2018 Davis Cup World Group

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

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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

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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

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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.
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