2025 Davis Cup Explained

The 2025 Davis Cup was the 113th edition of the Davis Cup, a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. It was part of the 2025 ATP Tour calendar.[1]

The tournament's format was changed that year. Under the new format, the September stage (Qualifiers second round) featured seven home-or-away ties held over two days. The seven winning teams joined the host nation in the Finals (also known as the Final 8) knock-out stage in November.[2] [3] The host country would be awarded a spot in the Finals as long as it was ranked in the top 50 nations or one of its players had an individual ranking in the top 10. If these criteria were not met, the last spot in the Finals would be reallocated to a different country as a wild card.

Finals

See main article: article and 2025 Davis Cup Finals. Date: 18–23 November 2025
Venue: SuperTennis Arena, Bologna, Italy[4] [5]
Surface: Hard indoor

The Finals featured the host nation (Italy) and the seven winners from the Qualifiers second round.
H = Host

Bracket

Qualifiers

Second round

See main article: article and 2025 Davis Cup Qualifiers second round. Date: 12–14 September 2025

Fourteen teams will play for seven spots in the Finals, in series decided on a home and away basis.[6]

The qualification is as follows:

The 7 winning teams will play in the Finals alongside the host nation.

width=180 Home team !Score width=180 Away team !Location Venue Surface
[1] 1–3 [14] GroningenHard (i)
[2] 2–3 [13] Hard
2–3 Hard (i)
0–4 [4] Hard (i)
[5] 2–3 [10] Hard
[9] 3–2 Clay
[7] 1–3 [8] Clay (i)

First round

See main article: article and 2025 Davis Cup Qualifiers first round. 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

  1. (#2)
  2. (#3)
  3. (#5)
  4. (#6)
  5. (#7)
  6. (#8)
  7. (#9)
  8. (#10)
  9. (#11)
  10. (#12)
  11. (#13)
  12. (#14)
  13. (#15)

Unseeded teams

width=180 Home team !Score width=180 Away team !Location Venue Surface
1–3 [1] Hard (i)
[2] 2–3 Hard (i)
1–3 [3] Vilnius (Lithuania) Hard (i)
0–4 [4] Taipei Tennis Center Hard (i)
3–2 [5] Hard (i)
[6] 3–1 Hard (i)
[7] 4–0 Hard (i)
1–3 [8] Swiss Tennis Arena Hard (i)
[9] 4–0 RT Torax Arena Hard (i)
3–2 [10] Bourbon Beans Dome Hard (i)
4–0 [11] Multiversum Schwechat Clay (i)
[12] 3–1 Sporthal Alverberg Hard (i)
2–3 [13] Fjellhamar Arena Hard (i)

World Group I

See main article: article and 2025 Davis Cup World Group 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.

Nations Ranking as of 3 February 2025.[8]

Seeded teams

  1. (#6)
  2. (#14)
  3. (#15)
  4. (#16)
  5. (#17)
  6. (#19)
  7. (#21)
  8. (#23)
  9. (#24)
  10. (#25)
  11. (#26)
  12. (#27)
  13. (#28)

Unseeded teams

width=180Home team !Score width=180Away team !Location Venue Surface
[1] 4–0 Hard (i)
3–2 [2] TC Lokomotiv Clay
[3] 3–1 Hard (i)
1–3 [4] Polsat Plus Arena Hard (i)
[5] 4–0 Parque Deportivo Estadio Nacional Clay
1–3 [6] Hard
[7] 3–1 Hard (i)
[8] 3–1 ChuncheonChuncheon Songam Sports Park Tennis Court Hard
[9] 1–3 Swiss Tennis Arena Hard (i)
[10] 3–2 Hard (i)
3–1 [11] Club Lawn Tennis de la Exposición Clay
[12] 2–3 Taipei Tennis Centre Hard (i)
3–2 [13] Club Rancho San Francisco Clay

Play-offs

See main article: article and 2025 Davis Cup World Group I play-offs. 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.[9]

Seeded teams

  1. (#21)
  2. (#26)
  3. (#30)
  4. (#32)
  5. (#33)
  6. (#34)
  7. (#35)
  8. (#36)
  9. (#37)
  10. (#38)
  11. (#39)
  12. (#40)
  13. (#41)

Unseeded teams

width=180Home team !Score width=180Away team !Location Venue Surface
[1] 4–0 Hard (i)
2–3 [2] Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (France) Clay
1–3 [3] Olympic Tennis School Hard (i)
[4] 3–2 Complejo de Raqueta Clay
[5] 5–0 Tenis Eskrim Dağcılık SK Hard (i)
0–4 [6] Cairo (Egypt) Smash Sporting Club Clay
3–2 [7] Hard (i)
[8] 3–1 Salinas Golf y Tenis Club Hard
[9] 1–3 Hard (i)
[10] 4–0 DLTA Complex Hard
[11] 3–2 Ace Tennis Club Clay (i)
3–1 [12] Hard (i)
0–4 [13] Hard (i)

World Group II

See main article: article and 2025 Davis Cup World Group II.

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.

Nations Ranking as of 3 February 2025.[8]

Seeded teams

  1. (#40)
  2. (#42)
  3. (#43)
  4. (#44)
  5. (#45)
  6. (#46)
  7. (#48=)
  8. (#48=)
  9. (#50)
  10. (#51)
  11. (#52)
  12. (#53=)
  13. (#53=)

Unseeded teams

width=180Home team !Score width=180Away team !Location Venue Surface
[1] 4–0 Antalya (Turkey) Megasaray Club Belek Clay
1–3 [2] Federación Salvadoreña de Tenis Hard
[3] 4–0 Hard (i)
1–3 [4] Stade de Tennis FTT Hard
3–1 [5] Victoria Park Tennis Stadium Hard
[6] 1–3 Hard (i)
1–3 [7] National Tennis Centre Hard
[8] 3–1 Hard (i)
4–0 [9] Tennis Academy Breskvar Hard
1–4 [10] Groenkloof Tennis Club Hard
[11] 4–0 Cairo (Egypt) Palm Hill Sports Club Clay
3–1 [12] Club Internacional de Tenis Clay
1–3 [13] Hard (i)

Play-offs

See main article: article and 2025 Davis Cup World Group II play-offs. 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.[9]

Seeded teams

  1. (#46=)
  2. (#46=)
  3. (#52)
  4. (#54=)
  5. (#57)
  6. (#58)
  7. (#59)
  8. (#60)
  9. (#62)
  10. (#63)
  11. (#64)
  12. (#65)
  13. (#66)

Unseeded teams

width=180Home team !Score width=180Away team !Location Venue Surface
3–2 [1] Sofitel Marina Hotel Hard
2–3 [2] Eric Bell National Tennis Centre Hard
0–5 [3] Net Tennis Academy Hard
0–4 [4] Hard
[5] 3–1 Groenkloof Tennis Club Hard
[6] 3–2 Cancha Estadio Rafael Arévalo Hard
2–3 [7] Central Tennis Club Hard
[8] 4–0 Forus Tennisecenter Tondi Hard (i)
3–1 [9] Hard
[10] 4–0 Bela dvorana Velenje Clay (i)
[11] 4–0 Hard
[12] w/o Club Internacional de Tenis Clay
4–0 [13] Nicosia Field Club Clay

Group III

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.

Americas zone

Dates: Week of 9 June 2025
Location: Costa Rica Country Club, San José, Costa Rica (hard, indoors)

Participating teams

Promotions/Relegations

Asia/Oceania zone

Dates: Week of 14 July 2025
Location: Hanaka Paris Ocean Park, Bắc Ninh, Vietnam (hard)

Participating teams

Withdrawn

Promotions/Relegations

Europe zone

Dates: Week of 9 June 2025
Location: Tennis Club JUG, Skopje, North Macedonia (clay)

Participating teams

Promotions/Relegations

Africa zone

Dates: Week of 11 August 2025
Location: Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)

Participating teams

Promotions/Relegations

Group IV

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.

Americas zone

Date: Week of August 4
Location: National Racquet Sports Centre, Tacarigua, Trinidad and Tobago (hard)

Participating teams

Withdrawn

Inactive teams

Promotions

Asia/Oceania zone

Dates: Week of 14 July 2025
Location: National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (hard)

Participating teams

Promotions/Relegations

Europe zone

Dates: Week of 9 June 2025
Location: National Sport Park, Tirana, Albania (hard)

Participating teams

Inactive teams

Promotions

Africa zone

Dates: Week of 9 June 2025
Location: Academia de Ténis Kikuxi Villas Club, Luanda, Angola (hard)

Participating teams

Promotions/Relegations

Group V

The top two nations of each continental zone will be promoted to the 2026 Group IV.

Asia/Oceania zone

Dates: Week of 17 November 2025
Location: Bahrain Tennis Federation Polytechnic University, Isa Town, Bahrain (hard)

Participating teams

Withdrawn

Inactive teams

Promotions

Africa zone

Date: Week of 21 July 2025
Location: National Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana (hard)

Participating teams

Inactive teams

Promotions

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Davis Cup to become part of ATP Tour calendar in 2023. Reuters. 31 October 2022.
  2. Web site: 2025 Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup Structures Announced. 4 October 2024. daviscup.com.
  3. Web site: 2025 Format Explained. daviscup.com. 14 October 2024.
  4. Web site: Italy will host Davis Cup Final 8 for next three years. daviscup.com. 2 December 2024.
  5. Web site: Tickets on sale and venue confirmed for 2025 Davis Cup Final 8 in Bologna. daviscup.com. 25 March 2025.
  6. Web site: 2025 Qualifiers. daviscup.com. 2 December 2024.
  7. News: Davis Cup - Rankings. daviscup.com. 14 October 2024.
  8. News: Davis Cup - Rankings. daviscup.com. 3 February 2025. 6 February 2025. https://web.archive.org/web/20250206070420/https://www.daviscup.com/en/rankings/current-rankings.aspx. live.
  9. News: Davis Cup - Rankings. daviscup.com. 18 September 2024. 24 September 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240924013102/https://www.daviscup.com/en/rankings/current-rankings.aspx. live.