# 2015 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2015. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group play-offs, and the winners progressed to the quarterfinals and World Group spot for 2016.

## Participating teams

Participating teams :
| Argentina | Australia | Belgium | Brazil |
| Canada | Croatia | Czech Republic | France |
| Germany | Great Britain | Italy | Japan |
| Kazakhstan | Serbia | Switzerland | United States |

### Seeds

* France (quarterfinals)
* Switzerland (first round)
* Czech Republic (first round)
* Serbia (quarterfinals)
* Argentina (semifinals)
* Italy (first round)
* United States (first round)
* Canada (quarterfinals)

### Draw

| First round 6–8 March | First round 6–8 March | First round 6–8 March | Quarterfinals 17–19 July | Quarterfinals 17–19 July | Quarterfinals 17–19 July | Semifinals 18–20 September | Semifinals 18–20 September | Semifinals 18–20 September | Final 27–29 November | Final 27–29 November | Final 27–29 November |
| Frankfurt, Germany (indoor hard) | Frankfurt, Germany (indoor hard) | Frankfurt, Germany (indoor hard) | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | France | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | France | 3 | London, Great Britain (grass) | London, Great Britain (grass) | London, Great Britain (grass) | | | | | | |
| | Germany | 2 | London, Great Britain (grass) | London, Great Britain (grass) | London, Great Britain (grass) | | | | | | |
| | Germany | 2 | 1 | France | 1 | | | | | | |
| Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard) | Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard) | Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard) | 1 | France | 1 | | | | | | |
| Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard) | Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard) | Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard) | | Great Britain | 3 | | | | | | |
| 7 | United States | 2 | | Great Britain | 3 | | | | | | |
| 7 | United States | 2 | | | | Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard) | Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard) | Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard) | | | |
| | Great Britain | 3 | | | | Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard) | Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard) | Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard) | | | |
| | Great Britain | 3 | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | | | |
| Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | | | |
| Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | | | | Australia | Australia | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 2 | | | | Australia | Australia | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 2 | Darwin, Australia (grass) | Darwin, Australia (grass) | Darwin, Australia (grass) | | | | | | |
| | Australia | 3 | Darwin, Australia (grass) | Darwin, Australia (grass) | Darwin, Australia (grass) | | | | | | |
| | Australia | 3 | Australia | Australia | 3 | | | | | | |
| Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor hard) | Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor hard) | Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor hard) | Australia | Australia | 3 | | | | | | |
| Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor hard) | Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor hard) | Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor hard) | Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan | 2 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Italy | 2 | Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan | 2 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Italy | 2 | | | | | | | Ghent, Belgium (indoor clay) | Ghent, Belgium (indoor clay) | Ghent, Belgium (indoor clay) |
| | Kazakhstan | 3 | | | | | | | Ghent, Belgium (indoor clay) | Ghent, Belgium (indoor clay) | Ghent, Belgium (indoor clay) |
| | Kazakhstan | 3 | | | | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | | | | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | | | | | | | Belgium | Belgium | 1 |
| | Brazil | 2 | | | | | | | Belgium | Belgium | 1 |
| | Brazil | 2 | Buenos Aires, Argentina (indoor clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (indoor clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (indoor clay) | | | | | | |
| 5 | Argentina | 3 | Buenos Aires, Argentina (indoor clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (indoor clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (indoor clay) | | | | | | |
| 5 | Argentina | 3 | 5 | Argentina | 4 | | | | | | |
| Kraljevo, Serbia (indoor hard) | Kraljevo, Serbia (indoor hard) | Kraljevo, Serbia (indoor hard) | 5 | Argentina | 4 | | | | | | |
| Kraljevo, Serbia (indoor hard) | Kraljevo, Serbia (indoor hard) | Kraljevo, Serbia (indoor hard) | 4 | Serbia | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Croatia | 0 | 4 | Serbia | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Croatia | 0 | | | | Brussels, Belgium (indoor hard) | Brussels, Belgium (indoor hard) | Brussels, Belgium (indoor hard) | | | |
| 4 | Serbia | 5 | | | | Brussels, Belgium (indoor hard) | Brussels, Belgium (indoor hard) | Brussels, Belgium (indoor hard) | | | |
| 4 | Serbia | 5 | | | | 5 | Argentina | 2 | | | |
| Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard) | Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard) | Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard) | | | | 5 | Argentina | 2 | | | |
| Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard) | Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard) | Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard) | | | | | Belgium | 3 | | | |
| | Japan | 2 | | | | | Belgium | 3 | | | |
| | Japan | 2 | Middelkerke, Belgium (clay) | Middelkerke, Belgium (clay) | Middelkerke, Belgium (clay) | | | | | | |
| 8 | Canada | 3 | Middelkerke, Belgium (clay) | Middelkerke, Belgium (clay) | Middelkerke, Belgium (clay) | | | | | | |
| 8 | Canada | 3 | 8 | Canada | 0 | | | | | | |
| Liège, Belgium (indoor hard) | Liège, Belgium (indoor hard) | Liège, Belgium (indoor hard) | 8 | Canada | 0 | | | | | | |
| Liège, Belgium (indoor hard) | Liège, Belgium (indoor hard) | Liège, Belgium (indoor hard) | | Belgium | 5 | | | | | | |
| | Belgium | 3 | | Belgium | 5 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Switzerland | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

## First round
### Germany vs. France

| Germany 2 | Fraport Arena, Frankfurt, Germany 6–8 March 2015 Hard (i) | Fraport Arena, Frankfurt, Germany 6–8 March 2015 Hard (i) | France 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan-Lennard Struff Gilles Simon 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6 2 7$^7$ 6$^1$ 2 6 8 10   2 Philipp Kohlschreiber Gaël Monfils 4 6 5 7 6$^4$ 7$^7$       3 Benjamin Becker / Andre Begemann Julien Benneteau / Nicolas Mahut 4 6 3 6 2 6       4 Philipp Kohlschreiber Gilles Simon 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 4         5 Jan-Lennard Struff Nicolas Mahut 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 6 3 ||||

### Great Britain vs. United States

| Great Britain 3 | Commonwealth Arena, Glasgow, Great Britain 6–8 March 2015 Hard (i) | Commonwealth Arena, Glasgow, Great Britain 6–8 March 2015 Hard (i) | United States 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Andy Murray Donald Young 6 1 6 1 4 6 6 2     2 James Ward John Isner 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 5 7 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 15 13   3 Dominic Inglot / Jamie Murray Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 3 6 2 6 6 3 7$^{10}$ 6$^8$ 7 9   4 Andy Murray John Isner 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^4$       5 James Ward Donald Young 7 5 0 1       retired ||||
* The Isner-Ward match was the longest Davis Cup match involving a United States player since the introduction of the tiebreaker in 1989.
* Great Britain's victory over the United States was their first win over this country at home since 1935.

### Czech Republic vs. Australia

| Czech Republic 2 | ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republic 6–8 March 2015 Hard (i) | ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republic 6–8 March 2015 Hard (i) | Australia 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Lukáš Rosol Thanasi Kokkinakis 6 4 6 2 5 7 5 7 3 6   2 Jiří Veselý Bernard Tomic 4 6 3 6 6$^5$ 7$^7$       3 Jiří Veselý / Adam Pavlásek Sam Groth / Lleyton Hewitt 1 6 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 3 6 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 2   4 Lukáš Rosol Bernard Tomic 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 3 6 6$^5$ 7$^7$       5 Jan Mertl Sam Groth 6 3 6 2 ||||
* This was Australia's first World Group win since 2006.

### Kazakhstan vs. Italy

| Kazakhstan 3 | National Tennis Center, Astana, Kazakhstan 6–8 March 2015 Hard (i) | National Tennis Center, Astana, Kazakhstan 6–8 March 2015 Hard (i) | Italy 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mikhail Kukushkin Simone Bolelli 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 6 1 6 2       2 Andrey Golubev Andreas Seppi 3 6 3 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 2 6     3 Andrey Golubev / Aleksandr Nedovyesov Fabio Fognini / Simone Bolelli 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 3 6 7$^{15}$ 6$^{13}$ 4 6     4 Mikhail Kukushkin Andreas Seppi 7$^{10}$ 6$^8$ 6 0 6 4       5 Aleksandr Nedovyesov Fabio Fognini 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 3 6 4 6 6 3 7 5 ||||

### Argentina vs. Brazil

| Argentina 3 | Tecnópolis, Buenos Aires, Argentina 6–8 March 2015 Clay | Tecnópolis, Buenos Aires, Argentina 6–8 March 2015 Clay | Brazil 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Carlos Berlocq João Souza 4 6 6 3 7 5 3 6 2 6   2 Leonardo Mayer Thomaz Bellucci 6 4 6 3 1 6 6 3     3 Carlos Berlocq / Diego Schwartzman Marcelo Melo / Bruno Soares 5 7 3 6 4 6       4 Leonardo Mayer João Souza 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 5 7 5 7 15 13   5 Federico Delbonis Thomaz Bellucci 6 3 3 6 6 2 7 5 ||||
* The Mayer-Souza match set the record for the longest Davis Cup singles rubber, lasting for 6 hours and 42 minutes, eclipsing the previous record by 20 minutes which was from the McEnroe-Wilander match in 1982. It is the second longest tour match in history, behind the Isner-Mahut match from Wimbledon 2010.

### Serbia vs. Croatia

| Serbia 5 | Kraljevo Sports Hall, Kraljevo, Serbia 6–8 March 2015 Hard (i) | Kraljevo Sports Hall, Kraljevo, Serbia 6–8 March 2015 Hard (i) | Croatia 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Novak Djokovic Mate Delić 6 3 6 2 6 4       2 Viktor Troicki Borna Ćorić 4 6 1 6 6 3 6 2 6 1   3 Novak Djokovic / Nenad Zimonjić Marin Draganja / Franko Škugor 6 3 6 4 6 1       4 Filip Krajinović Franko Škugor 6 4 6 2         5 Viktor Troicki Mate Delić 6 4 6 3 ||||

### Canada vs. Japan

| Canada 3 | Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre, Vancouver, Canada 6–8 March 2015 Hard (i) | Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre, Vancouver, Canada 6–8 March 2015 Hard (i) | Japan 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Milos Raonic Tatsuma Ito 6 2 6 1 6 2       2 Vasek Pospisil Kei Nishikori 4 6 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 3 6       3 Daniel Nestor / Vasek Pospisil Go Soeda / Yasutaka Uchiyama 7 5 2 6 6 3 3 6 6 3   4 Milos Raonic Kei Nishikori 6 3 3 6 4 6 6 2 4 6   5 Vasek Pospisil Go Soeda 7 5 6 3 6 4 ||||

### Belgium vs. Switzerland

| Belgium 3 | Country Hall Ethias Liège, Liège, Belgium 6–8 March 2015 Hard (i) | Country Hall Ethias Liège, Liège, Belgium 6–8 March 2015 Hard (i) | Switzerland 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ruben Bemelmans Henri Laaksonen 6 1 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 4 6 0 6 2 6   2 Steve Darcis Michael Lammer 6 3 6 1 6 3       3 Ruben Bemelmans / Niels Desein Adrien Bossel / Michael Lammer 1 6 6 3 6 2 6 2     4 Steve Darcis Henri Laaksonen 3 6 6 3 6 3 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 1 6   5 David Goffin Adrien Bossel 6 4 6 0 6 4 ||||
* Belgium won a World Group tie for the first time since 2007.

## Quarterfinals
### Great Britain vs. France

| Great Britain 3 | Queen's Club, London, Great Britain 17–19 July 2015 Grass | Queen's Club, London, Great Britain 17–19 July 2015 Grass | France 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 James Ward Gilles Simon 4 6 4 6 1 6       2 Andy Murray Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7 5 7$^{12}$ 6$^{10}$ 6 2       3 Andy Murray / Jamie Murray Nicolas Mahut / Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4 6 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 1     4 Andy Murray Gilles Simon 4 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 3 6 0     5 James Ward Jo-Wilfried Tsonga           not played ||||
* Great Britain won a quarterfinal match for the first time since 1981.
* It is the first time since 1998 that siblings have combined to win three points in a world group tie. The Black brothers Byron and Wayne did so for Zimbabwe against Australia.

### Australia vs. Kazakhstan

| Australia 3 | Marrara Sporting Complex, Darwin, Australia 17–19 July 2015 Grass | Marrara Sporting Complex, Darwin, Australia 17–19 July 2015 Grass | Kazakhstan 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Thanasi Kokkinakis Mikhail Kukushkin 4 6 3 6 3 6       2 Nick Kyrgios Aleksandr Nedovyesov 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 4 6     3 Sam Groth / Lleyton Hewitt Andrey Golubev / Aleksandr Nedovyesov 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 2       4 Sam Groth Mikhail Kukushkin 6 3 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 4 6 7$^8$ 6$^6$     5 Lleyton Hewitt Aleksandr Nedovyesov 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 2 6 3 ||||
* It was the first time in 76 years that Australia had come back from 2–0 down to win.
* It was the first time that all four nominated players had played in a singles live rubber tie for Australia.
* Australia made it into the semifinals for the first time since 2006.
* Despite having played Davis Cup for 17 years it was the first time that Hewitt had played in the deciding rubber.

### Argentina vs. Serbia

| Argentina 4 | Tecnópolis, Buenos Aires, Argentina 17–19 July 2015 Clay (i) | Tecnópolis, Buenos Aires, Argentina 17–19 July 2015 Clay (i) | Serbia 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Leonardo Mayer Filip Krajinović 6 4 6 2 6 1       2 Federico Delbonis Viktor Troicki 2 6 2 6 6 4 6 4 6 2   3 Carlos Berlocq / Leonardo Mayer Viktor Troicki / Nenad Zimonjić 6 2 6 4 6 1       4 Diego Schwartzman Dušan Lajović 1 6 4 6         5 Carlos Berlocq Filip Krajinović 6 1 3 0        retired ||||

### Belgium vs. Canada

| Belgium 5 | Sportpark Krokodiel, Middelkerke, Belgium 17–19 July 2015 Clay | Sportpark Krokodiel, Middelkerke, Belgium 17–19 July 2015 Clay | Canada 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Steve Darcis Frank Dancevic 3 6 6 1 7 5 6 3     2 David Goffin Filip Peliwo 6 4 6 4 6 2       3 Ruben Bemelmans / Kimmer Coppejans Daniel Nestor / Adil Shamasdin 7 5 3 6 6 4 6 3     4 Kimmer Coppejans Frank Dancevic 2 6 6 2 6 3       5 Steve Darcis Filip Peliwo 6 4 6 3 ||||
* Belgium advanced to the semifinals for the first time since 1999.

## Semifinals
### Great Britain vs. Australia

| Great Britain 3 | Commonwealth Arena, Glasgow, Great Britain 18–20 September 2015 Hard (i) | Commonwealth Arena, Glasgow, Great Britain 18–20 September 2015 Hard (i) | Australia 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Andy Murray Thanasi Kokkinakis 6 3 6 0 6 3       2 Dan Evans Bernard Tomic 3 6 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 4 6     3 Andy Murray / Jamie Murray Sam Groth / Lleyton Hewitt 4 6 6 3 6 4 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 6 4   4 Andy Murray Bernard Tomic 7 5 6 3 6 2       5 Dan Evans Thanasi Kokkinakis 5 7 4 6 ||||
* Great Britain reach their first final since 1978.

### Belgium vs. Argentina

| Belgium 3 | Forest National, Brussels, Belgium 18–20 September 2015 Hard (i) | Forest National, Brussels, Belgium 18–20 September 2015 Hard (i) | Argentina 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 David Goffin Federico Delbonis 7 5 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 3       2 Steve Darcis Leonardo Mayer 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6$^1$ 7$^7$ 6 4 3 6     3 Ruben Bemelmans / Steve Darcis Carlos Berlocq / Leonardo Mayer 2 6 6$^1$ 7$^7$ 7 5 6$^5$ 7$^7$     4 David Goffin Diego Schwartzman 6 3 6 2 6 1       5 Steve Darcis Federico Delbonis 6 4 2 6 7 5 7$^7$ 6$^3$ ||||
* Belgium reach their first final since 1904 and equal their best Davis Cup performance.

## Final
### Belgium vs. Great Britain

| Belgium 1 | Flanders Expo, Ghent, Belgium 27–29 November 2015 Clay (i) | Flanders Expo, Ghent, Belgium 27–29 November 2015 Clay (i) | Great Britain 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 David Goffin Kyle Edmund 3 6 1 6 6 2 6 1 6 0   2 Ruben Bemelmans Andy Murray 3 6 2 6 5 7       3 Steve Darcis / David Goffin Andy Murray / Jamie Murray 4 6 6 4 3 6 2 6     4 David Goffin Andy Murray 3 6 5 7 3 6       5 Ruben Bemelmans Kyle Edmund           not played ||||
* Great Britain win their 10th Davis Cup and their first since 1936.
* Andy Murray becomes the third player to finish with an 8–0 record in the singles after John McEnroe and Mats Wilander.
* Andy Murray becomes the fourth player to finish with an 11–0 record in the singles and doubles.