Czech Republic Davis Cup team explained

Type:	Davis
Czech Republic
Captain:	Jaroslav Navrátil
Itf Rank:	10 (27 November 2023)
Itf Max:	1
Itf Max Date:	8 April 2013
Colors:	blue & red
First Year:	1921
Years Played:	83
Ties Played:	206 (127–79)
Wg Played:	35 (37–33)
Titles:	3 (1980, 2012, 2013)
Runners-Up:	2 (1975, 2009)
Player Wins:	Jan Kodeš (60–34)
Singles Wins:	Roderich Menzel (40–12)
Doubles Wins:	Jan Kodeš (21–15)
Best Doubles:	Tomáš Berdych &<br>Radek Štěpánek (16–2)
Most Ties:	Jan Kodeš (39)
Most Years:	Jan Kodeš (15)

The Czech Republic men's national tennis team represents the Czech Republic in the Davis Cup and is governed by the Czech Tennis Federation. The Czech team was started in 1993, following the break-up of Czechoslovakia.The team competed in the Europe/Africa Zone I in 2019. It has played in the World Group in all but one year since it was created in 1981, sharing this record with the United States.

Current team (2024)

• Jiří Lehečka
• Tomáš Macháč
• Vít Kopřiva
• Jakub Menšík
• Adam Pavlásek

History

The Czech Republic competed in its first Davis Cup in 1921, as Czechoslovakia.

From 1930 to 1939 Ladislav Hecht played for the Czech Republic Davis Cup team, achieving a record of 18-19, and was its Captain.^[1] Hecht was invited to play for the German Davis Cup Team in 1938, by an aide to Adolf Hitler who was unaware that he was Jewish, but declined.^[2]

The Czech Republic won the Davis Cup in 1980 as Czechoslovakia, and in 2012 and 2013 as the Czech Republic in Prague and Belgrade respectively.

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
As Czechoslovakia
1981	World Group, 1st Round	6–8 Mar	Zurich (SUI)		3–2	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	9–11 Jul	New York City (USA)		1–4	Loss
1982	World Group, 1st Round	5–7 Mar	Prague (TCH)		5–0	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	9–11 Jul	Paris (FRA)		2–3	Loss
1983	World Group, 1st Round	4–6 Mar	Asunción (PAR)		2–3	Loss
	World Group, relegation play-offs	30 Sep – 2 Oct	Hradec Králové (TCH)		3–2	Win
1984	World Group, 1st Round	24–26 Feb	Hradec Králové (TCH)		5–0	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	13–15 Jul	Hradec Králové (TCH)		3–2	Win
	World Group, Semifinals	28–30 Sep	Båstad (SWE)		0–5	Loss
1985	World Group, 1st Round	8–10 Mar	Tbilisi (URS)		3–2	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	2–4 Aug	Guayaquil (ECU)		5–0	Win
	World Group, Semifinals	4–6 Oct	Frankfurt (FRG)		0–5	Loss
1986	World Group, 1st Round	7–10 Mar	Calcutta (IND)		4–1	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	18–20 Jul	Sarajevo (YUG)		5–0	Win
	World Group, Semifinals	3–5 Oct	Prague (TCH)		1–4	Loss
1987	World Group, 1st Round	13–15 Mar	Hradec Králové (TCH)		2–3	Loss
	World Group, relegation play-offs	24–26 Jul	Prague (TCH)		5–0	Win
1988	World Group, 1st Round	5–7 Feb	Prague (TCH)		5–0	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	8–10 Apr	Norrköping (SWE)		2–3	Loss
1989	World Group, 1st Round	3–5 Feb	Prague (TCH)		4–1	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	7–9 Apr	Prague (TCH)		2–3	Loss

1990s

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
As Czechoslovakia
1990	World Group, 1st Round	2–4 Feb	Prague (TCH)		5–0	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	30 Mar – 2 Apr	Prague (TCH)		1–4	Loss
1991	World Group, 1st Round	2–4 Feb	Prague (TCH)		4–1	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	29–31 Mar	Prague (TCH)		1–4	Loss
1992	World Group, 1st Round	31 Jan – 2 Feb	Prague (TCH)		5–0	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	27–29 Mar	Fort Myers (USA)		2–3	Loss
As Czech Republic
1993	World Group, 1st Round	26–28 Mar	Aarhus (DEN)		4–1	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	16–18 Jul	Halle (GER)		1–4	Loss
1994	World Group, 1st Round	25–27 Mar	Ramat HaSharon (ISR)		4–1	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	15–17 Jul	Saint Petersburg (RUS)		2–3	Loss
1995	World Group, 1st Round	3–5 Feb	Naples (ITA)		1–4	Loss
	World Group, qualifying round	22–24 Sep	Prague (CZE)		4–1	Win
1996	World Group, 1st Round	9–11 Feb	Plzeň (CZE)		5–0	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	5–7 Apr	Prague (CZE)		3–2	Win
	World Group, Semifinals	20–22 Sep	Prague (CZE)		1–4	Loss
1997	World Group, 1st Round	7–9 Feb	Příbram (CZE)		3–2	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	4–6 Apr	Adelaide (AUS)		0–5	Loss
1998	World Group, 1st Round	3–5 Apr	Zurich (SUI)		2–3	Loss
	World Group, qualifying round	25–27 Sep	Prague (SUI)		5–0	Win
1999	World Group, 1st Round	2–4 Apr	Ghent (BEL)		2–3	Loss
	World Group, qualifying round	24–26 Sep	Tashkent (UZB)		5–0	Win

2000s

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	World Group, 1st Round	4–6 Feb	Ostrava (TCH)		4–1	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	7–9 Apr	Inglewood (USA)		2–3	Loss
2001	World Group, 1st Round	9–11 Feb	Helsingborg (SWE)		2–3	Loss
	World Group, qualifying round	21–23 Sep	Prostějov (CZE)		3–2	Win
2002	World Group, 1st Round	8–10 Feb	Ostrava (CZE)		4–1	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	5–7 Apr	Pau (FRA)		2–3	Loss
2003	World Group, 1st Round	7–9 Feb	Ostrava (CZE)		2–3	Loss
	World Group, relegation play-offs	19–21 Sep	Bangkok (THA)		4–1	Win
2004	World Group, 1st Round	6–8 Feb	Brno (CZE)		2–3	Loss
	World Group, relegation play-offs	24–26 Sep	Lambaré (PAR)		5–0	Win
2005	World Group, 1st Round	4–6 Mar	Buenos Aires (ARG)		0–5	Loss
	World Group, relegation play-offs	23-25 Sep	Liberec (CZE)		2–3	Loss
2006	Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st Round	align=center colspan=5	BYE
	Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2nd Round	7–9 Apr	Oujda (MAR)		5–0	Win
	World Group, relegation play-offs	22–24 Sep	Leiden (NED)		4–1	Win
2007	World Group, 1st Round	9–11 Feb	Ostrava (CZE)		1–4	Loss
	World Group, relegation play-offs	21–23 Sep	Prague (CZE)		3–2	Win
2008	World Group, 1st Round	8–10 Feb	Ostrava (CZE)		3–2	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	11–13 Apr	Moscow (RUS)		2–3	Loss
2009	World Group, 1st Round	6–8 Mar	Ostrava (CZE)		3–2	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	10–12 Jul	Ostrava (CZE)		3–2	Win
	World Group, Semifinals	18–20 Sep	Poreč (CRO)		4–1	Win
	World Group, Finals	4–6 Dec	Barcelona (ESP)		0–5	Runner-up

2010s

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	World Group, 1st Round	5–7 Mar	Bree (BEL)		4–1	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	9–11 Jul	Coquimbo (CHI)		4–1	Win
	World Group, Semifinals	17–19 Sep	Belgrade (SRB)		2–3	Loss
2011	World Group, 1st Round	4–6 Mar	Ostrava (CZE)		2–3	Loss
	World Group, relegation play-offs	16–18 Sep	Bucharest (ROU)		5–0	Win
2012	World Group, 1st Round	10–12 Feb	Ostrava (CZE)		4–1	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	6–8 Apr	Prague (CZE)		4–1	Win
	World Group, Semifinals	14–16 Sep	Buenos Aires (ARG)		3–2	Win
	World Group, Finals	16–18 Nov	Prague (CZE)		3–2	Champion
2013	World Group, 1st Round	1–3 Feb	Geneva (SUI)		3-2	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	5–7 Apr	Astana (KAZ)		3–1	Win
	World Group, Semifinals	13–15 Sep	Prague (CZE)		3–2	Win
	World Group, Finals	15–17 Nov	Belgrade (SRB)		3–2	Champion
2014	World Group, 1st Round	31 Jan–2 Feb	Ostrava (CZE)		3-2	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	4–6 Apr	Tokyo (JPN)		5–0	Win
	World Group, Semifinals	12–14 Sep	Paris (FRA)		1–4	Loss
2015	World Group, 1st Round	6–8 Mar	Ostrava (CZE)		2–3	Loss
	World Group, relegation play-offs	18–20 Sep	New Delhi (IND)		3–1	Win
2016	World Group, 1st Round	4–6 Mar	Hanover (GER)		3–2	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	15–17 Jul	Třinec (CZE)		1–3	Loss
2017	World Group, 1st Round	3–5 Feb	Melbourne (AUS)		1–4	Loss
World Group, relegation play-offs	15–17 Sep	The Hague (NED)		2-3	Loss

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Little Nation that Could. Tennis.com.
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=n_j1DwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Ladislav+Hecht%22+tennis+%22jewish%22&pg=PA228 Jewish Sports Legends; The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame