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Duration | 31 January – 25 November 2025 |
Edition | 113th |
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The 2025 Davis Cup is the 113th edition of the Davis Cup, a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. It is part of the 2025 ATP Tour calendar. [1]
The tournament's format was changed this year. Under the new format, the September stage (Qualifiers second round) will feature seven home-or-away ties held over two days. The seven winning teams will join the host nation in the Final 8 knock-out stage in November. [2] [3] The host country will be awarded a spot in the Final 8 as long as it is ranked in the top 50 nations or one of its players has an individual ranking in the top 10. If these criteria are not met, the last spot in the Final 8 will be reallocated to a different country as a wild card.
Date: 18–23 November 2025
Venue: Unipol Arena, Bologna, Italy [4] [5]
Surface: Hard indoor
The Final 8 will feature the host nation (Italy) and the seven winners from the Qualifiers second round.
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14 | Argentina | |||||||
1 | Netherlands | |||||||
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4 | Germany | |||||||
Israel (c) | ||||||||
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11 | Great Britain | |||||||
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5 | United States | |||||||
Chinese Taipei (c) | ||||||||
South Korea | ||||||||
10 | Czech Republic (c) | |||||||
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6 | Serbia | |||||||
Denmark (c) | ||||||||
Switzerland (c) | ||||||||
9 | Spain | |||||||
Date: 12–14 September 2025
Fourteen teams will play for seven spots in the Final 8, in series decided on a home and away basis. [6]
The qualification is as follows:
The 7 winning teams will play in the Final 8 alongside the host nation.
Date: 30 January–2 February 2025
Twenty-six teams will play for thirteen spots in the Qualifiers second Round, in series decided on a home and away basis. [6]
These twenty-six teams are:
The 13 winning teams will play at the Qualifiers second round and the 13 losing teams will play at the World Group I.
#: Nations Ranking as of 25 November 2024. [7]
Seeded teams
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Home team | Score | Away team | Location | Venue | Surface |
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Sweden | – | Australia [1] | Stockholm | Kungliga Tennishallen | Hard (i) |
Canada [2] | – | Hungary | Montreal | IGA Stadium | Hard (i) |
Israel | – | Germany [3] | |||
Chinese Taipei | – | United States [4] | Taipei | Taipei Tennis Center | Hard (i) |
Denmark | – | Serbia [5] | Copenhagen | Royal Arena | Hard (i) |
Croatia [6] | – | Slovakia | Osijek | Gradski vrt Hall | Hard (i) |
France [7] | – | Brazil | Orléans | Palais des Sports | Hard (i) |
Switzerland | – | Spain [8] | Biel/Bienne | Swiss Tennis Arena | Hard (i) |
Czech Republic [9] | – | South Korea | Ostrava | RT Torax Arena | Hard (i) |
Japan | – | Great Britain [10] | Miki | Bourbon Beans Dome | Hard (i) |
Austria | – | Finland [11] | Schwechat | Multiversum Schwechat | Clay (i) |
Belgium [12] | – | Chile | Hasselt | Sporthal Alverberg | Hard (i) |
Norway | – | Argentina [13] | Fjellhamar | Fjellhamar Arena | Hard (i) |
Date: 12–14 September 2025
Twenty-six teams will participate in the World Group I, in series decided on a home and away basis.
These twenty-six teams are:
The 13 winning teams from the World Group I will play in the Qualifiers first round and the 13 losing teams will play in the World Group I play-offs in 2026.
Date: 31 January–2 February 2025
Twenty-six teams will play for thirteen spots in the World Group I, in series decided on a home and away basis.
These twenty-six teams are:
The 13 winning teams from the play-offs will qualify for the World Group I and the 13 losing teams will play at the World Group II.
#: Nations Ranking as of 18 September 2024. [7]
Seeded teams | Unseeded teams
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Home team | Score | Away team | Location | Venue | Surface |
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Kazakhstan [1] | – | Pakistan | |||
Monaco | – | Portugal [2] | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (France) | Monte Carlo Country Club | Clay |
Uzbekistan | – | Bosnia and Herzegovina [3] | |||
Colombia [4] | – | Barbados | Ibagué | Complejo de Raqueta | Clay |
Turkey [5] | – | Mexico | |||
Lebanon | – | Peru [6] | |||
Tunisia | – | Ukraine [7] | |||
Ecuador [8] | – | Uruguay | Salinas | Salinas Golf y Tenis Club | Hard |
Romania [9] | – | Bulgaria | |||
India [10] | – | Togo | New Delhi | DLTA Complex | Hard |
Greece [11] | – | Egypt | Ano Liosia | Ano Liosia Olympic Hall | Hard (i) |
Luxembourg | – | Lithuania [12] | Luxembourg City | d'Coque | Hard (i) |
Georgia | – | Poland [13] | Tbilisi | Tbilisi Sports Palace | Hard (i) |
Date: 12–14 September 2025
Twenty-six teams will participate in the World Group II, in series decided on a home and away basis.
These twenty-six teams are:
The 13 winning teams from the World Group II will play in the World Group I play-offs and the 13 losing teams will play in the World Group II play-offs in 2026.
Date: 31 January–2 February 2025
Twenty-six teams will play for thirteen spots in the World Group II, in series decided on a home and away basis.
These twenty-six teams are:
The 13 winning teams from the play-offs will play at the World Group II and the 13 losing teams will play at the 2025 Group III of the corresponding continental zone.
#: Nations Ranking as of 18 September 2024. [7]
Seeded teams
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Home team | Score | Away team | Location | Venue | Surface |
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Benin | – | Latvia [1] | |||
Jamaica | – | New Zealand [2] | Kingston | Eric Bell National Tennis Centre | Hard |
Saudi Arabia | – | Ireland [3] | Riyadh | Net Tennis Academy | Hard |
Zimbabwe | – | Morocco [4] | Harare | Harare Sports Club | Hard |
South Africa [5] | – | Nigeria | Pretoria | Groenkloof Tennis Club | Hard |
El Salvador [6] | – | Moldova | Santa Tecla | Cancha Estadio Rafael Arévalo | Hard |
Namibia | – | Hong Kong [7] | Windhoek | Central Tennis Club | Hard |
Estonia [8] | – | Venezuela | Tallinn | Forus Tennisecenter Tondi | Hard (i) |
Dominican Republic | – | Bolivia [9] | Santo Domingo | Centro Nacional de Tenis Parque del Este | Hard |
Slovenia [10] | – | Indonesia | Velenje | Bela dvorana Velenje | Clay (i) |
China [11] | – | Montenegro | Beijing | Beijing Tennis Administration Centre | Hard (i) |
Paraguay [12] | – | Syria | Asunción | Club Internacional de Tenis | Clay |
Cyprus | – | Thailand [13] | Nicosia | Nicosia Field Club | Clay |
The top three nations of each continental zone will be promoted to the 2026 World Group II play-offs and the last two nations will be relegated to the 2026 Group IV.
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The top two nations of each continental zone will be promoted to the 2026 Group III and the last two nations from the Asia/Oceania and Africa zone will be relegated to the 2026 Group V.
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