The International Tennis Federation has announced that the draw for the 2020 Davis Cup World Group I Play-offs will take place on Thursday 3 October.
The ITF has introduced a global format for Davis Cup Group I and Group II in 2020. World Group I and World Group II ties will replace the regional Group I and Group II ties previously played in the Americas, Asia/Oceania and Europe/Africa conferences.
Following our recent 4-1 win over Bulgaria in Cape Town, Team SA has been promoted to World Group 1 for 2020.
The 2020 World Group I Play-offs will see the 12 losing nations from the 2019 Group I ties competing against the 12 winning nations from the 2019 Group II ties. The draws for the World Group I Play-offs and World Group II Play-offs will see teams from Pot B drawn against teams from Pot A.
World Group I Play-offs:
Pot A (losing nations from 2019 Group I ties): Barbados, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China P.R., Dominican Republic, Finland, Israel, Lebanon, Portugal, Switzerland, Ukraine, Venezuela, loser of tie between Pakistan and India (due to take place in November 2019).
Pot B (winning nations from 2019 Group II ties): Bolivia, Chinese Taipei, Lithuania, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Romania, Slovenia, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey.
The ties will be played on 6-7 March 2020.