ITF rankings

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The ITF rankings are the current rankings of national teams by the International Tennis Federation in both men's and women's tennis. The ITF also produces the ITF Davis Cup Nations Ranking for male national teams and the ITF Fed Cup Nations Ranking for female national teams. Both measure the success of all nations participating in both competitions.

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The ITF Davis Cup Nations Ranking was launched at the end of 2001 and the ITF Fed Cup Nations Ranking was introduced a year later. Both rankings are updated following every World Group round and are used for seeding the highest ranked teams in the draws for each group in the competitions' structures.

Ranking method

The ITF Davis Cup and Fed Cup rankings are based in a rolling four year cumulative system. However, the points total for each nation is calculated following a weighted sum formula, in which recent results are weighted more heavily. [1] [2] After each World Group round, the ranking period adjusts, and points earned in the last year period have a weighting factor of 100% in the points total. At the same time, the weighting factor for the points earned until the same round in the previous three years is reduced to 75% (for points earned one to two years ago), 50% (for points earned two to three years ago) and 25% (for points earned three to four years ago).

Ranking points are awarded only to the winning nation of a competition tie at every round. Victories in World Group rounds are worth more points than those in Zone Groups, and ties at the later rounds of the competition are progressively worth more points. Bonus points are also awarded for a nation that defeats a higher-ranked nation, but only if the latter nation is ranked in the top 64 for the Davis Cup, or in the top 75 for the Fed Cup. Unique to the Davis Cup, there is an additional bonus for a nation that wins a tie in the opponent's home ground: a 25% bonus is added to the total of round points and ranking bonus points (if any). At the Fed Cup only, nations that win by walkover are awarded round points but no bonus points, and no points are awarded for consolation events.

Men

The current ranking points and bonus points distribution tables for the Davis Cup are shown below:

Notes

1 Bonus points, as shown above, for defeating higher ranked nations will be added when appropriate to each tie in World Group, Group I and Group II. [1]

2 Bonus points do not apply in Groups III and IV. [1]

3 If the number of teams in Europe/Africa Groups I and II exceeds 16 or the number of teams in Asia/Oceania and Americas Groups I and II exceeds eight, then 200 points will be awarded for a first round win, 400 for a second round win and 600 for a third round win. [1]

Women

The current ranking points and bonus points distribution tables for the Fed Cup are shown below:

Notes

1 Bonus points, as shown above, for defeating higher ranked nations will be added when appropriate to each tie in World Group, Group I and Group II. [2]

2 In the Groups I, II and III a nation's points are determined by its overall finishing position. Formats vary according to the numbers of nations playing each year so the value of each win alters too. However the maximum points a nation can win at each level remains constant. [2]

Current rankings

Men

ITF Davis Cup Nations Ranking,
as of 3 February 2025 [3]
RankNationPointsMove
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 573.25Steady2.svg
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 470.75Steady2.svg
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 432Increase2.svg 1
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 421Increase2.svg 1
5Flag of the United States.svg  United States 419.5Increase2.svg 1
6Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 408.25Decrease2.svg 3
7Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 386.75Increase2.svg 3
8Flag of France.svg  France 381.5Increase2.svg 1
9Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 376Increase2.svg 2
10Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 374Increase2.svg 5
11Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 368.5Increase2.svg 3
12Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 360.75Decrease2.svg 4
13Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 355.5Increase2.svg 9
14Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 354.5Decrease2.svg 1
15Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 354.25Decrease2.svg 8
16Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 349.5Decrease2.svg 4
17Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 340.75Decrease2.svg 1
18Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 339.75Increase2.svg 7
19Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 337.25Decrease2.svg 2
20Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 334.25Increase2.svg 4

Change since previous ranking update

Women

ITF Billie Jean King Cup Nations Ranking, as of 4 December 2024 [4]
#NationPointsMove
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1,228.75Increase2.svg 2
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1,066.25Decrease2.svg 1
3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1,028.75Decrease2.svg 1
4Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1020.00Increase2.svg 6
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 973.75Decrease2.svg 1
6Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 961.25Increase2.svg 3
7Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 955.00Increase2.svg 5
8Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 940.00Decrease2.svg 1
9Flag of the United States.svg  United States 935.00Decrease2.svg 4
10Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 922.50Decrease2.svg 4
11Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 907.50Decrease2.svg 3
12Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 817.50Increase2.svg 1
13Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 816.25Decrease2.svg 2
14Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 786.25Increase2.svg 1
15Flag of France.svg  France 778.75Decrease2.svg 1
16Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 703.75Steady2.svg
17Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 703.25Increase2.svg 4
18Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 697.50Decrease2.svg 1
19Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 687.50Decrease2.svg 1
20Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 678.75Decrease2.svg 1

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Number 1 ranked nations

Men

Key
*Current number 1 nation as of February 03, 2025 [5]
ITF ranking record
No.NationStart dateEnd dateWG rounds as No. 1Total
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg AustraliaDecember 3, 2001February 10, 200211
2 Flag of France.svg FranceFebruary 11, 2002November 30, 200377
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (2)December 1, 2003April 11, 200423
Flag of France.svg  France (2)April 12, 2004September 26, 200418
3 Flag of Spain.svg SpainSeptember 27, 2004December 4, 200555
4Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia December 5, 2005December 3, 200644
5Flag of Russia.svg  Russia December 4, 2006July 12, 20091010
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (2)July 13, 2009April 7, 20131621
6Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic April 8, 2013November 29, 20151010
7Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain November 30, 2015November 27, 201644
8Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina November 28, 2016November 26, 201744
Flag of France.svg  France (3)November 27, 2017December 5, 202117 25
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia (2)December 6, 2021February 5, 2023610
9Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada February 6, 2023November 26, 202333
10Flag of Italy.svg  Italy *November 27, 2023Present44
No.NationStart dateEnd dateWG rounds as No. 1Total

Women

Key
*Current number 1 nation as of April 17, 2023 [4]
ITF ranking record
No.NationStart dateEnd dateWG rounds as No. 1Total
1Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia November 4, 2002November 23, 200344
2Flag of France.svg  France November 24, 2003September 18, 200577
3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia September 19, 2005November 8, 20091212
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy November 9, 2009April 22, 201288
5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic April 23, 2012November 3, 201344
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (2)November 4, 2013April 20, 2014210
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (2)April 21, 2014November 10, 201916 20
Flag of France.svg  France (2)November 11, 2019November 7, 2021815
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia November 8, 2021April 16, 202344
7Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland *April 17, 2023Present11
No.NationStart dateEnd dateWG rounds as No. 1Total

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Rankings Explained". daviscup.com. International Tennis Federation.
  2. 1 2 3 "How the Rankings Work". fedcup.com. International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  3. "Nations Ranking". daviscup.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Rankings". billiejeankingcup.com. International Tennis Federation.
  5. "Nations Ranking". daviscup.com. International Tennis Federation.