# 2018 Davis Cup > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2018_Davis_Cup > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2018_Davis_Cup.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Davis_Cup > Source revision: 1345553333 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) [Template:Short description](/source/Template%3AShort_description&action=edit&redlink=1) [Template:Primarysources](/source/Template%3APrimarysources&action=edit&redlink=1) [Template:Use dmy dates](/source/Template%3AUse_dmy_dates&action=edit&redlink=1) [Template:Davis Cup season](/source/Template%3ADavis_Cup_season&action=edit&redlink=1) The **2018 Davis Cup** was the 107th edition of the [Davis Cup](/source/Davis_Cup&action=edit&redlink=1), a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. It was sponsored by [BNP Paribas](/source/BNP_Paribas&action=edit&redlink=1).[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](/source/Croatia_Davis_Cup_team&action=edit&redlink=1) won their second Davis Cup on indoor clay in the final match held at 25 November with a 3–1 win over [France](/source/France_Davis_Cup_team&action=edit&redlink=1).[2] [Guam](/source/Guam_Davis_Cup_team&action=edit&redlink=1) made its first appearance in the tournament. ## Contents - [1 World Group](#World_Group) - [1.1 Final](#Final) - [2 World Group play-offs](#World_Group_play-offs) - [3 Americas Zone](#Americas_Zone) - [3.1 Group I](#Group_I) - [3.2 Group II](#Group_II) - [3.3 Group III](#Group_III) - [3.3.1 Play-offs](#Play-offs) - [4 Asia/Oceania Zone](#Asia/Oceania_Zone) - [4.1 Group I](#Group_I_2) - [4.2 Group II](#Group_II_2) - [4.3 Group III](#Group_III_2) - [4.3.1 Play-offs](#Play-offs_2) - [4.4 Group IV](#Group_IV) - [4.4.1 Play-offs](#Play-offs_3) - [5 Europe/Africa Zone](#Europe/Africa_Zone) - [5.1 Group I](#Group_I_3) - [5.2 Group II](#Group_II_3) - [5.3 Group III Europe](#Group_III_Europe) - [5.3.1 Play-offs](#Play-offs_4) - [5.4 Group III Africa](#Group_III_Africa) - [5.4.1 Play-offs](#Play-offs_5) - [6 References](#References) - [7 External links](#External_links) ## World Group [Template:Main article](/source/Template%3AMain_article&action=edit&redlink=1) {{#section-h:2018 Davis Cup World Group|Participating teams}} ### Final [Template:DavisCupbox](/source/Template%3ADavisCupbox&action=edit&redlink=1) ## World Group play-offs [Template:Main article](/source/Template%3AMain_article&action=edit&redlink=1) *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](/source/2019_Davis_Cup_qualifying_round&action=edit&redlink=1). Seedings are based on Davis Cup rankings as of 9 April 2018. [Template:Col-begin](/source/Template%3ACol-begin&action=edit&redlink=1) [Template:Col-2](/source/Template%3ACol-2&action=edit&redlink=1) **Seeded teams** 1. [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) 1. [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) 1. [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) 1. [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) 1. [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) 1. [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) 1. [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) 1. [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) [Template:Col-2](/source/Template%3ACol-2&action=edit&redlink=1) **Unseeded teams** - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) [Template:Col-end](/source/Template%3ACol-end&action=edit&redlink=1) Home team Score Visiting team Location Venue Door Surface Template:Davis 4–0 Template:Davis San Juan Estadio Aldo Cantoni Indoor Clay Template:Davis 3–1 Template:Davis Glasgow Commonwealth Arena Indoor Hard Template:Davis 3–1 Template:Davis Graz Messe Congress Graz Outdoor Clay Template:Davis 2–3 Template:Davis Biel/Bienne Swiss Tennis Arena Indoor Hard Template:Davis 4–0 Template:Davis Kraljevo Kraljevo Sports Hall Indoor Clay Template:Davis 3–1 Template:Davis Toronto Coca-Cola Coliseum Indoor Hard Template:Davis 2–3 Template:Davis Budapest Kopaszi Dam Outdoor Clay Template:Davis 4–0 Template:Davis Osaka Utsubo Tennis Center Outdoor Hard ## Americas Zone ### Group I [Template:Details](/source/Template%3ADetails&action=edit&redlink=1) [2018 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I](/source/2018_Davis_Cup_Americas_Zone_Group_I&action=edit&redlink=1) ### Group II [Template:Details](/source/Template%3ADetails&action=edit&redlink=1) [2018 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II](/source/2018_Davis_Cup_Americas_Zone_Group_II&action=edit&redlink=1) ### Group III [Template:Details](/source/Template%3ADetails&action=edit&redlink=1) Date: 28 May–2 June Location: Costa Rica Country Club, [Escazú](/source/Escaz%C3%BA_(canton)&action=edit&redlink=1), [Costa Rica](/source/Costa_Rica&action=edit&redlink=1) (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** [Template:Col-begin](/source/Template%3ACol-begin&action=edit&redlink=1) [Template:Col-2](/source/Template%3ACol-2&action=edit&redlink=1) **[Pool A](/source/2018_Davis_Cup_Americas_Zone_Group_III&action=edit&redlink=1)** - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) [Template:Col-2](/source/Template%3ACol-2&action=edit&redlink=1) **[Pool B](/source/2018_Davis_Cup_Americas_Zone_Group_III&action=edit&redlink=1)** - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) - **[Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1)** - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) - **[Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1)** - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) [Template:Col-end](/source/Template%3ACol-end&action=edit&redlink=1) **Inactive Teams** [Template:Columns-list](/source/Template%3AColumns-list&action=edit&redlink=1) #### Play-offs [Template:Main article](/source/Template%3AMain_article&action=edit&redlink=1) - **[Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1)** and **[Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1)** promoted to Group II in 2019. ## Asia/Oceania Zone ### Group I [Template:Details](/source/Template%3ADetails&action=edit&redlink=1) [2018 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I](/source/2018_Davis_Cup_Asia%2FOceania_Zone_Group_I&action=edit&redlink=1) ### Group II [Template:Details](/source/Template%3ADetails&action=edit&redlink=1) [2018 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II](/source/2018_Davis_Cup_Asia%2FOceania_Zone_Group_II&action=edit&redlink=1) ### Group III [Template:Details](/source/Template%3ADetails&action=edit&redlink=1) Date: 2–7 April Location: [Mỹ Đình Sports Complex](/source/Hanoi_Indoor_Games_Gymnasium&action=edit&redlink=1), [Hanoi](/source/Hanoi&action=edit&redlink=1), [Vietnam](/source/Vietnam&action=edit&redlink=1) (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** [Template:Col-begin](/source/Template%3ACol-begin&action=edit&redlink=1) [Template:Col-2](/source/Template%3ACol-2&action=edit&redlink=1) **[Pool A](/source/2018_Davis_Cup_Asia%2FOceania_Zone_Group_III&action=edit&redlink=1)** - *[Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1)* - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) - **[Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1)** [Template:Col-2](/source/Template%3ACol-2&action=edit&redlink=1) **[Pool B](/source/2018_Davis_Cup_Asia%2FOceania_Zone_Group_III&action=edit&redlink=1)** - *[Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1)* - **[Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1)** - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) [Template:Col-end](/source/Template%3ACol-end&action=edit&redlink=1) #### Play-offs [Template:Main article](/source/Template%3AMain_article&action=edit&redlink=1) - **[Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1)** and **[Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1)** promoted to Group II in 2019. - *[Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1)* and *[Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1)* relegated to Group IV in 2019. ### Group IV [Template:Details](/source/Template%3ADetails&action=edit&redlink=1) Date: 29 January–3 February Location: [Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex](/source/Sultan_Qaboos_Sports_Complex&action=edit&redlink=1), [Muscat](/source/Muscat&action=edit&redlink=1), [Oman](/source/Oman&action=edit&redlink=1) (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** [Template:Col-begin](/source/Template%3ACol-begin&action=edit&redlink=1) [Template:Col-2](/source/Template%3ACol-2&action=edit&redlink=1) **[Pool A](/source/2018_Davis_Cup_Asia%2FOceania_Zone_Group_IV&action=edit&redlink=1)** - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) - **[Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1)** - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) [Template:Col-2](/source/Template%3ACol-2&action=edit&redlink=1) **[Pool B](/source/2018_Davis_Cup_Asia%2FOceania_Zone_Group_IV&action=edit&redlink=1)** - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) - **[Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1)** - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) [Template:Col-end](/source/Template%3ACol-end&action=edit&redlink=1) **Inactive Teams** [Template:Columns-list](/source/Template%3AColumns-list&action=edit&redlink=1) #### Play-offs [Template:Main article](/source/Template%3AMain_article&action=edit&redlink=1) - **[Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1)** and **[Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1)** were promoted to Group III in 2019. ## Europe/Africa Zone ### Group I [Template:Details](/source/Template%3ADetails&action=edit&redlink=1) [2018 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I](/source/2018_Davis_Cup_Europe%2FAfrica_Zone_Group_I&action=edit&redlink=1) ### Group II [Template:Details](/source/Template%3ADetails&action=edit&redlink=1) [2018 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II](/source/2018_Davis_Cup_Europe%2FAfrica_Zone_Group_II&action=edit&redlink=1) ### Group III Europe [Template:Details](/source/Template%3ADetails&action=edit&redlink=1) Date: 3–7 April Location 1: Tennis Club Lokomotiv, [Plovdiv](/source/Plovdiv&action=edit&redlink=1), [Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria&action=edit&redlink=1) (clay) Location 2: Ulcinj Bellevue, [Ulcinj](/source/Ulcinj&action=edit&redlink=1), [Montenegro](/source/Montenegro&action=edit&redlink=1) (clay) Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of four teams at each venue. The winners of each pool play-off against each other to determine which nation will be promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2019. Two promoted - one from each venue. **Participating teams** [Template:Col-begin](/source/Template%3ACol-begin&action=edit&redlink=1) [Template:Col-2](/source/Template%3ACol-2&action=edit&redlink=1) **[Pool A (Plovdiv)](/source/2018_Davis_Cup_Europe_Zone_Group_III&action=edit&redlink=1)** - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) [Template:Col-2](/source/Template%3ACol-2&action=edit&redlink=1) **[Pool B (Plovdiv)](/source/2018_Davis_Cup_Europe_Zone_Group_III&action=edit&redlink=1)** - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) - **[Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1)** - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) [Template:Col-end](/source/Template%3ACol-end&action=edit&redlink=1) [Template:Col-begin](/source/Template%3ACol-begin&action=edit&redlink=1) [Template:Col-2](/source/Template%3ACol-2&action=edit&redlink=1) **[Pool A (Ulcinj)](/source/2018_Davis_Cup_Europe_Zone_Group_III&action=edit&redlink=1)** - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) - **[Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1)** [Template:Col-2](/source/Template%3ACol-2&action=edit&redlink=1) **[Pool B (Ulcinj)](/source/2018_Davis_Cup_Europe_Zone_Group_III&action=edit&redlink=1)** - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) [Template:Col-end](/source/Template%3ACol-end&action=edit&redlink=1) **Inactive Team** [Template:Columns-list](/source/Template%3AColumns-list&action=edit&redlink=1) #### Play-offs [Template:Main article](/source/Template%3AMain_article&action=edit&redlink=1) - **[Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1)** and **[Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1)** were promoted to Group II in 2019. ### Group III Africa [Template:Details](/source/Template%3ADetails&action=edit&redlink=1) Date: 18–23 June Location: [Nairobi Club Ground](/source/Nairobi_Club_Ground&action=edit&redlink=1), [Nairobi](/source/Nairobi&action=edit&redlink=1), [Kenya](/source/Kenya&action=edit&redlink=1) (clay) Format: Round-robin basis. One pool of four teams (Pool A) and one pool of five teams (Pool B). The winners of each pool play-off against each other to determine which two nations are promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2019. **Participating teams** [Template:Col-begin](/source/Template%3ACol-begin&action=edit&redlink=1) [Template:Col-2](/source/Template%3ACol-2&action=edit&redlink=1) **[Pool A](/source/2018_Davis_Cup_Africa_Zone_Group_III&action=edit&redlink=1)** - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) [Template:Col-2](/source/Template%3ACol-2&action=edit&redlink=1) **[Pool B](/source/2018_Davis_Cup_Africa_Zone_Group_III&action=edit&redlink=1)** - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) - **[Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1)** - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) - **[Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1)** - [Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1) [Template:Col-end](/source/Template%3ACol-end&action=edit&redlink=1) **Inactive Teams** [Template:Columns-list](/source/Template%3AColumns-list&action=edit&redlink=1) #### Play-offs [Template:Main article](/source/Template%3AMain_article&action=edit&redlink=1) - **[Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1)** and **[Template:Davis](/source/Template%3ADavis&action=edit&redlink=1)** were promoted to Group II in 2019. ## References [Template:Reflist](/source/Template%3AReflist&action=edit&redlink=1) ## External links [Template:Commonscat](/source/Template%3ACommonscat&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Official website](http://www.daviscup.com/) [Template:2018 Davis Cup](/source/Template%3A2018_Davis_Cup&action=edit&redlink=1) [Template:Davis Cup navbox](/source/Template%3ADavis_Cup_navbox&action=edit&redlink=1) [Template:2018 in tennis](/source/Template%3A2018_in_tennis&action=edit&redlink=1) [Template:2018 ATP World Tour](/source/Template%3A2018_ATP_World_Tour&action=edit&redlink=1) 1. 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