Canada Davis Cup team
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The Canada Davis Cup team represents Canada in Davis Cup tennis competition and is governed by Tennis Canada.
Canada currently competes in the Americas Zone of Group I. The team's best result came in its first appearance in 1913 when it reached the World Group final, losing to the United States 0–3. Canada last competed in the World Group in 2004, although they have qualified for the 2012 World Group.
History of Team Canada in Davis Cup
Canada competed in its first Davis Cup in 1913. The team won its first tie, played in June at the Queen's Club, London over South Africa by a score of 4–1. The team consisted of just two players, Robert Powell and Bernard Schwengers. Canada then in July easily defeated Belgium in the semi-finals 4–0. In the playoff final however, played a week later, they lost all three matches to the Americans in straight sets. (The Americans went on to defeat Great Britain in the challenge round, to win the competition.)
Canada did not play a World Group tie from 1921 until 1991, when the team of Grant Connell, Glenn Michibata, Andrew Sznajder, and Martin Wostenholme, with team captain Pierre Lamarche, lost 1–4 away to Spain. The following year, again in the World Group first round, Canada came closer to advancing, going down 2–3 at home to Sweden despite taking a first-day 2–0 lead. The tie was highlighted by a surprise singles win of rookie Daniel Nestor over superstar Stefan Edberg. Nestor could not repeat the magic, however, losing in the deciding rubber match in 5 sets to Magnus Gustafsson.
2004 saw Canada, in its final World Group appearance to date, fall away to the Netherlands 1–4. Team members then were Simon Larose, Frank Dancevic, Frédéric Niemeyer, and Daniel Nestor as a star doubles specialist.
In 2011, Canada defeated the Israel Davis Cup team 3–2 at the Canada Stadium in Ramat Hasharon, Israel, on September 16–18 to qualify for the 2012 Davis Cup World Group. Canada's team consisted of Milos Raonic (# 31 in September 2011), Vasek Pospisil (#124 in September 2011), Daniel Nestor, Philip Bester and Peter Polansky. The teams split the first two matches in two upsets, as Pospisil defeated Dudi Sela 7–6(4), 6–7(6), 6–1, 6–7(2), 6–3, and Amir Weintraub beat Raonic 5–7, 7–5, 6–3, 6–1.[1] Nestor and Pospisil defeated Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 in the doubles match. On the final day, Sela defeated Polansky 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 in the fourth match while Pospisil defeated Weintraub 6–2, 7–6(3), 6–4 in the final match.[2]
Current team members
Former team members
See also
References
External links
- Team page on DavisCup.com, the official website of the Davis Cup
- Team announced for Sept. 2010 tie versus Dominican Republic
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