2019 Davis Cup Finals Explained

Date:	18–24 November 2019
Edition:	1st
Draw:	18 teams
Surface:	Hard indoor
Location:	Madrid, Spain
Venue:	Caja Mágica
Main Name:	Davis Cup
After Year:	2021

See main article: 2019 Davis Cup.

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]

Participating teams

18 nations took part in the Finals.^[4]

The qualification were as follows:

• 4 semifinalists of the previous edition
  • 2 wild card teams, selected by the Organising Committee that did not have to participate in the Qualifying round 12 winners of the qualifying round, in February 2019

Overview

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

Participating teams
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width=17%	(TH)	width=17%		width=17%		width=17%	(WC)	width=17%		width=17%
width=17%		width=17%		width=17%		width=17%		width=17%	(H)	width=17%

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. (Round robin)
2. (Round robin)
3. (Quarterfinals)
4. (Round robin)
5. (Semifinals)
6. (Round robin)
7. (Champion)
8. (Quarterfinals)
9. (Quarterfinals)
10. (Round robin)
11. (Quarterfinals)
12. (Round robin)
13. (Final)
14. (Round robin)
15. (Round robin)
16. (Round robin)
17. (Semifinals)
18. (Round robin)

Team nominations

See main article: 2019 Davis Cup Finals teams.

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]

Day	Round	Number of teams
18–21 November (Monday–Thursday)	Round robin	18 (6 groups of 3 teams)
21–22 November (Thursday–Friday)	Quarterfinals	8 (6 group winners + 2 best second place)
23 November (Saturday)	Semifinals	4 (automatically qualified for 2020 Davis Cup Finals)
24 November (Sunday)	Final	2

Group stage

Overview

T = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets

Group	Winners				Runners-up				Third
	width=140	Nation!	width=35	T!	width=35	M!	width=35	S	width=140	Nation!	width=35	T!	width=35	M!	width=35	S	width=140	Nation!	width=35	T!	width=35	M!	width=35	S
A	style=text-align:left bgcolor=ccffcc		2–0	5–1	10–2	style=text-align:left bgcolor=		bgcolor=	1–1	bgcolor=	3–3	bgcolor=	6–7	style=text-align:left bgcolor=		bgcolor=	0–2	bgcolor=	1–5	bgcolor=	3–10
B	style=text-align:left bgcolor=ccffcc		2–0	5–1	11–2	style=text-align:left bgcolor=ccffcc		1–1	4–2	8–6	style=text-align:left bgcolor=		bgcolor=	0–2	bgcolor=	0–6	bgcolor=	1–12
C	style=text-align:left bgcolor=ccffcc		2–0	5–1	11–4	style=text-align:left bgcolor=ccffcc		1–1	3–3	8–6	style=text-align:left bgcolor=		bgcolor=	0–2	bgcolor=	1–5	bgcolor=	2–11
D	style=text-align:left bgcolor=ccffcc		2–0	5–1	10–3	style=text-align:left bgcolor=		bgcolor=	1–1	bgcolor=	3–3	bgcolor=	7–7	style=text-align:left bgcolor=		bgcolor=	0–2	bgcolor=	1–5	bgcolor=	4–11
E	style=text-align:left bgcolor=ccffcc		2–0	4–2	10–5	style=text-align:left bgcolor=		bgcolor=	1–1	bgcolor=	3–3	bgcolor=	7–7	style=text-align:left bgcolor=		bgcolor=	0–2	bgcolor=	2–4	bgcolor=	5–10
style=text-align:center	F	style=text-align:left bgcolor=ccffcc		2–0	4–2	9–5	style=text-align:left bgcolor=		bgcolor=	1–1	bgcolor=	3–3	bgcolor=	7–8	style=text-align:left bgcolor=		bgcolor=	0–2	bgcolor=	2–4	bgcolor=	7–10

Group A

Pos.	width=140	Country	width=75	Ties	width=75	Matches	width=75	Sets	width=60	Sets %	width=75	Games	width=60	Games %
1		2–0	5–1	10–2	83%	72–50	59%
2		1–1	3–3	6–7	46%	67–66	50%
3		0–2	1–5	3–10	23%	53–76	41%

France vs. Serbia

Group B

Pos.	width=140	Country	width=75	Ties	width=75	Matches	width=75	Sets	width=60	Sets %	width=75	Games	width=60	Games %
1		2–0	5–1	11–2	85%	77–53	59%
2		1–1	4–2	8–6	57%	78–72	52%
3		0–2	0–6	1–12	8%	49–79	38%

Croatia vs. Spain

Group C

Pos.	width=140	Country	width=75	Ties	width=75	Matches	width=75	Sets	width=60	Sets %	width=75	Games	width=60	Games %
1		2–0	5–1	11–4	73%	90–77	54%
2		1–1	3–3	8–6	57%	78–65	55%
3		0–2	1–5	2–11	15%	55–81	40%

Germany vs. Chile

Group D

Pos.	width=140	Country	width=75	Ties	width=75	Matches	width=75	Sets	width=60	Sets %	width=75	Games	width=60	Games %
1		2–0	5–1	10–3	77%	67–56	54%
2		1–1	3–3	7–7	50%	70–63	53%
3		0–2	1–5	4–11	27%	66–84	44%

Belgium vs. Australia

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

Group E

Pos.	width=140	Country	width=75	Ties	width=75	Matches	width=75	Sets	width=60	Sets %	width=75	Games	width=60	Games %
1		2–0	4–2	10–5	67%	84–71	54%
2		1–1	3–3	7–7	50%	70–67	51%
3		0–2	2–4	5–10	33%	74–90	45%

Great Britain vs. Kazakhstan

Group F

Pos.	width=140	Country	width=75	Ties	width=75	Matches	width=75	Sets	width=60	Sets %	width=75	Games	width=60	Games %
1		2–0	4–2	9–5	64%	72–78	48%
2		1–1	3–3	7–8	47%	84–77	52%
3		0–2	2–4	7–10	41%	95–96	50%

United States vs. Canada

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

United States vs. Italy

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

Argentina vs. Spain

Semifinals

Great Britain vs. Spain

Final

Canada vs. Spain

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. News: Inaugural Davis Cup finals to be staged on 18–24 November. Daviscup.com. 17 October 2018.
2. Web site: Davis Cup Format. Daviscup.com. 4 February 2019.
3. Web site: Spain see off Canada to seal Davis Cup win and delight home fans. 24 November 2019. Guardian. 25 November 2019.
4. News: Line-up set for 2019 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Finals. Daviscup.com. 2 February 2019.
5. News: Seeds announced for Davis Cup Finals. Daviscup.com. 4 February 2019.
6. Web site: Teams Announced for 2019 Davis Cup Finals . International Tennis Federation . 24 October 2019 . 22 October 2019.
7. Web site: 2019 ITF Davis Cup Regulations . International Tennis Federation . 24 October 2019.