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The 2018 Davis Cup World Group play-offs were held from 14 to 16 September. They were the main play-offs of the 2018 Davis Cup. The winners of the playoffs advance as seeded to the 2019 Davis Cup qualifying round.
Bold indicates team had qualified as seeded to the 2019 Davis Cup qualifying round.
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Date: 14–16 September
The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group play-offs for spots in the 2019 qualifying round. The draw took place on April 10 in London.
Seeded teams | Unseeded teams |
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 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 |
 Argentina 4 | Estadio Aldo Cantoni, San Juan, Argentina [1] 14–16 September Clay (i) |  Colombia 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Great Britain 3 | Commonwealth Arena, Glasgow, United Kingdom [2] 14–16 September Hard (i) |  Uzbekistan 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Austria 3 | Messe Congress Graz, Graz, Austria [3] 14–16 September Clay |  Australia 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Switzerland 2 | Swiss Tennis Arena, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland [4] 14–16 September Hard (i) |  Sweden 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Serbia 4 | Kraljevo Sports Hall, Kraljevo, Serbia [5] 14–16 September Clay (i) |  India 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Canada 3 | Coca-Cola Coliseum, Toronto, Canada [6] 14–16 September Hard (i) |  Netherlands 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Hungary 2 | Lurdy Ház, Budapest, Hungary [7] 14–16 September Clay |  Czech Republic 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Japan 4 | Utsubo Tennis Center, Osaka, Japan [8] 14–16 September Hard |  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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[1] Davis Cup Tennis 2018: Final Scores and Results from Round 1 Bracket
