New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- The India vs South Korea tennis tie in the second round of the 2026 Davis Cup qualifiers, scheduled for September 18-19, will be played on the hard courts of the Olympic Tennis Centre in Seoul.

The winner of the tie in Seoul will qualify for the Final 8 stage of the Davis Cup, which will be held in Bologna, Italy, in November, as per Olympics.com.

South Korea, ranked 16th in the Davis Cup standings, hold a slender 6-5 head-to-head advantage over India, who are currently ranked 19th.

India are set to name their team for the tie on Monday. The two sides last met in 2016, when India recorded a 4-1 victory over South Korea in Chandigarh in an Asia/Oceania Group I tie played on grass.

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