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
France and Croatia during the final
Details
Duration2 February – 25 November
Edition107th
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
Main article: 2018 Davis Cup World Group
Participating teams

Australia
Belgium
Canada
Croatia

France
Germany
Great Britain
Hungary

Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Netherlands

Serbia
Spain
Switzerland
United States

Seeds
  1.  France (Final)
  2.  Belgium (Quarterfinals)
  3.  Great Britain (First round)
  4.  Croatia (Champion)
  5.   Switzerland (First round)
  6.  Australia (First round)
  7.  Serbia (First round)
  8.  Italy (Quarterfinals)

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

Final

France
1		 Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France[10]
23–25 November
Clay (i)
Croatia
3
1 2 3 4 5
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
Main article: 2018 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs

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.

Home teamScoreVisiting teamLocationVenueDoorSurface
 Argentina4–0 ColombiaSan JuanEstadio Aldo CantoniIndoorClay
 Great Britain3–1 UzbekistanGlasgowCommonwealth ArenaIndoorHard
 Austria3–1 AustraliaGrazMesse Congress GrazOutdoorClay
  Switzerland2–3 SwedenBiel/BienneSwiss Tennis ArenaIndoorHard
 Serbia4–0 IndiaKraljevoKraljevo Sports HallIndoorClay
 Canada3–1 NetherlandsTorontoCoca-Cola ColiseumIndoorHard
 Hungary2–3 Czech RepublicBudapestKopaszi DamOutdoorClay
 Japan4–0 Bosnia and HerzegovinaOsakaUtsubo Tennis CenterOutdoorHard

Americas Zone

Group I
Further information: 2018 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I

Draw
  Second Round Play-offs
14–15 September		 First Round Play-offs
6–7 April		 First Round
2–3 February		 Second Round
6–7 April
                                     
 
    1   Argentina  
     bye     San Juan, Argentina (indoor clay)[18]
   bye       1   Argentina 3
    Ecuador   Santiago, Chile (clay)[19]     Chile 2
    Chile 3
  Saint Michael, Barbados (hard)[20]       Ecuador 1  
    Ecuador 4  
    Barbados 0     Saint Michael, Barbados (hard)[21]
      Colombia 4  
  Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic (hard)[22]     Barbados 0     Barranquilla, Colombia (hard)[23]
  Barbados 0         Colombia 3
    Dominican Republic 4   Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (hard)[24]   2   Brazil 2
    Dominican Republic 2
    2   Brazil 3  
 Barbados relegated to
Group II in 2019.		  Argentina and  Colombia
advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II
Further information: 2018 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II

Draw
  Play-offs
7–8 April		 First Round
3–4 February		 Second Round
7–8 April		 Third Round
15–16 September
                                     
  Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)[25]
    1   Venezuela 3  
  Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)[26]     Guatemala 1     Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)[27]
  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)[29]
      Uruguay 3
  Tijuana, Mexico (hard)[30]     4   Mexico 1
      Puerto Rico 0  
  Trinidad, Bolivia (clay)[31]   4   Mexico 5     Metepec, Mexico (hard)[32]
  Puerto Rico 0       4   Mexico 3
  Bolivia 5   La Paz, Bolivia (clay)[33]   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
Further information: 2018 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III

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

Play-offs
Main article: 2018 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III § Playoffs

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I
Further information: 2018 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I

Draw
  Second Round Play-offs
14–15 September		 First Round Play-offs
 First Round
2–3 February		 Second Round
6–7 April
                                     
 
    1   India  
     bye     Tianjin, China (hard)[34]
   bye       1   India 3
    New Zealand   Tianjin, China (indoor hard)[35]     China 2
    China 3
  Gimcheon, South Korea (hard)[36]       New Zealand 1  
    New Zealand 2  
    South Korea 3     Islamabad, Pakistan (grass)[37]
      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
Further information: 2018 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II

Draw
  Play-offs
7–8 April		 First Round
3–4 February		 Second Round
7–8 April		 Third Round
15–16 September
                                     
  Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)[39]
    1   Thailand 3  
  Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)[40]     Sri Lanka 2     Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)[41]
  Sri Lanka 1       1   Thailand 4  
  Indonesia 3   Jakarta, Indonesia (indoor hard)[42]   3   Philippines 1  
  3   Philippines 4
      Indonesia 1     Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard)[43]
    1   Thailand 2
  Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)[44]       Lebanon 3
      Iran 0  
  Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard)[45]   4   Hong Kong 4     Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon (hard)[46]
  Iran 0       4   Hong Kong 1
2   Chinese Taipei 4   Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard)[47]     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
Further information: 2018 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III

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

Play-offs
Main article: 2018 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III § Playoffs

Group IV
Further information: 2018 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV

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

Play-offs
Main article: 2018 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV § Playoffs

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I
Further information: 2018 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

Draw
  Second Round Play-offs
19–20 October / 26–27 October		 First Round Play-offs
14–15 September		 First Round
2–3 February		 Second Round
6–7 April
                                     
 
    1   Czech Republic  
     bye     Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor clay)[48]
   bye       1   Czech Republic 3
    South Africa   Centurion, South Africa (hard)[49]     Israel 1
    South Africa 2
  Lisbon, Portugal (clay)[50]       Israel 3  
    South Africa 0  
  4   Portugal 4    
    4   Portugal  
  Bucha, Ukraine (hard)[51]    bye     Stockholm, Sweden (indoor hard)[52]
4   Portugal 1       4   Portugal 2
    Ukraine 3   Dnipro, Ukraine (indoor hard)[53]     Sweden 3
    Ukraine 2
      Sweden 3  
 
      Bosnia and Herzegovina  
     bye     Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay)[54]
   bye         Bosnia and Herzegovina 3
  3   Slovakia     3   Slovakia 2
   bye
  Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay)[55]     3   Slovakia  
  3   Slovakia 3  
    Belarus 1     Sankt Pölten, Austria (indoor clay)[56]
      Austria 5  
  Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)[57]     Belarus 0     Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)[58]
  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
Further information: 2018 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

Draw
  Play-offs
7–8 April		 First Round
3–4 February		 Second Round
7–8 April		 Third Round
14–15 September / 15–16 September
                                     
  Piatra Neamț, Romania (indoor hard)[59]
    1   Romania 4  
  Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard)[60]     Luxembourg 1     Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor hard)[61]
  Luxembourg 5       1   Romania 5  
8   Georgia 0   Marrakech, Morocco (clay)[62]     Morocco 0  
  8   Georgia 1
      Morocco 3     Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor clay)[63]
    1   Romania 2
  Maribor, Slovenia (indoor hard)[64]       Poland 3
    4   Slovenia 2  
  Portorož, Slovenia (clay)[65]     Poland 3     Sopot, Poland (indoor hard)[66]
4   Slovenia 3         Poland 4
5   Turkey 2   Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)[67]     Zimbabwe 1  
  5   Turkey 1
      Zimbabwe 3  
  Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (hard)[68]
      Egypt 4  
  Oslo, Norway (indoor hard)[69]   6   Norway 0     Gentofte, Denmark (indoor hard)[70]
6   Norway 3         Egypt 3  
  Ireland 1   Birkerød, Denmark (indoor hard)[71]   3   Denmark 1  
    Ireland 1
    3   Denmark 4     Cairo, Egypt (clay)[72]
      Egypt 2
  Tunis, Tunisia (hard)[73]     7   Finland 3
      Tunisia 2  
  Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)[74]   7   Finland 3     Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)[75]
  Tunisia 2       7   Finland 3
  Estonia 3   Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor hard)[76]   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
Further information: 2018 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group III

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


Play-offs
Main article: 2018 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group III § Playoffs

Group III Africa
Further information: 2018 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III

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

Play-offs
Main article: 2018 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III § Playoffs

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