Davis Cup - wikipedia Davis Cup For the album by Walter Davis Jr., see Davis Cup ( album ). Davis Cup Current season, competition or edition : 2018 Davis Cup Sport Tennis Founded 1900 ; 118 years ago ( 1900 ) Founder Dwight F. Davis No. of teams 16 ( World Group ) 130 ( 2016 total ) Countries ITF member nations Continent Worldwide Most recent champion ( s ) France ( 10th title ) Most titles United States ( 32 titles ) Official website DavisCup.com The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men 's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation ( ITF ) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock - out format. It is described by the organisers as the `` World Cup of Tennis '', and the winners are referred to as the World Champion team. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Great Britain and the United States. By 2016, 135 nations entered teams into the competition. The most successful countries over the history of the tournament are the United States ( winning 32 tournaments and finishing as runners - up 29 times ) and Australia ( winning 28 times, including four occasions with New Zealand as Australasia, and finishing as runners - up 19 times ). The present champions are France, who beat Belgium to win their tenth title in 2017. The women 's equivalent of the Davis Cup is the Fed Cup. Australia, the Czech Republic, and the United States are the only countries to have held both Davis Cup and Fed Cup titles in the same year. The Hopman Cup, a third competition for mixed teams, carries less prestige, but is a popular curtain raiser to the tennis season. Contents 1 History 2 Format 2.1 Tournament 2.2 Structure 2.3 Ties and rubbers 2.4 Captain 3 Records and statistics 3.1 Team 3.2 Titles by country ( since 1972 ) 3.3 Years in World Group 3.4 Most wins in World Group 3.5 Individual 4 Current ITF Davis Cup ranking 5 ATP points distribution ( from 2009 to 2015 ) 6 Honour roll 7 Statistic 8 See also 9 Notes 10 References 11 External links History This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( February 2017 ) Davis Cup The tournament was conceived in 1899 by four members of the Harvard University tennis team who wished to challenge the British to a tennis competition. Once their respective lawn tennis associations agreed, one of the four Harvard players, Dwight F. Davis, designed a tournament format and ordered an appropriate sterling silver trophy from Shreve, Crump & Low, purchasing it from his own funds for about $ 1,000. They in turn commissioned a classically styled design from William B. Durgin 's of Concord, New Hampshire, crafted by the Englishman Rowland Rhodes. Davis went on to become a prominent politician in the United States in the 1920s, serving as US Secretary of War from 1925 to 1929 and as Governor - General of the Philippines from 1929 to 1932. The first match, between the United States and Britain ( competing as the `` British Isles '' ), was held at the Longwood Cricket Club in Boston, Massachusetts in 1900. The American team, of which Dwight Davis was a part, surprised the British by winning the first three matches. The following year the two countries did not compete, but the US won the match in 1902 and Britain won the following four matches. By 1905 the tournament expanded to include Belgium, Austria, France, and Australasia, a combined team from Australia and New Zealand that competed together until 1914. The tournament was initially titled the International Lawn Tennis Challenge although it soon became known as the Davis Cup, after Dwight Davis ' trophy. The Davis Cup competition was initially played as a challenge cup. All teams competed against one another for the right to face the previous year 's champion in the final round. Beginning in 1923, the world 's teams were split into two zones : the `` America Zone '' and the `` Europe Zone ''. The winners of the two zones met in the Inter-Zonal Zone ( `` INZ '' ) to decide which national team would challenge the defending champion for the cup. In 1955 a third zone, the `` Eastern Zone '', was added. Because there were three zones, the winner of one of the three zones received a bye in the first round of the INZ challenger rounds. In 1966, the `` Europe Zone '' was split into two zones, `` Europe Zone A '' and `` Europe Zone B '', so the winners of the four zones competed in the INZ challenger rounds. From 1950 to 1967, Australia dominated the competition, winning the Cup 15 times in 18 years. Beginning in 1972, the format was changed to a knockout tournament, so that the defending champion was required to compete in all rounds, and the Davis Cup was awarded to the tournament champion. Up until 1973, the Davis Cup had only ever been won by the United States, Great Britain / British Isles, France and Australia / Australasia. Their domination was eventually broken in 1974 when South Africa and India made the final ; however the final was scratched and South Africa awarded the cup after India refused to travel to South Africa in protest at South Africa 's apartheid policies. The following year saw the first actual final between two `` outsider '' nations, when Sweden beat Czechoslovakia 3 -- 2, and since then, many other countries have gone on to capture the trophy. In 1981, the tiered system of competition in use today was created, in which the 16 best national teams compete in the World Group and all other national teams compete in one of four groups in one of three regional zones. In 1989, the tiebreak was introduced into Davis Cup competition, and from 2016 it is used in all five sets. Davis Cup games have been affected by political protests several times, especially in Sweden : The match between Sweden and Rhodesia 1968 was supposed to be played in Båstad but was moved to Bandol, France, due to protests against the Rhodesian white minority government of Ian Smith. The Swedish government tried to stop the match between Chile and Sweden in 1975 in Båstad, due to violations of human rights in Chile. The match was played, even while 7,000 people protested against it outside. After the 2008 -- 2009 Israel -- Gaza conflict, 6,000 people protested against Israel outside the Malmö city Davis Cup match between Sweden and Israel in March 2009. The Malmö Municipality politicians were concerned about extremists, and decided due to security reasons to only let a small audience in. Format Monument to the Davis Cup at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France Tournament The 16 best national teams are assigned to the World Group and compete annually for the Davis Cup. Nations which are not in the World Group compete in one of three regional zones ( Americas, Asia / Oceania, and Europe / Africa ). The competition is spread over four weekends during the year. Each elimination round between competing nations is held in one of the countries, and is played as the best of five matches ( 4 singles, 1 doubles ). The ITF determines the host countries for all possible matchups before each year 's tournament. The World Group is the top group and includes the world 's best 16 national teams. Teams in the World Group play a four - round elimination tournament. Teams are seeded based on a ranking system released by the ITF, taking into account previous years ' results. The defending champion and runner - up are always the top two seeds in the tournament. The losers of the first - round matches are sent to the World Group playoff round, where they play along with winners from Group I of the regional zones. The playoff round winners play in the World Group for the next year 's tournament, while the losers play in Group I of their respective regional zone. Each of the three regional zones is divided into four groups. Groups I and II play elimination rounds, with the losing teams facing relegation to the next - lower group. The teams in Groups III and those in Group IV play a round - robin tournament with promotion and relegation. Structure Level Group ( s ) World Group 16 countries Group One Americas Zone 6 countries Group One Europe / Africa Zone 11 countries Group One Asia / Oceania Zone 7 countries Group Two Americas Zone 8 countries Group Two Europe / Africa Zone 16 countries Group Two Asia / Oceania Zone 8 countries Group Three Americas Zone 9 countries Group Three Europe Zone 15 countries Group Three Africa Zone 10 countries Group Three Asia / Oceania Zone 9 countries 5 Group Four Asia / Oceania Zone 11 countries Note : The total number of nations in Group One is 24. However, the distribution among the three zones may vary each year, according to the number of nations promoted or relegated between Group One and the World Group. The number of nations in the World Group and Group One together is 22 from Euro / Africa Zone, 9 from Americas Zone and 9 from Asia / Oceania Zone. Ties and rubbers As in other cup competitions tie is used in the Davis Cup to mean an elimination round. In the Davis Cup, the word rubber means an individual match. In the annual World Group competition, 16 nations compete in eight first - round ties ; the eight winners compete in four quarterfinal ties ; the four winners compete in two semifinal ties ; and the two winners compete in the final tie. Each tie consists of five rubbers, which are played in three days ( usually on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday ). The winner of the tie is the nation which wins three or more of the five rubbers in the tie. On the first day, the first two rubbers are singles, which are generally played by each nation 's two best available singles players. On the second day, the doubles rubber is played. On the third day, the final two rubbers are typically reverse singles, in which the first - day contestants usually play again, but they swap opponents from the first day 's singles rubbers. However, in certain circumstances, the team captain may replace one or two of the players who played the singles on Friday by other players who were nominated for the tie. For example, if the tie has already been decided in favour of one of the teams, it is common for younger or lower - ranked team members to play the remaining dead rubbers in order for them to gain Davis Cup experience. Since 2011, if a nation has a winning 3 -- 1 lead after the first reverse single match and that match has gone to four sets or more, then the remaining reverse single match which is a dead rubber is not played. All five rubbers are played if one nation has a winning 3 -- 0 lead after the doubles match. Ties are played at a venue chosen by one of the competing countries. The right of choice is given on an alternating basis. Therefore, countries play in the country where the last tie between the teams was not held. In case the two countries have not met since 1970, lots are drawn to determine the host country. Venues in the World Group must comply with certain minimum standards, including a minimum seating capacity as follows : World Group play - offs : 4,000 World Group first round : 4,000 World Group quarterfinals : 6,000 World Group semifinals : 8,000 World Group final : 12,000 Captain Prior to each tie, the captain ( non-playing coach appointed by the national association ) nominates a squad of four players and decides who will compete in the tie. On the day before play starts, the order of play for the first day is drawn at random. In the past, teams could substitute final day singles players only in case of injury or illness, verified by a doctor, but current rules permit the captain to designate any player to play the last two singles rubbers, provided that no first day matchup is repeated. There is no restriction on which of the playing team members may play the doubles rubber : the two singles players, two other players ( usually doubles specialists ) or a combination. Each rubber is normally played as best of five sets. Since 2016, all sets use a tiebreak at 6 -- 6 if necessary ( formerly, the fifth set usually had no tiebreaker, so play continued until one side won by two games e.g. 10 -- 8 ). However, if a team has clinched the tie before all five rubbers have been completed, the remaining rubbers may be shortened to best of three sets, with a tiebreak if necessary to decide all three sets. In Group III and Group IV competitions, each tie consists only of three rubbers, which include two singles and one doubles rubber, which is played in a single day. The rubbers are in the best of three sets format, with a tie breaker if necessary to decide all three sets. Records and statistics Team Further information : List of Davis Cup champions - also has Junior Davis Cup title Country Years won Runners - up United States 1900, 1902, 1913, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1937, 1938, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1954, 1958, 1963, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1990, 1992, 1995, 2007 ( 32 ) 1903, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1914, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1939, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1964, 1973, 1984, 1991, 1997, 2004 ( 29 ) Australasia Australia 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1914, 1919, 1939, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1973, 1977, 1983, 1986, 1999, 2003 ( 28 ) 1912, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1936, 1938, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1954, 1958, 1963, 1968, 1990, 1993, 2000, 2001 ( 19 ) Great Britain 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1912, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 2015 ( 10 ) 1900, 1902, 1907, 1913, 1919, 1931, 1937, 1978 ( 8 ) France 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2017 ( 10 ) 1925, 1926, 1933, 1982, 1999, 2002, 2010, 2014 ( 8 ) Sweden 1975, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1994, 1997, 1998 ( 7 ) 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1996 ( 5 ) Spain 2000, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011 ( 5 ) 1965, 1967, 2003, 2012 ( 4 ) West Germany Germany 1988, 1989, 1993 ( 3 ) 1970, 1985 ( 2 ) Czechoslovakia Czech Republic 1980, 2012, 2013 ( 3 ) 1975, 2009 ( 2 ) Russia 2002, 2006 ( 2 ) 1994, 1995, 2007 ( 3 ) Italy 1976 ( 1 ) 1960, 1961, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1998 ( 6 ) Argentina 2016 ( 1 ) 1981, 2006, 2008, 2011 ( 4 ) Croatia 2005 ( 1 ) 2016 ( 1 ) Serbia 2010 ( 1 ) 2013 ( 1 ) Switzerland 2014 ( 1 ) 1992 ( 1 ) South Africa 1974 ( 1 ) ( 0 ) Romania ( 0 ) 1969, 1971, 1972 ( 3 ) India ( 0 ) 1966, 1974, 1987 ( 3 ) Belgium ( 0 ) 1904, 2015, 2017 ( 3 ) Japan ( 0 ) 1921 ( 1 ) Mexico ( 0 ) 1962 ( 1 ) Chile ( 0 ) 1976 ( 1 ) Slovakia ( 0 ) 2005 ( 1 ) Titles by country ( since 1972 ) Country Titles First Last United States 9 1972 2007 Sweden 7 1998 Australia 6 1973 2003 Spain 5 2000 2011 France 1991 2017 Germany 1988 1993 Czechoslovakia Czech Republic 1980 2013 Russia 2002 2006 South Africa Italy 1976 Croatia 2005 Serbia Switzerland 2014 Great Britain 2015 Argentina 2016 Consecutive titles All - time : 7, United States, 1920 -- 1926 Post-Challenge Round : 2 ; United States, 1978 -- 79, 1981 -- 82 ; Sweden, 1984 -- 85, 1997 -- 98 ; West Germany, 1988 -- 89 ; Spain, 2008 -- 09 ; Czech Republic, 2012 -- 13 Consecutive finals appearances All - time : 23, Australia, 1946 -- 1968 Post-Challenge Round : 7, Sweden, 1983 -- 1989 Most number of games in a tie All - time : 327, India 3 -- 2 Australia, 1974 Eastern Zone final World Group ( before tiebreak ) : 281, Paraguay 3 -- 2 France, 1985 first round World Group ( since tiebreak ) : 281, Romania 3 -- 2 Ecuador, 2003 World Group play - offs Years in World Group USA 37 Czech Republic 36 France 36 Germany 35 Spain 32 Australia 31 Sweden 31 Italy 27 Switzerland 27 Russia 26 Argentina 25 Belgium 20 Netherlands 19 Austria 17 Great Britain 17 Croatia 16 Romania 14 Brazil 13 India 13 Serbia 11 Canada 10 Israel 10 Mexico 10 Chile 9 Denmark 9 Japan 8 New Zealand 8 Kazakhstan 7 Paraguay 7 Slovakia 7 Ecuador 5 Belarus 4 South Africa 4 Hungary 3 Morocco 3 South Korea 3 Zimbabwe 3 Indonesia 2 Cuba 1 Ireland 1 Peru 1 Poland 1 Most wins in World Group Country # 1. USA 63 2. Sweden 56 France 4. Australia 50 5. Argentina 39 Spain 7. Czech Republic 37 8. Germany 33 9. Russia 28 10. Italy 22 Individual Most titles as a player ; Roy Emerson ; Australia ; 8 titles ( 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 ) Most titles as captain ; Harry Hopman ; Australia ; 16 titles ( 1939, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 ) Youngest player Marco De Rossi ; San Marino ; 13 years, 319 days ( 12 May 2011 ) Oldest player Vittorio Pellandra ; San Marino ; 66 years, 104 days ( 11 May 2007 ) Most years played 27, Leander Paes, India ( 1990 -- present ) Most ties played 92, Domenico Vicini, San Marino ( 1993 -- present ) Most rubbers played 164, Nicola Pietrangeli, Italy ( 1954 -- 1972 ) Most rubbers won Total : 120, Nicola Pietrangeli, Italy Singles : 78, Nicola Pietrangeli, Italy Doubles : 42, Nicola Pietrangeli, Italy and Leander Paes, India Players must now be aged 14 and over Current ITF Davis Cup ranking For more information, see ITF Rankings ITF Davis Cup Nations Ranking, as of 5 February 2018 # Nation Points Move France 29,968.75 Argentina 21,076.25 Belgium 20,545.00 Great Britain 17,188.75 5 Croatia 14,045.63 6 Australia 9,212.50 7 Switzerland 7,506.25 8 Serbia 7,312.50 9 Italy 7,138.75 10 United States 6,321.88 11 Spain 5,749.38 12 Germany 5,218.75 13 Kazakhstan 4,293.75 14 Czech Republic 3,125.00 15 Canada 2,500.00 16 Netherlands 2,475.00 17 Japan 2,375.00 18 Brazil 2,160.00 19 Hungary 2,113.13 20 Russia 1,985.00 Change since previous ranking update ATP points distribution ( from 2009 to 2015 ) Davis Cup Rubber category Match win Match loss Team bonus Performance bonus Total achievable Singles Play - offs 5 / 10 15 First round 40 10 80 Quarterfinals 65 130 Semifinals 70 140 Final 75 75 125 150 / 225 / 275 Cumulative total 500 500 to 535 625 625 Doubles Play - offs 10 10 First round 50 10 50 Quarterfinals 80 80 Semifinals 90 90 Final 95 35 95 / 130 Cumulative total 315 350 350 ATP Points were distributed from 2009 to 2015. Glossary Only World Group and World Group Play - Off matches and only live matches earn points. Dead rubbers earn no points. If a player does not compete in the singles of one or more rounds he will receive points from the previous round when playing singles at the next tie. This last rule also applies for playing in doubles matches. A player who wins a singles rubber in the first day of the tie is awarded 5 points, whereas a singles rubber win in tie 's last day grants 10 points for a total of 15 available points. For the first round only, any player who competes in a live rubber, without a win, receives 10 ranking points for participation. Team bonus awarded to a singles player who wins 7 live matches in a calendar year and his team wins the competition. Performance bonus awarded to a singles player who wins 8 live matches in a calendar year. In this case, no Team bonus is awarded. Team bonus awarded to an unchanged doubles team who wins 4 matches in a calendar year and his team wins the competition. Honour roll Last ten tournaments : Country Years 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Best result Argentina 10 QF SF SF SF 1R SF 1R W ( 2016 ) Australia 1R SF 1R SF W ( 1907 -- 09, 1911, 1914, 1919, 1939, 1950 -- 53, 1955 -- 57, 1959 - 62, 1964 -- 67, 1973, 1977, 1983, 1986, 1999, 2003 ) Austria 5 1R 1R 1R QF 1R SF ( 1990 ) Belgium 8 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R F ( 1904, 2015, 2017 ) Brazil 1R 1R SF ( 1992, 2000 ) Canada 6 1R SF 1R QF 1R 1R SF ( 1913, 2013 ) Chile 1R QF 1R F ( 1976 ) Croatia 8 SF QF 1R QF 1R 1R 1R W ( 2005 ) Czech Republic 10 QF SF 1R SF 1R QF 1R W ( 1980, 2012 -- 13 ) Ecuador 1R QF ( 1985 ) France 10 QF 1R SF QF QF QF SF W ( 1927 -- 32, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2017 ) Germany 10 QF QF 1R QF 1R 1R QF 1R 1R 1R W ( 1988 -- 89, 1993 ) Great Britain 5 1R QF SF QF W ( 1903 -- 06, 1912, 1933 -- 36, 2015 ) India 1R 1R F ( 1966, 1974, 1987 ) Israel 1R SF 1R 1R SF ( 2009 ) Italy 6 1R QF SF 1R QF QF W ( 1976 ) Japan 5 1R QF 1R 1R 1R F ( 1921 ) Kazakhstan 6 QF 1R QF QF QF 1R QF ( 2011, 2013 -- 15 ) Netherlands 1R 1R SF ( 2001 ) Peru 1R 1R ( 2008 ) Poland 1R 1R ( 2016 ) Romania 1R 1R 1R F ( 1969, 1971 -- 72 ) Russia 6 SF QF QF 1R 1R 1R W ( 2002, 2006 ) Serbia 10 1R 1R SF QF 1R QF QF SF W ( 2010 ) South Korea 1R 1R ( 1981, 1987, 2008 ) Spain 8 QF 1R 1R QF W ( 2000, 2004, 2008 -- 09, 2011 ) Sweden 5 QF 1R 1R QF 1R W ( 1975, 1984 -- 85, 1987, 1994, 1997 - 98 ) Switzerland 7 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R W ( 2014 ) United States 10 SF QF 1R QF SF QF 1R 1R QF QF W ( 1900, 1902, 1913, 1920 -- 26, 1937 -- 38, 1946 -- 49, 1954, 1958, 1963, 1968 -- 72, 1978 -- 79, 1981 -- 82, 1990, 1992, 1995, 2007 ) Statistic After 2015 edition Legend current and former existing World Group teams ( 42 ) non-existing World Group teams ( 3 ) World Group teams for the upcoming ( 2016 ) season Italic non-existing teams ( 10 ) most ( best or worst ) in category & best and worst % in last column highlighted are best and worst + / - ratio and most wins # 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 Davis Cup team ( 153 teams + 10 dissolved ) F4 Run of ___ by tie 2W 2L Y Pld W % T Pld WORLD GROUP WG PO W-L Wins F4 RoW Y Pld Y LS W % T Pld TOT Albania 0 11 0 0 6 0.05 21 20 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Algeria 0 14 7 0 37 0.50 102 51 51 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Andorra 0 6 0 0 13 0.42 55 23 32 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Angola 0 0 0 0.64 14 9 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Antigua and Barbuda 0 0 0 6 0.29 31 9 22 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Argentina 15 6 13 0 0 61 0.57 147 84 63 13 23 14 + 0.60 58 35 23 5 - 7 Armenia 0 8 0 0 20 0.43 83 36 46 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Aruba 0 0 0 6 0.40 25 10 14 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Australasia 0 5 0 0 8 0.60 10 6 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Australia 23 9 11 96 0.73 251 184 67 15 7 28 15 0.67 72 48 24 8 - 6 Austria 11 0 81 0.46 151 70 81 17 6 0.23 22 5 17 13 - 8 Azerbaijan 0 8 0 0 11 0.44 52 23 29 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Bahamas 0 6 0 27 0.51 80 41 39 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 1 Bahrain 0 7 0 0 26 0.46 116 53 63 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Bangladesh 0 7 0 0 30 0.49 121 60 61 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Barbados 0 8 0 0 26 0.43 108 46 62 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Belarus 6 10 0 0 22 0.57 53 30 23 0.43 7 2 - 3 Belgium 5 6 0 93 0.51 183 92 91 17 4 + 0.29 24 7 17 14 - 8 Benin 0 6 0 0 16 0.44 75 33 42 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Bermuda 0 0 0 18 0.30 80 24 56 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Bolivia 0 6 0 35 0.45 110 50 60 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 6 0 0 20 0.54 85 46 39 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Botswana 0 0 0 16 0.36 74 27 47 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Brazil 6 10 67 0.56 154 86 68 13 7 0.32 19 6 13 8 - 15 British Isles 0 0 0 11 0.50 12 6 6 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Brunei 0 20 0 0 13 0.08 63 5 58 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Bulgaria 0 7 48 0.54 106 57 49 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Burkina Faso 0 3 + 0 0 0.56 9 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Cambodia 0 5 0 0 0.56 18 10 8 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Cameroon 0 0 0 14 0.40 50 20 30 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Canada 6 86 0.43 148 63 85 7 4 + 0.30 10 7 6 - 6 Caribbean / West Indies 0 20 0 0 34 0.06 36 34 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Chile 10 0 0 68 0.54 147 79 68 0 9 0.25 12 9 6 - 9 China 0 0 40 0.47 86 40 46 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 2 Chinese Taipei 0 0 42 0.45 82 37 45 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Colombia 0 5 0 48 0.51 101 52 49 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 5 Congo 0 19 + 0 0 9 0.03 39 38 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Costa Rica 0 5 0 0 26 0.48 100 48 52 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Croatia 6 7 0 0 23 0.58 50 29 21 5 13 6 0.48 23 11 12 7 - 5 Cuba 0 5 7 0 0 46 0.42 90 38 52 0 0 0.00 0 0 - 2 Cyprus 0 7 0 0 31 0.51 88 45 43 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Czech Republic 13 11 21 0 82 0.62 204 126 78 9 10 34 25 0.53 68 36 32 12 - 1 Czechoslovakia 7 5 0 59 0.62 149 92 57 12 12 0.52 25 13 12 2 - 0 Denmark 0 6 7 0 86 0.52 182 94 88 0 9 0.10 10 9 8 - 5 Djibouti 0 0 0 0 44 + 0 0 10 0.00 44 0 44 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Dominican Republic 0 7 0 0 27 0.58 79 46 33 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 1 Eastern Caribbean 0 0 0 14 0.20 66 13 53 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Ecuador 0 5 7 0 50 0.52 107 56 51 0 5 0.17 6 5 4 - 9 Egypt 0 5 0 0 71 0.48 145 70 75 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 El Salvador 0 7 0 0 25 0.58 89 52 37 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Estonia 0 9 0 0 24 0.58 81 47 34 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Ethiopia 0 0 0 8 0.24 34 8 26 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Fiji 0 0 0 0.19 16 10 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Finland 0 5 0 71 0.40 121 48 73 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 3 France 13 11 13 96 0.65 247 160 87 12 7 33 17 + 0.62 79 49 30 7 - 2 Gabon 0 5 0 0 0.23 13 10 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Georgia 0 7 0 22 0.64 77 49 28 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Germany 8 10 22 80 0.65 218 141 77 8 9 32 20 0.52 61 32 29 15 - 3 Ghana 0 9 0 0 26 0.48 89 43 46 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Great Britain 10 14 0 104 0.61 243 149 94 4 + 14 0.38 21 8 13 10 - 11 Greece 0 6 66 0.45 133 60 73 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Guatemala 0 11 0 0 26 0.62 86 53 33 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Haiti 0 10 0 0 24 0.53 78 41 37 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Hawaii 0 0 0 0 1 + 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Honduras 0 6 0 0 18 0.51 85 43 41 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Hong Kong 0 6 0 0 39 0.48 85 41 44 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Hungary 0 0 81 0.49 162 80 82 0 0 0.00 0 2 - 7 Iceland 0 5 0 0 20 0.38 86 33 52 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 India 5 0 79 0.60 191 114 77 13 5 0.35 20 7 13 9 - 13 Indonesia 0 0 49 0.43 96 41 55 0 0 0.00 0 2 - 4 Iran 0 7 0 0 41 0.51 102 52 50 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Iraq 0 0 0 18 0.34 70 24 46 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Ireland 0 6 0 85 0.41 148 61 87 0 0 0.00 0 1 - 1 Israel 0 0 62 0.43 109 47 62 10 5 0.23 13 10 7 - 10 Italy 9 9 28 85 0.66 244 160 84 24 20 0.44 43 19 24 10 - 6 Ivory Coast 0 0 0 27 0.49 79 39 40 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Jamaica 0 7 0 28 0.46 99 46 52 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Japan 0 0 0 81 0.56 185 104 81 0 5 3 + 0.17 6 5 4 - 9 Jordan 0 6 0 0 26 0.42 106 44 62 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Kazakhstan 0 6 0 21 0.60 65 39 26 0 5 5 + 0.44 9 5 2 - 0 Kenya 0 5 0 0 25 0.37 81 30 51 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Kosovo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Kuwait 0 6 0 0 27 0.59 92 54 38 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Kyrgyzstan 0 0 0 9 0.29 41 12 29 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Latvia 0 7 0 23 0.61 61 37 24 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Lebanon 0 9 0 0 32 0.51 91 46 45 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Lesotho 0 5 0 0 0.22 9 7 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Libya 0 0 0 0 10 + 0 0 0.00 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Liechtenstein 0 0 0 8 0.32 34 11 23 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Lithuania 0 6 0 0 22 0.57 84 48 36 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Luxembourg 0 6 0 0 67 0.39 113 44 69 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Macedonia 0 9 0 0 21 0.56 75 42 33 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Madagascar 0 5 0 0 19 0.47 78 37 41 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Malaysia 0 6 0 0 54 0.44 118 52 66 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Mali 0 0 0 0.36 11 7 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Malta 0 0 0 27 0.34 90 31 58 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Mauritius 0 0 0 8 0.36 36 13 23 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Mexico 0 0 84 0.48 170 82 88 0 10 5 0.17 12 10 7 - 4 Moldova 0 7 0 0 21 0.58 85 49 36 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Monaco 0 9 0 75 0.46 146 67 79 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Mongolia 0 0 0 0.30 10 7 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Montenegro 0 0 0 9 0.63 32 20 11 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Morocco 0 5 0 0 45 0.51 92 47 45 0 0 0.00 0 2 - 4 Mozambique 0 1 + 0 0 0.33 9 6 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Myanmar 0 0 0 13 0.41 49 20 29 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Namibia 0 0 0 13 0.40 60 24 36 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Netherlands 0 88 0.45 157 70 87 18 15 0.31 26 8 18 11 - 8 Netherlands Antilles 0 9 0 0 14 0.63 41 26 15 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 New Zealand 66 0.48 131 63 68 8 0.38 13 5 8 3 - 10 Nigeria 0 6 0 0 28 0.50 86 43 43 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Norway 0 0 80 0.38 134 51 83 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 1 Oman 0 6 0 0 22 0.38 101 38 63 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Pacific Oceania 0 5 0 0 21 0.52 79 41 38 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Pakistan 0 6 0 49 0.51 104 53 50 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 2 Panama 0 5 0 0 20 0.45 91 41 50 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Paraguay 0 5 0 35 0.53 78 41 37 0 7 7 0.36 11 7 3 - 2 Peru 0 6 42 0.44 82 36 46 0 0 0.00 0 1 - 3 Philippines 0 8 62 0.53 140 74 66 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 1 Poland 0 5 9 0 77 0.51 152 77 75 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 1 - 1 Portugal 0 5 13 0 60 0.41 103 42 61 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 1 Puerto Rico 0 10 0 24 0.62 92 57 35 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Qatar 0 5 0 0 24 0.42 108 45 63 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Romania 6 72 0.51 146 75 71 0 14 7 0.18 17 14 10 - 8 Russia 10 7 17 51 0.64 132 84 48 8 7 25 20 0.55 51 28 23 12 - 7 Rwanda 0 0 0 11 0.27 45 12 34 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Saint Lucia 0 0 0 9 0.46 48 22 26 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 San Marino 0 0 0 23 0.36 100 36 63 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Saudi Arabia 0 5 0 0 23 0.50 102 51 51 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Senegal 0 6 0 0 21 0.48 65 31 34 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Serbia 7 7 0 0 21 0.70 56 39 17 6 8 8 + 0.61 18 11 7 4 - 1 SCG & FR Yugoslavia 0 0 0 12 0.70 33 23 10 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 1 Singapore 0 8 0 0 32 0.49 117 58 59 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Slovakia 6 0 22 0.62 52 32 20 7 5 0.42 12 5 7 4 - 7 Slovenia 0 0 0 23 0.58 55 32 23 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 South Africa 11 58 0.59 140 83 57 0 0.43 7 1 - 6 South Korea 0 5 0 54 0.45 105 47 58 0 0 0.00 0 2 - 11 Soviet Union & CIS 5 0 28 0.64 72 46 26 0 0 5 0.00 5 0 5 6 - 5 Spain 10 9 25 + 0 80 0.62 199 124 75 9 9 30 18 0.60 62 37 25 14 - 3 Sri Lanka 0 7 0 0 56 0.47 127 60 67 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Sudan 0 14 + 0 0 8 0.08 39 36 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Sweden 18 11 6 0 82 0.66 227 149 78 16 11 31 19 0.69 81 56 25 7 - 2 Switzerland 5 0 86 0.48 162 77 85 24 13 0.36 36 13 23 17 - 9 Syria 0 8 0 0 30 0.46 114 52 62 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Tajikistan 0 5 0 0 13 0.53 58 31 27 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Thailand 0 0 0 43 0.53 95 50 45 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 4 Togo 0 0 0 13 0.40 50 20 30 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Trinidad and Tobago 0 5 0 0 24 0.32 99 32 66 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Tunisia 0 6 0 0 30 0.47 102 48 54 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Turkey 0 6 0 0 56 0.46 132 61 70 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Turkmenistan 0 5 0 0 12 0.32 53 17 36 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Uganda 0 0 0 10 0.22 46 10 36 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Ukraine 0 6 5 0 0 23 0.61 56 34 22 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 3 United Arab Emirates 0 7 0 0 23 0.46 114 52 62 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 United States 23 17 18 101 0.76 284 215 69 19 8 34 27 + 0.68 88 60 28 9 - 1 Uruguay 0 0 48 0.47 93 44 49 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 3 U.S. Virgin Islands 0 0 0 15 0.28 68 19 48 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Uzbekistan 0 6 0 0 22 0.62 55 34 21 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 8 Venezuela 0 6 0 52 0.46 105 48 57 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 2 Vietnam 0 6 0 0 22 0.62 76 47 29 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Yemen 0 0 0 0 7 + 0 0 0.00 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Yugoslavia, SFR 5 69 0.56 152 85 67 9 9 0.44 16 7 9 5 - 0 Zambia 0 5 0 0 14 0.39 51 20 31 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 - 0 Zimbabwe 0 5 0 39 0.52 97 50 47 0 0.25 1 - 4 See also List of Davis Cup champions Fed Cup Hopman Cup Davis Cup Tennis, a video game based on the event History of tennis Notes Jump up ^ Australasia, British Isles, Caribbean / West Indies, Czechoslovakia, Fiji, Hawaii, Netherlands Antilles, Serbia and Montenegro ( SCG ) / FR Yugoslavia, Soviet Union / CIS, Yugoslavia SFR. Jump up ^ Since 1972, when Challenge Round was abolished. 1st round of Inter-Zonal Zone is considered semi-final round. Jump up ^ Walkover ( W.O. ) is not counted as win / loss. ^ Jump up to : World Group Play - off ties do n't count as World Group ties. Jump up ^ Between 1981 and 1988 winners of zonal finals were directly promoted in World Group while losers in first round of World Group played relegation play - off. That zonal final ties which decided which team is promoted and relegation play - off ties are counted in this statistic. W.O. is not counted. Cuba, Israel and Morocco, each once, were promoted in World Group due to w.o. This ties do n't count as World Group ties. Jump up ^ Competed as part of Caribbean / West Indies Davis Cup team until 1987 and Eastern Caribbean Davis Cup team from 1991 - 96. ^ Jump up to : Competed as part of Soviet Union ( USSR ) Davis Cup team until 1991 and Commonwealth of Independent States ( CIS ) Davis Cup team in 1992. Jump up ^ Nations represented : Australia, New Zealand. Australia and New Zealand have always been two separate countries but did compete together under the alias Australasia from 1905 - 1914. Despite players from New Zealand being eligible to represent Australasia, Tony Wilding would be the only New Zealander to play for the team while it existed. Australian Davis Cup team was born in 1919 and it assumed all the Australasian Davis Cup team records. Jump up ^ Assumed all the Australasia Davis Cup team records. ^ Jump up to : Competed as part of Caribbean / West Indies Davis Cup team until 1987. ^ Jump up to : Competed as part of Yugoslavia Davis Cup team until 1990. Jump up ^ Great Britain and Ireland competed as British Isles from 1900 - 12 before participating separately from 1913. Jump up ^ Nations represented : Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Eastern Caribbean Davis Cup team. Caribbean / West Indies last competed in Davis Cup in 1987. Since then, the constituent nations have competed in their own right. Jump up ^ Assumed all the Czechoslovakia Davis Cup team records. Jump up ^ Czechoslovakia Davis Cup team competed from 1921 -- 1992. Since then, the constituent nations have competed in their own right. All records were assumed by the Czech Republic Davis Cup team. Jump up ^ Competed as part of Caribbean / West Indies Davis Cup team until 1987. Nations represented : full members of The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States ( OECS ) and associate members whose population does not exceed 200,000 : Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda ( until 1996 ), British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia ( until 1997 ), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Jump up ^ Now represented by Pacific Oceania Davis Cup team. Jump up ^ Assumed all the West Germany Davis Cup team records as East Germany never participated in the Davis Cup. Jump up ^ Assumed all the British Isles Davis Cup team records. Jump up ^ Competed as part of British Isles from 1900 - 12 before participating separately from 1913. Jump up ^ Competed as part of Yugoslavia Davis Cup team until 1992, FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro Davis Cup team from 1993 - 2006 and Serbia Davis Cup team in 2007. Jump up ^ Competed as part of Yugoslavia Davis Cup team until 1992 and FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro Davis Cup team from 1993 - 2006. Jump up ^ Dissolved in 2011. Jump up ^ Competed as part of Australasian Davis Cup team until 1914. Jump up ^ Nations represented : American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu. Jump up ^ Assumed all the Soviet Union ( USSR ) Davis Cup team & CIS Davis Cup team records. Jump up ^ Competed as part of Caribbean / West Indies Davis Cup team until 1987 and Eastern Caribbean Davis Cup team from 1991 - 97. Jump up ^ Competed as part of Yugoslavia Davis Cup team until 1992 and FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro Davis Cup team from 1993 - 2006. Assumed all the FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro Davis Cup team records. Jump up ^ Competed as part of Yugoslavia Davis Cup team until 1992. Competed as FR Yugoslavia Davis Cup team from 1995 - 2003 and Serbia and Montenegro ( SCG ) Davis Cup team from 2004 - 2006. All records were assumed by the Serbia Davis Cup team. Jump up ^ Nations represented : Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan. Soviet Union ( USSR ) Davis Cup team competed from 1962 - 1991. The team competed as the Commonwealth of Independent States ( CIS ) in 1992. Since then, the constituent nations have competed in their own right. All records were assumed by the Russia Davis Cup team. Jump up ^ Nations represented : Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia. Yugoslavia last competed in Davis Cup in 1990. Since then, the constituent nations have competed in their own right. Jump up ^ Includes all of Rhodesia Davis Cup team records. Rhodesia made 6 Davis Cup appearances between 1963 and 1976. References Jump up ^ `` Andy Murray wins Davis Cup for Great Britain - BBC Sport ''. BBC Sport. Jump up ^ `` Davis Cup Format ''. www.daviscup.com. Retrieved 20 January 2016. In 2016, 130 nations have entered Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Jump up ^ John Grasso ( September 2011 ). `` Davis Cup ''. Historical Dictionary of Tennis. Scarecrow Press. p. 79. Retrieved 8 December 2011. Jump up ^ `` Davis Cup Grows by a Third ''. daviscup.com. Retrieved 5 December 2010. Jump up ^ `` Davis Cup set for fifth set tiebreak in 2016 ''. Jump up ^ 6,000 join Malmö Davis Cup protest. The Local 7 March 2009. Jump up ^ Crowd ban ' risks bolstering extremists '. The Local 7 March 2009. Jump up ^ `` ITF revises Davis Cup dead rubber policy ''. DavisCup.com. Retrieved 6 March 2016. Jump up ^ `` Davis Cup Rules & Regulations -- 2012 ( English ) ''. Archived from the original on 20 November 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012. Jump up ^ `` Davis Cup Rules ''. Retrieved 20 September 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` History - Records ''. Davis Cup. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Jump up ^ `` Nations Ranking ''. daviscup.com. International Tennis Federation. ^ Jump up to : `` The 2015 ATP ® Official Rulebook '' ( pdf ). 2015 - 01 - 18. Retrieved 2016 - 03 - 05. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Davis Cup. 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Question: who runs the international davis cup events for men's tennis
Answer: the International Tennis Federation