What country has won the most Davis Cups?
The most successful countries over the history of the tournament are the United States (winning 32 titles and finishing as runners-up 29 times) and Australia (winning 28 titles, including six with New Zealand as Australasia, and finishing as runners-up 21 times).
The United States is the most successful nation in the history of the competition, with 32 victories. Australia is second with 28 (individually or in a combined Australasia team) and Great Britain and France are tied for third with 10.
No nation has won more titles than the U.S., which has lifted the trophy 32 times. The U.S. last won the Davis Cup in 2007 when the team of Andy Roddick, James Blake, Mike Bryan and Bob Bryan lifted the trophy.
- Most years on U.S. Davis Cup team – (tie) 14, Bob Bryan (2003-16), Mike Bryan (2003-09, 2011-16, 2018)
- Most ties played for U.S. Davis Cup team – 32, Mike Bryan (2003-09, 2011-16, 2018)
- Most total victories – 59, John McEnroe (1978-92)
'An incredible feeling': Italy win Davis Cup for first time in 47 years – video. Italy fulfilled its potential as one of the most promising tennis nations in the world by defeating Australia 2-0 to become Davis Cup champions for the first time since 1976.
In total, 16 nations have been crowned Davis Cup world champions since USA won the inaugural competition in 1900. Canada are the reigning world champions after defeating Australia 2-0 in the 2022 Davis Cup final in Malaga. (FRG) Germany F.R. (FRG) Germany F.R.
France competed in their first Davis Cup in 1904. France is the third most successful nation, with ten wins. Their most recent title came in 2017 (World Champion team).
| 21 hours 37 minutes | Romania d. Ecuador 3-2, 2003 World Group play-off in Ecuador |
|---|---|
| 19 hours 15 minutes | Ireland d. Egypt 3-2, 2012 Europe/Africa Zone Group II relegation play-off tie |
| 18 hours 53 minutes | Chile d. Austria 3-2, 2009 World Group play-off in Chile |
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He won three Grand Slam titles in singles and two in doubles. Ashe was the first black player selected to the United States Davis Cup team, and the only black man ever to win the singles titles at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open. He retired in 1980.
The first Davis Cup took place in 1900 and saw USA take on Great Britain, then playing under the name of the British Isles. It was held at the Longwood Cricket Club in Boston and the Americans surprised their opponents by racing into an unassailable 3-0 lead.
Why is it called Davis Cup?
Definition: The Davis Cup, the tennis equivalent of the football World Cup, was named after American collegian Dwight Filley Davis, who came up with the idea to start a challenge tennis match between the USA and Great Britain.
For example, in a Davis Cup series, each pair of competing countries play five matches (rubbers) where the winner is decided on a best-of-five basis. Once one team has reached three victories, the remaining match or matches are said to be dead rubbers.
| Stage | Prize money |
|---|---|
| Winner | $2.1m (£1.7m) |
| Runner Up | $1.5m (£1.2m) |
| Semifinal | $1.3m (£1m) |
| Quarterfinal | $1.1m (£873,000) |
Final - Italy defeats Australia, 2-0
Italy wins the 2023 Davis Cup.
Davis Cup - Malaga to host Davis Cup Final 8 for 2024
The announcement accompanied the draw for February's Qualifiers, which will decide the 12 nations that will advance to the Group Stage of the 2024 Davis Cup Finals, scheduled for the week commencing 9 September.
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from over 140 competing countries.
History. The U.S. Davis Cup Team won the very first Davis Cup title in 1900. Their most recent win was in 2007, defeating Russia in the final.
South Africa became only the fifth nation to win the Davis Cup, breaking the dominance of the United States, Great Britain, France and Australia teams which had won every tournament before this year.
Tennis comes from the French tenez, the formal imperative form of the verb tenir, to hold, meaning "hold!", "receive!" or "take!", an interjection used as a call from the server to his opponent to indicate that he is about to serve. Racket (or racquet) derives from the Arabic rakhat, meaning the palm of the hand.
"Congratulations to Italy for qualifying for the final," said Djokovic, who helped Serbia win its only Davis Cup title in 2010. "They deserved it. They played really well, particularly Jannik, in singles against me and then doubles as well. He barely missed a ball in the entire match."
When did Argentina win the Davis Cup?
Argentina hosted Lithuania in World Group I in September 2023, beating the visitors 4-0 to earn a place in the Davis Cup Qualifiers 2024. Argentina finally won its first title in 2016, having finished runners-up in 1981, 2006, 2008 and 2011.
The Isner–Mahut match at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships holds the record for the longest tennis match both in time and games played. It lasted for 11 hours and 5 minutes.
The longest tennis match in history featured five sets, three days and a 138-point tiebreaker. John Isner outlasted Nicolas Mahut in a first-round match at the 2010 Wimbledon men's singles tournament that spanned 11 hours and five minutes, shattering the record for longest match of all time.
According to tennislovers.com The longest rally in tournament play was one of 643 times over the net between Vicky Nelson and Jean Hepner at Richmond, VA in October 1984. The 6 hr 22 min match was won by Nelson 6-4, 7-6. It concluded with a 1 hr 47 min tiebreak, 13-11, for which one point took 29 minutes.
No one in tennis history has won more. NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic's U.S. Open championship gives him 24 career Grand Slam singles titles, adding to the record he already held for the most by a man in tennis history.
