2018 Davis Cup

2018 Davis Cup

France and Croatia during the final
Details
Duration	2 February – 25 November 2018
Edition	107th
Champion
Winning nation	Croatia
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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.

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

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

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

	First round 2–4 February					Quarterfinals 6–8 April					Semifinals 14–16 September					Final 23–25 November
	Albertville, France (indoor hard) [3]
	1	France	3
						Genoa, Italy (clay) [4]
		Netherlands	1
						1	France	3
	Morioka, Japan (indoor hard) [5]
						8	Italy	1
	8	Italy	3
											Lille, France (indoor hard) [6]
		Japan	1
											1	France	3
	Marbella, Spain (clay) [7]
												Spain	2
	3	Great Britain	1
						Valencia, Spain (clay) [8]
		Spain	3
						Spain		3
	Brisbane, Australia (hard) [9]
						Germany		2
	6	Australia	1
																Lille, France (indoor clay) [10]
		Germany	3
																1	France	1
	Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor hard) [11]
																4	Croatia	3
		Kazakhstan	4
						Varaždin, Croatia (indoor clay) [12]
	5	Switzerland	1
							Kazakhstan	1
	Osijek, Croatia (indoor clay) [13]
						4	Croatia	3
		Canada	1
											Zadar, Croatia (clay) [14]
	4	Croatia	3
											4	Croatia	3
	Niš, Serbia (indoor clay) [15]
												United States	2
		United States	3
						Nashville, United States (indoor hard) [16]
	7	Serbia	1
							United States	4
	Liège, Belgium (indoor hard) [17]
						2	Belgium	0
		Hungary	2
	2	Belgium	3

Final

France 1	Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France [10] 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

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.

Seeded teams   Argentina   Great Britain   Australia    Switzerland   Serbia   Canada   Czech Republic   Japan

Unseeded teams   Austria   Bosnia and Herzegovina   Colombia   Hungary   India   Netherlands   Sweden   Uzbekistan

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

Group I

Further information: 2018 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I

Seeds: The first seed received a bye into the second round.   Argentina   Brazil

Remaining nations:   Barbados   Chile   Colombia   Dominican Republic   Ecuador

Draw

Second Round Play-offs

First Round Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

1

Argentina

bye

San Juan, Argentina (indoor clay) [18]

bye

1

Argentina

3

Ecuador

Santiago, Chile (clay) [19]

Chile

2

Chile

3

Saint Michael, Barbados (hard) [20]

Ecuador

1

Ecuador

4

Barbados

0

Saint Michael, Barbados (hard) [21]

Colombia

4

Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic (hard) [22]

Barbados

0

Barranquilla, Colombia (hard) [23]

Barbados

0

Colombia

3

Dominican Republic

4

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (hard) [24]

2

Brazil

2

Dominican Republic

2

2

Brazil

3

•   Barbados relegated to Group II in 2019.
•   Argentina and   Colombia advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

Further information: 2018 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II

Seeds:   Venezuela   Peru   El Salvador   Mexico

Remaining nations:   Bolivia   Guatemala   Puerto Rico   Uruguay

Draw

	Play-offs					First Round					Second Round					Third Round
						Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard) [25]
						1	Venezuela	3
	Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard) [26]						Guatemala	1			Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) [27]
		Guatemala	3								1	Venezuela	1
	3	El Salvador	1			San Salvador, El Salvador (hard) [28]						Uruguay	4
						3	El Salvador	1
							Uruguay	4								Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) [29]
																	Uruguay	3
						Tijuana, Mexico (hard) [30]										4	Mexico	1
							Puerto Rico	0
	Trinidad, Bolivia (clay) [31]					4	Mexico	5			Metepec, Mexico (hard) [32]
	Puerto Rico		0								4	Mexico	3
	Bolivia		5			La Paz, Bolivia (clay) [33]					2	Peru	1
							Bolivia	1
						2	Peru	4

•   El Salvador and   Puerto Rico relegated to Group III in 2019.
•   Uruguay promoted to Group I in 2019.

Group III

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

Pool A   Costa Rica   Cuba   Panama   Paraguay

Pool B   Antigua and Barbuda   Bahamas   Bermuda   Honduras   Jamaica

Play-offs

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

•   Bahamas and   Honduras promoted to Group II in 2019.

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

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

Seeds: All seeds received a bye into the second round.   India   Uzbekistan

Remaining nations:   China   New Zealand   Pakistan   South Korea

Draw

Second Round Play-offs

First Round Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

1

India

bye

Tianjin, China (hard) [34]

bye

1

India

3

New Zealand

Tianjin, China (indoor hard) [35]

China

2

China

3

Gimcheon, South Korea (indoor hard) [36]

New Zealand

1

New Zealand

2

South Korea

3

Islamabad, Pakistan (grass) [37]

Pakistan

4

South Korea

0

Islamabad, Pakistan (grass) [38]

South Korea

Pakistan

1

bye

2

Uzbekistan

4

bye

2

Uzbekistan

•   New Zealand relegated to Group II in 2019.
•   India and   Uzbekistan advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

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

Seeds:   Thailand   Chinese Taipei   Hong Kong   Philippines

Remaining nations:   Indonesia   Iran   Lebanon   Sri Lanka

Draw

	Play-offs					First Round					Second Round					Third Round
						Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) [39]
						1	Thailand	3
	Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) [40]						Sri Lanka	2			Manila, Philippines (indoor clay) [41]
	Sri Lanka		1								1	Thailand	4
	Indonesia		3			Jakarta, Indonesia (indoor hard) [42]					3	Philippines	1
						3	Philippines	4
							Indonesia	1								Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard) [43]
																1	Thailand	2
						Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) [44]											Lebanon	3
							Iran	0
	Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard) [45]					4	Hong Kong	4			Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon (hard) [46]
		Iran	0								4	Hong Kong	1
	2	Chinese Taipei	4			Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard) [47]						Lebanon	3
							Lebanon	3
						2	Chinese Taipei	2

•   Sri Lanka and   Iran relegated to Group III in 2019.
•   Lebanon promoted to Group I in 2019.

Group III

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

Pool A   Cambodia   Malaysia   Pacific Oceania   Vietnam

Pool B   Jordan   Kuwait   Qatar   Saudi Arabia   Syria

Play-offs

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

•   Vietnam and   Kuwait promoted to Group II in 2019.
•   Cambodia and   Jordan relegated to Group IV in 2019.

Group IV

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

Pool A   Bangladesh   Iraq   Kyrgyzstan   Myanmar   Oman   United Arab Emirates

Pool B   Bahrain   Guam   Mongolia   Singapore   Tajikistan   Turkmenistan

Play-offs

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

•   Oman and   Singapore were promoted to Group III in 2019.

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

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

Seeds: All seeds and   Bosnia and Herzegovina received a bye into the second round.   Czech Republic   Russia   Slovakia   Portugal

Remaining nations:   Austria   Belarus   Bosnia and Herzegovina   Israel   South Africa   Sweden   Ukraine

Draw

	Second Round Play-offs					First Round Play-offs					First Round					Second Round
											1	Czech Republic
																Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor clay) [48]
												bye
						bye										1	Czech Republic	3
											Centurion, South Africa (hard) [49]
						South Africa											Israel	1
											South Africa		2
	Lisbon, Portugal (clay) [50]
											Israel		3
		South Africa	0
	4	Portugal	4
											4	Portugal
						Bucha, Ukraine (hard) [51]										Stockholm, Sweden (indoor hard) [52]
												bye
						4	Portugal	1								4	Portugal	2
											Dnipro, Ukraine (indoor hard) [53]
							Ukraine	3									Sweden	3
											Ukraine		2
											Sweden		3
											Bosnia and Herzegovina
																Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay) [54]
											bye
							bye										Bosnia and Herzegovina	3
						3	Slovakia									3	Slovakia	2
												bye
	Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay) [55]
											3	Slovakia
	3	Slovakia	3
											Sankt Pölten, Austria (indoor clay) [56]
		Belarus	1
											Austria		5
						Moscow, Russia (indoor hard) [57]										Moscow, Russia (indoor hard) [58]
											Belarus		0
							Belarus	2									Austria	3
						2	Russia	3								2	Russia	1
												bye
											2	Russia

•   South Africa and   Belarus relegated to Group II in 2019.
•   Czech Republic,   Sweden,   Bosnia and Herzegovina, and   Austria advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

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

Seeds:   Romania   Lithuania   Denmark   Slovenia   Turkey   Norway   Finland   Georgia

Remaining nations:   Egypt   Estonia   Ireland   Luxembourg   Morocco   Poland   Tunisia   Zimbabwe

Draw

	Relegation Play-offs					First Round					Second Round					Third Round
						Piatra Neamț, Romania (indoor hard) [59]
						1	Romania	4
	Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor hard) [60]										Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor hard) [61]
							Luxembourg	1
		Luxembourg	5								1	Romania	5
						Marrakech, Morocco (clay) [62]
	8	Georgia	0									Morocco	0
						8	Georgia	1
																Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor clay) [63]
							Morocco	3
																1	Romania	2
						Maribor, Slovenia (indoor hard) [64]
																	Poland	3
						4	Slovenia	2
	Portorož, Slovenia (clay) [65]										Sopot, Poland (indoor hard) [66]
							Poland	3
	4	Slovenia	3								Poland		4
						Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) [67]
	5	Turkey	2								Zimbabwe		1
						5	Turkey	1
							Zimbabwe	3
						Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (hard) [68]
							Egypt	4
	Oslo, Norway (indoor hard) [69]										Gentofte, Denmark (indoor hard) [70]
						6	Norway	0
	6	Norway	3									Egypt	3
						Birkerød, Denmark (indoor hard) [71]
		Ireland	1								3	Denmark	1
							Ireland	1
																Cairo, Egypt (clay) [72]
						3	Denmark	4
																	Egypt	2
						Tunis, Tunisia (hard) [73]
																7	Finland	3
							Tunisia	2
	Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard) [74]										Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) [75]
						7	Finland	3
	Tunisia		2								7	Finland	3
						Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor hard) [76]
	Estonia		3								2	Lithuania	2
							Estonia	1
						2	Lithuania	3

•   Georgia,   Turkey,   Ireland, and   Tunisia relegated to Group III in 2019.
•   Poland and   Finland promoted to Group I in 2019.

Group III Europe

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

Pool A (Plovdiv)   Albania   Bulgaria   Iceland   Macedonia

Pool B (Plovdiv)   Andorra   Cyprus   Monaco   San Marino

Pool A (Ulcinj)   Armenia   Greece   Latvia   Montenegro

Pool B (Ulcinj)   Kosovo   Liechtenstein   Malta   Moldova

Play-offs

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

•   Monaco and   Montenegro were promoted to Group II in 2019.

Group III Africa

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

Pool A   Benin   Cameroon   Nigeria   Rwanda

Pool B   Algeria   Kenya   Mozambique   Namibia   Uganda

Play-offs

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

•   Kenya and   Namibia were promoted to Group II in 2019.

References

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

External links

• Official website