Cyprus Davis Cup team

The Cyprus Davis Cup team represents Cyprus in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Cyprus Tennis Federation.

Cyprus
CaptainYiannos Hadjigeorgiou
ITF ranking56 3
Colorsblack and white
First year1985
Years played27
Ties played (W–L)81 (43–38)
Most total winsMarcos Baghdatis (60–13)
Most singles winsMarcos Baghdatis (42–3)
Most doubles winsDemetrios Leontis (19–15)
Best doubles teamDemetrios Leontis/Marcos Baghdatis (7–2)
Most ties playedDemetrios Leontis (47)
Most years playedMarcos Baghdatis (13)

Cyprus currently compete in the Europe Zone Group IV.

History

Cyprus competed in its first Davis Cup in 1985. They lost their first 10 ties before finally defeating the Congo. Due to incurring so many losses, Cyprus was relegated to the fourth and last zonal group in 1997. The team began to record regular wins when in the year 2000 a 14-year-old Marcos Baghdatis made his Davis Cup debut. In 2007, Cyprus returned to the Zonal Group II and recorded their best result in 2009 where they fell one match shy of being promoted to the Zonal Group I.

Home Court

The first ever tie Cyprus competed in was held in Nicosia against Ireland. The team continued to play out of the Cyprus capital of Nicosia until 2010 when the team played in Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Centre located in Limassol (home of Marcos Baghdatis). Ties are now shared between Nicosia and Limassol.

Current Team

Player information and rankings as of 27 January 2014

Squad representing Cyprus vs. Denmark (2014 Europe/Africa Group 2 First Round)
Player Current singles ranking Current doubles ranking First year played Ties played Total W–L Singles W–L Doubles W–L
Sergis Kyratzis 1549 1339 2010 4 0-5 0-5
Christos Hadjigeorgiou 1577 1345 2012 3 0-4 0-4
Petros Chrysochos (young player) N/A N/A 2013 2 2-2 1-2 1-0
Photos Photiades (amateur player) N/A N/A N/A 0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Other Players

Recent performances

Here is the list of all match-ups since 1985, when Cyprus began playing Davis Cup.

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
2010 Euro/Africa Zone Group II, First Round 5-7 Mar Limassol (CYP)  Egypt 3–2 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinal 9-11 Jul Oeiras (POR)  Portugal 0–5 Loss
2011 Euro/Africa Zone Group II, First Round 4-6 Mar Nicosia (CYP)  Hungary 0–5 Loss
Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Playoff 8-10 Jul Sofia (BUL)  Bulgaria 3–2 Win
2012 Euro/Africa Zone Group II, First Round 10-12 Feb Limassol (CYP)  Morocco 3–2 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinal 6-8 Apr Dnipropetrovsk (UKR)  Ukraine 0–5 Loss
2013 Euro/Africa Zone Group II, First Round 1–3 Feb Šiauliai (LTU)  Lithuania 1–4 Loss
Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Play-off 5-7 Apr Nicosia (CYP)  Benin 3–2 Win
2014 Euro/Africa Zone Group II, First Round 31 Jan–2 Feb Copenhagen (DEN)  Denmark 1–4 Loss
Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Play-off 4-6 Apr Casablanca (MAR)  Morocco 1–4 Loss
2015 Euro/Africa Zone Group III Europe, Group A 15 Jul San Marino (SMR)  San Marino 3–0 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group III Europe, Group A 17 Jul  Greece 2–1 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group III Europe, Promotion Play-off 18 Jul  Norway 0–2 Loss
2016 Euro/Africa Zone Group III Europe, Group C 2 Mar Tallinn (EST)  Iceland 2–1 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group III Europe, Group C 3 Mar  Andorra 3–0 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group III Europe, Group C 4 Mar  Montenegro 3–0 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group III Europe, Promotion Play-off 5 Mar  Ireland 2–0 Win
2017 Euro/Africa Zone Group II, First Round 3–5 Feb Nicosia (CYP)  Turkey 1–4 Loss
Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Play-off 7-9 Apr TBD (CYP)  Tunisia

See also

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