Italy defeated Australia 2-0 in the final tennis match of the 2023 Davis Cup. It was the 111th edition of the Davis Cup, an international team competition between national teams in men's tennis, and was part of the 2023 ATP Tour calendar.[1]
Macau, Nepal, and Seychelles made their first appearances in the tournament.
Davis Cup Finals
Knockout stage
Date: 21–26 November 2023
Venue: Martin Carpena Arena, Málaga, Spain[2]
Group stage
Date: 12–17 September 2023[3]
Venues: Unipol Arena, Bologna, Italy
Manchester Arena, Manchester, Great Britain
Pavelló Municipal Font de Sant Lluís, Valencia, Spain
Arena Gripe, Split, Croatia
Surface: Hard indoor
16 nations took part in the group stage of the finals. The qualification was as follows:
- 2 finalists of the 2022 Finals (Australia and Canada)
- 2 wild card teams (Italy and Spain)
- 12 winners of the qualifying round, in February 2023
TH = Title holder, 2022F = Finalist from the 2022 tournament, WC = Wild card, H = Host
| Participating teams | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (2022F) | (TH) | (H) | |||
| (H) | |||||
| (WC) (H) | |||||
| (WC) (H) | |||||
Group stage results
| Qualified for the Knockout stage | |
| Eliminated |
G = Group, T = Ties, M = Matches
| G | Winner | Runner-up | Third | Fourth | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nation | T | M | Nation | T | M | Nation | T | M | Nation | T | M | |
| A | 3–0 | 8–1 | 2–1 | 5–4 | 1–2 | 4–5 | 0–3 | 1–8 | ||||
| B | 3–0 | 6–3 | 2–1 | 6–3 | 1–2 | 5–4 | 0–3 | 1–8 | ||||
| C | 3–0 | 9–0 | 2–1 | 6–3 | 1–2 | 2–7 | 0–3 | 1–8 | ||||
| D | 2–1 | 5–4 | 2–1 | 6–3 | 1–2 | 3–6 | 1–2 | 4–5 | ||||
Qualifying round
Date: 3–5 February 2023
Twenty-four teams played for twelve spots in the Finals, in series decided on a home and away basis.[4]
These twenty-four teams were:
- 12 teams ranked 3rd–16th in the 2022 Finals except the 2 wild card teams
- 12 winning teams from 2022 World Group I
The 12 winning teams from the qualifying round played at the Finals and the 12 losing teams played at the World Group I.
#: Nations ranking as of 28 November 2022.[5]
Seeded teams
- (#1)
- (#3)
- (#5)
- (#6)
- (#9)
- (#10)
- (#11)
- (#12)
- (#13)
- (#14)
- (#15)
- (#17)
Unseeded teams
- (#18)
- (#19)
- (#21)
- (#22)
- (#24)
- (#27)
- (#28)
- (#29)
- (#30)
- (#31)
- (#33)
- (#40)
| Home team | Score | Away team | Location | Venue | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ' [1] | 3–1 | Rijeka | Centar Zamet | Hard (i) | |
| 2–3 | ' [2] | Tatabánya | Multifunctional Arena | Hard (i) | |
| 0–4 | ' [3] | Tashkent | Olympic Tennis School | Hard (i) | |
| [4] | 2–3 | ' | Trier | Trier Arena | Hard (i) |
| 1–3 | ' [5] | Cota | Pueblo Viejo Country Club | Clay (i) | |
| 0–4 | ' [6] | Oslo | Oslo Tennisarena | Hard (i) | |
| ' | 3–1 | [7] | La Serena | Campus Trentino | Clay |
| ' | 3–2 | [8] | Seoul | Olympic Tennis Court | Hard (i) |
| ' [9] | 3–1 | Stockholm | Royal Tennis Hall | Hard (i) | |
| ' [10] | 4–0 | Groningen | MartiniPlaza | Hard (i) | |
| ' | 3–1 | [11] | Espoo | Espoo Metro Areena | Hard (i) |
| 1–3 | ' [12] | Maia | Complexo Municipal de Ténis | Clay (i) |
World Group I
Date: 14–17 September 2023
Twenty-four teams participated in the World Group I, in series decided on a home and away basis.[6]
These twenty-four teams are:
- 12 losing teams from qualifying round, in February 2023
- 12 winning teams from World Group I play-offs, in February 2023
#: Nations ranking as of 6 February 2023.[5]
Seeded teams
- (#5)
- (#14)
- (#16)
- (#18)
- (#19)
- (#22)
- (#23)
- (#24)
- (#25)
- (#26)
- (#27)
- (#28)
Unseeded teams
- (#29)
- (#30)
- (#31)
- (#33)
- (#34)
- (#35)
- (#36)
- (#37)
- (#38)
- (#39)
- (#41)
- (#42)
| Home team | Score | Away team | Location | Venue | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–4 | ' [1] | Mostar | Tennis Club | Clay | |
| 1–3 | ' [2] | Sofia | National Tennis Centre | Clay | |
| ' [3] | 3–1 | Hasselt | Sporthal Alverberg | Hard (i) | |
| ' [4] | 4–0 | Buenos Aires | Lawn Tennis Club | Clay | |
| ' | 3–2 | [5] | Kaspi (Georgia) | Garikula Tennis Club | Hard |
| ' [6] | 4–0 | Keszthely | Helikon Teniszcentrum | Clay | |
| ' | 3–2 | [7] | Tel Aviv | Shlomo Group Arena | Hard (i) |
| [8] | 1–3 | ' | Schwechat | Multiversum | Hard (i) |
| 1–3 | ' [9] | Athens | Panathenaic Stadium | Hard | |
| ' | 4–1 | [10] | Lima | Lawn Tennis de la Exposición | Clay |
| [11] | 1–3 | ' | Mamaia | Tennis Club IDU | Clay |
| 1–3 | ' [12] | Hillerød | Royal Stage | Hard (i) |
Play-offs
Date: 3–5 February 2023
Twenty-four teams played for twelve spots in the World Group I, in series decided on a home and away basis.[7]
These twenty-four teams are:
- 12 losing teams from 2022 World Group I
- 12 winning teams from 2022 World Group II
The 12 winning teams from the play-offs will play at the World Group I and the 12 losing teams will play at the World Group II.
#: Nations ranking as of 28 November 2022.[5]
Seeded teams
- (#20)
- (#23)
- (#25)
- (#26)
- (#32)
- (#34)
- (#35)
- (#36)
- (#37)
- (#38)
- (#39)
- (#41)
Unseeded teams
- (#43)
- (#44)
- (#45)
- (#47)
- (#48)
- (#49)
- (#51)
- (#55)
- (#56)
- (#63)
- (#70)
- (#72)
| Home team | Score | Away team | Location | Venue | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ' [1] | 4–0 | Miki | Bourbon Beans Dome | Hard (i) | |
| ' | 3–1 | [2] | Athens | Olympic Sports Complex | Hard (i) |
| ' [3] | 4–0 | Florianópolis | Estádio de Tênis Guga Kuerten | Clay | |
| ' | 3–2 | [4] | Hillerød | Royal Stage | Hard (i) |
| 2–3 | ' [5] | Nonthaburi | Lawn Tennis Association | Hard | |
| 2–3 | ' [6] | Riga | Arena Riga | Hard (i) | |
| ' [7] | 4–0 | Lima | Estadio Asia | Clay | |
| [8] | 1–3 | ' | Metepec | Club Deportivo la Asunción | Clay |
| ' [9] | 3–1 | Leszno (Poland) | Leszno Tennis Club | Hard (i) | |
| ' [10] | 4–0 | Istanbul | Enka Spor Kulübü | Hard (i) | |
| ' | 4–0 | [11] | Vilnius | SEB Arena | Hard (i) |
| [12] | 1–3 | ' | Christchurch | Wilding Park | Hard |
World Group II
Date: 14–17 September 2023
Twenty-four teams participated in the World Group II, in series decided on a home and away basis.[6]
These twenty-four teams are:
- 12 losing teams from World Group I play-offs, in February 2023
- 12 winning teams from World Group II play-offs, in February 2023
#: Nations ranking as of 6 February 2023.[5]
Seeded teams
- (#32)
- (#40)
- (#43)
- (#44)
- (#45=)
- (#45=)
- (#47)
- (#48)
- (#49)
- (#50)
- (#51)
- (#52)
Unseeded teams
- (#53)
- (#54)
- (#55)
- (#56)
- (#57)
- (#58)
- (#59)
- (#60)
- (#61)
- (#62)
- (#63)
- (#65)
| Home team | Score | Away team | Location | Venue | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | ' [1] | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin | Monte Carlo Country Club | Clay | |
| ' [2] | 4–1 | Lucknow | Mini Stadium | Hard | |
| ' [3] | 3–1 | Invercargill | ILT Stadium | Hard (i) | |
| ' [4] | 3–1 | Mérida | Lorenzo Molina Casares | Clay | |
| ' [5] | 5–0 | Islamabad | Pakistan Sports Complex | Grass | |
| [6] | 1–3 | ' | Montevideo | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club | Clay |
| ' [7] | 4–0 | Beirut | Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon | Clay | |
| [8] | 2–3 | ' | Ljubljana | Tenis Center Tivoli | Clay |
| ' | 3–1 | [9] | Kaspi | Garikula Tennis Club | Hard |
| [10] | 1–4 | ' | Sonsonate | Complejo de Tenis | Clay |
| [11] | 2–3 | ' | Hong Kong | Victoria Park Tennis Stadium | Hard |
| ' [12] | 4–0 | Grodzisk Mazowiecki | Akademia Tenis Kozerki | Hard |
Play-offs
Date: 2–6 February 2023
Twenty-four teams played for twelve spots in the World Group II, in series decided on a home and away basis.[7]
These twenty-four teams are:
- 12 losing teams from 2022 World Group II
- 12 teams promoted from their 2022 Group III zone:
- 3 from Europe
- 3 from Asia/Oceania
- 3 from Americas
- 3 from Africa
The 12 winning teams from the play-offs will play at the World Group II and the 12 losing teams will play at the 2023 Group III of the corresponding continental zone.
#: Nations ranking as of 28 November 2022.[5]
Seeded teams
- (#42)
- (#46)
- (#50)
- (#52)
- (#53)
- (#54)
- (#57)
- (#58)
- (#59)
- (#60)
- (#61)
- (#62)
Unseeded teams
- (#64)
- (#65)
- (#66)
- (#67)
- (#68)
- (#69)
- (#71)
- (#73)
- (#74)
- (#76)
- (#77)
- (#84)
| Home team | Score | Away team | Location | Venue | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2–3 | ' [1] | Harare | Harare Sports Club | Hard | |
| ' | 4–0 | [2] | Leszno (Poland) | Leszno Tennis Club | Hard (i) |
| ' [3] | 3–2 | Tunis | Cité Nationale Sportive El Menzah | Hard | |
| ' | 4–1 | [4] | Esch-sur-Alzette | Centre National de Tennis | Hard (i) |
| ' [5] | 3–2 | Bridgetown | National Tennis Centre | Hard | |
| ' | 4–0 | [6] | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (France) | Monte Carlo Country Club | Clay |
| 1–3 | ' [7] | Puerto Cabello | Centro Nacional de Tenis | Hard | |
| 1–3 | ' [8] | Amman | Jordan Tennis Federation Courts | Hard (i) | |
| ' | 3–2 | [9] | Kingston | Eric Bell National Tennis Centre | Hard |
| ' [10] | 3–2 | Cairo | Gezira Sporting Club | Clay | |
| 1–3 | ' [11] | Abidjan | Le Central Tennis Club | Hard | |
| 2–3 | ' [12] | Từ Sơn | Hanaka Paris Ocean Park | Hard |
Group III
The top three nations of each continental zone will be promoted to the 2024 World Group II play-offs and the last two nations will be relegated to the 2024 Group IV.
Americas zone
Dates: 19–24 June 2023
Location: Club Internacional de Tenis, Asunción, Paraguay (Clay)
Participating teams
- '
- '
- '
- '
- '
Promotions/Relegations
- ', ' and ' qualify for the 2024 Davis Cup World Group II play-offs
- ' and ' are relegated to 2024 Americas Zone Group IV
Asia/Oceania zone
Date: 26–29 July 2023
Location: Sri Lanka Tennis Association Courts, Colombo, Sri Lanka (Clay)
Participating teams
- '
- '
- '
- '
- '
Promotions/Relegations
- ', ' and ' qualify for the 2024 Davis Cup World Group II play-offs
- ' and ' are relegated to 2024 Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV
Inactive teams
- (suspended)
Europe zone
Date: 14–17 June 2023
Location: Herodotou Tennis Academy, Larnaca, Cyprus (Hard)
Participating teams
- '
- '
- '
- '
- '
Promotions/Relegations
- ', ' and ' qualify for the 2024 Davis Cup World Group II play-offs
- ' and ' are relegated to 2024 Europe Zone Group IV
Africa zone
Date: 9–12 August 2023
Location: University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa (Hard)
Participating teams
- '
- '
- '
- '
- '
Promotions/Relegations
- ', ' and ' qualify for the 2024 Davis Cup World Group II play-offs
- ' and ' are relegated to 2024 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group IV
Group IV
The top two nations of each continental zone will be promoted to the 2024 Group III and the last two nations from the Asia/Oceania and Africa zone will be relegated to the 2024 Group V.
Americas zone
Date: 31 July – 5 August 2023
Location: National Racquet Sports Centre, Tacarigua, Trinidad and Tobago (Hard)
Participating teams
- '
- '
Inactive team
Promotions
- ' and ' qualify for the 2024 Americas Zone Group III
Asia/Oceania zone
Date: 18–21 October 2023
Location: Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey
Participating teams
- '
- '
- '
- '
Promotions/Relegations
- ' and ' qualify for the 2024 Asia/Oceania Zone Group III
- ' and ' are relegated to 2024 Asia/Oceania Zone Group V
Europe zone
Date: 26–29 July 2023
Location: Tennis Club Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro (Clay)
Participating teams
- '
- '
Inactive teams
- (suspended)
- (suspended)
Promotions
- ' and ' qualify for the 2024 Europe Zone Group III
Africa zone
Date: 26–29 July 2023
Location: Ecology Tennis Club, Kigali, Rwanda (Clay)
Participating teams
- '
- '
- '
- '
Promotions/Relegations
- ' and ' qualify for the 2024 Africa Zone Group III
- ' and ' are relegated to 2024 Africa Zone Group V
Group V
The top two nations of each continental zone will be promoted to the 2024 Group IV.
Asia/Oceania zone
Date: 25–28 October 2023
Location: Polytechnic University, Isa Town, Bahrain (Hard)
Participating teams
- '
- '
Inactive teams
Promotions
- ' and ' qualify for the 2024 Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV
Africa zone
Date: 21–24 June 2023
Location: Cercle de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo (Clay)
Participating teams
- '
- '
Inactive teams
Promotions
- ' and ' qualify for the 2024 Africa Zone Group IV
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