2021 Davis Cup Finals

2021 Davis Cup Finals
2021 Davis Cup Finals
Date	25 November–5 December 2021
Edition	2nd
Surface	Hard indoor
Location	Innsbruck, Austria; Madrid, Spain; Turin, Italy
Venue	Olympiahalle; Madrid Arena; Pala Alpitour

The Finals, formerly known as World Group, will be the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2021. It will be held on indoor hard courts at three venues in Innsbruck, Austria, Madrid, Spain and Turin, Italy. The 2020 edition was originally scheduled to take place from 23 until 29 November 2020. However, on 26 June 2020, ITF announced that 2020 Finals will take place from 22 until 28 November 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic and will be named 2021 Davis Cup Finals.^[1] On 18 January 2021, ITF announced that the Finals would be expanded over 11 days, from 25 November to 5 December 2021.^[2] On 12 April 2021, ITF announced that Innsbruck, Austria and Turin, Italy had been selected to host the Finals alongside Madrid, Spain.^[3] The ties will be contested in a best-of-three rubbers format and will be played on one day. There will be two singles followed by a doubles.^[4]

Spain are the defending champions.

Participating teams

18 nations will take part in the Finals.^[5]

The qualification is as follows:

4 semifinalists of the previous edition
2 wild card teams (announced by ITF on 23 November 2019 as France and Serbia)^[6]
12 winners of the Qualifying Round, in March 2020

Overview

H = Host Nation, TH = Title-Holder, 2019F = Finalist from the 2019 tournament, 2019SF = Semi-Finalists from the 2019 tournament, WC = Wild Card

Participating teams
Australia	Austria (H)	Canada (2019F)	Colombia	Croatia	Czech Republic
Ecuador	France (WC)	Germany	Great Britain (2019SF)	Hungary	Italy (H)
Kazakhstan	File:Rtf tennis flag.png RTF (2019SF)^{[Note RUS]}	Serbia (WC)	Spain (H, TH)	Sweden	United States

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Note RUS: In accordance with the ban by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and a December 2020 decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the team from Russia is not permitted to use the Russian name, flag, or anthem; it will participate in the 2021 Davis Cup Finals as the team of the Russian Tennis Federation (RTF), and will use the flag of the RTF.

Seeds

The seedings were based on the Davis Cup Ranking of 9 March.^[5] Spain, as 2019 champions, are seeded No. 1 and will be drawn into Pool A. Canada, as 2019 runners-up, are seeded No. 2 and will be drawn into Pool B. The four other highest-ranked nations (France, Croatia, USA and Serbia) are seeded 3–6. The nations in pot 2 will be drawn randomly into position 2 and the nations in pot 3 will be drawn randomly into position 3.^[7]

Team nominations

SR = Singles ranking, DR = Doubles ranking. Rankings are as of 22 November 2021.^[8]^[9]

Australia
Player	SR	DR
Alex de Minaur	34	133
Alexei Popyrin	61	336
John Millman	72	197
Alex Bolt	135	743
John Peers	–	13
Captain: Lleyton Hewitt

Austria
Player	SR	DR
Dennis Novak	118	731
Jurij Rodionov	139	408
Gerald Melzer	287	476
Oliver Marach	–	45
Philipp Oswald	–	52
Captain: Stefan Koubek

Canada
Player	SR	DR
Vasek Pospisil	133	154
Brayden Schnur	234	280
Steven Diez	264	548
Peter Polansky	277	159
Captain: Frank Dancevic

Colombia
Player	SR	DR
Daniel Elahi Galán	111	577
Nicolás Mejía	275	415
Cristian Rodríguez	442	214
Juan Sebastián Cabal	–	10
Robert Farah	–	10
Captain: Alejandro Falla

Croatia
Player	SR	DR
Marin Čilić	30	419
Nino Serdarušić	242	233
Borna Gojo	276	449
Mate Pavić	–	1
Nikola Mektić	–	2
Captain: Vedran Martić

Czech Republic
Player	SR	DR
Jiří Veselý	82	334
Jiří Lehečka	138	232
Zdeněk Kolář	140	120
Tomáš Macháč	143	472
Captain: Jaroslav Navrátil

Ecuador
Player	SR	DR
Emilio Gómez	149	363
Roberto Quiroz	291	182
Diego Hidalgo	581	166
Cayetano March	701	552
Gonzalo Escobar	823	39
Captain: Raúl Viver

France
Player	SR	DR
Arthur Rinderknech	58	131
Adrian Mannarino	71	162
Richard Gasquet	86	–
Pierre-Hugues Herbert	110	8
Nicolas Mahut	400	5
Captain: Sébastien Grosjean

Germany
Player	SR	DR
Jan-Lennard Struff	51	68
Dominik Koepfer	54	105
Peter Gojowczyk	85	525
Kevin Krawietz	852	14
Tim Pütz	1196	18
Captain: Michael Kohlmann

Great Britain
Player	SR	DR
Cameron Norrie	12	148
Dan Evans	25	59
Liam Broady	128	243
Joe Salisbury	–	3
Neal Skupski	–	20
Captain: Leon Smith

Hungary
Player	SR	DR
Márton Fucsovics	40	311
Attila Balázs	131	900
Zsombor Piros	282	1432
Fábián Marozsán	359	566
Péter Nagy	765	508
Captain: Gábor Köves

Italy
Player	SR	DR
Jannik Sinner	10	130
Lorenzo Sonego	27	139
Fabio Fognini	37	107
Lorenzo Musetti	59	366
Simone Bolelli	885	25
Captain: Filippo Volandri

Kazakhstan
Player	SR	DR
Alexander Bublik	36	48
Dmitry Popko	178	444
Mikhail Kukushkin	183	128
Aleksandr Nedovyesov	534	72
Andrey Golubev	937	28
Captain: Yuri Schukin

File:Rtf tennis flag.png RTF
Player	SR	DR
Daniil Medvedev	2	275
Andrey Rublev	5	74
Aslan Karatsev	18	90
Karen Khachanov	29	168
Evgeny Donskoy	173	646
Captain: Shamil Tarpishchev

Serbia
Player	SR	DR
Novak Djokovic	1	251
Dušan Lajović	33	205
Filip Krajinović	42	290
Miomir Kecmanović	68	274
Nikola Ćaćić	1540	36
Captain: Viktor Troicki

Spain
Player	SR	DR
Pablo Carreño Busta	20	196
Albert Ramos Viñolas	45	–
Pedro Martínez	60	91
Feliciano López	106	125
Marcel Granollers	312	7
Captain: Sergi Bruguera

Sweden
Player	SR	DR
Mikael Ymer	93	1449
Elias Ymer	171	391
Jonathan Mridha	511	822
André Göransson	–	64
Robert Lindstedt	–	184
Captain: Robin Söderling

United States
Player	SR	DR
John Isner	24	203
Reilly Opelka	26	146
Frances Tiafoe	38	161
Jack Sock	147	150
Rajeev Ram	–	4
Captain: Mardy Fish

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.^[10]

Date	Round	Number of teams
25 November – 28 November	Round robin	18 (6 groups of 3 teams)
29 November – 2 December	Quarterfinals	8 (6 group winners + 2 best second place)
3 December – 4 December	Semifinals	4 (automatically qualified for 2022 Davis Cup Finals)
5 December	Final	2

Group stage

	Qualified for the Knockout stage

Overview

T = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets

Group	Winner				Runner-up				Third
Group	Nation	T	M	S	Nation	T	M	S	Nation	T	M	S
A	Spain	–	–	–	File:Rtf tennis flag.png RTF	–	–	–	Ecuador	–	–	–
B	Sweden	1–0	3–0	6–0	Kazakhstan	–	–	–	Canada	0–1	0–3	0–6
C	France	1–0	2–1	4–4	Great Britain	–	–	–	Czech Republic	0–1	1–2	4–4
D	Croatia	1–0	3–0	6–1	Hungary	–	–	–	Australia	0–1	0–3	1–6
E	United States	–	–	–	Italy	–	–	–	Colombia	–	–	–
F	Serbia	–	–	–	Germany	–	–	–	Austria	–	–	–

Group A

Pos.	Country	Ties	Matches	Sets	Sets %	Games	Games %
1	Spain	–	–	–	%	–	%
2	File:Rtf tennis flag.png RTF	–	–	–	%	–	%
3	Ecuador	–	–	–	%	–	%

Spain vs. Ecuador

Spain

Madrid
26 November 2021^[11]

Ecuador

			1	2	3
1
2
3

RTF vs. Ecuador

Russia

Madrid
27 November 2021^[12]

Ecuador

			1	2	3
1
2
3

Spain vs. RTF

Spain

Madrid
28 November 2021^[13]

Russia

			1	2	3
1
2
3

Group B

Pos.	Country	Ties	Matches	Sets	Sets %	Games	Games %
1	Sweden	1–0	3–0	6–0	100%	37–24	61%
2	Kazakhstan	–	–	–	%	–	%
3	Canada	0–1	0–3	0–6	0%	24–37	39%

Canada vs. Sweden

Canada
0

Madrid
25 November 2021^[14]

Sweden
3

		1	2
1	Steven Diez Elias Ymer	4 6	2 6
2	Vasek Pospisil Mikael Ymer	4 6	4 6
3	Vasek Pospisil / Brayden Schnur André Göransson / Robert Lindstedt	6⁵ 7⁷	4 6

Kazakhstan vs. Sweden

Kazakhstan

Madrid
27 November 2021^[15]

Sweden

			1	2	3
1
2
3

Canada vs. Kazakhstan

Canada

Madrid
28 November 2021^[16]

Kazakhstan

			1	2	3
1
2
3

Group C

Pos.	Country	Ties	Matches	Sets	Sets %	Games	Games %
1	France	1–0	2–1	4–4	50%	41–39	51%
2	Great Britain	–	–	–	%	–	%
3	Czech Republic	0–1	1–2	4–4	50%	39–41	49%

France vs. Czech Republic

France
1

Innsbruck
25 November 2021^[17]

Czech Republic
1

		1	2	3
1	Richard Gasquet Tomáš Macháč	6³ 7⁷	2 6
2	Adrian Mannarino Jiří Veselý	6¹ 7⁷	6 4	6 2
3	Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut Tomáš Macháč / Jiří Lehečka	3 6	6 4	6 3

France vs. Great Britain

France

Innsbruck
27 November 2021^[18]

Great Britain

			1	2	3
1
2
3

Great Britain vs. Czech Republic

Great Britain

Innsbruck
28 November 2021^[19]

Czech Republic

			1	2	3
1
2
3

Group D

Pos.	Country	Ties	Matches	Sets	Sets %	Games	Games %
1	Croatia	1–0	3–0	6–1	86%	43–27	61%
2	Australia	0–1	0–3	1–6	14%	27–43	39%
3	Hungary	–	–	–	%	–	%

Croatia vs. Australia

Croatia
3

Turin
25 November 2021^[20]

Australia
0

		1	2	3
1	Borna Gojo Alexei Popyrin	7⁷ 6⁵	7 5
2	Marin Čilić Alex de Minaur	6 1	5 7	6 4
3	Nikola Mektić / Mate Pavić Alex de Minaur / John Peers	6 3	6 1

Australia vs. Hungary

Australia

Turin
27 November 2021^[21]

Hungary

			1	2	3
1
2
3

Croatia vs. Hungary

Croatia

Turin
28 November 2021^[22]

Hungary

			1	2	3
1
2
3

Group E

Pos.	Country	Ties	Matches	Sets	Sets %	Games	Games %
1	United States	–	–	–	%	–	%
2	Italy	–	–	–	%	–	%
3	Colombia	–	–	–	%	–	%

United States vs. Italy

United States

Turin
26 November 2021^[23]

Italy

			1	2	3
1
2
3

Italy vs. Colombia

Italy

Turin
27 November 2021^[24]

Colombia

			1	2	3
1
2
3

United States vs. Colombia

United States

Turin
28 November 2021^[25]

Colombia

			1	2	3
1
2
3

Group F

Pos.	Country	Ties	Matches	Sets	Sets %	Games	Games %
1	Serbia	–	–	–	%	–	%
2	Germany	–	–	–	%	–	%
3	Austria	–	–	–	%	–	%

Serbia vs. Austria

Serbia

Innsbruck
26 November 2021^[26]

Austria

			1	2	3
1
2
3

Serbia vs. Germany

Serbia

Innsbruck
27 November 2021^[27]

Germany

			1	2	3
1
2
3

Germany vs. Austria

Germany

Innsbruck
28 November 2021^[28]

Austria

			1	2	3
1
2
3

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

2 December, Madrid

Winner Group A

4 December, Madrid

Best or 2nd best runner-up

30 November, Innsbruck

Winner Group C

5 December, Madrid

Winner Group F

29 November, Turin

Winner Group E

3 December, Madrid

Winner Group D

1 December, Madrid

Best or 2nd best runner-up

Winner Group B

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

References

^ "2020 Davis Cup Finals to be postponed until 2021". Daviscup.com. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
^ "Davis Cup Finals: 2021 event expanded to 11 days to 'ease burden on players'". BBC Sport. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
^ "Innsbruck and Turin join Madrid as hosts of the Davis Cup by Rakuten Finals 2021". Daviscup.com. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
^ "Davis Cup Format". Daviscup.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Line-up confirmed for 2020 Davis Cup Finals". Daviscup.com. 8 March 2020.
^ "Wild cards announced for 2020 Finals". Daviscup.com. 23 November 2019.
^ "Seeds announced for Davis Cup Finals 2020". Daviscup.com. 9 March 2020.
^ "Djokovic, Medvedev headline team nominations for Davis Cup by Rakuten Finals". Daviscupfinals.com. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
^ "Davis Cup - Draw & Results". Daviscup.com. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
^ "2020 ITF Davis Cup Regulations" (PDF). International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
^ "Spain v Ecuador". Daviscup.com.
^ "Russian Tennis Federation v Ecuador". Daviscup.com.
^ "Spain v Russian Tennis Federation". Daviscup.com.
^ "Canada v Sweden". Daviscup.com.
^ "Kazakhstan v Sweden". Daviscup.com.
^ "Canada v Kazakhstan". Daviscup.com.
^ "France v Czech Republic". Daviscup.com.
^ "France v Great Britain". Daviscup.com.
^ "Great Britain v Czech Republic". Daviscup.com.
^ "Croatia v Australia". Daviscup.com.
^ "Australia v Hungary". Daviscup.com.
^ "Croatia v Hungary". Daviscup.com.
^ "USA v Italy". Daviscup.com.
^ "Italy v Colombia". Daviscup.com.
^ "USA v Colombia". Daviscup.com.
^ "Serbia v Austria". Daviscup.com.
^ "Serbia v Germany". Daviscup.com.
^ "Germany v Austria". Daviscup.com.

External links

Official website

[cnote_Note_RUS] 
Note RUS: In accordance with the ban by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and a December 2020 decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the team from Russia is not permitted to use the Russian name, flag, or anthem; it will participate in the 2021 Davis Cup Finals as the team of the Russian Tennis Federation (RTF), and will use the flag of the RTF.

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[2] "Davis Cup Finals: 2021 event expanded to 11 days to 'ease burden on players'". BBC Sport. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.

[3] "Innsbruck and Turin join Madrid as hosts of the Davis Cup by Rakuten Finals 2021". Daviscup.com. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

[format-4] "Davis Cup Format". Daviscup.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.

[teams-5] "Line-up confirmed for 2020 Davis Cup Finals". Daviscup.com. 8 March 2020.

[6] "Wild cards announced for 2020 Finals". Daviscup.com. 23 November 2019.

[seeds-7] "Seeds announced for Davis Cup Finals 2020". Daviscup.com. 9 March 2020.

[8] "Djokovic, Medvedev headline team nominations for Davis Cup by Rakuten Finals". Daviscupfinals.com. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

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[regulations-10] "2020 ITF Davis Cup Regulations" (PDF). International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 10 March 2020.

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[12] "Russian Tennis Federation v Ecuador". Daviscup.com.

[13] "Spain v Russian Tennis Federation". Daviscup.com.

[14] "Canada v Sweden". Daviscup.com.

[15] "Kazakhstan v Sweden". Daviscup.com.

[16] "Canada v Kazakhstan". Daviscup.com.

[17] "France v Czech Republic". Daviscup.com.

[18] "France v Great Britain". Daviscup.com.

[19] "Great Britain v Czech Republic". Daviscup.com.

[20] "Croatia v Australia". Daviscup.com.

[21] "Australia v Hungary". Daviscup.com.

[22] "Croatia v Hungary". Daviscup.com.

[23] "USA v Italy". Daviscup.com.

[24] "Italy v Colombia". Daviscup.com.

[25] "USA v Colombia". Daviscup.com.

[26] "Serbia v Austria". Daviscup.com.

[27] "Serbia v Germany". Daviscup.com.

[28] "Germany v Austria". Daviscup.com.

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