# 2020 Davis Cup World Group I

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

## Teams

Twenty-four teams participated in the World Group I, in a series decided on a home and away basis. The seedings are based on the nations ranking of 9 March.
These twenty-four teams were:
* 12 losing teams from the qualifying round
* 12 winning teams from World Group I play-offs
The eight highest-ranked (as at 20 September 2021) winners of the World Group I ties automatically progressed to the 2022 qualifiers. The four lowest-ranked winners took part in an additional knock-out tie in November 2021, with the two winners progressing to the 2022 qualifiers and two losers contesting the 2022 World Group I play-offs. The losing nations from the World Group I ties will compete in the World Group I play-offs in 2022.
#: Nations ranking as of 9 March 2020.

## Results summary

| Home team | Score | Away team | Location | Venue | Surface |
| Bolivia | 2–3 | Belgium [1] | Asunción (Paraguay) | Rakiura Resort | Clay |
| Argentina [2] | 4–1 | Belarus | Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club | Clay |
| Pakistan | 0–4 | Japan [3] | Islamabad | Pakistan Sports Complex | Grass |
| Uruguay | 0–4 | Netherlands [4] | Montevideo | Carrasco Lawn Tenis Club | Clay |
| Slovakia | 3–1 | Chile [5] | Bratislava | NTC Arena | Hard (i) |
| Finland | 3–1 | India [6] | Espoo | Espoo Metro Areena | Hard (i) |
| Norway | 3–1 | Uzbekistan [7] | Oslo | Oslo Tennis Arena | Hard (i) |
| Lebanon | 0–4 | Brazil [8] | Jounieh | Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon | Clay |
| New Zealand | 1–3 | South Korea [9] | Newport (United States) | International Tennis Hall of Fame | Grass |
| Romania | 3–1 | Portugal [10] | Cluj-Napoca | Horia Demian Sports Hall | Hard (i) |
| Peru | 3–2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina [11] | Lima | Club Lawn Tennis de la Exposición | Clay |
| Ukraine | 3–2 | Israel [12] | Kyiv | Marina Tennis Club | Hard (i) |

## World Group I results
### Bolivia vs. Belgium

| Bolivia 2 | Rakiura Resort, Asunción, Paraguay 18–19 September 2021 Clay | Rakiura Resort, Asunción, Paraguay 18–19 September 2021 Clay | Belgium 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Hugo Dellien Ruben Bemelmans 6 3 6 4     2 Murkel Dellien Zizou Bergs 6 4 4 6 6 2   3 Boris Arias / Federico Zeballos Sander Gillé / Joran Vliegen 3 6 4 6     4 Hugo Dellien Michael Geerts 4 6 6 4 2 6   5 Murkel Dellien Ruben Bemelmans 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 2 6 ||||

### Argentina vs. Belarus

| Argentina 4 | Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina 18–19 September 2021 Clay | Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina 18–19 September 2021 Clay | Belarus 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Diego Schwartzman Daniil Ostapenkov 4 6 3 6     2 Guido Pella Erik Arutiunian 6 1 6 2     3 Máximo González / Horacio Zeballos Erik Arutiunian / Daniil Ostapenkov 5 7 6 2 6 2   4 Diego Schwartzman Alexander Zgirovsky 6 1 6 2     5 Federico Coria Daniil Ostapenkov 6 3 6 1 ||||

### Pakistan vs. Japan

| Pakistan 0 | Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad, Pakistan 5–6 March 2021 Grass | Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad, Pakistan 5–6 March 2021 Grass | Japan 4 |
| 1 2 3 1 Aqeel Khan Yosuke Watanuki 3 6 2 6     2 Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Kaichi Uchida 4 6 6$^4$ 7$^7$     3 Aqeel Khan / Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Shintaro Mochizuki / Sho Shimabukuro 6 4 4 6 2 6   4 Muzammil Murtaza Yuta Shimizu 1 6 1 6     5 Aqeel Khan Kaichi Uchida       not played ||||

### Uruguay vs. Netherlands

| Uruguay 0 | Carrasco Lawn Tenis Club, Montevideo, Uruguay 18–19 September 2021 Clay | Carrasco Lawn Tenis Club, Montevideo, Uruguay 18–19 September 2021 Clay | Netherlands 4 |
| 1 2 3 1 Francisco Llanes Botic van de Zandschulp 0 6 3 6     2 Martín Cuevas Tallon Griekspoor 4 6 6$^6$ 7$^8$     3 Ignacio Carou / Martín Cuevas Wesley Koolhof / Matwé Middelkoop 2 6 1 6     4 Ignacio Carou Robin Haase 3 6 2 6     5 Francisco Llanes Tallon Griekspoor       not played ||||

### Slovakia vs. Chile

| Slovakia 3 | NTC Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia 17–18 September 2021 Hard (i) | NTC Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia 17–18 September 2021 Hard (i) | Chile 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Alex Molčan Cristian Garín 2 6 4 6     2 Norbert Gombos Nicolás Jarry 6 3 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6 3   3 Filip Polášek / Igor Zelenay Marcelo Tomás Barrios Vera / Alejandro Tabilo 6 1 7$^7$ 6$^4$     4 Norbert Gombos Cristian Garín 6 0 6 1     5 Alex Molčan Nicolás Jarry       not played ||||

### Finland vs. India

| Finland 3 | Espoo Metro Areena, Espoo, Finland 17–18 September 2021 Hard (i) | Espoo Metro Areena, Espoo, Finland 17–18 September 2021 Hard (i) | India 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Otto Virtanen Prajnesh Gunneswaran 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^1$     2 Emil Ruusuvuori Ramkumar Ramanathan 6 4 7 5     3 Harri Heliövaara / Henri Kontinen Rohan Bopanna / Ramkumar Ramanathan 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 6$^2$     4 Patrik Niklas-Salminen Prajnesh Gunneswaran 3 6 5 7     5 Otto Virtanen Ramkumar Ramanathan       not played ||||

### Norway vs. Uzbekistan

| Norway 3 | Oslo Tennis Arena, Oslo, Norway 17–18 September 2021 Hard (i) | Oslo Tennis Arena, Oslo, Norway 17–18 September 2021 Hard (i) | Uzbekistan 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Casper Ruud Khumoyun Sultanov 6 3 6 3     2 Viktor Durasovic Denis Istomin 6 4 6 4     3 Casper Ruud / Viktor Durasovic Sanjar Fayziev / Denis Istomin 6$^1$ 7$^7$ 3 6     4 Casper Ruud Sanjar Fayziev 6 3 6 1     5 Viktor Durasovic Khumoyun Sultanov       not played ||||

### Lebanon vs. Brazil

| Lebanon 0 | Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon, Jounieh, Lebanon 18–19 September 2021 Clay | Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon, Jounieh, Lebanon 18–19 September 2021 Clay | Brazil 4 |
| 1 2 3 1 Benjamin Hassan Orlando Luz 4 6 4 6     2 Hady Habib Felipe Meligeni Alves 1 6 3 6     3 Hady Habib / Benjamin Hassan Marcelo Demoliner / Rafael Matos 2 6 6 3 6$^5$ 7$^7$   4 Roey Tabet Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida 0 6 1 6     5 Hady Habib Orlando Luz       not played ||||

### New Zealand vs. South Korea

| New Zealand 1 | International Tennis Hall of Fame, Newport, United States 17–18 September 2021 Grass | International Tennis Hall of Fame, Newport, United States 17–18 September 2021 Grass | South Korea 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Rubin Statham Nam Ji-sung 2 6 2 6     2 Finn Reynolds Kwon Soon-woo 6$^1$ 7$^7$ 3 6     3 Marcus Daniell / Michael Venus Nam Ji-sung / Song Min-kyu 4 6 6 2 6 4   4 Rubin Statham Kwon Soon-woo 3 6 3 6     5 Finn Reynolds Nam Ji-sung       not played ||||

### Romania vs. Portugal

| Romania 3 | Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 18–19 September 2021 Hard (i) | Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 18–19 September 2021 Hard (i) | Portugal 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Filip Jianu João Sousa 3 6 5 7     2 Marius Copil Gastão Elias 6 4 6 3     3 Marius Copil / Horia Tecău Nuno Borges / João Sousa 6 4 6 3     4 Marius Copil João Sousa 6 3 2 6 6 4   5 Filip Jianu Gastão Elias       not played ||||

### Peru vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

| Peru 3 | Club Lawn Tennis de la Exposición, Lima, Peru 17–18 September 2021 Clay | Club Lawn Tennis de la Exposición, Lima, Peru 17–18 September 2021 Clay | Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Nicolás Álvarez Damir Džumhur 2 6 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 3 6   2 Juan Pablo Varillas Mirza Bašić 7 5 7$^9$ 6$^7$     3 Sergio Galdós / Jorge Panta Mirza Bašić / Tomislav Brkić 5 7 2 6     4 Juan Pablo Varillas Damir Džumhur 6 1 6 3     5 Nicolás Álvarez Nerman Fatić 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 4 ||||

### Ukraine vs. Israel

| Ukraine 3 | Marina Tennis Club, Kyiv, Ukraine 5–6 March 2021 Hard (i) | Marina Tennis Club, Kyiv, Ukraine 5–6 March 2021 Hard (i) | Israel 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Illya Marchenko Daniel Cukierman 1 6 6 3 6 2   2 Sergiy Stakhovsky Edan Leshem 3 6 6 3 2 6   3 Denys Molchanov / Sergiy Stakhovsky Daniel Cukierman / Jonathan Erlich 4 6 6 4 3 6   4 Illya Marchenko Edan Leshem 6 3 6 2     5 Sergiy Stakhovsky Yshai Oliel 6 4 6 2 ||||