ITF Press Release, December 5, 2021
The ITF and Kosmos Tennis have announced the draw for the 2022 Davis Cup by Rakuten Qualifiers, which took place in Madrid ahead of the 2021 final between Croatia and Russian Tennis Federation on Sunday.
The draws for the Davis Cup World Group I Play-offs and World Group II Play-offs were also held on Sunday. The Qualifiers, World Group I Play-offs and World Group II Play-offs will take place on 4-5 March – a total of 36 ties to be played on a home-and-away basis in 36 cities around the world.
Serbia and Great Britain have been announced as the two wild card nations for the Davis Cup by Rakuten Finals 2022. By reaching the 2021 final, Croatia and the Russian Tennis Federation have also secured automatic qualification for the 2022 Finals.
The 12 winning nations from the 2022 Qualifiers will advance to Finals, where they will join Croatia, Russian Tennis Federation, Great Britain and Serbia in a 16-nation line-up. The 12 losing nations from the Qualifiers will compete in the 2022 World Group I ties in September.
The 12 winning nations from the 2022 World Group I Play-offs will progress to the 2022 World Group I ties. The 12 losing nations will contest the 2022 World Group II ties.
The 12 winning nations from the 2022 World Group II Play-offs will progress to 2022 World Group II ties. The 12 losing nations will compete in regional Group III events later in 2022.
The 2022 World Group I and World Group II ties will all be played on a home-and-away basis on 16-17 or 17-18 September.
The 2022 Davis Cup by Rakuten Qualifiers draw in full 👇#DavisCupFinals #byRakuten pic.twitter.com/o3Uab0SNfk
— Davis Cup (@DavisCup) December 5, 2021
The outcomes of all three draws are listed below:
Qualifiers draw
France (s) (c*) v Ecuador
Spain (s) (c) v Romania
Finland (c) v Belgium (s)
USA (s) (c) v Colombia
Netherlands (c) v Canada (s)
Brazil (c) v Germany (s)
Slovakia (c) v Italy (s)
Australia (s) (c) v Hungary
Norway (c*) v Kazakhstan (s)
Sweden (s) (c) v Japan
Argentina (s) (c) v Czech Republic
Korea, Rep. (c*) v Austria (s)
(s) = seed; (c) = choice of ground; * = choice of ground decided by lot
World Group I Play-offs draw
Chile (s) (c*) v Slovenia
India (s) (c*) v Denmark
Uzbekistan (s) (c*) v Turkey
Portugal (s) (c) v Poland
Tunisia (c) v Bosnia and Herzegovina (s)
Israel (s) (c) v South Africa
New Zealand (c*) v Uruguay (s)
Ukraine (s) (c*) v Barbados
Pakistan (s) (c*) v Lithuania
Peru (s) (c) v Bolivia
Switzerland (c*) v Lebanon (s)
Belarus (c*) v Mexico (s)
(s) = seed; (c) = choice of ground; * = choice of ground decided by lot
World Group II Play-offs draw
China, P.R. (s) (c*) v Ireland
Dominican Republic (s) (c*) v Vietnam
Thailand (s) (c*) v Latvia
Guatemala (c*) v Chinese Taipei (s)
Indonesia (c*) v Venezuela (s)
Estonia (s) (c*) v Pacific Oceania
Egypt (s) (c) v Cyprus
Greece (s) (c*) v Jamaica
Morocco (s) (c) v Monaco
Bulgaria (s) (c*) v Paraguay
Zimbabwe (s) (c*) v El Salvador
Benin (c*) v Hong Kong, China (s)
(s) = seed; (c) = choice of ground; * = choice of ground decided by lot
