Croatia Davis Cup team explained

Croatia
Type:	Davis
Captain:	Velimir Zovko
Itf Rank:	7 (18 March 2024)
Itf Max:	1
Itf Max Date:	5 December 2005, 6 December 2021
Colors:	Red and white
First Year:	1993
Years Played:	31
Ties Played:	78 (47–31)
Wg Played:	20 (26–21)
Titles:	2 (2005, 2018)
Runners-Up:	2 (2016, 2021)
Player Wins:	Marin Čilić (43–23)
Singles Wins:	Marin Čilić (33–17)
Doubles Wins:	Goran Ivanišević (13–5) Ivan Ljubičić (13–6)
Best Doubles:	Ljubičić & Ivanišević (6–0) Ljubičić & Ančić (6–1)
Most Ties:	Marin Čilić (34)
Most Years:	Marin Čilić (14)

The Croatia men's national tennis team represents Croatia in the Davis Cup and is governed by the Croatian Tennis Association.Croatia won the Davis Cup twice, in 2005 and 2018, and was runner-up in 2016 and 2021.

History

See also: Yugoslavia Davis Cup team.

Croatia competed in its first Davis Cup in 1993 in Europe/Africa Group I semifinals beating Zimbabwe 3–2. In 1994 Croatia beat Portugal 4–0 in qualification round thus ensuring its first time appearance in World Group in 1995. Croatia lost in its debut from Germany and failed to qualify in the World Group again until 2002 where they beat Germany and earned its first quarterfinals. In 2005 Croatia won its first Davis Cup over Slovakia as the first unseeded nation to win the title, and also reached No. 1 at the ITF rankings for the first time. Croatia reached semifinals in 2009 but lost to Czech Republic 4–1. In 2016 Croatia reached the finals for the second time, again as unseeded nation, but lost to Argentina. Two years later, in 2018, Croatia won its second title by beating defending champion France, thus becoming the last Davis Cup champion in the old best-of-five competition format, and also the 10th country overall with more than one title.

Current team

The following players were called up for the 2024 Davis Cup qualifyng round in February 2024.

width=150	Player	width=80	Singles ATP Rank	width=80	Doubles ATP Rank	width=80	First year played
Marin Čilić	1047		2006
Nino Serdarušić	353	180	2021
Duje Ajduković	117	988	2023
Ivan Dodig		5
Mate Pavić		33

Players

Key

	Players that have won the Davis cup
Bold	Players that are active for the national team
	Still playing active tennis

width=125	Player	width=100	W-L (Total)	width=100	W-L (Singles)	width=100	W-L (Doubles)	width=50	Ties	width=100	Career
	2–2	1–2	–0	2	2023–
	–13	–11	–2	18	1999–2009
	–0	–0	–0	1	1999
	–1	–1	–0	1	2006
	–23	–17	–6	34		2006– ^‡
	–9	–9	–0	19		2013– ^‡
	–4	–4	–0	3	2014–2015
	–18	–7	–11	22		2010– ^‡
	–3	–1	–2	5	2014–2017
	–1	–1	–0	2	2017–2018
	–6	–6	–0	14	2019–
	–12	–8	–4	9	1994–1998
	–11	–6	–5	18	1993–2003
	–6	–5	–1	6	2005–2009
	–14	–10	–4	15	2000–2016
	–2	–2	–0	3	1998–1999
	–19	–13	–6	22		1998–2010 ^†
	–6	–2	–4	15	2011–
	–1	–1	–0	2	1996
	–1	–1	–0	1	2017
	–11	–1	–10	18		2013– ^‡
	–2	–2	–0	2	2023–
	–5	–3	–2	2	1993
	–0	–0	–0	1	2021–
	–0	–0	–0	2	1994–1996
	–5	–3	–2	6	2015–2020
	–2	–2	–0	2	2004–2006
	–1	–1	–0	1	2001
	–2	–2	–0	3	2010–2012
	–9	–2	–7	10	1998–2009
Total	–156	150–123	–33	78	1993–2024

Managers

Name	Tenure	Ties	Won	Lost	Win %	Best Result
	1993	2	1	1	50	1993 World Group, Qualifying round
	1994	1	1	0	100	1994 Europe/Africa Group I, Semifinals
	1994–1997	7	3	4	42.9	1995 World Group, First round
	1998–2000	7	4	3	57.1	1999 Europe/Africa Group I, Quarterfinals
	2001–2005	12	9	3	75	2005 Champions
	2006	2	1	1	50	2006 World Group, Quarterfinals
	2007–2011	11	6	5	54.6	2009 World Group, Semifinals
	2012–2019	18	12	6	66.7	2018 Champions
	2019	2	0	2	0	–
	2019–2023	15	10	5	66.7	2021 Final
	2024-present	1	0	1	0
Totals		78	47	31	60%

Davis Cup finals

Edition	Rounds/Opponents	Results
	1R: QF: SF: F:	1R: 3–2 QF: 4–1 SF: 3–2 F: 3–2
	1R: QF: SF: F:	1R: 3–2 QF: 3–2 SF: 3–2 F: 2–3
	1R: QF: SF: F:	1R: 3–1 QF: 3–1 SF: 3–2 F: 3–1
	GS:, QF: SF: F:	GS: 3–0, 2–1 QF: 2–1 SF: 2–1 F: 0–2

List of matches

Here is the list of all match-ups since 1993, when Croatia started competing as a separate nation.

1990s

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
1993	Europe/Africa Group I, Semifinals	30 Apr–2 May	Harare (ZIM)		3–2	Win
	World Group, Qualifying round	24 –26 Sep	Copenhagen (DEN)		2–3	Loss
1994	Europe/Africa Group I, Semifinals	25–27 Mar	Zagreb (CRO)		3–2	Win
	World Group, Qualifying round	23–25 Sep	Porto (POR)		4–0	Win
1995	World Group, First round	3–5 Feb	Karlsruhe (GER)		1–4	Loss
	World Group, Qualifying round	22–24 Sep	New Delhi (IND)		2–3	Loss
1996	Europe/Africa Group I, Quarterfinals	5–7 Feb	Dubrovnik (CRO)		5–0	Win
	World Group, Qualifying round	20–22 Sep	Split (CRO)		1–4	Loss
1997	Europe/Africa Group I, First round	7–9 Feb	Osijek (CRO)		4–1	Win
	Europe/Africa Group I, Quarterfinals	4–6 Apr	Graz (AUT)		2–3	Loss
1998	Europe/Africa Group I, First round	13–15 Feb	Helsinki (FIN)		2–3	Loss
	Europe/Africa Group I, Relegation play-off	25–27 Sep	Oslo (NOR)		3–2	Win
1999	Europe/Africa Group I, Quarterfinals	2–4 Apr	Bucharest (ROU)		2–3	Loss
	Europe/Africa Group I, Relegation play-off	24–26 Sep	Zagreb (CRO)		1–4	Loss

2000s

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	Europe/Africa Group II, First round	28–30 Apr	Jūrmala (LAT)		5–0	Win
	Europe/Africa Group II, Quarterfinals	14–16 Jul	Dublin (IRL)		5–0	Win
	Europe/Africa Group II, Semifinals	6–8 Oct	Rijeka (CRO)		5–0	Win
2001	Europe/Africa Group I, Quarterfinals	6–8 Apr	Pula (CRO)		4–1	Win
	World Group, Qualifying round	21–23 Sep	Rome (ITA)		3–2	Win
2002	World Group, First round	8–10 Feb	Zagreb (CRO)		4–1	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	5–7 Apr	Buenos Aires (ARG)		2–3	Loss
2003	World Group, First round	7–9 Feb	Zagreb (CRO)		4–1	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	4–6 Apr	Valencia (ESP)		0–5	Loss
2004	World Group, First round	6–8 Feb	Metz (FRA)		1–4	Loss
	World Group, Relegation play-off	24–26 Sep	Rijeka (CRO)		3–2	Win
2005	World Group, First round	4–6 Mar	Los Angeles (USA)		3–2	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	15–17 Jul	Split (CRO)		4–1	Win
	World Group, Semifinals	23–25 Sep	Split (CRO)		3–2	Win
	World Group, Finals	2–4 Dec	Bratislava (SVK)		3–2	Champion
2006	World Group, First round	10–12 Feb	Graz (AUT)		3–2	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	7–9 Apr	Zagreb (CRO)		2–3	Loss
2007	World Group, First round	9–11 Feb	Krefeld (GER)		2–3	Loss
	World Group, Relegation play-off	21–23 Sep	London (GBR)		1–4	Loss
2008	Europe/Africa Group I, Second round	11–13 Apr	Dubrovnik (CRO)		3–2	Win
	World Group, Qualifying round	19–21 Sep	Zadar (CRO)		4–1	Win
2009	World Group, First round	6–8 Mar	Poreč (CRO)		5–0	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	10–12 Jul	Poreč (CRO)		3–2	Win
	World Group, Semifinals	18–20 Sep	Poreč (CRO)		1–4	Loss

2010s

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	World Group, First round	5–7 Mar	Varaždin (CRO)		5–0	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	9–11 Jul	Split (CRO)		1–4	Loss
2011	World Group, First round	4–6 Mar	Zagreb (CRO)		2–3	Loss
	World Group, Relegation play-off	16–18 Sep	Potchefstroom (RSA)		4–1	Win
2012	World Group, First round	10–12 Feb	Miki (JPN)		3–2	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	6–8 Apr	Buenos Aires (ARG)		1–4	Loss
2013	World Group, First round	1–3 Feb	Turin (ITA)		2–3	Loss
	World Group, Relegation play-off	13–15 Sep	Umag (CRO)		1–4	Loss
2014	Europe/Africa Group I, Second round	4–6 Apr	Warsaw (POL)		3–1	Win
	World Group, Promotion play-off	12–14 Sep	Amsterdam (NED)		3–2	Win
2015	World Group, First round	6–8 Mar	Kraljevo (SRB)		0–5	Loss
	World Group, Relegation play-off	18–20 Sep	Florianópolis (BRA)		3–1	Win
2016	World Group, First round	4–6 Mar	Liège (BEL)		3–2	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	15–17 Jul	Beaverton (USA)		3–2	Win
	World Group, Semifinals	16–18 Sep	Zadar (CRO)		3–2	Win
	World Group, Finals	25–27 Nov	Zagreb (CRO)		2–3	Runner-up
2017	World Group, First Round	3–5 Feb	Osijek (CRO)		2–3	Loss
World Group, Relegation play-off	15–17 Sep	Bogotá (COL)		4–1	Win
2018	World Group, First Round	2–4 Feb	Osijek (CRO)		3–1	Win
World Group, Quarterfinals	6–8 Apr	Varaždin (CRO)		3–1	Win
World Group, Semifinals	14–16 Sep	Zadar (CRO)		3–2	Win
World Group, Finals	23–25 Nov	Lille (FRA)		3–1	Champion
2019	Finals, Group B	18 Nov	Madrid (ESP)		0–3	Loss
20 Nov		Madrid (ESP)		0–3	Loss

2020s

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
2020–21	Finals, Qualifying round	6–7 Mar 2020	Zagreb (CRO)		3–1	Win
	Finals, Group D	25 Nov 2021	Turin (ITA)		3–0	Win
		28 Nov 2021	Turin (ITA)		2–1	Win
	Finals, Quarterfinals	29 Nov 2021	Turin (ITA)		2–1	Win
	Finals, Semifinals	3 Dec 2021	Madrid (ESP)		2–1	Win
	Finals, Final	5 Dec 2021	Madrid (ESP)		0–2	Runner-up
2022	Finals, Group A	14 Sep 2022	Bologna (ITA)		0–3	Loss
		15 Sep 2022	Bologna (ITA)		2–1	Win
		17 Sep 2022	Bologna (ITA)		3–0	Win
	Finals, Quarterfinals	23 Nov 2022	Málaga (ESP)		2–0	Win
	Finals, Semifinals	25 Nov 2022	Málaga (ESP)		1–2	Loss
2023	Finals, Qualifying round	4–5 Feb 2023	Rijeka (CRO)		3–1	Win
	Finals, Group D	13 Sep 2023	Split (CRO)		1–2	Loss
		15 Sep 2023	Split (CRO)		1–2	Loss
		17 Sep 2023	Split (CRO)		2–1	Win
2024	Finals, Qualifying round	2–4 Feb 2024	Varaždin (CRO)		1–2	Loss

Statistics

Last updated: Croatia – Belgium; 4 February 2024

Record

• Champion: 2 times (2 times Away)
• Runner-up: 2 times
• Lost in Semifinals: 2 times
• Lost in Quarterfinals: 5 times
• Lost in First Round: 9 times
• Not in World Group / Finals: 11 times
• World Group Play-off: 8–5; Total Play-off: 9–6
• Performance at home: 22–12 (64.7%)
• Performance away: 20–16 (55.6%)
• Performance neutral: 5–3 (62.5%)
• Total: 47–31 (60%)

Head-to-head record (1993–)

DC team
	5	1	4
	3	1	2
	4	3	1
	3	2	1
	2	2	0
	1	1	0
	1	1	0
	1	1	0
	1	0	1
	1	0	1
	1	1	0
	2	0	2
	3	2	1
	4	1	3
	2	0	2
	1	1	0
	2	1	1
	1	1	0
	5	3	2
	1	1	0
	1	1	0
	1	1	0
	1	1	0
	1	1	0
	2	2	0
	2	2	0
	1	1	0
	2	1	1
	2	1	1
	3	1	2
	3	1	2
	1	1	0
	1	1	0
	4	1	3
	1	1	0
	1	1	0
	6	5	1
	1	1	0
Total (38)	78	47	31

Record against continents

Africa	Asia	Europe	North America	Oceania	South America
Record: 4-0 (100%)	Record: 3-1 (75%)	Record: 27-23 (54%)	Record: 6-1 (85.7%)	Record: 1-2 (33.3%)	Record: 6-4 (60%)

Record by decade:

• 2020–2029: 10–6 (62.5%)
• 2010–2019: 14–10 (58.3%)
• 2000–2009: 17–7 (70.8%)
• 1993–1999: 6–8 (42.9%)

Has never played against 10 countries which, at one point or another, played in the World Group: Belarus, Cuba, Indonesia, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Paraguay, Peru, South Korea, Switzerland.

See also

• Croatia at the Hopman Cup
• Croatia Fed Cup team
• World Team Cup

Notes

• A Won the Davis Cup in 2005.
• B Won the Davis Cup in 2018.