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]

2023 Davis Cup
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Duration3 February – 26 November 2023
Edition111th
Champion
Winning nation Italy
2022
2024


Davis Cup Finals

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Knockout stage

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Date: 21–26 November 2023
Venue: Martin Carpena Arena, Málaga, Spain[2]

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
21 November
  Canada1
24 November
  Finland2
  Finland0
22 November
  Australia2
  Czech Republic1
26 November
  Australia2
  Australia0
23 November
  Italy2
  Italy2
25 November
  Netherlands1
  Italy2
23 November
  Serbia1
  Serbia2
  Great Britain0

Group stage

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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
 
Australia (2022F)
 
Canada (TH)
 
Chile
 
Croatia (H)
 
Czech Republic
 
Finland
 
France
 
Great Britain (H)
 
Italy (WC) (H)
 
Netherlands
 
Serbia
 
South Korea
 
Spain (WC) (H)
 
Sweden
 
Switzerland
 
United States

Group stage results

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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   Canada 3–0 8–1   Italy 2–1 5–4   Chile 1–2 4–5   Sweden 0–3 1–8
B   Great Britain 3–0 6–3   Australia 2–1 6–3   France 1–2 5–4    Switzerland 0–3 1–8
C   Czech Republic 3–0 9–0   Serbia 2–1 6–3   Spain 1–2 2–7   South Korea 0–3 1–8
D   Netherlands 2–1 5–4   Finland 2–1 6–3   United States 1–2 3–6   Croatia 1–2 4–5

Qualifying round

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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:

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]

Home team Score Away team Location Venue Surface
  Croatia [1] 3–1   Austria Rijeka Centar Zamet Hard (i)
  Hungary 2–3   France [2] Tatabánya Multifunctional Arena Hard (i)
  Uzbekistan 0–4   United States [3] Tashkent Olympic Tennis School Hard (i)
  Germany [4] 2–3    Switzerland Trier Trier Arena Hard (i)
  Colombia 1–3   Great Britain [5] Cota Pueblo Viejo Country Club Clay (i)
  Norway 0–4   Serbia [6] Oslo Oslo Tennisarena Hard (i)
  Chile 3–1   Kazakhstan [7] La Serena Campus Trentino Clay
  South Korea 3–2   Belgium [8] Seoul Olympic Tennis Court Hard (i)
  Sweden [9] 3–1   Bosnia and Herzegovina Stockholm Royal Tennis Hall Hard (i)
  Netherlands [10] 4–0   Slovakia Groningen MartiniPlaza Hard (i)
  Finland 3–1   Argentina [11] Espoo Espoo Metro Areena Hard (i)
  Portugal 1–3   Czech Republic [12] Maia Complexo Municipal de Ténis Clay (i)

World Group I

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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:

#: Nations ranking as of 6 February 2023.[5]

Home team Score Away team Location Venue Surface
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–4   Germany [1] Mostar Tennis Club Clay
  Bulgaria 1–3   Kazakhstan [2] Sofia National Tennis Centre Clay
  Belgium [3] 3–1   Uzbekistan Hasselt Sporthal Alverberg Hard (i)
  Argentina [4] 4–0   Lithuania Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club Clay
  Ukraine 3–2   Colombia [5] Kaspi (Georgia) Garikula Tennis Club Hard
  Hungary [6] 4–0   Turkey Keszthely Helikon Teniszcentrum Clay
  Israel 3–2   Japan [7] Tel Aviv Shlomo Group Arena Hard (i)
  Austria [8] 1–3   Portugal Schwechat Multiversum Hard (i)
  Greece 1–3   Slovakia [9] Athens Panathenaic Stadium Hard
  Peru 4–1   Norway [10] Lima Lawn Tennis de la Exposición Clay
  Romania [11] 1–3   Chinese Taipei Mamaia Tennis Club IDU Clay
  Denmark 1–3   Brazil [12] Hillerød Royal Stage Hard (i)

Play-offs

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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:

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]

Home team Score Away team Location Venue Surface
  Japan [1] 4–0   Poland Miki Bourbon Beans Dome Hard (i)
  Greece 3–1   Ecuador [2] Athens Olympic Sports Complex Hard (i)
  Brazil [3] 4–0   China Florianópolis Estádio de Tênis Guga Kuerten Clay
  Denmark 3–2   India [4] Hillerød Royal Stage Hard (i)
  Thailand 2–3   Romania [5] Nonthaburi Lawn Tennis Association Hard
  Latvia 2–3   Israel [6] Riga Arena Riga Hard (i)
  Peru [7] 4–0   Ireland Lima Estadio Asia Clay
  Mexico [8] 1–3   Chinese Taipei Metepec Club Deportivo la Asunción Clay
  Ukraine [9] 3–1   Lebanon Leszno (Poland) Leszno Tennis Club Hard (i)
  Turkey [10] 4–0   Slovenia Istanbul Enka Spor Kulübü Hard (i)
  Lithuania 4–0   Pakistan [11] Vilnius SEB Arena Hard (i)
  New Zealand [12] 1–3   Bulgaria Christchurch Wilding Park Hard

World Group II

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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:

#: Nations ranking as of 6 February 2023.[5]

Home team Score Away team Location Venue Surface
  Monaco 1–3   Ecuador [1] Roquebrune-Cap-Martin Monte Carlo Country Club Clay
  India [2] 4–1   Morocco Lucknow Mini Stadium Hard
  New Zealand [3] 3–1   Thailand Invercargill ILT Stadium Hard (i)
  Mexico [4] 3–1   China Mérida Lorenzo Molina Casares Clay
  Pakistan [5] 5–0   Indonesia Islamabad Pakistan Sports Complex Grass
  Uruguay [6] 1–3   Egypt Montevideo Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club Clay
  Lebanon [7] 4–0   Jamaica Beirut Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon Clay
  Slovenia [8] 2–3   Luxembourg Ljubljana Tenis Center Tivoli Clay
  Georgia 3–1   Tunisia [9] Kaspi Garikula Tennis Club Hard
  El Salvador [10] 1–4   Ireland Sonsonate Complejo de Tenis Clay
  Hong Kong [11] 2–3   Latvia Hong Kong Victoria Park Tennis Stadium Hard
  Poland [12] 4–0   Barbados Grodzisk Mazowiecki Akademia Tenis Kozerki Hard

Play-offs

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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:

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]

Home team Score Away team Location Venue Surface
  Zimbabwe 2–3   Uruguay [1] Harare Harare Sports Club Hard
  Georgia 4–0   Bolivia [2] Leszno (Poland) Leszno Tennis Club Hard (i)
  Tunisia [3] 3–2   Cyprus Tunis Cité Nationale Sportive El Menzah Hard
  Luxembourg 4–1   South Africa [4] Esch-sur-Alzette Centre National de Tennis Hard (i)
  Barbados [5] 3–2   Pacific Oceania Bridgetown National Tennis Centre Hard
  Monaco 4–0   Dominican Republic [6] Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (France) Monte Carlo Country Club Clay
  Venezuela 1–3   Hong Kong [7] Puerto Cabello Centro Nacional de Tenis Hard
  Jordan 1–3   El Salvador [8] Amman Jordan Tennis Federation Courts Hard (i)
  Jamaica 3–2   Estonia [9] Kingston Eric Bell National Tennis Centre Hard
  Egypt [10] 3–2   Paraguay Cairo Gezira Sporting Club Clay
  Ivory Coast 1–3   Morocco [11] Abidjan Le Central Tennis Club Hard
  Vietnam 2–3   Indonesia [12] Từ Sơn Hanaka Paris Ocean Park Hard

Group III

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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

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Dates: 19–24 June 2023
Location: Club Internacional de Tenis, Asunción, Paraguay (Clay)

Participating teams

Promotions/Relegations

Asia/Oceania zone

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Date: 26–29 July 2023
Location: Sri Lanka Tennis Association Courts, Colombo, Sri Lanka (Clay)

Participating teams

Promotions/Relegations

Inactive teams

Europe zone

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Date: 14–17 June 2023
Location: Herodotou Tennis Academy, Larnaca, Cyprus (Hard)

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Promotions/Relegations

Africa zone

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Date: 9–12 August 2023
Location: University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa (Hard)

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Group IV

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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

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Date: 31 July – 5 August 2023
Location: National Racquet Sports Centre, Tacarigua, Trinidad and Tobago (Hard)

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Asia/Oceania zone

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Date: 18–21 October 2023
Location: Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey

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Promotions/Relegations

Europe zone

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Date: 26–29 July 2023
Location: Tennis Club Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro (Clay)

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Africa zone

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Date: 26–29 July 2023
Location: Ecology Tennis Club, Kigali, Rwanda (Clay)

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Group V

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The top two nations of each continental zone will be promoted to the 2024 Group IV.

Asia/Oceania zone

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Date: 25–28 October 2023
Location: Polytechnic University, Isa Town, Bahrain (Hard)

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Africa zone

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Date: 21–24 June 2023
Location: Cercle de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo (Clay)

Participating teams

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Promotions

References

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  1. ^ "Davis Cup to become part of ATP Tour calendar in 2023". Reuters. 31 October 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-11-26. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
  2. ^ "Malaga to host Davis Cup Finals in November in 2022 and 2023". Tennis Majors. 13 April 2022. Archived from the original on 26 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Host nations confirmed and draw announced for 2023 Davis Cup Finals Group Stage". Daviscup.com. 29 March 2023. Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Draw announced for 2023 Davis Cup by Rakuten Qualifiers". Daviscup.com. 27 November 2022. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Davis Cup - Rankings". Daviscup.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Draws announced for 2023 Davis Cup by Rakuten World Group I and World Group II ties". Daviscup.com. 9 February 2023. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Draws announced for 2023 Davis Cup by Rakuten World Group I and World Group II play-offs". Daviscup.com. 20 September 2022. Archived from the original on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
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