Draws Announced for 2023 Davis Cup World Groups I and II Play-offs
September 20, 2022
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