2017 Davis Cup World Group Play-Offs

They were the main play-offs of the 2017 Davis Cup. The winners of the playoffs advanced to the 2018 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions I.

Bold indicates team had qualified for the 2018 Davis Cup World Group.

Date: 15–17 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 2018 World Group. The draw took place on April 11 in London.

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Venue	Door	Surface
Kazakhstan	3–2	Argentina	Astana	National Tennis Center	Indoor	Hard
Colombia	1–4	Croatia	Bogotá	Plaza de Toros la Santamaría	Outdoor	Clay
Switzerland	3–2	Belarus	Biel/Bienne	Swiss Tennis Arena	Indoor	Hard
Netherlands	3–2	Czech Republic	The Hague	Sportcampus Zuiderpark	Indoor	Clay
Portugal	2–3	Germany	Oeiras	Clube de Ténis do Jamor	Outdoor	Clay
Japan	3–1	Brazil	Osaka	Utsubo Tennis Center	Outdoor	Hard
Hungary	3–1	Russia	Budapest	Margaret Island Athletic Centre	Outdoor	Clay
Canada	3–2	India	Edmonton	Northlands Coliseum	Indoor	Hard

•   Canada,   Croatia,   Germany,   Japan and    Switzerland will remain in the World Group in 2018.
•   Hungary,   Kazakhstan and   Netherlands are promoted to the World Group in 2018.
•   Belarus,   Brazil,   Colombia,   India and   Portugal will remain in Zonal Group I in 2018.
•   Argentina,   Czech Republic and   Russia are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2018.

Kazakhstan vs. Argentina

Kazakhstan 3	National Tennis Center, Astana, Kazakhstan 15–17 September 2017 Hard (i)		Argentina 2
1 2 3 4 5 1     Mikhail Kukushkin Guido Pella 65 77 77 65 6 2 6 4     2     Dmitry Popko Diego Schwartzman 4 6 2 6 2 6       3     Timur Khabibulin / Aleksandr Nedovyesov Máximo González / Andrés Molteni 5 7 6 4 7 5 6 4     4     Mikhail Kukushkin Diego Schwartzman 6 4 6 4 77 62       5     Dmitry Popko Guido Pella             w/o

Colombia vs. Croatia

Colombia 1	Plaza de Toros la Santamaría, Bogotá, Colombia 15–17 September 2017 Clay		Croatia 4
1 2 3 4 5 1     Alejandro González Marin Čilić 1 6 4 6 1 6       2     Santiago Giraldo Franko Škugor 6 4 4 6 5 7 6 4 6 2   3     Juan Sebastián Cabal / Alejandro Falla Marin Čilić / Nikola Mektić 7 5 77 65 4 6 2 6 4 6   4     Santiago Giraldo Marin Čilić 3 6 4 6 4 6       5     Alejandro González Viktor Galović 4 6 6 2 2 6

Switzerland vs. Belarus

Switzerland 3	Swiss Tennis Arena, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland 15–17 September 2017 Hard (i)		Belarus 2
1 2 3 4 5 1     Henri Laaksonen Yaraslav Shyla 4 6 2 6 63 77       2     Marco Chiudinelli Dzmitry Zhyrmont 6 3 4 6 6 4 6 3     3     Adrian Bodmer / Luca Margaroli Max Mirnyi / Andrei Vasilevski 66 78 64 77 63 77       4     Henri Laaksonen Dzmitry Zhyrmont 6 2 6 2 5 7 6 2     5     Marco Chiudinelli Yaraslav Shyla 6 4 6 3 6 4

Netherlands vs. Czech Republic

Netherlands 3	Sportcampus Zuiderpark, The Hague, Netherlands 15–17 September 2017 Clay (i)		Czech Republic 2
1 2 3 4 5 1     Thiemo de Bakker Jiří Veselý 6 4 3 6 6 4 4 6 4 6   2     Robin Haase Lukáš Rosol 77 65 3 6 2 6 6 3 5 7   3     Robin Haase / Matwé Middelkoop Roman Jebavý / Adam Pavlásek 4 6 6 4 77 61 6 4     4     Robin Haase Jiří Veselý 6 1 1 6 6 3 6 4     5     Thiemo de Bakker Lukáš Rosol 3 6 6 4 6 4 6 4

Portugal vs. Germany

Portugal 2	Clube de Ténis do Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal 15–17 September 2017 Clay		Germany 3
1 2 3 4 5 1     João Sousa Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 6 4 3 6 3 6 0 6     2     Pedro Sousa Jan-Lennard Struff 6 2 7 5 77 64       3     Gastão Elias / João Sousa Tim Pütz / Jan-Lennard Struff 2 6 6 4 77 65 4 6 4 6   4     João Sousa Jan-Lennard Struff 0 6 77 63 6 3 66 78 4 6   5     João Domingues Yannick Hanfmann 6 3 710 68

Japan vs. Brazil

Japan 3	Utsubo Tennis Center, Osaka, Japan 15–18 September 2017 Hard		Brazil 1
1 2 3 4 5 1     Yūichi Sugita Guilherme Clezar 6 2 7 5 77 65       2     Go Soeda Thiago Monteiro 3 6 6 4 6 3 61 77 6 4   3     Ben McLachlan / Yasutaka Uchiyama Marcelo Melo / Bruno Soares 62 77 4 6 2 6       4     Yūichi Sugita Thiago Monteiro 6 3 6 2 6 3       5     Go Soeda Guilherme Clezar           not played

Hungary vs. Russia

Hungary 3	Kopaszi Dam, Budapest, Hungary 15–17 September 2017 Clay		Russia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1     Márton Fucsovics Andrey Rublev 6 2 6 4 5 7 2 6 6 3   2     Attila Balázs Karen Khachanov 6 3 2 6 612 714 1 6     3     Attila Balázs / Márton Fucsovics Konstantin Kravchuk / Daniil Medvedev 77 64 6 4 77 64       4     Márton Fucsovics Karen Khachanov 7 5 6 4 6 4       5     Attila Balázs Andrey Rublev           not played

Canada vs. India

Canada 3	Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, Canada 15–17 September 2017 Hard (i)		India 2
1 2 3 4 5 1     Brayden Schnur Ramkumar Ramanathan 7 5 64 77 5 7 5 7     2     Denis Shapovalov Yuki Bhambri 77 62 6 4 66 78 4 6 6 1   3     Daniel Nestor / Vasek Pospisil Rohan Bopanna / Purav Raja 7 5 7 5 5 7 6 3     4     Denis Shapovalov Ramkumar Ramanathan 6 3 77 61 6 3       5     Brayden Schnur Yuki Bhambri 4 6 6 4 4 6