2017 Davis Cup

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2017 Davis Cup
Details
Duration3 February – 26 November 2017
Edition106th
Champion
Winning NationFlag of France.svg  France
2016
2018

The 2017 Davis Cup was the 106th edition of the Davis Cup, a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. It was sponsored by BNP Paribas. [1] France won their tenth title (their first since 2001), with Lucas Pouille defeating Steve Darcis of Belgium on indoor hard in the final match held at Stade Pierre-Mauroy located in Villeneuve-d'Ascq on 26 November. [2] [3]

Contents

World Group

Participating teams
Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
Flag of Croatia.svg
Croatia
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic
Flag of France.svg
France
Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Great Britain
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
Flag of Russia.svg
Russia
Flag of Serbia.svg
Serbia
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
Flag of the United States.svg
United States

Seeds

  1. Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (first round)
  2. Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia (first round)
  3. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (first round)
  5. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (first round)
  6. Flag of France.svg  France (world champion of team)
  7. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium (final)
  8. Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia (semifinals)

Draw

First round
3–5 February
Quarterfinals
7–9 April
Semifinals
15–17 September
Final
24–26 November
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2
Charleroi, Belgium (indoor hard)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2
Frankfurt, Germany (indoor hard)
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 4
Brussels, Belgium (indoor clay)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3
Kooyong, Australia (hard)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2
4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1
Brisbane, Australia (hard) [4]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3
Birmingham, United States (indoor hard)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2
5Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 0
Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France (indoor hard)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2
Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard)
6Flag of France.svg  France 3
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1
Rouen, France (indoor clay)
6Flag of France.svg  France 4
6Flag of France.svg  France 4
Ottawa, Canada (indoor hard)
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2
Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France (clay)
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 3
6Flag of France.svg  France 3
Niš, Serbia (indoor hard)
8Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 1
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1
Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard)
8Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 4
8Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 4
Osijek, Croatia (indoor hard)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3
2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2

Final

Flag of France.svg
France
3
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France [5]
24–26 November 2017
Hard (i)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium
2
12345
1 Flag of France.svg
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Lucas Pouille
David Goffin
5
7
3
6
1
6
   
2 Flag of France.svg
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Steve Darcis
6
3
6
2
6
1
   
3 Flag of France.svg
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Richard Gasquet  /  Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Ruben Bemelmans  /  Joris De Loore
6
1
3
6
77
62
6
4
  
4 Flag of France.svg
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
David Goffin
65
77
3
6
2
6
   
5 Flag of France.svg
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Lucas Pouille
Steve Darcis
6
3
6
1
6
0
   

World Group play-offs

Date: 15–17 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 2018 World Group.

Home teamScoreVisiting teamLocationVenueDoorSurface
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 3–2 Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Astana National Tennis Center IndoorHard
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1–4 Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Bogotá Plaza de Toros La Santamaría OutdoorClay
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 3–2 Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Biel/Bienne Swiss Tennis ArenaIndoorHard
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3–2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic The Hague Sportcampus ZuiderparkIndoorClay
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2–3 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Lisbon Clube de Ténis do JamorOutdoorClay
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3–1 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Osaka Utsubo Tennis Center OutdoorHard
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 3–1 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Budapest Margaret Island Athletic CentreOutdoorClay
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3–2 Flag of India.svg  India Edmonton Northlands Coliseum IndoorHard

Americas Zone

Group I

Draw

Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
bye Ambato, Ecuador (clay)
bye1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 5
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 0
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 0
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (hard)Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 5
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 1
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 4 Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic (hard)
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 0
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 5 Medellín, Colombia (clay)
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 1
bye2Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 3
bye
2Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
  • Flag of Peru.svg  Peru relegated to Group II in 2018.
  • Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil and Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

Draw

Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Asunción, Paraguay (clay)
1Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 3
Zapopan, Mexico (hard)Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 2 Saint Michael, Barbados (hard)
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 01Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 3
3Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 5 Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 2
3Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 3 Wildey, Barbados (hard)
1Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 3
San Salvador, El Salvador (hard)2Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 2
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia 2
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia (clay)4Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 3 Doral, United States (hard)
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia 44Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 2
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 1 Doral, United States (hard)2Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 3
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 0
2Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 5

Group III

Date: 12–17 June

Location: Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)

Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of four and five teams, respectively (Pools A and B). The winner of each pool plays off against the runner-up of the other pool to determine which two nations are promoted to Americas Zone Group II in 2018.

Participating teams:

Seeding: The seeding was based on the Davis Cup Rankings of 10 April 2017 (shown in parentheses below).

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
  1. Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay (53)
  2. Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico (79)
  1. Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica (84)
  2. Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras (86)
  1. Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba (91)
  2. Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica (94)
  1. Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda (107)
  2. Flag of Panama.svg  Panama (115)
  3. Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda (-)

Pool A

 URUCRCPANCUBRR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
53Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 3–03–03–03–018–0 (100%)111–40 (74%)1
84Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 0–33–02–12–111–11 (50%)99–106 (48%)2
115Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 0–30–32–11–26–14 (30%)74–107 (41%)3
91Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 0–31–21–20–35–15 (25%)75–106 (41%)4

Pool B

 PURHONJAMBERANTRR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
79Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 3–03–03–03–04–024–3 (89%)162–89 (65%)1
86Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 0–32–12–13–03–115–11 (58%)128–107 (54%)2
94Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0–31–23–02–12–216–12 (57%)148–122 (55%)3
107Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 0–31–20–32–11–36–18 (25%)79–126 (39%)4
NRFlag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 0–30–31–21–20–44–21 (16%)68–141 (33%)5

Playoffs

PlacingA TeamScoreB Team
PromotionalFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 2–0Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras
PromotionalFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1–2Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
5th–6thFlag of Panama.svg  Panama 2–1Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
7th–8thFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 2–0Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda
9thFlag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda

Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay and Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico promoted to Group II in 2018.

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Draw

Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
1Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
bye Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor clay)
bye1Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 4
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Kaohsiung, Taiwan (hard)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 0
Yanggu, South Korea (hard)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 5
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 2
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3 Gimcheon, South Korea (indoor hard)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 3
Auckland, New Zealand (hard)Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1 Bangalore, India (hard)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 1
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3 Pune, India (hard)2Flag of India.svg  India 4
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1
2Flag of India.svg  India 4

Group II

Draw

Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Islamabad, Pakistan (hard)
1Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 3
Isfahan, Iran (clay)Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 2 Islamabad, Pakistan (grass)
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 51Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan w/o
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 0 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (hard)Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
4Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 2
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 3 Islamabad, Pakistan (grass)
1Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 3
Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)2Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 2
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 1
Surakarta, Indonesia (hard)3Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 4 Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 43Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 0
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 1 Mishref, Kuwait (hard)2Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 5
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 1
2Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 3

Group III

Date: 17–22 July

Location: Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)

Participating teams:

Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of four and five teams, respectively (Pools A and B). The winner of each pool plays off against the runner-up of the other pool to determine which two nations are promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2018.

Seeding: The seeding was based on the Davis Cup Rankings of 10 April 2017 (shown in parentheses below).

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
  1. Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka (78)
  2. Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon (88)
  1. Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia (89)
  2. Flag of Syria.svg  Syria (93)
  1. Flag placeholder.svg  Pacific Oceania (97)
  2. Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar (100)
  1. Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates (103)
  2. Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan (104)
  3. Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan (105)

Pool A

 SRIJORPOCSYRRR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
78Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 2–12–12–13–012–6 (67%)96–66 (59%)1
104Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 1–22–12–12–110–9 (53%)82–95 (46%)2
97Flag placeholder.svg  Pacific Oceania 1–21–22–11–210–11 (48%)91–91 (50%)3
93Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 1–21–21–20–37–13 (35%)78–95 (45%)4

Pool B

 LBNQATMASUAETKMRR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
88Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 3–02–12–12–14–019–8 (70%)147–100 (60%)1
100Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 0–32–02–12–13–115–12 (56%)118–111 (52%)2
89Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 1–20–22–13–02–214–11 (56%)121–100 (55%)3
103Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 1–21–21–22–11–311–17 (39%)109–142 (43%)4
105Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 1–21–20–31–20–49–20 (31%)111–153 (42%)5

Playoffs

PlacingA TeamScoreB Team
PromotionalFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 2–0Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
PromotionalFlag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 0–2Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
5thFlag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
RelegationFlag placeholder.svg  Pacific Oceania 2–1Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan
RelegationFlag of Syria.svg  Syria 2–0Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates

Group IV

Date: 3–8 April

Location: Bahrain Polytechnic, Isa Town, Bahrain (hard)

Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of five and six teams, respectively (Pools A and B). The winner of each pool plays off against the runner-up of the other pool to determine which two nations are promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in 2018.

Participating teams:

Seeding: The seeding was based on the Davis Cup Rankings of 20 February 2017 (shown in parentheses below).

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4Pot 5
  1. Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia (101)
  2. Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq (106)
  1. Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain (107)
  2. Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore (107)
  1. Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia (111)
  2. Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh (112)
  1. Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar (120)
  2. Flag of Oman.svg  Oman (122)
  1. Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan (123)
  2. Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia (124)
  3. Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan (126)

Pool A

 CAMKSAMYABHRKGZRR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
101Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 2–13–03–02–14–020–8 (71%)150–92 (62%)1
111Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 1–23–03–03–03–120–7 (74%)137–91 (60%)2
120Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 0–30–32–12–12–210–17 (37%)106–140 (43%)3
107Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 0–30–31–23–01–312–17 (41%)123–141 (47%)4
126Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 1–20–31–20–30–47–20 (26%)98–150 (40%)5

Pool B

 SGPOMAMGLTJKBANIRQRR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
107Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 1–23–03–03–03–04–127–5 (84%)189–83 (69%)1
122Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 2–11–23–03–03–04–125–9 (74%)178–122 (59%)2
124Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 0–32–12–12–12–14–117–15 (53%)145–124 (54%)3
123Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 0–30–31–22–11–21–411–22 (33%)124–170 (42%)4
112Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 0–30–31–21–22–11–49–23 (28%)102–168 (38%)5
106Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 0–30–31–22–11–21–49–24 (27%)117–182 (39%)6

Play-offs

PlacingA TeamScoreB Team
PromotionalFlag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 2–0Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
PromotionalFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 2–1Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
5th–6thFlag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 2–1Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
7th–8thFlag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 1–2Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
9th–10thFlag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 2–1Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
11thFlag of Iraq.svg  Iraq

Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia and Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia promoted to Group III in 2018.

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Draw

Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
1Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
bye
1Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1
byeFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 3
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Bratislava, Slovakia (clay)
bye
1Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 4
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Zenica, Bosnia and Herz. (indoor hard)
bye
bye3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3
Zenica, Bosnia and Herz. (indoor hard)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 5
Minsk, Belarus (indoor hard)
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 2
Wels, Austria (clay) Minsk, Belarus (indoor hard)
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 3
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 3
4Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 44Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1
bye
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
4Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 0
Lisbon, Portugal (indoor clay)
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 5
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 0
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) Lisbon, Portugal (indoor clay)
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 5
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 0Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 4
2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 52Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1
bye
2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine

Group II

Draw

Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Tunis, Tunisia (hard)
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3
Nicosia, Cyprus (hard) Antalya, Turkey (clay)
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 2
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 41Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4
Nicosia, Cyprus (hard)
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 17Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1
7Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 4
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 1
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 5
Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor hard)
3Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 0
3Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 3
Hanko, Finland (indoor hard) Tbilisi, Georgia (hard)
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 2
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 23Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 3
Tbilisi, Georgia (indoor carpet)
5Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 3Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 2
5Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 3
Jelgava, Latvia (indoor hard)
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 5
Marrakesh, Morocco (clay) Stavanger, Norway (indoor hard)
6Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 0
6Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1
Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet)
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 34Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 4
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1
Aarhus, Denmark (indoor hard)
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 4
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1
Centurion, South Africa (hard)
8Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 3
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 1
Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard) Centurion, South Africa (hard)
8Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 38Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 5
Maribor, Slovenia (indoor hard)
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 22Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 0
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 2
2Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 3

Group III Europe

Date: 5–8 April

Location: Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria (hard)

Format: Round-robin basis. One pool of three teams (Pool A) and three pools of four teams (Pools B, C and D). The winners of each pool played-off against each other to determine which two nations were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2018.

Participating teams:

Seeding: The seeding was based on the Davis Cup Rankings of 20 February 2017 (shown in parentheses below).

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3
  1. Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria (50)
  2. Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova (61)
  3. Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg (67)
  4. Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland (79)
  1. Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia (88)
  2. Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro (92)
  3. Flag of Greece.svg  Greece (97)
  4. Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein (102)
  1. Flag of Malta.svg  Malta (102)
  2. Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra (113)
  3. Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino (114)
  4. Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland (116)
  5. Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia (119)
  6. Flag of Albania.svg  Albania (125)
  7. Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo (128)

Pool A

 BULGREARMRR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
50Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 3–03–0 2–012–1 (92%)79–36 (69%)1
97Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 0–33–0 1–17–7 (50%)64–53 (55%)2
119Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 0–30–30–21–12 (8%)23–77 (23%)3

Pool B

 MKDMDAMLTISLRR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
88Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 2–12–13–03–016–4 (80%)111–70 (61%)1
61Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 1–22–11–21–29–11 (45%)76–90 (46%)2
102Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 1–21–22–11–28–12 (40%)77–94 (45%)3
116Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 0–32–11–21–27–13 (35%)77–87 (47%)4

Pool C

 LUXLIEALBSMRRR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
67Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 3–03–03–03–018–1 (95%)115–41 (74%)1
102Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 0–33–02–12–111–9 (55%)88–84 (51%)2
125Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 0–30–32–11–23–16 (16%)59–106 (36%)3
114Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 0–31–21–20–37–15 (32%)86–117 (42%)4

Pool D

 IRLMNEANDKOSRR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
79Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 2–13–03–03–017–2 (89%)110–35 (76%)1
92Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 1–22–1 3–02–112–5 (71%)90–71 (56%)2
113Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 0–31–23–01–28–11 (42%)75–86 (47%)3
128Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 0–30–30–30–31–18 (5%)28–111 (20%)4

Playoffs

PlacingA TeamScoreD Team
PromotionalFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 1–2Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
5th–8thFlag of Greece.svg  Greece 1–2Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
9th–12thFlag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 2–1Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra
13th–15thFlag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
PlacingB TeamScoreC Team
PromotionalFlag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 1–2Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
5th–8thFlag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 2–1Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein
9th–12thFlag of Malta.svg  Malta 2–1Flag of Albania.svg  Albania
13th–15thFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 2–0Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino

Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland and Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg promoted to Group II in 2018.

Group III Africa

Date: 17–22 July

Location: Solaimaneyah Club, Cairo, Egypt (clay)

Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of four and five teams, respectively (Pools A and B). The winner of each pool plays off against the runner-up of the other pool to determine which two nations are promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2018.

Participating teams:

Seeding: The seeding was based on the Davis Cup Rankings of 10 April 2017 (shown in parentheses below).

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
  1. Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe (73)
  2. Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria (81)
  1. Flag of Benin.svg  Benin (83)
  2. Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt (96)
  1. Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria (98)
  2. Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya (117)
  1. Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana (119)
  2. Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda (126)
  3. Flag of Libya.svg  Libya (129)

Pool A

 EGYZIMNGRRWARR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
96Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 3–03–03–03–018–1 (95%)113–35 (76%)1
73Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 0–32–13–02–110–9 (53%)85–75 (53%)2
98Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0–31–23–01–210–10 (50%)91–93 (49%)3
126Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 0–30–30–30–30–18 (0%)22–108 (17%)4

Pool B

 KENBENALGLBABOTRR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
117Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2–12–12–13–04–020–7 (74%)148–89 (62%)1
83Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 1–22–13–03–03–119–8 (70%)138–95 (59%)2
81Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1–21–23–03–02–217–9 (65%)134–86 (61%)3
129Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 1–20–30–32–11–37–20 (26%)83–151 (35%)4
119Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 0–30–30–31–20–44–23 (15%)67–149 (31%)5

Playoffs

PlacingA TeamScoreB Team
PromotionalFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 2–0Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
PromotionalFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 2–0Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
5th–6thFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2–0Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
7th–8thFlag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 2–1Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
9thFlag of Botswana.svg  Botswana

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