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Romania
CaptainHoria Tecau
CoachAndrei Pavel
ITF ranking21 Increase7
ColorsYellow & Blue
First year1922
Years played70
Ties played (W–L)141 (73–68)
Years in
World Group
14 (3–14)
Runners-up3 (1969, 1971, 1972)
Most total winsIlie Năstase (109–37)
Most singles winsIlie Năstase (74–22)
Most doubles winsIlie Năstase (35–15)
Best doubles teamIlie Năstase &
Ion Ţiriac (27–7)
Most ties playedIlie Năstase (52)
Most years playedIlie Năstase (18)

The Romania Davis Cup team represents Romania in Davis Cup tennis competition, being governed by the Romanian Tennis Federation and currently competes in the 2014 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I.

Romania has finished as runners-up three times. Alongside India and Argentina, Romania has never won the Davis Cup despite playing three finals.

Current squad

Rankings as of January 27, 2014

Squad representing Ukraine vs. Romania (2014 Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round)
Player ATP Ranking
Horia Tecău #8 (Doubles)
Victor Hănescu #72 (Singles)
Adrian Ungur #122 (Singles)
Marius Copil #131 (Singles)
Recent callups
Player Most recent appearance
Florin Mergea 2013 Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round
Victor Crivoi 2012 Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round Play-off

History

Romania finished runner-up three times – in 1969, 1971 and 1972 – and lost to USA in the Final on each occasion.The most contested match was in 1972, when Romania lost 3-2,Tiriac and Nastase winning for Romania. Only Romania, Argentina and India have contested more than one Final without being crowned champion. Its first appearance in the competition was back in 1922.

Recent performances

2010s

Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
2010 Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st Round BYE
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Quarterfinals 7–9 May Bucharest (ROU)  Ukraine 3–1 Win
World Group Play-off 17–19 Sep Bucharest (ROU)  Ecuador 5–0 Win
2011 World Group, 1st Round 4–6 Mar Buenos Aires (ARG)  Argentina 1–4 Loss
World Group Play-off 16–18 Sep Bucharest (ROU)  Czech Republic 0–5 Loss
2012 Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st Round BYE
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2nd Round 6–8 Apr Amsterdam (NED)  Netherlands 0–5 Loss
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round play-offs 14–16 Sep Cluj-Napoca (ROU)  Finland 3–2[1] Win
2013 Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st Round 1–3 Feb Cluj-Napoca (ROU)  Denmark 5-0 Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2nd Round 5–7 Apr Brașov (ROU)  Netherlands 0-5 Loss
2014 Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st Round 31 Ian - 2 Feb Dnipropetrovsk (UKR)  Ukraine 1-3 Loss
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round play-offs 12 Sep - 14 Sep Bucharest (ROU)  Sweden 3-1 Win

See also

References