[Siffidiolla]

I'm guessing a 4-1 win for Sweden no matter who plays for Russia, strictly a tourist trip (hope they avoid Gulbis' style of Swedish tourism)

Have I missed something? Other than Soderling, Swedish squad is nothing special...

[rozneesitcn]

Ukrainian Tennis Fed just went public claiming Dolgopolov asked for $225,000 to play in the Group I tie against Netherlands.

I don't buy it. They're a mess and this is some kind of play (supposedly, he's being courted by Russia)

Russia might want to concentrate on making sure more of their players don't get bought off by Kazakhstan.

[Marc Spilkintin]

WORLD GROUP FIRST ROUND

SERBIA v INDIA
Venue: Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad, SRB (hard – indoors)

Serbia

Novak Djokovic
Viktor Troicki
Janko Tipsarevic
Nenad Zimonjic
Captain: Bogdan Obradovic

India

Somdev Devvarman
Rohan Bopanna
Leander Paes
Mahesh Bhupathi
Captain: Shiv Prakash Misra

SWEDEN v RUSSIA
Venue: Borashallen, Boras, SWE (hard – indoors)

Sweden

Robin Soderling
Joachim Johansson
Simon Aspelin
Robert Lindstedt
Captain: Thomas Enqvist

Russia

Teimuraz Gabashvili
Igor Andreev
Igor Kunitsyn
Dmitry Tursunov
Captain: Shamil Tarpischev

CZECH REPUBLIC v KAZAKHSTAN
Venue: CZE Arena, Ostrava, CZE (hard – indoors)

Czech Republic

Tomas Berdych
Radek Stepanek
Jan Hajek
Jiri Vesely
Captain: Jaroslav Navratil

Kazakhstan

Andrey Golubev
Mikhail Kukushkin
Yuriy Schukin
Evgeny Korolev
Captain: Yegor Shaldunov

ARGENTINA v ROMANIA
Venue: Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, ARG (clay – outdoors)

Argentina

David Nalbandian
Juan Monaco
Juan Ignacio Chela
Eduardo Schwank
Captain: Tito Vazquez

Romania

Victor Hanescu
Victor Crivoi
Adrian Ungur
Horia Tecau
Captain: Andrei Pavel

CHILE v USA
Venue: Estadio Nacional, Santiago, CHI (clay – outdoors)

Chile

Paul Capdeville
Jorge Aguilar
Nicolas Massu
Guillermo Rivera-Aranguiz
Captain: Hans Gildemeister

USA

Andy Roddick
John Isner
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
Captain: Jim Courier

BELGIUM v SPAIN
Venue: Spiroudome, Charleroi, BEL (hard – indoors)

Belgium

Xavier Malisse
Olivier Rochus
Steve Darcis
Ruben Bemelmans
Captain: Reginald Willems

Spain

Rafael Nadal
David Ferrer
Fernando Verdasco
Feliciano Lopez
Captain: Albert Costa

CROATIA v GERMANY
Venue: Dom Sportova, Zagreb, CRO (hard – indoors)

Croatia

Marin Cilic
Ivan Dodig
Ivo Karlovic
Antonio Veic
Captain: Goran Prpic

Germany

Philipp Kohlschreiber
Florian Mayer
Philipp Petzschner
Christopher Kas
Captain: Patrick Kuhnen

AUSTRIA v FRANCE
Venue: Vienna Airport Hangar 3, Vienna, AUT (clay – indoors)

Austria

Jurgen Melzer
Martin Fischer
Stefan Koubek
Julian Knowle
Captain: Gilbert Schaller

France

Julien Benneteau
Michael Llodra
Richard Gasquet
Gilles Simon
Captain: Guy Forget

[Marc Spilkintin]

AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I FIRST ROUND

MEXICO v CANADA
Venue: Club Deportivo La Asuncion, Estado de Mexico, MEX (clay – outdoors)

Mexico

Daniel Garza
Manuel Sanchez
Luis Diaz-Barriga
Miguel-Angel Reyes-Varela
Captain: Jorge Lozano

Canada

Milos Raonic
Peter Polansky
Frank Dancevic
Daniel Nestor
Captain: Martin Laurendeau

URUGUAY v COLOMBIA
Venue: Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, URU (clay – outdoors)

Uruguay
To be advised

Colombia

Santiago Giraldo
Alejandro Falla
Carlos Salamanca
Juan Sebastian Gomez
Captain: Miguel Tobon

[Marc Spilkintin]

ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I FIRST ROUND

CHINA, P.R v CHINESE TAIPEI
Venue: Shanghai Xianxia Tennis Center, Shanghai, CHN (hard – indoors)

China, P.R.

Ze Zhang
Di Wu
Mao-Xin Gong
Zhe Li
Captain: Shaoxuan Zeng

Chinese Taipei

Yen-Hsun Lu
Tsung-Hua Yang
Ti Chen
Chu-Huan Yi
Captain: Kuo-Lung Ho

PHILIPPINES v JAPAN
Venue: Plantation Bay Resort & Spa, Lapu-Lapu City, PHI (clay – outdoors)

Philippines

Treat Huey
Johnny Arcilla
Vicente Elberto Anasta
Playing Captain: Cecil Mamiit

Japan

Go Soeda
Tatsuma Ito
Yuichi Sugita
Takao Suzuki
Captain: Eiji Takeuchi

UZBEKISTAN v NEW ZEALAND
Venue: Sport Complex Pahlavon, Namangan, UZB (clay – indoors)

Uzbekistan

Denis Istomin
Farrukh Dustov
Murad Inoyatov
Vaja Uzakov
Captain: Petr Lebed

New Zealand

Michael Venus
Artem Sitak
Jose Statham
Marcus Daniell
Captain: Marcel Vos

[Marc Spilkintin]

EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I FIRST ROUND

SLOVENIA v FINLAND
Venue: Sportno Rekeacijski Center Tivoli, Ljubljana, SLO (clay – indoors)

Slovenia

Blaz Kavcic
Grega Zemlja
Luka Gregorc
Aljaz Bedene
Captain: Blaz Trupej

Finland

Jarkko Nieminen
Henri Kontinen
Harri Heliovaara
Micke Kontinen
Captain: Kim Tiilikainen

UKRAINE v NETHERLANDS
Venue: Palace of Sports Lokomotiv, Kharkiv, UKR (hard – indoors)

Ukraine

Sergiy Stakhovsky
Illya Marchenko
Ivan Sergeyev
Sergei Bubka
Captain: Orest Tereshchuk

Netherlands

Thiemo de Bakker
Robin Haase
Jesse Huta Galung
Igor Sijsling
Captain: Jan Siemerink

PORTUGAL v SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Venue: Centro Desportivo Nacional do Jamor, Cruz Quebrada, POR (clay – outdoors)

Portugal

Frederico Gil
Rui Machado
Leonardo Tavares
Joao Sousa
Captain: Pedro Cordeiro

Slovak Republic

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

[Marc Spilkintin]

EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I SECOND ROUND

ISRAEL v POLAND
Venue: Canada Stadium, Ramat Hasharon, ISR (hard – outdoors)

Israel

Dudi Sela
Amir Weintraub
Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram
Captain: Eyal Ran

Poland

Michal Przysiezny
Jerzy Janowicz
Marcin Matkowski
Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Captain: Radoslaw Szymanik

[Marc Spilkintin]

AMERICAS ZONE GROUP II FIRST ROUND

PERU v NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
Venue: Club Lawn Tennis de la Exposicion, Lima, PER (clay – outdoors)

Peru
To be advised

Netherlands Antilles

Alexander Blom
Nick van Rosberg
David Josepa
Playing captain: Martijn van Haasteren

EL SALVADOR v DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Venue: Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, ESA (clay – outdoors)

El Salvador

Marcelo Arevalo
Rafael Arevalo
Alberto Alvarado
Javier Waase
Captain: Roberto Salazar

Dominican Republic

Victor Estrella
Jhonson Garcia
Jose Ramon Hernandez
Luis Delgado
Captain: Rafael Moreno

PUERTO RICO v PARAGUAY
Venue: Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PUR (hard – outdoors)

Puerto Rico

Alex Llompart
Ricardo Gonzalez
Christopher Brandi
Jose Emilio Seirra-Short
Captain: Jorge Gonzalez

Paraguay
To be advised

VENEZUELA v HAITI
Venue: Centro Nacional de Tenis, Caracas, VEN (hard – outdoors)

Venezuela

Liero Luisi
Roman Recarte
Luis David Martinezn
Roberto Maytin
Captain: William Campos

Haiti
To be advised

[Marc Spilkintin]

ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II FIRST ROUND

KOREA, P.R. v SYRIA
Venue: Changwon Municipal Tennis Courts, Changwon, KOR (hard – outdoors)

Korea, P.R.

Yong-Kyu Lim
Soong-Jae Cho
Suk-Young Jeong
Hyun-Joon Kim
Captain: Yong-Il Yoon

Syria

Marc Abdulnour
Issam Tawil
Majdi Salim
Romain Radwan
Captain: Fadi Bidan

HONG KONG, CHINA v PAKISTAN
Venue: Victoria Park, Hong Kong, HKG (hard – outdoors)

Hong Kong, China

Coenie van Wyk
Martin Sayer
Hiu-Tung Yu
Jonathan Chu
Captain: Andy Brothers

Pakistan

Aisam Qureshi
Aqeel Khan
Samir Iftikhar
Yasir Khan
Captain: Mushaf Khisal Zia

IRAN v INDONESIA
Venue: Enghelab Sports Complex, Tehran, IRI (clay – outdoors)

Iran

Anoosha Shahgholi
Mohsen Hossein Zade
Omid Souri
Shahin Khaledan
Captain: Seyed Akbar Taheri Rehaghi

Indonesia

Christopher Rungkat
Elbert Sie
Sunu-Wahyu Trijati
Aditya Hari Sasongko
Captain: Bonit Wiryawan

PACIFIC OCEANIA v THAILAND
Venue: Hilton Tennis Club, Guam, POC (hard – outdoors)

Pacific Oceania

Michael Leong
Cyril Jacobe
Leon So’onalole
Captain: Cyrille Mainguy

Thailand

Danai Udomchoke
Kittiphong Wachiramanowong
Sonchat Ratiwatana
Sanchai Ratiwatana
Captain: Tanakorn Srichaphan

[Marc Spilkintin]

EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP II FIRST ROUND

GREAT BRITAIN v TUNISIA
Venue: Bolton Arena, Bolton, GBR (hard – indoors)

Great Britain

James Ward
Alex Bogdanovic
Jamie Murray
Colin Fleming
Captain: Leon Smith

Tunisia

Malek Jaziri
Slim Hamza
Ahmed Triki
Sami Ghorbel
Captain: Adel Majid Soudani

IRELAND v LUXEMBOURG
Venue: David Lloyd Riverview Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, IRL (hard – indoors)

Ireland

Conor Niland
Colin O’Brien
James McGee
James Cluskey
Captain: Garry Cahill

Luxembourg

Gilles Muller
Mike Vermeer
Laurent Bram
Tom Diederich
Captain: Jacques Radoux

BELARUS v BULGARIA
Venue: Republic Olympic Training Center for Tennis, Minsk, BLR (hard – indoors)

Belarus

Uladzimir Ignatik
Siarhei Betau
Alexander Bury
Max Mirnyi
Captain: Aliaksandr Shvets

Bulgaria

Dimitar Kutrovsky
Todor Enev
Valentin Dimov
Dimitar Kuzmanov
Captain: Ognyan Iliev

CYPRUS v HUNGARY
Venue: National Tennis Centre, Nicosia, CYP (hard – outdoors)

Cyprus

Christopher Koutrouzas
Rares Cuzdriorean
Sergis Kytratzis
Philippos Tsangaridis
Captain: Yiannos Hadjigeorgiou

Hungary

Attila Balazs
Adam Kellner
Kornel Bardoczky
Marton Fucsovics
Captain: Miklos Hornok

MOROCCO v BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA
Venue: Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakech, MAR (clay – outdoors)

Morocco

Reda El Amrani
Hicham Khaddari
Anas Fattar
Talal Ouahabi
Captain: Mounir El Aarej

Bosnia/Herzegovina

Aldin Setkic
Amer Delic
Ismar Gorcic
Damir Dzumhur
Captain: Daver Vranic

ESTONIA v LITHUANIA
Venue: Rocca al Mare Tennisekeskus, Tallinn, EST (hard – indoors)

Estonia

Jurgen Zopp
Vladimir Ivanov
Mait Kunnap
Jaal Poldma
Captain: Peeter Lamp

Lithuania

Ricardas Berankis
Laurynas Grigelis
Dovydas Sakinis
Julius Tverijonas
Captain: Remigijus Balzekas


DENMARK v MONACO
Venue: Bramdrupdam Hallerne, Kolding, DEN (carpet – indoors)

Denmark

Frederik Nielsen
Martin Pedersen
Thomas Kromann
Soren Wedege
Captain: Kenneth Carlsen

Monaco

Benjamin Balleret
Jean-Rene Lisnard
Guillaume Couillard
Thomas Oger
Captain: Emmanuel Heussner

GREECE v LATVIA
Venue: Thessaloniki Tennis Club, Thessaloniki, GRE (clay – outdoors)

Greece

Theodoros Angelinos
Alexandros Jakupovic
Paris Gemouchidis
Konstantinos Economidis
Captain: George Kalovelonis

Latvia
To be advised