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

Spain
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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 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:

Overview

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

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

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

Qualified for the Knockout stage

Overview

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

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


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

Serbia vs. Japan


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

France vs. Serbia


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

Group B

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


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

Spain vs. Russia


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

Croatia vs. Spain


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

Group C

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


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

Argentina vs. Germany


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

Germany vs. Chile


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

Group D

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


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

Australia vs. Colombia


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

Belgium vs. Australia


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

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


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

Great Britain vs. Netherlands


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

Great Britain vs. Kazakhstan


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

Group F

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


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

United States vs. Canada


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


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

Knockout stage

Bracket

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

Australia vs. Canada


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

Serbia vs. Russia


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

Great Britain vs. Germany


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

Argentina vs. Spain


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

Semifinals

Russia vs. Canada


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

Great Britain vs. Spain


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

Final

Canada vs. Spain


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

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