Italy Davis Cup team
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| Captain | Corrado Barazzutti | |
| ITF ranking | 26 | |
| First year | 1922 | |
| Years played | 80 | |
| Ties played (W–L) | 231 (152–79) | |
| Years in World Group |
20 (16–20) | |
| Davis Cup titles | 1 (1976) | |
| Runners-up | 6 (1960, 1961, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1998) | |
| Most total wins | Nicola Pietrangeli (120–44) | |
| Most singles wins | Nicola Pietrangeli (78–32) | |
| Most doubles wins | Nicola Pietrangeli (42–12) | |
| Best doubles team | Orlando Sirola & Nicola Pietrangeli (34–8) | |
| Most ties played | Nicola Pietrangeli (66) | |
| Most years played | Nicola Pietrangeli (18) | |
The Italy Davis Cup team represents Italy in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Federazione Italiana Tennis.
Italy won the Davis Cup in 1976, and finished as runners-up 6 times (1960, 1961, 1977, 1979, 1980, and 1998). They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I. They last competed in the World Group in 2000, but winning 3-0 against Chile, on September 16, 2011, won again a pass for the World Group.
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[edit] History
Italy competed in its first Davis Cup in 1922.
[edit] Current Team
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