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Tennis national team rankings

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The Nations Rankings are the current rankings of national teams by World Tennis in both men's and women's tennis. World Tennis produces the Davis Cup Nations Ranking for male national teams and the Billie Jean King Cup Nations Ranking for female national teams. Both measure the success of all nations participating in both competitions.

The Davis Cup Nations Ranking was launched at the end of 2001 and the Billie Jean King Cup Nations Ranking was introduced a year later. Both rankings are updated following every World Group round and are used for seeding the highest ranked teams in the draws for each group in the competitions' structures.

Ranking method

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The Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup rankings are based in a rolling four year cumulative system. However, the points total for each nation is calculated following a weighted sum formula, in which recent results are weighted more heavily.[1][2] After each World Group round, the ranking period adjusts, and points earned in the last year period have a weighting factor of 100% in the points total. At the same time, the weighting factor for the points earned until the same round in the previous three years is reduced to 75% (for points earned one to two years ago), 50% (for points earned two to three years ago) and 25% (for points earned three to four years ago).

Ranking points are awarded only to the winning nation of a competition tie at every round. Victories in World Group rounds are worth more points than those in Zone Groups, and ties at the later rounds of the competition are progressively worth more points. Bonus points are also awarded for a nation that defeats a higher-ranked nation, but only if the latter nation is ranked in the top 64 for the Davis Cup, or in the top 75 for the Fed Cup. Unique to the Davis Cup, there is an additional bonus for a nation that wins a tie in the opponent's home ground: a 25% bonus is added to the total of round points and ranking bonus points (if any). At the Fed Cup only, nations that win by walkover are awarded round points but no bonus points, and no points are awarded for consolation events.

Men

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The current ranking points and bonus points distribution tables for the Davis Cup are shown below:

GroupRoundLast year1 to 2 years2 to 3 years3 to 4 years
AwayHomeAwayHomeAwayHomeAwayHome
World GroupFinal100008000750060005000400025002000
Semifinals75006000562545003750300018751500
Quarterfinals50004000375030002500200012501000
1st Round250020001875150012501000625500
Play-offs12501000937.5750625500312,5250
Group I2nd Round7506003562.5450375300187.5150
1st Round5004003375300250200125100
Play-offs40032030024020016010080
Group II3rd Round250200187.515012510062.550
2nd Round150120112.590756037.530
1st Round10080756050402520
Play-offs504037.530252012.510
Group III2Round-robin & Play-offs (per win)53.752.51.25
Group IV2Round-robin & Play-offs (per win)21.510.5
Opponent Nation Ranking1Bonus Points
AwayHome
1 to 2125100
3 to 4112.590
5 to 893.7575
9 to 1662.550
17 to 325040
33 to 6431.2525

Notes

1 Bonus points, as shown above, for defeating higher ranked nations will be added when appropriate to each tie in World Group, Group I and Group II.[1]

2 Bonus points do not apply in Groups III and IV.[1]

3 If the number of teams in Europe/Africa Groups I and II exceeds 16 or the number of teams in Asia/Oceania and Americas Groups I and II exceeds eight, then 200 points will be awarded for a first round win, 400 for a second round win and 600 for a third round win.[1]

Women

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The current ranking points and bonus points distribution tables for the Billie Jean King Cup are shown below:

GroupRoundLast year1 to 2 years2 to 3 years3 to 4 years
World Group IFinal8000600040002000
Semifinals6000450030001500
1st Round4000300020001000
Play-offs200015001000500
World Group II1st Round15001125750375
Play-offs1000750500250
Group IRound-robin & Play-offs1000 points maximum2
Group IIRound-robin & Play-offs400 points maximum2
Group IIIRound-robin & Play-offs160 points maximum2
Opponent Nation Ranking1Bonus Points
1200
2 to 5180
6 to 10150
11 to 20100
21 to 3080
31 to 5050
51 to 7530

Notes

1 Bonus points, as shown above, for defeating higher ranked nations will be added when appropriate to each tie in World Group, Group I and Group II.[2]

2 In the Groups I, II and III a nation's points are determined by its overall finishing position. Formats vary according to the numbers of nations playing each year so the value of each win alters too. However the maximum points a nation can win at each level remains constant.[2]

Current rankings

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Men

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Davis Cup Nations Ranking,
as of 9 February 2026[3]
Rank Nation Points Move
1  Italy584.5Steady
2  Spain442Increase 1
3  Germany435.25Decrease 1
4  Belgium422.25Increase 1
5  United States404.75Increase 2
6  France395.25Increase 2
7  Czech Republic392.75Increase 3
8  Australia389Decrease 4
9  Austria381.5Increase 3
10  Argentina377.25Steady
11  Netherlands375Decrease 5
12  Canada371.25Decrease 3
13  Great Britain368Steady
14  Chile350.5Increase 5
15  Croatia348.75Decrease 1
16  South Korea341.5Increase 6
17  Hungary337.25Decrease 1
18  Brazil335.25Steady
19  India333.75Increase 14
20  Finland333.75Decrease 3

Change since previous ranking update

Women

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Billie Jean King Cup Nations Ranking, as of 13 April 2026[4]
# Nation Points Move
1  Italy1,252.50Steady
2  Great Britain1,178.75Increase 1
3  Ukraine1,066.25Increase 5
4  Spain1,061.25Increase 1
5  Czech Republic1,037.50Increase 1
6  United States1,021.25Decrease 4
7  Kazakhstan988.75Increase 2
8  Canada921.25Decrease 4
9  Poland887.50Decrease 2
10  Japan868.75Steady
11  Slovakia848.75Steady
12  Belgium841.25Increase 5
13  China820.50Increase 6
14  Australia803.75Decrease 2
15  Netherlands759.00Decrease 1
16   Switzerland727.50Decrease 3
17  Romania721.25Decrease 2
18  Slovenia708.75Steady
19  Brazil701.25Increase 1
20  Germany662.50Decrease 4

Change since previous ranking update

Number 1 ranked nations

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Men

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Key
* Current number 1 nation as of February 03, 2025[5]
Ranking record
No. Nation Start date End date WG rounds as No. 1 Total
1Australia Australia December 3, 2001February 10, 200211
2France France February 11, 2002November 30, 200377
 Australia (2) December 1, 2003April 11, 200423
 France (2) April 12, 2004September 26, 200418
3Spain Spain September 27, 2004December 4, 200555
4 Croatia December 5, 2005December 3, 200644
5 Russia December 4, 2006July 12, 20091010
 Spain (2) July 13, 2009April 7, 20131621
6 Czech Republic April 8, 2013November 29, 20151010
7 Great Britain November 30, 2015November 27, 201644
8 Argentina November 28, 2016November 26, 201744
 France (3) November 27, 2017December 5, 202117 25
 Croatia (2) December 6, 2021February 5, 2023610
9 Canada February 6, 2023November 26, 202333
10 Italy * November 27, 2023Present88
No. Nation Start date End date WG rounds as No. 1 Total

Women

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Key
* Current number 1 nation as of April 17, 2023[4]
Ranking record
No. Nation Start date End date WG rounds as No. 1 Total
1 Slovakia November 4, 2002November 23, 200344
2 France November 24, 2003September 18, 200577
3 Russia September 19, 2005November 8, 20091212
4 Italy November 9, 2009April 22, 201288
5 Czech Republic April 23, 2012November 3, 201344
 Italy (2) November 4, 2013April 20, 2014210
 Czech Republic (2) April 21, 2014November 10, 201916 20
 France (2) November 11, 2019November 7, 2021815
6 Australia November 8, 2021April 16, 202344
7  Switzerland * April 17, 2023Present11
No. Nation Start date End date WG rounds as No. 1 Total

Notes and references

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "Rankings Explained". daviscup.com. International Tennis Federation.
  2. 1 2 3 "How the Rankings Work". fedcup.com. International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  3. "Nations Ranking". Davis Cup. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Rankings". billiejeankingcup.com. International Tennis Federation.
  5. "Nations Ranking". daviscup.com. International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
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