Next tie 13-15 Sept 2013
Croatia face Great Britain at home in the World Group play-off in September. The last time the two teams met was at the same stage of the competition and Great Britain emerged victorious. That was the one year out of the last 12 that Croatia have not been in the World Group so they will be out for revenge.
Last tie 1-3 Feb 2013
Croatia face a fight to maintain their World Group status after Fabio Fognini led Italy to its first World Group victory since 1998 in the first round in Turin. Marin Cilic managed two singles wins for the visitors, but was unable to make the hosts pay alongside Ivan Dodig in the doubles rubber as Fabio Fognini teamed up with Simone Bolelli to win the doubles before defeating Ivan Dodig in the deciding fifth rubber despite missing the opening singles rubber with flu.
History
Croatia became the first unseeded nation to win the title, when they defeated Slovak Republic 3-2 in the 2005 Final in Bratislava. Prior to 1992, Croatian players represented Yugoslavia.