United States Davis Cup team

United States of America
Captain Jim Courier
Highest ITF ranking 1 (2008)
Colors White & Blue
First year United States United States 3–0 United Kingdom British Isles
(Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, Massachusetts, United States; 8–10 August 1900)
Years played 104
Ties played (W–L) 289 (218–71)
Years in
World Group		 37 (63–30)
Davis Cup 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)
Most total wins John McEnroe (59–10)
Most singles wins John McEnroe (41–8)
Most doubles wins Mike Bryan (26–5)
Best doubles team Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (24–5)
Most ties played Mike Bryan (31)
Most years played Bob Bryan (14)

The United States of America's Davis Cup 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 very first Davis Cup in 1900, when a group of Harvard University students challenged the British. They are the most successful Davis Cup team ever to compete in the Davis Cup, winning the coveted Davis Cup title on 32 separate occasions closely followed by Australia on 28.

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 2018
Player Win–Loss
(as of 17 Sep 2018)		 Years played Ties Ranking
(as of 10 Sep 2018)
SinglesDoublesTotalsSinglesDoubles
Mike Bryan0–127–527–614 (2003–2009, 2011–2016, 2018)32N/A1
John Isner15–112–017–119 (2010–2018)161056
Sam Querrey10–91–011–98 (2008, 2010, 2012–2015, 2017–2018)146158
Jack Sock4–33–07–34 (2015–2018)6172
Steve Johnson1–34–05–33 (2015, 2017–2018)53092
Ryan Harrison2–23–05–22 (2012, 2018)55154
Frances Tiafoe0–20–00–21 (2018)140209

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

Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
2010 World Group, First Round 5–7 March Belgrade (SRB)  Serbia 2–3 Loss
World Group Playoffs 17–19 September Bogotá (COL)  Colombia 3–1 Win
2011 World Group, First Round 4–6 March Santiago (CHI)  Chile 4–1 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 8–10 July Austin (USA)  Spain 1–3 Loss
2012 World Group, First Round 10–12 February Fribourg (SUI)   Switzerland 5–0 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 6–8 April Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (FRA)  France 3–2 Win
World Group, Semifinals 14–16 September Gijón (ESP)  Spain 1–3 Loss
2013 World Group, First Round 1–3 February Jacksonville (USA)  Brazil 3–2 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 5–7 April Boise (USA)  Serbia 1–3 Loss
2014 World Group, First Round 31 Jan – 2 Feb San Diego (USA)  Great Britain 1–3 Loss
World Group Playoffs 12–14 September Chicago (USA)  Slovakia 5–0 Win
2015 World Group, First Round 6–8 March Glasgow (GBR)  Great Britain 2–3 Loss
World Group Playoffs 18–20 September Tashkent (UZB)  Uzbekistan 3–1 Win
2016 World Group, First Round 4–6 March Melbourne (AUS)  Australia 3–1 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 15–17 July Beaverton (USA)[1]  Croatia 2−3 Loss
2017 World Group, First Round 3–5 February Birmingham (USA)   Switzerland 5−0 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 7–9 April Brisbane (AUS)  Australia 2−3 Loss
2018 World Group, First Round 2–4 February Niš (SRB)  Serbia 3−0 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 6–8 April Nashville (USA)  Belgium 4−0 Win
World Group, Semifinals 14–16 September Zadar (CRO)  Croatia 2−3 Loss

Statistics

Player records

Most ties played
# Name USA career Ties
played		 Total
Win–Loss		 Total
Win %		 Singles
Win–Loss		 Doubles
Win–Loss
1. Mike Bryan 2003–2018 32 27–6 81.8% 0–1 27–5
2. John McEnroe 1978–1992 30 59–10 85.5% 41–8 18–2
Bob Bryan 2003–2016 30 29–7 80.6% 4–2 25–5
4. Andy Roddick 2001–2011 25 33–12 73.3% 33–12 0–0
5. Stan Smith 1968–1981 24 35–7 83.3% 15–4 20–3
Wilmer Allison 1928–1936 24 32–12 72.7% 18–10 14–2
John Van Ryn 1929–1936 24 29–3 90.6% 7–1 22–2
8. Vic Seixas 1951–1957 23 38–17 69.1% 24–12 14–5
9. Andre Agassi 1988–2005 22 30–6 83.3% 30–6 0–0
10. Arthur Ashe 1963–1978 18 28–6 82.3% 27–5 1–1
George Lott 1928–1934 18 18–4 81.8% 7–4 11–0
Todd Martin 1986–1992 18 16–14 53.3% 11–8 5–6

Team records

The statistics reflect results since the 1981 Davis Cup, and are up-to-date as of the 2018 Davis Cup World Group 1st round.

Record
  • Champion: 6 times (4 times at home, 2 times away)
  • Runner-up: 4 times
  • Lost in Semifinals: 8 times
  • Lost in Quarterfinals: 8 times
  • Lost in First Round: 10 times
  • Not in World Group: 1 time
Home and away records
  • World Group Play-off: 9–1 (90%)
  • Performance at home (48 match-ups): 41–7 (85.41%)
  • Performance away (40 match-ups): 28–21 (57.14%)
  • Total: 61–30 (67.03%)
  • Only 7 home losses: Croatia: 2–3 (2005, R1; 2016, QF), Great Britain: 1–3 (2014, R1), Australia: 1–4 (1999, QF), Italy: 1–4 (1998, SF), Spain: 1–3 (2011, QF), Serbia: 1–3 (2013, QF)
  • Has a losing record against only 5 nations: Croatia (0–4), Germany/West Germany (1–3), Great Britain (1–2), Serbia (1–2), and Spain (3–5).
  • Has never played against 9 countries which, at one point or another, played in the World Group: Canada, Denmark, Indonesia, Israel, New Zealand, South Africa, South Korea, Soviet Union, SFR Yugoslavia.

Head-to-head records

The statistics reflect results since the 1981 Davis Cup, and are up-to-date as of the 2018 Davis Cup World Group quarterfinals.

Junior Davis Cup

Winners in 1999 (3-0 vs Croatia), 2008 (2-0 vs Argentina), 2014 (3-0 vs South Korea).
Runners-up in 1985, 1986, 1988, 2002, 2017.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Game, set, match! City gets Davis Cup". Oregon Local News. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
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