2020–21 Davis Cup

The 2020–21 Davis Cup is the 109th edition of the Davis Cup, a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. It is sponsored by Rakuten.[1]

2020–21 Davis Cup
Details
Edition109th
Champion
2019
2022

For this edition, the format of the cup is changed.[2] The new format will see the creation of a Davis Cup World Group I and World Group II which will be played on a worldwide basis and replace the regional Group I and Group II. As a result, the Davis Cup Nations Ranking will no longer be used to determine which group a nation will be played in.

Previous and this year's finals host Spain are the defending champions.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on 26 June 2020 the ITF announced that the 2020 finals would take place from 22 until 28 November 2021. In addition, 24 World Group I and World Group II ties were postponed to March or September 2021, and the 2020 regional Group III and Group IV events were also postponed to 2021. The 18 nations that had qualified for the finals will keep their standing for next year.[3]

Davis Cup Finals

Date: 22–28 November 2021
Venue: Caja Mágica in Madrid, Spain[4]
Surface: Hard court (indoor)

18 nations are taking in the finals, formerly known as World Group. The qualification is as follows:

  • 4 semifinalists of the previous edition
  • 2 wild card teams (announced by ITF on 23 November 2019 as France and Serbia)[5]
  • 12 winners of a qualifier round, in March 2020

H = Host Nation, TH = Title-Holder, 2019F = Finalists from the 2019 tournament, 2019SF = Semi-Finalists from the 2019 tournament, WC = Wild Card

Participating teams

Australia

Austria

Canada (2019F)

Colombia

Croatia

Czech Republic

Ecuador

France (WC)

Germany

Great Britain (2019SF)

Hungary

Italy

Kazakhstan

Russia (2019SF)

Serbia (WC)

Spain (H, TH)

Sweden

United States

Seeds

The seedings are based on the Nations Ranking of 9 March.[6]

#: Nations Ranking as of 9 March 2020.[7]

  1.  Spain (TH, #3)
  2.  Canada (2019F, #6)
  3.  France (#1)
  4.  Croatia (#2)
  5.  United States (#5)
  6.  Serbia (#7)

Qualifying round

Date: 6–7 March 2020[8]

Twenty-six eligible teams are:

  • 14 teams ranked 5th-18th in the Finals.
  • 12 winning teams from their Group I zone.

Two wild cards for the Finals were selected from these 26 nations.  Serbia and  France were announced prior to the Qualifiers draw.[8] The remaining 24 nations competed in head-to-head matches, with the 12 winning teams to play at the Finals and the 12 losing teams to play at the World Group I.

The Davis Cup Qualifiers draw took place on 24 November 2019 at La Caja Mágica.[8]

Home teamScoreAway teamLocationVenueSurfaceRef.
 Croatia [1] 3–1  IndiaZagrebDom SportovaHard (i)[9]
 Hungary 3–2  Belgium [2]DebrecenFőnix HallClay (i)[10]
 Colombia 3–1  Argentina [3]BogotáPalacio de los DeportesClay (i)[11]
 United States [4] 4–0  UzbekistanHonoluluNeal S. Blaisdell CenterHard (i)[12]
 Australia [5] 3–1  BrazilAdelaideMemorial Drive Tennis CentreHard[13]
 Italy [6] 4–0  South KoreaCagliariCircolo Tennis CagliariClay[14]
 Germany [7] 4–1  BelarusDüsseldorfCastello DüsseldorfHard (i)[15]
 Kazakhstan [8] 3–1  NetherlandsNur-SultanDaulet National Tennis CentreHard (i)[16]
 Slovakia 1–3  Czech Republic [9]BratislavaAXA Aréna NTCClay (i)[17]
 Austria [10] 3–1  UruguayPremstättenSteiermarkhalle SchwarzlseeHard (i)[18]
 Japan [11] 0–3  EcuadorMikiBourbon Beans DomeHard (i)[19]
 Sweden [12] 3–1  ChileStockholmKungliga tennishallenHard (i)[20]

Group stage

Qualified for the Knockout stage

T = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets

Group Winners Runners-up Third
NationTMS NationTMS NationTMS
A  Spain  Russia  Ecuador
B  Canada  Kazakhstan  Sweden
C  France  Great Britain  Czech Republic
D  Croatia  Australia  Hungary
E  United States  Italy  Colombia
F  Serbia  Germany  Austria

World Group I

Date: March or September 2021

Twenty-four teams will participate in the World Group I, in series decided on a home and away basis. The seedings are based on the Nations Ranking of 9 March.[6]

These twenty-four teams are:

  • 12 losing teams from Qualifying round:
  • 12 winning teams from World Group I Play-offs:

The 12 winning teams from the World Group I will play at the Qualifying round and the 12 losing teams will play at the World Group I Play-offs in 2021.

#: Nations Ranking as of 9 March 2020.

Home teamScoreAway teamLocationVenueSurfaceRef.
 Bolivia Belgium [1][21]
 Argentina [2] Belarus[22]
 Pakistan Japan [3][23]
 Uruguay Netherlands [4][24]
 Slovakia Chile [5][25]
 Finland India [6][26]
 Norway Uzbekistan [7][27]
 Lebanon Brazil [8][28]
 New Zealand South Korea [9][29]
 Romania Portugal [10][30]
 Peru Bosnia and Herzegovina [11][31]
 Ukraine Israel [12][32]

Qualifying round

Date: 6–9 March 2020

Twenty-four teams will play for twelve spots in the World Group I, in series decided on a home and away basis.

These twenty-four teams are:

  • 12 losing teams from their Group I zone.
  • 12 winning teams from their Group II zone.

The 12 winning teams from the play-offs will play at the World Group I and the 12 losing teams will play at the World Group II.

Home teamScoreAway teamLocationVenueSurfaceRef.
 Ukraine 3–2  Chinese TaipeiZaporizhiaPalace of SportsHard (i)[33]
 Pakistan 3–0  SloveniaIslamabadPakistan Sports ComplexGrass[34]
 Bolivia 3–1  Dominican RepublicSanta Cruz de la SierraClub de Tenis Santa CruzClay[35]
 Turkey 1–3  IsraelAntalyaClub Megasaray Tennis CentreClay[36]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–1  South AfricaZenicaArena ZenicaHard (i)[37]
 Mexico 2–3  FinlandMetepecClub Deportivo La AsunciónClay[38]
 Lebanon 3–1  ThailandJouniehAutomobile and Touring Club of LebanonClay[39]
 New Zealand 3–1  VenezuelaAucklandASB Tennis CentreHard[40]
 Peru 3–1   SwitzerlandLimaClub Lawn Tennis de la ExposiciónClay[41]
 Norway 4–0  BarbadosOsloOslo Tennis ArenaHard (i)[42]
 Lithuania 0–4  PortugalŠiauliaiŠiauliai Tennis AcademyHard (i)[43]
 Romania w/o  ChinaPiatra NeamțPolyvalent HallHard (i)[44]

World Group II

Date: March or September 2021

Twenty-four teams will participate in the World Group II, in series decided on a home and away basis. The seedings are based on the Nations Ranking of 9 March.[6]

These twenty-four teams are:

  • 12 losing teams from World Group I Play-offs:
  • 12 winning teams from World Group II Play-offs:

The 12 winning teams from the World Group II will play at the World Group I Play-offs and the 12 losing teams will play at the World Group II Play-offs in 2021.

#: Nations Ranking as of 9 March 2020.

Home teamScoreAway teamLocationVenueSurfaceRef.
 Zimbabwe China [1][45]
 Mexico [2] Bulgaria[46]
  Switzerland [3] Estonia[47]
 Tunisia Dominican Republic [4][48]
 Greece Lithuania [5][49]
 Denmark Thailand [6][50]
 Poland [7] El Salvador[51]
 Slovenia [8] Paraguay[52]
 Turkey [9] Latvia[53]
 Venezuela South Africa [10][54]
 Chinese Taipei [11] Morocco[55]
 Barbados [12] Indonesia[56]

Qualifying round

Date: 6–7 March 2020

Twenty-four teams will play for twelve spots in the World Group II, in series decided on a home and away basis.

These twenty-four teams are:

  • 12 losing teams from their Group II zone:
  • 12 teams from their Group III zone:
    • 4 from Europe
    • 3 from Asia/Oceania,
    • 3 from Americas, and
    • 2 from Africa.

The 12 winning teams from the play-offs will play at the World Group II and the 12 losing teams will play at the Group III of the corresponding continental zone.

Home teamScoreAway teamLocationVenueSurfaceRef.
 Latvia 4–1  EgyptJūrmalaNational Tennis Centre LielupeHard (i)[57]
 Paraguay 4–0  Sri LankaAsunciónClub Internacional de TenisClay[58]
 Morocco 4–0  VietnamMarrakeshRoyal Tennis Club de MarrakechClay[59]
 Indonesia 4–0  KenyaJakartaGelora Bung Karno Sports ComplexHard[60]
 Guatemala 1–3  TunisiaGuatemala CityFederación Nacional De TenisHard[61]
 Costa Rica 1–4  BulgariaSan JoséCosta Rica Country ClubHard[62]
 Poland 4–0  Hong KongKaliszArena KaliszHard (i)[63]
 Zimbabwe 3–1  SyriaHarareHarare Sports ClubHard[64]
 Philippines 1–4  GreeceMetro ManilaPhilippine Columbian AssociationClay (i)[65]
 Denmark 5–0  Puerto RicoHolbækHolbæk SportsbyHard (i)[66]
 El Salvador 3–1  JamaicaSan SalvadorPolideportivo de Ciudad MerliotHard[67]
 Georgia 1–4  EstoniaTbilisiAlex Metreveli Tennis ClubHard[68]

Americas Zone

Group III

Teams

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group III

Teams

Group IV

Dates: 6–11 September 2021 [69]

Location: Ashgabat Indoor Tennis Arena, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (hard)

Teams

Europe/Africa Zone

Group III Europe

Teams

Group III Africa

Teams

Group IV Europe

Dates: 22–26 June 2021 [69]

Location: Tennis Club Jug, Skopje, North Macedonia (clay)

Teams

Group IV Africa

Dates: 21–26 June 2021 [69]

Location: Complexe Sportif La Concorde, Brazzaville, Congo (hard)

Teams

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  14. "Italy v South Korea". Daviscup.com.
  15. "Germany v Belarus". Daviscup.com.
  16. "Kazakhstan v Netherlands". Daviscup.com.
  17. "Slovakia v Czech Republic". Daviscup.com.
  18. "Austria v Uruguay". Daviscup.com.
  19. "Japan v Ecuador". Daviscup.com.
  20. "Sweden v Chile". Daviscup.com.
  21. "Bolivia v Belgium". Daviscup.com.
  22. "Argentina v Belarus". Daviscup.com.
  23. "Pakistan v Japan". Daviscup.com.
  24. "Uruguay v Netherlands". Daviscup.com.
  25. "Slovakia v Chile". Daviscup.com.
  26. "Finland v India". Daviscup.com.
  27. "Norway v Uzbekistan". Daviscup.com.
  28. "Lebanon v Brazil". Daviscup.com.
  29. "New Zealand v South Korea". Daviscup.com.
  30. "Romania v Portugal". Daviscup.com.
  31. "Peru v Bosnia and Herzegovina". Daviscup.com.
  32. "Ukraine v Israel". Daviscup.com.
  33. "Ukraine v Chinese Taipei". Daviscup.com.
  34. "Pakistan v Slovenia". Daviscup.com.
  35. "Bolivia v Dominican Republic". Daviscup.com.
  36. "Turkey v Israel". Daviscup.com.
  37. "Bosnia and Herzegovina v South Africa". Daviscup.com.
  38. "Mexico v Finland". Daviscup.com.
  39. "Lebanon v Thailand". Daviscup.com.
  40. "Venezuela v New Zealand". Daviscup.com.
  41. "Peru v Switzerland". Daviscup.com.
  42. "Norway v Barbados". Daviscup.com.
  43. "Lithuania v Portugal". Daviscup.com.
  44. "Romania v China". Daviscup.com.
  45. "Zimbabwe v China". Daviscup.com.
  46. "Mexico v Bulgaria". Daviscup.com.
  47. "Switzerland v Estonia". Daviscup.com.
  48. "Tunisia v Dominican Republic". Daviscup.com.
  49. "Greece v Lithuania". Daviscup.com.
  50. "Denmark v Thailand". Daviscup.com.
  51. "Poland v El Salvador". Daviscup.com.
  52. "Slovenia v Paraguay". Daviscup.com.
  53. "Turkey v Latvia". Daviscup.com.
  54. "Venezuela v South Africa". Daviscup.com.
  55. "Chinese Taipei v Morocco". Daviscup.com.
  56. "Barbados v Indonesia". Daviscup.com.
  57. "Latvia v Egypt". Daviscup.com.
  58. "Paraguay v Sri Lanka". Daviscup.com.
  59. "Morocco v Vietnam". Daviscup.com.
  60. "Indonesia v Kenya". Daviscup.com.
  61. "Guatemala v Tunisia". Daviscup.com.
  62. "Costa Rica v Bulgaria". Daviscup.com.
  63. "Poland v Hong Kong". Daviscup.com.
  64. "Syria v Zimbabwe". Daviscup.com.
  65. "Philippines v Greece". Daviscup.com.
  66. "Denmark v Puerto Rico". Daviscup.com.
  67. "El Salvador v Jamaica". Daviscup.com.
  68. "Georgia v Estonia". Daviscup.com.
  69. "Group IV Events Postponed Due to COVID-19 Pandemic". Daviscup.com. 1 April 2020.
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