2020 Davis Cup World Group I Play-offs

The 2020 Davis Cup World Group I Play-offs was held on 6–9 March. The twelve winners of this round would qualify for the 2020 Davis Cup World Group I while the twelve losers would qualify for the 2020 Davis Cup World Group II.[1][2]

Teams

Twenty-four teams played 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 would play at the World Group I and the 12 losing teams would play at the World Group II.

Results summary
Home teamScoreAway teamLocationVenueSurface
 Ukraine 3–2  Chinese TaipeiZaporizhiaPalace of SportsHard (i)
 Pakistan 3–0  SloveniaIslamabadPakistan Sports ComplexGrass
 Bolivia 3–1  Dominican RepublicSanta Cruz de la SierraClub de Tenis Santa CruzClay
 Turkey 1–3  IsraelAntalyaClub Megasaray Tennis CentreClay
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–1  South AfricaZenicaArena ZenicaHard (i)
 Mexico 2–3  FinlandMetepecClub Deportivo La AsunciónClay
 Lebanon 3–1  ThailandJouniehAutomobile and Touring Club of LebanonClay
 New Zealand 3–1  VenezuelaAucklandASB Tennis CentreHard
 Peru 3–1   SwitzerlandLimaClub Lawn Tennis de la ExposiciónClay
 Norway 4–0  BarbadosOsloOslo Tennis ArenaHard (i)
 Lithuania 0–4  PortugalŠiauliaiŠiauliai Tennis AcademyHard (i)
 Romania w/o  ChinaPiatra NeamțPolyvalent HallHard (i)

China withdrew from its match against Romania because of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

World Group I Play-offs results

Ukraine vs. Chinese Taipei

Ukraine
3		 Palace of Sports, Zaporizhia, Ukraine[3]
6–7 March 2020
Hard (i)
Chinese Taipei
2
1 2 3
1
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Tseng Chun-hsin		 6
3		 1
6 		2
6 		 
2
Illya Marchenko
Wu Tung-lin		 4
6 		4
6 		   
3
Denys Molchanov / Sergiy Stakhovsky
Hsieh Cheng-peng / Yang Tsung-hua		 64
77		 6
4		 6
4		  
4
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Wu Tung-lin		 77
63		 4
6 		6
3		  
5
Illya Marchenko
Tseng Chun-hsin		 6
3		 6
2		    

Pakistan vs. Slovenia

Pakistan
3		 Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad, Pakistan[4]
8–9 March 2020
Grass
Slovenia
0
1 2 3
1
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Nik Razboršek		 4
6 		7
5		 77
61		  
2
Aqeel Khan
Blaž Kavčič		 0
6 		78
66		 6
4		  
3
Aqeel Khan / Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Blaž Kavčič / Tom Kočevar-Dešman		 6
3		 79
67		    
4
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Blaž Kavčič		       not
played
5
Aqeel Khan
Nik Razboršek		       not
played

Bolivia vs. Dominican Republic

Bolivia
3		 Club de Tenis Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia[5]
6–7 March 2020
Clay
Dominican Republic
1
1 2 3
1
Hugo Dellien
José Hernández-Fernández		 6
3		 6
4		    
2
Federico Zeballos
Roberto Cid Subervi		 3
6 		4
6 		   
3
Hugo Dellien / Federico Zeballos
Roberto Cid Subervi / Nick Hardt		 6
3		 6
2		    
4
Hugo Dellien
Roberto Cid Subervi		 7
5		 6
4		    
5
Federico Zeballos
José Hernández-Fernández		       not
played

Turkey vs. Israel

Turkey
1		 Club Megasaray Tennis Centre, Antalya, Turkey[6]
6–7 March 2020
Clay
Israel
3
1 2 3
1
Cem İlkel
Daniel Cukierman		 64
77		 2
6 		   
2
Altuğ Çelikbilek
Ben Patael		 7
5		 1
6 		6
4		  
3
Yankı Erel / Cem İlkel
Daniel Cukierman / Jonathan Erlich		 3
6 		1
6 		   
4
Cem İlkel
Edan Leshem		 2
6 		64
77		    
5
Altuğ Çelikbilek
Daniel Cukierman		       not
played

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. South Africa

Bosnia and Herzegovina
3		 Arena Zenica, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina[7]
6–7 March 2020
Hard (i)
South Africa
1
1 2 3
1
Damir Džumhur
Ruan Roelofse		 77
63		 7
5		    
2
Mirza Bašić
Lloyd Harris		 5
7 		2
6 		   
3
Mirza Bašić / Tomislav Brkić
Raven Klaasen / Ruan Roelofse		 77
64		 6
3		    
4
Damir Džumhur
Lloyd Harris		 6
1		 2
1		    
retired
5
Mirza Bašić
Ruan Roelofse		       not
played

Mexico vs. Finland

Mexico
2		 Club Deportivo La Asunción, Metepec, Mexico[8]
6–7 March 2020
Clay
Finland
3
1 2 3
1
Manuel Sánchez
Patrik Niklas-Salminen		 4
6 		4
6 		   
2
Gerardo López Villaseñor
Otto Virtanen		 6
3		 65
77		 7
5		  
3
Santiago González / Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
Harri Heliövaara / Henri Kontinen		 3
6 		66
78		    
4
Gerardo López Villaseñor
Harri Heliövaara		 6
0		 77
62		    
5
Manuel Sánchez
Otto Virtanen		 2
6 		66
78		    

Lebanon vs. Thailand

Lebanon
3		 Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon, Jounieh, Lebanon[9]
6–7 March 2020
Clay
Thailand
1
1 2 3
1
Benjamin Hassan
Jirat Navasirisomboon		 6
1		 6
2		    
2
Hasan Ibrahim
Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul		 68
710		 6
3		 65
77		  
3
Benjamin Hassan / Giovani Samaha
Kittirat Kerdlaphee / Phongsapak Kerdlaphee		 6
3		 67
79		 6
0		  
4
Benjamin Hassan
Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul		 6
2		 6
0		    
5
Hasan Ibrahim
Jirat Navasirisomboon		       not
played

New Zealand vs. Venezuela

New Zealand
3		 ASB Tennis Centre, Auckland, New Zealand[10]
6–7 March 2020
Hard
Venezuela
1
1 2 3
1
Finn Tearney
Jordi Muñoz Abreu		 6
4		 6
4		    
2
Ajeet Rai
Luis David Martínez		 7
5		 4
6 		2
6 		 
3
Marcus Daniell / Artem Sitak
Luis David Martínez / Jordi Muñoz Abreu		 6
3		 77
63		    
4
Rubin Statham
Brandon Pérez		 6
2		 63
77		 4
1		  
retired
5
Finn Tearney
Luis David Martínez		       not
played

Peru vs. Switzerland

Peru
3		 Club Lawn Tennis de la Exposición, Lima, Peru[11]
6–7 March 2020
Clay
Switzerland
1
1 2 3
1
Juan Pablo Varillas
Sandro Ehrat		 77
64		 77
63		    
2
Nicolás Álvarez
Henri Laaksonen		 4
6 		4
6 		   
3
Sergio Galdós / Jorge Panta
Sandro Ehrat / Luca Margaroli		 7
5		 710
68		    
4
Juan Pablo Varillas
Henri Laaksonen		 6
3		 3
6 		77
63		  
5
Nicolás Álvarez
Sandro Ehrat		       not
played

Norway vs. Barbados

Norway
4		 Oslo Tennis Arena, Oslo, Norway[12]
6–7 March 2020
Hard (i)
Barbados
0
1 2 3
1
Viktor Durasovic
Darian King		 6
4		 6
2		    
2
Casper Ruud
Haydn Lewis		 6
2		 6
2		    
3
Viktor Durasovic / Casper Ruud
Haydn Lewis / Kaipo Marshall		 6
3		 6
2		    
4
Lukas Hellum Lilleengen
Kaipo Marshall		 6
2		 6
1		    
5
Viktor Durasovic
Haydn Lewis		       not
played

Lithuania vs. Portugal

Lithuania
0		 Šiauliai Tennis Academy, Šiauliai, Lithuania[13]
6–7 March 2020
Hard (i)
Portugal
4
1 2 3
1
Laurynas Grigelis
Frederico Ferreira Silva		 710
68		 3
6 		0
6 		 
2
Julius Tverijonas
João Sousa		 1
6 		3
6 		   
3
Laurynas Grigelis / Lukas Mugevičius
João Sousa / Pedro Sousa		 3
6 		1
6 		   
4
Laurynas Grigelis
Pedro Sousa		 65
77		 7
5		 [3]
[10]		  
5
Julius Tverijonas
Frederico Ferreira Silva		       not
played

Romania vs. China

Romania
w/o		 Polyvalent Hall, Piatra Neamț, Romania[14][note 1]
6–7 March 2020
Hard (i)
China
1 2 3
1
N/A
N/A		       not
played
2
N/A
N/A		       not
played
3
N/A
N/A		       not
played
4
N/A
N/A		       not
played
5
N/A
N/A		       not
played

Notes
  1. China withdrew from the tie following the increased restrictions in response to the current Coronavirus outbreak which have resulted in the team China being unable to travel to this tie.

References
  1. "2020 Davis Cup Play-offs draws on October 3". Daviscup.com. 1 October 2019.
  2. "Draw made for World Group I and II Play-offs". Daviscup.com. 3 October 2019.
  3. "Ukraine v Chinese Taipei". Daviscup.com.
  4. "Pakistan v Slovenia". Daviscup.com.
  5. "Bolivia v Dominican Republic". Daviscup.com.
  6. "Turkey v Israel". Daviscup.com.
  7. "Bosnia and Herzegovina v South Africa". Daviscup.com.
  8. "Mexico v Finland". Daviscup.com.
  9. "Lebanon v Thailand". Daviscup.com.
  10. "Venezuela v New Zealand". Daviscup.com.
  11. "Peru v Switzerland". Daviscup.com.
  12. "Norway v Barbados". Daviscup.com.
  13. "Lithuania v Portugal". Daviscup.com.
  14. "Romania v China". Daviscup.com.
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