United States Davis Cup team

United States of America
Captain Jim Courier
ITF ranking 11 Decrease 1
Colors White & Blue
First year 1900
Years played 100
Ties played (W–L) 280 (213–67)
Years in
World Group
33 (60–26)
Davis Cup titles 32 (1900, 1902, 1913, 1920,
1921, 1922, 1923, 1924,
1925, 1926, 1937, 1938,
1946, 1947, 1948, 1949,
1954, 1958, 1963, 1968,
1969, 1970, 1971, 1972,
1978, 1979, 1981, 1982,
1990, 1992, 1995, 2007)
Runners-up 29 (1903, 1905, 1906, 1908,
1909, 1911, 1914, 1927,
1928, 1929, 1930, 1932,
1934, 1935, 1939, 1950,
1951, 1952, 1953, 1955,
1956, 1957, 1959, 1964,
1973, 1984, 1991, 1997, 2004)
Most total wins John McEnroe (59–10)
Most singles wins John McEnroe (41–8)
Most doubles wins Mike Bryan (23–4)
Best doubles team Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (21–4)
Most ties played John McEnroe (30)
Most years played John McEnroe (12)

The United States of America's Davis Cup Team represents the United States in Davis Cup tennis competition, and is governed by the United States Tennis Association.

The U.S. competed in the very first Davis Cup in 1900, when a group of Harvard University students challenged the British. They are the most successful Davis Cup team ever to compete in the Davis Cup, winning the coveted Davis Cup title on 32 separate occasions closely followed by Australia on 28.

History

The U.S. Davis Cup Team won the very first Davis Cup title in 1900. Their most recent win was in 2007, defeating Russia in the final.

The United States played in the World Group in all but one year (1988) since it was created in 1981, sharing this record with the Czech Republic, and holds the record for ongoing consecutive years in the World Group at 27 as of 2015.

Current squad

For a list of former Davis Cup representatives, see List of United States Davis Cup team representatives.
Squad representing the United States vs. Australia (2016 World Group first round)
Player ATP Ranking* Years Played Total W-L Singles W-L Doubles W-L
Mike Bryan no. 6 (doubles) 11 (2003–2009, 2011–) 22–4 0–1 22–4
Bob Bryan no. 5 (doubles) 12 (2003–) 25–5 4–2 21–4
John Isner no. 11 (singles) 6 (2010-2015) 10-9 8-9 2-0
Jack Sock no. 24 (singles)

*Rankings as of 3 February 2014

Recent performances

Here is the list of all match-ups since 1981, when the competition started being held in the current World Group format.

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
2010 World Group, First Round 5–7 March Belgrade (SRB)  Serbia 2–3 Loss
World Group Playoffs 17–19 September Bogotá (COL)  Colombia 3–1 Win
2011 World Group, First Round 4–6 March Santiago (CHI)  Chile 4–1 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 8–10 July Austin (USA)  Spain 1–3 Loss
2012 World Group, First Round 10–12 February Fribourg (SUI)   Switzerland 5–0 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 6–8 April Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (FRA)  France 3–2 Win
World Group, Semifinals 14–16 September Gijón (ESP)  Spain 1–3 Loss
2013 World Group, First Round 1–3 February Jacksonville (USA)  Brazil 3–2 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 5–7 April Boise (USA)  Serbia 1–3 Loss
2014 World Group, First Round 31 January – 2 February San Diego (USA)  Great Britain 1–3 Loss
World Group Playoffs 12–14 September Chicago (USA)  Slovakia 5–0 Win
2015 World Group, First Round 6–8 March Glasgow (GBR)  Great Britain 2–3 Loss
World Group Playoffs 18–20 September Tashkent (UZB)  Uzbekistan 3–1 Win
2016 World Group, First Round 4–6 March Melbourne (AUS)  Australia 3–1 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 15–17 July Beaverton, OR (USA)[1]  Croatia 2−3 Loss
2017 World Group, First Round 3–5 February TBA (USA)   Switzerland

Statistics

The statistics reflect results since the 1981 Davis Cup, and are up-to-date as of the 2013 Davis Cup World Group quarterfinals.

Record
Home and away record

Only 7 home losses: Croatia: 2–3 (2005, R1; 2016, QF), Great Britain: 1–3 (2014, R1), Australia: 1–4 (1999, QF), Italy: 1–4 (1998, SF), Spain: 1–3 (2011, QF), Serbia: 1–3 (2013, QF)

Head-to-head record (1981–)

Record against continents
Africa Asia Europe North America Oceania South America
 Zimbabwe  India
 Japan
 Austria
 Belarus
 Belgium
 Croatia
 Czech Republic
 Czechoslovakia
 France
 Germany
 West Germany
 Great Britain
 Italy
 Netherlands
 Romania
 Russia
 Serbia
 Slovakia
 Spain
 Sweden
  Switzerland
 Mexico  Australia  Argentina
 Brazil
 Chile
 Colombia
 Ecuador
 Paraguay
Record: 1–0 (100%) Record: 3–0 (100%) Record: 41–25 (62.12%) Record: 5–0 (100%) Record: 5–3 (62.50%) Record: 10–2 (83.33%)
Record by decade

References

  1. "Game, set, match! City gets Davis Cup". Oregon Local News. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
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