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2018 Davis Cup

2018 Davis Cup tennis
France and Croatia during the final
Details
Duration 2 February – 25 November
Edition 107th
Champion
Winning Nation Croatia
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World Group

Participating teams

Australia
Belgium
Canada
Croatia

France
Germany
Great Britain
Hungary

Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Netherlands

Serbia
Spain
Switzerland
United States

Draw

  First Round
2–4 February		   Quarterfinals
6–8 April		   Semifinals
14–16 September		   Final
23–25 November
                                     
  Albertville, France (indoor hard)
  1 France 3  
    Genoa, Italy (clay)
    Netherlands 1  
    1 France 3  
  Morioka, Japan (indoor hard)
    8 Italy 1  
  8 Italy 3
    Lille, France (indoor hard)
    Japan 1  
      1 France 3  
  Marbella, Spain (clay)
      Spain 2  
  3 Great Britain 1  
    Valencia, Spain (clay)
    Spain 3  
      Spain 3
  Brisbane, Australia (hard)
      Germany 2  
  6 Australia 1
    Lille, France (indoor clay)
    Germany 3  
      1 France 1
  Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)
    4 Croatia 3
    Kazakhstan 4  
    Varaždin, Croatia (indoor clay)
  5 Switzerland 1  
      Kazakhstan 1
  Osijek, Croatia (indoor clay)
    4 Croatia 3  
    Canada 1
    Zadar, Croatia (clay)
  4 Croatia 3  
      4 Croatia 3
  Niš, Serbia (indoor clay)
      United States 2  
    United States 3  
    Nashville, United States (indoor hard)
  7 Serbia 1  
      United States 4
  Liège, Belgium (indoor hard)
    2 Belgium 0  
    Hungary 2
 
  2 Belgium 3  

Final


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

World Group Play-offs

Seeded teams

  1. Argentina
  2. Great Britain
  3. Australia
  4. Switzerland
  5. Serbia
  6. Canada
  7. Czech Republic
  8. Japan

 

Unseeded teams

  • Austria
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Colombia
  • Hungary
  • India
  • Netherlands
  • Sweden
  • Uzbekistan

 
Home team Score Visiting team Location Venue Door Surface
Argentina 4–0 Colombia San Juan Estadio Aldo Cantoni Indoor Clay
Great Britain 3–1 Uzbekistan Glasgow Commonwealth Arena Indoor Hard
Austria 3–1 Australia Graz Messe Congress Graz Outdoor Clay
Switzerland 2–3 Sweden Biel/Bienne Swiss Tennis Arena Indoor Hard
Serbia 4–0 India Kraljevo Kraljevo Sports Hall Indoor Clay
Canada 3–1 Netherlands Toronto Coca-Cola Coliseum Indoor Hard
Hungary 2–3 Czech Republic Budapest Kopaszi Dam Outdoor Clay
Japan 4–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Osaka Utsubo Tennis Center Outdoor Hard

Americas Zone

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

  1. Argentina
  2. Brazil

 

Remaining nations:

  • Barbados
  • Chile
  • Colombia

 
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador

 

 
  • Barbados
  • Chile
  • Colombia

 
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador

 

Draw

  Second Round Play-offs
14–15 September		   First Round Play-offs
6–7 April		   First Round
2–3 February		   Second Round
6–7 April
                                     
   
    1 Argentina    
        bye       San Juan, Argentina (indoor clay)
      bye         1 Argentina 3
      Ecuador     Santiago, Chile (clay)     Chile 2
    Chile 3
  Saint Michael, Barbados (hard)       Ecuador 1  
    Ecuador 4  
    Barbados 0     Saint Michael, Barbados (hard)
      Colombia 4  
  Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic (hard)     Barbados 0     Barranquilla, Colombia (hard)
    Barbados 0         Colombia 3
      Dominican Republic 4   Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (hard)   2 Brazil 2
    Dominican Republic 2
    2 Brazil 3  
Barbados relegated to
Group II in 2019.		 Argentina and Colombia
advance to World Group Play-off.

Seeds:

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

 

Remaining nations:

  • Bolivia
  • Guatemala
  • Puerto Rico
  • Uruguay

 

Draw

  Play-offs
7–8 April		   First Round
3–4 February		   Second Round
7–8 April		   Third Round
15–16 September
                                     
  Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)
    1 Venezuela 3  
  Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)     Guatemala 1     Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
    Guatemala 3       1 Venezuela 1  
  3 El Salvador 1   San Salvador, El Salvador (hard)     Uruguay 4  
  3 El Salvador 1
      Uruguay 4     Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
      Uruguay 3
  Tijuana, Mexico (hard)     4 Mexico 1
      Puerto Rico 0  
  Trinidad, Bolivia (clay)   4 Mexico 5     Metepec, Mexico (hard)
    Puerto Rico 0       4 Mexico 3
    Bolivia 5   La Paz, Bolivia (clay)   2 Peru 1  
    Bolivia 1
    2 Peru 4  
El Salvador and Puerto Rico
relegated to Group III in 2019.		   Uruguay promoted
to Group I in 2019.
Pool A
  • Costa Rica
  • Cuba
  • Panama
  • Paraguay

 
Pool B
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Bahamas
  • Bermuda
  • Honduras
  • Jamaica

 

Play-offs

Asia/Oceania Zone

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

  1. India
  2. Uzbekistan

 

Remaining nations:

  • China
  • New Zealand

 
  • Pakistan
  • South Korea

 

 
  • China
  • New Zealand

 
  • Pakistan
  • South Korea

 

Draw

  Second Round Play-offs
14–15 September		   First Round Play-offs   First Round
2–3 February		   Second Round
6–7 April
                                     
   
    1 India    
        bye       Tianjin, China (hard)
      bye         1 India 3
      New Zealand     Tianjin, China (indoor hard)     China 2
    China 3
  Gimcheon, South Korea (hard)       New Zealand 1  
    New Zealand 2  
    South Korea 3     Islamabad, Pakistan (grass)
      Pakistan 4  
        South Korea 0     Islamabad, Pakistan (grass)
    South Korea           Pakistan 1
      bye         2 Uzbekistan 4
    bye  
    2 Uzbekistan    
New Zealand relegated to
Group II in 2019.		 India and Uzbekistan
advance to World Group Play-off.

Seeds:

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

 

Remaining nations:

  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Lebanon
  • Sri Lanka

 

Draw

  Play-offs
7–8 April		   First Round
3–4 February		   Second Round
7–8 April		   Third Round
15–16 September
                                     
  Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)
    1 Thailand 3  
  Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)     Sri Lanka 2     Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)
    Sri Lanka 1       1 Thailand 4  
    Indonesia 3   Jakarta, Indonesia (indoor hard)   3 Philippines 1  
  3 Philippines 4
      Indonesia 1     Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard)
    1 Thailand 2
  Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)       Lebanon 3
      Iran 0  
  Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard)   4 Hong Kong 4     Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon (hard)
    Iran 0       4 Hong Kong 1
  2 Chinese Taipei 4   Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard)     Lebanon 3  
    Lebanon 3
    2 Chinese Taipei 2  
Sri Lanka and Iran
relegated to Group III in 2019.		   Lebanon promoted
to Group I in 2019.
Pool A
  • Cambodia
  • Malaysia
  • Pacific Oceania
  • Vietnam

 
Pool B
  • Jordan
  • Kuwait
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Syria

 
Pool A
  • Bangladesh
  • Iraq
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Myanmar
  • Oman
  • United Arab Emirates

 
Pool B
  • Bahrain
  • Guam
  • Mongolia
  • Singapore
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan

 

Play-offs

Europe/Africa Zone

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:

  • Austria
  • Belarus
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Israel

 
  • South Africa
  • Sweden
  • Ukraine

 

 
  • Austria
  • Belarus
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Israel

 
  • South Africa
  • Sweden
  • Ukraine

 

Draw

  Second Round Play-offs
19–20 October / 26–27 October		   First Round Play-offs
14–15 September		   First Round
2–3 February		   Second Round
6–7 April
                                     
   
    1 Czech Republic    
        bye       Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor clay)
      bye         1 Czech Republic 3
      South Africa     Centurion, South Africa (hard)     Israel 1
    South Africa 2
  Lisbon, Portugal (clay)       Israel 3  
    South Africa 0  
  4 Portugal 4      
    4 Portugal    
  Bucha, Ukraine (hard)     bye       Stockholm, Sweden (indoor hard)
  4 Portugal 1       4 Portugal 2
      Ukraine 3   Dnipro, Ukraine (indoor hard)     Sweden 3
    Ukraine 2
      Sweden 3  
   
      Bosnia and Herzegovina    
        bye       Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay)
      bye           Bosnia and Herzegovina 3
    3 Slovakia         3 Slovakia 2
    bye  
  Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay)     3 Slovakia    
  3 Slovakia 3  
    Belarus 1     Sankt Pölten, Austria (indoor clay)
      Austria 5  
  Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)     Belarus 0     Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)
    Belarus 2         Austria 3
    2 Russia 3       2 Russia 1
    bye  
    2 Russia    
South Africa and Belarus
relegated to Group II in 2019.		 Czech Republic, Sweden, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Austria
advance to World Group Play-off.

Seeds:

  1. Romania
  2. Lithuania
  3. Denmark
  4. Slovenia
  5. Turkey
  6. Norway
  7. Finland
  8. Georgia

 

Remaining nations:

  • Egypt
  • Estonia
  • Ireland
  • Luxembourg
  • Morocco
  • Poland
  • Tunisia
  • Zimbabwe

 
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