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The 2011 Davis Cup (also known as the 2011 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 100th edition of a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. Spain was the championship team, winning the final over Argentina, 3–1.
The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2011. 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 2012.
The 2011 Davis Cup World Group play-offs were held from September 16 to 18. They were the main play-offs of 2011 Davis Cup. [ 1 ] Winners of the playoffs advanced to the 2012 World Group , and losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions I .
Nadal has been a part of Spain's team at some stage of the Davis Cup during five years when the country won the title — in 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2019. That first title came after a teenage Nadal defeated then-No. 2-ranked Andy Roddick as Spain got past the U.S.
In 1973 Australian players like Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall were allowed to play in the Davis Cup for the first time since 1962 (for Laver) and since 1956 (for Rosewall). [ 5 ] In 1981 , a tiered system of competition was created, in which the 16 best national teams compete in the World Group and all other national teams compete in one of four ...
Rafael Nadal competes in the final tournament of his illustrious career as Spain hosts the Davis Cup finals in Malaga.. The 22-time grand slam champion will wave goodbye to tennis in front of his ...
Australia regained the Davis Cup in 1999, [27] but they lost the following two finals to Spain and France respectively. [28] [29] Russia won their first Davis Cup in 2002, [30] before Australia regained the title the following year. [31] Spain won the tournament for the second time in 2004, [32] and would win a further three titles in 2008 ...
Rafael Nadal is getting set to retire from professional tennis after one last event: He will be part of Spain's team at the Davis Cup finals that start Tuesday in front of a home crowd in Malaga ...