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2018 Davis Cup

The 2018 Davis Cup was the 107th edition of the Davis Cup, a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. It was sponsored by BNP Paribas.[1] In 2018, new rules were introduced for the Group I and II zonal events, with ties now being played as best-of-three sets over the course of two days.

2018 Davis Cup
France and Croatia during the final
France and Croatia during the final
Details
Duration2 February – 25 November 2018
Edition107th
Champion
Winning Nation Croatia
← 2017
2019 →

Croatia won their second Davis Cup on indoor clay in the final match held at 25 November with a 3–1 win over France.[2]

World Group edit

Main article: 2018 Davis Cup World Group
Participating teams
 
Australia 		 
Belgium 		 
Canada 		 
Croatia
 
France 		 
Germany 		 
Great Britain 		 
Hungary
 
Italy 		 
Japan 		 
Kazakhstan 		 
Netherlands
 
Serbia 		 
Spain 		 
Switzerland 		 
United States

Seeds edit

  1.   France (final)
  2.   Belgium (quarterfinals)
  3.   Great Britain (first round)
  4.   Croatia (champion)
  5.    Switzerland (first round)
  6.   Australia (first round)
  7.   Serbia (first round)
  8.   Italy (quarterfinals)

Draw edit

First round
2–4 February		Quarterfinals
6–8 April		Semifinals
14–16 September		Final
23–25 November
Albertville, France (indoor hard)[3]
1  France3
Genoa, Italy (clay)[11]
  Netherlands1
1  France3
Morioka, Japan (indoor hard)[4]
8  Italy1
8  Italy3
Lille, France (indoor hard)[15]
  Japan1
1  France3
Marbella, Spain (clay)[5]
  Spain2
3  Great Britain1
Valencia, Spain (clay)[12]
  Spain3
  Spain3
Brisbane, Australia (hard)[6]
  Germany2
6  Australia1
Lille, France (indoor clay)[17]
  Germany3
1  France1
Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)[7]
4  Croatia3
  Kazakhstan4
Varaždin, Croatia (indoor clay)[13]
5   Switzerland1
  Kazakhstan1
Osijek, Croatia (indoor clay)[8]
4  Croatia3
  Canada1
Zadar, Croatia (clay)[16]
4  Croatia3
4  Croatia3
Niš, Serbia (indoor clay)[9]
  United States2
  United States3
Nashville, United States (indoor hard)[14]
7  Serbia1
  United States4
Liège, Belgium (indoor hard)[10]
2  Belgium0
  Hungary2
2  Belgium3

Final edit

 
France
1 		Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France[17]
23–25 November
Clay (i) 		 
Croatia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Jérémy Chardy
Borna Ćorić 		2
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     
2  
  		Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Marin Čilić 		3
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     
3  
  		Nicolas Mahut / Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Ivan Dodig / Mate Pavić 		6
4 		6
4 		3
6 		77
63 		   
4  
  		Lucas Pouille
Marin Čilić 		63
77 		3
6 		3
6 		     
5  
  		Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Borna Ćorić 		          not
played

World Group play-offs edit

Main article: 2018 Davis Cup World Group play-offs

Date: 14–16 September 2018

The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties will compete in the World Group play-offs for seeded spots in the 2019 Qualifying Round. Seedings are based on Davis Cup rankings as of 9 April 2018.

Home team Score Visiting team Location Venue Door Surface
  Argentina 4–0   Colombia San Juan Estadio Aldo Cantoni Indoor Clay
  Great Britain 3–1   Uzbekistan Glasgow Commonwealth Arena Indoor Hard
  Austria 3–1   Australia Graz Messe Congress Graz Outdoor Clay
   Switzerland 2–3   Sweden Biel/Bienne Swiss Tennis Arena Indoor Hard
  Serbia 4–0   India Kraljevo Kraljevo Sports Hall Indoor Clay
  Canada 3–1   Netherlands Toronto Coca-Cola Coliseum Indoor Hard
  Hungary 2–3   Czech Republic Budapest Kopaszi Dam Outdoor Clay
  Japan 4–0   Bosnia and Herzegovina Osaka Utsubo Tennis Center Outdoor Hard

Americas Zone edit

Group I edit

Further information: 2018 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I

Draw edit

Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
1  Argentina
byeSan Juan, Argentina (indoor clay)[23]
bye1  Argentina3
  EcuadorSantiago, Chile (clay)[20]  Chile2
  Chile3
Saint Michael, Barbados (hard)[18]  Ecuador1
  Ecuador4
  Barbados0Saint Michael, Barbados (hard)[21]
  Colombia4
Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic (hard)[19]  Barbados0Barranquilla, Colombia (hard)[24]
  Barbados0  Colombia3
  Dominican Republic4Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (hard)[22]2  Brazil2
  Dominican Republic2
2  Brazil3


Group II edit

Further information: 2018 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II

Draw edit

Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)[27]
1  Venezuela3
Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)[25]  Guatemala1Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)[31]
  Guatemala31  Venezuela1
3  El Salvador1San Salvador, El Salvador (hard)[28]  Uruguay4
3  El Salvador1
  Uruguay4Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)[33]
  Uruguay3
Tijuana, Mexico (hard)[29]4  Mexico1
  Puerto Rico0
Trinidad, Bolivia (clay)[26]4  Mexico5Metepec, Mexico (hard)[32]
  Puerto Rico04  Mexico3
  Bolivia5La Paz, Bolivia (clay)[30]2  Peru1
  Bolivia1
2  Peru4

Group III edit

Further information: 2018 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III

Date: 28 May–2 June

Location: Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica (hard)

Format: Round-robin basis. The winner of Pool A will play-off against the runner-up of Pool B and the winner of Pool B will play-off against the runner-up of Pool A to determine which two nations will advance to Americas Zone Group II in 2019.

Participating teams

Play-offs edit

Main article: 2018 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III § Playoffs

Asia/Oceania Zone edit

Group I edit

Further information: 2018 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I

Draw edit

Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
1  India
byeTianjin, China (hard)[37]
bye1  India3
  New ZealandTianjin, China (indoor hard)[35]  China2
  China3
Gimcheon, South Korea (hard)[34]  New Zealand1
  New Zealand2
  South Korea3Islamabad, Pakistan (grass)[36]
  Pakistan4
  South Korea0Islamabad, Pakistan (grass)[38]
  South Korea  Pakistan1
bye2  Uzbekistan4
bye
2  Uzbekistan


Group II edit

Further information: 2018 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II

Draw edit

Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)[41]
1  Thailand3
Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)[39]  Sri Lanka2Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)[45]
  Sri Lanka11  Thailand4
  Indonesia3Jakarta, Indonesia (indoor hard)[42]3  Philippines1
3  Philippines4
  Indonesia1Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard)[47]
1  Thailand2
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)[43]  Lebanon3
  Iran0
Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard)[40]4  Hong Kong4Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon (hard)[46]
  Iran04  Hong Kong1
2  Chinese Taipei4Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard)[44]  Lebanon3
  Lebanon3
2  Chinese Taipei2

Group III edit

Further information: 2018 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III

Date: 2–7 April

Location: Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam (indoor hard)

Format: Round-robin basis. One pool of 4 teams (Pool A) and one pool of 5 teams (Pool B). The winner of Pool A will play-off against the runner-up of Pool B and the winner of Pool B will play-off against the runner-up of Pool A to determine which two nations will be promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2019.

Participating teams

Play-offs edit

Main article: 2018 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III § Playoffs

Group IV edit

Further information: 2018 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV

Date: 29 January–3 February

Location: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman (hard)

Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of six teams. The winner of Pool A will play-off against the runner-up in Pool B and the winner of Pool B will play-off against the runner-up in Pool A to determine which two nations will be promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in 2019.

Participating teams

Play-offs edit

Main article: 2018 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV § Playoffs

Europe/Africa Zone edit

Group I edit

Further information: 2018 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

Draw edit

Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
1  Czech Republic
Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor clay)[55]
bye
bye1  Czech Republic3
Centurion, South Africa (hard)[52]
  South Africa  Israel1
  South Africa2
Lisbon, Portugal (clay)[48]
  Israel3
  South Africa0
4  Portugal4
4  Portugal
Bucha, Ukraine (hard)[50]Stockholm, Sweden (indoor hard)[56]
bye
4  Portugal14  Portugal2
Dnipro, Ukraine (indoor hard)[53]
  Ukraine3  Sweden3
  Ukraine2
  Sweden3
  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay)[57]
bye
bye  Bosnia and Herzegovina3
3  Slovakia3  Slovakia2
bye
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay)[49]
3  Slovakia
3  Slovakia3
Sankt Pölten, Austria (indoor clay)[54]
  Belarus1
  Austria5
Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)[51]Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)[58]
  Belarus0
  Belarus2  Austria3
2  Russia32  Russia1
bye
2  Russia

Group II edit

Further information: 2018 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

Draw edit

Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Piatra Neamț, Romania (indoor hard)[63]
1  Romania4
Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor hard)[59]Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor hard)[71]
  Luxembourg1
  Luxembourg51  Romania5
Marrakech, Morocco (clay)[64]
8  Georgia0  Morocco0
8  Georgia1
Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor clay)[75]
  Morocco3
1  Romania2
Maribor, Slovenia (indoor hard)[65]
  Poland3
4  Slovenia2
Portorož, Slovenia (clay)[60]Sopot, Poland (indoor hard)[72]
  Poland3
4  Slovenia3  Poland4
Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)[66]
5  Turkey2  Zimbabwe1
5  Turkey1
  Zimbabwe3
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (hard)[67]
  Egypt4
Oslo, Norway (indoor hard)[61]Gentofte, Denmark (indoor hard)[73]
6  Norway0
6  Norway3  Egypt3
Birkerød, Denmark (indoor hard)[68]
  Ireland13  Denmark1
  Ireland1
Cairo, Egypt (clay)[76]
3  Denmark4
  Egypt2
Tunis, Tunisia (hard)[69]
7  Finland3
  Tunisia2
Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)[62]Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)[74]
7  Finland3
  Tunisia27  Finland3
Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor hard)[70]
  Estonia32  Lithuania2
  Estonia1
2  Lithuania3

Group III Europe edit

Further information: 2018 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group III

Date: 3–7 April

Location 1: Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria (clay)
Location 2: Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro (clay)

Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of four teams at each venue. The winners of each pool play-off against each other to determine which nation will be promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2019. Two promoted - one from each venue.

Participating teams


Play-offs edit

Main article: 2018 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group III § Playoffs

Group III Africa edit

Further information: 2018 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III

Date: 18–23 June

Location: Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya (clay)

Format: Round-robin basis. One pool of four teams (Pool A) and one pool of five teams (Pool B). The winners of each pool play-off against each other to determine which two nations are promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2019.

Participating teams

Play-offs edit

Main article: 2018 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III § Playoffs
  •   Kenya and   Namibia were promoted to Group II in 2019.

References edit

  1. ^ "Davis Cup - ITF confirms 2017 Davis Cup dates". DavisCup.com. 2016-03-14.
  2. ^ "Davis Cup final: Marin Cilic beats Lucas Pouille as Croatia claim title". BBC Sport. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  3. ^ "France v Netherlands". DavisCup.com.
  4. ^ "Japan v Italy". DavisCup.com.
  5. ^ "Spain v Great Britain". DavisCup.com.
  6. ^ "Australia vs. Germany". DavisCup.com.
  7. ^ "Kazakhstan v Switzerland". DavisCup.com.
  8. ^ "Croatia v Canada". DavisCup.com.
  9. ^ "Serbia v United States". DavisCup.com.
  10. ^ "Belgium v Hungary". DavisCup.com.
  11. ^ "Italy v France". DavisCup.com.
  12. ^ "Spain v Germany". DavisCup.com.
  13. ^ "Croatia v Kazakhstan". DavisCup.com.
  14. ^ "United States v Belgium". DavisCup.com.
  15. ^ "France v Spain". DavisCup.com.
  16. ^ "Croatia v United States". DavisCup.com.
  17. ^ a b "France v Croatia". DavisCup.com.
  18. ^ "Ecuador v Barbados". DavisCup.com.
  19. ^ "Barbados v Dominican Republic". DavisCup.com.
  20. ^ "Chile v Ecuador". DavisCup.com.
  21. ^ "Barbados v Colombia". DavisCup.com.
  22. ^ "Dominican Republic v Brazil". DavisCup.com.
  23. ^ "Argentina v Chile". DavisCup.com.
  24. ^ "Colombia v Brazil". DavisCup.com.
  25. ^ "Guatemala v El Salvador". DavisCup.com.
  26. ^ "Bolivia v Puerto Rico". DavisCup.com.
  27. ^ "Guatemala v Venezuela". DavisCup.com.
  28. ^ "El Salvador v Uruguay". DavisCup.com.
  29. ^ "Mexico v Puerto Rico". DavisCup.com.
  30. ^ "Bolivia v Peru". DavisCup.com.
  31. ^ "Uruguay v Venezuela". DavisCup.com.
  32. ^ "Mexico v Peru". DavisCup.com.
  33. ^ "Uruguay v Mexico". DavisCup.com.
  34. ^ "New Zealand v South Korea". DavisCup.com.
  35. ^ "China v New Zealand". DavisCup.com.
  36. ^ "Pakistan v South Korea". DavisCup.com.
  37. ^ "China v India". DavisCup.com.
  38. ^ "Pakistan v Uzbekistan". DavisCup.com.
  39. ^ "Sri Lanka v Indonesia". DavisCup.com.
  40. ^ "Iran v Chinese Taipei". DavisCup.com.
  41. ^ "Sri Lanka v Thailand". DavisCup.com.
  42. ^ "Indonesia v Philippines". DavisCup.com.
  43. ^ "Hong Kong v Iran". DavisCup.com.
  44. ^ "Lebanon v Chinese Taipei". DavisCup.com.
  45. ^ "Philippines v Thailand". DavisCup.com.
  46. ^ "Lebanon v Hong Kong". DavisCup.com.
  47. ^ "Thailand v Lebanon". DavisCup.com.
  48. ^ "Portugal v South Africa". DavisCup.com.
  49. ^ "Slovakia v Belarus". DavisCup.com.
  50. ^ "Portugal v Ukraine". DavisCup.com.
  51. ^ "Belarus v Russia". DavisCup.com.
  52. ^ "South Africa v Israel". DavisCup.com.
  53. ^ "Ukraine v Sweden". DavisCup.com.
  54. ^ "Austria v Belarus". DavisCup.com.
  55. ^ "Czech Republic v Israel". DavisCup.com.
  56. ^ "Sweden v Portugal". DavisCup.com.
  57. ^ "Slovakia v Bosnia and Herzegovina". DavisCup.com.
  58. ^ "Russia v Austria". DavisCup.com.
  59. ^ "Luxembourg v Georgia". DavisCup.com.
  60. ^ "Slovenia v Turkey". DavisCup.com.
  61. ^ "Norway v Ireland". DavisCup.com.
  62. ^ "Estonia v Tunisia". DavisCup.com.
  63. ^ "Romania v Luxembourg". DavisCup.com.
  64. ^ "Morocco v Georgia". DavisCup.com.
  65. ^ "Slovenia v Poland". DavisCup.com.
  66. ^ "Zimbabwe v Turkey". DavisCup.com.
  67. ^ "Egypt v Norway". DavisCup.com.
  68. ^ "Denmark v Ireland". DavisCup.com.
  69. ^ "Tunisia v Finland". DavisCup.com.
  70. ^ "Lithuania v Estonia". DavisCup.com.
  71. ^ "Romania v Morocco". DavisCup.com.
  72. ^ "Poland v Zimbabwe". DavisCup.com.
  73. ^ "Denmark v Egypt". DavisCup.com.
  74. ^ "Finland v Lithuania". DavisCup.com.
  75. ^ "Romania v Poland". DavisCup.com.
  76. ^ "Egypt v Finland". DavisCup.com.

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