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The 2020–21 Davis Cup was the 109th edition of the Davis Cup, a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. It was sponsored by Rakuten. [1]
The 2020 Davis Cup qualifying round was held on 6–7 March. The twelve winners of this round would qualify for the 2020 Davis Cup Finals while the twelve losers would qualify for the 2020 Davis Cup World Group I.
The women's equivalent of the Davis Cup is the Billie Jean King Cup, formerly known as the Federation Cup (1963–1995) and Fed Cup (1995–2020). Australia, Italy, Russia, the Czech Republic and the United States are the only countries to have won both Davis Cup and Federation/Fed/Billie Jean King Cup titles in the same year.
The 2020 Davis Cup World Group II was held on 5–6 March 2021 and 17–19 September 2021. The eight highest-ranked winners of the World Group II ties automatically progressed to the 2022 Davis Cup World Group I Play-offs .
The 2020 Davis Cup World Group II play-offs were held on 6–7 March. The twelve winning teams from the play-offs qualified for the 2020 Davis Cup World Group II and the twelve losing teams would play at the Group III of the corresponding continental zone.
The Davis Cup was founded in 1900 as the International Lawn Tennis Challenge. Four members of Harvard University wished to challenge Great Britain in a tennis competition. One of the American players, Dwight F. Davis , designed a tournament format and ordered a sterling silver trophy from Shreve, Crump & Low for approximately $1,000. [ 6 ]
The 2020 Davis Cup World Group I play-offs were held on 6–9 March. The twelve winners of this round qualified for the 2020 Davis Cup World Group I while the twelve losers qualified for the 2020 Davis Cup World Group II .
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