Great Britain Davis Cup team

Great Britain
Captain	Leon Smith
ITF ranking	1 2
Highest ITF ranking	1 (30 November 2015)

First year	1900
Years played	105
Ties played (W–L)	244 (150–94)
Years in World Group	15 (9–13)
Davis Cup titles	10 (1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1912, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 2015)
Runners-up	8 (1900, 1902, 1907, 1913, 1919, 1931, 1937, 1978)

Most total wins	Fred Perry (45–7)
Most singles wins	Bunny Austin (36–12)
Most doubles wins	Bobby Wilson (25–8)
Best doubles team	Bobby Wilson / Mike Sangster (11–3) Fred Perry / Patrick Hughes (11–3)
Most ties played	Bobby Wilson (34)
Most years played	Greg Rusedski (13)

The Great Britain Davis Cup team represents the island of Great Britain in the Davis Cup tennis competition and is controlled by the Lawn Tennis Association. The British Isles played in the very first International Lawn Tennis Challenge (as the tournament was known until 1945). They are the third most successful team in terms of championships won, with 10, but have appeared in only two finals since 1937. Their win in the 2015 tournament was their first for 79 years, the longest interval between titles in the event's history.

Players

For a list of former Davis Cup representatives, see List of Great Britain Davis Cup team representatives.

Current squad

2013 Davis Cup team, from left to right: Leon Smith (captain), James Ward, Dan Evans, Colin Fleming, Jonny Marray.

Team representing Great Britain vs. Japan (2016 World Group First round)

Rankings as of 13 April 2016

Andy Murray (ATP singles ranking no. 2)
Daniel Evans (ATP singles ranking no. 123)
Jamie Murray (ATP doubles ranking no. 1)
Dominic Inglot (ATP doubles ranking no. 35)

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up in the last two years. (Most recent call-up in brackets)

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

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
1981	World Group, First round	6–8 Mar	Brighton (GBR)	Italy	3–2	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	9–11 Jul	Christchurch (NZL)	New Zealand	4–1	Win
	World Group, Semi-finals	2–4 Oct	Buenos Aires (ARG)	Argentina	0–5	Loss
1982	World Group, First round	5–7 Mar	Rome (ITA)	Italy	2–3	Loss
1982	World Group Relegation Play-offs	1–3 Oct	Barcelona (ESP)	Spain	3–2	Win
1983	World Group, First round	4–6 Mar	Adelaide (AUS)	Australia	1–4	Loss
1983	World Group Relegation Play-offs	30 Sep – 2 Oct	Eastbourne (GBR)	Chile	4–1	Win
1984	World Group, First round	24–26 Feb	Telford (GBR)	Italy	2–3	Loss
1984	World Group Relegation Play-offs	28–30 Sep	Eastbourne (GBR)	Yugoslavia	1–4	Loss
1985	European Zone, Quarterfinals	14–16 Jun	Nottingham (GBR)	Portugal	5–0	Win
	European Zone, Semi-finals	2–4 Aug	Eastbourne (GBR)	Switzerland	3–0	Win
	European Zone, Final	4–6 Oct	Eastbourne (GBR)	Israel	4–1	Win
1986	World Group, First round	7–9 Mar	Telford (GBR)	Spain	4–1	Win
1986	World Group, Quarterfinals	18–20 Jul	Wimbledon (GBR)	Australia	1–4	Loss
1987	World Group, First round	13–15 Mar	Mexico City (MEX)	Mexico	0–5	Loss
1987	World Group Relegation Play-offs	24–26 Jul	Zagreb (YUG)	Yugoslavia	0–3	Loss
1988	Europe Zone Group I, Semi-finals	9–12 Jun	Bristol (GBR)	Finland	3–1	Win
1988	Europe Zone Group I, Final	22–24 Jul	Zell am See (AUT)	Austria	0–5	Loss
1989	Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Second round	5–7 May	Helsinki (FIN)	Finland	4–1	Win
1989	World Group Qualifying Round	20–22 Jul	Eastbourne (GBR)	Argentina	2–3	Loss

1990s

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Second round	4–6 May	Bucharest (ROU)	Romania	3–2	Win
1990	World Group Qualifying Round	21–23 Sep	London (GBR)	France	0–5	Loss
1991	Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Second round	3–5 May	Warsaw (POL)	Poland	4–1	Win
1991	World Group Qualifying Round	20–22 Sep	Manchester (GBR)	Austria	3–1	Win
1992	World Group, First round	31 Jan – 2 Feb	Bayonne (FRA)	France	0–5	Loss
1992	World Group Qualifying Round	25–27 Sep	New Delhi (IND)	India	1–4	Loss
1993	Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Second round	30 Apr–2 May	Budapest (HUN)	Hungary	2–3	Loss
1994	Europe/Africa Zone Group I, First round	25–27 Mar	Porto (POR)	Portugal	1–4	Loss
1994	Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Relegation play-off	15–17 Jul	Manchester (GBR)	Romania	2–3	Loss
1995	Europe/Africa Zone Group II, First round	28–30 Apr	Bratislava (SVK)	Slovakia	0–5	Loss
1995	Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation play-off	14–16 Jul	Eastbourne (GBR)	Monaco	5–0	Win
1996	Europe/Africa Zone Group II, First round	3–5 May	Newcastle (GBR)	Slovenia	4–1	Win
	Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Second round	12–14 Jul	Accra (GHA)	Ghana	5–0	Win
	Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Third round	20–22 Sep	Wimbledon (GBR)	Egypt	5–0	Win
1997	Europe/Africa Zone Group I, First round	4–6 Apr	London (GBR)	Zimbabwe	1–4	Loss
1997	Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Relegation play-off	11–13 Jul	Kiev (UKR)	Ukraine	3–2	Win
1998	Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Second round	3–5 Apr	Newcastle (GBR)	Ukraine	5–0	Win
1998	World Group Qualifying Round	25–27 Sep	Nottingham (GBR)	India	3–2	Win
1999	World Group, First round	2–4 Apr	Birmingham (GBR)	United States	2–3	Loss
1999	World Group Qualifying Round	24–26 Sep	Birmingham (GBR)	South Africa	4–1	Win

2000s

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	World Group, First round	4–6 Feb	Ostrava (CZE)	Czech Republic	1–4	Loss
2000	World Group Qualifying Round	14–16 Jul	Wimbledon (GBR)	Ecuador	2–3	Loss
2001	Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Second round	6–8 Apr	Birmingham (GBR)	Portugal	5–0	Win
2001	World Group Qualifying Round	21–23 Sep	Guayaquil (ECU)	Ecuador	4–1	Win
2002	World Group, First round	8–10 Feb	Birmingham (GBR)	Sweden	2–3	Loss
2002	World Group Qualifying Round	20–22 Sep	Birmingham (GBR)	Thailand	3–2	Win
2003	World Group, First round	7–9 Feb	Sydney (AUS)	Australia	1–4	Loss
2003	World Group Play-offs	19–22 Sep	Casablanca (MAR)	Morocco	2–3	Loss
2004	Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Second round	9–11 Apr	Esch-sur-Alzette (LUX)	Luxembourg	4–1	Win
2004	World Group Play-offs	24–26 Sep	Pörtschach (AUT)	Austria	2–3	Loss
2005	Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Second round	4–6 Mar	Ramat HaSharon (ISR)	Israel	3–2	Win
2005	World Group Play-offs	23–25 Sep	Geneva (SUI)	Switzerland	0–5	Loss
2006	Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Second round	7–6 Apr	Glasgow (GBR)	Serbia and Montenegro	2–3	Loss
	Europe/Africa Zone Group I, First Round Play–offs	21–23 Jul	Eastbourne (GBR)	Israel	2–3	Loss
	Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Second Round Play–offs	22–24 Sep	Odessa (UKR)	Ukraine	3–2	Win
2007	Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Second round	6–8 Apr	Birmingham (GBR)	Netherlands	4–1	Win
2007	World Group Play-offs	21–23 Sep	Wimbledon (GBR)	Croatia	4–1	Win
2008	World Group, First round	8–10 Feb	Buenos Aires (ARG)	Argentina	1–4	Loss
2008	World Group Play-offs	19–21 Sep	Wimbledon (GBR)	Austria	2–3	Loss
2009	Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Second round	6–8 Mar	Glasgow (GBR)	Ukraine	1–4	Loss
2009	Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Second Round Play–offs	18–20 Sep	Liverpool (GBR)	Poland	2–3	Loss

2010s

Year	Competition	Date	Surface	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Europe/Africa Zone Group II, First round	5–7 Mar	Hard (i)	Vilnius (LTU)	Lithuania	2–3	Loss
2010	Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Play-offs	9–11 Jul	Grass	Eastbourne (GBR)	Turkey	5–0	Win
2011	Europe/Africa Zone Group II, First round	4–6 Mar	Hard (i)	Bolton (GBR)	Tunisia	4–1	Win
	Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Second round	8–10 Jul	Hard (i)	Glasgow (GBR)	Luxembourg	4–1	Win
	Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Third round	16–18 Sep	Hard (i)	Glasgow (GBR)	Hungary	5–0	Win
2012	Europe/Africa Zone Group I, First round	10–12 Feb	Hard (i)	Glasgow (GBR)	Slovakia	3–2	Win
2012	Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Second round	6–18 Apr	Hard (i)	Glasgow (GBR)	Belgium	1–4	Loss
2013	Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Second round	5–7 Apr	Hard (i)	Coventry (GBR)	Russia	3–2	Win
2013	World Group Play-offs	13–15 Sep	Clay	Umag (CRO)	Croatia	4–1	Win
2014	World Group, First round	31 Jan – 2 Feb	Clay	San Diego (USA)	United States [6]	3–1	Win
2014	World Group, Quarterfinals	4–6 Apr	Clay	Napoli (ITA)	Italy	2–3	Loss
2015	World Group, First round	6–8 Mar	Hard (i)	Glasgow (GBR)	United States [7]	3–2	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	17–19 Jul	Grass	London (GBR)	France [1]	3–1	Win
	World Group, Semi-finals	18–20 Sep	Hard (i)	Glasgow (GBR)	Australia	3–2	Win
	World Group, Final	27–29 Nov	Clay (i)	Ghent (BEL)	Belgium	3–1	Champion
2016	World Group, First round	4–6 Mar	Hard (i)	Birmingham (GBR)	Japan	3–1	Win
2016	World Group, Quarter Finals	15–17 Jul	TBD	TBD (SRB)	Serbia [7]	–	TBD

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