Cyprus Davis Cup team explained

Type:Davis
Cyprus
Captain:Demetris Herodotou
Itf Rank:92 30
Colors:blue and white
Years Played:27
Ties Played:81 (43–38)
Player Wins:Marcos Baghdatis (60–13)
Singles Wins:Marcos Baghdatis (42–3)
Doubles Wins:Demetrios Leontis (19–15)
Best Doubles:Demetrios Leontis/Marcos Baghdatis (7–2)
Most Ties:Demetrios Leontis (47)
Most Years:Marcos Baghdatis (13)

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

Cyprus currently competes in the Europe Group III.

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). 2021 event will take place at Herodotou Tennis Academy in Larnaca.

Current team (2022 Davis Cup)

Player information and rankings

Player!Current singles ranking!Current doubles ranking!First year played!Ties played!Total W–L!Singles W–L!Doubles W–L
Petros Chrysochos66062620132929-1324-95-4
Menelaos Efstathiou1071142420171910-910-90–0
Stylianos Christodoulou1381style=color:#999N/A202221-10-11–0
Sergis Kyratzisstyle=color:#999N/A104020101811-101-810-2
Eleftherios Neosstyle=color:#999N/A190920171611-50-111-4

Recent performances

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

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

YearCompetitionDateLocationOpponentScoreResult
2010Euro/Africa Zone Group II, First Round5-7 MarLimassol (CYP)3–2Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinal9-11 JulOeiras (POR)0–5Loss
2011Euro/Africa Zone Group II, First Round4-6 MarNicosia (CYP)0–5Loss
Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Playoff8-10 JulSofia (BUL)3–2Win
2012Euro/Africa Zone Group II, First Round10-12 FebLimassol (CYP)3–2Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinal6-8 AprDnipropetrovsk (UKR)0–5Loss
2013Euro/Africa Zone Group II, First Round1–3 FebŠiauliai (LTU)1–4Loss
Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Play-off5-7 AprNicosia (CYP)3–2Win
2014Euro/Africa Zone Group II, First Round31 Jan–2 FebCopenhagen (DEN)1–4Loss
Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Play-off4-6 AprCasablanca (MAR)1–4Loss
2015Euro/Africa Zone Group III Europe, Group A15 JulSan Marino (SMR)3–0Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group III Europe, Group A17 Jul2–1Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group III Europe, Promotion Play-off18 Jul0–2Loss
2016Euro/Africa Zone Group III Europe, Group C2 MarTallinn (EST)2–1Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group III Europe, Group C3 Mar3–0Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group III Europe, Group C4 Mar3–0Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group III Europe, Promotion Play-off5 Mar2–0Win
2017Euro/Africa Zone Group II, First Round3–5 FebNicosia (CYP)1–4Loss
Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Play-off7-9 AprTBD (CYP)

See also