2018 Davis Cup World Group

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2018 Davis Cup World Group
Date	2 February – 25 November
Edition	38th
Champions
Croatia
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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

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) [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

First round

France vs. Netherlands

France 3	Halle olympique, Albertville, France [1] 2–4 February Hard (i)		Netherlands 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Adrian Mannarino Thiemo de Bakker 64 77 3 6 3 6       2 Richard Gasquet Robin Haase 6 4 77 63 3 6 7 5     3 Pierre-Hugues Herbert  /  Nicolas Mahut Robin Haase  /  Jean-Julien Rojer 78 66 6 3 63 77 77 62     4 Adrian Mannarino Robin Haase 4 6 77 65 7 5 62 77 7 5   5 Richard Gasquet Thiemo de Bakker           not played

Japan vs. Italy

Japan 1	Morioka Takaya Arena, Morioka, Japan [3] 2–4 February Hard (i)		Italy 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Taro Daniel Fabio Fognini 4 6 6 3 6 4 3 6 2 6   2 Yūichi Sugita Andreas Seppi 4 6 6 2 6 4 4 6 77 61   3 Ben McLachlan  /  Yasutaka Uchiyama Simone Bolelli  /  Fabio Fognini 5 7 77 64 63 77 5 7     4 Yūichi Sugita Fabio Fognini 6 3 1 6 6 3 66 78 5 7   5 Taro Daniel Andreas Seppi           not played

Spain vs. Great Britain

Spain 3	Club de Tenis Puente Romano, Marbella, Spain [5] 2–4 February Clay		Great Britain 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Albert Ramos Viñolas Liam Broady 6 3 6 4 78 66       2 Roberto Bautista Agut Cameron Norrie 6 4 6 3 3 6 2 6 2 6   3 Pablo Carreño Busta  /  Feliciano López Dominic Inglot  /  Jamie Murray 6 4 6 4 77 64       4 Albert Ramos Viñolas Cameron Norrie 77 64 2 6 77 64 6 2     5 Roberto Bautista Agut Liam Broady           not played

Australia vs. Germany

Australia 1	Pat Rafter Arena, Brisbane, Australia [7] 2–4 February Hard		Germany 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Alex de Minaur Alexander Zverev 5 7 6 4 6 4 3 6 64 77   2 Nick Kyrgios Jan-Lennard Struff 6 4 6 4 6 4       3 Matthew Ebden  /  John Peers Tim Pütz  /  Jan-Lennard Struff 4 6 77 61 2 6 77 64 4 6   4 Nick Kyrgios Alexander Zverev 2 6 63 77 2 6       5 Alex de Minaur Jan-Lennard Struff           not played

Kazakhstan vs. Switzerland

Kazakhstan 4	Daulet National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan [9] 2–4 February Hard (i)		Switzerland 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Dmitry Popko Henri Laaksonen 6 2 79 67 3 6 7 5     2 Mikhail Kukushkin Adrian Bodmer 3 6 6 3 6 2 6 3     3 Timur Khabibulin  /  Aleksandr Nedovyesov Marc-Andrea Hüsler  /  Luca Margaroli 6 4 6 4 3 6 65 77 6 3   4 Roman Khassanov Marc-Andrea Hüsler 3 6 1 6         5 Dmitry Popko Adrian Bodmer 77 65 1 6 [10] [6]

Croatia vs. Canada

Croatia 3	Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek, Croatia [11] 2–4 February Clay (i)		Canada 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Borna Ćorić Vasek Pospisil 3 6 6 2 6 3 6 2     2 Viktor Galović Denis Shapovalov 4 6 4 6 2 6       3 Marin Čilić  /  Ivan Dodig Daniel Nestor  /  Vasek Pospisil 2 6 3 6 6 4 7 5 6 2   4 Borna Ćorić Denis Shapovalov 6 4 6 4 6 4       5 Viktor Galović Vasek Pospisil           not played

Serbia vs. United States

Serbia 1	Čair Sports Center, Niš, Serbia [13] 2–4 February Clay (i)		United States 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Laslo Đere Sam Querrey 77 64 2 6 5 7 4 6     2 Dušan Lajović John Isner 4 6 79 67 3 6 6 3 64 77   3 Nikola Milojević  /  Miljan Zekić Ryan Harrison  /  Steve Johnson 77 63 2 6 5 7 4 6     4 Peđa Krstin Steve Johnson 6 1 7 5         5 Laslo Đere John Isner           not played

Belgium vs. Hungary

Belgium 3	Country Hall Liège, Liège, Belgium [15] 2–4 February Hard (i)		Hungary 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ruben Bemelmans Márton Fucsovics 6 4 4 6 77 65 6 3     2 David Goffin Attila Balázs 6 4 6 4 6 0       3 Ruben Bemelmans  /  Joris De Loore Attila Balázs  /  Márton Fucsovics 3 6 4 6 77 62 6 4 5 7   4 David Goffin Márton Fucsovics 7 5 6 4 3 6 6 2     5 Julien Cagnina Zsombor Piros 3 6 63 77

Quarterfinals

Italy vs. France

Italy 1	Valletta Cambiaso ASD, Genoa, Italy [2] 6–8 April Clay		France 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andreas Seppi Lucas Pouille 3 6 2 6 6 4 6 3 1 6   2 Fabio Fognini Jérémy Chardy 66 78 6 2 6 2 6 3     3 Simone Bolelli  /  Fabio Fognini Pierre-Hugues Herbert  /  Nicolas Mahut 4 6 3 6 1 6       4 Fabio Fognini Lucas Pouille 6 2 1 6 63 77 3 6     5 Andreas Seppi Jérémy Chardy           not played

Spain vs. Germany

Spain 3	Plaza de Toros de Valencia, Valencia, Spain [6] 6–8 April Clay		Germany 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 David Ferrer Alexander Zverev 4 6 2 6 2 6       2 Rafael Nadal Philipp Kohlschreiber 6 2 6 2 6 3       3 Feliciano López  /  Marc López Tim Pütz  /  Jan-Lennard Struff 3 6 4 6 6 3 77 64 5 7   4 Rafael Nadal Alexander Zverev 6 1 6 4 6 4       5 David Ferrer Philipp Kohlschreiber 77 61 3 6 77 64 4 6 7 5

Croatia vs. Kazakhstan

Croatia 3	Varaždin Arena, Varaždin, Croatia [10] 6–8 April Clay (i)		Kazakhstan 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Marin Čilić Dmitry Popko 6 2 6 1 6 2       2 Borna Ćorić Mikhail Kukushkin 6 3 65 77 4 6 2 6     3 Ivan Dodig  /  Nikola Mektić Timur Khabibulin  /  Aleksandr Nedovyesov 62 77 6 4 6 4 6 2     4 Marin Čilić Mikhail Kukushkin 6 1 6 1 6 1       5 Borna Ćorić Dmitry Popko           not played

United States vs. Belgium

United States 4	Curb Event Center, Nashville, United States [14] 6–8 April Hard (i)		Belgium 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 John Isner Joris De Loore 6 3 64 77 710 68 6 4     2 Sam Querrey Ruben Bemelmans 6 1 77 65 7 5       3 Ryan Harrison  /  Jack Sock Sander Gillé  /  Joran Vliegen 5 7 77 61 77 63 6 4     4 Ryan Harrison Ruben Bemelmans 6 3 6 4         5 Sam Querrey Joris De Loore           not played

Semifinals

France vs. Spain

France 3	Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France [4] 14–16 September Hard (i)		Spain 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Benoît Paire Pablo Carreño Busta 7 5 6 1 6 0       2 Lucas Pouille Roberto Bautista Agut 3 6 77 65 6 4 2 6 6 4   3 Julien Benneteau  /  Nicolas Mahut Marcel Granollers  /  Feliciano López 6 0 6 4 79 67       4 Richard Gasquet Albert Ramos Viñolas 6 1 4 6 [12] [14]       5 Nicolas Mahut Marcel Granollers 77 62 3 6 [11] [13]

Croatia vs. United States

Croatia 3	Višnjik, Zadar, Croatia [12] 14–16 September Clay		United States 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Borna Ćorić Steve Johnson 6 4 77 64 6 3       2 Marin Čilić Frances Tiafoe 6 1 6 3 77 65       3 Ivan Dodig  /  Mate Pavić Mike Bryan  /  Ryan Harrison 5 7 66 78 6 1 77 65 65 77   4 Marin Čilić Sam Querrey 77 62 66 78 3 6 4 6     5 Borna Ćorić Frances Tiafoe 60 77 6 1 611 713 6 1 6 3

Final

France vs. Croatia

France 1	Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France [8] 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

References

1. "France v Netherlands". DavisCup.com.
2. "Italy v France". DavisCup.com.
3. "Japan v Italy". DavisCup.com.
4. "France v Spain". DavisCup.com.
5. "Spain v Great Britain". DavisCup.com.
6. "Spain v Germany". DavisCup.com.
7. "Australia vs. Germany". DavisCup.com.
8. "France v Croatia". DavisCup.com.
9. "Kazakhstan v Switzerland". DavisCup.com.
10. "Croatia v Kazakhstan". DavisCup.com.
11. "Croatia v Canada". DavisCup.com.
12. "Croatia v United States". DavisCup.com.
13. "Serbia v United States". DavisCup.com.
14. "United States v Belgium". DavisCup.com.
15. "Belgium v Hungary". DavisCup.com.