2020 Davis Cup World Group I play-offs

The 2020 Davis Cup World Group I play-offs were held on 6–9 March. The twelve winners of this round qualified for the 2020 Davis Cup World Group I while the twelve losers qualified for the 2020 Davis Cup World Group II.[1][2]

Teams

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Twenty-four teams played for twelve spots in the World Group I, in series decided on a home and away basis.

These twenty-four teams are:

  • 12 losing teams from their Group I zone.
  • 12 winning teams from their Group II zone.

The 12 winning teams from the play-offs would play at the World Group I and the 12 losing teams would play at the World Group II.

Results summary

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Home teamScoreAway teamLocationVenueSurface
 Ukraine3–2 Chinese TaipeiZaporizhiaPalace of SportsHard (i)
 Pakistan3–0 SloveniaIslamabadPakistan Sports ComplexGrass
 Bolivia3–1 Dominican RepublicSanta Cruz de la SierraClub de Tenis Santa CruzClay
 Turkey1–3 IsraelAntalyaClub Megasaray Tennis CentreClay
 Bosnia and Herzegovina3–1 South AfricaZenicaArena ZenicaHard (i)
 Mexico2–3 FinlandMetepecClub Deportivo La AsunciónClay
 Lebanon3–1 ThailandJouniehAutomobile and Touring Club of LebanonClay
 New Zealand3–1 VenezuelaAucklandASB Tennis CentreHard
 Peru3–1  SwitzerlandLimaClub Lawn Tennis de la ExposiciónClay
 Norway4–0 BarbadosOsloOslo Tennis ArenaHard (i)
 Lithuania0–4 PortugalŠiauliaiŠiauliai Tennis AcademyHard (i)
 Romaniaw/o ChinaPiatra NeamțPolyvalent HallHard (i)

China withdrew from its match against Romania because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

World Group I play-offs results

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Ukraine vs. Chinese Taipei

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Pakistan vs. Slovenia

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Pakistan
3
Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad, Pakistan[4]
8–9 March 2020
Grass

Slovenia
0
1 2 3
1 Pakistan
Slovenia
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Nik Razboršek
4
6
7
5
77
61
 
2 Pakistan
Slovenia
Aqeel Khan
Blaž Kavčič
0
6
78
66
6
4
 
3 Pakistan
Slovenia
Aqeel Khan / Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Blaž Kavčič / Tom Kočevar-Dešman
6
3
79
67
   
4 Pakistan
Slovenia
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Blaž Kavčič
      not
played
5 Pakistan
Slovenia
Aqeel Khan
Nik Razboršek
      not
played

Bolivia vs. Dominican Republic

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Turkey vs. Israel

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Turkey
1
Club Megasaray Tennis Centre, Antalya, Turkey[6]
6–7 March 2020
Clay

Israel
3
1 2 3
1 Turkey
Israel
Cem İlkel
Daniel Cukierman
64
77
2
6
   
2 Turkey
Israel
Altuğ Çelikbilek
Ben Patael
7
5
1
6
6
4
 
3 Turkey
Israel
Yankı Erel / Cem İlkel
Daniel Cukierman / Jonathan Erlich
3
6
1
6
   
4 Turkey
Israel
Cem İlkel
Edan Leshem
2
6
64
77
   
5 Turkey
Israel
Altuğ Çelikbilek
Daniel Cukierman
      not
played

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. South Africa

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Mexico vs. Finland

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Lebanon vs. Thailand

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Lebanon
3
Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon, Jounieh, Lebanon[9]
6–7 March 2020
Clay

Thailand
1
1 2 3
1 Lebanon
Thailand
Benjamin Hassan
Jirat Navasirisomboon
6
1
6
2
   
2 Lebanon
Thailand
Hasan Ibrahim
Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul
68
710
6
3
65
77
 
3 Lebanon
Thailand
Benjamin Hassan / Giovani Samaha
Kittirat Kerdlaphee / Phongsapak Kerdlaphee
6
3
67
79
6
0
 
4 Lebanon
Thailand
Benjamin Hassan
Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul
6
2
6
0
   
5 Lebanon
Thailand
Hasan Ibrahim
Jirat Navasirisomboon
      not
played

New Zealand vs. Venezuela

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Peru vs. Switzerland

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Peru
3
Club Lawn Tennis de la Exposición, Lima, Peru[11]
6–7 March 2020
Clay

Switzerland
1
1 2 3
1 Peru
Switzerland
Juan Pablo Varillas
Sandro Ehrat
77
64
77
63
   
2 Peru
Switzerland
Nicolás Álvarez
Henri Laaksonen
4
6
4
6
   
3 Peru
Switzerland
Sergio Galdós / Jorge Panta
Sandro Ehrat / Luca Margaroli
7
5
710
68
   
4 Peru
Switzerland
Juan Pablo Varillas
Henri Laaksonen
6
3
3
6
77
63
 
5 Peru
Switzerland
Nicolás Álvarez
Sandro Ehrat
      not
played

Norway vs. Barbados

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Norway
4
Oslo Tennis Arena, Oslo, Norway[12]
6–7 March 2020
Hard (i)

Barbados
0
1 2 3
1 Norway
Barbados
Viktor Durasovic
Darian King
6
4
6
2
   
2 Norway
Barbados
Casper Ruud
Haydn Lewis
6
2
6
2
   
3 Norway
Barbados
Viktor Durasovic / Casper Ruud
Haydn Lewis / Kaipo Marshall
6
3
6
2
   
4 Norway
Barbados
Lukas Hellum Lilleengen
Kaipo Marshall
6
2
6
1
   
5 Norway
Barbados
Viktor Durasovic
Haydn Lewis
      not
played

Lithuania vs. Portugal

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Lithuania
0
Šiauliai Tennis Academy, Šiauliai, Lithuania[13]
6–7 March 2020
Hard (i)

Portugal
4
1 2 3
1 Lithuania
Portugal
Laurynas Grigelis
Frederico Ferreira Silva
710
68
3
6
0
6
 
2 Lithuania
Portugal
Julius Tverijonas
João Sousa
1
6
3
6
   
3 Lithuania
Portugal
Laurynas Grigelis / Lukas Mugevičius
João Sousa / Pedro Sousa
3
6
1
6
   
4 Lithuania
Portugal
Laurynas Grigelis
Pedro Sousa
65
77
7
5
3
10
 
5 Lithuania
Portugal
Julius Tverijonas
Frederico Ferreira Silva
      not
played

Romania vs. China

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Romania
w/o
Polyvalent Hall, Piatra Neamț, Romania[14][note 1]
6–7 March 2020
Hard (i)

China
1 2 3
1 Romania
China
N/A
N/A
      not
played
2 Romania
China
N/A
N/A
      not
played
3 Romania
China
N/A
N/A
      not
played
4 Romania
China
N/A
N/A
      not
played
5 Romania
China
N/A
N/A
      not
played

Notes

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  1. China withdrew from the tie following the increased restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic which have resulted in team China being unable to travel to this tie.

References

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