Thursday, 31 January 2019

Davis Cup qualifiers this week

The 2019 Davis Cup (by BNP Paribas) Qualifiers will take place on 1-2 February 2019. Twenty-four nations will compete for the 12 qualifying spots for the new-look (horribly restructured in my and several other’s opinions) Davis Cup finals. The 12 losing nations will go on to compete in Zone Group competition in 2019. 


Six nations have already qualified for the 2019 Davis Cup finals - the 2018 semifinalists, Croatia, France, Spain and USA, and the 2019 wild cards, Argentina and Great Britain.


Brazil v Belgium (1)

  • Venue: Sabiazinho - Ginasio Presidente Tancredo Neves, Uberlândia, Brazil
  • Surface: Clay - Red Clay, Indoor
  • Ball: Wilson Tour Premier

Teams include:

Brazil: Doubles players Bruno Soares (5D), Marcelo Melo (12D)

Belgium: Doubles players Sander Gille (83D), Joran Vliegen (86D)


Uzbekistan v Serbia (2)

  • Venue: Saxovat Sport Servis Sport Complex, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
  • Surface: Hard - Rebound Ace Synpave, Indoor
  • Ball: Wilson US Open Extra Duty

Teams include:

Uzbekistan: Singles player Denis Istomin (105S)

Serbia: Singles players Dusan Lajovic (42S), Filip Krajinovic (72S)


Australia (3) v Bosnia/Herzegovina 

  • Venue: Memorial Drive Tennis Club, Adelaide, Australia
  • Surface: Hard - Plexicushion, Outdoor
  • Ball: Dunlop Australian Open (PET)

Teams include:

Australia: Singles players Alex de Minaur (28S), John Millman (36S)

Bosnia/Herzegovina: Singles players Damir Dzumhur (52S), Mirza Basic (99S)


India v Italy (4)

  • Venue: Calcutta South Club, Kolkata, India
  • Surface: Grass - Grass, Outdoor
  • Ball: Wilson US Open Extra Duty

Teams include:

India: Doubles players Rohan Bopanna (37D), Divij Sharan (40D)

Italy: Singles players Marco Cecchinato (19S), Andreas Seppi (37S)


Germany (5) v Hungary 

  •                 Venue: Fraport Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
  •                 Surface: Hard - DecoTurf, Indoor
  •                 Ball: Dunlop Australian Open (PET)

Teams include:

Germany: Singles players Alexander Zverev (3S), Philipp Kohlschreiber (32S)

Hungary: Singles player Attila Balazs (258S)


Switzerland (6) v Russia 

  •                Venue: Swiss Tennis Arena, Biel, Switzerland
  •                Surface: Hard - Rebound Ace GS 8 mm (M), Indoor
  •                Ball: Tretorn Serie+

Teams include:

Switzerland: Singles player Henri Laaksonen (142S)

Russia: Singles players Karen Khachanov (11S), Daniil Medvedev (16S)


Kazakhstan (7) v Portugal 

  • Venue: National Tennis Center, Astana, Kazakhstan
  • Surface: Hard - Greenset Grand Prix, Indoor
  • Ball: Wilson US Open Extra Duty

Teams include:

Kazakhstan: Singles player Mikhail Kukushkin (55S)

Portugal: Singles player Joao Sousa (39S)


Czech Republic (8) v Netherlands 

  • Venue: Ostravar Arena, Ostrava, Czech Republic
  • Surface: Hard - Novacrylic Ultracushion®, Indoor
  • Ball: Wilson Tour Premier All Court

Teams include:

Czech Republic: Singles player Jiri Vesely (97S)

Netherlands: Doubles players Jean-Julien Rojer (20D), Matwe Middelkoop (38D)


Colombia v Sweden (9)

  •                Venue: Palacio de los Deportes, Bogotá, Colombia
  •                Surface: Clay - Red Clay, Indoor
  •                Ball: Tretorn Plus (pressureless)

Teams include:

Colombia: Doubles players Juan-Sebastian Cabal (10D), Robert Farah (10D)

Sweden: Doubles player Robert Lindstedt (52D)


Austria (10) v Chile

  •          Venue: Salzburg Arena/Messezentrum Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
  • Surface: Clay - Red Clay, Indoor
  • Ball: Babolat French Open Roland-Garros

Teams include:

Austria: Singles player Dominic Thiem (8S)

Chile: Singles player Nicolas Jarry (41S)


Slovakia v Canada (11)

  •                Venue: NTC Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia
  •                Surface: Clay - Red Clay, Indoor
  •                Ball: Dunlop Fort Clay Court

Teams include:

Slovakia: Singles player Martín Klizan (38S)

Canada: Singles player Denis Shapovalov (25S)


China v Japan (12)

  •               Venue: Guangdong Olympic Sports Center Tennis Center, Guangzhou, China, P.R.
  •               Surface: Hard - TOPLUS MC Pro System, Outdoor         
  •               Ball: Head Davis Cup

Teams include:

China: Doubles player Mao-Xin Gong (95D)

Japan: Singles players Yoshihito Nishioka (66S), Taro Daniel (69S

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