India Davis Cup team

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

India
CaptainMahesh Bhupathi
CoachZeeshan Ali
ITF ranking22 ( 0) (9 March 2020)[1]
Colorssky blue & white
First year1921
Years played84
Ties played (W–L)201 (119–82)
Years in
World Group		15 (7–15)
Runners-up3 (1966, 1974 & 1987)
Most total winsLeander Paes (93–35)
Most singles winsRamanathan Krishnan (50–19)
Most doubles winsLeander Paes (45–13)
Best doubles teamMahesh Bhupathi/Leander Paes (25–2)
Most ties playedLeander Paes (58)
Most years playedLeander Paes (30)
Last updated on: 6 May 2020.

History

India competed in its first Davis Cup in 1921 but has yet to win the Cup.[2]

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.[3][4]

Current team
Squad representing the India in the 2020 Davis Cup
Player Win–Loss Years played Ties Ranking
SinglesDoublesTotalsSinglesDoubles
Leander Paes48–2245–1393–3530 (1990–2010, 2012–2020)58–115
Rohan Bopanna10–1711–821–2517 (2002–2003, 2005–2012, 2014–2020)29–37
Prajnesh Gunneswaran2–50–02–54 (2017–2020)5132966
Ramkumar Ramanathan8–80–08–85 (2016–2020)10186101
Sumit Nagal2–30–02–34 (2016, 2018–2020)41271242
Source

Win–Loss as of 7 March 2020, rankings as of 16 March 2020.

Non-Playing Captain

Notable former members

Results

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

2000s

2010s

2020s
Year Competition Date Location Surface Opponent Score Result
2020 Finals, Qualifying Round 6–7 Mar 2020 Zagreb Hard(i) Croatia 1–3 Lost
World Group I 18–20 Sep 2020 TBA TBA Finland Pending

Notes

Footnotes
  1. India boycotted Davis Cup final owing to the South African government's apartheid policies.[4]
  2. The Davis Cup tie was postponed from 14-15 September to 29-30 November and shifted out of Pakistan to a neutral venue due to the security concerns raised by India.[5][6]

References
  1. "Davis Cup - Rankings". Davis Cup. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  2. "Davis Cup India Profile". Davis Cup. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  3. "India turns to a Californian to regain Davis Cup prestige". Bill Dwyre. Los Angeles Times. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  4. "The Year the Davis Cup Felt Empty". Dave Seminia. New York Times. 28 November 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  5. "ITF STATEMENT REGARDING PAKISTAN V INDIA". Davis Cup. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  6. "ITF rejects PTF's appeal, nominates Nur-Sultan as venue for India-Pakistan Davis Cup tie". The Times of India. Press Trust of India. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
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