Davis Cup 2026 - Schedule, TV & Prize Money

The Davis Cup is the biggest and most prestigious national team tournament in men's tennis. The competition sees nations across the globe compete for the legendary Davis Cup trophy. There are over 150 countries participating, which makes it the largest yearly international tennis competition in the world.

The first Davis Cup took place as early as 1900 between Great Britain and The United States. After that showpiece, the tournament spanned across the globe. The 2026 Davis Cup will be the 114th edition of the tournament.

On this page you can find the Davis Cup schedule, tv broadcasts and live streams, the qualifiers and a lot of more information about the tournament.

Davis Cup 2026 - Schedule & timetables

The next Davis Cup matches will take place in September after the US Open. Below is the full schedule & timetables for the different stages of the tournament.

• 1st Round 5.-8.2.2026
• Regional groups 10.-13.6.2026
• 2nd Round 18.-20.9.2026
• Davis Cup Final 8 24.-29.11.2026

Davis Cup Final 2026 - Schedule & timetable

The Davis Cup final 2026 takes place in Bologna, Italy from the 24th to the 29th of November 2026. Reigning champions Italy have earned themselves an automatic place in the tournament, while the other 7 qualified countries are decided via the qualifying matches shown below.

Davis Cup -finals - The qualified countries:

• Italy
• Spain / Chile
• Germany / Croatia
• Ecuador / Great Britain
• Belgium / Austria
• India / South Korea
• USA / Czech Republic
• France / Canada

Davis Cup 2026 - TV & livestream

In the United Kingdom, all of Great Britain's matches in the Davis Cup can be enjoyed via the BBC. Other matches may be found on the Tennis Channel.

When it comes to Davis Cup livestreams in 2026, there are plenty of options, but they are usually dependent on your location. Youtube has had streams available in many countries during previous Davis Cups, and you can find all the live streaming and tv options from the official Davis Cup site.

Davis Cup 2026 - Results & Live

We will update the Davis Cup 2026 results here once the competition is underway. If you want to follow the live action and matches while they're being played, the answer is once again the official home page of the tournament.

Davis Cup 2026 - Prize Money

The victorious national team of the Davis Cup 2026 takes home prize money to the tune of 2 million dollars. Below you can find all of the Davis Cup Finals prize money that goes to the eight participating teams.

Check out our Tennis Prize Money 2026 -article for more info on the prize money of tennis tournaments, such as the Grand Slams and ATP & WTA Finals.

Davis Cup - Format

The Davis Cup takes place across multiple levels around the world. All the national teams are placed into the competition in correspondence to their ranking, and teams can rise or fall in the different levels depending on their performance.

The competition is divided into four main categories.

• Davis Cup Finals
• Qualifiers
• World Group I & II
• Regional Groups III, IV ja V

Davis Cup Finals

The Davis Cup Finals are the pinnacle of the tournament. Eight countries battle it out for the trophy in a six-day finals tournament. The Davis Cup finals are in November in a single city.

The 2026 Davis Cup Final 8 -tournament takes place in Bologna, Italy. Italy has earned itself an automatic spot in the finals as the reigning champion. The rest of the seven countries will have to battle their way in via the Qualifiers-matches in September.

Qualifiers

The Davis Cup's Qualifiers' stage sees 28 countries battle it out for a place in the finals. The qualifiers are played out in two separate stages:

• 1st Round: In February after the Australian Open
• 2nd Round: In September after the US Open

As you'd expect, the winners of the 1st Round go into the second round, while the winners of the 2nd round advance to the Davis Cup Finals. The losers of the first round go down to the World Group I Play-offs matches.

World Group I and II

World Group's I and II form the second highest tier of the Davis Cup. Both groups contain 26 countries, and the pairs who face each other are raffled based on the rankings.

Both levels see two rounds of matches. The first round is in February after the Australian Open, while the second round is played in September after the US Open. The nations who manage two victories go up into the Qualifiers-level, while the losers of both matches fall down one step.

Regional groups III, IV and V

In the lower levels of the Davis Cup the teams are separated into regional groups. The regional tournaments are usually held in the summer, either before or after Wimbledon in a single host country. The three best countries from each group move up.

Davis Cup - History

The Davis Cup was founded in 1900, when Great Britain faced the United States in the first ever international tennis match in Boston.

Over the years the tournament has grown to be the biggest yearly international team competition in tennis. Traditionally the Davis Cup was held entirely as home- and away games, but the format has been tweaked with a number of times in the 21st century.

Most Davis Cup wins across all time

There have been 16 different winners in the Davis Cup across all the years of the tournament's history. The most successful nation is unsurprisingly The United States with 32 victories, but Australia isn't far behind with their 28 trophies. Team GB has managed a respectable 10 wins along with bitter rivals France.