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The 2001 Davis Cup was the 90th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. A record total of 139 nations participated in the tournament. In the final, France defeated Australia at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, on 30 November - 2 December, giving France their 9th title, despite not playing a single match on home soil.^[1]

World Group

Participating Teams
Australia	Belgium	Brazil	Czech Republic
Ecuador	France	Germany	Romania
Morocco	Netherlands	Russia	Slovakia
Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	United States

Draw

First round
9-11 February

Quarterfinals
6-8 April

Semifinals
21-23 September

Final
30 November-2 December

Perth, Australia (grass)

S

Australia

4

Florianópolis, Brazil (clay)

Ecuador

1

S

Australia

3

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay)

S

Brazil

1

S

Brazil

4

Sydney, Australia (hard)

Morocco

1

S

Australia

4

Helsingborg, Sweden (indoor carpet)

S

Sweden

1

S

Sweden

3

Malmö, Sweden (indoor hard)

Czech Republic

2

S

Sweden

4

Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)

S

Russia

1

S

Russia

3

Melbourne, Australia (grass)

Slovakia

2

S

Australia

2

Ghent, Belgium (indoor clay)

S

France

3

Belgium

0

Neuchâtel, Switzerland (indoor carpet)

S

France

5

S

France

3

Basel, Switzerland (indoor hard)

Switzerland

2

Switzerland

3

Rotterdam, Netherlands (indoor carpet)

S

United States

2

S

France

3

Braunschweig, Germany (indoor carpet)

Netherlands

2

Romania

2

's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (indoor carpet)

S

Germany

3

S

Germany

1

Eindhoven, Netherlands (indoor carpet)

Netherlands

4

Netherlands

4

S

Spain

1

Final

Australia
2

Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia
30 November - 2 December 2001
grass

France
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Lleyton Hewitt Nicolas Escudé	6 4	3 6	6 3	3 6	4 6
2	Patrick Rafter Sébastien Grosjean	6 3	7⁸ 6⁶	7 5
3	Lleyton Hewitt / Patrick Rafter Cédric Pioline / Fabrice Santoro	6 2	3 6	6⁵ 7⁷	1 6
4	Lleyton Hewitt Sébastien Grosjean	6 3	6 2	6 3
5	Wayne Arthurs Nicolas Escudé	6⁴ 7⁷	7⁷ 6⁵	3 6	3 6

World Group Qualifying Round

Date: 21-23 September

Venue	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Córdoba, Argentina (clay)	Argentina	5-0	Belarus
Liège, Belgium (indoor carpet)	Belgium	2-3	Morocco
Prostějov, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)	Czech Republic	3-2	Romania
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)	Ecuador	1-4	Great Britain
Rome, Italy (clay)	Italy	2-3	Croatia
Prešov, Slovakia (indoor carpet)	Slovakia	3-2	Chile
Albacete, Spain (clay)	Spain	4-0	Uzbekistan
Winston-Salem, NC, USA (indoor hard)	United States	4-1	India

Argentina, Croatia, and Great Britain promoted to World Group in 2002.
Czech Republic, Morocco, Slovakia, Spain, and United States remain in World Group in 2002.
Belarus (EA), Chile (AMN), Italy (EA), India (AO), and Uzbekistan (AO) remain in Group I in 2002.
Belgium (EA), Ecuador (AMN), and Romania (EA) relegated to Group I in 2002.

Americas Zone

Group I

Participating Teams

Argentina — promoted to World Group Playoff
Bahamas
Canada
Chile — promoted to World Group Playoff
Mexico
Peru — relegated to Group II in 2002

Group II

Participating Teams

Colombia
Costa Rica — relegated to Group III in 2002
Dominican Republic — relegated to Group III in 2002
Guatemala
Netherlands Antilles
Paraguay
Uruguay
Venezuela — promoted to Group I in 2002

Group III

Participating Teams

Bermuda — relegated to Group IV in 2002
Bolivia — relegated to Group IV in 2002
Cuba — promoted to Group II in 2002
El Salvador
Honduras
Jamaica
Puerto Rico
Trinidad and Tobago — promoted to Group II in 2002

Group IV

Participating Teams

Antigua and Barbuda
Barbados
Eastern Caribbean
Haiti — promoted to Group III in 2002
Panama — promoted to Group III in 2002
Saint Lucia
U.S. Virgin Islands