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Cyprus
CaptainYiannos Hadjigeorgiou
ITF ranking56 Decrease3
Colorsblack and white
First year1985
Years played27
Ties played (W–L)81 (43–38)
Most total winsMarcos Baghdatis (60–13)
Most singles winsMarcos Baghdatis (42–3)
Most doubles winsDemetrios Leontis (19–15)
Best doubles teamDemetrios Leontis/Marcos Baghdatis (7–2)
Most ties playedDemetrios Leontis (47)
Most years playedMarcos Baghdatis (13)

The Cyprus Davis Cup team represents Cyprus in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Cyprus Tennis Federation.

History

Cyprus competed in its first Davis Cup in 1985. They lost their first 10 ties before finally defeating the Congo. Due to incurring so many losses Cyprus was relegated to the fourth and last zonal group in 1997. The team began to record regular wins when in the year 2000 a 14 year old Marcos Baghdatis made his Davis Cup debut. In 2007 Cyprus returned to the Zonal Group II and recorded their best result in 2009 where they fell one match shy of being promoted to the Zonal Group I.

Home Court

The first ever tie Cyprus competed in was held in Nicosia against Ireland. The team continued to play out of the Cyprus capital of Nicosia until 2010 when the team played in Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Centre located in Limassol (home of Marcos Baghdatis). Ties are now shared between Nicosia and Limassol.

Current Team

Player information and rankings as of 30 January 2012

Squad representing Cyprus vs. Morocco (2012 Europe/Africa Group 2 First Round)
Player ATP Ranking Years Played Total W-L Singles W-L Doubles W-L
Marcos Baghdatis #45 (Singles) 13 (2000-) 57–13 40–3 17–10
Rares Cuzdriorean N/A 3 (2010–) 1–5 0–3 1–2
Christos Hadjigeorgiou N/A 0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Sergis Kyratzis N/A 3 (2010–) 0-2 0-2 0–0

Recent performances

Here is the list of all match-ups since 1985, when Cyprus began playing Davis Cup.

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
2010 Euro/Africa Zone Group II, First Round 5-7 Mar Limassol (CYP)  Egypt 3–2 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinal 9-11 Jul Oeiras (POR)  Portugal 0–5 Loss
2011 Euro/Africa Zone Group II, First Round 4-6 Mar Nicosia (CYP)  Hungary 0–5 Loss
Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Playoff 8-10 Jul Sofia (BUL)  Bulgaria 3–2 Win
2012 Euro/Africa Zone Group II, First Round 10-12 Feb Limassol (CYP)  Morocco 3–2 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinal 6-8 Apr Dnipropetrovsk (UKR)  Ukraine 0–5 Loss

See also

External links

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