Overview
- Captain David Ferrer confirmed Spain will play the quarterfinal in Bologna with Jaume Munar, Pablo Carreño, Pedro Martínez and Marcel Granollers.
- Granollers and Martínez are set for doubles, with Granollers arriving off a standout season that included two Grand Slam titles.
- Ferrer framed the tie with the Czech Republic as roughly 50–50 and stressed confidence in the group despite losing his top player.
- Czech options include Jiri Lehecka, Jakub Mensik and Tomas Machac on indoor hard courts, with Adam Pavlasek available for doubles.
- Spain could not add a fifth player after the late withdrawal, and Alejandro Davidovich had previously declined to travel, while Alcaraz rests with a December 8 Miami exhibition planned and his focus on Australia.