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 organised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and contested annually between teams from over 150 competing countries, making it the world's largest annual ...
competition in 2014. The first-round losers went into the
Davis Cup World Group play-offs, and the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for
2015
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Events
January
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. The final took place at the
Stade Pierre-Mauroy
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in
Lille
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, between France and Switzerland on indoor clay. Switzerland won the Davis Cup for the first time, beating France 3–1 in the final.
Participating teams
Seeds
Draw
First round
Czech Republic vs. Netherlands
Japan vs. Canada
Germany vs. Spain
France vs. Australia
United States vs. Great Britain
* Great Britain's victory was their first in the World Group since 1986.
Argentina vs. Italy
Kazakhstan vs. Belgium
Serbia vs. Switzerland
Quarterfinals
Japan vs. Czech Republic
France vs. Germany
Italy vs. Great Britain
Switzerland vs. Kazakhstan
Semifinals
France vs. Czech Republic
Switzerland vs. Italy
Final
France vs. Switzerland
References
{{2014 ATP World Tour
World Group