Japan Davis Cup team

The Japan Davis Cup team represents Japan in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Japan Tennis Association.

Japan first competed at the Davis Cup in 1921, where they finished as runners-up. They were an inaugural member of the World Group in 1981 and competed at the top division until 1985 when they were relegated to the second division. They are currently competing in the World Group for the first time since 1985.

Current team

• Kei Nishikori (ATP #26)
• Go Soeda (ATP #99)
• Tatsuma Ito (ATP #117)
• Yuichi Sugita (ATP #208)
• Hiroki Kondo (ATP #505)
• Takao Suzuki (ATP #590)

(as of January 26th, 2012)

History

Japan competed in its first Davis Cup in 1921 finishing as the runners-up to the United States.

Results

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Group I, Asia/Pacific, Quarterfinal	6-8 March	Osaka, Japan	China	5-0	Won
	Group I, Asia/Pacific, Semifinals	17–20 September	Namangan, Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan	2-3	Loss
2010	Group I, Asia/Pacific, 1st Round	5-7 March	Osaka, (Japan)	Template:Country data Phillipines	5-0	Won
	Group I, Asia/Pacific, Semifinals	7-9 May	Brisbane, Australia	Australia	0-5	Loss
2011	Group I, Asia/Pacific, 1st Round	4-6 March	Lapu-Lapu City, Phillipines	Philippines	3-1	Won
	Group I, Asia/Pacific, Semifinals	8-10 July	Kobe, Japan	Uzbekistan	4-1	Won
	World Group, Playoffs	16-18 September	Tokyo, Japan	India	4-1	Won
2012	World Group, 1st Round	10-12 February	Hyogo, Japan	Croatia

See also

• Davis Cup
• Japan at the Hopman Cup

External links

• Team page on DavisCup.com, the official website of the Davis Cup