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2018 Davis Cup
France and Croatia during the final
France and Croatia during the final
Details
Duration2 February – 25 November 2018
Edition107th
Champion
Winning nation Croatia
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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.

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]

Guam made its first appearance in the tournament.

World Group

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Participating teams

Australia
Belgium
Canada
Croatia

France
Germany
Great Britain
Hungary

Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Netherlands

Serbia
Spain
Switzerland
United States

Seeds

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  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

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First round
2–4 February		Quarterfinals
6–8 April		Semifinals
14–16 September		Final
23–25 November
Albertville, France (indoor hard)[3]
1 France3
Genoa, Italy (clay)[4]
 Netherlands1
1 France3
Morioka, Japan (indoor hard)[5]
8 Italy1
8 Italy3
Lille, France (indoor hard)[6]
 Japan1
1 France3
Marbella, Spain (clay)[7]
 Spain2
3 Great Britain1
Valencia, Spain (clay)[8]
 Spain3
 Spain3
Brisbane, Australia (hard)[9]
 Germany2
6 Australia1
Lille, France (indoor clay)[10]
 Germany3
1 France1
Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)[11]
4 Croatia3
 Kazakhstan4
Varaždin, Croatia (indoor clay)[12]
5  Switzerland1
 Kazakhstan1
Osijek, Croatia (indoor clay)[13]
4 Croatia3
 Canada1
Zadar, Croatia (clay)[14]
4 Croatia3
4 Croatia3
Niš, Serbia (indoor clay)[15]
 United States2
 United States3
Nashville, United States (indoor hard)[16]
7 Serbia1
 United States4
Liège, Belgium (indoor hard)[17]
2 Belgium0
 Hungary2
2 Belgium3

Final

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France
1		 Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France[10]
23–25 November
Clay (i)
Croatia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Croatia		 Jérémy Chardy
Borna Ćorić		 2
6		 5
7		 4
6		      
2 France
Croatia		 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Marin Čilić		 3
6		 5
7		 4
6		      
3 France
Croatia		 Nicolas Mahut / Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Ivan Dodig / Mate Pavić		 6
4		 6
4		 3
6		 77
63		    
4 France
Croatia		 Lucas Pouille
Marin Čilić		 63
77		 3
6		 3
6		      
5 France
Croatia		 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Borna Ćorić		           not
played

World Group play-offs

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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

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Group I

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

  1.  Argentina
  2.  Brazil

Remaining nations:

Draw

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Group II

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Seeds:

  1.  Venezuela
  2.  Peru
  3.  El Salvador
  4.  Mexico

Remaining nations:

Draw

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Group III

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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

Inactive Teams

Play-offs

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Asia/Oceania Zone

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Group I

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

  1.  India
  2.  Uzbekistan

Remaining nations:

Draw

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Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
1 India
byeTianjin, China (hard)[34]
bye1 India3
 New ZealandTianjin, China (indoor hard)[35] China2
 China3
Gimcheon, South Korea (indoor hard)[36] New Zealand1
 New Zealand2
 South Korea3Islamabad, Pakistan (grass)[37]
 Pakistan4
 South Korea0Islamabad, Pakistan (grass)[38]
 South Korea Pakistan1
bye2 Uzbekistan4
bye
2 Uzbekistan

Group II

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Seeds:

  1.  Thailand
  2.  Chinese Taipei
  3.  Hong Kong
  4.  Philippines

Remaining nations:

Draw

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Group III

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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

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Group IV

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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

Inactive Teams

Play-offs

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Europe/Africa Zone

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Group I

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

  1.  Czech Republic
  2.  Russia
  3.  Slovakia
  4.  Portugal

Remaining nations:

Draw

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Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
1 Czech Republic
Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor clay)[48]
bye
bye1 Czech Republic3
Centurion, South Africa (hard)[49]
 South Africa Israel1
 South Africa2
Lisbon, Portugal (clay)[50]
 Israel3
 South Africa0
4 Portugal4
4 Portugal
Bucha, Ukraine (hard)[51]Stockholm, Sweden (indoor hard)[52]
bye
4 Portugal14 Portugal2
Dnipro, Ukraine (indoor hard)[53]
 Ukraine3 Sweden3
 Ukraine2
 Sweden3
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay)[54]
bye
bye Bosnia and Herzegovina3
3 Slovakia3 Slovakia2
bye
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay)[55]
3 Slovakia
3 Slovakia3
Sankt Pölten, Austria (indoor clay)[56]
 Belarus1
 Austria5
Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)[57]Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)[58]
 Belarus0
 Belarus2 Austria3
2 Russia32 Russia1
bye
2 Russia

Group II

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Draw

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Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Piatra Neamț, Romania (indoor hard)[59]
1 Romania4
Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor hard)[60]Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor hard)[61]
 Luxembourg1
 Luxembourg51 Romania5
Marrakesh, Morocco (clay)[62]
8 Georgia0 Morocco0
8 Georgia1
Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor clay)[63]
 Morocco3
1 Romania2
Maribor, Slovenia (indoor hard)[64]
 Poland3
4 Slovenia2
Portorož, Slovenia (clay)[65]Sopot, Poland (indoor hard)[66]
 Poland3
4 Slovenia3 Poland4
Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)[67]
5 Turkey2 Zimbabwe1
5 Turkey1
 Zimbabwe3
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (hard)[68]
 Egypt4
Oslo, Norway (indoor hard)[69]Gentofte, Denmark (indoor hard)[70]
6 Norway0
6 Norway3 Egypt3
Birkerød, Denmark (indoor hard)[71]
 Ireland13 Denmark1
 Ireland1
Cairo, Egypt (clay)[72]
3 Denmark4
 Egypt2
Tunis, Tunisia (hard)[73]
7 Finland3
 Tunisia2
Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)[74]Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)[75]
7 Finland3
 Tunisia27 Finland3
Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor hard)[76]
 Estonia32 Lithuania2
 Estonia1
2 Lithuania3

Group III Europe

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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


Inactive Team

Play-offs

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Group III Africa

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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

Inactive Teams

Play-offs

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References

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  1. ↑ "Davis Cup - ITF confirms 2017 Davis Cup dates". DavisCup.com. 14 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Davis Cup final: Marin Cilic beats Lucas Pouille as Croatia claim title". BBC Sport. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "France v Netherlands". DavisCup.com.
  4. ↑ "Italy v France". DavisCup.com.
  5. ↑ "Japan v Italy". DavisCup.com.
  6. ↑ "France v Spain". DavisCup.com.
  7. ↑ "Spain v Great Britain". DavisCup.com.
  8. ↑ "Spain v Germany". DavisCup.com.
  9. ↑ "Australia vs. Germany". DavisCup.com.
  10. 1 2 "France v Croatia". DavisCup.com.
  11. ↑ "Kazakhstan v Switzerland". DavisCup.com.
  12. ↑ "Croatia v Kazakhstan". DavisCup.com.
  13. ↑ "Croatia v Canada". DavisCup.com.
  14. ↑ "Croatia v United States". DavisCup.com.
  15. ↑ "Serbia v United States". DavisCup.com.
  16. ↑ "United States v Belgium". DavisCup.com.
  17. ↑ "Belgium v Hungary". DavisCup.com.
  18. ↑ "Argentina v Chile". DavisCup.com.
  19. ↑ "Chile v Ecuador". DavisCup.com.
  20. ↑ "Ecuador v Barbados". DavisCup.com.
  21. ↑ "Barbados v Colombia". DavisCup.com.
  22. ↑ "Barbados v Dominican Republic". DavisCup.com.
  23. ↑ "Colombia v Brazil". DavisCup.com.
  24. ↑ "Dominican Republic v Brazil". DavisCup.com.
  25. ↑ "Guatemala v Venezuela". DavisCup.com.
  26. ↑ "Guatemala v El Salvador". DavisCup.com.
  27. ↑ "Uruguay v Venezuela". DavisCup.com.
  28. ↑ "El Salvador v Uruguay". DavisCup.com.
  29. ↑ "Uruguay v Mexico". DavisCup.com.
  30. ↑ "Mexico v Puerto Rico". DavisCup.com.
  31. ↑ "Bolivia v Puerto Rico". DavisCup.com.
  32. ↑ "Mexico v Peru". DavisCup.com.
  33. ↑ "Bolivia v Peru". DavisCup.com.
  34. ↑ "China v India". DavisCup.com.
  35. ↑ "China v New Zealand". DavisCup.com.
  36. ↑ "New Zealand v South Korea". DavisCup.com.
  37. ↑ "Pakistan v South Korea". DavisCup.com.
  38. ↑ "Pakistan v Uzbekistan". DavisCup.com.
  39. ↑ "Sri Lanka v Thailand". DavisCup.com.
  40. ↑ "Sri Lanka v Indonesia". DavisCup.com.
  41. ↑ "Philippines v Thailand". DavisCup.com.
  42. ↑ "Indonesia v Philippines". DavisCup.com.
  43. ↑ "Thailand v Lebanon". DavisCup.com.
  44. ↑ "Hong Kong v Iran". DavisCup.com.
  45. ↑ "Iran v Chinese Taipei". DavisCup.com.
  46. ↑ "Lebanon v Hong Kong". DavisCup.com.
  47. ↑ "Lebanon v Chinese Taipei". DavisCup.com.
  48. ↑ "Czech Republic v Israel". DavisCup.com.
  49. ↑ "South Africa v Israel". DavisCup.com.
  50. ↑ "Portugal v South Africa". DavisCup.com.
  51. ↑ "Portugal v Ukraine". DavisCup.com.
  52. ↑ "Sweden v Portugal". DavisCup.com.
  53. ↑ "Ukraine v Sweden". DavisCup.com.
  54. ↑ "Slovakia v Bosnia and Herzegovina". DavisCup.com.
  55. ↑ "Slovakia v Belarus". DavisCup.com.
  56. ↑ "Austria v Belarus". DavisCup.com.
  57. ↑ "Belarus v Russia". DavisCup.com.
  58. ↑ "Russia v Austria". DavisCup.com.
  59. ↑ "Romania v Luxembourg". DavisCup.com.
  60. ↑ "Luxembourg v Georgia". DavisCup.com.
  61. ↑ "Romania v Morocco". DavisCup.com.
  62. ↑ "Morocco v Georgia". DavisCup.com.
  63. ↑ "Romania v Poland". DavisCup.com.
  64. ↑ "Slovenia v Poland". DavisCup.com.
  65. ↑ "Slovenia v Turkey". DavisCup.com.
  66. ↑ "Poland v Zimbabwe". DavisCup.com.
  67. ↑ "Zimbabwe v Turkey". DavisCup.com.
  68. ↑ "Egypt v Norway". DavisCup.com.
  69. ↑ "Norway v Ireland". DavisCup.com.
  70. ↑ "Denmark v Egypt". DavisCup.com.
  71. ↑ "Denmark v Ireland". DavisCup.com.
  72. ↑ "Egypt v Finland". DavisCup.com.
  73. ↑ "Tunisia v Finland". DavisCup.com.
  74. ↑ "Estonia v Tunisia". DavisCup.com.
  75. ↑ "Finland v Lithuania". DavisCup.com.
  76. ↑ "Lithuania v Estonia". DavisCup.com.
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