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]

2019 Davis Cup Finals
Date18–24 November 2019
Edition1st
Draw18 teams
SurfaceHard indoor
LocationMadrid, Spain
VenueCaja Mágica
Champions

Spain
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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 edit

18 nations took part in the Finals.[4]

The qualification were as follows:

Overview edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Qualified for the Knockout stage

Overview edit

T = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets

Group Winners Runners-up Third
Nation T M S Nation T M S Nation T M S
A   Serbia 2–0 5–1 10–2   France 1–1 3–3 6–7   Japan 0–2 1–5 3–10
B   Spain 2–0 5–1 11–2   Russia 1–1 4–2 8–6   Croatia 0–2 0–6 1–12
C   Germany 2–0 5–1 11–4   Argentina 1–1 3–3 8–6   Chile 0–2 1–5 2–11
D   Australia 2–0 5–1 10–3   Belgium 1–1 3–3 7–7   Colombia 0–2 1–5 4–11
E   Great Britain 2–0 4–2 10–5   Kazakhstan 1–1 3–3 7–7   Netherlands 0–2 2–4 5–10
F   Canada 2–0 4–2 9–5   United States 1–1 3–3 7–8   Italy 0–2 2–4 7–10

Group A edit

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 edit

 
France
2
Estadio Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
19 November 2019[8]
 
Japan
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Yasutaka Uchiyama
6
2
6
1
   
2  
 
Gaël Monfils
Yoshihito Nishioka
5
7
2
6
   
3  
 
Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut
Ben McLachlan / Yasutaka Uchiyama
64
77
6
4
7
5
 

Serbia vs. Japan edit

 
Serbia
3
Estadio Manolo Santana
20 November 2019[9]
 
Japan
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Filip Krajinović
Yūichi Sugita
6
2
6
4
   
2  
 
Novak Djokovic
Yoshihito Nishioka
6
1
6
2
   
3  
 
Janko Tipsarević / Viktor Troicki
Ben McLachlan / Yasutaka Uchiyama
77
65
77
64
   

France vs. Serbia edit

 
France
1
Estadio Manolo Santana
21 November 2019[10]
 
Serbia
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Filip Krajinović
5
7
65
77
   
2  
 
Benoît Paire
Novak Djokovic
3
6
3
6
   
3  
 
Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut
Janko Tipsarević / Viktor Troicki
6
4
6
4
   

Group B edit

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 edit

 
Croatia
0
Estadio Manolo Santana
18 November 2019[11]
 
Russia
3
1 2 3
1  
 
Borna Gojo
Andrey Rublev
3
6
3
6
   
2  
 
Borna Ćorić
Karen Khachanov
77
64
4
6
4
6
 
3  
 
Ivan Dodig / Nikola Mektić
Karen Khachanov / Andrey Rublev
63
77
4
6
   

Spain vs. Russia edit

 
Spain
2
Estadio Manolo Santana
19 November 2019[12]
 
Russia
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Roberto Bautista Agut
Andrey Rublev
6
3
3
6
60
77
 
2  
 
Rafael Nadal
Karen Khachanov
6
3
79
67
   
3  
 
Marcel Granollers / Feliciano López
Karen Khachanov / Andrey Rublev
6
4
77
65
   
 
Spain vs Croatia at Caja Mágica.

Croatia vs. Spain edit

 
Croatia
0
Estadio Manolo Santana
20 November 2019[13]
 
Spain
3
1 2 3
1  
 
Nikola Mektić
Roberto Bautista Agut
1
6
3
6
   
2  
 
Borna Gojo
Rafael Nadal
4
6
3
6
   
3  
 
Ivan Dodig / Mate Pavić
Marcel Granollers / Rafael Nadal
3
6
4
6
   

Group C edit

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 edit

 
Argentina
3
Estadio Manolo Santana
19 November 2019[14]
 
Chile
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Guido Pella
Nicolás Jarry
6
4
6
3
   
2  
 
Diego Schwartzman
Cristian Garín
6
2
6
2
   
3  
 
Máximo González / Leonardo Mayer
Nicolás Jarry / Hans Podlipnik Castillo
6
3
7
5
   

Argentina vs. Germany edit

 
Argentina
0
Estadio Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
20 November 2019[15]
 
Germany
3
1 2 3
1  
 
Guido Pella
Philipp Kohlschreiber
6
1
3
6
4
6
 
2  
 
Diego Schwartzman
Jan-Lennard Struff
3
6
68
710
   
3  
 
Máximo González / Leonardo Mayer
Kevin Krawietz / Andreas Mies
77
64
62
77
618
720
 

Germany vs. Chile edit

 
Germany
2
Estadio Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
21 November 2019[16]
 
Chile
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Nicolás Jarry
6
4
6
3
   
2  
 
Jan-Lennard Struff
Cristian Garín
77
63
67
79
68
710
 
3  
 
Kevin Krawietz / Andreas Mies
Marcelo Tomás Barrios Vera / Alejandro Tabilo
77
63
6
3
   

Group D edit

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 edit

 
Belgium
2
Estadio 3
18 November 2019[17]
 
Colombia
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Steve Darcis
Santiago Giraldo
6
3
6
2
   
2  
 
David Goffin
Daniel Elahi Galán
3
6
6
3
6
3
 
3  
 
Sander Gillé / Joran Vliegen
Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah
77
65
4
6
63
77
 

Australia vs. Colombia edit

 
Australia
3
Estadio 3
19 November 2019[18]
 
Colombia
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Nick Kyrgios
Alejandro González
6
4
6
4
   
2  
 
Alex de Minaur
Daniel Elahi Galán
6
4
6
3
   
3  
 
John Peers / Jordan Thompson
Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah
6
3
3
6
78
66
 

Belgium vs. Australia edit

 
Belgium
1
Estadio 3
20 November 2019[19]
 
Australia
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Steve Darcis
Nick Kyrgios
2
6
69
711
   
2  
 
David Goffin
Alex de Minaur
0
6
64
77
   
3  
 
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 edit

Pos. Country Ties Matches Sets Sets % Games 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 edit

 
Kazakhstan
2
Estadio 3
19 November 2019[20]
 
Netherlands
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Mikhail Kukushkin
Botic van de Zandschulp
6
2
6
2
   
2  
 
Alexander Bublik
Robin Haase
5
7
6
3
65
77
 
3  
 
Mikhail Kukushkin / Alexander Bublik
Robin Haase / Jean-Julien Rojer
6
4
77
62
   

Great Britain vs. Netherlands edit

 
Great Britain
2
Estadio 3
20 November 2019[21]
 
Netherlands
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Andy Murray
Tallon Griekspoor
67
79
6
4
77
65
 
2  
 
Dan Evans
Robin Haase
6
3
65
77
4
6
 
3  
 
Jamie Murray / Neal Skupski
Wesley Koolhof / Jean-Julien Rojer
6
4
78
66
   

Great Britain vs. Kazakhstan edit

 
Great Britain
2
Estadio 3
21 November 2019[22]
 
Kazakhstan
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Kyle Edmund
Mikhail Kukushkin
6
3
6
3
   
2  
 
Dan Evans
Alexander Bublik
7
5
4
6
1
6
 
3  
 
Jamie Murray / Neal Skupski
Alexander Bublik / Mikhail Kukushkin
6
1
6
4
   

Group F edit

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 edit

 
Italy
1
Estadio Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
18 November 2019[23]
 
Canada
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Fabio Fognini
Vasek Pospisil
65
77
5
7
   
2  
 
Matteo Berrettini
Denis Shapovalov
65
77
77
63
65
77
 
3  
 
Matteo Berrettini / Fabio Fognini
Vasek Pospisil / Denis Shapovalov
6
2
3
6
6
3
 

United States vs. Canada edit

 
United States
1
Estadio Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
19 November 2019[24]
 
Canada
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Reilly Opelka
Vasek Pospisil
65
77
67
79
   
2  
 
Taylor Fritz
Denis Shapovalov
66
78
3
6
   
3  
 
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 edit

 
United States
2
Estadio Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
20 November 2019[25]
 
Italy
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Reilly Opelka
Fabio Fognini
4
6
77
64
3
6
 
2  
 
Taylor Fritz
Matteo Berrettini
5
7
77
65
6
2
 
3  
 
Sam Querrey / Jack Sock
Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini
64
77
77
62
6
4
 

Knockout stage edit

Bracket edit

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 edit

Australia vs. Canada edit

 
Australia
1
Estadio Manolo Santana
21 November 2019[26]
 
Canada
2
1 2 3
1  
 
John Millman
Vasek Pospisil
67
79
4
6
   
2  
 
Alex de Minaur
Denis Shapovalov
3
6
6
3
7
5
 
3  
 
John Peers / Jordan Thompson
Vasek Pospisil / Denis Shapovalov
4
6
4
6
   

Serbia vs. Russia edit

 
Serbia
1
Estadio Manolo Santana
22 November 2019[27]
 
Russia
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Filip Krajinović
Andrey Rublev
1
6
2
6
   
2  
 
Novak Djokovic
Karen Khachanov
6
3
6
3
   
3  
 
Novak Djokovic / Viktor Troicki
Karen Khachanov / Andrey Rublev
4
6
6
4
68
710
 

Great Britain vs. Germany edit

 
Great Britain
2
Estadio Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
22 November 2019[28]
 
Germany
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Kyle Edmund
Philipp Kohlschreiber
6
3
7
5
   
2  
 
Dan Evans
Jan-Lennard Struff
78
66
3
6
77
62
 
3  
 
Jamie Murray / Neal Skupski
Kevin Krawietz / Andreas Mies
      not
played

Argentina vs. Spain edit

 
Argentina
1
Estadio Manolo Santana
22 November 2019[29]
 
Spain
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Guido Pella
Pablo Carreño Busta
63
77
77
64
6
1
 
2  
 
Diego Schwartzman
Rafael Nadal
1
6
2
6
   
3  
 
Máximo González / Leonardo Mayer
Marcel Granollers / Rafael Nadal
4
6
6
4
3
6
 

Semifinals edit

Russia vs. Canada edit

 
Russia
1
Estadio Manolo Santana
23 November 2019[30][31]
 
Canada
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Andrey Rublev
Vasek Pospisil
6
4
6
4
   
2  
 
Karen Khachanov
Denis Shapovalov
4
6
6
4
4
6
 
3  
 
Karen Khachanov / Andrey Rublev
Vasek Pospisil / Denis Shapovalov
3
6
6
3
65
77
 

Great Britain vs. Spain edit

 
Great Britain
1
Estadio Manolo Santana
23 November 2019[32]
 
Spain
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Kyle Edmund
Feliciano López
6
3
77
63
   
2  
 
Dan Evans
Rafael Nadal
4
6
0
6
   
3  
 
Jamie Murray / Neal Skupski
Feliciano López / Rafael Nadal
63
77
68
710
   

Final edit

Canada vs. Spain edit

 
Canada
0
Estadio Manolo Santana
24 November 2019[33][3]
 
Spain
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Félix Auger-Aliassime
Roberto Bautista Agut
63
77
3
6
   
2  
 
Denis Shapovalov
Rafael Nadal
3
6
67
79
   
3  
 
Vasek Pospisil / Denis Shapovalov
Marcel Granollers / Feliciano López
      not
played

References edit

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  11. ^ "Croatia v Russia". DavisCup.com.
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  13. ^ "Croatia v Spain". DavisCup.com.
  14. ^ "Argentina v Chile". DavisCup.com.
  15. ^ "Argentina v Germany". DavisCup.com.
  16. ^ "Germany v Chile". DavisCup.com.
  17. ^ "Belgium v Colombia". DavisCup.com.
  18. ^ "Australia v Colombia". DavisCup.com.
  19. ^ "Belgium v Australia". DavisCup.com.
  20. ^ "Kazakhstan v Netherlands". DavisCup.com.
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  22. ^ "Great Britain v Kazakhstan". DavisCup.com.
  23. ^ "Italy v Canada". DavisCup.com.
  24. ^ "United States v Canada". DavisCup.com.
  25. ^ "United States v Italy". DavisCup.com.
  26. ^ "Australia v Canada". DavisCup.com.
  27. ^ "Serbia v Russia". DavisCup.com.
  28. ^ "Great Britain v Germany". DavisCup.com.
  29. ^ "Argentina v Spain". DavisCup.com.
  30. ^ "Russia v Canada". DavisCup.com.
  31. ^ "Canada clinches historic championship berth at Davis Cup Finals". CBC Sports. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
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  33. ^ "Canada v Spain". DavisCup.com.

External links edit