STARNBERG, February 9, 2026
India and Korea, Rep. set up a fascinating Davis Cup Qualifiers 2nd Round clash after both nations recorded victories in decisive fifth matches in their Qualifiers 1st Round ties on Sunday.
Later in the day, Ecuador completed victory against 28-time Davis Cup champions Australia in Quito and now advance to a Qualifiers 2nd Round meeting with Great Britain in September.
Dhakshineswar Suresh was the hero of day two at India’s triumph over Netherlands in Bengaluru. Suresh partnered Yuki Bhambri to a doubles victory before returning to court to defeat Guy den Ouden in the decisive fifth match.
In Busan, Korea, Rep. recovered from 1-2 down to defeat Argentina, with Kwon Soonwoo defeating Thiago Agustin Tirante in the first reverse singles match to level the tie before former Australian Open semi-finalist Chung Hyeon overcame Marco Trungelliti to secure progress for the Koreans.
Korea Rep stunned Argentina with a 3-2 win at home. A tight but exciting campaign for them, they advance to the Qualifiers second round where they’ll be facing India!#DavisCup pic.twitter.com/Q3qoWPtnxB
— Davis Cup (@DavisCup) February 8, 2026
Korea, Rep. will host the Qualifiers 2nd Round tie against India in September – the winner of that meeting will become the first Asian nation to reach the Davis Cup quarter-finals since the introduction of the Final 8 in 2022.
Elsewhere on Sunday, Belgium and the United States recorded away wins against Bulgaria and Hungary, respectively, while Czechia defeated Sweden and France beat Slovakia.
Davis Cup Qualifiers 1st Round Results
Chile 4-0 Serbia
Germany 4-0 Peru
Croatia 3-1 Denmark
Ecuador 3-1 Australia
Norway 0-4 Great Britain
Bulgaria 0-4 Belgium
Japan 2-3 Austria
India 3-2 Netherlands
Korea, Rep. 3-2 Argentina
Hungary 0-4 USA
Czechia 3-1 Sweden
France 3-1 Slovakia
Canada 3-2 Brazil
Davis Cup Qualifiers 2nd Round (18-19 or 19-20 September)
Chile (c)* v Spain (1)
Germany (2) (c) v Croatia (13)
Great Britain (12) (c) v Ecuador
Austria (11) (c) v Belgium (4)
Korea, Rep. (c) v India
Czechia (9) (c) v USA (6)
Canada (8) (c) v France (7)
(#) = seed, (c) = choice of ground, * = choice of ground decided by lot
The seven winning nations from the Qualifiers 2nd Round will join hosts and defending champions Italy at the 2026 Davis Cup Final 8 in Bologna in November.
