2026 Davis Cup
| Details | |
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| Duration | 6 February – 29 November 2026 |
| Edition | 114th |
| Champion | |
← 2025 2027 → | |
The 2026 Davis Cup is the 114th edition of the Davis Cup, a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. It is part of the 2026 ATP Tour calendar.[1]
Finals
Date: 24–29 November 2026
Venue: SuperTennis Arena Bologna Fiera, Bologna, Italy[2][3]
Surface: Hard indoor
The Finals will feature the host nation (Italy) and the seven winners from the Qualifiers second round.
H = Host
| Participating teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Italy (H) |
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Qualifiers
Bracket
| First round | Second round | |||||||
| 3 | Australia | |||||||
| Ecuador (c) | ||||||||
| Norway (c) | ||||||||
| 12 | Great Britain | |||||||
| First round | Second round | |||||||
| 5 | Netherlands | |||||||
| India (c) | ||||||||
| South Korea (c) | ||||||||
| 10 | Argentina | |||||||
| First round | Second round | |||||||
| 6 | United States | |||||||
| Hungary (c) | ||||||||
| Sweden | ||||||||
| 9 | Czechia (c) | |||||||
- (c) = choice of ground
Second round
Date: 18–20 September 2026
Fourteen teams will play for seven spots in the Finals, in series decided on a home and away basis.[4]
The qualification is as follows:
- The runners-up of the 2025 Davis Cup (Spain; promoted since 2025 champions Italy will host the Finals)
- 13 winners of the Qualifiers first round, held in February 2026
The 7 winning teams will play in the Finals alongside the host nation Italy.
First round
Date: 6–8 February 2026
Twenty-six teams will play for thirteen spots in the Qualifiers second Round, in series decided on a home and away basis.[5]
These twenty-six teams are:
- 6 teams from the 2025 Finals, excluding the Finals host nation and defending champion Italy and runner-up Spain
- 7 losing teams from the 2025 Davis Cup Qualifiers second round
- 13 winning teams from the 2025 World Group I
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 24 November 2025.[6]
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Unseeded teams
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| Home team | Score | Away team | Location | Venue | Surface |
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| Germany [1] | – | Peru | Düsseldorf | Castello Düsseldorf | Hard (i) |
| Ecuador | – | Australia [2] | |||
| Bulgaria | – | Belgium [3] | |||
| India | – | Netherlands [4] | Bengaluru | Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association | Hard |
| Hungary | – | United States [5] | Tatabánya | Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok | Clay (i) |
| France [6] | – | Slovakia | Le Portel | Le Chaudron | Hard (i) |
| Canada [7] | – | Brazil | Vancouver | Thunderbird Sports Centre | Hard (i) |
| Czechia [8] | – | Sweden | |||
| South Korea | – | Argentina [9] | Busan | Gijang Stadium | Hard (i) |
| Japan | – | Austria [10] | Tokyo | Ariake Coliseum | Hard (i) |
| Norway | – | Great Britain [11] | Bekkestua | Nadderud Arena | Hard (i) |
| Croatia [12] | – | Denmark | |||
| Chile | – | Serbia [13] | Santiago | Estadio Nacional | Clay |
World Group I
Play-offs
Date: 6–8 February 2026
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:
- 13 losing teams from 2025 World Group I
- 13 winning teams from 2025 World Group II
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.[7]
#: Nations Ranking as of 15 September 2025.[8]
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Seeded teams[7]
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Unseeded teams
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| Home team | Score | Away team | Location | Venue | Surface |
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| Hong Kong | – | Finland [1] | |||
| Switzerland [2] | – | Tunisia | Biel/Bienne | Swiss Tennis Arena | Hard (i) |
| China | – | Portugal [3] | |||
| Chinese Taipei [4] | – | Lebanon | Taipei | Taipei Tennis Center | Hard |
| New Zealand | – | Bosnia and Herzegovina [5] | Whangārei | McKay Stadium | Hard |
| Kazakhstan [6] | – | Monaco | Astana | Beeline Arena | Hard (i) |
| Israel [7] | – | Lithuania | Netanya | Netanya Arena | Hard |
| Slovenia | – | Turkiye [8] | |||
| Egypt | – | Poland [9] | |||
| Morocco | – | Colombia [10] | Casablanca | Union Sportive Marocaine Tennis Club | Clay |
| Greece [11] | – | Mexico | |||
| Paraguay | – | Romania [12] | |||
| Luxembourg | – | Ukraine [13] |
World Group II
Play-offs
Date: 6–8 February 2026
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:
- 13 losing teams from 2025 World Group II
- 13 teams from their Group III zone:
- 3 from Europe
- 3 from Asia/Oceania,
- 3 from Americas, and
- 3 from Africa
- 1 highest-ranked team from the teams finishing fourth in each of the four 2025 Regional Group III events (Jamaica).
The 13 winning teams from the play-offs will qualify for the World Group II and the 13 losing teams will play at the Group III of the corresponding continental zone.
#: Nations Ranking as of 15 September 2025.[9]
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Seeded teams[7]
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Unseeded teams
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| Home team | Score | Away team | Location | Venue | Surface |
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| Nigeria | – | Uzbekistan [1] | |||
| Ireland [2] | – | Syria | |||
| Jamaica | – | Uruguay [3] | |||
| Pakistan [4] | – | Senegal | |||
| Barbados [5] | – | Bolivia | |||
| Dominican Republic | – | Latvia [6] | |||
| Georgia [7] | – | Bermuda | |||
| South Africa [8] | – | Montenegro | Pretoria | Irene Country Club | Hard |
| Benin | – | El Salvador [9] | Cotonou | Sofitel Cotonou Marina Hotel & Spa | |
| Namibia | – | Estonia [10] | Windhoek | Central Tennis Club Olympia | Hard |
| Indonesia | – | Togo [11] | |||
| Thailand [12] | – | Puerto Rico | |||
| Cyprus [13] | – | North Macedonia | Nicosia | National Tennis Centre | Hard |
Group III
The top three nations of each continental zone will be promoted to the 2027 World Group II play-offs and the last two nations will be relegated to the 2027 Group IV.
Americas zone
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Europe zone
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Group IV
The top two nations of each continental zone will be promoted to the 2027 Group III and the last two nations from the Asia/Oceania and Africa zone will be relegated to the 2027 Group V.
Americas zone
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Europe zone
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Africa zone
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Group V
The top two nations of each continental zone will be promoted to the 2027 Group IV.
Asia/Oceania zone
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- Bhutan
- Oman
Africa zone
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Notes
References
- ^ "Davis Cup to become part of ATP Tour calendar in 2023". Reuters. 31 October 2022.
- ^ "Italy will host Davis Cup Final 8 for next three years". daviscup.com. 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Tickets on sale and venue confirmed for 2025 Davis Cup Final 8 in Bologna". daviscup.com. 25 March 2025.
- ^ "2025 Qualifiers". daviscup.com. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Tennis: 2026 Davis Cup Qualifiers draw - route to Final 8 announced as Italy earn finals bye, Spain start from second round". olympics.com. 23 November 2025.
- ^ "Davis Cup - Rankings". daviscup.com. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ a b c "Davis Cup World Group I and II Play-offs draw". Daviscup.com. 22 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ "Davis Cup - Rankings". Daviscup.com. 15 September 2025. Archived from the original on 22 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ "Davis Cup - Rankings". Daviscup.com. 15 September 2025. Archived from the original on 22 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.