India Davis Cup team explained

Type:Davis
India
Captain:Mahesh Bhupathi
Coach:Zeeshan Ali
Itf Rank:36 +3 (24 February 2024)[1]
Colors:sky blue & white
First Year:1921
Years Played:87
Ties Played:207 (122–85)
Wg Played:18 (8–17)
Runners-Up:3 (1966, 1974 & 1987)
Player Wins:Leander Paes (93–35)
Singles Wins:Ramanathan Krishnan (50–19)
Doubles Wins:Leander Paes (45–13)
Best Doubles:Mahesh Bhupathi/Leander Paes (25–2)
Most Ties:Leander Paes (58)
Most Years:Leander Paes (30)
Updated:24 February 2024

The India men's national tennis team represents India in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the All India Tennis Association.

Brief History

India competed in its first Davis Cup in 1921.[2]

India finished as runners-up 3 times (1966, 1974, 1987), the most by any nation from Asia proper. In 1974, the final was scratched and South Africa were awarded the Davis Cup after India refused to participate in the final due to the South African government's apartheid policies. India were strong favorites to win with Vijay Amritraj and Anand Amritraj at their best.[3] [4]

Only Romania and India have contested more than one final without being crowned champion. In the 1974 Eastern Zone Final, India and Australia established a record for the most number of games in a tie, 327.[5]

Current team

Squad representing the India in the 2022 Davis Cup[6]
PlayerWin–lossYears playedTiesRanking
data-sort-type="number"Singles!data-sort-type="number"Doubles!data-sort-type="number"Totals!SinglesDoubles
14–6 0–0 14–6 7 (2009, 2012–2015, 2017, 2022–present) 11 587 727
10–17 12–9 22–26 19 (2002–2003, 2005–2012, 2014–present) 31 31
3–6 0–0 3–6 5 (2017–2021) 6 278 1337
10–9 0–1 10–10 7 (2016–present) 12 170 97
0–0 3–0 3–0 3 (2012, 2019, 2022–present) 3 1555 144
Source
Win–loss as of 12 March 2022, rankings as of 12 March 2022.
Non-playing captain

Notable former members

Results

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Notes

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Davis Cup - Rankings. Davis Cup. 3 December 2019. 7 December 2019.
  2. Web site: Davis Cup India Profile . Davis Cup . 4 February 2018.
  3. Web site: India turns to a Californian to regain Davis Cup prestige . . Bill Dwyre . 4 October 2013. 12 February 2015.
  4. Web site: The Year the Davis Cup Felt Empty . . Dave Seminia . 28 November 2009 . 12 February 2015.
  5. Web site: Davis Cup India Profile . Davis Cup . 4 February 2018.
  6. Web site: D'Cunha. Zenia. Grass is green for India as they take on underdogs Denmark in Davis Cup. ESPN. 3 March 2022. 12 March 2022.