2020–21 Davis Cup

The 2020–21 Davis Cup is the 109th edition of the Davis Cup, a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. It is sponsored by Rakuten.[1]

2020–21 Davis Cup

Details
Edition	109th
Champion
← 2019 2022 →

For this edition, the format of the cup is changed.[2] The new format will see the creation of a Davis Cup World Group I and World Group II which will be played on a worldwide basis and replace the regional Group I and Group II. As a result, the Davis Cup Nations Ranking will no longer be used to determine which group a nation will be played in.

Previous and this year's finals host Spain are the defending champions.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on 26 June 2020 the ITF announced that the 2020 finals would take place from 22 until 28 November 2021. In addition, 24 World Group I and World Group II ties were postponed to March or September 2021, and the 2020 regional Group III and Group IV events were also postponed to 2021. The 18 nations that had qualified for the finals will keep their standing for next year.[3]

Davis Cup Finals

Date: 22–28 November 2021
Venue: Caja Mágica in Madrid, Spain[4]
Surface: Hard court (indoor)

18 nations are taking in the finals, formerly known as World Group. The qualification is as follows:

• 4 semifinalists of the previous edition
• 2 wild card teams (announced by ITF on 23 November 2019 as France and Serbia)[5]
• 12 winners of a qualifier round, in March 2020

H = Host Nation, TH = Title-Holder, 2019F = Finalists from the 2019 tournament, 2019SF = Semi-Finalists from the 2019 tournament, WC = Wild Card

Participating teams
Australia	Austria	Canada (2019F)	Colombia	Croatia	Czech Republic
Ecuador	France (WC)	Germany	Great Britain (2019SF)	Hungary	Italy
Kazakhstan	Russia (2019SF)	Serbia (WC)	Spain (H, TH)	Sweden	United States

Seeds

The seedings are based on the Nations Ranking of 9 March.[6]

#: Nations Ranking as of 9 March 2020.[7]

1.  Spain (TH, #3)
2.  Canada (2019F, #6)
3.  France (#1)
4.  Croatia (#2)
5.  United States (#5)
6.  Serbia (#7)

Qualifying round

Date: 6–7 March 2020[8]

Twenty-six eligible teams are:

• 14 teams ranked 5th-18th in the Finals.
• 12 winning teams from their Group I zone.

Two wild cards for the Finals were selected from these 26 nations.  Serbia and  France were announced prior to the Qualifiers draw.[8] The remaining 24 nations competed in head-to-head matches, with the 12 winning teams to play at the Finals and the 12 losing teams to play at the World Group I.

The Davis Cup Qualifiers draw took place on 24 November 2019 at La Caja Mágica.[8]

Seeded teams  Argentina  Australia  Austria  Belgium  Croatia  Czech Republic  Germany  Italy  Japan  Kazakhstan  Sweden  United States

Unseeded teams:  Belarus  Brazil  Chile  Colombia  Ecuador  Hungary  India  Slovakia  South Korea  Netherlands  Uruguay  Uzbekistan

Home team	Score	Away team	Location	Venue	Surface	Ref.
Croatia [1]	3–1	India	Zagreb	Dom Sportova	Hard (i)	[9]
Hungary	3–2	Belgium [2]	Debrecen	Főnix Hall	Clay (i)	[10]
Colombia	3–1	Argentina [3]	Bogotá	Palacio de los Deportes	Clay (i)	[11]
United States [4]	4–0	Uzbekistan	Honolulu	Neal S. Blaisdell Center	Hard (i)	[12]
Australia [5]	3–1	Brazil	Adelaide	Memorial Drive Tennis Centre	Hard	[13]
Italy [6]	4–0	South Korea	Cagliari	Circolo Tennis Cagliari	Clay	[14]
Germany [7]	4–1	Belarus	Düsseldorf	Castello Düsseldorf	Hard (i)	[15]
Kazakhstan [8]	3–1	Netherlands	Nur-Sultan	Daulet National Tennis Centre	Hard (i)	[16]
Slovakia	1–3	Czech Republic [9]	Bratislava	AXA Aréna NTC	Clay (i)	[17]
Austria [10]	3–1	Uruguay	Premstätten	Steiermarkhalle Schwarzlsee	Hard (i)	[18]
Japan [11]	0–3	Ecuador	Miki	Bourbon Beans Dome	Hard (i)	[19]
Sweden [12]	3–1	Chile	Stockholm	Kungliga tennishallen	Hard (i)	[20]

Group stage

	Qualified for the Knockout stage

T = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets

Group	Winners				Runners-up				Third
	Nation	T	M	S	Nation	T	M	S	Nation	T	M	S
A	Spain	–	–	–	Russia	–	–	–	Ecuador	–	–	–
B	Canada	–	–	–	Kazakhstan	–	–	–	Sweden	–	–	–
C	France	–	–	–	Great Britain	–	–	–	Czech Republic	–	–	–
D	Croatia	–	–	–	Australia	–	–	–	Hungary	–	–	–
E	United States	–	–	–	Italy	–	–	–	Colombia	–	–	–
F	Serbia	–	–	–	Germany	–	–	–	Austria	–	–	–

World Group I

Date: March or September 2021

Twenty-four teams will participate in the World Group I, in series decided on a home and away basis. The seedings are based on the Nations Ranking of 9 March.[6]

These twenty-four teams are:

• 12 losing teams from Qualifying round:
• 12 winning teams from World Group I Play-offs:

The 12 winning teams from the World Group I will play at the Qualifying round and the 12 losing teams will play at the World Group I Play-offs in 2021.

#: Nations Ranking as of 9 March 2020.

Seeded teams  Belgium (#4)  Argentina (#16)  Japan (#19)  Netherlands (#20)  Chile (#21)  India (#22)  Uzbekistan (#25)  Brazil (#26)  South Korea (#27)  Portugal (#28)  Bosnia and Herzegovina (#29)  Israel (#30)

Unseeded teams  Slovakia (#31)  Uruguay (#32)  Finland (#33)  Pakistan (#34)  Ukraine (#35)  Lebanon (#36)  New Zealand (#37)  Peru (#38)  Bolivia (#40)  Romania (#41)  Belarus (#42)  Norway (#45)

Home team	Score	Away team	Location	Venue	Surface	Ref.
Bolivia	–	Belgium [1]				[21]
Argentina [2]	–	Belarus				[22]
Pakistan	–	Japan [3]				[23]
Uruguay	–	Netherlands [4]				[24]
Slovakia	–	Chile [5]				[25]
Finland	–	India [6]				[26]
Norway	–	Uzbekistan [7]				[27]
Lebanon	–	Brazil [8]				[28]
New Zealand	–	South Korea [9]				[29]
Romania	–	Portugal [10]				[30]
Peru	–	Bosnia and Herzegovina [11]				[31]
Ukraine	–	Israel [12]				[32]

Qualifying round

Date: 6–9 March 2020

Twenty-four teams will play for twelve spots in the World Group I, in series decided on a home and away basis.

These twenty-four teams are:

• 12 losing teams from their Group I zone.
• 12 winning teams from their Group II zone.

The 12 winning teams from the play-offs will play at the World Group I and the 12 losing teams will play at the World Group II.

Seeded teams  Barbados  Bosnia and Herzegovina  China  Dominican Republic  Finland  Israel  Lebanon  Pakistan  Portugal   Switzerland  Ukraine  Venezuela

Unseeded teams  Bolivia  Chinese Taipei  Lithuania  Mexico  New Zealand  Norway  Peru  Romania  Slovenia  South Africa  Thailand  Turkey

Home team	Score	Away team	Location	Venue	Surface	Ref.
Ukraine	3–2	Chinese Taipei	Zaporizhia	Palace of Sports	Hard (i)	[33]
Pakistan	3–0	Slovenia	Islamabad	Pakistan Sports Complex	Grass	[34]
Bolivia	3–1	Dominican Republic	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	Club de Tenis Santa Cruz	Clay	[35]
Turkey	1–3	Israel	Antalya	Club Megasaray Tennis Centre	Clay	[36]
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3–1	South Africa	Zenica	Arena Zenica	Hard (i)	[37]
Mexico	2–3	Finland	Metepec	Club Deportivo La Asunción	Clay	[38]
Lebanon	3–1	Thailand	Jounieh	Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon	Clay	[39]
New Zealand	3–1	Venezuela	Auckland	ASB Tennis Centre	Hard	[40]
Peru	3–1	Switzerland	Lima	Club Lawn Tennis de la Exposición	Clay	[41]
Norway	4–0	Barbados	Oslo	Oslo Tennis Arena	Hard (i)	[42]
Lithuania	0–4	Portugal	Šiauliai	Šiauliai Tennis Academy	Hard (i)	[43]
Romania	w/o	China	Piatra Neamț	Polyvalent Hall	Hard (i)	[44]

World Group II

Date: March or September 2021

Twenty-four teams will participate in the World Group II, in series decided on a home and away basis. The seedings are based on the Nations Ranking of 9 March.[6]

These twenty-four teams are:

• 12 losing teams from World Group I Play-offs:
• 12 winning teams from World Group II Play-offs:

The 12 winning teams from the World Group II will play at the World Group I Play-offs and the 12 losing teams will play at the World Group II Play-offs in 2021.

#: Nations Ranking as of 9 March 2020.

Seeded teams  China (#39)  Mexico (#43)   Switzerland (#44)  Dominican Republic (#46)  Lithuania (#47)  Thailand (#48)  Poland (#49)  Slovenia (#50)  Turkey (#51)  South Africa (#52)  Chinese Taipei (#53)  Barbados (#54)

Unseeded teams  Venezuela (#55)  Tunisia (#56)  Estonia (#57)  Greece (#58)  Bulgaria (#59)  Denmark (#60)  Morocco (#61)  Zimbabwe (#62)  Indonesia (#63)  El Salvador (#64)  Paraguay (#65)  Latvia (#66)

Home team	Score	Away team	Location	Venue	Surface	Ref.
Zimbabwe	–	China [1]				[45]
Mexico [2]	–	Bulgaria				[46]
Switzerland [3]	–	Estonia				[47]
Tunisia	–	Dominican Republic [4]				[48]
Greece	–	Lithuania [5]				[49]
Denmark	–	Thailand [6]				[50]
Poland [7]	–	El Salvador				[51]
Slovenia [8]	–	Paraguay				[52]
Turkey [9]	–	Latvia				[53]
Venezuela	–	South Africa [10]				[54]
Chinese Taipei [11]	–	Morocco				[55]
Barbados [12]	–	Indonesia				[56]

Qualifying round

Date: 6–7 March 2020

Twenty-four teams will play for twelve spots in the World Group II, in series decided on a home and away basis.

These twenty-four teams are:

• 12 losing teams from their Group II zone:
• 12 teams from their Group III zone:
  • 4 from Europe
  • 3 from Asia/Oceania,
  • 3 from Americas, and
  • 2 from Africa.

The 12 winning teams from the play-offs will play at the World Group II and the 12 losing teams will play at the Group III of the corresponding continental zone.

Seeded teams  Bulgaria  Denmark  Egypt  El Salvador  Georgia  Guatemala  Hong Kong  Indonesia  Morocco  Paraguay  Philippines  Zimbabwe

Unseeded teams  Costa Rica  Estonia  Greece  Jamaica  Kenya  Latvia  Poland  Puerto Rico  Sri Lanka  Syria  Tunisia  Vietnam

Home team	Score	Away team	Location	Venue	Surface	Ref.
Latvia	4–1	Egypt	Jūrmala	National Tennis Centre Lielupe	Hard (i)	[57]
Paraguay	4–0	Sri Lanka	Asunción	Club Internacional de Tenis	Clay	[58]
Morocco	4–0	Vietnam	Marrakesh	Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech	Clay	[59]
Indonesia	4–0	Kenya	Jakarta	Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex	Hard	[60]
Guatemala	1–3	Tunisia	Guatemala City	Federación Nacional De Tenis	Hard	[61]
Costa Rica	1–4	Bulgaria	San José	Costa Rica Country Club	Hard	[62]
Poland	4–0	Hong Kong	Kalisz	Arena Kalisz	Hard (i)	[63]
Zimbabwe	3–1	Syria	Harare	Harare Sports Club	Hard	[64]
Philippines	1–4	Greece	Metro Manila	Philippine Columbian Association	Clay (i)	[65]
Denmark	5–0	Puerto Rico	Holbæk	Holbæk Sportsby	Hard (i)	[66]
El Salvador	3–1	Jamaica	San Salvador	Polideportivo de Ciudad Merliot	Hard	[67]
Georgia	1–4	Estonia	Tbilisi	Alex Metreveli Tennis Club	Hard	[68]

Americas Zone

Group III

Teams

Antigua and Barbuda  Bahamas  Bermuda  Costa Rica  Cuba  Guatemala  Honduras

Jamaica  Panama  Puerto Rico  Saint Lucia  Trinidad and Tobago  U.S. Virgin Islands

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group III

Teams

Hong Kong  Jordan  Kuwait  Malaysia Pacific Oceania

Qatar  Sri Lanka  Syria  Vietnam

Group IV

Dates: 6–11 September 2021 [69]

Location: Ashgabat Indoor Tennis Arena, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (hard)

Teams

Bahrain  Cambodia  Guam  Iran  Iraq  Kyrgyzstan  Mongolia

Oman  Saudi Arabia  Singapore  Tajikistan  Turkmenistan  United Arab Emirates  Yemen

Europe/Africa Zone

Group III Europe

Teams

Cyprus  Georgia  Iceland  Ireland

Liechtenstein  Luxembourg  Malta  Monaco

Group III Africa

Teams

Algeria  Benin  Egypt  Ghana

Kenya  Madagascar  Mozambique  Rwanda

Group IV Europe

Dates: 22–26 June 2021 [69]

Location: Tennis Club Jug, Skopje, North Macedonia (clay)

Teams

Albania  Andorra  Armenia  Azerbaijan  Kosovo

Moldova  Montenegro  North Macedonia  San Marino

Group IV Africa

Dates: 21–26 June 2021 [69]

Location: Complexe Sportif La Concorde, Brazzaville, Congo (hard)

Teams

Angola  Botswana  Cameroon  Congo  Ivory Coast  Gabon

Mauritius  Namibia  Nigeria  Senegal  Togo  Uganda

References

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13. "Australia v Brazil". Daviscup.com.
14. "Italy v South Korea". Daviscup.com.
15. "Germany v Belarus". Daviscup.com.
16. "Kazakhstan v Netherlands". Daviscup.com.
17. "Slovakia v Czech Republic". Daviscup.com.
18. "Austria v Uruguay". Daviscup.com.
19. "Japan v Ecuador". Daviscup.com.
20. "Sweden v Chile". Daviscup.com.
21. "Bolivia v Belgium". Daviscup.com.
22. "Argentina v Belarus". Daviscup.com.
23. "Pakistan v Japan". Daviscup.com.
24. "Uruguay v Netherlands". Daviscup.com.
25. "Slovakia v Chile". Daviscup.com.
26. "Finland v India". Daviscup.com.
27. "Norway v Uzbekistan". Daviscup.com.
28. "Lebanon v Brazil". Daviscup.com.
29. "New Zealand v South Korea". Daviscup.com.
30. "Romania v Portugal". Daviscup.com.
31. "Peru v Bosnia and Herzegovina". Daviscup.com.
32. "Ukraine v Israel". Daviscup.com.
33. "Ukraine v Chinese Taipei". Daviscup.com.
34. "Pakistan v Slovenia". Daviscup.com.
35. "Bolivia v Dominican Republic". Daviscup.com.
36. "Turkey v Israel". Daviscup.com.
37. "Bosnia and Herzegovina v South Africa". Daviscup.com.
38. "Mexico v Finland". Daviscup.com.
39. "Lebanon v Thailand". Daviscup.com.
40. "Venezuela v New Zealand". Daviscup.com.
41. "Peru v Switzerland". Daviscup.com.
42. "Norway v Barbados". Daviscup.com.
43. "Lithuania v Portugal". Daviscup.com.
44. "Romania v China". Daviscup.com.
45. "Zimbabwe v China". Daviscup.com.
46. "Mexico v Bulgaria". Daviscup.com.
47. "Switzerland v Estonia". Daviscup.com.
48. "Tunisia v Dominican Republic". Daviscup.com.
49. "Greece v Lithuania". Daviscup.com.
50. "Denmark v Thailand". Daviscup.com.
51. "Poland v El Salvador". Daviscup.com.
52. "Slovenia v Paraguay". Daviscup.com.
53. "Turkey v Latvia". Daviscup.com.
54. "Venezuela v South Africa". Daviscup.com.
55. "Chinese Taipei v Morocco". Daviscup.com.
56. "Barbados v Indonesia". Daviscup.com.
57. "Latvia v Egypt". Daviscup.com.
58. "Paraguay v Sri Lanka". Daviscup.com.
59. "Morocco v Vietnam". Daviscup.com.
60. "Indonesia v Kenya". Daviscup.com.
61. "Guatemala v Tunisia". Daviscup.com.
62. "Costa Rica v Bulgaria". Daviscup.com.
63. "Poland v Hong Kong". Daviscup.com.
64. "Syria v Zimbabwe". Daviscup.com.
65. "Philippines v Greece". Daviscup.com.
66. "Denmark v Puerto Rico". Daviscup.com.
67. "El Salvador v Jamaica". Daviscup.com.
68. "Georgia v Estonia". Daviscup.com.
69. "Group IV Events Postponed Due to COVID-19 Pandemic". Daviscup.com. 1 April 2020.

External links

• Official website