2019 Davis Cup

The 2019 Davis Cup was the 108th edition of the Davis Cup, a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. It was sponsored by Rakuten.^[1]

2019 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	1 February – 1 December 2019
Edition	108th
Champion
Winning nation	Spain
← 2018 2020–21 →

For this edition, the format of the cup was changed.^[2] 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 lower zone groups I and II were composed of single ties deciding promotion or relegation.

Spain won their sixth title (their first since 2011), defeating Canada 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.^[3]

Davis Cup Finals

Main article: 2019 Davis Cup Finals

Date: 18–24 November 2019^[4]
Venue: Caja Mágica in Madrid, Spain^[5]
Surface: Hard court^[4]

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

Participating teams
Argentina (WC)	Australia	Belgium	Canada	Chile	Colombia
Croatia (TH)	France (2018SF)	Germany	Great Britain (WC)	Italy	Japan
Kazakhstan	Netherlands	Russia	Serbia	Spain (H, 2018SF)	United States (2018SF)

Seeds

The seedings are based on the Nations Ranking of 4 February.^[6]

1.  France
2.  Croatia (TH)
3.  Argentina
4.  Belgium
5.  Great Britain
6.  United States

Qualifying round

Main article: 2019 Davis Cup 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.^[7]

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.^[8]

Seeded teams  Belgium (2018 Quarterfinalist, #4)  Serbia (2018 play-off winner, #8)  Australia (best ranked for replacing wild cards, #9)  Italy (2018 Quarterfinalist, #10)  Germany (2018 Quarterfinalist, #11)   Switzerland (2nd best ranked for replacing wild cards, #12)  Kazakhstan (2018 Quarterfinalist, #13)  Czech Republic (2018 play-off winner, #14)  Sweden (2018 play-off winner, #15)  Austria (2018 play-off winner, #16)  Canada (2018 play-off winner, #17)  Japan (2018 play-off winner, #18)

Unseeded teams  Hungary (Europe/Africa's best ranked, #21)  Netherlands (Europe/Africa's 2nd best ranked, #22)  Russia (Europe/Africa's 3rd best ranked, #23)  Portugal (Europe/Africa's 4th best ranked, #26)  Bosnia and Herzegovina (Europe/Africa's 5th best ranked, #27)  Slovakia (Europe/Africa's 6th best ranked, #29)  India (Asia/Oceania's best ranked, #20)  Uzbekistan (Asia/Oceania's 2nd best ranked, #24)  China (Asia/Oceania's 3rd best ranked, #30)  Colombia (Americas' best ranked, #19)  Chile (Americas' 2nd best ranked, #25)  Brazil (Americas' 3rd best ranked, #28)

Home team	Score	Away team	Location	Venue	Surface	Ref.
Brazil	1–3	Belgium [1]	Uberlândia	Ginásio Municipal Tancredo Neves	Clay (i)	[9]
Uzbekistan	2–3	Serbia [2]	Tashkent	Saxovat Sport Servis Sport Complex	Hard (i)	[10]
Australia [3]	4–0	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Adelaide	Memorial Drive Tennis Club	Hard	[11]
India	1–3	Italy [4]	Kolkata	Calcutta South Club	Grass	[12]
Germany [5]	5–0	Hungary	Frankfurt	Fraport Arena	Hard (i)	[13]
Switzerland [6]	1–3	Russia	Biel/Bienne	Swiss Tennis Arena	Hard (i)	[14]
Kazakhstan [7]	3–1	Portugal	Astana	Daulet National Tennis Centre	Hard (i)	[15]
Czech Republic [8]	1–3	Netherlands	Ostrava	Ostravar Aréna	Hard (i)	[16]
Colombia	4–0	Sweden [9]	Bogotá	Palacio de los Deportes	Clay (i)	[17]
Austria [10]	2–3	Chile	Salzburg	Salzburgarena	Clay (i)	[18]
Slovakia	2–3	Canada [11]	Bratislava	Aegon Arena	Clay (i)	[19]
China	2–3	Japan [12]	Guangzhou	Guangdong Olympic Tennis Centre	Hard	[20]

Group stage

	Qualified for the Knockout stage

T = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets

Group	Winners				Runners-up				Third
	Nation	T	M	S	Nation	T	M	S	Nation	T	M	S
A	Serbia	2–0	5–1	10–2	France	1–1	3–3	6–7	Japan	0–2	1–5	3–10
B	Spain	2–0	5–1	11–2	Russia	1–1	4–2	8–6	Croatia	0–2	0–6	1–12
C	Germany	2–0	5–1	11–4	Argentina	1–1	3–3	8–6	Chile	0–2	1–5	2–11
D	Australia	2–0	5–1	10–3	Belgium	1–1	3–3	7–7	Colombia	0–2	1–5	4–11
E	Great Britain	2–0	4–2	10–5	Kazakhstan	1–1	3–3	7–7	Netherlands	0–2	2–4	5–10
F	Canada	2–0	4–2	9–5	United States	1–1	3–3	7–8	Italy	0–2	2–4	7–10

	Group A	SRB	FRA	JPN
1	Serbia		2–1	3–0
2	France	1–2		2–1
3	Japan	0–3	1–2

	Group B	ESP	RUS	CRO
1	Spain		2–1	3–0
2	Russia	1–2		3–0
3	Croatia	0–3	0–3

	Group C	GER	ARG	CHI
1	Germany		3–0	2–1
2	Argentina	0–3		3–0
3	Chile	1–2	0–3

	Group D	AUS	BEL	COL
1	Australia		2–1	3–0
2	Belgium	1–2		2–1
3	Colombia	0–3	1–2

	Group E	GBR	KAZ	NED
1	Great Britain		2–1	2–1
2	Kazakhstan	1–2		2–1
3	Netherlands	1–2	1–2

	Group F	CAN	USA	ITA
1	Canada		2–1	2–1
2	United States	1–2		2–1
3	Italy	1–2	1–2

Knockout stage

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	22 November
	8	Serbia	1
						23 November
	17	Russia	2
						17	Russia	1
	21 November
						13	Canada	2
	9	Australia	1
											24 November
	13	Canada	2
											13	Canada	0
	22 November
											7	Spain	2
	5	Great Britain	2
						23 November
	11	Germany	0
						5	Great Britain	1
	22 November
						7	Spain	2
	3	Argentina	1
	7	Spain	2

Final

Canada 0	Estadio Manolo Santana[21] 24 November 2019		Spain 2
1 2 3 1 Félix Auger-Aliassime Roberto Bautista Agut 63 77 3 6     2 Denis Shapovalov Rafael Nadal 3 6 67 79     3 Vasek Pospisil / Denis Shapovalov Marcel Granollers / Feliciano López       not played

Americas Zone

Group I

Further information: 2019 Davis Cup 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:  Brazil  Ecuador  Dominican Republic

Remaining nations:  Barbados  Venezuela  Uruguay

Home team	Score	Away team	Location	Venue	Surface	Ref.
Brazil [1]	3–1	Barbados	Criciúma	Sociedade Recreativa Mampituba	Clay	[22]
Venezuela	0–4	Ecuador [2]	Doral (Miami)1	Doral Park Country Club	Hard	[23]
Uruguay	3–1	Dominican Republic [3]	Montevideo	Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club	Clay	[24]

¹Because of the Venezuelan financial crisis, the Venezuelan national team plays its "home" matches in the Miami metropolitan area in the United States.

Group II

Further information: 2019 Davis Cup Americas Zone 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:  Peru  Mexico  Guatemala

Remaining nations:  Bolivia  El Salvador  Paraguay

Home team	Score	Away team	Location	Venue	Surface	Ref.
El Salvador	2–3	Peru [1]	Santa Tecla	Complejo Polideportivo de Ciudad Merliot	Hard	[25]
Paraguay	1–4	Mexico [2]	Asunción	Club Internacional de Tenis	Clay	[26]
Guatemala [3]	2–3	Bolivia	Guatemala City	Federación Nacional de Tenis	Hard	[27]

Group III

Further information: 2019 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III

Dates: 17–22 June 2019

Location: Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica (hard)

The first three nations qualify for the 2020 Davis Cup World Group II Play-offs

Participating nations

Pool A  Antigua and Barbuda  Bahamas  Costa Rica (host)  Puerto Rico  U.S. Virgin Islands

Pool B  Bermuda  Cuba  Honduras  Jamaica  Panama  Trinidad and Tobago

Play-offs

Main article: 2019 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III § Playoffs

•  Costa Rica,  Jamaica and  Puerto Rico qualified to the 2020 Davis Cup World Group II Play-offs

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Further information: 2019 Davis Cup 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:  India  Uzbekistan  China

Remaining nations:  South Korea  Lebanon  Pakistan

Home team	Score	Away team	Location	Venue	Surface	Ref.
Pakistan	0–4	India [1]	Nur-Sultan	Daulet National Tennis Centre	Hard (i)	[28][29]
Lebanon	2–3	Uzbekistan [2]	Jounieh	Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon	Clay	[30]
China [3]	1–3	South Korea	Guiyang	Guiyang Olympic Sports Center Tennis Stadium	Hard (i)	[31]

Group II

Further information: 2019 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone 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:  Thailand  New Zealand  Chinese Taipei

Remaining nations:  Hong Kong  Indonesia  Philippines

Home team	Score	Away team	Location	Venue	Surface	Ref.
Thailand [1]	3–1	Philippines	Nonthaburi	National Tennis Development Centre	Hard	[32]
Indonesia	1–3	New Zealand [2]	Jakarta	Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex	Hard	[33]
Hong Kong	0–4	Chinese Taipei [3]	Hong Kong	Victoria Park Tennis Stadium	Hard	[34]

Group III

Further information: 2019 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III

Dates: 26–29 June 2019

Location: Singapore Sports Hub, Singapore (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  Kuwait  Singapore (host)  Sri Lanka  Vietnam

Pool B  Iran  Malaysia  Qatar  Syria

Play-offs

Main article: 2019 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III § Playoffs

•  Vietnam,  Syria and  Sri Lanka qualified to the 2020 Davis Cup World Group II Play-offs

•  Iran relegated to 2021 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV

Group IV

Further information: 2019 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV

Dates: 11–14 September 2019

Location: Jordan Tennis Federation, Amman, Jordan (hard)

The first two nations qualify for the 2021 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III

Participating nations

Pool A  Bangladesh Pacific Oceania  Saudi Arabia

Pool B  Bahrain  Iraq  Oman

Pool C  Guam  Jordan (host)  Mongolia  Turkmenistan

Pool D  Cambodia  Kyrgyzstan  Tajikistan  United Arab Emirates

Play-offs

Main article: 2019 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV § Playoffs

• Pacific Oceania and  Jordan were promoted to the 2021 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Further information: 2019 Davis Cup 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:  Czech Republic  Sweden  Austria  Hungary   Switzerland  Portugal

Remaining nations:  Belarus  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Finland  Israel  Slovakia  Ukraine

Home team	Score	Away team	Location	Venue	Surface	Ref.
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2–3	Czech Republic [1]	Zenica	Arena Zenica	Hard (i)	[35]
Sweden [2]	3–1	Israel	Stockholm	Kungliga tennishallen	Hard (i)	[36]
Finland	2–3	Austria [3]	Espoo	Espoo Metro Areena	Hard (i)	[37]
Hungary [4]	3–2	Ukraine	Budapest	Sport 11 Sports, Leisure and Event Center	Clay	[38]
Slovakia	3–1	Switzerland [5]	Bratislava	AXA Aréna NTC	Clay	[39]
Belarus	3–2	Portugal [6]	Minsk	Republic Olympic Tennis Center	Hard (i)	[40]

Group II

Further information: 2019 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone 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:  Romania  South Africa  Denmark  Lithuania  Egypt  Norway

Remaining nations:  Bulgaria  Georgia  Morocco  Slovenia  Turkey  Zimbabwe

Home team	Score	Away team	Location	Venue	Surface	Ref.
Romania [1]	4–1	Zimbabwe	Piatra Neamț	Polyvalent Hall	Hard (i)	[41]
South Africa [2]	4–1	Bulgaria	Cape Town	Kelvin Grove Club	Hard	[42]
Denmark [3]	2–3	Turkey	Risskov	Vejlby-Risskov Hallen	Hard (i)	[43]
Morocco	2–3	Lithuania [4]	Marrakesh	Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech	Clay	[44]
Egypt [5]	1–3	Slovenia	Cairo	Gezira Sporting Club	Clay	[45]
Norway [6]	3–1	Georgia	Oslo	Njård Tennisklubb	Clay	[46]

Group III Europe

Further information: 2019 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group III

Dates: 11–14 September 2019

Location: Tatoi Club, Athens, Greece (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  Greece (host)  Luxembourg  Monaco  Poland

Pool B  Estonia  Latvia  Montenegro  North Macedonia

Play-offs

Main article: 2019 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group III § Playoffs

•  Poland ,  Latvia,  Estonia and  Greece qualified to the 2020 Davis Cup World Group II Play-offs

•  Montenegro and  North Macedonia relegated to 2021 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group IV

Group III Africa

Further information: 2019 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III

Dates: 11–14 September 2019

Location: Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya (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  Mozambique  Namibia  Nigeria  Tunisia

Pool B  Algeria  Benin  Kenya (host)  Madagascar

Play-offs

Main article: 2019 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III § Playoffs

•  Tunisia and  Kenya qualified to the 2020 Davis Cup World Group II Play-offs.

•  Namibia and  Nigeria relegated to 2021 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group IV

Group IV Europe

Further information: 2019 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group IV

Dates: 15–20 July 2019

Location: Centro Tennis Cassa di Risparmio, San Marino, San Marino (clay)

The first five nations qualify for the 2021 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group III

Participating nations

Pool A  Albania  Armenia  Cyprus  Iceland  Liechtenstein

Pool B  Andorra  Ireland  Kosovo  Malta  San Marino (host)

Play-offs

Main article: 2019 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group IV § Playoffs

•  Cyprus,  Ireland,  Iceland,  Liechtenstein and  Malta were promoted to the 2021 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group III

Group IV Africa

Further information: 2019 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group IV

Dates: 26–29 June 2019

Location: Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo (hard)

The first two nations qualify for the 2021 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III

Participating nations

Pool A  Cameroon  Gabon  Ghana

Pool B  Botswana  Congo (host)  Rwanda  Uganda

Play-offs

Main article: 2019 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group IV § Playoffs

•  Ghana and  Rwanda were promoted to the 2021 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group IV