2018 Davis Cup World Group

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2018 Davis Cup World Group
Date2 February – 25 November
Edition38th
Champions

Croatia
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The World Group is the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2018. The first-round losers will play in the Davis Cup World Group play-offs.

Participating teams

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Participating teams

Australia

Belgium

Canada

Croatia

France

Germany

Great Britain

Hungary

Italy

Japan

Kazakhstan

Netherlands

Serbia

Spain

Switzerland

United States

Seeds

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  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

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First round
2–4 February
Quarterfinals
6–8 April
Semifinals
14–16 September
Final
23–25 November
Albertville, France (indoor hard)[1]
1 France3
Genoa, Italy (clay)[9]
 Netherlands1
1 France3
Morioka, Japan (indoor hard)[2]
8 Italy1
8 Italy3
Lille, France (indoor hard)[13]
 Japan1
1 France3
Marbella, Spain (clay)[3]
 Spain2
3 Great Britain1
Valencia, Spain (clay)[10]
 Spain3
 Spain3
Brisbane, Australia (hard)[4]
 Germany2
6 Australia1
Lille, France (indoor clay)[15]
 Germany3
1 France1
Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)[5]
4 Croatia3
 Kazakhstan4
Varaždin, Croatia (indoor clay)[11]
5  Switzerland1
 Kazakhstan1
Osijek, Croatia (indoor clay)[6]
4 Croatia3
 Canada1
Zadar, Croatia (clay)[14]
4 Croatia3
4 Croatia3
Niš, Serbia (indoor clay)[7]
 United States2
 United States3
Nashville, United States (indoor hard)[12]
7 Serbia1
 United States4
Liège, Belgium (indoor hard)[8]
2 Belgium0
 Hungary2
2 Belgium3

First round

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France vs. Netherlands

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France
3
Halle olympique, Albertville, France[1]
2–4 February
Hard (i)

Netherlands
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Netherlands
Adrian Mannarino
Thiemo de Bakker
64
77
3
6
3
6
     
2 France
Netherlands
Richard Gasquet
Robin Haase
6
4
77
63
3
6
7
5
   
3 France
Netherlands
Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut
Robin Haase / Jean-Julien Rojer
78
66
6
3
63
77
77
62
   
4 France
Netherlands
Adrian Mannarino
Robin Haase
4
6
77
65
7
5
62
77
7
5
 
5 France
Netherlands
Richard Gasquet
Thiemo de Bakker
          not
played

Japan vs. Italy

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Japan
1
Morioka Takaya Arena, Morioka, Japan[2]
2–4 February
Hard (i)

Italy
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
Italy
Taro Daniel
Fabio Fognini
4
6
6
3
6
4
3
6
2
6
 
2 Japan
Italy
Yūichi Sugita
Andreas Seppi
4
6
6
2
6
4
4
6
77
61
 
3 Japan
Italy
Ben McLachlan / Yasutaka Uchiyama
Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini
5
7
77
64
63
77
5
7
   
4 Japan
Italy
Yūichi Sugita
Fabio Fognini
6
3
1
6
6
3
66
78
5
7
 
5 Japan
Italy
Taro Daniel
Andreas Seppi
          not
played

Spain vs. Great Britain

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Spain
3
Club de Tenis Puente Romano, Marbella, Spain[3]
2–4 February
Clay

Great Britain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
United Kingdom
Albert Ramos Viñolas
Liam Broady
6
3
6
4
78
66
     
2 Spain
United Kingdom
Roberto Bautista Agut
Cameron Norrie
6
4
6
3
3
6
2
6
2
6
 
3 Spain
United Kingdom
Pablo Carreño Busta / Feliciano López
Dominic Inglot / Jamie Murray
6
4
6
4
77
64
     
4 Spain
United Kingdom
Albert Ramos Viñolas
Cameron Norrie
77
64
2
6
77
64
6
2
   
5 Spain
United Kingdom
Roberto Bautista Agut
Liam Broady
          not
played

Australia vs. Germany

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Australia
1
Pat Rafter Arena, Brisbane, Australia[4]
2–4 February
Hard

Germany
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Germany
Alex de Minaur
Alexander Zverev
5
7
6
4
6
4
3
6
64
77
 
2 Australia
Germany
Nick Kyrgios
Jan-Lennard Struff
6
4
6
4
6
4
     
3 Australia
Germany
Matthew Ebden / John Peers
Tim Pütz / Jan-Lennard Struff
4
6
77
61
2
6
77
64
4
6
 
4 Australia
Germany
Nick Kyrgios
Alexander Zverev
2
6
63
77
2
6
     
5 Australia
Germany
Alex de Minaur
Jan-Lennard Struff
          not
played

Kazakhstan vs. Switzerland

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Kazakhstan
4
Daulet National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan[5]
2–4 February
Hard (i)

Switzerland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Kazakhstan
Switzerland
Dmitry Popko
Henri Laaksonen
6
2
79
67
3
6
7
5
   
2 Kazakhstan
Switzerland
Mikhail Kukushkin
Adrian Bodmer
3
6
6
3
6
2
6
3
   
3 Kazakhstan
Switzerland
Timur Khabibulin / Aleksandr Nedovyesov
Marc-Andrea Hüsler / Luca Margaroli
6
4
6
4
3
6
65
77
6
3
 
4 Kazakhstan
Switzerland
Roman Khassanov
Marc-Andrea Hüsler
3
6
1
6
       
5 Kazakhstan
Switzerland
Dmitry Popko
Adrian Bodmer
77
65
1
6
[10]
[6]
 

Croatia vs. Canada

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Croatia
3
Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek, Croatia[6]
2–4 February
Clay (i)

Canada
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Croatia
Canada
Borna Ćorić
Vasek Pospisil
3
6
6
2
6
3
6
2
   
2 Croatia
Canada
Viktor Galović
Denis Shapovalov
4
6
4
6
2
6
     
3 Croatia
Canada
Marin Čilić / Ivan Dodig
Daniel Nestor / Vasek Pospisil
2
6
3
6
6
4
7
5
6
2
 
4 Croatia
Canada
Borna Ćorić
Denis Shapovalov
6
4
6
4
6
4
     
5 Croatia
Canada
Viktor Galović
Vasek Pospisil
          not
played

Serbia vs. United States

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Serbia
1
Čair Sports Center, Niš, Serbia[7]
2–4 February
Clay (i)

United States
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Serbia
United States
Laslo Đere
Sam Querrey
77
64
2
6
5
7
4
6
   
2 Serbia
United States
Dušan Lajović
John Isner
4
6
79
67
3
6
6
3
64
77
 
3 Serbia
United States
Nikola Milojević / Miljan Zekić
Ryan Harrison / Steve Johnson
77
63
2
6
5
7
4
6
   
4 Serbia
United States
Peđa Krstin
Steve Johnson
6
1
7
5
       
5 Serbia
United States
Laslo Đere
John Isner
          not
played

Belgium vs. Hungary

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Belgium
3
Country Hall Liège, Liège, Belgium[8]
2–4 February
Hard (i)

Hungary
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Hungary
Ruben Bemelmans
Márton Fucsovics
6
4
4
6
77
65
6
3
   
2 Belgium
Hungary
David Goffin
Attila Balázs
6
4
6
4
6
0
     
3 Belgium
Hungary
Ruben Bemelmans / Joris De Loore
Attila Balázs / Márton Fucsovics
3
6
4
6
77
62
6
4
5
7
 
4 Belgium
Hungary
David Goffin
Márton Fucsovics
7
5
6
4
3
6
6
2
   
5 Belgium
Hungary
Julien Cagnina
Zsombor Piros
3
6
63
77
       

Quarterfinals

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Italy vs. France

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Italy
1
Valletta Cambiaso ASD, Genoa, Italy[9]
6–8 April
Clay

France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
France
Andreas Seppi
Lucas Pouille
3
6
2
6
6
4
6
3
1
6
 
2 Italy
France
Fabio Fognini
Jérémy Chardy
66
78
6
2
6
2
6
3
   
3 Italy
France
Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini
Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut
4
6
3
6
1
6
     
4 Italy
France
Fabio Fognini
Lucas Pouille
6
2
1
6
63
77
3
6
   
5 Italy
France
Andreas Seppi
Jérémy Chardy
          not
played

Spain vs. Germany

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Spain
3
Plaza de Toros de Valencia, Valencia, Spain[10]
6–8 April
Clay

Germany
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Germany
David Ferrer
Alexander Zverev
4
6
2
6
2
6
     
2 Spain
Germany
Rafael Nadal
Philipp Kohlschreiber
6
2
6
2
6
3
     
3 Spain
Germany
Feliciano López / Marc López
Tim Pütz / Jan-Lennard Struff
3
6
4
6
6
3
77
64
5
7
 
4 Spain
Germany
Rafael Nadal
Alexander Zverev
6
1
6
4
6
4
     
5 Spain
Germany
David Ferrer
Philipp Kohlschreiber
77
61
3
6
77
64
4
6
7
5
 

Croatia vs. Kazakhstan

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Croatia
3
Varaždin Arena, Varaždin, Croatia[11]
6–8 April
Clay (i)

Kazakhstan
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Croatia
Kazakhstan
Marin Čilić
Dmitry Popko
6
2
6
1
6
2
     
2 Croatia
Kazakhstan
Borna Ćorić
Mikhail Kukushkin
6
3
65
77
4
6
2
6
   
3 Croatia
Kazakhstan
Ivan Dodig / Nikola Mektić
Timur Khabibulin / Aleksandr Nedovyesov
62
77
6
4
6
4
6
2
   
4 Croatia
Kazakhstan
Marin Čilić
Mikhail Kukushkin
6
1
6
1
6
1
     
5 Croatia
Kazakhstan
Borna Ćorić
Dmitry Popko
          not
played

United States vs. Belgium

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United States
4
Curb Event Center, Nashville, United States[12]
6–8 April
Hard (i)

Belgium
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Belgium
John Isner
Joris De Loore
6
3
64
77
710
68
6
4
   
2 United States
Belgium
Sam Querrey
Ruben Bemelmans
6
1
77
65
7
5
     
3 United States
Belgium
Ryan Harrison / Jack Sock
Sander Gillé / Joran Vliegen
5
7
77
61
77
63
6
4
   
4 United States
Belgium
Ryan Harrison
Ruben Bemelmans
6
3
6
4
       
5 United States
Belgium
Sam Querrey
Joris De Loore
          not
played

Semifinals

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France vs. Spain

[edit]

France
3
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France[13]
14–16 September
Hard (i)

Spain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Spain
Benoît Paire
Pablo Carreño Busta
7
5
6
1
6
0
     
2 France
Spain
Lucas Pouille
Roberto Bautista Agut
3
6
77
65
6
4
2
6
6
4
 
3 France
Spain
Julien Benneteau / Nicolas Mahut
Marcel Granollers / Feliciano López
6
0
6
4
79
67
     
4 France
Spain
Richard Gasquet
Albert Ramos Viñolas
6
1
4
6
[12]
[14]
     
5 France
Spain
Nicolas Mahut
Marcel Granollers
77
62
3
6
[11]
[13]
     

Croatia vs. United States

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Croatia
3
Višnjik, Zadar, Croatia[14]
14–16 September
Clay

United States
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Croatia
United States
Borna Ćorić
Steve Johnson
6
4
77
64
6
3
     
2 Croatia
United States
Marin Čilić
Frances Tiafoe
6
1
6
3
77
65
     
3 Croatia
United States
Ivan Dodig / Mate Pavić
Mike Bryan / Ryan Harrison
5
7
66
78
6
1
77
65
65
77
 
4 Croatia
United States
Marin Čilić
Sam Querrey
77
62
66
78
3
6
4
6
   
5 Croatia
United States
Borna Ćorić
Frances Tiafoe
60
77
6
1
611
713
6
1
6
3
 

Final

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France vs. Croatia

[edit]

France
1
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France[15]
23–25 November
Clay (i)

Croatia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Croatia
Jérémy Chardy
Borna Ćorić
2
6
5
7
4
6
     
2 France
Croatia
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Marin Čilić
3
6
5
7
4
6
     
3 France
Croatia
Nicolas Mahut / Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Ivan Dodig / Mate Pavić
6
4
6
4
3
6
77
63
   
4 France
Croatia
Lucas Pouille
Marin Čilić
63
77
3
6
3
6
     
5 France
Croatia
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Borna Ćorić
          not
played

References

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  1. ^ a b "France v Netherlands". DavisCup.com.
  2. ^ a b "Japan v Italy". DavisCup.com.
  3. ^ a b "Spain v Great Britain". DavisCup.com.
  4. ^ a b "Australia vs. Germany". DavisCup.com.
  5. ^ a b "Kazakhstan v Switzerland". DavisCup.com.
  6. ^ a b "Croatia v Canada". DavisCup.com.
  7. ^ a b "Serbia v United States". DavisCup.com.
  8. ^ a b "Belgium v Hungary". DavisCup.com.
  9. ^ a b "Italy v France". DavisCup.com.
  10. ^ a b "Spain v Germany". DavisCup.com.
  11. ^ a b "Croatia v Kazakhstan". DavisCup.com.
  12. ^ a b "United States v Belgium". DavisCup.com.
  13. ^ a b "France v Spain". DavisCup.com.
  14. ^ a b "Croatia v United States". DavisCup.com.
  15. ^ a b "France v Croatia". DavisCup.com.