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The ITF rankings are the current rankings of national teams by the International Tennis Federation in both men's and women's tennis. The ITF produces two sets of rankings—the ITF Davis Cup Nations Ranking for male national teams, and the ITF Fed Cup Nations Ranking for female national teams. Both sets of rankings measure the success of all nations participating in both competitions.

The ITF Davis Cup Nations Ranking was launched at the end of 2001 and the ITF Fed Cup Nations Ranking was introduced a year later. Both rankings are updated following every World Group round and are used for seeding the highest ranked teams in the draws for each group in the competitions' structures.

Ranking method

The ITF Davis Cup and Fed Cup rankings are based in a rolling four year cumulative system. However, the points total for each nation is calculated following a weighted sum formula, in which recent results are weighted more heavily. After each World Group round, the ranking period adjusts, and points earned in the last year period have a weighting factor of 100% in the points total. At the same time, the weighting factor for the points earned until the same round in the previous three years is reduced to 75% (for points earned one to two years ago), 50% (for points earned two to three years ago) and 25% (for points earned three to four years ago).

Ranking points are awarded only to the winning nation of a competition tie at every round. Victories in World Group rounds are worth more points than those in Zone Groups, and ties at the later rounds of the competition are progressively worth more points. Bonus points are also awarded for a nation that defeats a higher-ranked nation, but only if the latter nation is ranked in the top 64 for the Davis Cup, or in the top 75 for the Fed Cup. Unique to the Davis Cup, there is an additional bonus for a nation that wins a tie in the opponent's home ground: a 25% bonus is added to the total of round points and ranking bonus points (if any). At the Fed Cup only, nations that win by walkover are awarded round points but no bonus points, and no points are awarded for consolation events.

Men

The current ranking points and bonus points distribution tables for the Davis Cup are shown below:

Group Round Last year 1 to 2 years 2 to 3 years 3 to 4 years
Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home
World Group Final 10000 8000 7500 6000 5000 4000 2500 2000
Semifinals 7500 6000 5625 4500 3750 3000 1875 1500
Quarterfinals 5000 4000 3750 3000 2500 2000 1250 1000
1st Round 2500 2000 1875 1500 1250 1000 625 500
Play-offs 1250 1000 937.5 750 625 500 312,5 250
Group I 2nd Round 750 600 562.5 450 375 300 187.5 150
1st Round 500 400 375 300 250 200 125 100
Play-offs 400 320 300 240 200 160 100 80
Group II 3rd Round 250 200 187.5 150 125 100 62.5 50
2nd Round 150 120 112.5 90 75 60 37.5 30
1st Round 100 80 75 60 50 40 25 20
Play-offs 50 40 37.5 30 25 20 12.5 10
Group III Round-robin & Play-offs (per win) 5 3.75 2.5 1.25
Group IV Round-robin & Play-offs (per win) 2 1.5 1 0.5
Opponent Nation Ranking Bonus Points
Away Home
1 to 2 125 100
3 to 4 112.5 90
5 to 8 93.75 75
9 to 16 62.5 50
17 to 32 50 40
33 to 64 31.25 25

Notes

Bonus points, as shown above, for defeating higher ranked nations will be added when appropriate to each tie in World Group, Group I and Group II.

Bonus points do not apply in Groups III and IV.

If the number of teams in Europe/Africa Groups I and II exceeds 16 or the number of teams in Asia/Oceania and Americas Groups I and II exceeds eight, then 200 points will be awarded for a first round win, 400 for a second round win and 600 for a third round win.

Women

The current ranking points and bonus points distribution tables for the Fed Cup are shown below:

Group Round Last year 1 to 2 years 2 to 3 years 3 to 4 years
World Group I Final 8000 6000 4000 2000
Semifinals 6000 4500 3000 1500
1st Round 4000 3000 2000 1000
Play-offs 2000 1500 1000 500
World Group II 1st Round 1500 1125 750 375
Play-offs 1000 750 500 250
Group I Round-robin & Play-offs 1000 points maximum
Group II Round-robin & Play-offs 400 points maximum
Group III Round-robin & Play-offs 160 points maximum
Opponent Nation Ranking Bonus Points
1 200
2 to 5 180
6 to 10 150
11 to 20 100
21 to 30 80
31 to 50 50
51 to 75 30

Notes

Bonus points, as shown above, for defeating higher ranked nations will be added when appropriate to each tie in World Group, Group I and Group II.

In the Groups I, II and III a nation's points are determined by its overall finishing position. Formats vary according to the numbers of nations playing each year so the value of each win alters too. However the maximum points a nation can win at each level remains constant.

Current rankings

Men

ITF Davis Cup Nations Ranking,
as of 18 September 2024
Rank Nation Points Move
1  Italy 527.25 Steady
2  Australia 491.75 Steady
3  Canada 477.50 Steady
4  United States 432.50 Increase 5
5  Germany 421.50 Decrease 1
6  Netherlands 402.00 Steady
7  Serbia 393.75 Decrease 2
8  Croatia 393.00 Decrease 1
9  France 390.75 Increase 2
10  Spain 389.00 Increase 7
11  Czech Republic 387.50 Decrease 3
12  Great Britain 387.25 Steady
13  Finland 383.25 Decrease 3
14  Belgium 368.00 Decrease 1
15  Argentina 360.50 Increase 5
16  Chile 358.75 Decrease 1
17  Brazil 354.25 Decrease 1
18  Slovakia 347.50 Decrease 4
19  South Korea 342.50 Increase 2
20  Sweden 341.50 Decrease 2

Change since previous ranking update

Women

ITF Nations Ranking, as of 13 November 2023
# Nation Points Move
1  Canada 1117.07 Increase5
2  Australia 1093.32 Steady
3   Switzerland 1072.15 Decrease2
4  Czech Republic 1020.32 Increase1
5  Italy 985.00 Increase3
6  France 980.84 Decrease2
7  Spain 974.04 Decrease4
8  United States 881.94 Increase1
9  Kazakhstan 864.57 Decrease2
10  Germany 804.52 Steady
11  Slovakia 757.07 Steady
12  Romania 702.27 Increase5
13  Belgium 682.50 Steady
14  Slovenia 672.26 Increase4
15  Great Britain 671.71 Decrease1
16  Brazil 670.78 Decrease1
17  Poland 657.56 Decrease5
18  Ukraine 653.93 Decrease2
19  Mexico 637.85 Increase1
20  Japan 608.85 Decrease1

Change since previous ranking update

Number 1 ranked nations

Men

Key
* Current number 1 nation as of February 6, 2023
ITF ranking record
No. Nation Start date End date WG rounds as No. 1 Total
1 Australia Australia December 3, 2001 February 10, 2002 1 1
2 France France February 11, 2002 November 30, 2003 7 7
 Australia (2) December 1, 2003 April 11, 2004 2 3
 France (2) April 12, 2004 September 26, 2004 1 8
3 Spain Spain September 27, 2004 December 4, 2005 5 5
4  Croatia December 5, 2005 December 3, 2006 4 4
5  Russia December 4, 2006 July 12, 2009 10 10
 Spain (2) July 13, 2009 April 7, 2013 16 21
6  Czech Republic April 8, 2013 November 29, 2015 10 10
7  Great Britain November 30, 2015 November 27, 2016 4 4
8  Argentina November 28, 2016 November 26, 2017 4 4
 France (3) November 27, 2017 December 5, 2021 17 25
 Croatia (2) December 6, 2021 February 5, 2023 6 10
9  Canada * February 6, 2023 Present 1 1
No. Nation Start date End date WG rounds as No. 1 Total

Women

Key
* Current number 1 nation as of April 17, 2023
ITF ranking record
No. Nation Start date End date WG rounds as No. 1 Total
1  Slovakia November 4, 2002 November 23, 2003 4 4
2  France November 24, 2003 September 18, 2005 7 7
3  Russia September 19, 2005 November 8, 2009 12 12
4  Italy November 9, 2009 April 22, 2012 8 8
5  Czech Republic April 23, 2012 November 3, 2013 4 4
 Italy (2) November 4, 2013 April 20, 2014 2 10
 Czech Republic (2) April 21, 2014 November 10, 2019 16 20
 France (2) November 11, 2019 November 7, 2021 8 15
6  Australia November 8, 2021 April 16, 2023 4 4
7   Switzerland * April 17, 2023 Present 1 1
No. Nation Start date End date WG rounds as No. 1 Total

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Rankings Explained". daviscup.com. International Tennis Federation.
  2. ^ "How the Rankings Work". fedcup.com. International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  3. "Nations Ranking". daviscup.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  4. ^ "Rankings". billiejeankingcup.com. International Tennis Federation.
  5. "Nations Ranking". daviscup.com. International Tennis Federation.
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