United States Davis Cup team explained

Type:Davis
United States of America
Captain:Bob Bryan
Itf Rank:4 (7 March 2022)
Itf Max:1
Itf Max Date:2008
Colors:White & Blue
First Year: United States 3–0 British Isles
(Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, Massachusetts, United States; 8–10 August 1900)
Years Played:109
Ties Played:306 (227–79)
Wg Played:42 (72–38)
Titles:32 (1900, 1902, 1913, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1937, 1938, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1954, 1958, 1963, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1990, 1992, 1995, 2007)
Runners-Up:29 (1903, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1914, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1939, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1964, 1973, 1984, 1991, 1997, 2004)
Player Wins:John McEnroe (59–10)
Singles Wins:John McEnroe (41–8)
Doubles Wins:Mike Bryan (28–5)
Best Doubles:Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (25–5)
Most Ties:Mike Bryan (33)
Most Years:Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan (15)

The United States men's national tennis team represents the United States in Davis Cup tennis competition, and is governed by the United States Tennis Association.

The U.S. competed in the first Davis Cup in 1900, when a group of Harvard University students challenged the British. They are the most successful team ever to compete in the Davis Cup, winning the coveted title on 32 separate occasions closely followed by Australia with 28 victories.

History

The U.S. Davis Cup Team won the very first Davis Cup title in 1900. Their most recent win was in 2007, defeating Russia in the final.

The United States played in the World Group in all but one year (1988) since it was created in 1981, sharing this record with the Czech Republic, and holds the record for ongoing consecutive years in the World Group at 30 as of 2018.

Current squad

Squad representing the United States in the 2023 Davis Cup Finals
PlayerWin–lossFirst
year		TiesRanking
Total
1–5 0–0 1–5 2018 5 11 205
5–3 0–1 5–4 2021 9 13 333
2–1 0–0 2–1 2023 3 39 50
0–0 3–1 3–1 2023 4 1
0–0 7–2 7–2 2021 9 5
Win–loss records and rankings are correct as of 17 September 2023.

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

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

YearCompetitionDateLocationOpponentScoreResult
2020–21Qualifying round6–7 MarchHonolulu (USA)4−0Win
Finals, Group E26 NovemberTurin (ITA)1−2Loss
28 November1−2Loss
2022Qualifying round4–5 MarchReno (USA)4−0Win
Finals, Group D14 SeptemberGlasgow (GBR)2−1Win
15 September2−1Win
17 September1–2Loss
Finals, Quarterfinals24 NovemberMálaga (ESP)1–2Loss
2023Qualifying round3–4 FebruaryTashkent (UZB)4–0Win
Finals, Group D13 SeptemberSplit (CRO)2–1Win
14 September1–2Loss
16 September0–3Loss
2024Qualifying round1–2 FebruaryVilnius (LTU)4–0Win

Captains

NameTenureBest result
Perry Jones1958–59Champion (1958)
David Freed1960–61Inter-Zonal Final (1960, 1961)
Bob Kelleher1962–63Champion (1963)
Vic Seixas1964Runner-up (1964)
George MacCall1965–67Inter-Zonal Semifinals (1965, 1966)
Donald Dell1968–69Champion (1968, 1969)
Ed Turville1970–71Champion (1970, 1971)
Dennis Ralston1972–75Champion (1972)
Tony Trabert1976–80Champion (1978, 1979)
Arthur Ashe1981–85Champion (1981, 1982)
Tom Gorman1986–93Champion (1990, 1992)
Tom Gullikson1994–99Champion (1995)
John McEnroe2000Semifinals (2000)
Patrick McEnroe2001–10Champion (2007)
Jim Courier2011–18Semifinals (2012, 2018)
Mardy Fish2019–22Quarterfinals (2022)
Bob Bryan2023–Finals, Group Stage (2023)

Statistics

Player records

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NameYearsTies
played		Win–lossWin %
SinglesDoubleswidth=60Total
12003–2020330–128–528–682.4%
22003–2020314–226–530–781.1%
31978–19923041–818–259–1085.5%
42001–20112533–120–033–1273.3%
51968–19812415–420–335–783.3%
1928–19362418–1014–232–1272.7%
1929–1936247–122–229–390.6%
81951–19572324–1214–538–1769.1%
91988–20052230–60–030–683.3%
101963–19781827–51–128–682.3%
1928–1934187–411–018–481.8%
2010–20211815–132–017–1356.7%
1986–19921811–85–616–1453.3%

Team records

The statistics reflect results since the 1900 Davis Cup, and are up-to-date as of the 2022 Davis Cup Finals Group stage.

Key to eras and positions result

Results table

ResultTotalChallenge Round era
(1900–1971)		Post-Challenge Round era
1972–1980Since 1981
YearsYearsYears
bgcolor=goldChampionsbgcolor=gold32bgcolor=gold23 bgcolor=gold1900, 1902, 1913, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924,
1925, 1926, 1937, 1938, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949,
1954, 1958, 1963, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971		bgcolor=gold3 bgcolor=gold1972, 1978, 1979bgcolor=gold6 bgcolor=gold1981, 1982, 1990, 1992, 1995, 2007
bgcolor=silverRunners-Upbgcolor=silver29bgcolor=silver24 bgcolor=silver1903, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1914, 1927,
1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1939, 1950,
1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1964		bgcolor=silver1 bgcolor=silver1973bgcolor=silver4 bgcolor=silver1984, 1991, 1997, 2004
Semifinalists166 1907, 1912, 1931, 1933, 1960, 19610 10 1986, 1989, 1994, 1998, 2000,
2002, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2018
bgcolor=lightblueQuarterfinalistsbgcolor=lightblue15bgcolor=lightblue3 bgcolor=lightblue1936, 1965, 1966bgcolor=lightblue3 bgcolor=lightblue1974, 1977, 1980bgcolor=lightblue9 bgcolor=lightblue1985, 1996, 1999, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2022
Other results
Not in Top 5
or Zonal Final;
Lost in First Round
or Group Stage		1621962, 19672 1975, 197612 POW (8): 1983, 1993, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2014, 2015
POL (1): 1987
GS (3): 2019, 2020–21, 2023
Not in World Group
or Davis Cup Finals		11
Home and away records (since 1981)

Head-to-head records

The statistics reflect results since the 1981 Davis Cup, and are up-to-date as of the 2024 Davis Cup qualifying round.

Record against countries
DC teamTiesWonLost
5 4 1
10 6 4
3 3 0
1 1 0
1 1 0
3 3 0
2 2 0
1 0 1
2 2 0
3 2 1
6 1 5
6 5 1
1 1 0
1 0 1
7 5 2
4 1 3
4 2 2
3 3 0
1 1 0
5 2 3
1 1 0
1 1 0
5 5 0
4 2 2
2 1 1
1 1 0
2 2 0
4 3 1
3 1 2
3 3 0
8 3 5
8 5 3
5 4 1
1 1 0
3 3 0
1 1 0
Total (36) 121 82 39
Record against continents
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Junior Davis Cup

Notes and References

  1. Web site: United States Davis Cup Media Guide 2017 . 25 April 2020 . 5 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211205133423/https://www.usta.com/content/dam/usta/pdfs/20170509_Davis_Cup_Brisbane_Media_Guide.pdf . live .

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