The World Group was the highest level of
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the orga ...
competition in 2013. The first-round losers go into the
Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, and the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for
2014
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. Czech Republic defended their Davis Cup title, by defeating the Serbian team in Belgrade in the final.
Participating teams
Seeds
Draw
First round
Canada vs. Spain
Italy vs. Croatia
Belgium vs. Serbia
United States vs. Brazil
France vs. Israel
Argentina vs. Germany
Kazakhstan vs. Austria
Switzerland vs. Czech Republic
The doubles match was the second longest match of all time (7 hours and 1 minute).
Quarterfinals
Canada vs. Italy
United States vs. Serbia
Argentina vs. France
Kazakhstan vs. Czech Republic
Semifinals
Serbia vs. Canada
Czech Republic vs. Argentina
Final
Serbia vs. Czech Republic
References
{{2013 ATP World Tour
World Group