# 2018 Davis Cup World Group play-offs

The 2018 Davis Cup World Group play-offs were held from 14 to 16 September. They were the main play-offs of the 2018 Davis Cup. The winners of the playoffs advance as seeded to the 2019 Davis Cup qualifying round.

## Teams

Bold indicates team had qualified as seeded to the 2019 Davis Cup qualifying round.

## Results summary

Date: 14–16 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 2019 qualifying round. The draw took place on April 10 in London.
| Home team | Score | Visiting team | Location | Venue | Door | Surface |
| Argentina | 4–0 | Colombia | San Juan | Estadio Aldo Cantoni | Indoor | Clay |
| Great Britain | 3–1 | Uzbekistan | Glasgow | Commonwealth Arena | Indoor | Hard |
| Austria | 3–1 | Australia | Graz | Messe Congress Graz | Outdoor | Clay |
| Switzerland | 2–3 | Sweden | Biel/Bienne | Swiss Tennis Arena | Indoor | Hard |
| Serbia | 4–0 | India | Kraljevo | Kraljevo Sports Hall | Indoor | Clay |
| Canada | 3–1 | Netherlands | Toronto | Coca-Cola Coliseum | Indoor | Hard |
| Hungary | 2–3 | Czech Republic | Budapest | Kopaszi Dam | Outdoor | Clay |
| Japan | 4–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Osaka | Utsubo Tennis Center | Outdoor | Hard |

## Play-off results
### Argentina vs. Colombia

| Argentina 4 | Estadio Aldo Cantoni, San Juan, Argentina 14–16 September Clay (i) | Estadio Aldo Cantoni, San Juan, Argentina 14–16 September Clay (i) | Colombia 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Diego Schwartzman Santiago Giraldo 6 3 6 1 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 6 1     2 Guido Pella Daniel Elahi Galán 3 6 6 4 4 6 6 3 6 2   3 Máximo González / Horacio Zeballos Alejandro Gómez / Cristian Rodríguez 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 4 6 6 4   4 Horacio Zeballos Nicolás Mejía 7 5 6 2         5 Guido Pella Santiago Giraldo           not played ||||

### Great Britain vs. Uzbekistan

| Great Britain 3 | Commonwealth Arena, Glasgow, United Kingdom 14–16 September Hard (i) | Commonwealth Arena, Glasgow, United Kingdom 14–16 September Hard (i) | Uzbekistan 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Dan Evans Denis Istomin 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 4 6 0 6 6 4 7 5   2 Cameron Norrie Jurabek Karimov 6 0 7 5 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 2 6 2 6   3 Dominic Inglot / Jamie Murray Sanjar Fayziev / Denis Istomin 4 6 7$^{10}$ 6$^8$ 6 2 6 3     4 Cameron Norrie Sanjar Fayziev 6 2 6 2 6 0       5 Dan Evans Jurabek Karimov           not played ||||

### Austria vs. Australia

| Austria 3 | Messe Congress Graz, Graz, Austria 14–16 September Clay | Messe Congress Graz, Graz, Austria 14–16 September Clay | Australia 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Dominic Thiem Jordan Thompson 6 1 6 3 6 0       2 Dennis Novak Alex de Minaur 3 6 6 2 6 3 6 2     3 Oliver Marach / Jürgen Melzer Lleyton Hewitt / John Peers 1 6 4 6 6 3 5 7     4 Dominic Thiem Alex de Minaur 6 4 6 2 3 6 6 4     5 Dennis Novak Jordan Thompson           not played ||||

### Switzerland vs. Sweden

| Switzerland 2 | Swiss Tennis Arena, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland 14–16 September Hard (i) | Swiss Tennis Arena, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland 14–16 September Hard (i) | Sweden 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Marc-Andrea Hüsler Markus Eriksson 6 3 6 4 4 6 6$^{10}$ 7$^{12}$ 4 6   2 Henri Laaksonen Jonathan Mridha 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 2 6 3       3 Antoine Bellier / Luca Margaroli Markus Eriksson / Robert Lindstedt 2 6 2 6 4 6       4 Henri Laaksonen Markus Eriksson 6 2 6 2 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6 1     5 Sandro Ehrat Jonathan Mridha 6 4 3 6 4 6 6$^4$ 7$^7$ ||||

### Serbia vs. India

| Serbia 4 | Kraljevo Sports Hall, Kraljevo, Serbia 14–16 September Clay (i) | Kraljevo Sports Hall, Kraljevo, Serbia 14–16 September Clay (i) | India 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Laslo Đere Ramkumar Ramanathan 3 6 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 2     2 Dušan Lajović Prajnesh Gunneswaran 6 4 6 3 6 4       3 Nikola Milojević / Danilo Petrović Rohan Bopanna / Saketh Myneni 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 2 7$^7$ 6$^4$       4 Peđa Krstin Sriram Balaji 6 3 6 1         5 Laslo Đere Prajnesh Gunneswaran           not played ||||

### Canada vs. Netherlands

| Canada 3 | Coca-Cola Coliseum, Toronto, Canada 14–16 September Hard (i) | Coca-Cola Coliseum, Toronto, Canada 14–16 September Hard (i) | Netherlands 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Milos Raonic Thiemo de Bakker 6 3 6 2 6 2       2 Denis Shapovalov Robin Haase 3 6 3 6 7 5 6 3 6 4   3 Daniel Nestor / Vasek Pospisil Matwé Middelkoop / Jean-Julien Rojer 6 4 3 6 4 6 4 6     4 Milos Raonic Scott Griekspoor 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 3 6 4       5 Denis Shapovalov Thiemo de Bakker           not played ||||

### Hungary vs. Czech Republic

| Hungary 2 | Lurdy Ház, Budapest, Hungary 14–16 September Clay | Lurdy Ház, Budapest, Hungary 14–16 September Clay | Czech Republic 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Zsombor Piros Jiří Veselý 3 6 6 4 4 6 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 7 5   2 Máté Valkusz Lukáš Rosol 1 6 2 6 4 6       3 Gábor Borsos / Péter Nagy Roman Jebavý / Lukáš Rosol 3 6 4 6 6 1 6 2 6 4   4 Máté Valkusz Jiří Veselý 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 3 6 2 6 4 6     5 Zsombor Piros Lukáš Rosol 4 6 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 3 6 ||||

### Japan vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

| Japan 4 | Utsubo Tennis Center, Osaka, Japan 14–16 September Hard | Utsubo Tennis Center, Osaka, Japan 14–16 September Hard | Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Taro Daniel Tomislav Brkić 6 4 6 2 7$^7$ 6$^3$       2 Yoshihito Nishioka Mirza Bašić 6 4 6 3 6 3       3 Ben McLachlan / Yasutaka Uchiyama Tomislav Brkić / Nerman Fatić 6 2 6 4 6 4       4 Yosuke Watanuki Darko Bojanović 6 1 6 3         5 Yoshihito Nishioka Tomislav Brkić           not played ||||