Nominations announced for Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group first round and Zone Group ties
(January 24, 2017) The ITF has announced the official team nominations for the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group first round and Zone Group ties taking place on 3-5 February. A total of 32 ties will be held next week with the draws for all ties taking place on Thursday 2 February.
The Asia/Oceania Zone Group I first round tie between Chinese Taipei and China, P.R will take place on 17-19 February and the draw for that tie will take place on Thursday 16 February.
WORLD GROUP FIRST ROUND
ARGENTINA v ITALY
Venue: Parque Sarmiento, Buenos Aires, ARG (clay – outdoor)
Argentina
Diego Schwartzman
Horacio Zeballos
Guido Pella
Leonardo Mayer
Captain: Daniel Orsanic
Italy
Paolo Lorenzi
Fabio Fognini
Andreas Seppi
Simone Bolelli
Captain: Corrado Barazzutti
GERMANY v BELGIUM
Venue: Fraport Arena, Frankfurt, GER (hard – indoor)
Germany
Alexander Zverev
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Mischa Zverev
Jan-Lennard Struff
Captain: Michael Kohlmann
Belgium
David Goffin
Steve Darcis
Ruben Bemelmans
Joris de Loore
Captain: Johan van Herck
AUSTRALIA v CZECH REPUBLIC
Venue: Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, AUS (hard – outdoor)
Australia
Nick Kyrgios
Jordan Thompson
Sam Groth
John Peers
Captain: Lleyton Hewitt
Czech Republic
Jiri Vesely
Radek Stepanek
Jan Satral
Zdenek Kolar
Captain: Jaroslav Navratil
USA v SWITZERLAND
Venue: Legacy Arena / BJCC, Birmingham, USA (hard – indoor)
USA
John Isner
Jack Sock
Steve Johnson
Sam Querrey
Captain: Jim Courier
Switzerland
Marco Chiudinelli
Henri Laaksonen
Adrien Bossel
Antoine Bellier
Captain: Severin Luthi
JAPAN v FRANCE
Venue: Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo, JPN (hard – indoor)
Japan
Yoshihito Nishioka
Yuichi Sugita
Taro Daniel
Yasutaka Uchiyama
Captain: Minoru Ueda
France
Richard Gasquet
Gilles Simon
Nicolas Mahut
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Captain: Yannick Noah
CANADA v GREAT BRITAIN
Venue: The Arena at TD Place, Ottawa, CAN (hard – indoor)
Canada
Milos Raonic
Vasek Pospisil
Denis Shapovalov
Daniel Nestor
Captain: Martin Laurendeau
Great Britain
Kyle Edmund
Daniel Evans
Jamie Murray
Dominic Inglot
Captain: Leon Smith
SERBIA v RUSSIA
Venue: Sportski Centar Cair, Nis, SRB (hard – indoor)
Serbia
Novak Djokovic
Viktor Troicki
Dusan Lajovic
Playing captain: Nenad Zimonjic
Russia
Andrey Kuznetsov
Karen Khachanov
Daniil Medvedev
Konstantin Kravchuk
Captain: Shamil Tarpischev
CROATIA v SPAIN
Venue: Sportska Dvorana Gradski Vrt, Osijek, CRO (hard – indoor)
Croatia
Franko Skugor
Nikola Mektic
Ante Pavic
Marin Draganja
Captain: Zeljko Krajan
Spain
Rafael Nadal
Roberto Bautista Agut
Pablo Carreno Busta
Marc Lopez
Captain: Conchita Martinez
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I FIRST ROUND
BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA v POLAND
Venue: Arena Zenica, Zenica, BIH (hard – indoor)
Bosnia/Herzegovina
Damir Dzumhur
Mirza Basic
Nerman Fatic
Playing captain: Tomislav Brkic
Poland
Kamil Majchrzak
Hubert Hurkacz
Lukasz Kubot
Marcin Matkowski
Captain: Radoslaw Szymanik
BELARUS v ROMANIA
Venue: Republic Olympic Training Center, Minsk, BLR (hard – indoor)
Belarus
Ilya Ivashka
Egor Gerasimov
Yaraslav Shyla
Max Mirnyi
Captain: Vladimir Voltchkov
Romania
Marius Copil
Adrian Ungur
Nicolae Frunza
Horia Tecau
Captain: Andrei Pavel
PORTUGAL v ISRAEL
Venue: Club Internacional de Foot-Ball, Lisbon, POR (clay – indoor)
Portugal
Joao Sousa
Gastao Elias
Pedro Sousa
Frederico Ferreira Silva
Captain: Nuno Marques
Israel
Dudi Sela
Amir Weintraub
Edan Leshem
Jonathan Erlich
Captain: Eyal Ran
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I SECOND ROUND
SLOVAKIA v HUNGARY
Venue: Aegon Arena NTC, Bratislava, SVK (hard – indoor)
Slovakia
Martin Klizan
Jozef Kovalik
Lukas Lacko
Andrej Martin
Captain: Miloslav Mecir
Hungary
Marton Fucsovics
Attila Balazs
Gabor Borsos
Levente Godry
Captain: Gabor Koves
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I FIRST ROUND
CHINESE TAIPEI v CHINA, P.R.
Venue: Kaohsiung Yangming Tennis Courts, Kaohsiung, TPE (hard – outdoor)
Chinese Taipei
Jason Jung
Chen Ti
Lee Kuan-Yi
Yi Chu-Huan
Captain: Chiang Jinn-Yen
China, P.R.
TBC
KOREA, REP. v UZBEKISTAN
Venue: Gimcheon Sports Town Tennis Courts, Gimcheon, KOR (hard – indoor)
Korea, Rep.
Chung Hyeon
Duck Hee Lee
Kwon Soon Woo
Lim Yong-Kyu
Captain: Kim Jae-Sik
Uzbekistan
Denis Istomin
Sanjar Fayziev
Farrukh Dustov
Jurabek Karimov
Captain: Petr Lebed
INDIA v NEW ZEALAND
Venue: MSLTA School of Tennis, Pune, IND (hard – outdoor)
India
Saketh Myneni
Ramkumar Ramanathan
Yuki Bhambri
Leander Paes
Captain: Anand Amritraj
New Zealand
Finn Tearney
Jose Statham
Michael Venus
Artem Sitak
Captain: Alistair Hunt
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I FIRST ROUND
ECUADOR v PERU
Venue: Francisco Segura Cano (Guayaquil Tenis Club), Guayaquil, ECU (clay – outdoor)
Ecuador
Roberto Quiroz
Emilio Gomez
Ivan Endara
Gonzalo Escobar
Captain: Raul Viver
Peru
Juan Pablo Varillas
Mauricio Echazu
Jorge Brian Panta
Nicolas Alvarez
Captain: Pablo Arraya
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC v CHILE
Venue: Centro De Tenis Parque Del Este, Santo Domingo Este, DOM (hard – outdoor)
Dominican Republic
Jose Hernandez-Fernandez
Roberto Cid Subervi
Jose Olivares
Nick Hardt
Captain: Rafael Moreno
Chile
Christian Garin
Nicolas Jarry
Hans Podlipnik-Castillo
Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera
Captain: Nicolas Massu
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP II FIRST ROUND
TUNISIA v SWEDEN
Venue: Tennis courts of Cité Nationale Sportive El Menzah, Tunis, TUN (hard – outdoor)
Tunisia
Malek Jaziri
Anis Ghorbel
Mohamed Aziz Dougaz
Aziz Ouakaa
Captain: Adel Brahim
Sweden
Patrik Rosenholm
Isak Arvidsson
Andreas Siljestrom
Johan Brunstrom
Captain: Johan Hedsberg
CYPRUS v TURKEY
Venue: National Tennis Centre, Nicosia, CYP (hard – outdoor)
Cyprus
Petros Chrysochos
Menelaos Efstathiou
Eleftherios Neos
Nicholas Campbell
Captain: Demetris Herodotou
Turkey
Marsel Ilhan
Cem Ilkel
Anil Yuksel
Altug Celikbilek
Captain: Haluk Akkoyun
LITHUANIA v MADAGASCAR
Venue: Siauliai Tennis School, Siauliai, LTU (hard – indoor)
Lithuania
Laurynas Grigelis
Lukas Mugevicius
Tadas Babelis
Tomas Vaise
Captain: Rimvydas Mugevicius
Madagascar
Antso Rakotondramanga
Jean-Jacques Rakotohasy
Ando Rasolomalala
Lucas Andriamasilalao
Captain: Thierry Rajaobelina
GEORGIA v FINLAND
Venue: New Sport Hall, Tbilisi, GEO (carpet – indoor)
Georgia
Nikoloz Basilashvili
George Tsivadze
Zura Tkemaladze
Vazha Shubladze
Captain: David Kvernadze
Finland
Patrik Niklas-Salminen
Eero Vasa
Emil Ruusuvuori
Harri Heliovaara
Captain: Kim Tiilikainen
LATVIA v NORWAY
Venue: Zemgales Olimpiskais centrs, Jelgava, LAT (hard – indoor)
Latvia
Mikelis Libietis
Martins Podzus
Arturs Lazdins
Rudolfs Mednis
Captain: Karlis Lejnieks
Norway
Casper Ruud
Viktor Durasovic
Simen Sunde Bratholm
Joachim Bjerke
Captain: Anders Haseth
DENMARK v MOROCCO
Venue: Vejlby-Risskov Centret, Aarhus, DEN (carpet – indoor)
Denmark
Frederik Nielsen
August Holmgren
Thomas Kromann
Soren Hess-Olesen
Captain: Kenneth Carlsen
Morocco
Reda El Amrani
Amine Ahouda
Yassine Idmbarek
Mehdi Jdi
Captain: Mehdi Tahiri
SOUTH AFRICA v ESTONIA
Venue: Irene Country Club, Centurion, RSA (hard – outdoor)
South Africa
Lloyd Harris
Nicolaas Scholtz
Ruan Roelofse
Raven Klaasen
Captain: TBC
Estonia
Jurgen Zopp
Vladimir Ivanov
Kenneth Raisma
Mattias Siimar
Captain: Ekke Tiidemann
SLOVENIA v MONACO
Venue: Zeleznicarski Teniski Klub, Maribor, SLO (hard – indoor)
Slovenia
Grega Zemlja
Blaz Kavcic
Sven Lah
Tilen Zitnik
Captain: Blaz Trupej
Monaco
Benjamin Balleret
Lucas Catarina
Romain Arneodo
Thomas Oger
Captain: Guillaume Couillard
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II FIRST ROUND
PAKISTAN v IRAN
Venue: Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad, PAK (hard – outdoor)
Pakistan
Mohammad Abid Ali Khan Akbar
Aisam Qureshi
Aqeel Khan
Muhammad Abid
Captain: Rashid Malik
Iran
TBC
VIETNAM v HONG KONG, CHINA
Venue: Phu Tho Tennis Club, Ho Chi Minh, VIE (hard – outdoor)
Vietnam
Nam Hoang Ly
Thien Nguyen Hoang
Minh Tuan Pham
Dac Tien Nguyen
Captain: Quoc-Bao Truong
Hong Kong, China
Wong Hong Kit
Karan Rastogi
Andrew Li
Wong Chun Hun
Captain: Michael Walker
PHILIPPINES v INDONESIA
Venue: Philippine Columbian Association, Manila, PHI (clay – indoor)
Philippines
Francis Casey Alcantara
Ruben Gonzales
Treat Huey
Alberto Lim
Captain: Karl Santamaria
Indonesia
David Agung Susanto
Aditya Hari Sasongko
Anthony Susanto
Sunu-Wahyu Trijati
Captain: Andrian Raturandang
KUWAIT v THAILAND
Venue: Kuwait Tennis Federation Centre, Meshref, KUW (hard – outdoor)
Kuwait
Abdullah Maqdes
Abdulhamid Mubarak
Abdulrahman Alawadhi
Mohammad Ghareeb
Captain: Adel al Shatti
Thailand
Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul
Jirat Navasirisomboon
Sonchat Ratiwatana
Sanchai Ratiwatana
Captain: Vittaya Samrej
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP II FIRST ROUND
PARAGUAY v BARBADOS
Venue: Rakiura Resort, Luque, PAR (clay – outdoor)
Paraguay
Ayed Zatar
Bruno Britez
Joaquin Vallejo
Lucas Carlos Ribas Crichigno
Captain: Paulo Carvallo
Barbados
Darian King
Haydn Lewis
Matthew Foster-Estwick
Seanon Williams
Captain: Damien Applewhaite
GUATEMALA v MEXICO
Venue: Federación Nacional de Tenis de Campo, Guatemala, GUA (hard – outdoor)
Guatemala
Christopher Diaz-Figueroa
Wilfredo Gonzalez
Stefan Emilio Gonzalez
Rudy Richter
Captain: Anthony Benjamin Vasquez Rodas
Mexico
Lucas Gomez
Luis Patino
Manuel Sanchez
Gerardo Lopez
Captain: David Roditi
EL SALVADOR v BOLIVIA
Venue: Circulo Deportivo Internacional, San Salvador, ESA (hard – outdoor)
El Salvador
Marcelo Arevalo
Rafael Arevalo
Alberto Emmanuel Alvarado Larin
Jose Baires
Captain: Cesar Nolasco
Bolivia
Federico Zeballos
Hugo Dellien
Juan Carlos Manuel Aguilar
Rodrigo Banzer
Captain: Mauricio Solis
VENEZUELA v BAHAMAS
Venue: Doral Park Country Club, Doral, USA (hard – outdoor)
Venezuela
Ricardo Rodriguez
Luis David Martinez
Jordi Munoz-Abreu
Miguel Angel Este
Captain: Yohny Romero
Bahamas
Spencer Newman
Philip Wilbert Major
Justin Lunn
Playing captain: Marvin Rolle