Draw announced for 2022 Davis Cup Finals qualifiers

The 2021 Davis Cup just concluded with Russia winning the event but we already look ahead to the 2022 edition of the event.

Before we get the final lineup of nations that will play at the Davis Cup Finals we will have the qualifiers where nations will battle it out for a spot at the Finals. In order to know who plays who and where we needed to have a draw and we had it we the pairings now officially known. When it comes to the strongest groups the pairings are these:

France (s) (c*) v Ecuador

Spain (s) (c) v Romania

Finland (c) v Belgium (s)

USA (s) (c) v Colombia

Netherlands (c) v Canada (s)

Brazil (c) v Germany (s)

Slovakia (c) v Italy (s)

Australia (s) (c) v Hungary

Norway (c*) v Kazakhstan (s)

Sweden (s) (c) v Japan

Argentina (s) (c) v Czech Republic

Korea, Rep. (c*) v Austria (s)

(s) = seed; (c) = choice of ground; * = choice of ground decided by lot

When it comes to the World Group I the pairings are these:

Chile (s) (c*) v Slovenia
India (s) (c*) v Denmark
Uzbekistan (s) (c*) v Turkey
Portugal (s) (c) v Poland
Tunisia (c) v Bosnia and Herzegovina (s)
Israel (s) (c) v South Africa
New Zealand (c*) v Uruguay (s)
Ukraine (s) (c*) v Barbados
Pakistan (s) (c*) v Lithuania
Peru (s) (c) v Bolivia
Switzerland (c*) v Lebanon (s)
Belarus (c*) v Mexico (s)

When it comes to the World Group II the pairings are these:

China, P.R. (s) (c*) v Ireland
Dominican Republic (s) (c*) v Vietnam
Thailand (s) (c*) v Latvia
Guatemala (c*) v Chinese Taipei (s)
Indonesia (c*) v Venezuela (s)
Estonia (s) (c*) v Pacific Oceania
Egypt (s) (c) v Cyprus
Greece (s) (c*) v Jamaica
Morocco (s) (c) v Monaco
Bulgaria (s) (c*) v Paraguay
Zimbabwe (s) (c*) v El Salvador
Benin (c*) v Hong Kong, China (s)