2020–21 Davis Cup
The 2020–21 Davis Cup is the 109th edition of the Davis Cup, a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. It is sponsored by Rakuten.
For this edition, the format of the cup is changed. The new format will see the creation of a Davis Cup World Group I and World Group II which will be played on a worldwide basis and replace the regional Group I and Group II. As a result, the Davis Cup Nations Ranking will no longer be used to determine which group a nation will be played in.
Previous and this year's finals host Spain are the defending champions.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on 26 June 2020 the ITF announced that the 2020 finals would take place from 22 until 28 November 2021. In addition, 24 World Group I and World Group II ties were postponed to March or September 2021, and the 2020 regional Group III and Group IV events were also postponed to 2021. The 18 nations that had qualified for the finals will keep their standing for next year.
Davis Cup Finals
Date: 22–28 November 2021Venue: Caja Mágica in Madrid, Spain
Surface: Hard court
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 March 2020
Seeds
The seedings are based on the Nations Ranking of 9 March.#: Nations Ranking as of 9 March 2020.
Qualifying round
Date: 6–7 March 2020Twenty-six eligible teams are:
- 14 teams ranked 5th-18th in the Finals.
- 12 winning teams from their Group I zone.
The Davis Cup Qualifiers draw took place on 24 November 2019 at La Caja Mágica.
Seeded teams
| Home team | Score | Away team | Location | Venue | Surface | |
| 3–1 | Zagreb | Dom Sportova | Hard | |||
| ' | 3–2 | Debrecen | Főnix Hall | Clay | ||
| ' | 3–1 | Bogotá | Palacio de los Deportes | Clay | ||
| 4–0 | Honolulu | Neal S. Blaisdell Center | Hard | |||
| 3–1 | Adelaide | Memorial Drive Tennis Centre | Hard | |||
| 4–0 | Cagliari | Circolo Tennis Cagliari | Clay | |||
| 4–1 | Düsseldorf | Castello Düsseldorf | Hard | |||
| 3–1 | Nur-Sultan | Daulet National Tennis Centre | Hard | |||
| 1–3 | Bratislava | AXA Aréna NTC | Clay | |||
| 3–1 | Premstätten | Steiermarkhalle Schwarzlsee | Hard | |||
| 0–3 | Miki | Bourbon Beans Dome | Hard | |||
| 3–1 | Stockholm | Kungliga tennishallen | Hard |
Group stage
T = Ties, M = Matches, S = SetsWorld Group I
Date: March or September 2021Twenty-four teams will participate in the World Group I, in series decided on a home and away basis. The seedings are based on the Nations Ranking of 9 March.
These twenty-four teams are:
- 12 losing teams from Qualifying round:
- 12 winning teams from World Group I Play-offs:
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Qualifying round
Date: 6–9 March 2020Twenty-four teams will play for twelve spots in the World Group I, in series decided on a home and away basis.
These twenty-four teams are:
- 12 losing teams from their Group I zone.
- 12 winning teams from their Group II zone.
Seeded teams
| Home team | Score | Away team | Location | Venue | Surface | |
| ' | 3–2 | Zaporizhia | Palace of Sports | Hard | ||
| ' | 3–0 | Islamabad | Pakistan Sports Complex | Grass | ||
| ' | 3–1 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Club de Tenis Santa Cruz | Clay | ||
| 1–3 | ' | Antalya | Club Megasaray Tennis Centre | Clay | ||
| ' | 3–1 | Zenica | Arena Zenica | Hard | ||
| 2–3 | ' | Metepec | Club Deportivo La Asunción | Clay | ||
| ' | 3–1 | Jounieh | Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon | Clay | ||
| ' | 3–1 | Auckland | ASB Tennis Centre | Hard | ||
| ' | 3–1 | Lima | Club Lawn Tennis de la Exposición | Clay | ||
| ' | 4–0 | Oslo | Oslo Tennis Arena | Hard | ||
| 0–4 | ' | Šiauliai | Šiauliai Tennis Academy | Hard | ||
| ' | w/o | Piatra Neamț | Polyvalent Hall | Hard |
World Group II
Date: March or September 2021Twenty-four teams will participate in the World Group II, in series decided on a home and away basis. The seedings are based on the Nations Ranking of 9 March.
These twenty-four teams are:
- 12 losing teams from World Group I Play-offs:
- 12 winning teams from World Group II Play-offs:
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Qualifying round
Date: 6–7 March 2020Twenty-four teams will play for twelve spots in the World Group II, in series decided on a home and away basis.
These twenty-four teams are:
- 12 losing teams from their Group II zone:
- 12 teams from their Group III zone:
- * 4 from Europe
- * 3 from Asia/Oceania,
- * 3 from Americas, and
- * 2 from Africa.
Seeded teams
| Home team | Score | Away team | Location | Venue | Surface | |
| ' | 4–1 | Jūrmala | National Tennis Centre Lielupe | Hard | ||
| ' | 4–0 | Asunción | Club Internacional de Tenis | Clay | ||
| ' | 4–0 | Marrakesh | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech | Clay | ||
| ' | 4–0 | Jakarta | Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex | Hard | ||
| 1–3 | ' | Guatemala City | Federación Nacional De Tenis | Hard | ||
| 1–4 | ' | San José | Costa Rica Country Club | Hard | ||
| ' | 4–0 | Kalisz | Arena Kalisz | Hard | ||
| ' | 3–1 | Harare | Harare Sports Club | Hard | ||
| 1–4 | ' | Metro Manila | Philippine Columbian Association | Clay | ||
| ' | 5–0 | Holbæk | Holbæk Sportsby | Hard | ||
| ' | 3–1 | San Salvador | Polideportivo de Ciudad Merliot | Hard | ||
| 1–4 | ' | Tbilisi | Alex Metreveli Tennis Club | Hard |
Americas Zone
Group III
TeamsAsia/Oceania Zone
Group III
TeamsGroup IV
Location: Ashgabat Indoor Tennis Arena, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
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Europe/Africa Zone
Group III Europe
TeamsGroup III Africa
Group IV Europe
Location: Tennis Club Jug, Skopje, North Macedonia
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Group IV Africa
Location: Complexe Sportif La Concorde, Brazzaville, Congo
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