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2018 Davis Cup
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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.

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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]

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World Group

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Seeds

  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

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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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.

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Americas Zone

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Group I

Draw

Group II

Draw

Group III

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

Play-offs

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Asia/Oceania Zone

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Group I

Draw

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

Draw

Group III

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

Group IV

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

Play-offs

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Europe/Africa Zone

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Group I

Draw

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

Draw

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
Marrakech, 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

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


Play-offs

Group III Africa

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

Play-offs

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