The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2014.

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 2015.

The final took place at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, between France and Switzerland on indoor clay.

Switzerland won the Davis Cup for the first time, beating France 3–1 in the final.