2018 Davis Cup
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 France and Croatia during the final | |
| Details | |
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| Duration | 2 February – 25 November 2018 |
| Edition | 107th |
| Champion | |
| Winning nation |  Croatia |
← 2017 2019 → | |
The 2018 Davis Cup was the 107th edition of the Davis Cup, a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. It was sponsored by BNP Paribas.[1] In 2018, new rules were introduced for the Group I and II zonal events, with ties now being played as best-of-three sets over the course of two days.
Croatia won their second Davis Cup on indoor clay in the final match held at 25 November with a 3–1 win over France.[2]
Guam made its first appearance in the tournament.
Seeds
| Participating teams | |||
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 Australia |
 Belgium |
 Canada |
Croatia |
 France |
 Germany |
 Great Britain |
 Hungary |
 Italy |
 Japan |
 Kazakhstan |
 Netherlands |
 Serbia |
 Spain |
 Switzerland |
 United States |
France (final)
Belgium (quarterfinals)
Great Britain (first round)
Croatia (champion)
Switzerland (first round)
Australia (first round)
Serbia (first round)
Italy (quarterfinals)
Draw
| First round 2–4 February | Quarterfinals 6–8 April | Semifinals 14–16 September | Final 23–25 November | |||||||||||||||
| Albertville, France (indoor hard)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | France | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Genoa, Italy (clay)[4] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | France | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morioka, Japan (indoor hard)[5] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Italy | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Italy | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lille, France (indoor hard)[6] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | France | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Marbella, Spain (clay)[7] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Great Britain | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Valencia, Spain (clay)[8] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spain | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Spain | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brisbane, Australia (hard)[9] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Australia | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lille, France (indoor clay)[10] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | France | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)[11] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Croatia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Varaždin, Croatia (indoor clay)[12] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Switzerland | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Osijek, Croatia (indoor clay)[13] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Croatia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Zadar, Croatia (clay)[14] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Croatia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Croatia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niš, Serbia (indoor clay)[15] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| United States | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nashville, United States (indoor hard)[16] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Serbia | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| United States | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Liège, Belgium (indoor hard)[17] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Belgium | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Belgium | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Final
 France 1 |
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France[10] 23–25 November Clay (i) |
 Croatia 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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World Group play-offs
Date: 14–16 September 2018
The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties will compete in the World Group play-offs for seeded spots in the 2019 Qualifying Round. Seedings are based on Davis Cup rankings as of 9 April 2018.
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Seeded teams |
Unseeded teams
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| 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
Group I
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Seeds: The first seed received a bye into the second round. |
Remaining nations:
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Draw
| Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Argentina | |||||||||||||||||
| bye | San Juan, Argentina (indoor clay)[18] | |||||||||||||||||
| bye | 1 | Argentina | 3 | |||||||||||||||
 Ecuador | Santiago, Chile (clay)[19] |  Chile | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Chile | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Saint Michael, Barbados (hard)[20] | Ecuador | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ecuador | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
 Barbados | 0 | Saint Michael, Barbados (hard)[21] | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic (hard)[22] | Barbados | 0 | Barranquilla, Colombia (hard)[23] | |||||||||||||||
| Barbados | 0 | Colombia | 3 | |||||||||||||||
 Dominican Republic | 4 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (hard)[24] | 2 |  Brazil | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Brazil | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Group II
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Seeds: |
Remaining nations:
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Draw
| Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
| Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)[25] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Venezuela | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)[26] |  Guatemala | 1 | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)[27] | |||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | 3 | 1 | Venezuela | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 |  El Salvador | 1 | San Salvador, El Salvador (hard)[28] |  Uruguay | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | El Salvador | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | 4 | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)[29] | ||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tijuana, Mexico (hard)[30] | 4 |  Mexico | 1 | |||||||||||||||
 Puerto Rico | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Trinidad, Bolivia (clay)[31] | 4 | Mexico | 5 | Metepec, Mexico (hard)[32] | ||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 4 | Mexico | 3 | ||||||||||||||
 Bolivia | 5 | La Paz, Bolivia (clay)[33] | 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.
Group III
Date: 28 May–2 June
Location: Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica (hard)
Format: Round-robin basis. The winner of Pool A will play-off against the runner-up of Pool B and the winner of Pool B will play-off against the runner-up of Pool A to determine which two nations will advance to Americas Zone Group II in 2019.
- Participating teams
Inactive Teams
Play-offs
Asia/Oceania Zone
Group I
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Seeds: All seeds received a bye into the second round. |
Remaining nations:
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Draw
| Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | India | |||||||||||||||||
| bye | Tianjin, China (hard)[34] | |||||||||||||||||
| bye | 1 | India | 3 | |||||||||||||||
 New Zealand | Tianjin, China (indoor hard)[35] |  China | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gimcheon, South Korea (indoor hard)[36] | New Zealand | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 South Korea | 3 | Islamabad, Pakistan (grass)[37] | ||||||||||||||||
 Pakistan | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | 0 | Islamabad, Pakistan (grass)[38] | ||||||||||||||||
| 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.
Group II
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Seeds:
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Remaining nations:
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Draw
| Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
| Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)[39] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Thailand | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)[40] |  Sri Lanka | 2 | Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)[41] | |||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 | Thailand | 4 | ||||||||||||||
 Indonesia | 3 | Jakarta, Indonesia (indoor hard)[42] | 3 |  Philippines | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Philippines | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | 1 | Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard)[43] | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Thailand | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)[44] |  Lebanon | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Iran | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard)[45] | 4 |  Hong Kong | 4 | Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon (hard)[46] | ||||||||||||||
| Iran | 0 | 4 | Hong Kong | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Chinese Taipei | 4 | Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard)[47] | Lebanon | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Lebanon | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Group III
Date: 2–7 April
Location: Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam (indoor hard)
Format: Round-robin basis. One pool of 4 teams (Pool A) and one pool of 5 teams (Pool B). The winner of Pool A will play-off against the runner-up of Pool B and the winner of Pool B will play-off against the runner-up of Pool A to determine which two nations will be promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2019.
- Participating teams
Play-offs
Group IV
Date: 29 January–3 February
Location: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman (hard)
Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of six teams. The winner of Pool A will play-off against the runner-up in Pool B and the winner of Pool B will play-off against the runner-up in Pool A to determine which two nations will be promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in 2019.
- Participating teams
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Inactive Teams
