Italy Davis Cup team
Italy | |
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Captain | Corrado Barazzutti |
ITF ranking | 10 |
First year | 1922 |
Years played | 84 |
Ties played (W–L) | 242 (159–83) |
Years in World Group | 24 (19–23) |
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 World Group. They last competed in the highest level in 2000, but winning 3-0 against Chile, on September 16, 2011, won again a pass for the World Group.
History
Italy competed in its first Davis Cup in 1922.
Current team (2018)
Recent performances
Here is the list of all match-ups since 1981, when the competition started being held in the current World Group format.
2010s
Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st Round | 5–7 March | Castellaneta (ITA) | Belarus | 5–0 | Win |
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2nd Round | 7–9 May | Zoetermeer (NED) | Netherlands | 4–1 | Win | |
World Group Play-offs | 17–19 September | Lidköping (SWE) | Sweden | 2–3 | Loss | |
2011 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2nd Round | 8–10 July | Arzachena (ITA) | Slovenia | 5–0 | Win |
World Group Play-offs | 16–18 September | Santiago (CHI) | Chile | 4–1 | Win | |
2012 | World Group, 1st Round | 10–12 February | Ostrava (CZE) | Czech Republic | 4–1 | Loss |
World Group Play-offs | 14–16 September | Napoli (ITA) | Chile | 4–1 | Win | |
2013 | World Group, 1st Round | 1–3 February | Turin (ITA) | Croatia | 5–0 | Win |
World Group, Quarterfinals | 5–7 April | Vancouver (CAN) | Canada | 3–2 | Loss | |
2014 | World Group, 1st Round | 31 January – 2 February | Mar del Plata (ARG) | Argentina | 3–1 | Win |
World Group, Quarterfinals | 4–6 April | Napoli (ITA) | Great Britain | 3–2 | Win | |
World Group, Semifinals | 12–14 September | Geneva (SWI) | Switzerland | 2–3 | Loss | |
2015 | World Group, 1st Round | 6–8 March | Astana (KAZ) | Kazakhstan | 2–3 | Loss |
World Group Play-offs | 18–20 September | Irkutsk (RUS) | Russia | 4–1 | Win | |
2016 | World Group, 1st Round | 4–6 March | Pesaro (ITA) | Switzerland | 5–0 | Win |
World Group, Quarterfinals | 15–17 July | Pesaro (ITA) | Argentina | 1–3 | Loss | |
2017 | World Group, 1st Round | 3–5 February | Buenos Aires (ARG) | Argentina | 3–2 | Win |
World Group, Quarterfinals | 7–9 April | Charleroi (BEL) | Belgium | 2–3 | Loss | |
2018 | World Group, 1st Round | 2–4 February | Morioka (JPN) | Japan | 3–1 | Win |
World Group, Quarterfinals | 6–8 April | Genoa (ITA) | France | 1–3 | Loss |