India Davis Cup team

India
Captain Mahesh Bhupathi
Coach Zeeshan Ali
ITF ranking 20 Decrease
Colors sky blue & white
First year 1921
Years played 81
Ties played (W–L) 196 (117–79)
Years in
World Group		 13 (7–13)
Runners-up 3 (1966, 1974 & 1987)
Most total wins Leander Paes (90)
Most singles wins Ramanathan Krishnan (50)
Most doubles wins Leander Paes (43)
Best doubles team Mahesh Bhupathi/Leander Paes (25–2)
Most ties played Leander Paes (56)
Most years played Leander Paes (27)

The India Davis Cup team represents India in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the All India Tennis Association.

History

India competed in its first Davis Cup in 1921 but has yet to win the Cup.[1]

India finished as runners-up 3 times (1966, 1974, 1987). In 1974, the final was scratched and South Africa were awarded the Davis Cup after India refused to participate in the final due to the South African government's apartheid policies. India were strong favorites to win with Vijay Amritraj and Anand Amritraj at their best.[2][3] They competed in the World Group stage and lost to Serbia at the first round for the 2011 Davis Cup.

Current team

Squad representing India in the 2018 Davis Cup
PlayerATP RankingYears PlayedTotal W-LSingles W-LDoubles W-L
Ramkumar RamanathanNo. 115 (Singles)3 (2016–)7–57–50–0
Sumit NagalNo. 219 (Singles)2 (2016, 2018–)0–20–20–0
Prajnesh GunneswaranNo. 260 (Singles)2 (2017–)2–12–10–0
Rohan BopannaNo. 22 (Doubles)15 (2002–03, 2005-12, 2014–)19–2410–179–7
Leander PaesNo. 48 (Doubles)28 (1990-10, 2012-)91–3548–2243–13

Non-Playing Captain

Notable Former members

Results

Best results

Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
1966 Eastern, Group B, Semifinals 19–21 Mar 1966 Ahmedabad, India Iran Iran 5–0 Won
Eastern, Group B, Final 7–9 May 1966 Madras, India Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 5–0 Won
Eastern Zone, Final 30 Sep–3 Oct 1966 Tokyo, Japan Japan Japan 4–1 Won
Interzonal, Semifinals 12–14 Nov 1966 Calcutta, India West Germany West Germany 3–2 Won
Interzonal, Final 4–6 Dec 1966 Calcutta, India Brazil Brazil 3–2 Won
World Group, Challenge Round 26–28 Dec 1966 Melbourne, Australia Australia Australia 1–4 Runner-up
1974 Eastern Zone, Semifinals 3–5 May 1974 Kanpur, India Japan Japan 4–1 Won
Eastern Zone, Final 10–12 May 1974 Calcutta, India Australia Australia 3–2 Won
Interzonal, Final 20–22 Sep 1974 Pune, India Soviet Union Soviet Union 3–1 Won
World Group, Final 1–3 Dec 1974 South Africa  South Africa w/o Runner-up
1987 World Group, 1st Round 13–15 Mar 1987 New Delhi, India Argentina Argentina 3–2 Won
World Group, Quarterfinals 24–26 Jul 1987 New Delhi, India Israel Israel 4–0 Won
World Group, Semifinals 2–4 Oct 1987 Sydney, Australia Australia Australia 3–2 Won
World Group, Final 18–20 Dec 1987 Gothenburg, Sweden Sweden Sweden 0–5 Runner-up

2000s

2010s

Year Competition Date Location Surface Opponent Score Result
2010 World Group, 1st Round 5–7 Mar 2010 Moscow, Russia Hard(i) Russia Russia 2–3 Lost
World Group, Play-offs 17–19 Sep 2010 Chennai, India Hard Brazil Brazil 3–2 Won
2011 World Group, 1st Round 4–6 Mar 2011 Novi Sad, Serbia Hard(i) Serbia Serbia 1–4 Lost
World Group, Play-offs 16–18 Sep 2011 Tokyo, Japan Hard Japan Japan 1–4 Lost
2012 Asia/Oceania Group I, 2nd Round 6–8 Apr 2012 Namangan, Uzbekistan Clay Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 2–3 Lost
Asia/Oceania Group I, 1st Rd Play-offs 14–16 Sep 2012 Chandigarh, India Hard New Zealand New Zealand 5–0 Won
2013 Asia/Oceania Group I, 1st Round 1–3 Feb 2013 New Delhi, India Hard South Korea South Korea 1–4 Lost
Asia/Oceania Group I, 1st Rd Play-offs 5–7 Apr 2013 Bangalore, India Hard Indonesia Indonesia 5–0 Won
2014 Asia/Oceania Group I, 1st Round 31 Jan-2 Feb 2014 Indore, India Hard Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 5–0 Won
Asia/Oceania Group I, 2nd Round 4–6 Apr 2014 Busan, South Korea Hard South Korea South Korea 3–1 Won
World Group, Play-offs 12–14 Sep 2014 Bangalore, India Hard Serbia Serbia 2–3 Lost
2015 Asia/Oceania Group I, 2nd Round 17-19 Jul 2015 Christchurch, New Zealand Hard(i) New Zealand New Zealand 3–2 Won
World Group, Play-offs 18–20 Sep 2015 New Delhi, India Hard Czech Republic Czech Republic 1–3 Lost
2016 Asia/Oceania Group I, 2nd Round 15-17 Jul 2016 Chandigarh, India Grass South Korea South Korea 4–1 Won
World Group, Play-offs 16–18 Sep 2016 New Delhi, India Hard Spain Spain 0–5 Lost
2017 Asia/Oceania Group I, 1st Round 3-5 Feb 2017 Pune, India Hard New Zealand New Zealand 4–1 Won
Asia/Oceania Group I, 2nd Round 7–9 Apr 2017 Bangalore, India Hard Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 4–1 Won
World Group, Play-offs 15–17 Sep 2017 Edmonton, Canada Hard(i) Canada Canada 2–3 Lost
2018 Asia/Oceania Group I, 2nd Round 6-8 Apr 2018 Tianjin, China Hard China China 3–2 Won
World Group, Play-offs 14–16 Sep 2018 Kraljevo, Serbia Clay(i) Serbia Serbia 0–4 Lost
2019 World Group, Qualifying Round 1–2 Feb 2019 India TBA Italy Italy TBD

References

  1. ↑ "Davis Cup India Profile". daviscup.com. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "India turns to a Californian to regain Davis Cup prestige". Bill Dwyre. Los Angeles Times. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "The Year the Davis Cup Felt Empty". Dave Seminia. New York Times. 28 November 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
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