Davis Cup World Group Tie 2026: Catch Top Tennis Talents Battle It Out in Centurion

Tennis South Africa invites tennis appreciators to witness the Davis Cup World Group Tie at Irene Country Hotel. Over the weekend of 19 and 20 September 2026, the South African team goes head-to-head with Bosnia and Herzegovina in an epic display of local and international tennis prowess.

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South Africa takes on Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Davis Cup World Group II Tie

The Davis Cup takes place all over the world and involves around 275 ties a year in 65 different countries.

The competition is split into different levels, with nations competing firstly based on their ranking and then on a promotion and relegation basis.

South Africa will be competing in the World Group II Tie level, where teams from all over the world fight to get into the Qualifiers so they can put together a title bid. Ties are decided in a best-of-five matches format, meaning the first team to win three matches, wins the tie.

Team South Africa takes on the world stage on home soil, battling Bosnia and Herzegovina in the World Group for the first time since 2020.

While the last matchup between these two countries saw South Africa suffer a loss, this time around, local fans get to rally around the team for added support, and nothing is more motivating than love from your home crowd!

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The Davis Cup World Group II programme

The matches are divided between two days:

On day one, teams name two players to compete in singles matches. These players are known as No. 1 and No. 2 singles players. The No. 1 on each team plays the No. 2 on the opposing team on day one.

On day two, there are up to three matches contested. The second day’s play starts with a doubles match, followed by a singles match between the No. 1 singles players and then, if needed, the tie will be decided by the singles match between the No. 2 singles players.

Competing players for Team South Africa include Philip Henning, Alec Beckley, Khololwam Montsi and Thando Longwe-Smit.