Serbia Davis Cup team explained

Type:	Davis
Serbia
Captain:	Viktor Troicki
Coach:	Boris Bošnjaković Jovan Lilić Dušan Vemić
Itf Rank:	5 2 (27 November 2023)
Itf Max:	2
Itf Max Date:	6 December 2010
Colors:	Red, Blue, White
First Year:	1927
Years Played:	88
Ties Played:	207 (122–85)
Wg Played:	24 (31–25)
Titles:	1 (2010)
Runners-Up:	1 (2013)
Player Wins:	Novak Djokovic (44–16)
Singles Wins:	Novak Djokovic (40–8)
Doubles Wins:	Nenad Zimonjić (30–19)
Best Doubles:	Vemić / Zimonjić (7–2)
Most Ties:	Nenad Zimonjić (55)
Most Years:	Nenad Zimonjić (22)

The Serbian men's national tennis team represents Serbia in the Davis Cup and the ATP Cup, both tennis competitions. Since June 2006, the team has played under the name of Serbia, following the split of Serbia and Montenegro.

Serbia won the Davis Cup title for the first and only time in 2010, defeating France with 3:2 in the final as host nation.^[1] ^[2] The team was a runner-up in 2013, when they were defeated by the Czech Republic with 2:3 in the final in Belgrade.^[3] The team also had four semifinals Davis Cup appearances (in 2011, 2017, 2021, 2023) and four quarterfinals Davis Cup appearances (in 2012, 2015, 2016, 2019).

In 2020, Serbia won the inaugural ATP Cup.^[4]

Current team

The following players are representing Serbia in the 2024 Davis Cup qualifying round.^[5]

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
	33	575		9	5–4	5–4	0–0
	52	877		18	13–11	13–10	0–1
	54	161		9	7–4	4–3	3–1
	—	70		9	5–4	0–0	5–4
	113	1358		1	1–0	1–0	0–0

ATP rankings on 1 January 2024^[6] ^[7]

Recent call-ups

See main article: List of Serbia Davis Cup team representatives.

	Denotes a retired player

The following players were part of a team in the last five years.

width=20%	Player	width=10%	Singles Rank	width=10%	Doubles Rank	width=10%	First year played	width=10%	No. of ties	width=10%	Total Win/Loss	width=10%	Singles Win/Loss	width=10%	Doubles Win/Loss	width=10%	Last year played
	1	–		36	44–16	40–8	4–8	2023
	311	—		16	11–9	8–4	3–5	2023

ATP rankings on 1 January 2024^[6] ^[7]

History

Serbia competed in its first Davis Cup as an independent nation in 2007.

Within the Yugoslav Davis Cup team, they reached the semifinals of the World Group in 1988, 1989 and 1991.

They competed as the Serbia and Montenegro Davis Cup team from 2003–2006.

Serbia won the Davis Cup title in 2010.

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
1900–1926	Doesn't compete
1927–1928	(KSHS)	2	2 (0–2)	—	Europe Zone 2nd round 1927
1929–1939		11	28 (17–11)	—	Inter–Zonal Zone 1939
1940–1945	World War II
1946–1962	Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia (FNRJ)	17	32 (15–17)	—	Europe Zone Final 1947 Americas Zone Final 1962
1963–1992	(SFRJ)	30	65 (36–29)	9 (7–9)	World Group semifinals 1988, 1989, 1991
1993–1994	UN sport sanctions
1995–2003	(SRJ)	9	25 (17–8)	0	Europe/Africa Zone group II play–offs 2003
2003–2006	(SCG)	3	8 (6–2)	0	World Group play–offs 2006
2007–	Serbia (SRB)	16	47 (31–16)	15 (24–16)	Winner 2010

Serbia is considered as the direct successor of former Davis Cup teams (SCG, YUG), which is important in drawing decisions of home/away ties and choice of ground.

Results under present name Serbia

Year	Competition	Date	Surface	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Europe/Africa Zone group I 1st round	9–11 Feb	bye
	Europe/Africa Zone group I 2nd round	6–8 Apr	clay	Kovilovo, Serbia		5 : 0	Won
	World Group play-offs	21–23 Sep	clay	Belgrade, Serbia		4 : 1	Won
2008	World Group 1st round	8–10 Feb	hard	Moscow, Russia		2 : 3	Lost
2008	World Group play-offs	19–21 Sep	hard	Bratislava, Slovakia		4 : 1	Won
2009	World Group 1st round	7–8 Mar	clay			1 : 4	Lost
2009	World Group play-offs	18–20 Sep	hard			5 : 0	Won
2010	World Group 1st round	5–7 Mar	clay			3 : 2	Won
	World Group quarterfinals	9–11 Jul	hard	Split, Croatia		4 : 1	Won
	World Group semifinals	17–19 Sep	hard			3 : 2	Won
	World Group final	3–5 Dec	hard	Belgrade, Serbia		3 : 2	Champion
2011	World Group 1st round	4–6 Mar	hard			4 : 1	Won
	World Group quarterfinals	8–10 Jul	hard	Halmstad, Sweden		4 : 1	Won
	World Group semifinals	16–18 Sep	hard	Belgrade, Serbia		2 : 3	Lost
2012	World Group 1st round	10–12 Feb	hard	Niš, Serbia		4 : 1	Won
2012	World Group quarterfinals	6–8 Apr	clay	Prague, Czech Rep.		1 : 4	Lost
2013	World Group 1st round	1–3 Feb	clay	Charleroi, Belgium		3 : 2	Won
	World Group quarterfinals	5–7 Apr	hard	Boise, United States		3 : 1	Won
	World Group semifinals	13–15 Sep	clay	Belgrade, Serbia		3 : 2	Won
	World Group final	15–17 Nov	hard	Belgrade, Serbia		2 : 3	Runner-up
2014	World Group 1st round	31 Jan–2 Feb	hard			2 : 3	Lost
2014	World Group play-offs	12–15 Sep	hard	Bangalore, India		3 : 2	Won
2015	World Group 1st round	6–8 Mar	hard	Kraljevo, Serbia		5 : 0	Won
2015	World Group quarterfinals	17–19 Jul	clay	Buenos Aires, Argentina		1 : 4	Lost
2016	World Group 1st round	4–6 Mar	hard	Belgrade, Serbia		3 : 2	Won
2016	World Group quarterfinals	15–17 Jul	clay	Belgrade, Serbia		2 : 3	Lost
2017	World Group 1st round	3–5 Feb	hard	Niš, Serbia		4 : 0	Won
	World Group quarterfinals	7–9 Apr	hard	Belgrade, Serbia		4 : 1	Won
	World Group semifinals	15–17 Sep	clay	Lille, France		1 : 3	Lost
2018	World Group 1st round	2–4 Feb	clay	Niš, Serbia		1 : 3	Lost
2018	World Group play-offs	14–16 Sep	clay	Kraljevo, Serbia		4 : 1	Won
2019	World Group qualifying round	1–2 Feb	hard	Tashkent, Uzbekistan		3 : 2	Won
	World Group finals group A	20 Nov	hard	Madrid, Spain		3 : 0	Won
	World Group finals group A	21 Nov	hard			2 : 1	Won
	World Group finals quarterfinals	22 Nov	hard			1 : 2	Lost
2020–21	World Group finals group stage	26 Nov	hard	Innsbruck, Austria		3 : 0	Won
	World Group finals group stage	27 Nov	hard	Innsbruck, Austria		1 : 2	Lost
	World Group finals quarterfinals	1 Dec	hard	Madrid, Spain		2 : 1	Won
	World Group finals semifinals	3 Dec	hard	Madrid, Spain		1 : 2	Lost
2022	World Group finals group stage	14 Sep	hard	Valencia, Spain		0 : 3	Lost
		15 Sep	hard			2 : 1	Won
		17 Sep	hard			2 : 1	Won
2023	World Group qualifying round	3–5 Feb	hard	Oslo, Norway		4 : 0	Won
World Group group stage	12 Sep	hard	Valencia, Spain		3 : 0	Won
	15 Sep	hard			3 : 0	Won
	16 Sep	hard			0 : 3	Lost
	23 Nov	hard	Málaga, Spain		2 : 0	Won
	25 Nov	hard	Málaga, Spain		1 : 2	Lost
2024	World Group qualifying round	2–3 Feb	clay	Kraljevo, Serbia		0 : 4	Lost

Head to head

(by No. of ties)

vs Czechoslovakia/Czech Rep. 13 ties 5–8
vs 12 ties 4–8
vs 11 ties 6–5
vs 10 ties 6–4
vs 10 ties 6–4
vs 8 ties 5–3
vs 8 ties 3–5
vs 6 ties 5–1
vs / Soviet Union/Russia 6 ties 2–4
vs 6 ties 1–5
vs Germany/West Germany 6 ties 1–5
vs 5 ties 4–1
vs 5 ties 4–1
vs 5 ties 2–3
vs 4 ties 4–0
vs 4 ties 3–1
vs 4 ties 2–2
vs 4 ties 2–2
vs 4 ties 2–2
vs 4 ties 1–3
vs 3 ties 3–0
vs 3 ties 3–0
vs 3 ties 3–0
vs 3 ties 3–0
vs 3 ties 2–1
vs 3 ties 2–1
vs 3 ties 2–1
vs 3 ties 2–1
vs 3 ties 1–2
vs 3 ties 1–2
vs 2 ties 2–0
vs 2 ties 2–0
vs 2 ties 2–0
vs 2 ties 2–0
vs / Rhodesia/Zimbabwe 2 ties 2–0
vs 2 ties 2–0
vs 2 ties 2–0
vs 2 ties 2–0
vs 2 ties 1–1
vs 2 ties 1–1
vs 2 ties 1–1
vs 2 ties 1–1
vs 2 ties 1–1
vs 2 ties 1–1
vs 2 ties 0–2
vs 1 tie 1–0
vs 1 tie 1–0
vs 1 tie 1–0
vs Caribbean/West Indies 1 tie 1–0
vs 1 tie 1–0
vs 1 tie 1–0
vs 1 tie 1–0
vs 1 tie 1–0
vs 1 tie 1–0
vs 1 tie 1–0
vs 1 tie 0–1
vs 1 tie 0–1

Captains

	Denotes captains who won the Davis Cup title
^	Denotes captains who won the ATP Cup title

Name	Residence	Tenure
	Zagreb	1927–1928
	Zagreb	1929
	Zagreb	1930–1931
	Zagreb	1932
	Zagreb	1933
	Zagreb	1934
	Zagreb	1935–1936
	Zagreb	1937–1938
	Zagreb	1939
	Zagreb	1946–1951
	Beograd	1952
	Beograd	1952
	Zagreb	1953–54
	Zagreb	1955–57
	Zagreb	1958–59
	Zagreb	1960–65
	Beograd	1966–73
	Zagreb	1974–75
	Zagreb	1976–79
	Beograd	1980–96
	Novi Sad	1997–99
	Subotica	2000
	Beograd	2001–2002
	Beograd	2003–2004
	Kragujevac	2005–2006
#	Beograd	2007–2016
^	Beograd	2017–2020
	Beograd	2021–

Other competitions

In addition to the Davis Cup, the Serbian national team has also achieved success in major tournaments in individual and team categories.

Team competitions

Outcome	Date	Team competition	Surface	width=180	Team members	Opponents	Score
Champions	27 May 1990	World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany	Clay	Slobodan Živojinović Goran Ivanišević Goran Prpić	Jim Courier Brad Gilbert Ken Flach Robert Seguso	3–0
Champions	4 Jan 1991	Hopman Cup, Perth, Australia	Hard	Monika Seleš Goran Prpić	Zina Garrison David Wheaton	3–0
bgcolor=silver	Finalists	26 May 1991	World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany	Clay	Slobodan Živojinović Goran Ivanišević Goran Prpić	Magnus Gustafsson Stefan Edberg Jonas Svensson	1–2
bgcolor=silver	Finalists	4 Jan 2008	Hopman Cup, Perth, Australia	Hard	Jelena Janković Novak Djokovic	Serena Williams Mardy Fish	1–2
Champions	23 May 2009	World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany	Clay	Janko Tipsarević Viktor Troicki Nenad Zimonjić	Rainer Schüttler Philipp Kohlschreiber Nicolas Kiefer Mischa Zverev	2–1
Champions	21 May 2012	World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany	Clay	Janko Tipsarević Viktor Troicki Nenad Zimonjić Miki Janković	Tomáš Berdych Radek Štěpánek František Čermák	3–0
bgcolor=silver	Finalists	5 Jan 2013	Hopman Cup, Perth, Australia	Hard	Ana Ivanovic Novak Djokovic	Anabel Medina Garrigues Fernando Verdasco	1–2
Champions	3–12 Jan 2020	ATP Cup, Sydney, Australia	Hard	Novak Djokovic Dušan Lajović Nikola Milojević Viktor Troicki Nikola Ćaćić	Rafael Nadal Roberto Bautista Agut Pablo Carreño Busta Albert Ramos Viñolas Feliciano López	2–1

Olympic Games and Universiade medal tables

Here is the list of all Olympics Summer Games medals

Here is the list of all Summer Universiade medals

Medal	Competition	Discipline	Team members
Gold	1961 Summer Universiade, Sofia	Men's singles	Boro Jovanović
Gold	1961 Summer Universiade, Sofia	Men's doubles	Boro Jovanović Nikola Pilić
Silver	1961 Summer Universiade, Sofia	Men's singles	Nikola Pilić
Gold	1987 Summer Universiade, Zagreb	Men's singles	Bruno Orešar
Gold	1987 Summer Universiade, Zagreb	Mixed doubles	Sabrina Goleš Bruno Orešar
Silver	1987 Summer Universiade, Zagreb	Men's singles	Igor Šarić
Bronze	1987 Summer Universiade, Zagreb	Men's doubles	Igor Šarić Branko Horvat
Silver	2005 Summer Universiade, İzmir	Men's doubles	Nikola Ćirić Darko Mađarovski
Gold	2009 Summer Universiade, Belgrade	Men's Team	Aleksander Slović Saša Stojisavljević Aleksandar Grubin Boris Čonkić
Gold	2009 Summer Universiade, Belgrade	Men's singles	Aleksander Slović
Bronze	2009 Summer Universiade, Belgrade	Men's doubles	Aleksandar Grubin Boris Čonkić

Notes and References

Web site: Serbia wins first Davis Cup title. 2010-12-05. ESPN. 2010-12-06.
Web site: Troicki climbs off the floor to win epic first Davis Cup for Serbia. 2010-12-05. Independent. 2010-12-06.
News: Renton . Jamie . CZECH REPUBLIC RETAINS DAVIS CUP TITLE . 3 December 2021 . daviscup.com . 17 November 2013.
https://www.atptour.com/en/news/atp-cup-2020-by-the-numbers Team Serbia Triumphs;ATP Cup By The Numbers
https://www.teniskisavez.com/vesti/selektor-troicki-odredio-dejvis-kup-tim-srbije-za-slovacku/ Selektor Troicki odredio Dejvis kup tim Srbije za Slovačku
https://www.atptour.com/en/rankings/singles?rankRange=1-5000&countryCode=SRB&rankDate=2023-11-20 ATP singles rankings Serbia
https://www.atptour.com/en/rankings/doubles?rankRange=1-5000&countryCode=SRB&rankDate=2023-11-20 ATP dubles rankings Serbia