Important tennis matches were played at the central court “Victor Manuel Pecci” of the International Tennis Club (Club Internacional de Tenis, or CIT) in Asunción. The Paraguayan Davis Cup team led by Dani Vallejo, won 3 to 1 against Pakistan. Because of this victory, the Paraguayan national tennis team is coming back into the qualifiers of World Group 1 for the first time in 20 years.
Daniel Vallejo (21) is ranked 256th by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), Martin Antonio Vergara Del Puerto is world’s number 1424, and Alex Santino Núñez Vera (18) is ranked 1572th.
The matches
Vallejo and Núñez won both their singles matches, Vergara del Puerto lost. Humaifa Rehman, the best-ranked player from Pakistan defeated him in three sets: 2-6, 6-4, and 10-5. The Paraguayan national team secured the doubles victory with Daniel Vallejo and Martín Vergara Del Puerto, closing the series.
Paraguay has now qualified the for World Group 1 of the Davis Cup and the next phase will take place in February of 2026. Paraguay is a nation of tennis more and more, by organising the Paraguay Open in March 2025.
What is the Davis Cup?
Under the World Group, the Davis Cup is divided in geographical zones. These zones are divided into three regional groups. After their loss, Pakistan, has dropped to World Group 2, replacing Paraguay, which had been in this division for two decades. Paraguay temporarily competed in the regional group 3, but has never entered regional group 4.
The Davis Cup is a men-only competition, founded in 1900 between the United States and Great Britain. The annual tournament cup is the highest nations’ tennis competition, this year in its 113th edition. The women’s equivalent is the Billie Jean Cup (formerly Fed Cup), which was created in 1963. In these competitions, instead of competing on individual banners, players represent their nations.
The winning team will receive US$2.67 million, sub-champion US$1.6 million. The sub finalist receives US$1,07 million, the fourth finalist US$535,714.
For more information about Paraguay’s tennis team and those of other countries, visit the Davis Cup website.
