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.
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.
Format changes Starting with this edition, the format of the cup was changed. 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 also 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.
Structure Level Group(s) 1 World Group18 countries 2 Group One Americas Zone6 countries Group One Europe/Africa Zone11 countries Group One Asia/Oceania Zone7 countries 3 Group Two Americas Zone8 countries Group Two Europe/Africa Zone16 countries Group Two Asia/Oceania Zone8 countries 4 Group Three Americas Zone9 countries Group Three Europe Zone15 countries Group Three Africa Zone10 countries Group Three Asia/Oceania Zone9 countries 5 Group Four Asia/Oceania Zone11 countries
Note: The total number of nations in Group One is 24. However, the distribution among the three zones may vary each year, according to the number of nations promoted or relegated between Group One and the World Group. The number of nations in the World Group and Group One together is 22 from Euro/Africa Zone, 9 from Americas Zone and 9 from Asia/Oceania Zone.
Davis Cup Finals
Date: 18–24 November 2019 Venue: 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 February 2019
H = Host Nation, TH = Title-Holder, 2018SF = Semi-Finalists from the 2018 tournament, WC = Wild Card Participating teams (WC) (TH) (2018SF) (WC) (H, 2018SF) (2018SF)
Seeds The seedings are based on the Nations Ranking of 4 February.
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.
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.
Seeded teams (2018 Quarterfinalist, #4) (2018 play-off winner, #8) (best ranked for replacing wild cards, #9) (2018 Quarterfinalist, #10) (2018 Quarterfinalist, #11) (2nd best ranked for replacing wild cards, #12) (2018 Quarterfinalist, #13) (2018 play-off winner, #14) (2018 play-off winner, #15) (2018 play-off winner, #16) (2018 play-off winner, #17) (2018 play-off winner, #18)
Unseeded teams (Europe/Africa's best ranked, #21) (Europe/Africa's 2nd best ranked, #22) (Europe/Africa's 3rd best ranked, #23) (Europe/Africa's 4th best ranked, #26) (Europe/Africa's 5th best ranked, #27) (Europe/Africa's 6th best ranked, #29) (Asia/Oceania's best ranked, #20) (Asia/Oceania's 2nd best ranked, #24) (Asia/Oceania's 3rd best ranked, #30) (Americas' best ranked, #19) (Americas' 2nd best ranked, #25) (Americas' 3rd best ranked, #28)
Home team Score Away team Location Venue Surface 1–3 Uberlândia Ginásio Municipal Tancredo Neves Clay (i) 2–3 Tashkent Saxovat Sport Servis Sport Complex Hard (i) 4–0 Adelaide Memorial Drive Tennis Club Hard 1–3 Kolkata Calcutta South Club Grass 5–0 Frankfurt Fraport Arena Hard (i) 1–3 Biel/Bienne Swiss Tennis Arena Hard (i) 3–1 Astana Daulet National Tennis Centre Hard (i) 1–3 Ostrava Ostravar Aréna Hard (i) 4–0 Bogotá Palacio de los Deportes Clay (i) 2–3 Salzburg Salzburgarena Clay (i) 2–3 Bratislava Aegon Arena Clay (i) 2–3 Guangzhou Guangdong Olympic Tennis Centre Hard
Group stage Qualified for the Knockout stage T = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets GroupWinnersRunners-upThirdNationTMSNationTMSNationTMSA2–05–110–21–13–36–70–21–53–10B2–05–111–21–14–28–60–20–61–12C2–05–111–41–13–38–60–21–52–11D2–05–110–31–13–37–70–21–54–11E2–04–210–51–13–37–70–22–45–10F2–04–29–51–13–37–80–22–47–10
Knockout stage
Final
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
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Seeds:
Remaining nations:
Home team Score Away team Location Venue Surface 3–1 Criciúma Sociedade Recreativa Mampituba Clay 0–4 Doral (Miami)1 Doral Park Country Club Hard 3–1 Montevideo Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club Clay
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
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
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Seeds:
Remaining nations:
Home team Score Away team Location Venue Surface 2–3 Santa Tecla Complejo Polideportivo de Ciudad Merliot Hard 1–4 Asunción Club Internacional de Tenis Clay 2–3 Guatemala City Federación Nacional de Tenis Hard
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
(host)
Pool B
Inactive Teams
Play-offs
, and qualified to the 2020 Davis Cup World Group II Play-offs
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
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Seeds:
Remaining nations:
Home team Score Away team Location Venue Surface 0–4 Nur-Sultan Daulet National Tennis Centre Hard (i) 2–3 Jounieh Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon Clay 1–3 Guiyang Guiyang Olympic Sports Center Tennis Stadium Hard (i)
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
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Seeds:
Remaining nations:
Home team Score Away team Location Venue Surface 3–1 Nonthaburi National Tennis Development Centre Hard 1–3 Jakarta Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex Hard 0–4 Hong Kong Victoria Park Tennis Stadium Hard
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
(host)
Pool B
Play-offs
, and qualified to the 2020 Davis Cup World Group II Play-offs relegated to 2021 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV
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
Pool B
Pool C
(host)
Pool D
Inactive Teams
Play-offs
and were promoted to the 2021 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III
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
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Seeds:
Remaining nations:
Home team Score Away team Location Venue Surface 2–3 Zenica Arena Zenica Hard (i) 3–1 Stockholm Kungliga tennishallen Hard (i) 2–3 Espoo Espoo Metro Areena Hard (i) 3–2 Budapest Sport 11 Sports, Leisure and Event Center Clay 3–1 Bratislava AXA Aréna NTC Clay 3–2 Minsk Republic Olympic Tennis Center Hard (i)
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
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Seeds:
Remaining nations:
Home team Score Away team Location Venue Surface 4–1 Piatra Neamț Polyvalent Hall Hard (i) 4–1 Cape Town Kelvin Grove Club Hard 2–3 Risskov Vejlby-Risskov Hallen Hard (i) 2–3 Marrakesh Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech Clay 1–3 Cairo Gezira Sporting Club Clay 3–1 Oslo Njård Tennisklubb Clay
Group III Europe
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 (host)
Pool B
Play-offs
, , and qualified to the 2020 Davis Cup World Group II Play-offs and relegated to 2021 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group IV
Group III Africa
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
Pool B
(host)
Play-offs
and qualified to the 2020 Davis Cup World Group II Play-offs. and relegated to 2021 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group IV
Group IV Europe
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
Pool B
(host)
Inactive Teams
Play-offs
, , , and were promoted to the 2021 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group III
Group IV Africa
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
Pool B
(host)
Inactive Teams
Play-offs
and were promoted to the 2021 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group IV
References
External links Official website Davis Cup 2019 Live Stream Info