Italy defeated Australia 2–0 in the final of the 2023 Davis Cup. It was Italy's second Davis Cup title, having previously won in 1976.[1]
The Finals, formerly known as World Group, were the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2023. They took place from 12 to 17 September and from 21 to 26 November 2023. The ties were contested in a best-of-three rubbers format and played on one day. There were two singles followed by a doubles.[2]Canada was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Finland.
Group stage
Participating teams
16 nations took part in the group stage of the finals. The qualification was as follows:
2 finalists of the 2022 Finals (Australia and Canada)
The seedings were based on the Davis Cup Ranking of 6 February 2023. The winner of the 2022 Finals Canada were seeded No. 1 and Australia, as runners-up in 2022, were seeded No. 2, with Spain and Croatia also seeded based on the latest Davis Cup nations ranking.
The remaining 12 nations were distributed in Pots 2–4 according to the latest Davis Cup nations ranking. Four host nations, Croatia, Great Britain, Italy and Spain were placed in different groups.[3]
Format
The 16 teams were divided in four round robin groups of four teams each. The top two teams in each group qualified for the quarterfinals.[2] Group A was hosted in Bologna, Group B was hosted in Manchester, Group C was hosted in Valencia, and Group D was hosted in Split.[4][5]