Davis Cup Tennis, one of the major international team events in men’s tennis, is also the largest annual team tournament of tennis which involves some tremendous display of the sport.
The tournament, run by the ITF or the International Tennis Federation, involves the best tennis national teams of the world. The tournament experiences the best singles and doubles players of the world playing for their native countries. It is played in a knock-out format after several countries gain admission to the world group on completion of their regional qualifiers. The first round losers of the World Group have to play the winners from the regional zones for a next year berth in the Davis Cup. The World Group itself has four knock-out rounds.
The Davis Cup has been held since 1900 and the ties between the countries are held in five matches which are called the rubbers. The rubbers include two singles, two return singles and a doubles match. The tournament has been won the maximum number of times by the United States of America followed by Australia and Great Britain. Some of the other countries to participate in the Davis Cup are France, Russia, Sweden, Israel and India. With the wins the teams earn valuable points with which they are ranked by the ITF and these rankings are again used to seed the teams. Davis Cup is one of the major team tournaments for men. It has had a number of top ranked players playing here for their countries. The tournament has seen the rise of many unknown players to stardom while many famous players have suffered defeats in the hands of less renowned ones. Yet, with the touch of patriotism involved, the Davis Cup is one of the major team tournaments of the tennis world.
Previous ITF Davis Cup Champions
|
| Year |
Champion |
Score |
Runners-up |
Stadium Venue |
City/Location |
Country |
| 2012 |
Czech Republic |
3–2 |
Spain |
O2 Arena |
Prague |
Czech Republic |
| 2011 |
Spain |
3–1 |
Argentina |
Olympic Stadium |
Seville |
Spain |
| 2010 |
Serbia |
3–2 |
France |
Belgrade Arena |
Belgrade |
Serbia |
| 2009 |
Spain |
5–0 |
Czech Republic |
Palau Sant Jordi |
Barcelona |
Spain |
| 2008 |
Spain |
3–1 |
Argentina |
Estadio Islas Malvinas |
Mar del Plata |
Argentina |
| 2007 |
USA |
4–1 |
Russia |
Memorial Coliseum |
Portland, Oregon |
USA |
| 2006 |
Russia |
3–2 |
Argentina |
Olympic Stadium |
Moscow |
Russia |
| 2005 |
Croatia |
3–2 |
Slovak Republic |
Sibamac Arena National Tennis Centre |
Bratislava |
Slovak Republic |
| 2004 |
Spain |
3–2 |
USA |
Olympic Stadium |
Seville |
Spain |
| 2003 |
Australia |
3–1 |
Spain |
Melbourne Park |
Melbourne |
Australia |
| 2002 |
Russia |
3–2 |
France |
Palais Omnisports Paris Bercy |
Paris |
France |
| 2001 |
France |
3–2 |
Australia |
Melbourne Park |
Melbourne |
Australia |
| 2000 |
Spain |
3–1 |
Australia |
Palau Sant Jordi |
Barcelona |
Spain |
| Argentina |
Canada |
Germany |
Serbia |
| Austria |
Croatia |
Israel |
Spain |
| Belgium |
Czech Republic |
Italy |
Switzerland |
| Brazil |
France |
Kazakhstan |
United States |
ITF Davis Cup Country Team Ranking
|
| Rank |
Country |
Played |
Points |
| 1 |
Spain |
14 |
34125 |
| 2 |
Czech Republic |
13 |
29952.19 |
| 3 |
Argentina |
12 |
21031.25 |
| 4 |
Serbia |
11 |
18146.88 |
| 5 |
France |
11 |
14570 |
| 6 |
USA |
9 |
10612.5 |
| 7 |
Croatia |
9 |
5960 |
| 8 |
Kazakhstan |
9 |
4187.19 |
| 9 |
Austria |
8 |
3984.38 |
| 10 |
Israel |
9 |
3973.44 |
| 11 |
Germany |
8 |
3945.31 |
| 12 |
Canada |
9 |
3231.88 |
| 13 |
Italy |
9 |
3196.88 |
| 14 |
Switzerland |
8 |
2950 |
| 15 |
Belgium |
8 |
2825 |
| 16 |
Brazil |
8 |
2700 |
| 17 |
Russia |
8 |
2375 |
| 18 |
Sweden |
8 |
2306.25 |
| 19 |
Australia |
10 |
2200 |
| 20 |
Chile |
8 |
2050 |
| 21 |
Japan |
9 |
1942.5 |
| 22 |
Uzbekistan |
10 |
1935 |
| 23 |
South Africa |
9 |
1650 |
| 24 |
Netherlands |
9 |
1575 |
| 25 |
India |
9 |
1420 |
| 26 |
Ecuador |
9 |
1262.5 |
| 27 |
Colombia |
8 |
1250 |
| 28 |
Romania |
8 |
1145 |
| 29 |
Uruguay |
8 |
1092.5 |
| 30 |
China, P.R. |
9 |
1037.5 |
| 31 |
Slovenia |
10 |
1003.75 |
| 32 |
Chinese Taipei |
9 |
890.94 |
| 33 |
Slovak Republic |
8 |
858.75 |
| 34 |
Ukraine |
9 |
850 |
| 35 |
Denmark |
9 |
822.5 |
| 36 |
Korea, Rep. |
10 |
805 |
| 37 |
Great Britain |
9 |
760 |
| 38 |
Poland |
10 |
712.5 |
| 39 |
Dominican Republic |
10 |
648.75 |
| 40 |
Finland |
10 |
646.88 |
| 41 |
Indonesia |
9 |
621.25 |
| 42 |
New Zealand |
11 |
559.38 |
| 43 |
Portugal |
9 |
555 |
| 44 |
Philippines |
12 |
530 |
| 45 |
Latvia |
10 |
463.75 |
| 46 |
Mexico |
11 |
447.5 |
| 47 |
Bosnia/Herzegovina |
13 |
410.63 |
| 48 |
Thailand |
11 |
380 |
| 49 |
Peru |
10 |
377.5 |
| 50 |
Belarus |
10 |
365 |
| 51 |
Hungary |
9 |
329.69 |
| 52 |
Venezuela |
10 |
318.75 |
| 53 |
Pakistan |
8 |
250 |
| 54 |
Paraguay |
9 |
243.75 |
| 55 |
Estonia |
11 |
217.5 |
| 56 |
Cyprus |
9 |
213.75 |
| 57 |
Lithuania |
10 |
184.38 |
| 58 |
Luxembourg |
14 |
164.69 |
| 59 |
Ireland |
8 |
152.81 |
| 60 |
El Salvador |
10 |
143.75 |
| 61 |
Monaco |
8 |
127.5 |
| 62 |
Barbados |
15 |
125.25 |
| 63 |
Sri Lanka |
14 |
105 |
| 64 |
Bulgaria |
9 |
100.31 |
| 65 |
Puerto Rico |
14 |
85 |
| Rank |
Country |
Played |
Points |
| 66 |
Morocco |
12 |
73.44 |
| 67 |
Moldova |
13 |
71.25 |
| 68 |
Hong Kong, China |
8 |
65 |
| 69 |
Lebanon |
17 |
65 |
| 70 |
Pacific Oceania |
11 |
61.25 |
| 71 |
Guatemala |
14 |
52.5 |
| 72 |
Malaysia |
14 |
38.75 |
| 73 |
Benin |
13 |
36.25 |
| 74 |
Kuwait |
16 |
36.25 |
| 74 |
Syria |
16 |
36.25 |
| 76 |
Vietnam |
19 |
35.75 |
| 77 |
Egypt |
11 |
35 |
| 78 |
Tunisia |
15 |
32.5 |
| 79 |
Greece |
17 |
32.5 |
| 80 |
Zimbabwe |
17 |
30.25 |
| 81 |
Haiti |
12 |
30 |
| 82 |
Costa Rica |
18 |
30 |
| 83 |
Norway |
14 |
27.5 |
| 84 |
Bahamas |
16 |
27.5 |
| 85 |
Madagascar |
16 |
26.25 |
| 86 |
Montenegro |
14 |
22.5 |
| 87 |
Georgia |
13 |
21.25 |
| 88 |
Jamaica |
16 |
21.25 |
| 89 |
Armenia |
16 |
20.5 |
| 90 |
United Arab Emirates |
19 |
20.25 |
| 91 |
Algeria |
14 |
20 |
| 92 |
Iran |
16 |
20 |
| 92 |
Oman |
16 |
20 |
| 94 |
Ghana |
17 |
19.5 |
| 95 |
Bolivia |
13 |
18.75 |
| 96 |
FYR Macedonia |
11 |
17.5 |
| 97 |
Cote D’Ivoire |
16 |
17.25 |
| 98 |
Turkey |
12 |
16.25 |
| 99 |
Malta |
12 |
15 |
| 100 |
Nigeria |
13 |
15 |
| 101 |
Andorra |
16 |
15 |
| 102 |
Trinidad & Tobago |
15 |
14.5 |
| 103 |
Bangladesh |
17 |
13 |
| 104 |
Aruba |
18 |
12 |
| 105 |
Honduras |
18 |
11.75 |
| 106 |
Jordan |
17 |
11.5 |
| 107 |
Namibia |
9 |
11.25 |
| 108 |
Cambodia |
5 |
10 |
| 109 |
Saudi Arabia |
10 |
9.75 |
| 110 |
Qatar |
17 |
9.5 |
| 111 |
Singapore |
18 |
9 |
| 112 |
Iceland |
16 |
8.75 |
| 113 |
Panama |
15 |
8.5 |
| 114 |
Turkmenistan |
18 |
8 |
| 115 |
Kenya |
12 |
7.5 |
| 116 |
Myanmar |
19 |
6.5 |
| 117 |
San Marino |
17 |
6.25 |
| 118 |
Kyrgyzstan |
9 |
6 |
| 119 |
Bahrain |
18 |
5.5 |
| 120 |
Iraq |
17 |
5 |
| 121 |
Cuba |
5 |
3.75 |
| 122 |
Cameroon |
8 |
2.5 |
| 123 |
Botswana |
9 |
2.5 |
| 124 |
Bermuda |
8 |
1.5 |
| 125 |
Tajikistan |
5 |
1.25 |
| 126 |
Rwanda |
13 |
1.25 |
| 127 |
US Virgin Islands |
15 |
1 |
| 128 |
Yemen |
8 |
0.5 |
| 129 |
Congo |
4 |
0 |
| 130 |
Albania |
11 |
0 |
