Great Britain Davis Cup team

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United Kingdom (as "Great Britain")
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Captain Leon Smith[1]
ITF ranking 29 (10 July 2009)
First year 1900
Years played 99
Ties played (W–L) 229 (137-92)
Years in
World Group
11 (3-11)
Davis Cup titles 9
Runners-up 8
Most total wins Fred Perry (45-7)
Most singles wins Bunny Austin (36-12)
Most doubles wins Bobby Wilson (25-8)
Best doubles team Bobby Wilson and Mike Sangster (11-3)
Fred Perry and Patrick Hughes (11-3)
Most ties played Bobby Wilson (34)
Most years played Greg Rusedski (13)

The Great Britain Davis Cup team represents the United Kingdom in Davis Cup tennis competition and is controlled by the Lawn Tennis Association. The United Kingdom played in the very first International Lawn Tennis Challenge (as the tournament was known until 1945). They are the third most successful team in terms of championships won, with 9 (tied with France), but have appeared in only one final since 1937.

Contents

[edit] Current players

[edit] Results

[edit] Overview

Year Players Round Opponent Score Consequence
2011 Jamie Baker
Daniel Evans
Colin Fleming
Andy Murray
Jamie Murray
James Ward
Europe/Africa Zone Group II First Round Tunisia Tunisia 4–1 Progressed to Europe/Africa Zone Group II Second Round
Europe/Africa Zone Group II Second Round Luxembourg Luxembourg 4–1 Progressed to Europe/Africa Zone Group II Third Round
Europe/Africa Zone Group II Third Round Hungary Hungary 5–0 Promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2012
2010 Daniel Evans
Colin Fleming
Ken Skupski
James Ward
Europe/Africa Zone Group II First Round Lithuania Lithuania 2–3 Sent to Europe/Africa Zone Group II Play–Offs
Europe/Africa Zone Group II Play–Offs Turkey Turkey 5–0 Continued in Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2011
2009 Chris Eaton
Daniel Evans
Colin Fleming
Josh Goodall
Ross Hutchins
Andy Murray
2009 Europe/Africa Zone Group I First Round bye Progressed to Europe/Africa Zone Group I Second Round
Europe/Africa Zone Group I Second Round Ukraine Ukraine 1–4 Sent to Europe/Africa Zone Group I First Round Play–Offs
Europe/Africa Zone Group I First Round Play–Offs bye Sent to Europe/Africa Zone Group I Second Round Play–Offs
Europe/Africa Zone Group I Second Round Play–Offs Poland Poland 2–3 Relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2010
2008 Jamie Baker
Alex Bogdanović
Ross Hutchins
Andy Murray
Jamie Murray
World Group First Round Argentina Argentina 1–4 Sent to World Group Play–Offs
World Group Play–Offs Austria Austria 2–3 Relegated to Europe Africa Zone Group I in 2009
2007 Jamie Baker
Tim Henman
Andy Murray
Jamie Murray
Greg Rusedski
Europe/Africa Zone Group I First Round bye Progressed to Europe/Africa Zone Group I Second Round
Europe/Africa Zone Group I Second Round Netherlands Netherlands 4–1 Progressed to World Group Play–Offs
World Group Play–Offs Croatia Croatia 4–1 Promoted to World Group in 2008
2006 James Auckland
Jamie Baker
Alex Bogdanović
Jamie Delgado
Alan Mackin
Andy Murray
Arvind Parmar
Greg Rusedski
Europe/Africa Zone Group I First Round bye Progressed to Europe/Africa Zone Group I Second Round
Europe/Africa Zone Group I Second Round Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro 2–3 Sent to Europe/Africa Zone Group I First Round Play–Offs
Europe/Africa Zone Group I First Round Play–Offs Israel Israel 2–3 Sent to Europe/Africa Zone Group I Second Round Play–Offs
Europe/Africa Zone Group I Second Round Play–Offs Ukraine Ukraine 3–2 Continued in Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2007
2005 Alex Bogdanović
Alan Mackin
Andy Murray
Greg Rusedski
David Sherwood
Europe/Africa Zone Group I First Round bye Progressed to Europe/Africa Zone Group I Second Round
Europe/Africa Zone Group I Second Round Israel Israel 3–2 Progressed to World Group Play–Offs
World Group Play–Offs Switzerland Switzerland 0–5 Continued in Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2006
2004 Alex Bogdanović
Tim Henman
Jonathan Marray
Andy Murray
Arvind Parmar
Greg Rusedski
Europe/Africa Zone Group I First Round bye Progressed to Europe/Africa Zone Group I Second Round
Europe/Africa Zone Group I Second Round Luxembourg Luxembourg 4–1 Progressed to World Group Play–Offs
World Group Play–Offs Austria Austria 2–3 Continued in Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2005
2003 Alex Bogdanović
Tim Henman
Alan Mackin
Miles McLagan
Arvind Parmar
Greg Rusedski
World Group First Round Australia Australia 1–4 Sent to World Group Play-offs
World Group Play-offs Morocco Morocco 2–3 Relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2004
2002 Jamie Delgado
Tim Henman
Martin Lee
Miles McLagan
Arvind Parmar
Greg Rusedski
World Group First Round Sweden Sweden 2–3 Sent to World Group Qualifying Round
World Group Qualifying Round Thailand Thailand 3–2 Continued in World Group in 2003

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[edit] 1990s

  • 1996:
    Europe/Africa Zone Group 2, 1st round: Won 4–1 against Slovenia
    Europe/Africa Zone Group 2, 2nd round: Won 5–0 against Ghana
    Europe/Africa Zone Group 2, 3rd round: Won 5–0 against Egypt
  • 1995:
    Europe/Africa Zone Group 2, 1st round: Lost 5–0 against Slovak Republic
    Europe/Africa Zone Group 2, Play–offs: Won 5–0 against Monaco
  • 1994:
    Europe/Africa Zone Group 1, 1st round: Lost 4–1 against Portugal
    Europe/Africa Zone Group 1, Play–offs: Lost 3–2 against Romania

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/apr/12/leon-smith-britain-davis-cup-captain

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