Davis Cup Group I and Group II Ties: Teams Announced
The ITF has today announced the official team nominations (below) for the Davis Cup Group I and II ties taking place across Europe/Africa, Americas and Asia/Oceania. Ties will be played on either 13-14 or 14-15 September.
Twenty-two teams will contest Group I ties for a place in the 2020 Davis Cup by Rakuten Qualifiers. Among the Group I nominations announced today was No. 4 Dominic Thiem, who will lead Austria away against Finland, on 13-14 September. Pakistan and India will play the remaining Group I tie in November following the announcement of the postponement of the tie.
The weekend will also feature two Asia/Oceania Group II ties, four Europe/Africa Group II ties and two Americas Group II ties. In total, 10 Top-100 players will be in action across the Group I and II ties, including Thiem, Portugal’s Joao Sousa, Uruguay’s Pablo Cuevas and Norway’s Casper Ruud. Five of the world’s Top 20 doubles players have also been named.
Group III and IV round-robin events will also be taking place throughout the week – with No. 8 Stefanos Tsitsipas named in the Greece team vying for promotion in the Group III event in Athens, on 11-14 September.
EUROPE/AFRICA GROUP I
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA v CZECH REPUBLIC
Venue: Arena Zenica, Zenica, BIH (hard – indoor)
Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Mirza Basic
- Tomislav Brkic
- Nerman Fatic
- Darko Bojanovic
- Captain: Tomislav Brkic
Czech Republic
- Jiri Vesely
- Tomas Machac
- Jonas Forejtek
- Jiri Lehecka
- Dalibor Svrcina
- Captain: Jaroslav Navratil
SWEDEN v ISRAEL
Venue: Kungliga Tennishallen, Stockholm, SWE (hard – indoor)
Sweden
- Mikael Ymer
- Elias Ymer
- Markus Eriksson
- Gustav Hansson
- Andre Goransson
- Captain: Johan Hedsberg
Israel
- Dudi Sela
- Edan Leshem
- Yshai Oliel
- Daniel Cukierman
- Jonathan Erlich
- Captain: Harel Levy
FINLAND v AUSTRIA
Venue: Espoo Metro Areena, Espoo, FIN (hard – indoor)
Finland
- Emil Ruusuvuori
- Patrik Niklas-Salminen
- Harri Heliovaara
- Eero Vasa
- Henri Kontinen
- Captain: Jarkko Nieminen
Austria
- Dominic Thiem
- Dennis Novak
- Sebastian Ofner
- Jurgen Melzer
- Oliver Marach
- Captain: Stefan Koubek
HUNGARY v UKRAINE
Venue: Sport11 Sports, Leisure and Event Center, Budapest, HUN (clay – outdoor)
Hungary
- Marton Fucsovics
- Attila Balazs
- Zsombor Piros
- Peter Nagy
- Gabor Borsos
- Captain: Gabor Koves
Ukraine
- Sergiy Stakhovsky
- Illya Marchenko
- Eric Vanshelboim
- Denys Molchanov
- Captain: Andrei Medvedev
SLOVAKIA v SWITZERLAND
Venue: AXA Arena NTC, Bratislava, SVK (clay – outdoor)
Slovakia
- Martin Klizan
- Norbert Gombos
- Andrej Martin
- Filip Polasek
- Igor Zelenay
- Captain: Dominik Hrbaty
Switzerland
- Henri Laaksonen
- Sandro Ehrat
- Marc-Andrea Huesler
- Damien Wenger
- Jerome Kym
- Captain: Severin Luthi
BELARUS v PORTUGAL
Venue: Republic Olympic Tennis Center, Minsk, BLR (hard – indoor)
Belarus
- Egor Gerasimov
- Ilya Ivashka
- Uladzimir Ignatik
- Alexander Zgirovsky
- Andrei Vasilevski
- Captain: Igor Tikhonko
Portugal
- Joao Sousa
- Pedro Sousa
- Joao Domingues
- Frederico Ferreira Silva
- Captain: Rui Machado
ASIA/OCEANIA GROUP I
LEBANON v UZBEKISTAN
Venue: Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon (ATCL), Jounieh, LBN (clay – outdoor)
Uzbekistan
- Sanjar Fayziev
- Khumoyun Sultanov
- Saida’lo Saidkarimov
- Sergey Fomin
- Jurabek Karimov
- Captain: Farrukh Dustov
Lebanon
- Benjamin Hassan
- Hady Habib
- Giovani Samaha
- Roey Tabet
- Michel Saade
- Captain: Fadi Youssef
CHINA, P.R. v KOREA, REP.
Venue: Guiyang Olympic Sports Center Tennis Stadium, Guiyang, CHN (hard – indoor)
China, P.R.
- Bai Yan
- Li Zhe
- Zhang Ze
- Zhang Zhizhen
- Gong Mao-Xin
- Captain: Jiang Wei
Korea, Rep.
- Kwon Soonwoo
- Chung Yunseong
- Nam Ji Sung
- Hong Seong Chan
- Song Min-Kyu
- Captain: Chung Heesung
AMERICAS GROUP I
BRAZIL v BARBADOS
Venue: Sociedade Recreativa Mampituba, Criciuma, BRA (clay – outdoor)
Brazil
- Thiago Monteiro
- Joao Menezes
- Thiago Seyboth Wild
- Marcelo Melo
- Bruno Soares
- Captain: Jaime Oncins
Barbados
- Darian King
- Haydn Lewis
- Xavier Lawrence
- Captain: Damien Applewhaite
VENEZUELA v ECUADOR
Venue: Doral Park Country Club, Doral, USA (hard – outdoor)
Venezuela
- Jordi Munoz-Abreu
- Luis David Martinez
- Roberto Maytin
- Juan Lugo
- Captain: Maurice Ruah
Ecuador
- Emilio Gomez
- Roberto Quiroz
- Gonzalo Escobar
- Diego Hidalgo
- Antonio Cayetano March
- Captain: Raul Viver
URUGUAY v DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Venue: Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, URU (clay – outdoor)
Uruguay
- Pablo Cuevas
- Martin Cuevas
- Franco Roncadelli
- Francisco Llanes
- Emiliano Troche
- Captain: Enrique Perez-Cassarino
Dominican Republic
- Jose Hernandez-Fernandez
- Roberto Cid Subervi
- Nick Hardt
- Victor Estrella Burgos
- Jose Olivares
- Captain: Rafael Moreno
EUROPE/AFRICA GROUP II
SOUTH AFRICA v BULGARIA
Venue: Kelvin Grove Club, Cape Town, RSA (hard – outdoor)
South Africa
- Lloyd Harris
- Ruan Roelofse
- Raven Klaasen
- Philip Henning
- Captain: Marcos Ondruska
Bulgaria
- Dimitar Kuzmanov
- Alexandar Lazarov
- Alexander Donski
- Gabriel Donev
- Adrian Andreev
- Captain: Todor Enev
DENMARK v TURKEY
Venue: Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Risskov (Aarhus), DEN (hard – indoor)
Denmark
- August Holmgren
- Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune
- Frederik Nielsen
- Christian Sigsgaard
- Johannes Ingildsen
- Captain: Kenneth Carlsen
Turkey
- Cem Ilkel
- Altug Celikbilek
- Ergi Kirkin
- Yanki Erel
- Sarp Agabigun
- Captain: Haluk Akkoyun
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EGYPT v SLOVENIA
Venue: El Gezera Sporting Club, Cairo, EGY (clay – outdoor)
Egypt
- Mohamed Safwat
- Karim-Mohamed Maamoun
- Sherif Sabry
- Akram El Sallaly
- Captain: Mostafa Naim Dalam
Slovenia
- Aljaz Bedene
- Blaz Rola
- Nik Razborsek
- Tom Kocevar-Desman
- Tomas Lipovsek Puches
- Captain: Miha Mlakar
NORWAY v GEORGIA
Venue: Njaard Tennis klubb, Oslo, NOR (clay – outdoor)
Norway
- Casper Ruud
- Viktor Durasovic
- Lukas Hellum Lilleengen
- Simen Sunde Bratholm
- Andreja Petrovic
- Captain: Anders Haseth
Georgia
- Aleksandre Metreveli
- George Tsivadze
- Saba Purtseladze
- Aleksandre Bakshi
- Nikoloz Davlianidze
- Captain: David Kvernadze
ASIA/OCEANIA GROUP II
INDONESIA v NEW ZEALAND
Venue: Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Stadium, Jakarta, INA (hard – outdoor)
Indonesia
- David Agung Susanto
- Anthony Susanto
- M Rifki Fitriadi
- Ari Fahresi
- Captain: Febi Widhiyanto
New Zealand
- Ajeet Rai
- Rhett Purcell
- Michael Venus
- Marcus Daniell
- Artem Sitak
- Captain: Alistair Hunt
HONG KONG, CHINA v CHINESE TAIPEI
Venue: Victoria Park Tennis Stadium, Hong Kong, HKG (hard – outdoor)
Hong Kong, China
- Wong Hong Kit
- Yeung Pak Long
- Coleman Wong Chak Lam
- Kai Wai Yu
- Captain: Yu Hiu-Tung
Chinese Taipei
- Jung Jason
- Wu Tung-Lin
- Yang Tsung-Hua
- Tseng Chun Hsin
- Hsieh Cheng-Peng
- Captain: Lai Chien-Hao
AMERICAS GROUP II
PARAGUAY v MEXICO
Venue: Club Internacional de Tenis, Asuncion, PAR (clay – outdoor)
Paraguay
- Ayed Zatar
- Juan Borba
- Adolfo Daniel Vallejo
- Martin Antonio Vergara del Puerto
- Lucas Britez Risso
- Captain: Gustavo Ramirez
Mexico
- Lucas Gomez
- Manuel Sanchez
- Luis Patino
- Santiago Gonzalez
- Miguel-Angel Reyes-Varela
- Captain: Luis Diaz-Barriga
GUATEMALA v BOLIVIA
Venue: Federacion Nacional de Tenis, Guatemala, GUA (hard – outdoor)
Guatemala
- Wilfredo Gonzalez
- Stefan Emilio Gonzalez
- Franz Luna Lavidalie
- Sebastian Dominguez
- Captain: Anthony Benjamin Vasquez Rodas
Bolivia
- Hugo Dellien
- Federico Zeballos
- Juan Carlos Manuel Aguilar
- Boris Arias
- Captain: Oscar Blacutt
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