Men’s standings: Sweden take fifth place. Sixth position for Brazil, Netherlands seventh

The positions from 5th to 16th at the Doha World Cup have now been claimed. Germany finish eighth, France defeat Paraguay to take ninth place, while victory over Chile gives Mexico 11th place

 

DOHA – Sweden ended their campaign in Doha with a victory, defeating Brazil 2-0 to secure fifth place at the FIP World Cup 2026. In the opening match of the tie, Windahl/Vasquez came from behind to beat Bergamini/De Avila Simonato 3-6, 6-1, 6-3. Axelsson/Slaryd then secured the decisive point for Sweden, defeating the Brazilian pair Freitas/Flores 6-3, 6-4. Among the other matches determining the men’s standings in Qatar, the Netherlands defeated Germany to claim seventh place. The Dutch team dominated both matches in the tie without dropping a set: Van Opstal/Prins beat Reca/Wunner 6-4, 6-2, while Richters/Roper completed the tie with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Fitzon/Julich.

 

France secured ninth place with a 2-0 victory over Paraguay. First, Joris/Robert defeated Miltos/Popovic Fernandez in three sets (6-2, 6-7, 6-1), before Fonteny-Leygue sealed the win against Gonzalez/Dehnike with a 6-4, 6-4 victory. Mexico finished 11th after winning the South American derby against Chile 2-1. Following Pablo Padilla/Arredondo’s victory in the opening match, the Chilean players levelled the tie. Barrientos Garcia/Montoya secured the decisive point, winning in three sets (6-2, 3-6, 6-3). The United States defeated Qatar 2-0, with victories for Segura/Di Francesco and Ruiz Alvarez/De Armas, to finish 13th. The final standings were completed by the play-off for 15th and 16th place, in which Australia came from behind to defeat the United Arab Emirates. After losing the opening match, the pairs Brown/Melisi and Becherd/Zelba secured victory for Australia.

 

FIP WORLD CUP – FINAL STANDINGS

 

5 Sweden

6 Brazil

7 Netherlands

8 Germany

9 France

10 Paraguay

11 Mexico

12 Chile

13 United States

14 Qatar

15 Australia

16 United Arab Emirates