Zone Group Nominations

 

The ITF has announced the official team nominations for the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Zone Group I and Zone Group II first round ties, taking place on 1-3 February.

AMERICAS GROUP I

URUGUAY v DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Venue: Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, URU (clay – outdoor)

Uruguay
Marcel Felder
Martin Cuevas
Rodrigo Senattore
Ariel Behar
Captain: Enrique Perez

Dominican Republic
Victor Estrella
Jose Hernandez
Roberto Cid
Henry Estrella
Captain: Rafael Moreno


ASIA/OCEANIA GROUP I

CHINESE TAIPEI v AUSTRALIA

Venue: Kaohsiung Yangming Tennis Courts, Kaohsiung City, TPE (hard – outdoor)

Chinese Taipei
Ti Chen
Tsung-Hua Yang
Hsin-Han Lee
Hsien-Yin Peng
Captain: Chia-Yen Tsai

Australia
Marinko Matosevic
Lleyton Hewitt
Matthew Ebden
Chris Guccione
Captain: Patrick Rafter


UZBEKISTAN v CHINA P.R.

Venue: Sport Complex Pahlavon, Namangan, UZB (clay – indoor)

Uzbekistan
Denis Istomin
Farrukh Dustov
Sarvar Ikramov
Temur Ismailov
Captain: Petr Lebed

China, P.R.
Zhang Ze
Wu Di
Gong Mao-Xin
Li Zhe
Captain: Zeng Shaoxuan


INDIA v KOREA REPUBLIC

Venue: R.K. Khanna Tennis Stadium, New Delhi, IND (hard – outdoor)

India
Virali-Murugesan Ranjeet
Vijayant Malik
Purav Raja
Leander Paes
Captain: Shiv Prakash Misra

Korea Republic
Jeong Suk-Young
Yong-Kyu Lim
Sung Nam Ji
Cho Min Hyeok
Captain: Yoon Yong-Il


JAPAN v INDONESIA

Venue: Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, JPN (hard – indoor)

Japan
Go Soeda
Tatsuma Ito
Yuichi Sugita
Yasutaka Uchiyama
Captain: Minoru Ueda

Indonesia
Christopher Rungkat
Elbert Sie
Ketut-Nesa Arta
Wisnu Adi Nugroho
Captain: Bonit Wiryawan


EUROPE/AFRICA GROUP I

POLAND v SLOVENIA

Venue: Centennial Hall, Wroclaw, POL (hard – indoor)

Poland
Jerzy Janowicz
Lukasz Kubot
Marcin Matkowski
Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Captain: Radoslaw Szymanik

Slovenia
Grega Zemlja
Aljaz Bedene
Blaz Kavcic
Mike Urbanija
Captain: Blaz Trupej


ROMANIA v DENMARK

Venue: Sala Sporturilor "Horia Demian", Cluj Napoca, ROU (hard – indoor)

Romania
Adrian Ungur
Marius Copil
Horia Tecau
Florin Mergea
Captain: Ciprian Porumb

Denmark
Frederik Nielsen
Martin Pedersen
Thomas Kromann
Christoffer Konigsfeldt
Captain: Kenneth Carlsen


UKRAINE v SLOVAK REPUBLIC

Venue: TC Premier, Kremenchug, UKR (hard – indoor)

Ukraine
Alexandr Dolgopolov
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Illya Marchenko
Ivan Sergeyev
Captain: Mykhaylo Filima

Slovak Republic
Martin Klizan
Lukas Lacko
Michal Mertinak
Filip Polasek
Captain: Miloslav Mecir


AMERICAS GROUP II

PUERTO RICO v MEXICO

Venue: Palmas Athletic Club, Humacao, PUR (hard – outdoor)

Puerto Rico
Alex Llompart
Christian Garay
Edgar Diaz
Gilberto Alvarez
Captain: Jorge Gonzalez

Mexico
Daniel Garza
Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela
Santiago Gonzalez
Ricky Medinilla
Captain: Jorge Lozano


EL SALVADOR v BARBADOS

Venue: Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, ESA (clay – outdoor)

El Salvador
Marcelo Arevalo
Rafael Arevalo
Alejandro Gonzalez
Captain: Roberto Salazar

Barbados
Darian King
Anthony Marshall
Russell Moseley
Seanon Williams
Captain: Kevin Yarde


VENEZUELA v GUATEMALA

Venue: Centro Nacional de Tenis, Caracas, VEN (hard – outdoor)

Venezuela
David Souto
Ricardo Rodriguez
Luis Martinez
Piero Luisi
Captain: William Campos

Guatemala
Christopher Diaz
Julen Uriguen
Sebastien Vidal
Andres Bucaro Diaz
Captain: Anthony Vazquez


PERU v HAITI

Venue: Club Lawn Tennis de la Exposicion, Lima, PER (clay - outdoor)

Peru
Duilio Beretta
Mauricio Echazu
Sergio Galdos
Rodrigo Sanchez
Captain: Luis Horna

Haiti
Olivier Sajous
Hillel Rousseau
Joel Allen
Johann Coles
Captain: Iphton Louis


ASIA/OCEANIA GROUP II

NEW ZEALAND v LEBANON

Venue: Albany Tennis Park, Auckland, NZL (hard – indoor)

New Zealand
Daniel King-Turner
Artem Sitak
Marcus Daniell
Matthew Simpson
Captain: Alistair Hunt

Lebanon
Karim Alayli
Hussein Bradreddine (playing captain)
Ibrahim Abou-Chahine
Michael Massih


SRI LANKA v PAKISTAN

Venue: Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, SRI (clay – outdoor)

Sri Lanka
Harshana Godamanna
Dineshkanthan Thangarajah
Amresh Jayawickrema
Rajeev Rajapakse
Captain: Rohan De Silva

Pakistan
Aqeel Khan
Yasir Khan
Aisam ul Haq Qureshi
Muhammad Abid
Captain: Muhammad Khalid


KUWAIT v THAILAND

Venue: Kuwait Tennis Federation Centre, Meshref, KUW (hard – outdoor)

Kuwait
Abdullah Maqdas
Mohammad Ghareeb
Ali Ghareeb
Naser Al Obaidly
Captain: Abdulredha Alshatti

Thailand
Danai Udomchoke
Kittiphong Wachiramanowong
Nuttanon Kadchapanan
Pruchya Isarow
Captain: Tanakorn Srichaphan


PHILIPPINES v SYRIA

Venue: Plantation Bay Resort & Spa, Lapu-Lapu, PHI (clay – outdoor)

Philippines
Ruben Gonzales
Treat Conrad Huey
Johnny Arcilla
Vicente Elberto Anasta
Captain: Roland Peter Kraut

Syria
Issam Tawil
Marc Abdelnour
Majdi Salim
Yacoub Makzoume
Captain: Feras Dahbos


EUROPE/AFRICA GROUP II

BULGARIA v FINLAND

Venue: Tennis Hall "Sofia'', Sofia, BUL (hard – indoor)

Bulgaria
Grigor Dimitrov
Alexander Lazov
Dimitar Kuzmanov
Tihomir Grozdanov
Captain: Dimitar Gospodinov

Finland
Micke Kontinen
Juho Paukku
Harri Heliovaara
Henri Kontinen
Captain: Kim Tiilikainen


IRELAND v ESTONIA

Venue: David Lloyd Riverview, Dublin, IRL (hard – indoor)

Ireland
James McGee
Sam Barry
Colin O’Brien
James Cluskey
Captain: Garry Cahill

Estonia
Vladimir Ivanov
Markus Kerner
Jaan Kononov
Marek Marksoo
Captain: Peeter Lamp


TUNISIA v LATVIA

Venue: Cité Nationale Sportive, El Menzah, TUN (hard – outdoor)

Tunisia
Malek Jaziri
Mohamed Haythem Abid
Slim Hamza
Ahmed Triki
Captain: Mohamed Fares Zaier

Latvia
Ernests Gulbis
Andis Juska
Martins Podzus
Janis Podzus
Captain: Karlis Lejneieks


MONACO v BELARUS

Venue: Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, MON (clay – outdoor)

Monaco
Benjamin Balleret
Thomas Oger
Jean-Rene Lisnard
Guillaume Couillard
Captain: Christophe Boggetti

Belarus
Uladzimir Ignatik
Dzmitry Zhyrmont
Andrei Vasilevski
Max Mirnyi
Captain: Aleksandr Vasilevski


MOLDOVA v HUNGARY

Venue: Manejul de Atletica Usoara, Chisinau, MDA (hard – indoor)

Moldova
Radu Albot
Maxim Dubarenco
Andrei Ciumac
Andrei Gorban
Captain: Iurie Gorban

Hungary
Marton Fucsovics
Viktor Filipenko
Levente Godry
Gergely Madarasz
Captain: Miklos Hornok


BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA v LUXEMBOURG

Venue: Mojmilo Sports Hall, Sarajevo, BIH (hard – indoor)

Bosnia/Herzegovina
Damir Dzumhur
Aldin Setkic
Tomislav Brkic
Nerman Fatic
Captain: Daver Vranic

Luxembourg
Mike Scheidweiler
Ugo Nastasi
Laurent Bram
Philippe Grandjean
Captain: Jacques Radoux


LITHUANIA v CYPRUS

Venue: Siauliu Arena, Siauliai, LTU (hard – indoor)

Lithuania
Ricardas Berankis
Laurynas Grigelis
Dovydas Sakinis
Lukas Mugevicius
Captain: Remigijus Balzekas

Cyprus
Rares Cuzdriorean
Soteris Hadjistyllis
Petros Chrysochos
Christos Hadjigeorgiou
Captain: Nikolas Papadopoulos


PORTUGAL v BENIN

Venue: Club Internacional de Football, Lisbon, POR (clay – indoor)

Portugal
Joao Sousa
Pedro Sousa
Rui Machado
Andre Gaspar Murta
Captain: Pedro Cordeiro

Benin
Alexis Klegou
Loic Didavi
Tunde Segodo
Theophile Segodo
Captain: Bruno Danhouan