Pakistan Davis Cup team

The Pakistan Davis Cup team represent Pakistan in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Pakistan Tennis Federation.

Pakistan Davis Cup Team
CaptainCurrently being hired
ITF ranking39 1
ColorsGreen and white
First year1948
Years played42
Ties played (W–L)89 (45–44)
Years in
World Group		0 (0–0)
Davis Cup titles0
Runners-up0
Most total winsAisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (41–16)
Most doubles winsAisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (15–4)
Best doubles teamAisam-ul-Haq Qureshi / Aqeel Khan (12–3)
Most ties playedAqeel Khan (30)
Most years playedHamed Ul Haq Qureshi (12)

Pakistan currently compete in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group I. They reached the World Group Play-offs in 2005, and reached the Eastern Zone final in 1984.

Current team (2014)

Gibran Khan

History

Pakistan competed in its first Davis Cup in 1948.

Famous Pakistan Davis Cup players who have won the national open or other things include Haroon Rahim, Saeed Meer, Munawar Iqbal, Hameed ul Haq, Mahmood Alam, Gibran Khan, and Khawaja Saeed Hai.

Current status

Pakistan were promoted from the Asia/Oceania Zone Group III with an undefeated record.

In 2009, the team were seeded 4th in the Asia/Oceania Group II, and beat Oman 4–1, having taken a 3–0 lead. Pakistan faced the Philippines in the semi-final. The Davis Cup started 3 February 2017.

In 2017 Pakistan won the Group II defeating Thailand in the finals by 3-2. Aqeel Khan won the final tie for Pakistan at Islamabad Sports Complex. Earlier Pakistan defeated Iran and got walkover in the semi-finals.

See also

References
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.