2020 Davis Cup World Group II

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The 2020 Davis Cup World Group II was held on 5–6 March 2021 and 17–19 September 2021. The eight highest-ranked winners of the World Group II ties automatically progresed to the 2022 Davis Cup World Group I Play-offs. The four lowest-ranked teams took part in an additional knock-out tie in November 2021, with the two winners progressing to the 2022 Davis Cup World Group I Play-offs and two losers contesting the 2022 Davis Cup World Group II Play-offs. The losing nations from the World Group II ties will compete in the 2022 Davis Cup World Group II Play-offs.[1]

Teams[]

Twenty-four teams participated in the World Group II, in a series decided on a home and away basis. The seedings are based on the Nations Ranking of 9 March.[2]

These twenty-four teams were:

  • 12 losing teams from World Group I Play-offs:
  • 12 winning teams from World Group II Play-offs:

The 12 winning teams from the World Group II played at the World Group I Play-offs ,and the 12 losing teams played at the World Group II Play-offs in 2021.

#: Nations Ranking as of 9 March 2020.[3]

Results summary[]

Home team Score Away team Location Venue Surface
 Zimbabwe w/o  China [1] Harare Harare Sports Club Hard
 Bulgaria 1–3  Mexico [2] Sofia Sport Hall Sofia Hard (i)
  Switzerland [3] 5–0  Estonia Biel Swiss Tennis Arena Hard (i)
 Tunisia 3–2  Dominican Republic [4] Tunis Cité Nationale Sportive El Menzah Hard
 Greece 1–3  Lithuania [5] Heraklion Lyttos Beach Tennis Academy Hard
 Denmark 4–1  Thailand [6] Kolding Sydbank Arena Hard (i)
 Poland [7] 3–1  El Salvador Kalisz Arena Kalisz Hard (i)
 Slovenia [8] 3–1  Paraguay Portorož Tennis Centre Portoroz Clay
 Turkey [9] 4–0  Latvia Istanbul Enka Spor Kulubu Hard
 South Africa [10] 4–0  Venezuela New York (United States) Forest Hills Stadium Hard
 Chinese Taipei [11] w/o  Morocco N/A N/A N/A
 Barbados [12] 3–1  Indonesia Saint Michael National Tennis Centre Hard
  • China withdrew from its match against Zimbabwe because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
  • Chinese Taipei withdrew from its match against Morocco because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

World Group II results[]

Zimbabwe vs. China[]


Zimbabwe
w/o
Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe[5][note 1]
18–19 September 2021
Hard

China
1 2 3
1 Zimbabwe
China
N/A
N/A
      not
played
2 Zimbabwe
China
N/A
N/A
      not
played
3 Zimbabwe
China
N/A
N/A
      not
played
4 Zimbabwe
China
N/A
N/A
      not
played
5 Zimbabwe
China
N/A
N/A
      not
played

Bulgaria vs. Mexico[]


Bulgaria
1
Sport Hall Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria[6]
5–6 March 2021
Hard (i)

Mexico
3
1 2 3
1 Bulgaria
Mexico
Dimitar Kuzmanov
Luis Patiño
6
1
6
1
   
2 Bulgaria
Mexico
Adrian Andreev
Gerardo López Villaseñor
6
3
1
6
2
6
 
3 Bulgaria
Mexico
Gabriel Donev / Alexandar Lazarov
Hans Hach Verdugo / Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
4
6
4
6
   
4 Bulgaria
Mexico
Dimitar Kuzmanov
Gerardo López Villaseñor
66
78
6
4
65
77
 
5 Bulgaria
Mexico
Adrian Andreev
Luis Patiño
      not
played

Switzerland vs. Estonia[]


Switzerland
5
Swiss Tennis Arena, Biel, Switzerland[7]
17–18 September 2021
Hard (i)

Estonia
0
1 2 3
1 Switzerland
Estonia
Dominic Stricker
Vladimir Ivanov
6
3
6
4
   
2 Switzerland
Estonia
Henri Laaksonen
Mattias Siimar
6
4
6
0
   
3 Switzerland
Estonia
Marc-Andrea Hüsler / Dominic Stricker
Vladimir Ivanov / Mattias Siimar
6
4
77
64
   
4 Switzerland
Estonia
Henri Laaksonen
Daniil Glinka
77
63
6
4
   
5 Switzerland
Estonia
Jérôme Kym
Siim Troost
6
3
6
1
   

Tunisia vs. Dominican Republic[]


Tunisia
3
Cité Nationale Sportive El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia[8]
17–18 September 2021
Hard

Dominican Republic
2
1 2 3
1 Tunisia
Dominican Republic
Malek Jaziri
Nick Hardt
6
4
1
6
5
6
retired
 
2 Tunisia
Dominican Republic
Aziz Dougaz
Roberto Cid Subervi
6
2
6
4
   
3 Tunisia
Dominican Republic
Aziz Dougaz / Aziz Ouakaa
Roberto Cid Subervi / Nick Hardt
6
4
77
63
   
4 Tunisia
Dominican Republic
Aziz Ouakaa
Roberto Cid Subervi
4
6
2
6
   
5 Tunisia
Dominican Republic
Aziz Dougaz
Nick Hardt
6
3
6
4
   

Greece vs. Lithuania[]


Greece
1
Lyttos Beach Tennis Academy, Heraklion, Greece[9]
18–19 September 2021
Hard

Lithuania
3
1 2 3
1 Greece
Lithuania
Petros Tsitsipas
Ričardas Berankis
1
6
3
6
   
2 Greece
Lithuania
Michail Pervolarakis
Laurynas Grigelis
66
78
6
3
5
7
 
3 Greece
Lithuania
Markos Kalovelonis / Petros Tsitsipas
Ričardas Berankis / Laurynas Grigelis
2
6
5
7
   
4 Greece
Lithuania
Alexandros Skorilas
Vilius Gaubas
6
4
6
4
   
5 Greece
Lithuania
Petros Tsitsipas
Laurynas Grigelis
      not
played

Denmark vs. Thailand[]


Denmark
4
Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark[10]
17–18 September 2021
Hard (i)

Thailand
1
1 2 3
1 Denmark
Thailand
Christian Sigsgaard
Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul
6
3
6
2
   
2 Denmark
Thailand
August Holmgren
Kasidit Samrej
3
6
7
5
6
2
 
3 Denmark
Thailand
Benjamin Hannestad / Frederik Nielsen
Palaphoom Kovapitukted / Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul
6
3
6
1
   
4 Denmark
Thailand
August Holmgren
Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul
6
4
6
4
   
5 Denmark
Thailand
Johannes Ingildsen
Kasidit Samrej
5
7
3
6
   

Poland vs. El Salvador[]


Poland
3
Arena Kalisz, Kalisz, Poland[11]
5–6 March 2021
Hard (i)

El Salvador
1
1 2 3
1 Poland
El Salvador
Kacper Żuk
Marcelo Arévalo
77
65
6
1
   
2 Poland
El Salvador
Kamil Majchrzak
6
0
6
0
   
3 Poland
El Salvador
Łukasz Kubot / Jan Zieliński
Marcelo Arévalo / 
6
4
6
2
   
4 Poland
El Salvador
Wojciech Marek
Marcelo Arévalo
4
6
2
6
   
5 Poland
El Salvador
Kacper Żuk
      not
played

Slovenia vs. Paraguay[]


Slovenia
3
Tennis Centre Portoroz, Portorož, Slovenia[12]
18 September 2021
Clay

Paraguay
1
1 2 3
1 Slovenia
Paraguay
Tom Kočevar-Dešman
Adolfo Daniel Vallejo
6
2
6
2
   
2 Slovenia
Paraguay

1
6
6
3
6
2
 
3 Slovenia
Paraguay
Tom Kočevar-Dešman / Matic Špec
Adolfo Daniel Vallejo / 
6
2
6
2
   
4 Slovenia
Paraguay

6
4
3
6
[7]
[10]
 
5 Slovenia
Paraguay

Adolfo Daniel Vallejo
      not
played

Turkey vs. Latvia[]


Turkey
4
Enka Spor Kulubu, Istanbul, Turkey[13]
18–19 September 2021
Hard

Latvia
0
1 2 3
1 Turkey
Latvia
Altuğ Çelikbilek
Robert Strombachs
77
64
6
4
   
2 Turkey
Latvia
Cem İlkel
Ernests Gulbis
6
4
6
1
   
3 Turkey
Latvia
Altuğ Çelikbilek / Cem İlkel
Ernests Gulbis / Robert Strombachs
2
6
6
3
6
4
 
4 Turkey
Latvia
Ergi Kırkın
6
1
6
2
   
5 Turkey
Latvia
Cem İlkel
Robert Strombachs
      not
played

South Africa vs. Venezuela[]


South Africa
4
Forest Hills Stadium, New York, United States[14]
18–19 September 2021
Hard

Venezuela
0
1 2 3
1 South Africa
Venezuela
Lloyd Harris
Brandon Pérez
6
0
6
0
   
2 South Africa
Venezuela
Philip Henning
Ricardo Rodríguez-Pace
6
4
6
4
   
3 South Africa
Venezuela
Lloyd Harris / Raven Klaasen
 / Luis David Martínez
6
2
6
4
   
4 South Africa
Venezuela
Ruan Roelofse
6
4
77
65
   
5 South Africa
Venezuela
Philip Henning
Brandon Pérez
      not
played

Chinese Taipei vs. Morocco[]


Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei[15][note 2]


Morocco
w/o
1 2 3
1 Chinese Taipei
Morocco
N/A
N/A
      not
played
2 Chinese Taipei
Morocco
N/A
N/A
      not
played
3 Chinese Taipei
Morocco
N/A
N/A
      not
played
4 Chinese Taipei
Morocco
N/A
N/A
      not
played
5 Chinese Taipei
Morocco
N/A
N/A
      not
played

Barbados vs. Indonesia[]


Barbados
3
National Tennis Centre, Saint Michael, Barbados[16]
17–18 September 2021
Hard

Indonesia
1
1 2 3
1 Barbados
Indonesia
Darian King
6
1
6
1
   
2 Barbados
Indonesia

Justin Barki
2
6
4
6
   
3 Barbados
Indonesia
Darian King / Haydn Lewis
Justin Barki / 
6
1
77
63
   
4 Barbados
Indonesia
Darian King
Justin Barki
6
2
6
4
   
5 Barbados
Indonesia

      not
played

Notes[]

  1. ^ China withdrew from the tie due to travel restrictions.[4]
  2. ^ Chinese Taipei withdrew from the tie after the Davis Cup Committee considered the Covid-19 restrictions and protocols proposed for the tie by the Chinese Taipei Tennis Association and determined it unfeasible for the tie to be held at home.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "2020 Davis Cup Play-offs draws on October 3". Daviscup.com. 1 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Seeds announced for Davis Cup Finals 2020". Daviscup.com. 9 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Davis Cup - Rankings". Daviscup.com. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d "Davis Cup World Group II venue updates". Daviscup.com. 6 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Zimbabwe v China". Daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Mexico v Bulgaria". Daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Switzerland v Estonia". Daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Tunisia v Dominican Republic". Daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Greece v Lithuania". Daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Denmark v Thailand". Daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Poland v El Salvador". Daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Slovenia v Paraguay". Daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Turkey v Latvia". Daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "South Africa v Venezuela". Daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Chinese Taipei v Morocco". Daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Barbados v Indonesia". Daviscup.com.

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