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

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

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

Ukraine vs. Chinese Taipei


Ukraine
3		 Palace of Sports, Zaporizhia, Ukraine[3]
6–7 March 2020
Hard (i)
Chinese Taipei
2
1 2 3
1 Ukraine
Chinese Taipei		 Sergiy Stakhovsky
Tseng Chun-hsin		 6
3		 1
6 		2
6 		 
2 Ukraine
Chinese Taipei		 Illya Marchenko
Wu Tung-lin		 4
6 		4
6 		   
3 Ukraine
Chinese Taipei		 Denys Molchanov / Sergiy Stakhovsky
Hsieh Cheng-peng / Yang Tsung-hua		 64
77		 6
4		 6
4		  
4 Ukraine
Chinese Taipei		 Sergiy Stakhovsky
Wu Tung-lin		 77
63		 4
6 		6
3		  
5 Ukraine
Chinese Taipei		 Illya Marchenko
Tseng Chun-hsin		 6
3		 6
2		    

Pakistan vs. Slovenia


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


Bolivia
3		 Club de Tenis Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia[5]
6–7 March 2020
Clay
Dominican Republic
1
1 2 3
1 Bolivia
Dominican Republic		 Hugo Dellien
José Hernández-Fernández		 6
3		 6
4		    
2 Bolivia
Dominican Republic		 Federico Zeballos
Roberto Cid Subervi		 3
6 		4
6 		   
3 Bolivia
Dominican Republic		 Hugo Dellien / Federico Zeballos
Roberto Cid Subervi / Nick Hardt		 6
3		 6
2		    
4 Bolivia
Dominican Republic		 Hugo Dellien
Roberto Cid Subervi		 7
5		 6
4		    
5 Bolivia
Dominican Republic		 Federico Zeballos
José Hernández-Fernández		       not
played

Turkey vs. Israel


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


Bosnia and Herzegovina
3		 Arena Zenica, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina[7]
6–7 March 2020
Hard (i)
South Africa
1
1 2 3
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
South Africa		 Damir Džumhur
Ruan Roelofse		 77
63		 7
5		    
2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
South Africa		 Mirza Bašić
Lloyd Harris		 5
7 		2
6 		   
3 Bosnia and Herzegovina
South Africa		 Mirza Bašić / Tomislav Brkić
Raven Klaasen / Ruan Roelofse		 77
64		 6
3		    
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina
South Africa		 Damir Džumhur
Lloyd Harris		 6
1		 2
1		    
retired
5 Bosnia and Herzegovina
South Africa		 Mirza Bašić
Ruan Roelofse		       not
played

Mexico vs. Finland


Mexico
2		 Club Deportivo La Asunción, Metepec, Mexico[8]
6–7 March 2020
Clay
Finland
3
1 2 3
1 Mexico
Finland		 Manuel Sánchez
Patrik Niklas-Salminen		 4
6 		4
6 		   
2 Mexico
Finland		 Gerardo López Villaseñor
Otto Virtanen		 6
3		 65
77		 7
5		  
3 Mexico
Finland		 Santiago González / Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
Harri Heliövaara / Henri Kontinen		 3
6 		66
78		    
4 Mexico
Finland		 Gerardo López Villaseñor
Harri Heliövaara		 6
0		 77
62		    
5 Mexico
Finland		 Manuel Sánchez
Otto Virtanen		 2
6 		66
78		    

Lebanon vs. Thailand


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


New Zealand
3		 ASB Tennis Centre, Auckland, New Zealand[10]
6–7 March 2020
Hard
Venezuela
1
1 2 3
1 New Zealand
Venezuela		 Finn Tearney
Jordi Muñoz Abreu		 6
4		 6
4		    
2 New Zealand
Venezuela		 Ajeet Rai
Luis David Martínez		 7
5		 4
6 		2
6 		 
3 New Zealand
Venezuela		 Marcus Daniell / Artem Sitak
Luis David Martínez / Jordi Muñoz Abreu		 6
3		 77
63		    
4 New Zealand
Venezuela		 Rubin Statham
Brandon Pérez		 6
2		 63
77		 4
1		  
retired
5 New Zealand
Venezuela		 Finn Tearney
Luis David Martínez		       not
played

Peru vs. Switzerland


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


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


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


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

  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

  1. ↑ "2020 Davis Cup Play-offs draws on October 3". Daviscup.com. 1 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Draw made for World Group I and II Play-offs". Daviscup.com. 3 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "Ukraine v Chinese Taipei". Daviscup.com.
  4. ↑ "Pakistan v Slovenia". Daviscup.com.
  5. ↑ "Bolivia v Dominican Republic". Daviscup.com.
  6. ↑ "Turkey v Israel". Daviscup.com.
  7. ↑ "Bosnia and Herzegovina v South Africa". Daviscup.com.
  8. ↑ "Mexico v Finland". Daviscup.com.
  9. ↑ "Lebanon v Thailand". Daviscup.com.
  10. ↑ "Venezuela v New Zealand". Daviscup.com.
  11. ↑ "Peru v Switzerland". Daviscup.com.
  12. ↑ "Norway v Barbados". Daviscup.com.
  13. ↑ "Lithuania v Portugal". Daviscup.com.
  14. ↑ "Romania v China". Daviscup.com.
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