Veselý 6 3 6 2 6 2       4 Sam Groth Jiří Veselý 6 3 5 7 3 6       5 Jordan Thompson Jan Šátral 7 6 6 2

United States vs. Switzerland

United States 5	Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex, Birmingham, United States 3–5 February Hard (i)		Switzerland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jack Sock Marco Chiudinelli 6 4 6 3 6 1       2 John Isner Henri Laaksonen 4 6 6 2 6 2 7 6     3 Steve Johnson / Jack Sock Adrien Bossel / Henri Laaksonen 7 6 6 3 7 6       4 Sam Querrey Adrien Bossel 6 3 7 5         5 Steve Johnson Antoine Bellier 6 4 6 3

Japan vs. France

Japan 1	Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan 3–5 February Hard (i)		France 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Taro Daniel Richard Gasquet 2 6 3 6 2 6       2 Yoshihito Nishioka Gilles Simon 3 6 3 6 4 6       3 Yūichi Sugita / Yasutaka Uchiyama Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut 3 6 4 6 4 6       4 Yoshihito Nishioka Nicolas Mahut 1 6 1 1       retired   5 Yasutaka Uchiyama Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6 4 6 4

Canada vs. Great Britain

Canada 2	TD Place Arena, Ottawa, Canada 3–5 February Hard (i)		Great Britain 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Denis Shapovalov Dan Evans 3 6 3 6 4 6       2 Vasek Pospisil Kyle Edmund 6 4 6 1 7 6       3 Daniel Nestor / Vasek Pospisil Dominic Inglot / Jamie Murray 6 7 7 6 6 7 3 6     4 Vasek Pospisil Dan Evans 7 6 6 4 3 6 7 6     5 Denis Shapovalov Kyle Edmund 3 6 4 6 1 2

Shapovalov defaulted the rubber and the tie after accidentally hitting a ball into the face of the chair umpire.

Serbia vs. Russia

Serbia 4	Čair Sports Center, Niš, Serbia 3–5 February Hard (i)		Russia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Viktor Troicki Karen Khachanov 6 4 6 7 6 3 1 6 7 6   2 Novak Djokovic Daniil Medvedev 3 6 6 4 6 1 1 0     retired 3 Viktor Troicki / Nenad Zimonjić Konstantin Kravchuk / Andrey Kuznetsov 6 3 7 6 6 7 6 4     4 Dušan Lajović Konstantin Kravchuk 6 3 4 6 6 3       5 Nenad Zimonjić Daniil Medvedev             w/o

Croatia vs. Spain

Croatia 2	Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek, Croatia 3–5 February Hard (i)		Spain 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Franko Škugor Pablo Carreño Busta 3 6 6 3 6 4 4 6 7 6   2 Ante Pavić Roberto Bautista Agut 4 6 2 6 3 6       3 Marin Draganja / Nikola Mektić Feliciano López / Marc López 6 7 7 6 7 6 2 6 6 4   4 Franko Škugor Roberto Bautista Agut 1 6 7 6 3 6 6 7     5 Nikola Mektić Pablo Carreño Busta 6 7 1 6 4 6

Quarterfinals

Belgium vs. Italy

Belgium 3	RTL Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium 7–9 April 2017 Hard (i)		Italy 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Steve Darcis Paolo Lorenzi 6 7 6 1 6 1 7 6     2 David Goffin Andreas Seppi 6 4 6 3 6 3       3 Ruben Bemelmans / Joris De Loore Simone Bolelli / Andreas Seppi 6 4 3 6 4 6 6 3 6 7   4 David Goffin Paolo Lorenzi 6 3 6 3 6 2       5 Joris De Loore Alessandro Giannessi 4 6 6 7

Australia vs. United States

Australia 3	Pat Rafter Arena, Brisbane, Australia 7–9 April 2017 Hard		United States 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jordan Thompson Jack Sock 6 3 3 6 7 6 6 4     2 Nick Kyrgios John Isner 7 5 7 6 7 6       3 Sam Groth / John Peers Steve Johnson / Jack Sock 6 3 3 6 2 6 6 2 3 6   4 Nick Kyrgios Sam Querrey 7 6 6 3 6 4       5 Sam Groth John Isner 6 7 3 6

France vs. Great Britain

France 4	Kindarena, Rouen, France 7–9 April 2017 Clay (i)		Great Britain 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Lucas Pouille Kyle Edmund 7 5 7 6 6 3       2 Jérémy Chardy Dan Evans 6 2 6 3 6 3       3 Julien Benneteau / Nicolas Mahut Dominic Inglot / Jamie Murray 7 6 5 7 7 5 7 5     4 Julien Benneteau Dan Evans 1 6 2 6         5 Jérémy Chardy Kyle Edmund 6 4 6 3

Serbia vs. Spain

Serbia 4	Hall Aleksandar Nikolić, Belgrade, Serbia 7–9 April 2017 Hard (i)		Spain 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Novak Djokovic Albert Ramos Viñolas 6 3 6 4 6 2       2 Viktor Troicki Pablo Carreño Busta 6 3 6 4 6 3       3 Viktor Troicki / Nenad Zimonjić Pablo Carreño Busta / Marc López 4 6 7 6 6 0 4 6 6 2   4 Dušan Lajović Jaume Munar 2 6 6 1 6 4       5 Nenad Zimonjić Albert Ramos Viñolas 2 6 1 6

Semifinals

Belgium vs. Australia

Belgium 3	Palais 12, Brussels, Belgium 15–17 September 2017 Clay (i)		Australia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 David Goffin John Millman 6 7 6 4 6 3 7 5     2 Steve Darcis Nick Kyrgios 3 6 6 3 7 6 1 6 2 6   3 Ruben Bemelmans / Arthur De Greef John Peers / Jordan Thompson 3 6 4 6 0 6       4 David Goffin Nick Kyrgios 6 7 6 4 6 4 6 4     5 Steve Darcis Jordan Thompson 6 4 7 5 6 2

France vs. Serbia

France 3	Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France 15–17 September 2017 Clay		Serbia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Lucas Pouille Dušan Lajović 1 6 6 3 6 7 6 7     2 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Laslo Đere 7 6 6 3 6 3       3 Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut Filip Krajinović / Nenad Zimonjić 6 1 6 2 7 6       4 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Dušan Lajović 2 6 6 2 7 6 6 2     5 Lucas Pouille Laslo Đere           not played

Final

France vs. Belgium

France 3	Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France 24–26 November 2017 Hard (i)		Belgium 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Lucas Pouille David Goffin 5 7 3 6 1 6       2 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Steve Darcis 6 3 6 2 6 1       3 Richard Gasquet / Pierre-Hugues Herbert Ruben Bemelmans / Joris De Loore 6 1 3 6 7 6 6 4     4 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga David Goffin 6 7 3 6 2 6       5 Lucas Pouille Steve Darcis 6 3 6 1 6 0

References

1. ^ "Argentina v Italy". daviscup.com.
2. ^ "Germany v Belgium". daviscup.com.
3. ^ "Australia v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
4. ^ "United States v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
5. ^ "Japan v France". daviscup.com.
6. ^ "Canada v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
7. ^ "Serbia v Russia". daviscup.com.
8. ^ "Croatia v Spain". daviscup.com.
9. ^ "Belgium v Italy". daviscup.com.
10. ^ "Australia v United States". daviscup.com.
11. ^ "France v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
12. ^ "Serbia v Spain". daviscup.com.
13. ^ "Belgium v Australia". daviscup.com.
14. ^ "France v Serbia". daviscup.com.
15. ^ "France v Belgium". daviscup.com.
16. "Davis Cup: Denis Shapovalov defaulted for hitting umpire with a ball, GB beat Canada". BBC Sport.

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