LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN: The Draw for the 2014 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas was held at the London offices of the competition's title sponsor on Wednesday.
Individual draws were made for the 2014 World Group, Americas Zone Groups I and II, and Asia/Oceania Zone Group I and II. The draws for the 2014 Europe/Africa Zone Groups I and II will be held following the remaining 2013 Davis Cup play-off ties on 25-27 October.
The pick of the first round World Group ties was
World Group
First round (31 January – 2 February)
Czech Republic [s] [c] v Netherlands
Japan [c] [*] v Canada [s]
Germany [c] v Spain [s]
France [s] [c] v Australia
USA [s] [c] v Great Britain
Argentina [s] [c] v Italy
Kazakhstan [s] [c] [*] v Belgium
Serbia [s] [c] v Switzerland
Key
[s] = Seeded nation
[c] = Choice of ground
[*] = Choice of ground decided by lot
The home nation is listed first for each tie.
Americas Zone Group I
First round (31 January – 2 February)
Brazil [s] v BYE
Ecuador [c] v Venezuela
Dominican Republic [c] v Uruguay
Colombia [s] v BYE
Asia/Oceania Zone Group I
First round (31 January – 2 February)
Uzbekistan [s] v BYE
China P.R. [c] v New Zealand
India [c] v Chinese Taipei
Korea, Rep. [s] v BYE
Americas Zone Group II
First round (31 January – 2 February)
Barbados [c] [*] v Chile [s]
Paraguay [c] v El Salvador [s]
Bolivia [c] v Peru [s]
Guatemala [c] v Mexico [s]
Asia/Oceania Zone Group II
First round (31 January – 2 February)
Sri Lanka [c] v Philippines [s]
Vietnam [c] [*] v Pakistan [s]
Thailand [s] [c] v Hong Kong
Kuwait [c] v Indonesia [s]
Key
[s] = Seeded nation
[c] = Choice of ground
[*] = Choice of ground decided by lot
The home nation is listed first for each tie.