Draws announced for 2023 Davis Cup by Rakuten World Group I and World Group II Play-offs

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has announced the draws for the 2023 Davis Cup by Rakuten World Group I and World Group II Play-offs.

The draws, which took place at the ITF offices this afternoon, will see 48 nations competing in 24 ties, to be played in cities around the world on either 3-4 or 4-5 February 2023. The choice of dates are determined by the host nation.

Winning nations from the World Group I Play-offs will compete in World Group I ties in September 2023, alongside the 12 losing nations from the 2023 Qualifiers – which will also take place in February. The draw for the Qualifiers will be made at the Davis Cup Final 8 knockout stage in Malaga in November.

Losing nations from the World Group I Play-offs and winning nations from the World Group II Play-offs will compete in World Group II ties in September 2023. Losing nations from World Group II Play-offs will compete in Regional Group III events later in 2023.

The full draws are listed below.

World Group I Play-offs

Japan (1) (c)* v Poland Greece (c)* v Ecuador (2) China, P.R. (c)* v Brazil (3) Denmark (c) v India (4) Thailand (c)* v Romania (5) Latvia (c)* v Israel (6) Peru (7) (c)* v Ireland Mexico (8) (c)* v Chinese Taipei Ukraine (9) (c)* v Lebanon Turkey (10) (c) v Slovenia Lithuania (c) v Pakistan (11) New Zealand (12) (c)* v Bulgaria

(#) = seed; (c) = choice of ground; * = choice of ground decided by lot

World Group II Play-offs

Zimbabwe (c)* v Uruguay (1) Georgia (c)* v Bolivia (2) Tunisia (3) (c) v Cyprus Luxembourg (c) v South Africa (4) Barbados (5) (c)* v Pacific Oceania Monaco (c)* v Dominican Republic (6) Venezuela (c)* v Hong Kong, China (7) Jordan (c)* v El Salvador (8) Jamaica (c)* v Estonia (9) Egypt (10) (c)* v Paraguay Cote d’Ivoire (c)* v Morocco (11) Vietnam (c) v Indonesia (12)

(#) = seed; (c) = choice of ground; * = choice of ground decided by lot