Portugal Davis Cup team
| Portugal | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Captain | Nuno Marques |
| ITF ranking |
38  [lower-alpha 1] |
| Colors | red & white |
| First year | 1925 |
| Years played | 60 |
| Ties played (W–L) | 103 (42–61) |
| Years in World Group | 0 |
| Best finish | WG Play-Offs (1994) |
| Most total wins | João Cunha e Silva (37–40) |
| Most singles wins | João Cunha e Silva (25–28) |
| Most doubles wins | Emanuel Couto (13–5) |
| Best doubles team | Frederico Gil / Leonardo Tavares (9–5) |
| Most ties played | João Cunha e Silva (30) |
| Most years played |
João Cunha e Silva (16) Nuno Marques (16) |
The Portugal Davis Cup team represents Portugal in Davis Cup tennis competition and is governed by the Federação Portuguesa de Ténis.
Portugal will compete in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2016 after being promoted from Group II in the 2015 season. They have never played in the World Group, but reached the World Group Play-offs in 1994.
History
Portugal competed in its first Davis Cup in 1925. Their first opponent was Italy, who won 4–1.
Portugal's most successful moment came in 1994 after defeating Great Britain 4–1 in the Group I of the Europe/Africa Zone and qualifying to the World Group play-offs. The team led by João Cunha e Silva, Nuno Marques and Emanuel Couto lost, however, to Croatia 4–0 (the last rubber was abandoned).
Current squad
Player information and rankings as of 21 September 2015
| Player | ATP Ranking | Years Played | Total W-L | Singles W-L | Doubles W-L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| João Sousa | #53 (Singles) | 8 (2008–) | 19–12 | 14–8 | 5–4 |
| Gastão Elias | #182 (Singles) | 6 (2007–2008, 2012–) | 8–14 | 3–7 | 5–7 |
| Rui Machado | #252 (Singles) | 13 (2003–) | 17–17 | 16–16 | 1–1 |
| Frederico Ferreira Silva | #286 (Singles) | 2 (2014–) | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Player | ATP Ranking | Years Played | Total W-L | Singles W-L | Doubles W-L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| João Domingues | #454 (Doubles) | 1 (2015–) | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
Statistics
Since 1981 (Current through 2015 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II Semifinal)
- Record
- World Group: 0 times
- WG Play-off: 1 time
- Europe/Africa Zone Group I: 17 times
- Europe/Africa Zone Group II: 11 times
- Home and away record (since 1925)
- Performance at home (52 match-ups): 29–23 (55.77%)
- Performance away (51 match-ups): 13–38 (25.49%)
- Total: 42–61 (40.78%)
- Head-to-head record (1981–)
Algeria 3–0
Tunisia 3–0
Morocco 2–0
Monaco 2–0
Cyprus 2–1
Hungary 2–1
Serbia and Montenegro 2–1
Benin 1–0
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0
Estonia 1–0
Finland 1–0
Ghana 1–0
Ireland 1–0
Lithuania 1–0
Moldova 1–0
Senegal 1–0
Belarus 1–1
Croatia 1–1
Denmark 1–1
Egypt 1–1
Georgia 1–1
Luxembourg 1–1
Romania 1–1
South Africa 1–1
Slovenia 1–1
Zimbabwe 1–1
Great Britain 1–2
Slovakia 1–2
Ukraine 1–2
Italy 0–1
Switzerland 0–1
Israel 0–2
Norway 0–2
Austria 0–3
Netherlands 0–4
Russia 0–4
- Russia record includes two losses against Soviet Union and one loss against CIS.
- Serbia and Montenegro record includes two victories against Yugoslavia.
- Record against continents
| Africa | Asia | Europe | North America | Oceania | South America |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria Benin Egypt Ghana Morocco Senegal South Africa Tunisia Zimbabwe |
Austria Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Cyprus Denmark Estonia Finland Georgia Great Britain Hungary Ireland Israel Italy Lithuania Luxembourg Moldova Monaco Netherlands Norway Romania Russia Serbia and Montenegro Slovakia Slovenia Switzerland Ukraine |
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| Record: 14–3 (82.4%) | Record: 0–0 (0.0%) | Record: 24–33 (42.1%) | Record: 0–0 (0.0%) | Record: 0–0 (0.0%) | Record: 0–0 (0.0%) |
- Record by decade
- 1981–1989: 7–9 (43.8%)
- 1990–1999: 10–10 (50%)
- 2000–2009: 11–12 (47.8%)
- 2010–2019: 10–5 (66.7%)
See also
Notes
- ↑ As of 30 November 2015
References
- ↑ "Taça Davis: Bielorrússia com veterano Max Mirnyi frente a Portugal [Davis Cup: Belarus with veteran Max Mirnyi against Portugal]" (in Portuguese). RTP. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
External links
- Team page on DavisCup.com
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