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 progressed 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]

Seeded teams  China (#39)  Mexico (#43)   Switzerland (#44)  Dominican Republic (#46)  Lithuania (#47)  Thailand (#48)  Poland (#49)  Slovenia (#50)  Turkey (#51)  South Africa (#52)  Chinese Taipei (#53)  Barbados (#54)

Unseeded teams  Venezuela (#55)  Tunisia (#56)  Estonia (#57)  Greece (#58)  Bulgaria (#59)  Denmark (#60)  Morocco (#61)  Zimbabwe (#62)  Indonesia (#63)  El Salvador (#64)  Paraguay (#65)  Latvia (#66)

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	—	—	—
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 N/A N/A       not played 2 N/A N/A       not played 3 N/A N/A       not played 4 N/A N/A       not played 5 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 Dimitar Kuzmanov Luis Patiño 6 1 6 1     2 Adrian Andreev Gerardo López Villaseñor 6 3 1 6 2 6   3 Gabriel Donev / Alexandar Lazarov Hans Hach Verdugo / Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela 4 6 4 6     4 Dimitar Kuzmanov Gerardo López Villaseñor 6^6 7^8 6 4 6^5 7^7   5 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 Dominic Stricker Vladimir Ivanov 6 3 6 4     2 Henri Laaksonen Mattias Siimar 6 4 6 0     3 Marc-Andrea Hüsler / Dominic Stricker Vladimir Ivanov / Mattias Siimar 6 4 7^7 6^4     4 Henri Laaksonen Daniil Glinka 7^7 6^3 6 4     5 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 Malek Jaziri Nick Hardt 6 4 1 6 5 6 retired   2 Aziz Dougaz Roberto Cid Subervi 6 2 6 4     3 Aziz Dougaz / Aziz Ouakaa Roberto Cid Subervi / Nick Hardt 6 4 7^7 6^3     4 Aziz Ouakaa Roberto Cid Subervi 4 6 2 6     5 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 Petros Tsitsipas Ričardas Berankis 1 6 3 6     2 Michail Pervolarakis Laurynas Grigelis 6^6 7^8 6 3 5 7   3 Markos Kalovelonis / Petros Tsitsipas Ričardas Berankis / Laurynas Grigelis 2 6 5 7     4 Alexandros Skorilas Vilius Gaubas 6 4 6 4     5 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 Christian Sigsgaard Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul 6 3 6 2     2 August Holmgren Kasidit Samrej 3 6 7 5 6 2   3 Benjamin Hannestad / Frederik Nielsen Palaphoom Kovapitukted / Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul 6 3 6 1     4 August Holmgren Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul 6 4 6 4     5 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 Kacper Żuk Marcelo Arévalo 7^7 6^5 6 1     2 Kamil Majchrzak Lluis Miralles 6 0 6 0     3 Łukasz Kubot / Jan Zieliński Marcelo Arévalo / Lluis Miralles 6 4 6 2     4 Wojciech Marek Marcelo Arévalo 4 6 2 6     5 Kacper Żuk Lluis Miralles       not played

Slovenia vs. Paraguay

Slovenia 3	Tennis Centre Portoroz, Portorož, Slovenia[12] 17–18 September 2021 Clay		Paraguay 1
1 2 3 1 Tom Kočevar-Dešman Adolfo Daniel Vallejo 6 2 6 2     2 Bor Artnak Martín Antonio Vergara del Puerto 1 6 6 3 6 2   3 Tom Kočevar-Dešman / Matic Špec Adolfo Daniel Vallejo / Martín Antonio Vergara del Puerto 6 2 6 2     4 Sebastian Dominko Hernando José Escurra Isnardi 6 4 3 6 [7] [10]   5 Bor Artnak 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 Altuğ Çelikbilek Robert Strombachs 7^7 6^4 6 4     2 Cem İlkel Ernests Gulbis 6 4 6 1     3 Altuğ Çelikbilek / Cem İlkel Ernests Gulbis / Robert Strombachs 2 6 6 3 6 4   4 Ergi Kırkın Edgars Maņušis 6 1 6 2     5 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 Lloyd Harris Brandon Pérez 6 0 6 0     2 Philip Henning Ricardo Rodríguez-Pace 6 4 6 4     3 Lloyd Harris / Raven Klaasen Dimitri Badra / Luis David Martínez 6 2 6 4     4 Ruan Roelofse Dimitri Badra 6 4 7^7 6^5     5 Philip Henning Brandon Pérez       not played

Chinese Taipei vs. Morocco

Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei[15][note 2]		Morocco w/o
1 2 3 1 N/A N/A       not played 2 N/A N/A       not played 3 N/A N/A       not played 4 N/A N/A       not played 5 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 Darian King Gunawan Trismuwantara 6 1 6 1     2 Kaipo Marshall Justin Barki 2 6 4 6     3 Darian King / Haydn Lewis Justin Barki / Gunawan Trismuwantara 6 1 7^7 6^3     4 Darian King Justin Barki 6 2 6 4     5 Kaipo Marshall Gunawan Trismuwantara       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. "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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