Thursday, September 20, 2012
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Draw Made For 2013 Davis Cup
The
Draw for the 2013 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas was held at the London
offices of title sponsor BNP Paribas on Wednesday.
Individual draws were made for the 2013 World Group,
Americas Zone Groups I and II, Asia/Oceania Zone Group II and
Europe/Africa Zone Group I. The draws for Asia/Oceania Zone Group I and
Europe/Africa Zone Group II will be held following the remaining 2012
Davis Cup play-off ties on 19-21 October.
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World Group
First round ( February 1-3)
Canada [c] v Spain [s]
Italy [c] v Croatia [s]
Belgium [c] v Serbia [s]
USA [s] [c] v Brazil
France [s] [c] v Israel
Argentina [s] [c] v Germany
Kazakhstan [s] [c] [*] v Austria
Switzerland [c] v Czech Republic [s]
Americas Zone Group I
First round (1-3 February)
Chile [s] v Bye
Ecuador v Bye
Uruguay [c] v Dominican Republic
Colombia [s] v Bye
Second round (5-7 April)
Ecuador [c] v Chile [s]
Asia/Oceania Zone Group II
First round (1-3 February)
Chinese Taipei or New Zealand [s] v Lebanon (Home team
not yet known)
Sri Lanka [c] v Pakistan [s]
Kuwait [c] v Thailand [s]
Syria [c] [*] v Philippines [s] |
Europe/Africa Zone Group I
First round (1-3 February)
Russia [s] v Bye
Great Britain v Bye
South Africa [s] v Bye
Poland [c] v Slovenia
Finland or Denmark v Romania (Home team not yet known)
Netherlands [s] v Bye
Ukraine [c] v Slovak Republic
Sweden [s] v Bye
Second round (5-7 April)
Great Britain [c] [*] v Russia [s]
Americas Zone Group II
First round (1-3 February)
Puerto Rico [c] [*] v Mexico [s]
El Salvador [s] [c] [*] v Barbados
Venezuela [s] [c] v Guatemala
Peru [s] [c] [*] v Haiti
Key
[s] = Seeded nation
[c] = Choice of ground
[*] = Choice of ground decided by lot
The home nation is listed first for each tie.
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Hewitt May Be At The End Of His Davis Cup Career
Lleyton
Hewitt’s future hangs in the balance as that unbeatable combination of
advancing age and increasing fatigue finally seemed to catch up with the
former world no.1 as he simply ran out of steam in Australia’s Davis Cup
World Group play-offs against Germany.
Spain Is Cautious About 2013 Davis Cup Draw
Spain
is wary of an energy-sapping trip to Canada for a Davis Cup first-round
tie next year, with teams expected to be in place for training and
acclimation across the Pacific only hours after the Australian Open
final in Melbourne.
New Directors Appointed To Board of Directors For
International Tennis Hall Of Fame & Museum
The
newly elected board members are Jim Citrin, senior partner at the global
executive search firm of Spencer Stuart; Marianne Gaige, president & CEO
of Cathedral Corporation; Jim Goldman, president & CEO of Godiva
Chocolatier; David A. Haggerty, current first vice president of the USTA,
incoming president of the USTA, and former chairman of Head USA; Bob
Jeffrey, chairman and CEO of JWT Worldwide; Stephen Lewinstein, owner of
the real estate investment and development firm of Stephen R. Lewinstein
Associates and part owner of the Boston Celtics; Betsy Nagelsen-McCormack,
a former top-25 player on the WTA Tour, and wife of the late Mark
McCormack; and Mark J. Panarese, managing director of Rockefeller
Financial.
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