List of Davis Cup champions

The Davis Cup is an annual international team event in men's tennis. Established in 1900 as the International Lawn Tennis Challenge, it is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), who describe it as the "World Cup of tennis."[1] The first event in 1900 was a match between Great Britain and the United States,[2] while 135 nations have entered the 2016 Davis Cup.[3]

List of Davis Cup champions
Current season, competition or edition:
2019 Davis Cup
SportTennis
Founded1900 (1900)
FounderDwight F. Davis
No. of teams16 (World Group)
135 (2016 total)
CountriesITF member nations
Most recent
champion(s)		 Spain (6 titles)
Most titles United States (32 titles)
Official websitedaviscup.com

The tournament sees players competing for their country in four singles and one doubles matches, known as rubbers, over the course of three days, with the team that wins three rubbers progressing.[4] The countries are divided into groups based upon their location or performance in previous years. The Davis Cup World Group is the top level of the competition and features matches between players from the top 16 countries at the start of the year.[3] Countries that lose their first round match face a relegation play-off against winning countries from the continental zones. World Group winning countries progress to the quarter-finals. Nations have to win a further three ties in order to claim the position of Davis Cup champions.[3]

The United States are the most successful nation in the history of the competition, with 32 victories. Australia are second with 28 (individually or in a combined Australasia team) and Great Britain and France are tied for third with 10. Teams from Europe have won the competition the most with 46 victories, followed by North America with 32 and Oceania with 28. Spain are the current holders, they beat Canada 2-0 in the final in 2019.[5]

History

The Davis Cup was founded in 1900 as the International Lawn Tennis Challenge. Four members of Harvard University wished to challenge Great Britain in a tennis competition. One of the American players, Dwight F. Davis, designed a tournament format and ordered a sterling silver trophy from Shreve, Crump & Low for approximately $1,000.[6] The first match, held at Longwood Cricket Club in Boston, Massachusetts, was won by the American team 3–0.[7] There was no match the following year, but the United States retained the trophy in 1902, beating Great Britain 3–2. This was followed by four successive victories for Britain, from 1903 to 1906. The 1904 Davis Cup saw new teams compete for the first time, as Belgium and France entered.[8]

Australasia (Australia and New Zealand) became the first victors outside of Britain and the United States when they won the tournament in 1907.[9] No tournament was held in 1910 as no country challenged Australasia,[10] who retained the trophy until 1912 when they were defeated by Great Britain.[11] The United States and Australasia won the two competitions prior to the outbreak of the First World War, in 1914. The tournament resumed in 1919, with Australasia retaining the trophy, beating Great Britain 4–1.[12] The Americans won the following seven tournaments before they were defeated 3–2 by France in 1927.[13] The tournament underwent restructuring for the 1923 edition. Teams were split into two zones; the 'America Zone' and 'Europe Zone', with the winners playing each other to determine who would face the defending champions.[14]

Doubles match between the Australasia and British isles in the 1912 International Lawn Tennis Challenge final.

The French won a further five successive tournaments before they were beaten 3–2 by Great Britain in 1933.[15] Australia were the last winners before the onset of the Second World War. They beat the United States 3–2 in 1939.[16] Upon resumption of the tournament in 1946, it was renamed the Davis Cup after the death of Dwight D. Davis in 1945.[17] The United States regained the title after they beat Australia 5–0.[18] They retained the title until 1950 when Australia won 4–1. This marked the start of Australian dominance of the Davis Cup, as they only lost three times from 1950 to 1967.[19] Prior to 1972, the champion received a bye directly to the final.[1]

The 1974 Davis Cup marked the first time that neither Australia or the United States won the final since 1936, as South Africa and India were the finalists.[20] However, the final was not contested as the Indian team refused to travel to South Africa in protest at the South African government's apartheid policies. South Africa were awarded the Davis Cup on walkover.[21] Sweden beat Czechoslovakia 3–2 the following year to become the first European nation since 1936 to win the Davis Cup. The Davis Cup underwent further reorganisation in 1981 when a 16 team World Group was introduced. The remaining nations were split into regional groups with promotion and relegation to and from the World Group.[1]

Sweden reached two more finals in 1988 and 1989 but lost both times to West Germany.[22][23] The United States regained the title in 1990,[24] but they lost 3–1 to France the following year.[25] They regained the title a year later, but could not defend it in 1993 as Germany won. Sweden were victorious in 1994, and they won a further two Davis Cups in 1997 and 1998.[26] Australia regained the Davis Cup in 1999,[27] but they lost the following two finals to Spain and France respectively.[28][29] Russia won their first Davis Cup in 2002,[30] before Australia regained the title the following year.[31] Spain won the tournament for the second time in 2004,[32] and would win a further three titles in 2008, 2009 and 2011.[33] The Czech Republic won successive Davis Cups in 2012 and 2013,[34] before Switzerland won their first title in 2014.[35] In 2015 Great Britain bridged the longest winning gap in the competition's history, 80 years, when they won their first Davis Cup since 1936, beating Belgium 3–1.[5]

Finals
Key
* Title won by away country
G Grass
C Clay
CP Carpet
H Hard
Ix Indoor
  • The "Year" column refers to the year the Davis Cup tournament was held, and wikilinks to the article about that tournament.
  • Links in the "Winners" and "Runners-up" columns point to the articles for the national teams of the countries, not the articles for the countries.
Davis Cup finals[36]
Year Winner Score Runner-up Finals Venue (surface) Location
1900  United States 3–0  British Isles Longwood Cricket Club (G) Boston, United States
1901 ~Not contested — — — —
1902  United States 3–2  British Isles Crescent Athletic Club (G) New York City, United States
1903  British Isles 4–1*  United States Longwood Cricket Club (G) Boston, United States
1904  British Isles 5–0  Belgium Worple Road (G) London, United Kingdom
1905  British Isles 5–0  United States Queen's Club (G) London, United Kingdom
1906  British Isles 5–0  United States Worple Road (G) London, United Kingdom
1907  Australasia 3–2*  British Isles Worple Road (G) London, United Kingdom
1908  Australasia 3–2  United States Albert Ground (G) Melbourne, Australia
1909  Australasia 5–0  United States Double Bay Grounds (G) Sydney, Australia
1910 ~Not contested — — — —
1911  Australasia 4–0  United States Lancaster Park (G) Christchurch, New Zealand
1912  British Isles 3–2*  Australasia Albert Ground (G) Melbourne, Australia
1913  United States 3–2*  Great Britain Worple Road (G) London, United Kingdom
1914  Australasia 3–2*  United States West Side Tennis Club (G) New York City, United States
1915 ~Not contested — — — —
1916 ~Not contested — — — —
1917 ~Not contested — — — —
1918 ~Not contested — — — —
1919  Australasia 4–1  Great Britain Double Bay Grounds (G) Sydney, Australia
1920  United States 5–0*  Australasia Domain Cricket Club (G) Auckland, New Zealand
1921  United States 5–0  Japan West Side Tennis Club (G) New York City, United States
1922  United States 4–1  Australasia West Side Tennis Club (G) New York City, United States
1923  United States 4–1  Australia West Side Tennis Club (G) New York City, United States
1924  United States 5–0  Australia Germantown Cricket Club (G) Philadelphia, United States
1925  United States 5–0  France Germantown Cricket Club (G) Philadelphia, United States
1926  United States 4–1  France Germantown Cricket Club (G) Philadelphia, United States
1927  France 3–2*  United States Germantown Cricket Club (G) Philadelphia, United States
1928  France 4–1  United States Stade Roland Garros (C) Paris, France
1929  France 3–2  United States Stade Roland Garros (C) Paris, France
1930  France 4–1  United States Stade Roland Garros (C) Paris, France
1931  France 3–2  Great Britain Stade Roland Garros (C) Paris, France
1932  France 3–2  United States Stade Roland Garros (C) Paris, France
1933  Great Britain 3–2*  France Stade Roland Garros (C) Paris, France
1934  Great Britain 4–1  United States Centre Court, Wimbledon (G) London, United Kingdom
1935  Great Britain 5–0  United States Centre Court, Wimbledon (G) London, United Kingdom
1936  Great Britain 3–2  Australia Centre Court, Wimbledon (G) London, United Kingdom
1937  United States 4–1*  Great Britain Centre Court, Wimbledon (G) London, United Kingdom
1938  United States 3–2  Australia Germantown Cricket Club (G) Philadelphia, United States
1939  Australia 3–2*  United States Merion Cricket Club (G) Haverford, United States
1940 ~Not contested — — — —
1941 ~Not contested — — — —
1942 ~Not contested — — — —
1943 ~Not contested — — — —
1944 ~Not contested — — — —
1945 ~Not contested — — — —
1946  United States 5–0*  Australia Kooyong Stadium (G) Melbourne, Australia
1947  United States 4–1  Australia West Side Tennis Club (G) New York City, United States
1948  United States 5–0  Australia West Side Tennis Club (G) New York City, United States
1949  United States 4–1  Australia West Side Tennis Club (G) New York City, United States
1950  Australia 4–1*  United States West Side Tennis Club (G) New York City, United States
1951  Australia 3–2  United States White City Stadium (G) Sydney, Australia
1952  Australia 4–1  United States Memorial Drive Tennis Centre (G) Adelaide, Australia
1953  Australia 3–2  United States Kooyong Stadium (G) Melbourne, Australia
1954  United States 3–2*  Australia White City Stadium (G) Sydney, Australia
1955  Australia 5–0*  United States West Side Tennis Club (G) New York City, United States
1956  Australia 5–0  United States Memorial Drive Tennis Centre (G) Adelaide, Australia
1957  Australia 3–2  United States Kooyong Stadium (G) Melbourne, Australia
1958  United States 3–2*  Australia Milton Courts (G) Brisbane, Australia
1959  Australia 3–2*  United States West Side Tennis Club (G) New York City, United States
1960  Australia 4–1  Italy White City Stadium (G) Sydney, Australia
1961  Australia 5–0  Italy Kooyong Stadium (G) Melbourne, Australia
1962  Australia 5–0  Mexico Milton Courts (G) Brisbane, Australia
1963  United States 3–2*  Australia Memorial Drive Tennis Centre (G) Adelaide, Australia
1964  Australia 3–2*  United States Harold Clark Courts (C) Cleveland, United States
1965  Australia 4–1  Spain White City Stadium (G) Sydney, Australia
1966  Australia 4–1  India Kooyong Stadium (G) Melbourne, Australia
1967  Australia 4–1  Spain Milton Courts (G) Brisbane, Australia
1968  United States 4–1*  Australia Memorial Drive Tennis Centre (G) Adelaide, Australia
1969  United States 5–0  Romania Harold Clark Courts (H) Cleveland, United States
1970  United States 5–0  West Germany Harold Clark Courts (H) Cleveland, United States
1971  United States 3–2  Romania Olde Providence Racquet Club (C) Charlotte, United States
1972  United States 3–2*  Romania Club Sportiv Progresul (C) Bucharest, Romania
1973  Australia 5–0*  United States Public Auditorium (ICp) Cleveland, United States
1974  South Africa w/o  India — —
1975  Sweden 3–2  Czechoslovakia Kungliga tennishallen (ICp) Stockholm, Sweden
1976  Italy 4–1*  Chile Estadio Nacional (C) Santiago, Chile
1977  Australia 3–1  Italy White City Stadium (G) Sydney, Australia
1978  United States 4–1  Great Britain Mission Hills CC (H) Rancho Mirage, United States
1979  United States 5–0  Italy Civic Auditorium (ICp) San Francisco, United States
1980  Czechoslovakia 4–1  Italy Sportovní Hala (ICp) Prague, Czechoslovakia
1981  United States 3–1  Argentina Riverfront Coliseum (ICp) Cincinnati, United States
1982  United States 4–1*  France Palais des Sports (IC) Grenoble, France
1983  Australia 3–2  Sweden Kooyong Stadium (G) Melbourne, Australia
1984  Sweden 4–1  United States Scandinavium (IC) Gothenburg, Sweden
1985  Sweden 3–2*  West Germany Olympiahalle (ICp) Munich, West Germany
1986  Australia 3–2  Sweden Kooyong Stadium (G) Melbourne, Australia
1987  Sweden 5–0  India Scandinavium (IC) Gothenburg, Sweden
1988  West Germany 4–1*  Sweden Scandinavium (IC) Gothenburg, Sweden
1989  West Germany 3–2  Sweden Schleyerhalle (ICp) Stuttgart, West Germany
1990  United States 3–2  Australia Suncoast Dome (IC) St. Petersburg, United States
1991  France 3–1  United States Palais des Sports de Gerland (ICp) Lyon, France
1992  United States 3–1   Switzerland Tarrant County Center (IH) Fort Worth, United States
1993  Germany 4–1  Australia Messe Düsseldorf Exhibition Hall (IC) Düsseldorf, Germany
1994  Sweden 4–1*  Russia Olympic Stadium (ICp) Moscow, Russia
1995  United States 3–2*  Russia Olympic Stadium (IC) Moscow, Russia
1996  France 3–2*  Sweden Mässan Hall (IH) Malmö, Sweden
1997  Sweden 5–0  United States Scandinavium (ICp) Gothenburg, Sweden
1998  Sweden 4–1*  Italy Forum (IC) Milan, Italy
1999  Australia 3–2*  France Acropolis Exhibition Hall (IC) Nice, France
2000  Spain 3–1  Australia Palau Sant Jordi (IC) Barcelona, Spain
2001  France 3–2*  Australia Rod Laver Arena (G) Melbourne, Australia
2002  Russia 3–2*  France Palais Omnisports (IC) Paris, France
2003  Australia 3–1  Spain Rod Laver Arena (G) Melbourne, Australia
2004  Spain 3–2  United States Estadio de La Cartuja (IC) Seville, Spain
2005  Croatia 3–2*  Slovakia Sibamac Arena (IH) Bratislava, Slovakia
2006  Russia 3–2  Argentina Olympic Stadium (ICp) Moscow, Russia
2007  United States 4–1  Russia Memorial Coliseum (IH) Portland, United States
2008  Spain 3–1*  Argentina Polideportivo Islas Malvinas (IH) Mar del Plata, Argentina
2009  Spain 5–0  Czech Republic Palau Sant Jordi (IC) Barcelona, Spain
2010  Serbia 3–2  France Belgrade Arena (IH) Belgrade, Serbia
2011  Spain 3–1  Argentina Estadio de La Cartuja (IC) Seville, Spain
2012  Czech Republic 3–2  Spain O2 Arena (IH) Prague, Czech Republic
2013  Czech Republic 3–2*  Serbia Kombank Arena (IH) Belgrade, Serbia
2014   Switzerland 3–1*  France Stade Pierre-Mauroy (IC) Lille, France
2015  Great Britain 3–1*  Belgium Flanders Expo (IC) Ghent, Belgium
2016  Argentina 3–2*  Croatia Arena Zagreb (IH) Zagreb, Croatia
2017  France 3–2  Belgium Stade Pierre-Mauroy (IH) Lille, France
2018  Croatia 3–1*  France Stade Pierre-Mauroy (IC) Lille, France
2019  Spain 2–0  Canada Caja Mágica (IH) Madrid, Spain

Victories by team
Country Wins Last final won
 United States 32 2007
 Australia[N 1] 28 2003
 France 10 2017
 Great Britain[N 2] 10 2015
 Sweden 7 1998
 Spain 6 2019
 Czech Republic[N 3] 3 2013
 Germany[N 4] 3 1993
 Croatia 2 2018
 Russia 2 2006
 Argentina 1 2016
 Italy 1 1976
 Serbia 1 2010
 South Africa 1 1974
  Switzerland 1 2014
  1. Includes six wins by Australasia, a combined Australia/New Zealand team.
  2. Includes five wins under the name British Isles.
  3. Includes one win by Czechoslovakia.
  4. Includes two wins by West Germany.

Victories by continent
Continent Wins
Europe 46
North America 32
Oceania 28
South America 1
Africa 1

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