2018 Davis Cup World Group | |
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Date | 2 February – 25 November |
Edition | 38th |
Champions | |
Croatia |
The World Group is the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2018. The first-round losers will play in the Davis Cup World Group play-offs.
Participating teams | |||
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Australia | Belgium | Canada | Croatia |
France | Germany | Great Britain | Hungary |
Italy | Japan | Kazakhstan | Netherlands |
Serbia | Spain | Switzerland | United States |
First round 2–4 February | Quarterfinals 6–8 April | Semifinals 14–16 September | Final 23–25 November | |||||||||||||||
Albertville, France (indoor hard) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | France | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Genoa, Italy (clay) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | France | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Morioka, Japan (indoor hard) [3] | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | Italy | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Italy | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Lille, France (indoor hard) [4] | ||||||||||||||||||
Japan | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | France | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Marbella, Spain (clay) [5] | ||||||||||||||||||
Spain | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Great Britain | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Valencia, Spain (clay) [6] | ||||||||||||||||||
Spain | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Spain | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Brisbane, Australia (hard) [7] | ||||||||||||||||||
Germany | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Australia | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Lille, France (indoor clay) [8] | ||||||||||||||||||
Germany | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | France | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor hard) [9] | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Croatia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Kazakhstan | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Varaždin, Croatia (indoor clay) [10] | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Switzerland | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Kazakhstan | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Osijek, Croatia (indoor clay) [11] | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Croatia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Canada | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Zadar, Croatia (clay) [12] | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Croatia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Croatia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Niš, Serbia (indoor clay) [13] | ||||||||||||||||||
United States | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
United States | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Nashville, United States (indoor hard) [14] | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Serbia | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
United States | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Liège, Belgium (indoor hard) [15] | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Belgium | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Hungary | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Belgium | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
France 3 | Halle olympique, Albertville, France [1] 2–4 February Hard (i) | Netherlands 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Japan 1 | Morioka Takaya Arena, Morioka, Japan [3] 2–4 February Hard (i) | Italy 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Spain 3 | Club de Tenis Puente Romano, Marbella, Spain [5] 2–4 February Clay | Great Britain 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Australia 1 | Pat Rafter Arena, Brisbane, Australia [7] 2–4 February Hard | Germany 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kazakhstan 4 | Daulet National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan [9] 2–4 February Hard (i) | Switzerland 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Croatia 3 | Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek, Croatia [11] 2–4 February Clay (i) | Canada 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Serbia 1 | Čair Sports Center, Niš, Serbia [13] 2–4 February Clay (i) | United States 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Belgium 3 | Country Hall Liège, Liège, Belgium [15] 2–4 February Hard (i) | Hungary 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Italy 1 | Valletta Cambiaso ASD, Genoa, Italy [2] 6–8 April Clay | France 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Spain 3 | Plaza de Toros de Valencia, Valencia, Spain [6] 6–8 April Clay | Germany 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Croatia 3 | Varaždin Arena, Varaždin, Croatia [10] 6–8 April Clay (i) | Kazakhstan 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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United States 4 | Curb Event Center, Nashville, United States [14] 6–8 April Hard (i) | Belgium 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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France 3 | Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France [4] 14–16 September Hard (i) | Spain 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Croatia 3 | Višnjik, Zadar, Croatia [12] 14–16 September Clay | United States 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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France 1 | Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France [8] 23–25 November Clay (i) | Croatia 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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