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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]
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World Group
Seeds
France (final)
Belgium (quarterfinals)
Great Britain (first round)
Croatia (champion)
Switzerland (first round)
Australia (first round)
Serbia (first round)
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] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Genoa, Italy (clay)[4] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Morioka, Japan (indoor hard)[5] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Lille, France (indoor hard)[6] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Marbella, Spain (clay)[7] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Valencia, Spain (clay)[8] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Brisbane, Australia (hard)[9] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Lille, France (indoor clay)[10] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)[11] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Varaždin, Croatia (indoor clay)[12] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Osijek, Croatia (indoor clay)[13] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Zadar, Croatia (clay)[14] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Niš, Serbia (indoor clay)[15] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Nashville, United States (indoor hard)[16] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Liège, Belgium (indoor hard)[17] | ||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Seeded teams |
Unseeded teams
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Americas Zone
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Group I
Seeds: The first seed received a bye into the second round. |
Remaining nations:
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Draw
Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | |||||||||||||||
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bye | San Juan, Argentina (indoor clay)[18] | |||||||||||||||||
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![]() | Santiago, Chile (clay)[19] | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Saint Michael, Barbados (hard)[20] | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic (hard)[22] | ![]() | 0 | Barranquilla, Colombia (hard)[23] | |||||||||||||||
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Group II
Seeds: |
Remaining nations:
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Draw
Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)[25] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)[26] | ![]() | 1 | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)[27] | |||||||||||||||
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3 | ![]() | 1 | San Salvador, El Salvador (hard)[28] | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||
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![]() | 4 | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)[29] | ||||||||||||||||
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Tijuana, Mexico (hard)[30] | 4 | ![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Trinidad, Bolivia (clay)[31] | 4 | ![]() | 5 | Metepec, Mexico (hard)[32] | ||||||||||||||
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El Salvador and
Puerto Rico relegated to Group III in 2019.
Uruguay promoted to Group I in 2019.
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
Seeds: All seeds received a bye into the second round. |
Remaining nations:
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Draw
Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | |||||||||||||||
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bye | Tianjin, China (hard)[34] | |||||||||||||||||
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Gimcheon, South Korea (indoor hard)[36] | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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New Zealand relegated to Group II in 2019.
India and
Uzbekistan advance to World Group Play-off.
Group II
Seeds:
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Remaining nations:
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Draw
Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)[39] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)[40] | ![]() | 2 | Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)[41] | |||||||||||||||
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Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)[44] | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard)[45] | 4 | ![]() | 4 | Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon (hard)[46] | ||||||||||||||
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2 | ![]() | 4 | Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard)[47] | ![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||
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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
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Play-offs
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Europe/Africa Zone
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Group I
Seeds:
All seeds and
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Remaining nations:
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Draw
Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | |||||||||||||||
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Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor clay)[48] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Centurion, South Africa (hard)[49] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Lisbon, Portugal (clay)[50] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Bucha, Ukraine (hard)[51] | Stockholm, Sweden (indoor hard)[52] | |||||||||||||||||
bye | ||||||||||||||||||
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Dnipro, Ukraine (indoor hard)[53] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay)[54] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay)[55] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Sankt Pölten, Austria (indoor clay)[56] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)[57] | Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)[58] | |||||||||||||||||
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South Africa and
Belarus relegated to Group II in 2019.
Czech Republic,
Sweden,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, and
Austria advance to World Group Play-off.
Group II
Seeds:
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Remaining nations:
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Draw
Relegation Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
Piatra Neamț, Romania (indoor hard)[59] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor hard)[60] | Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor hard)[61] | |||||||||||||||||
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Marrakech, Morocco (clay)[62] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor clay)[63] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Maribor, Slovenia (indoor hard)[64] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Portorož, Slovenia (clay)[65] | Sopot, Poland (indoor hard)[66] | |||||||||||||||||
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Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)[67] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (hard)[68] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Oslo, Norway (indoor hard)[69] | Gentofte, Denmark (indoor hard)[70] | |||||||||||||||||
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Birkerød, Denmark (indoor hard)[71] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Cairo, Egypt (clay)[72] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Tunis, Tunisia (hard)[73] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)[74] | Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)[75] | |||||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor hard)[76] | ||||||||||||||||||
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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
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Play-offs
Monaco and
Montenegro were promoted to Group II in 2019.
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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