Davis Cup Finals: Date, schedule, history, odds & more

The Davis Cup Finals take place in Malaga, Spain for the third year in a row and Australia will hope to go one better than they have managed in each of the last two years.

The Aussies were beaten 2-0 by Canada in the 2022 final and were on the wrong end of the same scoreline against Italy 12 months later.

The eight-team showpiece is particularly notable this time around as the all-time great Rafael Nadal is set to make the final appearance of his incredible career, having already been part of a Spanish Davis Cup-winning team on four occasions.

Davis Cup Finals date

The Davis Cup Finals take place between Tuesday November 19th and Sunday 24th November, 2024, with one quarter-final scheduled for each of the opening two days and then two on Thursday 21st November.

The semi-finals will take place on Friday 22nd November and Saturday 23rd November, with the final scheduled for Sunday 24th November.

Davis Cup Finals venue

The Davis Cup Finals are being staged at the Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena in Malaga, Spain, with the arena having a capacity of 11,300 for sporting events.

The tournament will be played on a hard, indoor court.

Davis Cup Finals how to watch

The Davis Cup Finals will be broadcast on Channel 9 in Australia are also available on the 9Now streaming service.

Davis Cup Finals format

The Davis Cup was, for the large part of its history, a straight knockout competition, with matches played over five sets and each tie featuring four singles rubbers and one doubles.

However, a major change was made for the 2019 event, with Spain becoming permanent hosts up until the current day.

Each tie was reduced to three rubbers, two singles and a doubles, while each match is now a three-set contest.

The 2019 and 2021 events saw 18 teams take place in the finals, but the format was streamlined further for the 2022 tournament and the number of teams reduced to 16, although knockout ties mean that the final eight teams are decided for the Finals themselves.

Davis Cup Finals history

The first Davis Cup final took place all the way back in 1900, when the United States defeated the British Isles 3-0 in Boston.

The USA have won the competition a further 31 times, but have not done so since 1995, while the last of Australia's 28 successes came back in 2003, when they defeated Spain 3-1 in Melbourne.

Great Britain and France are both 10-times Davis Cup winners, while Spain have taken the honours six times, all since 2000.

Reigning champions Italy are two-time winners, with their 2023 victory adding to the previous title they won back in 1976.

Davis Cup Finals odds

Holders Italy, led by world number one Jannik Sinner, are the hot fancies at 2.75 to retain their title, with tournament hosts Spain at 3.25 expected to be their main challengers.

Record 32-time winners United Sates come next at 5.50, with Australia 7.50 to finally add a 29th Davis Cup title to their illustrious roll of honour and 2002 champions Canada priced at 8.50.

Germany are serious contenders at 10.00, with Argentina out at 29.00 and Netherlands the outsiders at 34.00.