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 6003 562.5 450 375 300 187.5 150
1st Round 500 4003 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 III2 Round-robin & Play-offs (per win) 5 3.75 2.5 1.25
Group IV2 Round-robin & Play-offs (per win) 2 1.5 1 0.5
Opponent Nation Ranking1 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 maximum2
Group II Round-robin & Play-offs 400 points maximum2
Group III Round-robin & Play-offs 160 points maximum2
Opponent Nation Ranking1 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 28 November 2016[3]
# Nation Points Move†
1  Argentina 31,817.50 Increase 1
2  Great Britain 25,408.76 Decrease 1
3  Croatia 15,702.50 Increase 2
4  France 15,550.00 Increase 2
5   Switzerland 13,700.00 Decrease 1
6  Czech Republic 12,812.50 Decrease 3
7  Belgium 11,073.75 Steady
8  Serbia 7,500.00 Steady
9  Australia 7,093.75 Steady
10  Italy 6,852.50 Steady
11  United States 4,531.25 Steady
12  Canada 4,525.00 Steady
13  Japan 3,475.00 Steady
14  Germany 3,232.50 Steady
15  Russia 3,136.25 Steady
16  Kazakhstan 3,056.25 Steady
17  Spain 2,550.00 Steady
18  Slovakia 2,222.50 Steady
19  India 1,830.00 Steady
20  Ukraine 1,741.25 Steady

†Change since previous ranking update

Women

ITF Fed Cup Nations Ranking, as of 14 November 2016[4]
# Nation Points Move†
1  Czech Republic 38,575.00 Steady
2  France 15,615.00 Steady
3  Germany 11,410.00 Steady
4  Russia 11,405.00 Steady
5  Netherlands 8,362.50 Increase 1
6  Italy 8,327.50 Decrease 1
7   Switzerland 7,955.00 Steady
8  Belarus 6,105.00 Steady
9  Spain 5,592.50 Steady
10  United States 5,475.00 Steady
11  Australia 4,215.00 Steady
12  Romania 4,110.00 Steady
13  Ukraine 3,247.50 Steady
14  Belgium 3,115.00 Steady
15  Slovakia 2,970.00 Steady
16  Chinese Taipei 2,690.00 Steady
17  Canada 2,502.50 Steady
18  Poland 2,457.50 Steady
19  Argentina 2,400.00 Steady
20  Paraguay 2,352.50 Steady

†Change since previous ranking update

Number 1 ranked nations

Men

Key
* Current number 1 nation as of November 28, 2016[3][5]
↑ ITF Ranking record
No. Nation Start date End date WG ties as No. 1 Total
1Australia Australia December 3, 2001February 10, 200211
2France France February 11, 2002November 30, 200377
 Australia (2) December 1, 2003April 11, 200423
 France (2) April 12, 2004September 26, 200418
3Spain Spain September 27, 2004December 4, 200555
4 Croatia December 5, 2005December 3, 200644
5 Russia December 4, 2006July 12, 20091010
 Spain (2) July 13, 2009April 7, 201316 ↑21 ↑
6 Czech Republic April 8, 2013November 29, 20151010
7 Great Britain November 30, 2015November 27, 201644
8 Argentina * November 28, 2016Present
No. Nation Start date End date WG ties as No. 1 Total

Women

Key
* Current number 1 nation as of November 14, 2016[4]
↑ ITF Ranking record
No. Nation Start date End date WG ties as No. 1 Total
1 Slovakia November 4, 2002November 23, 200344
2 France November 24, 2003September 18, 200577
3 Russia September 19, 2005November 8, 200912 ↑12 ↑
4Italy Italy November 9, 2009April 22, 201288
5Czech Republic Czech Republic April 23, 2012November 3, 201344
 Italy (2) November 4, 2013April 20, 2014210
 Czech Republic (2) * April 21, 2014Present711
No. Nation Start date End date WG ties as No. 1 Total

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Rankings Explained". daviscup.com. International Tennis Federation.
  2. 1 2 3 "How the Rankings Work". fedcup.com. International Tennis Federation.
  3. 1 2 "Nations Ranking". daviscup.com. International Tennis Federation.
  4. 1 2 "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.
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