| Type: | Davis |
| Russia | |
| Captain: | Shamil Tarpishchev |
| Itf Rank: | 14 6 (21 March 2022) (suspended) |
| Itf Max: | 1 |
| Colors: | Red & White |
| First Year: | 1962 |
| Years Played: | 57 |
| Ties Played: | 149 (96–53) |
| Wg Played: | 28 (36–26) |
| Titles: | 3 (2002, 2006, 2021) |
| Runners-Up: | 3 (1994, 1995, 2007) |
| Player Wins: | Alex Metreveli (80–25) |
| Singles Wins: | Alex Metreveli (56–14) |
| Doubles Wins: | Sergei Likhachev (24–9) Alex Metreveli (24–11) |
| Best Doubles: | Alex Metreveli / Sergei Likhachev (18–7) |
| Most Ties: | Alex Metreveli (38) |
| Most Years: | Alex Metreveli (14) |
The Russia men's national tennis team until it was suspended in 2022 represented Russia in Davis Cup tennis competition. It is governed by the Russian Tennis Federation. The team started playing in 1993.
Russia has won the Davis Cup twice, in 2002 and 2006. In addition, the team of the Russian Tennis Federation (RTF) won the Davis Cup in 2021. Russia finished as runner-up three times, in 1994, 1995, and 2007.
Russia was suspended after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1]
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The following players were called up for the 2021 Davis Cup Finals in November 2021.[2]
| width=20% | Player | width=10% | Singles Rank | width=10% | Doubles Rank | width=12% | First year played | width=12% | No. of ties | width=12% | Total Win/Loss | width=12% | Singles Win/Loss | width=12% | Doubles Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniil Medvedev | 2 | 275 | 2017 | 7 | 5–3 | 5–2 | 0–1 | ||||||||
| Andrey Rublev | 5 | 74 | 2014 | 16 | 16–10 | 9–5 | 7–5 | ||||||||
| Aslan Karatsev | 18 | 90 | 2013 | 3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | ||||||||
| Karen Khachanov | 29 | 168 | 2013 | 12 | 9–12 | 7–7 | 2–5 | ||||||||
| Evgeny Donskoy | 173 | 646 | 2013 | 9 | 5–6 | 3–4 | 2–2 |
Russia competed in its first Davis Cup in 1962, as the Soviet Union, until 1991, and in 1992 under the name of CIS. Russia played a total of 117 series, of which they won 77 and lost 40. It won the Cup twice – in 2002 and 2006. In 1994, 1995 and 2007 the team played in the final – against Sweden and USA, the latter two.
Russia was the top-ranked country in the Davis Cup standings in 2009, but were upset by Israel in their quarterfinal tie in July 2009, on indoor hard courts at the Nokia Arena in Tel Aviv.[3]
Since their loss against Sweden in the first round of the 2011 Davis Cup, team Russia did not return to the World Group, and after the heavy loss at the 2012 WG Play-offs against Brazil, 0–5, it played in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I. Russia managed to advance to the WG play-offs in 2015, but lost to Italy, 1–4.
With the win over Sweden in the 2016 Europe Zone Group I, Shamil Tarpishchev made a record of 55 Davis Cup wins as team captain.[4]
| width=9% | Year | width=50% | Name of the country [Ties & results] | width=5% | Years played | width=8% | Ties played | width=8% | Years in World Group | width=20% | Best result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900–1917 | (Russian Empire) | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1917–1939 | (USSR) | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1940–1945 | World War II | ||||||||||
| 1946–1961 | Didn't compete | ||||||||||
| 1962–1991 | (USSR) | 29 | 71 (45–26) | 5 (0–5) | Europe Zone winner 1974, 1984, 1988, 1990 World Group 1st Round 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1989 | ||||||
| 1992 | (CIS) | 2 | 2 (2–0) | — | World Group qualifying round winner 1992 | ||||||
| 1993– |  Russian Federation (RUS) | 28 | 76 (49–27) | 23 (36–21) | World Group winners 2002, 2006, 2021 | ||||||
Here is the list of all match-ups since the 1990s.
| Year | Competition | Date | Surface | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Europe/Africa Group I, Second round | 4–6 May | clay | Kiev (USSR) | 4–1 | Won | |
| World Group, Relegation play-off | 21–23 Sep | carpet | Moscow (USSR) | 1–4 | Lost | ||
| 1991 | Europe/Africa Group I, First round | 1–3 Feb | carpet | Budapest (HUN) | 4–1 | Won | |
| Europe/Africa Group I, Second round | 3–5 May | carpet | Davos (SUI) | 2–3 | Lost | ||
| 1992 | Europe/Africa Group I, Second round | 1–3 May | clay | Oporto (POR) | 3–2 | Won | |
| World Group, Relegation play-off | 1–3 May | carpet | Moscow (RUS) | 5–0 | Won | ||
| 1993 | World Group, First round | 26–28 May | carpet | Moscow (RUS) | 1–4 | Lost | |
| World Group, Relegation play-off | 24–26 Sep | carpet | Saint Petersburg (RUS) | 5–0 | Won | ||
| 1994 | World Group, First round | 25–27 Mar | carpet | Saint Petersburg (RUS) | 4–1 | Won | |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 15–17 Jul | carpet | Saint Petersburg (RUS) | 3–2 | Won | ||
| World Group, Semifinals | 23–25 Sep | hard | Hamburg (GER) | 4–1 | Won | ||
| World Group, Finals | 2–4 Dec | carpet | Moscow (RUS) | 1–4 | Runner-up | ||
| 1995 | World Group, First round | 3–5 Feb | clay | Antwerp (BEL) | 4–1 | Won | |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 31 Mar–2 Apr | carpet | Moscow (RUS) | 4–1 | Won | ||
| World Group, Semifinals | 22–24 Sep | clay | Moscow (RUS) | 3–2 | Won | ||
| World Group, Final | 1–3 Dec | clay | Moscow (RUS) | 2–3 | Runner-up | ||
| 1996 | World Group, First round | 9–11 Feb | clay | Rome (ITA) | 2–3 | Lost | |
| World Group, Relegation play-off | 20–22 Sep | carpet | Moscow (RUS) | 4–1 | Won | ||
| 1997 | World Group, First round | 7–9 Feb | hard | Durban (RSA) | 1–3 | Lost | |
| World Group, Relegation play-off | 19–21 Sep | carpet | Moscow (RUS) | 3–2 | Won | ||
| 1998 | World Group, First round | 4–6 Apr | hard | Atlanta (USA) | 2–3 | Lost | |
| World Group, Relegation play-off | 25–27 Sep | hard | Osaka (JPN) | 3–1 | Won | ||
| 1999 | World Group, First round | 2–4 Apr | carpet | Frankfurt (GER) | 3–2 | Won | |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 16–18 Jul | clay | Moscow (RUS) | 3–2 | Won | ||
| World Group, Semifinals | 24–26 Sep | grass | Brisbane (AUS) | 1–4 | Lost | ||
| Year | Competition | Date | Surface | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | World Group, First round | 4–6 Feb | carpet | Moscow (RUS) | 4–1 | Won | |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 7–9 Apr | clay | Málaga (ESP) | 1–4 | Lost | ||
| 2001 | World Group, First round | 9–11 Feb | hard | Bratislava (SVK) | 3–2 | Won | |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 6–8 Apr | hard | Malmö (SWE) | 1–4 | Lost | ||
| 2002 | World Group, First round | 8–10 Feb | clay | Moscow (RUS) | 3–2 | Won | |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 5–7 Apr | clay | Moscow (RUS) | 4–1 | Won | ||
| World Group, Semifinals | 20–22 Sep | carpet | Moscow (RUS) | 3–2 | Won | ||
| World Group, Final | 29 Nov–1 Dec | clay | Paris (FRA) | 3–2 | Winner | ||
| 2003 | World Group, First round | 7–9 Feb | clay | Ostrava (CZE) | 3–2 | Won | |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 4–6 Apr | clay | Buenos Aires (ARG) | 0–5 | Lost | ||
| 2004 | World Group, First round | 6–8 Feb | carpet | Minsk (BLR) | 2–3 | Lost | |
| World Group, Relegation play-off | 24–26 Sep | clay | Moscow (RUS) | 5–0 | Won | ||
| 2005 | World Group, First round | 4–6 Mar | carpet | Moscow (RUS) | 4–1 | Won | |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 15–17 Jul | clay | Moscow (RUS) | 3–2 | Won | ||
| World Group, Semifinals | 23–25 Sep | carpet | Split (CRO) | 2–3 | Lost | ||
| 2006 | World Group, First round | 10–12 Feb | carpet | Amsterdam (NED) | 5–0 | Won | |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 7–9 Apr | carpet | Pau (FRA) | 4–1 | Won | ||
| World Group, Semifinals | 22–24 Sep | clay | Moscow (RUS) | 3–2 | Won | ||
| World Group, Final | 1–3 Dec | carpet | Moscow (RUS) | 3–2 | Winner | ||
| 2007 | World Group, First round | 9–11 Feb | clay | La Serena (CHI) | 3–2 | Won | |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 6–8 Mar | clay | Moscow (RUS) | 3–2 | Won | ||
| World Group, Semifinals | 21–23 Sep | clay | Moscow (RUS) | 3–2 | Won | ||
| World Group, Final | 30 Nov–2 Dec | hard | Oregon (USA) | 1–4 | Runner-up | ||
| 2008 | World Group, First round | 8–10 Feb | hard | Moscow (RUS) | 3–2 | Won | |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 11–13 Apr | clay | Moscow (RUS) | 3–2 | Won | ||
| World Group, Semifinals | 19–21 Sep | clay | Buenos Aires (ARG) | 2–3 | Lost | ||
| 2009 | World Group, First round | 6–8 Mar | carpet | Sibiu (ROU) | 4–1 | Won | |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 10–12 Jul | hard | Tel Aviv (ISR) | 1–4 | Lost | ||
| Year | Competition | Date | Surface | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | World Group, First round | 5–7 Mar | hard | Moscow (RUS) | 3–2 | Won | |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 9–11 Jul | hard | Moscow (RUS) | 2–3 | Lost | ||
| 2011 | World Group, First round | 4–6 Mar | hard | Borås (SWE) | 2–3 | Lost | |
| World Group, Relegation play-off | 16–18 Sep | hard | Kazan (RUS) | 3–2 | Won | ||
| 2012 | World Group, First round | 10–12 Feb | hard | Wiener Neustadt (AUT) | 2–3 | Lost | |
| World Group, Relegation play-off | 14–16 Sep | clay | São José do Rio Preto (BRA) | 0–5 | Lost | ||
| 2013 | Europe/Africa Group I, Second round | 5–7 Apr | hard | Coventry (GBR) | 2–3 | Lost | |
| Europe/Africa Group I, Second round play-off | 25–27 Oct | hard | Moscow (RUS) | 5–0 | Won | ||
| 2014 | Europe/Africa Group I, First round | 31 Jan–2 Feb | hard | Moscow (RUS) | 2–3 | Lost | |
| Europe/Africa Group I, Second round play-off | 12–14 Sep | hard | Moscow (RUS) | 4–1 | Won | ||
| 2015 | Europe/Africa Group I, First round | 6–8 Mar | hard | Novy Urengoy (RUS) | 4–1 | Won | |
| Europe/Africa Group I, Second round | 17–19 Jul | hard | Vladivostok (RUS) | 3–2 | Won | ||
| World Group, Relegation play-off | 18–20 Sep | hard | Irkutsk (RUS) | 1–4 | Lost | ||
| 2016 | Europe/Africa Group I, First round | 4–6 Mar | hard | Kazan (RUS) | 5–0 | Won | |
| Europe/Africa Group I, Second round | 15–17 Jul | hard | Moscow (RUS) | 4–1 | Won | ||
| World Group, Relegation play-off | 17–18 Sep | hard | Moscow (RUS) | 3–1 | Won | ||
| 2017 | World Group, First Round | 3–5 Feb | hard | Niš (SRB) | 1–4 | Lost | |
| World Group, Relegation play-off | 15–17 Sep | clay | Budapest (HUN) | 1–3 | Lost | ||
| 2018 | Europe/Africa Group I, Second round | 6–7 Apr | hard | Moscow (RUS) | 1–3 | Lost | |
| Europe/Africa Group I, First round play-off | 14–15 Sep | hard | Moscow (RUS) | 3–2 | Won | ||
| 2019 | Qualifying round | 1–3 Feb | hard | Biel/Bienne (SUI) | 3–1 | Won | |
| Finals | 18–24 Nov | hard | Madrid (ESP) | 3–0 | Won | ||
| 1–2 | Lost | ||||||
| 2–1 | Won | ||||||
| 1–2 | Lost | ||||||
| 2020–21 | Finals | 25 Nov–5 Dec | hard | Madrid (ESP) | 3–0 | Won | |
| 2–1 | Won | ||||||
| 2–0 | Won | ||||||
| 2–1 | Won | ||||||
| 2–0 | Winner | ||||||
| Tournament | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | W–L | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Group | Not Held | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0–5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Europe/(Africa) Zone/Group I | 2R | QF | 2R | 1R | A | A | bgcolor=yellow | SF | bgcolor=thistle | F | bgcolor=thistle | F | A | bgcolor=thistle | F | A | bgcolor=lime | W | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | bgcolor=lime | W | A | A | bgcolor=thistle | F | bgcolor=lime | W | A | bgcolor=lime | 2R | bgcolor=thistle | 2R | bgcolor=lime | 2R | 28–8 |
| Europe/(Africa) Zone (B)/Group II | Not Held | 1R | bgcolor=thistle | F | A | A | A | bgcolor=yellow | SF | A | bgcolor=thistle | F | A | bgcolor=yellow | SF | bgcolor=lime | W | bgcolor=yellow | SF | A | A | QF | bgcolor=lime | W | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 15–7 | |||||||
| Europe/Africa Group III | Not Held | A | 0–0 |
| Tournament | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | W–L | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Group | 1R | bgcolor=thistle | F | bgcolor=thistle | F | 1R | 1R | 1R | bgcolor=yellow | SF | QF | QF | bgcolor=lime | W | QF | 1R | bgcolor=yellow | SF | bgcolor=lime | W | bgcolor=thistle | F | bgcolor=yellow | SF | QF | QF | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | bgcolor=yellow | SF | 30–20 | ||
| World Group play-offs (qualifying round) | bgcolor=lime | W | A | A | bgcolor=lime | W | bgcolor=lime | W | bgcolor=lime | W | A | A | A | A | A | bgcolor=lime | W | A | A | A | A | A | A | bgcolor=lime | W | bgcolor=thistle | L | A | A | bgcolor=thistle | L | bgcolor=lime | W | bgcolor=thistle | L | A | bgcolor=lime | W | 8–3 |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group I | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | bgcolor=thistle | 2R | 1R | bgcolor=lime | 2R | bgcolor=lime | 2R | A | bgcolor=lime | 1R PO | A | 6–3 | |||||||
| Europe/Africa Zone Group II | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–0 | |||||||||||
| Europe/(Africa) Zone Group III | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–0 | |||||||||||
| Europe/Africa Zone Group IV | Not Held | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Not Held | A | 0–0 |
| Tournament | 2020–21 | 2022 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finals | bgcolor=lime | 5–0 | ||
| World Group I | A | A | 0–0 | |
| World Group II | A | A | 0–0 | |
| Europe Zone III | A | A | 0–0 | |
| Europe Zone IV | A | A | 0–0 | |