2018 Davis Cup

The 2018 Davis Cup was the 107th edition of the Davis Cup, a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. It was sponsored by BNP Paribas.^[1] In 2018, new rules were introduced for the Group I and II zonal events, with ties now being played as best-of-three sets over the course of two days.

2018 Davis Cup
Details
France and Croatia during the final
Duration	2 February – 25 November 2018
Edition	107th
Champion
Winning Nation	Croatia
← 2017 2019 →

Croatia won their second Davis Cup on indoor clay in the final match held at 25 November with a 3–1 win over France.^[2]

World Group edit

Participating teams
Australia	Belgium	Canada	Croatia
France	Germany	Great Britain	Hungary
Italy	Japan	Kazakhstan	Netherlands
Serbia	Spain	Switzerland	United States

Seeds edit

France (final)
Belgium (quarterfinals)
Great Britain (first round)
Croatia (champion)
Switzerland (first round)
Australia (first round)
Serbia (first round)
Italy (quarterfinals)

Draw edit


First round 2–4 February			Quarterfinals 6–8 April			Semifinals 14–16 September			Final 23–25 November

Albertville, France (indoor hard)^[3]

1	France	3
			Genoa, Italy (clay)^[11]
	Netherlands	1
			1	France	3
Morioka, Japan (indoor hard)^[4]
			8	Italy	1
8	Italy	3
						Lille, France (indoor hard)^[15]
	Japan	1
						1	France	3
Marbella, Spain (clay)^[5]
							Spain	2
3	Great Britain	1
			Valencia, Spain (clay)^[12]
	Spain	3
			Spain		3
Brisbane, Australia (hard)^[6]
			Germany		2
6	Australia	1
									Lille, France (indoor clay)^[17]
	Germany	3
									1	France	1
Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)^[7]
									4	Croatia	3
	Kazakhstan	4
			Varaždin, Croatia (indoor clay)^[13]
5	Switzerland	1
				Kazakhstan	1
Osijek, Croatia (indoor clay)^[8]
			4	Croatia	3
	Canada	1
						Zadar, Croatia (clay)^[16]
4	Croatia	3
						4	Croatia	3
Niš, Serbia (indoor clay)^[9]
							United States	2
	United States	3
			Nashville, United States (indoor hard)^[14]
7	Serbia	1
				United States	4
Liège, Belgium (indoor hard)^[10]
			2	Belgium	0
	Hungary	2

2	Belgium	3

Final edit

France
1

Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France^[17]
23–25 November
Clay (i)

Croatia
3

		1	2	3	4
1	Jérémy Chardy Borna Ćorić	2 6	5 7	4 6
2	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Marin Čilić	3 6	5 7	4 6
3	Nicolas Mahut / Pierre-Hugues Herbert Ivan Dodig / Mate Pavić	6 4	6 4	3 6	7⁷ 6³
4	Lucas Pouille Marin Čilić	6³ 7⁷	3 6	3 6
5	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Borna Ćorić					not played

World Group play-offs edit

Date: 14–16 September 2018

The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties will compete in the World Group play-offs for seeded spots in the 2019 Qualifying Round. Seedings are based on Davis Cup rankings as of 9 April 2018.

Seeded teams

Unseeded teams

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Venue	Door	Surface
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

Americas Zone edit

Group I edit

Seeds: The first seed received a bye into the second round.

Remaining nations:

Draw edit

Second Round Play-offs

First Round Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

1

Argentina

bye

San Juan, Argentina (indoor clay)^[23]

bye

1

Argentina

3

Ecuador

Santiago, Chile (clay)^[20]

Chile

2

Chile

3

Saint Michael, Barbados (hard)^[18]

Ecuador

1

Ecuador

4

Barbados

0

Saint Michael, Barbados (hard)^[21]

Colombia

4

Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic (hard)^[19]

Barbados

0

Barranquilla, Colombia (hard)^[24]

Barbados

0

Colombia

3

Dominican Republic

4

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (hard)^[22]

2

Brazil

2

Dominican Republic

2

Brazil

3

Barbados relegated to Group II in 2019.
Argentina and Colombia advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II edit

Seeds:

Remaining nations:

Draw edit


Play-offs			First Round			Second Round			Third Round

			Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)^[27]

			1	Venezuela	3

Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)^[25]				Guatemala	1	Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)^[31]

	Guatemala	3				1	Venezuela	1

3	El Salvador	1	San Salvador, El Salvador (hard)^[28]				Uruguay	4

			3	El Salvador	1

				Uruguay	4				Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)^[33]

										Uruguay	3

			Tijuana, Mexico (hard)^[29]						4	Mexico	1

				Puerto Rico	0

Trinidad, Bolivia (clay)^[26]			4	Mexico	5	Metepec, Mexico (hard)^[32]

Puerto Rico		0				4	Mexico	3

Bolivia		5	La Paz, Bolivia (clay)^[30]			2	Peru	1

				Bolivia	1

			2	Peru	4

El Salvador and Puerto Rico relegated to Group III in 2019.
Uruguay promoted to Group I in 2019.

Group III edit

Date: 28 May–2 June

Location: Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica (hard)

Format: Round-robin basis. The winner of Pool A will play-off against the runner-up of Pool B and the winner of Pool B will play-off against the runner-up of Pool A to determine which two nations will advance to Americas Zone Group II in 2019.

Participating teams

Pool A

Pool B

Play-offs edit

Bahamas and Honduras promoted to Group II in 2019.

Asia/Oceania Zone edit

Group I edit

Seeds: All seeds received a bye into the second round.

Remaining nations:

Draw edit

Second Round Play-offs

First Round Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

1

India

bye

Tianjin, China (hard)^[37]

bye

1

India

3

New Zealand

Tianjin, China (indoor hard)^[35]

China

2

China

3

Gimcheon, South Korea (hard)^[34]

New Zealand

1

New Zealand

2

South Korea

3

Islamabad, Pakistan (grass)^[36]

Pakistan

4

South Korea

0

Islamabad, Pakistan (grass)^[38]

South Korea

Pakistan

1

bye

2

Uzbekistan

4

bye

2

Uzbekistan

New Zealand relegated to Group II in 2019.
India and Uzbekistan advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II edit

Seeds:

Remaining nations:

Draw edit


Play-offs			First Round			Second Round			Third Round

			Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)^[41]

			1	Thailand	3

Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)^[39]				Sri Lanka	2	Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)^[45]

Sri Lanka		1				1	Thailand	4

Indonesia		3	Jakarta, Indonesia (indoor hard)^[42]			3	Philippines	1

			3	Philippines	4

				Indonesia	1				Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard)^[47]

									1	Thailand	2

			Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)^[43]							Lebanon	3

				Iran	0

Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard)^[40]			4	Hong Kong	4	Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon (hard)^[46]

	Iran	0				4	Hong Kong	1

2	Chinese Taipei	4	Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard)^[44]				Lebanon	3

				Lebanon	3

			2	Chinese Taipei	2

Sri Lanka and Iran relegated to Group III in 2019.
Lebanon promoted to Group I in 2019.

Group III edit

Date: 2–7 April

Location: Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam (indoor hard)

Format: Round-robin basis. One pool of 4 teams (Pool A) and one pool of 5 teams (Pool B). The winner of Pool A will play-off against the runner-up of Pool B and the winner of Pool B will play-off against the runner-up of Pool A to determine which two nations will be promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2019.

Participating teams

Pool A

Pool B

Jordan
Kuwait
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Syria

Play-offs edit

Vietnam and Kuwait promoted to Group II in 2019.
Cambodia and Jordan relegated to Group IV in 2019.

Group IV edit

Date: 29 January–3 February

Location: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman (hard)

Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of six teams. The winner of Pool A will play-off against the runner-up in Pool B and the winner of Pool B will play-off against the runner-up in Pool A to determine which two nations will be promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in 2019.

Participating teams

Pool A

Pool B

Play-offs edit

Oman and Singapore were promoted to Group III in 2019.

Europe/Africa Zone edit

Group I edit

Seeds: All seeds and Bosnia and Herzegovina received a bye into the second round.

Remaining nations:

Draw edit


Second Round Play-offs			First Round Play-offs			First Round			Second Round



						1	Czech Republic
									Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor clay)^[55]
							bye
			bye						1	Czech Republic	3
						Centurion, South Africa (hard)^[52]
			South Africa							Israel	1
						South Africa		2
Lisbon, Portugal (clay)^[48]
						Israel		3
	South Africa	0

4	Portugal	4
						4	Portugal
			Bucha, Ukraine (hard)^[50]						Stockholm, Sweden (indoor hard)^[56]
							bye
			4	Portugal	1				4	Portugal	2
						Dnipro, Ukraine (indoor hard)^[53]
				Ukraine	3					Sweden	3
						Ukraine		2

						Sweden		3



						Bosnia and Herzegovina
									Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay)^[57]
						bye
				bye						Bosnia and Herzegovina	3

			3	Slovakia					3	Slovakia	2
							bye
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay)^[49]
						3	Slovakia
3	Slovakia	3
						Sankt Pölten, Austria (indoor clay)^[54]
	Belarus	1
						Austria		5
			Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)^[51]						Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)^[58]
						Belarus		0
				Belarus	2					Austria	3

			2	Russia	3				2	Russia	1
							bye

						2	Russia

South Africa and Belarus relegated to Group II in 2019.
Czech Republic, Sweden, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Austria advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II edit

Seeds:

Remaining nations:

Draw edit


Play-offs			First Round			Second Round			Third Round

			Piatra Neamț, Romania (indoor hard)^[63]

			1	Romania	4
Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor hard)^[59]						Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor hard)^[71]
				Luxembourg	1
	Luxembourg	5				1	Romania	5
			Marrakech, Morocco (clay)^[64]
8	Georgia	0					Morocco	0
			8	Georgia	1
									Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor clay)^[75]
				Morocco	3
									1	Romania	2
			Maribor, Slovenia (indoor hard)^[65]
										Poland	3
			4	Slovenia	2
Portorož, Slovenia (clay)^[60]						Sopot, Poland (indoor hard)^[72]
				Poland	3
4	Slovenia	3				Poland		4
			Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)^[66]
5	Turkey	2				Zimbabwe		1
			5	Turkey	1

				Zimbabwe	3

			Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (hard)^[67]

				Egypt	4
Oslo, Norway (indoor hard)^[61]						Gentofte, Denmark (indoor hard)^[73]
			6	Norway	0
6	Norway	3					Egypt	3
			Birkerød, Denmark (indoor hard)^[68]
	Ireland	1				3	Denmark	1
				Ireland	1
									Cairo, Egypt (clay)^[76]
			3	Denmark	4
										Egypt	2
			Tunis, Tunisia (hard)^[69]
									7	Finland	3
				Tunisia	2
Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)^[62]						Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)^[74]
			7	Finland	3
Tunisia		2				7	Finland	3
			Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor hard)^[70]
Estonia		3				2	Lithuania	2
				Estonia	1

			2	Lithuania	3

Georgia, Turkey, Ireland, and Tunisia relegated to Group III in 2019.
Poland and Finland promoted to Group I in 2019.

Group III Europe edit

Date: 3–7 April

Location 1: Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria (clay)
Location 2: Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro (clay)

Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of four teams at each venue. The winners of each pool play-off against each other to determine which nation will be promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2019. Two promoted - one from each venue.

Participating teams

Pool A (Plovdiv)

Pool B (Plovdiv)

Pool A (Ulcinj)

Pool B (Ulcinj)

Play-offs edit

Monaco and Montenegro were promoted to Group II in 2019.

Group III Africa edit

Date: 18–23 June

Location: Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya (clay)

Format: Round-robin basis. One pool of four teams (Pool A) and one pool of five teams (Pool B). The winners of each pool play-off against each other to determine which two nations are promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2019.

Participating teams

Pool A

Pool B

Algeria
Kenya
Mozambique
Namibia
Uganda

Play-offs edit

Kenya and Namibia were promoted to Group II in 2019.

References edit

^ "Davis Cup - ITF confirms 2017 Davis Cup dates". DavisCup.com. 2016-03-14.
^ "Davis Cup final: Marin Cilic beats Lucas Pouille as Croatia claim title". BBC Sport. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
^ "France v Netherlands". DavisCup.com.
^ "Japan v Italy". DavisCup.com.
^ "Spain v Great Britain". DavisCup.com.
^ "Australia vs. Germany". DavisCup.com.
^ "Kazakhstan v Switzerland". DavisCup.com.
^ "Croatia v Canada". DavisCup.com.
^ "Serbia v United States". DavisCup.com.
^ "Belgium v Hungary". DavisCup.com.
^ "Italy v France". DavisCup.com.
^ "Spain v Germany". DavisCup.com.
^ "Croatia v Kazakhstan". DavisCup.com.
^ "United States v Belgium". DavisCup.com.
^ "France v Spain". DavisCup.com.

November 28, 2023

[1] "Davis Cup - ITF confirms 2017 Davis Cup dates". DavisCup.com. 2016-03-14.

[2] "Davis Cup final: Marin Cilic beats Lucas Pouille as Croatia claim title". BBC Sport. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.

[FRA_vs._NED-3] "France v Netherlands". DavisCup.com.

[JPN_vs._ITA-4] "Japan v Italy". DavisCup.com.

[ESP_vs._GBR-5] "Spain v Great Britain". DavisCup.com.

[AUS_vs._GER-6] "Australia vs. Germany". DavisCup.com.

[KAZ_vs._SUI-7] "Kazakhstan v Switzerland". DavisCup.com.

[CRO_vs._CAN-8] "Croatia v Canada". DavisCup.com.

[SRB_vs._USA-9] "Serbia v United States". DavisCup.com.

[BEL_vs._HUN-10] "Belgium v Hungary". DavisCup.com.

[ITA_vs._FRA-11] "Italy v France". DavisCup.com.

[ESP_vs._GER-12] "Spain v Germany". DavisCup.com.

[CRO_vs._KAZ-13] "Croatia v Kazakhstan". DavisCup.com.

[USA_vs._BEL-14] "United States v Belgium". DavisCup.com.

[FRA_vs._ESP-15] "France v Spain". DavisCup.com.

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