Great Britain Davis Cup team - wikipedia Great Britain Davis Cup team Great Britain Association Lawn Tennis Association Confederation Tennis Europe Captain Leon Smith ITF ranking Current ranking ( 26 November 2016 ) Highest ranking 1 ( 30 November 2015 ) First international United States 3 -- 0 British Isles ( Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, Massachusetts, United States ; 8 -- 10 August 1900 ) Biggest win 5 -- 0 ( 15 -- 0 sets, 96 -- 16 games ) versus Poland ( Warsaw, Poland ; 15 -- 17 May 1925 ) World Group Appearances 16 Best result Champions, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1912, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 2015 Player stats The Great Britain Davis Cup team is the men 's national tennis team and has represented the United Kingdom internationally since 1900. Organised by the Lawn Tennis Association ( LTA ), it is one of the 50 members of International Tennis Federation 's European association ( Tennis Europe ). The United Kingdom team 's performance has been inconsistent ; it enjoyed its most successful periods in the 1910s and the 1930s, and has seen a resurgence in recent years. The team has won the world cup 10 times and been runner - ups on 8 occasions. It has longstanding rivalries with Australia and the United States. The national team took part in the inaugural Davis Cup in 1900, and has spent 16 years in the World Group. They are the third most successful team in terms of championships won. Under the current management of Leon Smith, the national team qualified to the World Group in 2013, won the title in 2015, reached the semifinals of the in 2016. Contents 1 History 1.1 Early years, dominance and rot ( 1900 -- 1986 ) 1.2 Declining fortunes ( 1986 -- 2010 ) 1.3 Resurgence under Leon Smith ( 2010 -- present ) 2 Captain 3 Players 3.1 Current 3.2 Recent 4 Results and fixtures 5 References 6 Bibliography 7 External links History Early years, dominance and rot ( 1900 -- 1986 ) Great Britain 's first match, and first ever national team match in history, was a 0 -- 3 loss to the United States in 1900. The tournament was not organised in 1901, and Britain lost the following year, but the British won the competition for the first time in 1903. The national team would go on to dominate the competition, winning the next three tournaments. The postwar period saw moderate results, but British fortunes declined until the appointment of 31 - year old Paul Hutchins as captain in 1976. He would captain the team for 10 years, and lead the team in 31 ties ( a record ). He would lead Great Britain to the final in 1978, defeating Australia 3 -- 2 in the semifinal, only to lose to the United States 1 -- 4. Despite losing in the final, the team won ( alongside the women 's Wightman Cup team ) the BBC Sports Personality Team of the Year Award. Likewise, it was the first time the LTA promoted the event. According to The Guardian `` Britain has seen a decline in its Davis Cup fortunes ever since ( the final ). '' The next two years saw mixed results, but in 1981 the team reached the semifinals, losing to Australia. It would be their last semifinal until 2015. Declining fortunes ( 1986 -- 2010 ) Warren Jacques, an Australian, was appointed captain in 1988 as Hutchins ' replacement. He was appointed due to his former role in coaching Kevin Curren, the 1985 Wimbledon finalist. However, the idea to appoint a person who was not of the team 's nationality was so foreign that the LTA sought `` special dispensation '' from the International Tennis Federation. The team 's results continued to slide under Jacques leadership. Following the team 's 0 -- 5 defeat to France, Jacques was removed as captain and replaced by Tony Pickard. When asked about the defeat, Jacques claimed `` We 're ten years from being competitive in the Davis Cup. '' In the ensuing years, under Pickard 's leadership, Great Britain would manage to keep its place in the World Group. In 1994, Pickard `` delivered a scathing attack on the Lawn Tennis Association 's training department and threatened to resign as captain unless his views ( were ) acted upon '' after the team 's defeat to Portugal. In response the LTA did not renew Pickard 's contract. The team lost the last four matches under Pickard 's stewardship, marking the worst performance in twenty years. David Lloyd took over as captain later that year. His captaincy started well, with Great Britain winning the Europe / Africa Zone II, and being promoted to the Europe / Africa Zone I. The team would remain in Europe / Africa Zone I throughout the rest of Lloyd 's captaincy. The defeat to the Czech national team in 2000 led to the resignation of David Lloyd as captain. Before his departure he criticised the British player for not being fit enough. On his departure, Lloyd went on to criticise the LTA and it 's work. In response John Crowther, the Executive Director of the LTA, stated they had `` lost confidence '' his Lloyd 's abilities, and appointed former top 10 player Roger Taylor as his replacement. During Taylor 's captaincy, the post itself was under criticism, with Tim Henman claiming `` It 's mainly handing out the drinks and the bananas '' since most of the players had their own coaches. Taylor 's first match as captain was against Ecuador, in which Britain lost 2 -- 3 at home on grass. The Guardian quipped that `` In one hundred years of the Davis Cup there had never been a more embarrassing defeat. '' Despite this, the team continued to decline in the ranking. In their 2003 match against Australia the team 's top player was ranked 163 in the world ; both Henman and Greg Rusedski were hampered by injury, and could not take part. On 1 January 2004 Jeremy Bates was appointed as team captain. He led the national team to two victories in eight ties, and resigned after the team 's 2 -- 3 defeat to Israel. John Lloyd was employed later that year as the team 's new captain. He is the brother of David Lloyd, a former team captain. The decline continued, and John Lloyd captained his last match in 2010, when the team lost 2 -- 3 to Lithuania. On his resignation, he stated `` Call me old - fashioned, but when is it a convenience, and not a privilege, to play for your country ? '' He went on to criticise the mentality that Andy Murray did n't need to play as long as the rest of the team were not good enough, claiming that neither the British public or media would accept such a position if Wayne Rooney had used the same argument. Henman backed Lloyd, claiming it would be wrong to fault Lloyd and coach Paul Annacone for the team 's bad performance over the years. The problem was structural he argued, and lamented the failture of the LTA to produce talented players. Resurgence under Leon Smith ( 2010 -- present ) From left to right : Smith, Ward, Evans, Colin Fleming and Jonathan Marray after their 2013 tie against Russia Leon Smith was appointed as team captain in 2010. His first tie was against Turkey in the play - offs of the Europe / Africa Zone Group II ( the second lowest tier in the game ) at home in Eastbourne, UK. A defeat would have sent the national team to the lowest tier of the game. Smith picked James Ward, Jamie Baker, Colin Fleming and Ken Skupski to play the tie, and defeated Turkey 5 -- 0. This would mark the beginning of the team 's resurgence. In 2011, the team won the Europe / Africa Zone Group II ( third division ), and was promoted to the Europe / Africa Zone Group I. Andy Murray, who had not played in the 2009 competition, returned in 2010 for the match against Luxembourg, winning 6 -- 0, 6 -- 0, 6 -- 0 against Laurent Bram in the first rubber. Explaining his hiatus, Murray quipped that he `` wanted the younger guys to step up and experience it '', claiming `` There was no use for us being in the World Group because we were n't ready for it. '' 2012 started well, with a 3 -- 2 victory over Slovakia, but ended with the first defeat under Smith 's captaincy against Belgium. In its second round of the 2013 Europe / Africa Zone Group I the team won from 0 -- 2 down, to defeat Russia 3 -- 2. Both Dan Evans and Ward had lost five setters on the first day, but a victory in the doubles and a five - set win by Ward on the third day, gave way to a straight sets victory in the fifth rubber. It was the first time since 1930 that the national team had managed to win from 0 -- 2 down. In the World Group play - offs that year Murray returned after a two - year hiatus, and helped defeat Croatia 4 -- 1. It would mark the team 's return to the World Group, having dropped out in 2007. In the team 's first match in the World Group since 2007, Great Britain won 3 -- 1 over the United States, marking its first victory in the World Group since 1986. The tie was played on clay courts in the United States in the hope that the Americans would defeat Murray on his weakest surface. The team would lose its next tie against Italy 1 -- 3. The team started 2015 in the World Group, and would win the title for the first time in 79 years ( last victory was in 1936 ). On their run to the final, the team defeated the United States, France and Australia before defeating Belgium in the final. It would mark the first final reached since 1978. As defending champions in 2016 the team reached the semifinals, in which they were defeated by Argentina 2 -- 3. Captain 34 different individuals has served as Captain of the Great Britain Davis Cup team. Arthur Gore ( 1900 ) William Collins ( 1902 -- 1908 ) Josiah Ritchie ( 1908 -- 1909 ) James Parke ( 1909 -- 1911 ) Charles Dixon ( 1911 -- 1913 ) Roger McNair ( 1911 -- 1913 ) Alfred Hickson ( 1913 -- 1914 ) Roger McNair ( 1919 -- 1922 ) Arthur Bately ( 1922 -- 1923 ) Frank Riseley ( 1923 -- 1924 ) Anthony Sabelli ( 1924 -- 1925 ) Albert Prebble ( 1925 -- 1927 ) Herbert Barrett ( 1927 -- 1928 ) Anthony Sabelli ( 1928 -- 1930 ) Herbert Barrett ( 1930 -- 1938 ) Francis Stowe ( 1938 -- 1948 ) Colin Gregory ( 1948 -- 1953 ) Herman David ( 1953 -- 1956 ) Geoff Paish ( 1956 -- 1959 ) John Barrett ( 1959 -- 1962 ) Headley Baxter ( 1962 -- 1967 ) Peter Hare ( 1967 -- 1968 ) Headley Baxter ( 1968 -- 1971 ) Ken Jarvis ( 1971 -- 1972 ) Tony Pickard ( 1973 -- 1976 ) Paul Hutchins ( 1976 -- 1986 ) Warren Jacques ( 1987 -- 1991 ) Tony Pickard ( 1991 -- 1994 ) Bill Knight ( 1994 -- 1995 ) David Lloyd ( 1995 -- 2000 ) Roger Taylor ( 2000 -- 2004 ) Jeremy Bates ( 2004 -- 2006 ) John Lloyd ( 2006 -- 2010 ) Leon Smith ( 2010 -- present ) Players For a list of former Davis Cup representatives, see List of Great Britain Davis Cup team representatives. Current The following players have been picked to play matches in the 2017 season. Player Date of birth ( age ) Singles ( W -- L ) Doubles ( W -- L ) Latest call - up Edmund, Kyle Kyle Edmund ( 1995 - 01 - 08 ) 8 January 1995 ( age 22 ) 3 -- 5 -- 2017 First Round Evans, Dan Dan Evans ( 1990 - 05 - 23 ) 23 May 1990 ( age 27 ) 6 -- 14 -- 2017 First Round Inglot, Dominic Dominic Inglot ( 1986 - 03 - 06 ) 6 March 1986 ( age 31 ) -- 2 -- 3 2017 First Round Murray, Jamie Jamie Murray ( 1986 - 02 - 13 ) 13 February 1986 ( age 31 ) 0 -- 1 11 -- 4 2017 First Round Recent The following players played for the national team in the past 12 months, but are not part of the current squad. Player Date of birth ( age ) Singles ( W -- L ) Doubles ( W -- L ) Latest call - up Murray, Andy Andy Murray ( 1987 - 05 - 15 ) 15 May 1987 ( age 30 ) 30 -- 3 9 -- 5 2016 Semifinals Ward, James James Ward ( 1987 - 02 - 09 ) 9 February 1987 ( age 30 ) 10 -- 11 -- 2016 Quarterfinals Results and fixtures Main article : Great Britain Davis Cup team results Year Competition Date Surface Venue Opponent Score Result 2016 World Group, First round 4 -- 6 March Hard ( i ) Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham ( GBR ) Japan 3 -- 1 Win World Group, Quarterfinals 15 -- 17 July Clay Tašmajdan Stadium, Belgrade ( SRB ) Serbia ( 7 ) 3 -- 2 Win World Group, Semifinals 16 -- 18 September Hard ( i ) Commonwealth Arena, Glasgow ( GBR ) Argentina ( 6 ) 2 -- 3 Loss 2017 World Group, First round 3 -- 5 Feb Hard ( i ) TD Place Arena, Ottawa ( CAN ) Canada 3 -- 2 Win World Group, Quarterfinals 7 -- 9 Apr Clay ( i ) Kindarena, Rouen ( FRA ) France 1 -- 4 Loss Notes = Played on hardcourt indoor References ^ Jump up to : Bowers, Chris. `` What a racquet : Britain 's Davis Cup history ''. BBC News. Retrieved 5 February 2017. Jump up ^ Newbery, Piers ( 19 September 2015 ). `` Andy and Jamie Murray win Davis Cup doubles thriller ''. BBC News. Retrieved 5 February 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Great Britain ''. Davis Cup. Retrieved 5 February 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Interview : Former Davis Cup captain Paul Hutchins ''. The Scotsman. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Frozen in time : 7 October 1978 ''. The Guardian. 3 June 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2017. ^ Jump up to : Briggs, Simon ( 23 November 2015 ). `` Davis Cup final : From humiliation in Vilnius to one match from glory ''. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 February 2017. ^ Jump up to : Feinstein 2011, p. 356. Jump up ^ Roberts, John ( 28 March 1994 ). `` Tennis : Britain plummet to new depths : Davis Cup captain attacks LTA 's training ''. The Independent. Retrieved 5 February 2017. ^ Jump up to : Roberts, John ( 31 March 1994 ). `` Tennis : Pickard 's angry exit as Davis Cup captain ''. The Independent. Retrieved 5 February 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Lloyd sacked as Davis Cup captain ''. BBC News. 28 February 1998. Retrieved 5 February 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Taylor braves the storm ''. The Guardian. 21 September 2001. Retrieved 5 February 2017. ^ Jump up to : White, Jim ( 3 February 2003 ). `` Taylor made ''. The Guardian. Retrieved 5 February 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Bates quits as Davis Cup captain ''. BBC News. 24 July 2006. Retrieved 5 February 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Lloyd is new GB Davis Cup captain ''. BBC News. 9 August 2006. Retrieved 5 February 2017. ^ Jump up to : Hodgkinson, Mark ( 17 March 2010 ). `` John Lloyd resigns as GB Davis Cup coach ''. Daily Mail. Retrieved 5 February 2017. ^ Jump up to : Hodgkinson, Mark ( 11 March 2010 ). `` Tim Henman rules himself out of GB Davis Cup job ''. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 February 2017. ^ Jump up to : Schooler, Andy ( 3 March 2016 ). `` Davis Cup : How Great Britain went from no - hopers to champions ''. Sky News. Retrieved 5 February 2017. Jump up ^ `` Andy Murray guides Great Britain back to Davis Cup World Group ''. BBC World News. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Jump up ^ `` Davis Cup, Canada v Great Britain : Vasek Pospisil levels after Dan Evans wins opener ''. Davis Cup 2013 : Great Britain shock Russia in Coventry. BBC World News. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Davis Cup 2014 : Andy Murray completes Great Britain 's passage into quarter - finals with win over Sam Querrey ''. The Daily Telegraph. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2017. Jump up ^ `` Italy bounce back to defeat Great Britain in Davis Cup quarter - final ''. The Guardian. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2017. Jump up ^ Newman, Paul ( 29 November 2015 ). `` Davis Cup 2015 : Great Britain win competition for the first time in 79 years after Andy Murray beats David Goffin ''. The Independent. Retrieved 5 February 2017. ^ Jump up to : Newbery, Piers ( 19 July 2015 ). `` Andy Murray puts Great Britain into Davis Cup semi-finals ''. BBC News. Retrieved 5 February 2017. Jump up ^ Mirza, Raz ( 20 September 2016 ). `` Great Britain 's hold on the Davis Cup ended after semi-final defeat to Argentina ''. Sky News. Retrieved 5 February 2017. Bibliography Feinstein, John ( 2011 ). Hard Courts : Real Life on the Professional Tennis Tours. Random House Publishing Group. ISBN 0307800962. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Great Britain Davis Cup team. 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