The 2017 Davis Cup was the 106th 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 organi ...
, a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. It was sponsored by
BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas is a French international banking group, founded in 2000 from the merger between Banque Nationale de Paris (BNP, "National Bank of Paris") and Paribas, formerly known as the Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas. The full name of the grou ...
.
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
won their tenth title (their first since
2001
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), with
Lucas Pouille
Lucas Pouille (, born 23 February 1994) is a French professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 10, achieved on 19 March 2018 and a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 79, achieved on 11 April 2016. ...
defeating
Steve Darcis of
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to ...
on indoor hard in the final match held at
Stade Pierre-Mauroy
The Stade Pierre-Mauroy, also known as the Decathlon Arena – Stade Pierre-Mauroy for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-use retractable roof stadium in Villeneuve-d'Ascq (Métropole Européenne de Lille), France, that opened in August 2012. It ha ...
located in
Villeneuve-d'Ascq on 26 November.
World Group
Seeds
Draw
Final
World Group Play-offs
''Date: 15–17 September''
The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group Play-offs for spots in the
2018 World Group.
Seeded teams
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Unseeded teams
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* , , , and will remain in the World Group in
2018
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.
* , and are promoted to the World Group in
2018
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.
* , , , and will remain in Zonal Group I in
2018
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.
* , and are relegated to Zonal Group I in
2018
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.
Americas Zone
Group I
Seeds:
''All seeds'' received a bye into the second round.
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Remaining nations:
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Draw
Group II
Seeds:
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Remaining nations:
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Draw
Group III
Date: 12–17 June
Location: Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club,
Montevideo
Montevideo () is the capital and largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . Montevideo is situated on the southern co ...
,
Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
(clay)
Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of four and five teams, respectively (Pools A and B). The winner of each pool plays off against the runner-up of the other pool to determine which two nations are promoted to Americas Zone Group II in 2018.
Participating teams:
Seeding: The seeding was based on the Davis Cup Rankings of 10 April 2017 (shown in parentheses below).
Pool A
Pool B
Playoffs
and promoted to Group II in 2018.
Asia/Oceania Zone
Group I
Seeds:
''The first seed'' received a bye into the second round.
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Remaining nations:
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Draw
Group II
Seeds:
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Remaining nations:
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Draw
Group III
Date: 17–22 July
Location: Sri Lanka Tennis Association,
Colombo
Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo me ...
,
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
(clay)
Participating teams:
Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of four and five teams, respectively (Pools A and B). The winner of each pool plays off against the runner-up of the other pool to determine which two nations are promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2018.
Seeding: The seeding was based on the Davis Cup Rankings of 10 April 2017 (shown in parentheses below).
Pool A
Pool B
Playoffs
* and promoted to Group II in 2018.
* ' and ' relegated to Group IV in 2018.
Group IV
Date: 3–8 April
Location:
Bahrain Polytechnic
Bahrain Polytechnic is a government-owned tertiary education institute located in the Kingdom of Bahrain. It has been established by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa; King of Bahrain by Royal Decree in July 2008. It is considered a key initiative f ...
,
Isa Town
Isa Town ( ar, مدينة عيسى, ''Madīnat ʿĪsā'') is a middle class town located in Bahrain, in the north central part of the country.
Etymology
The name ''Isa'' refers to Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifah, the ruler of Bahrain from 1961 to 199 ...
,
Bahrain
Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and a ...
(hard)
Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of five and six teams, respectively (Pools A and B). The winner of each pool plays off against the runner-up of the other pool to determine which two nations are promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in 2018.
Participating teams:
Seeding: The seeding was based on the Davis Cup Rankings of 20 February 2017 (shown in parentheses below).
Pool A
Pool B
Play-Offs
and promoted to Group III in 2018.
Europe/Africa Zone
Group I
Seeds:
''All seeds'' and ' received a bye into the second round.
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#
#
#
Remaining nations:
*
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*
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*
Draw
Group II
Seeds:
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Remaining nations:
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Draw
Group III Europe
Date: 5–8 April
Location: Holiday Village Santa Marina,
Sozopol
Sozopol ( bg, Созопол , el, Σωζόπολη, translit=Sozopoli) is an ancient seaside town located 35 km south of Burgas on the southern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. Today it is one of the major seaside resorts in the country, known for th ...
,
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...
(hard)
Format: Round-robin basis. One pool of three teams (Pool A) and three pools of four teams (Pools B, C and D). The winners of each pool played-off against each other to determine which two nations were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2018.
Participating teams:
Seeding: The seeding was based on the Davis Cup Rankings of 20 February 2017 (shown in parentheses below).
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Playoffs
and promoted to Group II in 2018.
Group III Africa
Date: 17–22 July
Location: Solaimaneyah Club,
Cairo
Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metr ...
,
Egypt
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(clay)
Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of four and five teams, respectively (Pools A and B). The winner of each pool plays off against the runner-up of the other pool to determine which two nations are promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2018.
Participating teams:
Seeding: The seeding was based on the Davis Cup Rankings of 10 April 2017 (shown in parentheses below).
Pool A
Pool B
Playoffs
* and promoted to Group II in 2018.
Broadcasting rights
Americas
* :
TyC Sports and
América Sports
* :
SporTV
SporTV is a Brazilian pay television sports network owned by Canais Globo, part of Grupo Globo, launched in 1991. It is the most watched sports network in Brazil.
On January 18, 2013, were launched High-definition simulcasts of SporTV and ...
and
BandSports
BandSports is a Brazilian cable television network that has its programming based on all sports, launched in 2002 by Grupo Bandeirantes de Comunicação.
Sports Programming
Athletics
* Diamond League
* European Athletics Championship
Bask ...
* :
Sportsnet
Sportsnet is a Canadian English-language sports specialty channel owned by Rogers Sports & Media. It was established in 1998 as CTV Sportsnet, a joint venture between CTV, Liberty Media, and Rogers Media. CTV parent Bell Globemedia then was ...
and
TVA Sports
TVA Sports is a Canadian French-language sports specialty channel owned by the Groupe TVA, a publicly traded subsidiary of Quebecor Media. The channel is a general-interest sports network, and the first major competitor to RDS, the only other ...
* : and
* :
* :
Tennis Channel
Tennis Channel is an American sports-oriented digital cable and satellite television network owned by the Sinclair Television Group subsidiary of the Sinclair Broadcast Group. It is devoted to events and other programming related to the game o ...
Asia
Europe
* :
RTBF
The ''Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française'' (RTBF, ''Belgian Radio-television of the French Community'', branded as rtbf.be) is a public service broadcaster delivering radio and television services to the French-speaking Comm ...
,
Sporza
Sporza is a multimedia brand of Belgian public-service radio and television
Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the ...
and
VRT
* :
beIN SPORTS
beIN Sports ( ) is a global network of sports channels owned and operated by the Qatari media group beIN. It has played a major role in the increased commercialization of Qatari sports. Its chairman is Nasser Al-Khelaifi, and its CEO is Yousef O ...
* :
MTVA
* :
Super Tennis
''Super Tennis'' is a 1991 tennis video game for the Super NES. It released at early points in the Super Nintendo's shelf lives and uses mode 7.
Gameplay
The game itself features three different modes: Doubles mode, World Circuit mode, and Si ...
* :
TVP Sport
TVP Sport is a Polish sport channel owned by TVP launched on 18 November 2006. The channel is available on Canal+, Cyfrowy Polsat, as well as over cable providers.
Broadcast
SD broadcasting via satellite (''Eutelsat Hot Bird'') stopped on 6 A ...
* :
SPORT.TV4
* :
Match! Arena and
Match! Game
* :
Radio Television of Serbia
Radio Television of Serbia ( sr-Cyrl, Радио-телевизија Србије, sr-Lat, Radio-televizija Srbije, italics=yes; abbr. RTS/PTC) is Serbia's public broadcaster. It broadcasts and produces news, drama, and sports programming thr ...
Africa
References
External links
Official website
{{2017 ATP World Tour
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 organi ...
Davis Cups by year