| Type: | Davis |
| Serbia | |
| Captain: | Viktor Troicki |
| Coach: | Boris Bošnjaković Jovan Lilić Dušan Vemić |
| Itf Rank: | 7 (25 November 2024) |
| Itf Max: | 2 |
| Itf Max Date: | 6 December 2010 |
| Colors: | Red, Blue, White |
| First Year: | 1927 |
| Years Played: | 89 |
| Ties Played: | 209 (123–86) |
| Wg Played: | 25 (33–26) |
| Titles: | 1 (2010) |
| Runners-Up: | 1 (2013) |
| Player Wins: | Novak Djokovic (46–16) |
| Singles Wins: | Novak Djokovic (41–8) |
| 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 United Cup, both tennis competitions. Serbia has occasionally competed in the Hopman Cup and has previously participated in prestigious tournaments, including the now-defunct World Team Cup and ATP Cup, where they claimed the titles.[1]
Serbia, as the legal successor, has inherited all the results from the former Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro. 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.[2] [3] The team was a runner-up in 2013, when they were defeated by the Czech Republic with 2:3 in the final in Belgrade.[4] 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).
The following players represented Serbia in the 2024 Davis Cup World Group I.[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | — | 37 | 46–16 | 41–8 | 5–8 | ||||||||||
| 54 | — | 11 | 8–6 | 5–4 | 3–2 | ||||||||||
| 81 | 569 | 20 | 13–13 | 13–12 | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 114 | — | 2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||||||||||
See main article: List of Serbia Davis Cup team representatives.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | — | 10 | 5–5 | 5–5 | 0–0 | 2024 | |||||||||||
| — | 260 | 10 | 5–5 | 0–0 | 5–5 | 2024 | |||||||||||
| Retired[8] | 16 | 11–9 | 8–4 | 3–5 | 2023 | ||||||||||||
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) | 17 | 49 (32–17) | 16 (26–17) | 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.
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| 27 Nov | hard | 1 : 2 | Lost | ||||
| World Group finals quarterfinals | 1 Dec | hard | Madrid, Spain | 2 : 1 | Won | ||
| World Group finals semifinals | 3 Dec | hard | 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 | ||||
| World Group quarterfinals | 23 Nov | hard | Málaga, Spain | 2 : 0 | Won | ||
| World Group semifinals | 25 Nov | hard | 1 : 2 | Lost | |||
| 2024 | World Group qualifying round | 2–3 Feb | clay | Kraljevo, Serbia | 0 : 4 | Lost | |
| World Group I | 14–15 Sep | hard | Belgrade, Serbia | 3 : 1 | Won | ||
| 2025 | Qualifiers, First Round | 31 Jan–2 Feb | TBD, Denmark | — | Pending | ||
| Edition | Rounds/Opponents | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1R: QF: SF: F: | 1R: 3–2 QF: 4–1 SF: 3–2 F: 3–2 | ||
| 1R: QF: SF: F: | 1R: 3–2 QF: 3–1 SF: 3–2 F: 2–3 |
Lists are correct as of 15 September 2024, following the tie against Greece.
(by No. of ties)
Czechoslovakia/Czech Rep. 13 ties 5–8
Germany/West Germany 6 ties 1–5
Rhodesia/Zimbabwe 2 ties 2–0Serbia has never played against six countries that have, at one point or another, competed in the Davis Cup World Group: Paraguay (7 years in the World Group), Ecuador (5), Belarus (4), Indonesia (2), Cuba (1), and Peru (1).
| Record | Details | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youngest player | 15 years, 337 days | Janko Tipsarević versus Monaco on 24 May 2000 | [9] |
| Oldest player | 44 years, 98 days | Josip Palada versus Great Britain on 13 May 1956 | [10] |
| Longest rubber duration | 5 hours, 7 minutes | Janko Tipsarević defeated Radek Štěpánek (CZE) on 6 April 2012 | |
| Longest tie duration | 16 hours, 29 minutes | Serbia and Montenegro lost to Belgium on 29 April – 1 May 2005 | |
| Longest tie-break | 28 points (15–13) | Nikola Ćaćić/Miomir Kecmanović defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina/Marcel Granollers (ESP) on 13 September 2023 | |
| Longest final set | 38 games (18–20) | Nenad Zimonjić lost to Nuno Marques (POR) on 17 July 1998 | |
| Most games in a set | 38 (18–20) | Nenad Zimonjić lost to Nuno Marques (POR) on 17 July 1998 | |
| Most games in a rubber | 76 | Ilija Bozoljac/Nenad Zimonjić defeated Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA) on 6 April 2013 | |
| Most games in a tie | 261 | Yugoslavia defeated France on 9–11 June 1946 | |
| Most decisive victory (best of 5 rubbers) | 15 sets (14–1; 87–25) | Yugoslavia defeated Portugal on 14–16 September 1979 | |
| Most decisive victory (best of 3 rubbers) | 3 sets (6–0; 36–6) | Yugoslavia defeated Benin on 10 May 1995 | |
| Longest winning run | 7 ties | From 20 September 2009 (World Group play-offs) to 8–10 July 2011 (World Group quarterfinals) |
| Denotes captains who won the Davis Cup title |
| Name | Residence | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (1/2) | Zagreb | 1927–1928 | 2 |
| (1/2) | Zagreb | 1929 | 1 |
| (2/2) | Zagreb | 1930–1931 | 2 |
| Zagreb | 1932 | 1 | |
| Zagreb | 1933 | 1 | |
| Zagreb | 1934 | 1 | |
| Zagreb | 1935–1936 | 2 | |
| Zagreb | 1937–1938 | 2 | |
| Zagreb | 1939 | 1 | |
| Zagreb | 1946–1951 | 6 | |
| Beograd | 1952 | 1 | |
| Beograd | 1952 | 1 | |
| (2/2) | Zagreb | 1953–54 | 2 |
| Zagreb | 1955–57 | 3 | |
| Zagreb | 1958–59 | 2 | |
| Zagreb | 1960–65 | 6 | |
| Beograd | 1966–73 | 8 | |
| Zagreb | 1974–75 | 2 | |
| Zagreb | 1976–79 | 4 | |
| Beograd | 1980–96 | 17 | |
| Novi Sad | 1997–99 | 3 | |
| Subotica | 2000 | 1 | |
| Beograd | 2001–2002 | 2 | |
| (1/2) | Beograd | 2003–2004 | 2 |
| | Kragujevac | 2005–2006 | 2 |
| | Beograd | 2007–2016 | 10 |
| (2/2) | Beograd | 2017–2020 | 4 |
| | Beograd | 2021– | 4 |
In addition to the Davis Cup, the Serbian national tennis team has achieved success in major tournaments in both individual and team categories.
| Medal | Competition | Discipline | Team members | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 2008 Olympics, Beijing | Men's singles | Novak Djokovic | |
| bgcolor=gold | Gold | 2024 Olympics, Paris | Novak Djokovic |
Here is the list of all Summer Universiade medals
| Medal | Competition | Discipline | Team members |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1961 Universiade, Sofia | Men's singles | Boro Jovanović |
| Gold | Men's doubles | Boro Jovanović Nikola Pilić | |
| Silver | Men's singles | Nikola Pilić | |
| Gold | 1987 Universiade, Zagreb | Men's singles | Bruno Orešar |
| Gold | Mixed doubles | Sabrina Goleš Bruno Orešar | |
| Silver | Men's singles | Igor Šarić | |
| Bronze | Men's doubles | Igor Šarić Branko Horvat | |
| Silver | 2005 Universiade, İzmir | Men's doubles | Nikola Ćirić Darko Mađarovski |
| Gold | 2009 Universiade, Belgrade | Men's Team | Aleksander Slović Saša Stojisavljević Aleksandar Grubin Boris Čonkić |
| Gold | Men's singles | Aleksander Slović | |
| Bronze | Men's doubles | Aleksandar Grubin Boris Čonkić |
