Argentina Davis Cup team explained

Type:	Davis
Argentina
Nickname:	La Legión (The Legion)
Captain:	Guillermo Coria
Itf Rank:	15 (6 December 2021)
Itf Max:	1
Itf Max Date:	28 November 2016
Colors:	Light Blue & White
First Year:	1921
Years Played:	66
Ties Played:	159 (91–68)
Wg Played:	27 (40–26)
Titles:	1 (2016)
Runners-Up:	4 (1981, 2006, 2008, 2011)
Player Wins:	Guillermo Vilas (57–24)
Singles Wins:	Guillermo Vilas (45–10)
Doubles Wins:	David Nalbandian (16–5)
Best Doubles:	José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas (7–7)
Most Ties:	Guillermo Vilas (29)
Most Years:	Guillermo Vilas (14)

The Argentina men's national tennis team represents Argentina in Davis Cup tennis competition and is governed by the Asociación Argentina de Tenis. As of 2016, the team has competed in the World Group since 2002 and reached the finals five times (1981, 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2016), winning the cup for the first time in the 2016 edition by defeating Croatia in the final. Argentina is currently #15 in the ITF Davis Cup rankings.

History

Argentina's Davis Cup debut in 1921 started on the wrong foot with a walkover loss to Denmark in the first round. They played their first Davis Cup matches in 1923, losing 1–4 in the first round against Switzerland. After several years of toiling in the regional and preliminary rounds, led by Guillermo Vilas and José Luis Clerc, Argentina reached their first finals in 1981, losing to the United States. After avoiding relegation from the World Group the next year, Argentina reached the semifinals in 1983, losing in Stockholm against the Swedish team.

In the subsequent years, Argentina could not repeat that performance and was relegated to the Americas I Group in 1987. Returned in the 1990-92 World Group, that year was relegated to the Americas Zone again and would not return to main competition until the 2002 Davis Cup, reaching the semifinals again in a loss to Russia that included a historical doubles match between Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Marat Safin against David Nalbandian and Lucas Arnold Ker that at 6 hours and 20 minutes is the longest doubles match in recorded history.^[1]

Since 2002, Argentina has reached the finals on four occasions in 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2016. They were crowned as champions for the first time after defeating Croatia in the final in 2016. However, the following year they were relegated to the first group of the Americas Zone.

Venues

Argentina played all of their home games at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club up until 1996. Since then, other venues were used, not only in Buenos Aires,^{[2] [3]} but also in other cities such as Córdoba,^[4] Mendoza^[5] and Mar del Plata,^[6] the city of choice for the 2008 Finals, the only series of this kind Argentina has hosted so far and also their only home series that was not played on clay.^[7] Since 2006, Argentina began to play their home matches at the Mary Terán de Weiss Stadium in Buenos Aires.^[8]

Current team (2024)

See also: List of Argentina Davis Cup team representatives.

• Sebastián Báez (singles)
• Francisco Cerúndolo (singles)
• Tomás Martín Etcheverry (singles)
• Máximo González (doubles)
• Andrés Molteni (doubles)

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

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
1981	World Group, 1st Round	6–8 March	Munich (FRG)		3–2	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	9–11 July	Timișoara (ROU)		3–2	Win
	World Group, Semifinals	2–4 October	Buenos Aires (ARG)		5–0	Win
	World Group, Finals	11–13 December	Cincinnati (USA)		1–3	Runner-up
1982	World Group, 1st Round	5–7 March	Buenos Aires (ARG)		2–3	Loss
	World Group Playoffs	1–3 October	Buenos Aires (ARG)		3–2	Win
1983	World Group, 1st Round	4–6 March	Buenos Aires (ARG)		3–2	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	8–10 July	Rome (ITA)		5–0	Win
	World Group, Semifinals	30 September – 2 October	Stockholm (SWE)		1–4	Loss
1984	World Group, 1st Round	24–26 February	Stuttgart (FRG)		4–1	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	13–15 July	Atlanta (USA)		0–5	Loss
1985	World Group, 1st Round	8–10 March	Buenos Aires (ECU)		1–4	Loss
	World Group Playoffs	1–3 October	Buenos Aires (ARG)		2–3	Loss
1986	Americas Group I, Quarterfinals	7–9 March	Buenos Aires (ARG)		5–0	Win
	Americas Group I, Semifinals	18–20 July	Buenos Aires (ARG)		3–2	Win
	Americas Group I, Final	3–5 October	Santiago (CHI)		4–1	Win
1987	World Group, 1st Round	13–15 March	New Delhi (IND)		2–3	Loss
	World Group Playoffs	24–26 July	Prague (TCH)		0–5	Loss
1988	Americas Group I, Semifinals	8–10 April	Guayaquil (ECU)		4–1	Win
	Americas Group I, Final	22–24 July	Buenos Aires (ARG)		1–4	Loss
1989	Americas Group I, Semifinals	7–8 April	Buenos Aires (ARG)		3–0	Win
	World Group, Qualifying Round	20–22 July	Eastbourne (GBR)		3–2	Win

1990s

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	World Group, 1st Round	2–4 February	Buenos Aires (ARG)		3–0	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	30 March – 2 April	Buenos Aires (ARG)		3–2	Win
	World Group, Semifinals	21–23 September	Sydney (AUS)		0–5	Loss
1991	World Group, 1st Round	1 February – 31 March	Christchurch (NZL)		4–1	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	30 March – 1 April	Berlin (GER)		0–5	Loss
1992	World Group, 1st Round	31 January – 2 February	Hawaii (USA)		0–5	Loss
	World Group, Qualifying Round	25–27 September	Aarhus (DEN)		2–3	Loss
1993	American Group I, Semifinals	26–28 March	Buenos Aires (ARG)		4–1	Win
	World Group, Qualifying Round	22–26 September	Budapest (HUN)		1–4	Loss
1994	Americas Group I, Semifinals	15–17 July	Montevideo (URU)		2–3	Loss
1995	Americas Group I, 1st Round	3–5 February	Buenos Aires (ARG)		3–2	Win
	Americas Group I, Semifinals	31 March – 2 April	Caracas (VEN)		2–3	Loss
1996	Americas Group I, Semifinals	5–7 April	Mar del Plata (ARG)		4–1	Win
	World Group, Qualifying Round	20–22 September	Mexico City (MEX)		2–3	Loss
1997	Americas Group I, Semifinals	4–6 April	Santiago (CHI)		2–3	Loss
	Americas Group I, Relegation playoff	11–14 July	Buenos Aires (ARG)		2–3	Loss
	American Group I, Relegation playoff	19–21 September	Buenos Aires (ARG)		4–1	Win
1998	Americas Group I, 1st Round	13–15 February	Buenos Aires (ARG)		5–0	Win
	Americas Group I, Semifinals	3–5 April	Buenos Aires (ARG)		4–1	Win
	World Group, Qualifying Round	25–28 September	Buenos Aires (ARG)		2–3	Loss
1999	Americas Group I, Semifinals	2–4 April	Salinas (ECU)		1–4	Loss
	Americas Group I, Relegation playoff	16–18 July	Caracas (VEN)		4–1	Win

2000s

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	Americas Group I, Semifinals	7–9 April	Santiago (CHI)		0–2	Loss
	Americas Group I, Relegation playoff	21–23 July	Montreal (CAN)		1–4	Loss
	Americas Group I, Relegation playoff	6–8 October	Bogotá (COL)		4–1	Win
2001	Americas Group I, 1st Round	9–11 February	Mendoza (ARG)		5–0	Win
	Americas Group I, Semifinals	6–8 April	Córdoba (ARG)		5–0	Win
	World Group, Qualifying Round	21–23 September	Córdoba (ARG)		5–0	Win
2002	World Group, 1st Round	8–10 February	Buenos Aires (ARG)		5–0	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	5–7 April	Buenos Aires (ARG)		3–2	Win
	World Group, Semifinals	20–22 September	Moscow (RUS)		2–3	Loss
2003	World Group, 1st Round	7–9 February	Buenos Aires (ARG)		5–0	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	4–6 April	Buenos Aires (ARG)		5–0	Win
	World Group, Semifinals	19–21 September	Málaga (SPA)		2–3	Loss
2004	World Group, 1st Round	6–8 February	Agadir (MAR)		5–0	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	9–11 April	Minsk (BLR)		0–5	Loss
2005	World Group, 1st Round	4–6 March	Buenos Aires (ARG)		5–0	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	15–17 July	Sydney (AUS)		4–1	Win
	World Group, Semifinals	23–25 September	Bratislava (SVK)		1–4	Loss
2006	World Group, 1st Round	10–12 February	Buenos Aires (ARG)		5–0	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	7–9 April	Zagreb (CRO)		3–2	Win
	World Group, Semifinals	22–24 September	Buenos Aires (ARG)		5–0	Win
	World Group, Finals	1–3 December	Moscow (RUS)		2–3	Runner-up
2007	World Group, 1st Round	9–11 February	Linz (AUT)		4–1	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	6–8 April	Gothenburg (SWE)		1–4	Loss
2008	World Group, 1st Round	8–10 February	Buenos Aires (ARG)		4–1	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	11–13 April	Buenos Aires (ARG)		4–1	Win
	World Group, Semifinals	19–21 September	Buenos Aires (ARG)		3–2	Win
	World Group, Finals	21–23 November	Mar del Plata (ARG)		1–3	Runner-up
2009	World Group, 1st Round	6–8 March	Buenos Aires (ARG)		4–1	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	10–12 July	Ostrava (CZE)		2–3	Loss

2010s

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	World Group, 1st Round	5–7 March	Stockholm (SWE)		3–2	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	9–11 July	Moscow (RUS)		3–2	Win
	World Group, Semifinals	17–19 September	Lyon (FRA)		0–5	Loss
2011	World Group, 1st Round	4–6 March	Buenos Aires (ARG)		4–1	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	7–9 July^[9]	Buenos Aires (ARG)		5–0	Win
	World Group, Semifinals	16–18 September	Belgrade (SRB)		3–2	Win
	World Group, Finals	2–4 December	Seville (SPA)		1–3	Runner-up
2012	World Group, 1st Round	10–12 February	Bamberg (GER)		4–1	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	6–8 April	Buenos Aires (ARG)		4–1	Win
	World Group, Semifinals	14–16 September	Buenos Aires (ARG)		2–3	Loss
2013	World Group, 1st Round	1–3 February	Buenos Aires (ARG)		5–0	Win
World Group, Quarterfinals	5–7 April	Buenos Aires (ARG)		3–2	Win
World Group, Semifinals	13–15 September	Prague (CZE)		2–3	Loss
2014	World Group, 1st Round	31 January – 2 February	Mar del Plata (ARG)		1–3	Loss
World Group, Relegation playoff	12–14 September	Sunrise (USA)		3–2	Win
2015	World Group, 1st Round	6–8 March	Buenos Aires (ARG)		3–2	Win
World Group, Quarterfinals	17–19 July	Buenos Aires (ARG)		4–1	Win
World Group, Semifinals	18–20 September	Brussels (BEL)		2–3	Loss
2016	World Group, 1st Round	4–6 March	Gdańsk (POL)		3–2	Win
World Group, Quarterfinals	15–17 July	Pesaro (ITA)		3–1	Win
World Group, Semifinals	16–18 September	Glasgow (GBR)		3–2	Win
World Group, Finals	25–27 November	Zagreb (CRO)		3–2	Champion
2017	World Group, 1st Round	3–5 February	Buenos Aires (ARG)		2–3	Loss
World Group, Relegation playoff	15–17 September	Astana (KAZ)		2–3	Loss
2018	Americas Group I, 2nd Round	6–7 April	San Juan (ARG)		3–2	Win
World Group, Relegation playoff	14–16 September	San Juan (ARG)		4–0	Win
2019	World Group, Group Stage	19 November	Madrid (SPA)		3–0	Win
20 November		Madrid (SPA)		0–3	Loss
World Group, Quarterfinals	22 November	Madrid (SPA)		1–2	Loss

2020s

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
2020–21	Qualifying Round	6–7 March 2020	Bogotá (COL)		1–3	Loss
	World Group I	18–19 September 2021	Buenos Aires (ARG)		4–1	Win
2022	Qualifying Round	4–5 March	Buenos Aires (ARG)		4–0	Win
	Finals, Group Stage	13 September 2022	Bologna (ITA)		1–2	Loss
		16 September 2022			1–2	Loss
		17 September 2022			0–3	Loss
2023	Qualifying Round	4–5 February	Espoo (FIN)		1–3	Loss
	World Group I	16–17 September	Buenos Aires (ARG)		4–0	Win
2024	Qualifying Round	3–4 February	Rosario (ARG)		3–2	Win

Notes and References

1. http://www.daviscup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=ARG Argentina Team Profile
2. http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004090 "Argentina vs. Russia, 04 Apr – 06 Apr 2003"
3. http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=10000436 "Argentina vs. Colombia, 13 Feb – 15 Feb 1998"
4. http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100002049 "Argentina vs. Belarus, 21 Sep – 23 Sep 2003"
5. http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100000366 "Argentina vs. Mexico, 09 Feb – 11 Feb 2001"
6. http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=10000385 "Argentina vs. Bahamas, 05 Apr – 07 Apr 1996"
7. http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010174 "Argentina vs. Spain, 21 Nov – 23 Nov 2008"
8. http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100007696 "Argentina vs. Sweden, 10 Feb – 12 Feb 2006"
9. Argentina and Kazakhstan begun their tie on Thursday, a day earlier than originally scheduled, because of a would-be clash with government elections in Buenos Aires, which took place on Sunday the 10th. DavisCup.com