2022 Davis Cup
The 2022 Davis Cup is the 110th edition of the Davis Cup, a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. It is sponsored by Rakuten.[1] The Russian Tennis Federation were the defending champions, but they and Belarus were banned from competing in international events following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2]
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4 March – 27 November 2022 |
| Edition | 110th |
| Champion | |
← 2020–21 2023 → | |
Davis Cup Finals
Date: 14–18 September 2022 (Group stage)
23–27 November 2022 (Knockout stage)[3]
Venue: Unipol Arena, Bologna, Italy
Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Great Britain
Am Rothenbaum, Hamburg, Germany
Pavelló Municipal Font de Sant Lluís, Valencia, Spain
Martin Carpena Arena, Malaga, Spain[4][5]
Surface: Indoor Hard
16 nations will take part in the finals. The qualification was as follows:
- 1 finalists of the previous edition (defending champion Russia was suspended)
- 1 highest-ranked losing semi-finalist of the previous edition (announced by ITF on 13 March 2022 as Serbia to replace Russia)[6]
- 2 wild card teams (announced by ITF on 5 December 2021 as Serbia and Great Britain, Canada were later given Serbia’s subsequently vacant wildcard [7]
- 12 winners of a qualifier round, in March 2022
H = Host Nation, TH = Title-Holder, 2021F = Finalist from the 2021 tournament, 2021SF = Highest-ranked losing semi-finalist from the 2021 tournament, WC = Wild Card
| Participating teams | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada (WC) | ||
 Croatia (2021F) |
 France |
 Germany |
 Great Britain (WC) | ||
 Italy |
 Kazakhstan |
 Netherlands |
 Serbia (2021SF) | ||
 South Korea |
 Spain |
 Sweden |
 United States | ||
Seeds
The seedings were based on the Davis Cup Ranking of 7 March 2022.[8]
Qualifying round
Date: 4–5 March 2022[9]
Twenty-six eligible teams were:
- 16 teams ranked 3rd-18th in the Finals.
- 8 winning teams from World Group I.
- 2 winning teams from World Group I Knock-out ties.
Two wild cards for the Finals were selected from these 26 nations. Serbia and Great Britain were announced prior to the Qualifiers draw.[9] The remaining 24 nations will compete for 12 spots in the Finals.
The 12 winning teams from the play-offs will play at the Finals and the 12 losing teams will play at the World Group I.
Qualified teams
|
| Home team | Score | Away team | Location | Venue | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France [1] | 4–0 |  Ecuador | Pau | Palais des Sports | Hard (i) |
| Spain [2] | 3–1 |  Romania | Marbella | Club de Tenis Puente Romano | Clay |
 Finland | 2–3 | Belgium [3] | Espoo | Espoo Metro Areena | Hard (i) |
| United States [4] | 4–0 |  Colombia | Reno | Reno Events Center | Hard (i) |
| Netherlands | 4–0 | Canada [5] | The Hague | Sportcampus Zuiderpark | Clay (i) |
 Brazil | 1–3 | Germany [6] | Rio de Janeiro | Olympic Tennis Centre | Clay |
 Slovakia | 2–3 | Italy [7] | Bratislava | AXA Aréna NTC | Hard (i) |
| Australia [8] | 3–2 |  Hungary | Sydney | Ken Rosewall Arena | Hard |
 Norway | 1–3 | Kazakhstan [9] | Oslo | Oslo Tennis Arena | Hard (i) |
| Sweden [10] | 3–2 |  Japan | Helsingborg | Helsingborg Arena | Hard (i) |
| Argentina [11] | 4–0 |  Czech Republic | Buenos Aires | Lawn Tennis Club | Clay |
| South Korea | 3–1 |  Austria [12] | Seoul | Olympic Park Tennis Center | Hard (i) |
Group stage
| Qualified for the Knockout stage | |
| Eliminated |
T = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets, H = Hosts
| Group | Winner | Runner-up | Third | Fourth | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nation | T | M | S | Nation | T | M | S | Nation | T | M | S | Nation | T | M | S | |
| A | Croatia | Italy (H) | Argentina | Sweden | ||||||||||||
| B | Spain (H) | Canada | Serbia | South Korea | ||||||||||||
| C | France | Germany (H) | Belgium | Australia | ||||||||||||
| D | United States | Great Britain (H) | Kazakhstan | Netherlands | ||||||||||||
World Group I
Date: 16–18 September 2022
Twenty-four teams participated in the World Group I, in series decided on a home and away basis.
These twenty-four teams were:
- 11 losing teams from Qualifying round, in March 2022
- 12 winning teams from World Group I Play-offs, in March 2022
- 1 highest-ranked losing team from World Group I Play-offs (Uzbekistan)[6]
#: Nations Ranking as of 7 March 2022.[10]
|
Seeded teams |
Unseeded teams
|
| Home team | Score | Away team | Location | Venue | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria [1] | – |  Pakistan | |||
| Colombia [2] | – |  Turkey | |||
 Israel | – | Czech Republic [3] | |||
 Uzbekistan | – | Japan [4] | |||
| Ecuador [5] | – |  Switzerland | |||
 Peru | – |  Chile [6] | |||
 Portugal | – | Brazil [7] | |||
| Norway | – |  India [8] | |||
 Ukraine | – | Hungary [9] | |||
| Slovakia [10] | – | Romania | |||
| Finland [11] | – |  New Zealand | |||
 Bosnia and Herzegovina [12] | – |  Mexico |
Qualifying round
Date: 4–5 March 2022
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:
- 2 losing teams from World Group I Knock-out ties.
- 12 losing teams from World Group I.
- 8 winning teams from World Group II.
- 2 winning teams from World Group II Knock-out ties.
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.
#: Nations Ranking as of 20 September 2021.[11]
Qualified teams
|
| Home team | Score | Away team | Location | Venue | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chile [1] | 4–0 |  Slovenia | Viña del Mar | Club Union de Tenis | Clay |
| India [2] | 4–0 |  Denmark | New Delhi | Delhi Gymkhana Club | Grass |
| Uzbekistan [3] | 2–3 | Turkey | Tashkent | Olympic Tennis School | Hard (i) |
| Portugal [4] | 4–0 |  Poland | Porto | Complexo Municipal de Ténis da Maia | Clay (i) |
 Tunisia | 1–3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina [5] | Tunis | Tennis Club de Tunis | Clay |
| Israel [6] | 3–1 |  South Africa | Ashdod | HaKiriya Arena | Hard (i) |
| New Zealand | 3–1 |  Uruguay [7] | Las Vegas (United States) | Darling Tennis Center | Hard |
| Ukraine [8] | 3–0 |  Barbados | Antalya (Turkey) | Rixos Premium Belek | Hard |
| Pakistan [9] | 3–2 |  Lithuania | Islamabad | Pakistan Sports Complex | Grass |
| Peru [10] | 3–1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bolivia | Lima | Club Lawn Tennis de La Exposición | Clay |
| Switzerland | 3–1 |  Lebanon [11] | Biel/Bienne | Jan Group Arena | Hard (i) |
| Mexico [12] | w/o |  Belarus | Mexico City | Estadio Rafael Osuna | Clay |
World Group II
Date: 16–18 September 2022
Twenty-four teams participated in the World Group II, in series decided on a home and away basis.
These twenty-four teams were:
- 10 losing teams from World Group I Play-offs, in March 2022
- 12 winning teams from World Group II Play-offs, in March 2022
- 2 highest-ranked losing teams from World Group II Play-offs (China PR and Thailand)[6]
#: Nations Ranking as of 7 March 2022.[10]
|
Seeded teams
|
Unseeded teams
|
| Home team | Score | Away team | Location | Venue | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay [1] | – |  China | |||
| Lebanon [2] | – |  Monaco | |||
| Lithuania [3] | – |  Egypt | |||
 Thailand | – | Bolivia [4] | |||
 Chinese Taipei [5] | – |  Hong Kong | |||
| Slovenia [6] | – |  Estonia | |||
| Tunisia [7] | – |  Greece | |||
 El Salvador | – | Denmark [8] | |||
| Poland [9] | – |  Indonesia | |||
 Bulgaria | – | South Africa [10] | |||
| Barbados [11] | – |  Ireland | |||
 Latvia | – |  Dominican Republic [12] |
Qualifying round
Date: 4–5 March 2022
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:
- 2 losing teams from World Group II Knock-out ties.
- 12 losing teams from World Group II.
- 10 teams from their Group III zone:
- 3 from Europe
- 3 from Asia/Oceania,
- 2 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.
#: Nations Ranking as of 20 September 2021.[11]
Qualified teams
|
| Home team | Score | Away team | Location | Venue | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China [1] | w/o | Ireland | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Dominican Republic [2] | 3–0 |  Vietnam | Santo Domingo | Centro Nacional de Tenis Parque Del Este | Hard |
| Thailand [3] | 2–3 | Latvia | Bangkok | Lawn Tennis Association of Thailand | Hard |
 Guatemala | 0–4 | Chinese Taipei [4] | Guatemala City | Complejo de Tenis Ing. Juan José Hermosilla | Hard |
| Indonesia | 3–0 |  Venezuela [5] | Jakarta | Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex | Hard |
| Estonia [6] | 4–0 |  Pacific Oceania | Tallinn | Forus Tenniscenter | Hard (i) |
| Egypt [7] | 4–1 |  Cyprus | Cairo | Gezira Sporting Club | Clay |
| Greece [8] | 3–2 |  Jamaica | Athens | Ace Tennis Club | Clay (i) |
| Monaco | 4–0 |  Morocco [9] | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (France) | Monte Carlo Country Club | Clay |
| Bulgaria [10] | 3–1 |  Paraguay | Sofia | Sport Hall "Sofia" | Hard (i) |
 Zimbabwe [11] | 1–3 | El Salvador | Harare | Harare Sports Club | Hard |
 Benin | 1–3 | Hong Kong [12] | Cotonou | Stade de l’Amitié Général Mathieu Kérékou | Hard |
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- "Bologna, Glasgow, Hamburg and Malaga announced as hosts of Davis Cup Finals group stage". Daviscup.com. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
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