Canada won the title, defeating Australia 2–0 in the final. It was Canada's first ever Davis Cup title.
The Finals, formerly known as World Group, was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2022. It took place from 13 to 18 September and from 22 to 27 November 2022. The ties were contested in a best-of-three rubbers format and played on one day. There were two singles followed by a doubles.[1] The Russian Tennis Federation were the defending champions, but they were banned from competing in international events following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2] On 13 March 2022, ITF announced that Serbia, which had been awarded a wild card for the 2022 Finals, had replaced the Russian Tennis Federation as the highest-ranked losing semi-finalist in the 2021 Finals.[3] On 17 March 2022, ITF announced that Canada will compete in the Finals as the replacement wild card.[4]
Participating teams
16 nations took part in the Finals. The qualification was as follows:
1 finalist from the previous edition (Croatia, defending champion Russia was suspended)
1 highest-ranked losing semi-finalist from the previous edition (announced by ITF on 13 March 2022 as Serbia to replace Russia)[3]
2021SF = Highest-ranked losing semi-finalist from the 2021 tournament
Seeds
The seedings were based on the Davis Cup Ranking of 7 March 2022. Croatia, as runners-up in 2021, were seeded No. 1, with Spain, France and USA 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, Germany, Great Britain, Italy and Spain were placed in different groups.[5]