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