France Davis Cup team
| France | |
|---|---|
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| Captain | Yannick Noah |
| ITF ranking | 1 |
| Colors | Blue & White |
| First year | 1904 |
| Years played | 95 |
| Ties played (W–L) | 247 (160–86) |
| Years in World Group | 33 (49–29) |
| Davis Cup titles | 10 (1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2017) |
| Runners-up |
8 (1925, 1926, 1933, 1982, 1999, 2002, 2010, 2014) |
| Most total wins | Pierre Darmon (47–21) |
| Most singles wins | Pierre Darmon (44–17) |
| Most doubles wins | Jacques Brugnon (22–9) |
| Best doubles team |
Henri Leconte & Guy Forget (11–0) |
| Most ties played | François Jauffret (35) |
| Most years played | Jean Borotra (17) |
Monument to French Davis Cup successes at Stade Roland Garros.
The France Davis Cup team (French: Équipe de France de Coupe Davis) represents France in Davis Cup tennis competition, and is governed by the Fédération Française de Tennis. France competed in their first Davis Cup in 1904.
France is the third most successful nation, with ten wins. Their most recent title came in 2017 (World Champion team).
In 2018 France will compete in the World Group for the 36th time out of 38 years, which ranks them fifth in this category.
Current team (2018)
- Adrian Mannarino (First Round, Singles)
- Richard Gasquet (First Round Singles)
- Nicolas Mahut (First Round, Quaterfinals, Semifinals Doubles)
- Pierre-Hugues Herbert (First Round, Quaterfinals Doubles)
- Lucas Pouille (Quaterfinals, Semifinals Singles)
- Jeremy Chardy (Quaterfinals, Singles)
- Benoît Paire (Semifinals, Singles)
- Julien Benneteau (Semifinals, Doubles)
Captains
- Max Decugis (1905) (1 year)
- Allan Muhr (1912) (1 year)
- Jean Porée (1919) (1 year)
- Max Decugis (2x) (1920-1921) (2 years)
- Allan Muhr (2x) (1922-1923) (2 years)
- Max Decugis (3x) (1924-1925) (2 years) : 1 final
- Pierre Gillou (1926-1930) (5 years) : 4 Davis Cup wins, 1 final
- René Lacoste (1931-1933) (3 years) : 2 Davis Cup wins, 1 final
- Jacques Brugnon (1934-1939) (6 years)
- Christian Boussus (1946-1953) (8 years)
- Bernard Destremau (1953-1955) (3 years)
- Benny Berthet (1955-1965) (11 years)
- Gérard Pilet (1966) (1 year)
- Marcel Bernard (1967) (1 year)
- Robert Salvet (1968) (1 year)
- Philippe Chatrier (1969-1972) (4 years)
- Jean-Paul Loth (1973) (1 year)
- Pierre Darmon (1974-1979) (6 years)
- Jean-Paul Loth (2x) (1980-1987) (8 years) : 1 final
- Éric Deblicker (1988-1989) (2 years)
- Patrice Dominguez (1990) (1 year)
- Yannick Noah (1991-1992) (2 years) : 1 Davis Cup win
- Georges Goven (1993-1994) (2 years)
- Yannick Noah (2x) (1995-1998) (4 years) : 1 Davis Cup win
- Guy Forget (1999-2012) (14 years) : 1 Davis Cup win, 3 finals
- Arnaud Clément (2013-2015) (3 years) : 1 final
- Yannick Noah (3x) (2016-) : 1 Davis Cup win
Results
2000–2009
| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | World Group, 1st Round | 4–6 February | Florianópolis, Brazil |  |
1–4 | Lost |
| World Group, Qualifying Round | 21–23 July | Rennes, France |  |
5–0 | Won | |
| 2001 | World Group, 1st Round | 9–11 February | Ghent, Belgium | .svg.png){kind=small} |
5–0 | Won |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 6–8 April | Neuchâtel, Switzerland |  |
3–2 | Won | |
| World Group, Semifinals | 21–23 September | Rotterdam, Netherlands |  |
3–2 | Won | |
| World Group, Final | 30 November–2 December | Melbourne, Australia |  |
3–2 | Champion | |
| 2002 | World Group, 1st Round | 8–10 February | Metz, France | |
3–2 | Won |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 5–7 April | Pau, France |  |
3–2 | Won | |
| World Group, Semifinals | 20–22 September | Paris, France |  |
3–2 | Won | |
| World Group, Final | 29 November–1 December | Paris, France |  |
2–3 | Runner-up | |
| 2003 | World Group, 1st Round | 7–9 February | Bucharest, Romania |  |
4–1 | Won |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 4–6 April | Toulouse, France | |
2–3 | Lost | |
| 2004 | World Group, 1st Round | 6–8 February | Metz, France |  |
4–1 | Won |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 9–11 April | Prilly, Switzerland | |
3–2 | Won | |
| World Group, Semifinals | 24–26 September | Alicante, Spain |  |
1–4 | Lost | |
| 2005 | World Group, 1st Round | 4–6 March | Strasbourg, France |  |
3–2 | Won |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 15–17 July | Moscow, Russia | |
2–3 | Lost | |
| 2006 | World Group, 1st Round | 10–12 February | Halle, Germany |  |
3–2 | Won |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 7–9 April | Pau, France | |
1–4 | Lost | |
| 2007 | World Group, 1st Round | 9–11 February | Clermont-Ferrand, France | |
4–1 | Won |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 6–8 April | Moscow, Russia | |
2–3 | Lost | |
| 2008 | World Group, 1st Round | 8–10 February | Sibiu, Romania | |
5–0 | Won |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 11–13 April | Winston-Salem, United States | |
1–4 | Lost | |
| 2009 | World Group, 1st Round | 6–8 March | Ostrava, Czech Republic | |
2–3 | Lost |
| World Group, Play-offs | 18–20 September | Maastricht, Netherlands | |
4–1 | Won |
2010–2019
| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | World Group, 1st Round | 5–7 March | Toulon, France | |
4–1 | Won |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 9–11 July | Clermont-Ferrand, France | |
5–0 | Won | |
| World Group, Semifinals | 17–19 September | Lyon, France |  |
5–0 | Won | |
| World Group, Final | 3–5 December | Belgrade, Serbia |  |
2–3 | Runner-up | |
| 2011 | World Group, 1st Round | 4–6 March | Vienna, Austria | |
3–2 | Won |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 8–10 July | Stuttgart, Germany | |
4–1 | Won | |
| World Group, Semifinals | 16–18 September | Córdoba, Spain | |
1–4 | Lost | |
| 2012 | World Group, 1st Round | 10–12 February | Vancouver, Canada |  |
4–1 | Won |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 6–8 April | Roquebrune, France | |
2–3 | Lost | |
| 2013 | World Group, 1st Round | 1–3 February | Rouen, France |  |
5–0 | Won |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 5–7 April | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
2–3 | Lost | |
| 2014 | World Group, 1st Round | 31 January–2 February | Mouilleron-le-Captif, France | |
5–0 | Won |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 5–7 April | Nancy, France | |
3–2 | Won | |
| World Group, Semifinals | 12–14 September | Paris, France | |
4–1 | Won | |
| World Group, Final | 21–23 November | Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France | |
1–3 | Runner-up | |
| 2015 | World Group, 1st Round | 6–8 March | Frankfurt, Germany | |
3–2 | Won |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 17–19 July | London, Great Britain |  |
1–3 | Lost | |
| 2016 | World Group, 1st Round | 4–6 March | Baie-Mahault, France | |
5–0 | Won |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 15–17 July | Třinec, Czech Republic | |
3–1 | Won | |
| World Group, Semifinals | 16–18 September | Zadar, Croatia | |
2–3 | Lost | |
| 2017 | World Group, 1st Round | 3–5 February | Tokyo, Japan |  |
4–1 | Won |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 7–9 April | Rouen, France | |
4–1 | Won | |
| World Group, Semifinals | 15–17 September | Lille, France | |
3–1 | Won | |
| World Group, Final | 24–26 November | Lille, France | |
3–2 | Champion | |
| 2018 | World Group, 1st Round | 2–4 February | Albertville, France | |
3–1 | Won |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 6–8 April | Genoa, Italy |  |
3–1 | Won | |
| World Group, Semifinals | 14–16 September | Lille, France | |
3–2 | Won | |
| World Group, Final | 23–25 November | France | |
Media coverage
France's Davis Cup matches are currently televised by France Télévisions.
See also
- Davis Cup
- France at the Hopman Cup
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