2019_Davis_Cup_Finals

2019 Davis Cup Finals

2019 Davis Cup Finals

Tennis tournament


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]

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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]

Participating teams

18 nations took part in the Finals.[4]

The qualification were as follows:

Overview

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

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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]

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Group stage

Qualified for the Knockout stage

Overview

T = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets

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Group A

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France vs. Japan

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Serbia vs. Japan

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France vs. Serbia

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Group B

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Croatia vs. Russia

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Spain vs. Russia

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Spain vs Croatia at Caja Mágica.

Croatia vs. Spain

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Group C

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Argentina vs. Chile

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Argentina vs. Germany

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Germany vs. Chile

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Group D

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Belgium vs. Colombia

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Australia vs. Colombia

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Belgium vs. Australia

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

Group E

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Kazakhstan vs. Netherlands

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Great Britain vs. Netherlands

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Great Britain vs. Kazakhstan

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Group F

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Italy vs. Canada

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United States vs. Canada

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

United States vs. Italy

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Knockout stage

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
22 November
8 Serbia1
23 November
17 Russia2
17 Russia1
21 November
13 Canada2
9 Australia1
24 November
13 Canada2
13 Canada0
22 November
7 Spain2
5 Great Britain2
23 November
11 Germany0
5 Great Britain1
22 November
7 Spain2
3 Argentina1
7 Spain2

Quarterfinals

Australia vs. Canada

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Serbia vs. Russia

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Great Britain vs. Germany

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Argentina vs. Spain

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Semifinals

Russia vs. Canada

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Great Britain vs. Spain

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Final

Canada vs. Spain

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References

  1. "Inaugural Davis Cup finals to be staged on 18–24 November". Daviscup.com. 17 October 2018.
  2. "Davis Cup Format". Daviscup.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  3. "Spain see off Canada to seal Davis Cup win and delight home fans". Guardian. 24 November 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  4. "Seeds announced for Davis Cup Finals". Daviscup.com. 4 February 2019.
  5. "Teams Announced for 2019 Davis Cup Finals". International Tennis Federation. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  6. "2019 ITF Davis Cup Regulations" (PDF). International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  7. "France v Japan". DavisCup.com.
  8. "Serbia v Japan". DavisCup.com.
  9. "France v Serbia". DavisCup.com.
  10. "Croatia v Russia". DavisCup.com.
  11. "Spain v Russia". DavisCup.com.
  12. "Croatia v Spain". DavisCup.com.
  13. "Germany v Chile". DavisCup.com.
  14. "Italy v Canada". DavisCup.com.
  15. "Serbia v Russia". DavisCup.com.
  16. "Russia v Canada". DavisCup.com.
  17. "Canada clinches historic championship berth at Davis Cup Finals". CBC Sports. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  18. "Canada v Spain". DavisCup.com.

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