Draw announced for 2026 Davis Cup World Group I and World Group II Play-offs

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has announced the draw for the 2026 Davis CupWorld Group I and II Play-offs, which was made at the ITF offices in London on Tuesday.

The draws will see 52 nations competing in 26 home-and-away ties, to be played in cities around the world on either 6-7 February or 7-8 February 2026. The choice of dates is determined by the home nation.

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Winning nations from the 2026 World Group I Play-offs will compete in World Group I ties in September alongside the losing nations from the 2026 Qualifiers 1st Round. Losing nations from the 2026 World Group I Play-offs and winning nations from the 2026 World Group II Play-offs will compete in World Group II ties in September. Losing nations from the 2026 World Group II Play-offs will compete in regional Group III events later in the year.

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The full line-up for the 2026 World Group I and II Play-offs was confirmed following the conclusion of the 2025 World Group I and II ties on Sunday 14 September. The World Group I Play-offs will be contested by the 13 nations that lost their 2025 World Group I tie and the 13 nations that won their 2025 World Group II tie. The World Group II Play-offs will be contested by the 13 nations that lost their 2025 World Group II tie and the 13 promoted nations from the 2025 Regional Group III events.

The full draws are listed below.

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2026 World Group I Play-offs

Finland (1) v Hong Kong, China (c)*

Switzerland (2) (c) v Tunisia

Portugal (3) v China, P.R. (c)*

Chinese Taipei (4) (c) v Lebanon

Bosnia and Herzegovina (5) v New Zealand (c)*

Kazakhstan (6) (c)* v Monaco

Israel (7) (c)* v Lithuania

Turkiye (8) v Slovenia (c)

Poland (9) v Egypt (c)

Colombia (10) v Morocco (c)*

Greece (11) (c)* v Mexico

Romania (12) v Paraguay (c)*

Ukraine (13) v Luxembourg (c)*

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

2026 World Group II Play-offs

Uzbekistan (1) v Nigeria (c)*

Ireland (2) (c)* v Syria

Uruguay (3) v Jamaica** (c)

Pakistan (4) (c)* v Senegal

Barbados (5) (c) v Bolivia

Latvia (6) v Dominican Republic (c)

Georgia (7) (c)* v Bermuda

South Africa (8) (c)* v Montenegro

El Salvador (9) v Benin (c)*

Estonia (10) v Namibia (c)*

Togo (11) v Indonesia (c)

Thailand (12) (c)* v Puerto Rico

Cyprus (13) (c)* v North Macedonia

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

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**Jamaica qualified as the nation with the highest Nations Ranking from the teams finishing fourth in each of the four 2025 Regional Group III events (Africa, Americas, Asia/Oceania and Europe)

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Courtesy of ITF. Top photo credit: Jose Campos/PME Images.