The 2019 Davis Cup was the 108th edition of the
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ...
, a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. It was sponsored by
Rakuten
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.
For this edition, the format of the cup was changed.
The main modification is the World Group took place at one location and in one week, with eighteen teams divided in six round-robin groups of three teams each, with the winners of the groups and the two best second places advancing to quarterfinals. The series between the teams in this stage featured two singles matches and one doubles match, instead of the best-of-5 series, with the matches changing from best of 5 sets to best of 3. As the World Group was taking place as one single tournament, this event had been named the
2019 Davis Cup Finals
The Finals, formerly known as World Group, was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2019. It was held on indoor hard courts at the Caja Mágica in Madrid, Spain from 18 until 24 November. The ties were contested in a best-of-three rubbe ...
. The lower zone groups I and II were composed of single ties deciding promotion or relegation.
Spain
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won their sixth title (their first since
2011
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), defeating
Canada
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in the final 2–0.
Rafael Nadal received the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award for his performance in the tournament, after he won 8 of the 8 matches he participated in.
Davis Cup Finals
''Date: 18–24 November 2019''
''Venue:
Caja Mágica in Madrid, Spain''
''Surface: Hard court''
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
* 12 winners of a qualifier round, in February 2019
H = Host Nation, TH = Title-Holder, 2018SF = Semi-Finalists from the 2018 tournament, WC = Wild Card
Seeds
The seedings are based on the
Nations Ranking of 4 February.
Qualifying round
''Date: 1–2 February 2019''
Twenty-four teams played for twelve spots in the Finals, in series decided on a home and away basis.
These twenty-four teams are:
* 4 losing quarterfinalists of the previous edition,
* 8 winners of World Group Play-offs of previous edition, and
* 12 best teams not previously qualified with best ranking of their zone:
** 6 from Europe/Africa,
** 3 from Asia/Oceania, and
** 3 from Americas.
The 12 losing teams from the qualifying round then played at the Group I of the corresponding continental zone in September.
''#: Nations Ranking as of 29 October 2018.''
Seeded teams
# ''(2018 Quarterfinalist, #4)''
# ''(2018 Play-off winner, #8)''
# ''(best ranked for replacing wild cards, #9)''
# ''(2018 Quarterfinalist, #10)''
# ''(2018 Quarterfinalist, #11)''
# ''(2nd best ranked for replacing wild cards, #12)''
# ''(2018 Quarterfinalist, #13)''
# ''(2018 Play-off winner, #14)''
# ''(2018 Play-off winner, #15)''
# ''(2018 Play-off winner, #16)''
# ''(2018 Play-off winner, #17)''
# ''(2018 Play-off winner, #18)''
Unseeded teams
* ''(Europe/Africa's best ranked, #21)''
* ''(Europe/Africa's 2nd best ranked, #22)''
* ''(Europe/Africa's 3rd best ranked, #23)''
* ''(Europe/Africa's 4th best ranked, #26)''
* ''(Europe/Africa's 5th best ranked, #27)''
* ''(Europe/Africa's 6th best ranked, #29)''
* ''(Asia/Oceania's best ranked, #20)''
* ''(Asia/Oceania's 2nd best ranked, #24)''
* ''(Asia/Oceania's 3rd best ranked, #30)''
* ''(Americas' best ranked, #19)''
* ''(Americas' 2nd best ranked, #25)''
* ''(Americas' 3rd best ranked, #28)''
Group stage
T = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets
Knockout stage
Final
Americas Zone
Group I
''Dates: 13–14 September and 14–15 September 2019''
The losers go on and participate to the
2020 Davis Cup World Group I Play-offs while the winners qualify to the
2020 Davis Cup World Group I
Seeds:
#
#
#
Remaining nations:
*
*
*
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in the United States.
Group II
''Dates: 5–6 April, 13–14 September and 14–15 September 2019''
The losers go on and participate to the 2020 Davis Cup World Group II Play-offs while the winners qualify to the 2020 Davis Cup World Group I Play-offs
Seeds:
#
#
#
Remaining nations:
*
*
*
Group III
''Dates: 17–22 June 2019''
Location: Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica
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(hard)
The first three nations qualify for the 2020 Davis Cup World Group II Play-offs
;Participating nations:
; Pool A
*
*
* (host)
*
*
; Pool B
*
*
*
*
*
*
Play-offs
* , and qualified to the 2020 Davis Cup World Group II Play-offs
Asia/Oceania Zone
Group I
''Dates: 13–14 September, 14–15 September 2019 and 29–30 November 2019''
The losers go on and participate to the 2020 Davis Cup World Group I Play-offs while the winners qualify to the 2020 Davis Cup World Group I
Seeds:
#
#
#
Remaining nations:
*
*
*
Group II
''Dates: 5–6 April and 14–15 September 2019''
The losers go on and participate to the 2020 Davis Cup World Group II Play-offs while the winners qualify to the 2020 Davis Cup World Group I Play-offs
Seeds:
#
#
#
Remaining nations:
*
*
*
Group III
''Dates: 26–29 June 2019''
Location: Singapore Sports Hub
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, Singapore
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(indoor hard)
The first three nations qualify for the 2020 Davis Cup World Group II Play-offs
The last nation is relegated to 2021 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV
;Participating nations:
; Pool A
*
* (host)
*
*
; Pool B
*'
*
*
*
Play-offs
* , and qualified to the 2020 Davis Cup World Group II Play-offs
* ' relegated to 2021 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV
Group IV
''Dates: 11–14 September 2019''
Location: Jordan Tennis Federation, Amman
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, Jordan
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(hard)
The first two nations qualify for the 2021 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III
;Participating nations:
; Pool A
*
* Pacific Oceania
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*
; Pool B
*
*
*
; Pool C
*
* (host)
*
*
; Pool D
*
*
*
*
Play-offs
* Pacific Oceania
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and were promoted to the 2021 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III
Europe/Africa Zone
Group I
''Dates: 13–14 September and 14–15 September 2019''
The losers go on and participate to the 2020 Davis Cup World Group I Play-offs while the winners qualify to the 2020 Davis Cup World Group I
Seeds:
#
#
#
#
#
#
Remaining nations:
*
*
*
*
*
*
Group II
''Dates: 5–6 April and 13–14 September 2019''
The losers go on and participate to the 2020 Davis Cup World Group II Play-offs while the winners qualify to the 2020 Davis Cup World Group I Play-offs
Seeds:
#
#
#
#
#
#
Remaining nations:
*
*
*
*
*
*
Group III Europe
''Dates: 11–14 September 2019''
Location: Tatoi Club, Athens
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(clay)
The first four nations qualify for the 2020 Davis Cup World Group II Play-offs
The last two nations are relegated to 2021 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group IV
;Participating nations:
; Pool A
* (host)
*
*
*
; Pool B
*
*
* '
* '
Play-offs
* , , and qualified to the 2020 Davis Cup World Group II Play-offs
* ' and ' relegated to 2021 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group IV
Group III Africa
''Dates: 11–14 September 2019''
Location: Nairobi Club Ground
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(clay)
The first two nations qualify for the 2020 Davis Cup World Group II Play-offs
The last two nations are relegated to 2021 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group IV
;Participating nations:
; Pool A
*
* '
* '
*
; Pool B
*
*
* (host)
*
Play-offs
* and qualified to the 2020 Davis Cup World Group II Play-offs.
* ' and ' relegated to 2021 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group IV
Group IV Europe
''Dates: 15–20 July 2019''
Location: Centro Tennis Cassa di Risparmio, San Marino
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, San Marino
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(clay)
The first five nations qualify for the 2021 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group III
;Participating nations:
; Pool A
*
*
*
*
*
; Pool B
*
*
*
*
* (host)
Play-offs
* , , , and were promoted to the 2021 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group III
Group IV Africa
''Dates: 26–29 June 2019''
Location: Kintélé Sports Complex
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, Republic of Congo
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The first two nations qualify for the 2021 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III
;Participating nations:
; Pool A
*
*
*
; Pool B
*
* (host)
*
*
Play-offs
* and were promoted to the 2021 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group IV
References
External links
Official websiteDavis Cup 2019 Live Stream Info
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