Davis Cup Finals 2023 Prize Money, Teams, Draws, Tickets
The final knockout phase of the biggest and most anticipated tennis tournament is right around the corner. The Final 8, and the Davis Cup Finals as a whole, is regarded to be the “World Cup” of the tennis world and the winning national team will become World Champions. Join us as we brief you through everything you need to know about the Davis Cup Finals 2023.
Davis Cup Finals Tennis Tournament
The Davis Cup Finals is an annual men’s indoor hardcourt tournament. The event is held by the International Tennis Foundation but it is not part of the ATP Tour. In the international event, teams from around the world compete for the biggest tennis title of the year. In Davis cup 2023, a record-breaking 148 countries entered the Cup, making it the biggest international team-based sports competition. The Finals is the highest level competition at the tournament and the 8 teams promoted to play in the concluding knockout stage compete to win the World Championship. This year it will commemorate the event’s 111th edition since its inception.
| Location | Malaga, Italy |
| Venue | Palacio Deportes Martin Carpena |
| No. of teams | 8 Countries |
| Draws | 8 |
Davis Cup 2023 Champions
On 26 November, Italy defeated Australia 2-0 to capture the Davis Cup Finals 2023 title. Jannik Sinner and Matteo Arnaldi both wins their matches in straight sets. Jannik Sinner capped the 2023 season with a historic victory, clinching the nation’s first Davis Cup title after 1998 with a singles victory on Sunday in Malaga, Spain. Italy Netherlands with 2-1 in the Quarter Final and beat Novak Djokovic’s Serbia 2-1 in the semifinals.
Davis Cup Finals History and Previous Winners
The Davis Cup was first organized by the ITF in 1900 as a region-specific competition between players from Great Britain and the United States. The tournament was named after Dwight Davis, an American tennis player, Secretary of War, and Governor-General of the Philippines who coined the idea of a multinational scale competition to James Dwight and even donated a trophy out of his pocket for the event. The tournament was initially titled the International Lawn Tennis Challenge but quickly changed to Davis Cup after Dwight Davis’ trophy donation.
Some memorable players that have participated in this event include Rod Laver, Ken Rosewall, the Big Three, Roy Emerson, Leander Paes, and many more. In the Finals, Federer holds records for Switzerland that include most total wins, most singles win and most years played.
The United States holds the record for most wins, followed by Australia, France, Great Britain, and so on. Australia has appeared in the most consecutive finals at 23 but the US has the most consecutive wins with 7 championships. From the roster for this year’s Cup Finals, Canada and Netherlands have yet to win a Davis Cup. The 2020 Cup was canceled due to Covid-19 and the 2021 champions and runner-ups have been disqualified. The list of championships won by each national team present in the Final 8 this year is given below.
| Country | Wins |
| United States | 32 |
| Australia | 28 |
| Spain | 6 |
| Germany | 3 |
| Croatia | 2 |
| Italy | 2 |
| Canada | —— |
| Netherlands | —— |
Davis Cup 2023 Finals Draws
The Davis Cup Finals will have 8 total draws that will be released as the tournament progresses.
Davis Cup 2023 Finals Schedule and Format
Schedule and Format of Finals 2023 same like 2022 season. The Finals can be divided into the group stage and the knockout stage. The group stage was held from 12-17 September and the knockout stage will be held from 21nd- 26th November.
| Date | Stage |
| 21st November | Quarter-Finals |
| 22nd November | Quarter-Finals |
| 23rd November | Quarter-Finals (2) |
| 24th November | Semi-Finals |
| 25th November | Semi-Finals |
| 26th November | Final |
Davis Cup Finals Format
Each session listed above consists of a doubles match and 2 singles matches, with 2 sessions being held on the 24th. All matches are decided based on best-of-3 tiebreak sets. The 8 finalist teams are the winners and runner-ups of their constituent groups during the Round Robin Group stage.
Davis Cup Finals 2023 Teams
Following the group stage of the event on the 12th through to the 17th of September, 8 teams have qualified to advance to the Final 8 stage. Russia, the 2021 champions, and the runner-ups Belarus have been disqualified from the tournament in light of Russian invasion of Ukraine. The 8 teams on the Final stage, their players, and captains are as follows:
Italy
| Players | Ranking |
| Jannik Sinner | 4 |
| Matteo Arnaldi | 44 |
| Lorenzo Musetti | 27 |
| Andrea Vavassori | 149 |
| Simone Bolelli | 21 (Doubles) |
| Captain: Filippo Volandri |
Finland
| Players | Ranking |
| Ruusuvuori | 69 |
| Virtanen | 171 |
| Kaukovalta | 782 |
| Heliövaara | 29 (Doubles) |
| Niklas-Salminen | 123 (Doubles) |
| Captain: Nieminen |
Czech Republic
| Players | Ranking |
| Lehečka | 31 |
| Macháč | 78 |
| Menšík | 147 |
| Pavlásek | 56 (Doubles) |
| Captain: Navrátil |
Canada (champions)
| Players | Ranking |
| Felix Auger-Aliassime | 29 |
| Diallo | 139 |
| Vasek Pospisil | 434 |
| Alexis Galarneau | 203 |
| Raonic | 318 |
| Captain: Frank Dancevic |
Australia (Runner-up)
| Players | Ranking |
| Alex De Minaur | 12 |
| Popyrin | 24 |
| Matthew Ebden | 4 (Doubles) |
| Max Purcell | 45 (singles), 35 (Doubles) |
| Thompson | 56 |
| Captain: Lleyton Hewitt |
Netherlands
| Players | Ranking |
| Botic Van De Zandschulp | 53 |
| Tallon Griekspoor | 23 |
| Brouwer | 164 |
| Wesley Koolhof | 8 (Doubles) |
| Rojer | 18 (Doubles) |
| Captain: Paul Haarhuis |
Serbia
| Players | Ranking |
| Djokovic | 1 |
| Djere | 33 |
| Lajović | 46 |
| Kecmanović | 55 (singles), 158 (Doubles) |
| Medjedovic | 111 |
| Captain: Troicki |
Great Britian
| Players | Ranking |
| Cameron Norrie | 18 |
| Drapper | 60 |
| Broady | 103 |
| Joe Salisbury | 7 (D) |
| Skupski | 9 (D) |
| Captain: Smith |
Davis Cup Finals 2023 Changes
Besides the tournament name change from Davis Cup to Davis Cup Finals and the match changes, other reforms specific to this year have also been made. For one, the World Group is now simply the Finals and instead of the usual 18 national teams, this year’s Cup Finals featured 16. The 16 teams were divided into 4 Groups. Group A, B, C, and D, of 4 national teams for the Round Robin group stage.
Davis Cup Finals Tickets
Tickets for the Finals can be purchased online from the official website. Tickets for the event are sold per session which is 2 singles and 1 doubles match. To purchase tickets and for information regarding hospitality and accommodations, click the link mentioned below.
