2017 Davis Cup World Group play-offs

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The 2017 Davis Cup World Group play-offs were held from September 15 to 17. They were the main play-offs of the 2017 Davis Cup. The winners of the playoffs advanced to the 2018 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions I.

Teams

Bold indicates team had qualified for the 2018 Davis Cup World Group.

From World Group  Argentina  Germany  Czech Republic   Switzerland  Japan  Canada  Russia  Croatia

From Americas Group I  Brazil  Colombia From Asia/Oceania Group I  Kazakhstan  India From Europe/Africa Group I  Hungary  Netherlands  Belarus  Portugal

Results summary

Date: 15–17 September

The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group play-offs for spots in the 2018 World Group. The draw took place on April 11 in London.

Seeded teams  Argentina  Croatia   Switzerland  Czech Republic  Germany  Japan  Russia  Canada

Unseeded teams  Belarus  Brazil  Colombia  Hungary  India  Kazakhstan  Netherlands  Portugal

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Venue	Door	Surface
Kazakhstan	3–2	Argentina	Astana	National Tennis Center	Indoor	Hard
Colombia	1–4	Croatia	Bogotá	Plaza de Toros la Santamaría	Outdoor	Clay
Switzerland	3–2	Belarus	Biel/Bienne	Swiss Tennis Arena	Indoor	Hard
Netherlands	3–2	Czech Republic	The Hague	Sportcampus Zuiderpark	Indoor	Clay
Portugal	2–3	Germany	Oeiras	Clube de Ténis do Jamor	Outdoor	Clay
Japan	3–1	Brazil	Osaka	Utsubo Tennis Center	Outdoor	Hard
Hungary	3–1	Russia	Budapest	Margaret Island Athletic Centre	Outdoor	Clay
Canada	3–2	India	Edmonton	Northlands Coliseum	Indoor	Hard

•  Canada,  Croatia,  Germany,  Japan and   Switzerland will remain in the World Group in 2018.
•  Hungary,  Kazakhstan and  Netherlands are promoted to the World Group in 2018.
•  Belarus,  Brazil,  Colombia,  India and  Portugal will remain in Zonal Group I in 2018.
•  Argentina,  Czech Republic and  Russia are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2018.

Playoff results

Kazakhstan vs. Argentina

Kazakhstan 3	National Tennis Center, Astana, Kazakhstan[1] 15–17 September 2017 Hard (i)		Argentina 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mikhail Kukushkin Guido Pella 6^5 7^7 7^7 6^5 6 2 6 4     2 Dmitry Popko Diego Schwartzman 4 6 2 6 2 6       3 Timur Khabibulin / Aleksandr Nedovyesov Máximo González / Andrés Molteni 5 7 6 4 7 5 6 4     4 Mikhail Kukushkin Diego Schwartzman 6 4 6 4 7^7 6^2       5 Dmitry Popko Guido Pella             w/o

Colombia vs. Croatia

Colombia 1	Plaza de Toros la Santamaría, Bogotá, Colombia[2] 15–17 September 2017 Clay		Croatia 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Alejandro González Marin Čilić 1 6 4 6 1 6       2 Santiago Giraldo Franko Škugor 6 4 4 6 5 7 6 4 6 2   3 Juan Sebastián Cabal / Alejandro Falla Marin Čilić / Nikola Mektić 7 5 7^7 6^5 4 6 2 6 4 6   4 Santiago Giraldo Marin Čilić 3 6 4 6 4 6       5 Alejandro González Viktor Galović 4 6 6 2 2 6

Switzerland vs. Belarus

Switzerland 3	Swiss Tennis Arena, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland[3] 15–17 September 2017 Hard (i)		Belarus 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Henri Laaksonen Yaraslav Shyla 4 6 2 6 6^3 7^7       2 Marco Chiudinelli Dzmitry Zhyrmont 6 3 4 6 6 4 6 3     3 Adrian Bodmer / Luca Margaroli Max Mirnyi / Andrei Vasilevski 6^6 7^8 6^4 7^7 6^3 7^7       4 Henri Laaksonen Dzmitry Zhyrmont 6 2 6 2 5 7 6 2     5 Marco Chiudinelli Yaraslav Shyla 6 4 6 3 6 4

Netherlands vs. Czech Republic

Netherlands 3	Sportcampus Zuiderpark, The Hague, Netherlands[4] 15–17 September 2017 Clay (i)		Czech Republic 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Thiemo de Bakker Jiří Veselý 6 4 3 6 6 4 4 6 4 6   2 Robin Haase Lukáš Rosol 7^7 6^5 3 6 2 6 6 3 5 7   3 Robin Haase / Matwé Middelkoop Roman Jebavý / Adam Pavlásek 4 6 6 4 7^7 6^1 6 4     4 Robin Haase Jiří Veselý 6 1 1 6 6 3 6 4     5 Thiemo de Bakker Lukáš Rosol 3 6 6 4 6 4 6 4

Portugal vs. Germany

Portugal 2	Clube de Ténis do Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal[5] 15–17 September 2017 Clay		Germany 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 João Sousa Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 6 4 3 6 3 6 0 6     2 Pedro Sousa Jan-Lennard Struff 6 2 7 5 7^7 6^4       3 Gastão Elias / João Sousa Tim Pütz / Jan-Lennard Struff 2 6 6 4 7^7 6^5 4 6 4 6   4 João Sousa Jan-Lennard Struff 0 6 7^7 6^3 6 3 6^6 7^8 4 6   5 João Domingues Yannick Hanfmann 6 3 7^10 6^8

Japan vs. Brazil

Japan 3	Utsubo Tennis Center, Osaka, Japan[6] 15–18 September 2017 Hard		Brazil 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Yūichi Sugita Guilherme Clezar 6 2 7 5 7^7 6^5       2 Go Soeda Thiago Monteiro 3 6 6 4 6 3 6^1 7^7 6 4   3 Ben McLachlan / Yasutaka Uchiyama Marcelo Melo / Bruno Soares 6^2 7^7 4 6 2 6       4 Yūichi Sugita Thiago Monteiro 6 3 6 2 6 3       5 Go Soeda Guilherme Clezar           not played

Hungary vs. Russia

Hungary 3	Kopaszi Dam, Budapest, Hungary[7] 15–17 September 2017 Clay		Russia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Márton Fucsovics Andrey Rublev 6 2 6 4 5 7 2 6 6 3   2 Attila Balázs Karen Khachanov 6 3 2 6 6^12 7^14 1 6     3 Attila Balázs / Márton Fucsovics Konstantin Kravchuk / Daniil Medvedev 7^7 6^4 6 4 7^7 6^4       4 Márton Fucsovics Karen Khachanov 7 5 6 4 6 4       5 Attila Balázs Andrey Rublev           not played

Canada vs. India

Canada 3	Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, Canada[8] 15–17 September 2017 Hard (i)		India 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Brayden Schnur Ramkumar Ramanathan 7 5 6^4 7^7 5 7 5 7     2 Denis Shapovalov Yuki Bhambri 7^7 6^2 6 4 6^6 7^8 4 6 6 1   3 Daniel Nestor / Vasek Pospisil Rohan Bopanna / Purav Raja 7 5 7 5 5 7 6 3     4 Denis Shapovalov Ramkumar Ramanathan 6 3 7^7 6^1 6 3       5 Brayden Schnur Yuki Bhambri 4 6 6 4 4 6

References

1. "Kazakhstan v Argentina". daviscup.com.
2. "Colombia v Croatia". daviscup.com.
3. "Switzerland v Belarus". daviscup.com.
4. "Netherlands v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
5. "Portugal v Germany". daviscup.com.
6. "Japan v Brazil". daviscup.com.
7. "Hungary v Russia". daviscup.com.
8. "Canada v India". daviscup.com.