2019 Davis Cup Finals

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Date18–24 November 2019
Draw18 teams
LocationMadrid, Spain
2019 Davis Cup Finals
Date18–24 November 2019
Draw18 teams
SurfaceHard indoor
LocationMadrid, Spain
VenueCaja Mágica
Champions

Spain
 2018 ·
· 2021 

The Finals, formerly known as World Group, was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2019. It was held on indoor hard courts at the Caja Mágica in Madrid, Spain from 18 until 24 November.[1] The ties were contested in a best-of-three rubbers format and were played on one day. There were two singles followed by a doubles.[2]

Croatia were the defending champions, but were eliminated during the round-robin stage.

Spain won the title, defeating Canada in the final, 2–0. It was the Spanish men's national tennis team's first Davis Cup title since 2011 and their sixth Davis Cup title overall. Rafael Nadal was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament after winning all eight of his matches.[3]

Overview

18 nations took part in the Finals.[4]

The qualification were as follows:

H = Host nation, TH = Title holder, WC = Wild card

Participating teams

Argentina (WC)

Australia

Belgium

Canada

Chile

Colombia

Croatia (TH)

France

Germany

Great Britain (WC)

Italy

Japan

Kazakhstan

Netherlands

Russia

Serbia

Spain (H)

United States

Seeds

The seedings were based on the Davis Cup Ranking of 4 February. The top six nations were seeded and drawn into position 1 across groups A-F, the nations ranked from 7 to 12 were drawn randomly into position 2, the remaining nations were drawn randomly into position 3.[5]

  1.  France (Round robin)
  2.  Croatia (Round robin)
  3.  Argentina (Quarterfinals)
  4.  Belgium (Round robin)
  5.  Great Britain (Semifinals)
  6.  United States (Round robin)
  7.  Spain (Champion)
  8.  Serbia (Quarterfinals)
  9.  Australia (Quarterfinals)
  10.  Italy (Round robin)
  11.  Germany (Quarterfinals)
  12.  Kazakhstan (Round robin)
  13.  Canada (Final)
  14.  Japan (Round robin)
  15.  Colombia (Round robin)
  16.  Netherlands (Round robin)
  17.  Russia (Semifinals)
  18.  Chile (Round robin)

Team nominations

Each nation had to submit a team of up to five players at least 20 days before the Monday of the week of the event.[6] If a player became injured or ill severely enough to prevent his participation in the tournament before his team's first match, he would be replaced by another player.[7]

Format

The 18 teams are divided in six round robin groups of three teams each. The six group winners plus the two second-placed teams with the best records based on percentage of matches won (followed by percentage of sets won and then percentage of games won), will qualify for the quarterfinals.[7]

DayRoundNumber of teams
18–21 November (Monday–Thursday)Round robin18 (6 groups of 3 teams)
21–22 November (Thursday–Friday)Quarterfinals8 (6 group winners + 2 best second place)
23 November (Saturday)Semifinals4 (automatically qualified for 2020 Davis Cup Finals)
24 November (Sunday)Final2

Group stage

Qualified for the Knockout stage

Overview

T = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets

Group Winners Runners-up Third
NationTMS NationTMS NationTMS
A  Serbia2–05–110–2  France1–13–36–7  Japan0–21–53–10
B  Spain2–05–111–2  Russia1–14–28–6  Croatia0–20–61–12
C  Germany2–05–111–4  Argentina1–13–38–6  Chile0–21–52–11
D  Australia2–05–110–3  Belgium1–13–37–7  Colombia0–21–54–11
E  Great Britain2–04–210–5  Kazakhstan1–13–37–7  Netherlands0–22–45–10
F  Canada2–04–29–5  United States1–13–37–8  Italy0–22–47–10

Group A

Pos. Country Ties Matches Sets Sets % Games Games %
1  Serbia 2–0 5–1 10–2 83% 72–50 59%
2  France 1–1 3–3 6–7 46% 67–66 50%
3  Japan 0–2 1–5 3–10 23% 53–76 41%

France vs. Japan


France
2
Estadio Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
19 November 2019[8]

Japan
1
1 2 3
1 France
Japan
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Yasutaka Uchiyama
6
2
6
1
   
2 France
Japan
Gaël Monfils
Yoshihito Nishioka
5
7
2
6
   
3 France
Japan
Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut
Ben McLachlan / Yasutaka Uchiyama
64
77
6
4
7
5
 

Serbia vs. Japan


Serbia
3
Estadio Manolo Santana
20 November 2019[9]

Japan
0
1 2 3
1 Serbia
Japan
Filip Krajinović
Yūichi Sugita
6
2
6
4
   
2 Serbia
Japan
Novak Djokovic
Yoshihito Nishioka
6
1
6
2
   
3 Serbia
Japan
Janko Tipsarević / Viktor Troicki
Ben McLachlan / Yasutaka Uchiyama
77
65
77
64
   

France vs. Serbia


France
1
Estadio Manolo Santana
21 November 2019[10]

Serbia
2
1 2 3
1 France
Serbia
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Filip Krajinović
5
7
65
77
   
2 France
Serbia
Benoît Paire
Novak Djokovic
3
6
3
6
   
3 France
Serbia
Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut
Janko Tipsarević / Viktor Troicki
6
4
6
4
   

Group B

Pos. Country Ties Matches Sets Sets % Games Games %
1  Spain 2–0 5–1 11–2 85% 77–53 59%
2  Russia 1–1 4–2 8–6 57% 78–72 52%
3  Croatia 0–2 0–6 1–12 8% 49–79 38%

Croatia vs. Russia


Croatia
0
Estadio Manolo Santana
18 November 2019[11]

Russia
3
1 2 3
1 Croatia
Russia
Borna Gojo
Andrey Rublev
3
6
3
6
   
2 Croatia
Russia
Borna Ćorić
Karen Khachanov
77
64
4
6
4
6
 
3 Croatia
Russia
Ivan Dodig / Nikola Mektić
Karen Khachanov / Andrey Rublev
63
77
4
6
   

Spain vs. Russia


Spain
2
Estadio Manolo Santana
19 November 2019[12]

Russia
1
1 2 3
1 Spain
Russia
Roberto Bautista Agut
Andrey Rublev
6
3
3
6
60
77
 
2 Spain
Russia
Rafael Nadal
Karen Khachanov
6
3
79
67
   
3 Spain
Russia
Marcel Granollers / Feliciano López
Karen Khachanov / Andrey Rublev
6
4
77
65
   
Spain vs Croatia at Caja Mágica.

Croatia vs. Spain


Croatia
0
Estadio Manolo Santana
20 November 2019[13]

Spain
3
1 2 3
1 Croatia
Spain
Nikola Mektić
Roberto Bautista Agut
1
6
3
6
   
2 Croatia
Spain
Borna Gojo
Rafael Nadal
4
6
3
6
   
3 Croatia
Spain
Ivan Dodig / Mate Pavić
Marcel Granollers / Rafael Nadal
3
6
4
6
   

Group C

Pos. Country Ties Matches Sets Sets % Games Games %
1  Germany 2–0 5–1 11–4 73% 90–77 54%
2  Argentina 1–1 3–3 8–6 57% 78–65 55%
3  Chile 0–2 1–5 2–11 15% 55–81 40%

Argentina vs. Chile


Argentina
3
Estadio Manolo Santana
19 November 2019[14]

Chile
0
1 2 3
1 Argentina
Chile
Guido Pella
Nicolás Jarry
6
4
6
3
   
2 Argentina
Chile
Diego Schwartzman
Cristian Garín
6
2
6
2
   
3 Argentina
Chile
Máximo González / Leonardo Mayer
Nicolás Jarry / Hans Podlipnik Castillo
6
3
7
5
   

Argentina vs. Germany


Argentina
0
Estadio Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
20 November 2019[15]

Germany
3
1 2 3
1 Argentina
Germany
Guido Pella
Philipp Kohlschreiber
6
1
3
6
4
6
 
2 Argentina
Germany
Diego Schwartzman
Jan-Lennard Struff
3
6
68
710
   
3 Argentina
Germany
Máximo González / Leonardo Mayer
Kevin Krawietz / Andreas Mies
77
64
62
77
618
720
 

Germany vs. Chile


Germany
2
Estadio Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
21 November 2019[16]

Chile
1
1 2 3
1 Germany
Chile
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Nicolás Jarry
6
4
6
3
   
2 Germany
Chile
Jan-Lennard Struff
Cristian Garín
77
63
67
79
68
710
 
3 Germany
Chile
Kevin Krawietz / Andreas Mies
Marcelo Tomás Barrios Vera / Alejandro Tabilo
77
63
6
3
   

Group D

Pos. Country Ties Matches Sets Sets % Games Games %
1  Australia 2–0 5–1 10–3 77% 67–56 54%
2  Belgium 1–1 3–3 7–7 50% 70–63 53%
3  Colombia 0–2 1–5 4–11 27% 66–84 44%

Belgium vs. Colombia


Belgium
2
Estadio 3
18 November 2019[17]

Colombia
1
1 2 3
1 Belgium
Colombia
Steve Darcis
Santiago Giraldo
6
3
6
2
   
2 Belgium
Colombia
David Goffin
Daniel Elahi Galán
3
6
6
3
6
3
 
3 Belgium
Colombia
Sander Gillé / Joran Vliegen
Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah
77
65
4
6
63
77
 

Australia vs. Colombia


Australia
3
Estadio 3
19 November 2019[18]

Colombia
0
1 2 3
1 Australia
Colombia
Nick Kyrgios
Alejandro González
6
4
6
4
   
2 Australia
Colombia
Alex de Minaur
Daniel Elahi Galán
6
4
6
3
   
3 Australia
Colombia
John Peers / Jordan Thompson
Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah
6
3
3
6
78
66
 

Belgium vs. Australia


Belgium
1
Estadio 3
20 November 2019[19]

Australia
2
1 2 3
1 Belgium
Australia
Steve Darcis
Nick Kyrgios
2
6
69
711
   
2 Belgium
Australia
David Goffin
Alex de Minaur
0
6
64
77
   
3 Belgium
Australia
Sander Gillé / Joran Vliegen
John Peers / Jordan Thompson
0
1
     
retired

Note: Gillé/Vliegen's retirement victory over Peers/Thompson counted as a 6–1, 6–0 win.

Group E

Pos. Country Ties Matches Sets Sets % Games Щзмщ Games %
1  Great Britain 2–0 4–2 10–5 67% 84–71 54%
2  Kazakhstan 1–1 3–3 7–7 50% 70–67 51%
3  Netherlands 0–2 2–4 5–10 33% 74–90 45%

Kazakhstan vs. Netherlands


Kazakhstan
2
Estadio 3
19 November 2019[20]

Netherlands
1
1 2 3
1 Kazakhstan
Netherlands
Mikhail Kukushkin
Botic van de Zandschulp
6
2
6
2
   
2 Kazakhstan
Netherlands
Alexander Bublik
Robin Haase
5
7
6
3
65
77
 
3 Kazakhstan
Netherlands
Mikhail Kukushkin / Alexander Bublik
Robin Haase / Jean-Julien Rojer
6
4
77
62
   

Great Britain vs. Netherlands


Great Britain
2
Estadio 3
20 November 2019[21]

Netherlands
1
1 2 3
1 United Kingdom
Netherlands
Andy Murray
Tallon Griekspoor
67
79
6
4
77
65
 
2 United Kingdom
Netherlands
Dan Evans
Robin Haase
6
3
65
77
4
6
 
3 United Kingdom
Netherlands
Jamie Murray / Neal Skupski
Wesley Koolhof / Jean-Julien Rojer
6
4
78
66
   

Great Britain vs. Kazakhstan


Great Britain
2
Estadio 3
21 November 2019[22]

Kazakhstan
1
1 2 3
1 United Kingdom
Kazakhstan
Kyle Edmund
Mikhail Kukushkin
6
3
6
3
   
2 United Kingdom
Kazakhstan
Dan Evans
Alexander Bublik
7
5
4
6
1
6
 
3 United Kingdom
Kazakhstan
Jamie Murray / Neal Skupski
Alexander Bublik / Mikhail Kukushkin
6
1
6
4
   

Group F

Pos. Country Ties Matches Sets Sets % Games Games %
1  Canada 2–0 4–2 9–5 64% 72–78 48%
2  United States 1–1 3–3 7–8 47% 84–77 52%
3  Italy 0–2 2–4 7–10 41% 95–96 50%

Italy vs. Canada


Italy
1
Estadio Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
18 November 2019[23]

Canada
2
1 2 3
1 Italy
Canada
Fabio Fognini
Vasek Pospisil
65
77
5
7
   
2 Italy
Canada
Matteo Berrettini
Denis Shapovalov
65
77
77
63
65
77
 
3 Italy
Canada
Matteo Berrettini / Fabio Fognini
Vasek Pospisil / Denis Shapovalov
6
2
3
6
6
3
 

United States vs. Canada


United States
1
Estadio Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
19 November 2019[24]

Canada
2
1 2 3
1 United States
Canada
Reilly Opelka
Vasek Pospisil
65
77
67
79
   
2 United States
Canada
Taylor Fritz
Denis Shapovalov
66
78
3
6
   
3 United States
Canada
Sam Querrey / Jack Sock
Vasek Pospisil / Denis Shapovalov
      w/o
 

Note: Querrey/Sock's walkover victory over Pospisil/Shapovalov counted as a 6–0, 6–0 win.

United States vs. Italy


United States
2
Estadio Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
20 November 2019[25]

Italy
1
1 2 3
1 United States
Italy
Reilly Opelka
Fabio Fognini
4
6
77
64
3
6
 
2 United States
Italy
Taylor Fritz
Matteo Berrettini
5
7
77
65
6
2
 
3 United States
Italy
Sam Querrey / Jack Sock
Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini
64
77
77
62
6
4
 

Knockout stage

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