ITF Rankings

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.[1][2] 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 750 600^3 562.5 450 375 300 187.5 150 1st Round 500 400^3 375 300 250 200 125 100 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^2 Round-robin & Play-offs (per win) 5 3.75 2.5 1.25 Group IV^2 Round-robin & Play-offs (per win) 2 1.5 1 0.5

Opponent Nation Ranking^1 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

¹ 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.[1]

² Bonus points do not apply in Groups III and IV.[1]

³ 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.[1]

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^2 Group II Round-robin & Play-offs 400 points maximum^2 Group III Round-robin & Play-offs 160 points maximum^2

Opponent Nation Ranking^1 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

¹ 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.[2]

² 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.[2]

Current rankings

Men

ITF Davis Cup Nations Ranking, as of 26 November 2018[3]
#	Nation	Points	Move^†
1	France	32,637.50
2	Croatia	30,257.50
3	Argentina	15,685.00
4	Belgium	14,941.25
5	Great Britain	11,916.25
6	United States	9,849.38
7	Spain	9,149.38
8	Serbia	7,000.00
9	Australia	6,712.50
10	Italy	5,826.25
11	Germany	4,343.75
12	Kazakhstan	3,868.75	1
13	Czech Republic	3,412.50	1
14	Sweden	2,940.00	1
15	Austria	2,930.00	1
16	Canada	2,750.00	1
17	Japan	2,562.50	1
18	Colombia	2,032.50	1
19	India	1,987.50	1
20	Hungary	1,740.31	1

^†Change since previous ranking update

Women

ITF Fed Cup Nations Ranking, as of 10 February 2020[4]
#	Nation	Points	Move^†
1	France	1038.17
2	Australia	965.5	2
3	United States	908.84
4	Czech Republic	873.05	2
5	Belarus	872.08
6	Germany	825.04	1
7	Russia	775.74	9
8	Romania	747.77	2
9	Spain	741.43	1
10	Slovakia	676.46	5
11	Switzerland	630.78	2
12	Belgium	627.56	2
13	Latvia	626.76	1
14	Great Britain	623.3	3
15	Hungary	611.49	12
16	Canada	606.01	3
17	Japan	596.12	3
18	Kazakhstan	558.66	1
19	Serbia	558.38	2
20	Brazil	548.09	2

^†Change since previous ranking update

Number 1 ranked nations

Men

Key

*	Current number 1 nation as of December 26, 2019[3][5]
^↑	ITF Ranking record

No.	Nation	Start date	End date	WG rounds as No. 1	Total
1	Australia	December 3, 2001	February 10, 2002	1	1
2	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	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	Present	10	18
No.	Nation	Start date	End date	WG rounds as No. 1	Total

Women

Key

*	Current number 1 nation as of November 12, 2019[4]
^↑	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
	Czech Republic (2)	April 21, 2014	November 10, 2019	16 ^↑	20^↑
	France (2) *	November 11, 2019	Present	2	9
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.
3. "Nations Ranking". daviscup.com. International Tennis Federation.
4. "Nations Ranking". fedcup.com. International Tennis Federation.
5. "Argentina on top of the world following historic Davis Cup triumph". daviscup.com. Retrieved November 28, 2016.