# Philippines Davis Cup team

The Philippines men's national tennis team represents the Philippines in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Philippine Tennis Association.
The Philippines currently compete in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group IV. They won the Eastern Zone in 1957, 1958, 1960, and 1964, and reached the World Group Play-off in 1991.
In April 2007, businessman and sportsman Jean Henri Lhuillier, president and chief executive officer of Cebuana Lhuillier was appointed team manager of the Philippines' Davis Cup team.

## History

The Philippines was set to compete at the Davis Cup in 1921 but withdrew from the tournament. The country was supposed to be represented by brothers, Francisco and Guillermo Aragon in that year. The Philippines later decided not to enter the 1923 edition after withdrawing from both 1921 and 1922 editions. The country later competed in its first Davis Cup in 1926 becoming the first Southeast Asian country to do so. American Dwight Davis, who was also Governor General of US-administered Philippines promoted the sports in throughout the archipelago during his tenure.
The country was banned in the Davis Cup for two years by the International Tennis Federation due to "long-standing governance failings" within the Philippine Tennis Association.
This meant that the Philippines did not participate in the Davis Cup starting from the 2021 season. Philta's suspension was lifted in January 2024 after a new set of officers were elected in an ITF-ordered vote in December 2023.
The Philippines returned in the Davis Cup starting at the bottom Asia/Oceania Group V division. They earned a promotion in their return.

## Current team (2024)

* Alberto Lim Jr.
* Eric Olivarez Jr.
* Francis Alcantara
* Ruben Gonzales
* Patrick-John Tierro

## Results

Zone legend :
* World Group/Inter-Zonal/Challenge Round
* World Group play-offs/Qualifying Play-offs
* Continental Zone I
* Continental Zone II
* Continental Zone III
* Continental Zone IV
| Year | Zone | Final round | Final opponent | Score | Result |
| 1921 | World | 1st | Japan | W/O | Withdrew |
| 1922 | World | 1st | Spain | W/O | Withdrew |
| 1923–1925 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1926 | America | Semifinal | Japan | 0–5 | Lost |
| 1927 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1928 | North & Central America | Semifinal | Australia | 0–5 | Lost |
| 1929 | America | Quarterfinal | United States | 0–5 | Lost |
| 1930–1945 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1946 | America | Quarterfinal | United States | 0–5 | Lost |
| 1947–1949 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1950 | Europe | Quarterfinal | Sweden | 0–5 | Lost |
| 1951 | Europe | Semifinal | Sweden | 0–5 | Lost |
| 1952 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1953 | Europe | Quarterfinal | Denmark | 1–4 | Lost |
| 1954 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1955 | Eastern | Final | Japan | 2–3 | Stays at Eastern Zone |
| 1956 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1957 | Inter-Zonal | Final | United States | 0–5 | Stays at Eastern Zone |
| 1958 | Inter-Zonal | Semifinal | Italy | 0–5 | Stays at Eastern Zone |
| 1959 | Eastern | Final | India | 1–4 | Stays at Eastern Zone |
| 1960 | Inter-Zonal | Semifinal | United States | 0–5 | Stays at Eastern Zone |
| 1961 | Eastern | Semifinal | Japan | 2–3 | Stays at Eastern Zone |
| 1962 | Eastern | Final | India | 0–5 | Stays at Eastern Zone |
| 1963 | Eastern | Semifinal | Japan | 0–5 | Stays at Eastern Zone |
| 1964 | Inter-Zonal | Semifinal | Sweden | 0–5 | Stays at Eastern Zone |
| 1965 | Eastern | Semifinal | Japan | 0–5 | Stays at Eastern Zone |
| 1966 | Eastern | Final | Japan | 2–3 | Stays at Eastern Zone |
| 1967 | Eastern | Final | Japan | 0–5 | Stays at Eastern Zone |
| 1968 | Eastern | Final | Japan | 1–4 | Stays at Eastern Zone |
| 1969 | Eastern | Semifinal | Japan | 0–5 | Stays at Eastern Zone |
| 1970 | Eastern | Semifinal | Australia | 0–5 | Stays at Eastern Zone |
| 1971 | Eastern | Final | Japan | 1–4 | Stays at Eastern Zone |
| 1972 | Eastern | Quarterfinal | South Korea | W/O | Stays at Eastern Zone |
| 1973 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1974 | Eastern | Quarterfinal | Japan | 0–5 | Stays at Eastern Zone |
| 1975 | Eastern | Quarterfinal | India | 0–4 | Stays at Eastern Zone |
| 1976 | Eastern | Preliminary round | Thailand | W/O | Stays at Eastern Zone |
| 1977 | Eastern | Semifinal | Japan | 1–4 | Stays at Eastern Zone |
| 1978 | Eastern | Preliminary round | Pakistan | W/O | Stays at Eastern Zone |
| 1979 | Eastern | Preliminary round | Thailand | W/O | Stays at Eastern Zone |
| 1980–1981 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1982 | Eastern | Quarterfinal | South Korea | 1–4 | Stays at Eastern Zone |
| 1983 | Eastern | Quarterfinal | South Korea | 1–4 | Stays at Eastern Zone |
| 1984 | Eastern | Quarterfinal | Japan | 0–5 | Stays at Eastern Zone |
| 1985 | Eastern | Semifinal | South Korea | 1–4 | Stays at Eastern Zone |
| 1986 | Eastern | 1st round | Indonesia | 1–4 | Stays at Eastern Zone |
| 1987 | Eastern | Quarterfinal | China | 1–4 | Included at newly created Eastern Zone Group I |
| 1988 | Eastern Group I | Quarterfinal | Japan | 0–5 | Stays at renamed Asia/Oceania Zone Zone Group I |
| 1989 | Asia/Oceania Group I | Quarterfinal | New Zealand | 1–4 | Stays at Asia/Oceania Zone Group I |
| 1990 | Asia/Oceania Group I | Quarterfinal | China | 0–5 | Stays at Asia/Oceania Zone Group I |
| 1991 | World Group qualifying round | Final | Sweden | 0–5 | Stays at Asia/Oceania Zone Group I |
| 1992 | Asia/Oceania Group I | Quarterfinal | Indonesia | 1–4 | Stays at Asia/Oceania Zone Group I |
| 1993 | Asia/Oceania Group I | Quarterfinal | Indonesia | 1–4 | Stays at Asia/Oceania Zone Group I |
| 1994 | Asia/Oceania Group I | Quarterfinal | Japan | 0–5 | Stays at Asia/Oceania Zone Group I |
| 1995 | Asia/Oceania Group I | Semifinal | India | 0–5 | Stays at Asia/Oceania Zone Group I |
| 1996 | Asia/Oceania Group I | Relegation play-off | Chinese Taipei | 3–2 | Stays at Asia/Oceania Zone Group I |
| 1997 | Asia/Oceania Group I | Relegation play-off | Uzbekistan | 0–5 | Relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II |
| 1998 | Asia/Oceania Group II | Relegation play-off | Hong Kong | 4–1 | Stays at Asia/Oceania Zone Group II |
| 1999 | Asia/Oceania Group II | Final | Thailand | 4–1 | Stays at Asia/Oceania Zone Group II |
| 2000 | Asia/Oceania Group II | Relegation play-off | Iran | 2–3 | Relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group III |
| 2001 | Asia/Oceania Group III | Final | Kazakhstan | 2–0 | Promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II |
| 2002 | Asia/Oceania Group II | Relegation play-off | Kuwait | 3–2 | Stays at Asia/Oceania Zone Group II |
| 2003 | Asia/Oceania Group II | Relegation play-off | Kazakhstan | 3–2 | Stays at Asia/Oceania Zone Group II |
| 2004 | Asia/Oceania Group II | Relegation play-off | Hong Kong | 4–1 | Stays at Asia/Oceania Zone Group II |
| 2005 | Asia/Oceania Group II | Relegation play-off | Lebanon | 3–2 | Relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group III |
| 2006 | Asia/Oceania Group III | Round robin | Sri Lanka | NP | Promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II |
| 2007 | Asia/Oceania Group II | Final | Kuwait | 5–0 | Promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group I |
| 2008 | Asia/Oceania Group I | Relegation play-off | Kazakhstan | 0–5 | Relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II |
| 2009 | Asia/Oceania Group II | Final | New Zealand | 4–1 | Promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group I |
| 2010 | Asia/Oceania Group I | Relegation play-off | South Korea | 3–2 | Stays at Asia/Oceania Zone Group I |
| 2011 | Asia/Oceania Group I | Relegation play-off | Chinese Taipei | 2–3 | Relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II |
| 2012 | Asia/Oceania Group II | Final | Indonesia | 2–3 | Stays at Asia/Oceania Zone Group II |
| 2013 | Asia/Oceania Group II | Final | New Zealand | 2–3 | Stays at Asia/Oceania Zone Group II |
| 2014 | Asia/Oceania Group II | Semifinal | Pakistan | 2–3 | Stays at Asia/Oceania Zone Group II |
| 2015 | Asia/Oceania Group II | Semifinal | Chinese Taipei | 1–3 | Stays at Asia/Oceania Zone Group II |
| 2016 | Asia/Oceania Group II | Semifinal | Chinese Taipei | 1–3 | Stays at Asia/Oceania Zone Group II |
| 2017 | Asia/Oceania Group II | 1st Round | Thailand | 0–5 | Stays at Asia/Oceania Zone Group II |
| 2018 | Asia/Oceania Group II | Semifinal | Thailand | 1–4 | Stays at Asia/Oceania Zone Group II |
| 2019 | Asia/Oceania Group II | Final | Thailand | 1–3 | World Group II play-offs |
| 2020–21 | World Group II play-offs | Final | Greece | 1–4 | Relegates to 2021 Asia/Oceania Zone Group III but withdrew due to a ban. |
| 2022–2023 | Suspended | Suspended | Suspended | Suspended | Suspended |
| 2024 | Asia/Oceania Group V | Promotion play-off | Northern Mariana Islands | 2–1 | Promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV |

## Head to head

Last updated: Philippines - Indonesia ; February 5, 2017

### Davis Cup Team Record

(by No. of ties)
* vs Japan 27 ties 9–18
* vs Indonesia 11 ties 5–6
* vs Sri Lanka 9 ties 9–0
* vs South Korea 9 ties 4–5
* vs Chinese Taipei 8 ties 4–4
* vs Pakistan 7 ties 5–2
* vs India 7 ties 3–4
* vs Hong Kong 6 ties 6–0
* vs New Zealand 6 ties 3–3
* vs Thailand 6 ties 4–2
* vs China 6 ties 2–4
* vs Kazakhstan 4 ties 1–3
* vs Sweden 4 ties 0–4
* vs Malaysia 3 ties 3–0
* vs Singapore 3 ties 3–0
* vs United States 3 ties 0–3
* vs Kuwait 3 ties 3–0
* vs Vietnam 2 ties 2–0
* vs Iran 2 ties 1–1
* vs Australia 2 ties 0–2
* vs Uzbekistan 2 ties 0–2
* vs Bahrain 1 tie 1–0
* vs Brazil 1 tie 1–0
* vs Finland 1 tie 1–0
* vs Myanmar 1 tie 1–0
* vs Netherlands 1 tie 1–0
* vs Saudi Arabia 1 tie 1–0
* vs Syria 1 tie 1–0
* vs Tajikistan 1 tie 1–0
* vs Pacific Oceania 1 tie 1–0
* vs Austria 1 tie 0–1
* vs Italy 1 tie 0–1
* vs Lebanon 1 tie 0–1
References:
Notes:Not games resulting to walkovers.
* Philippines forfeited 1 game each against Japan (1921), Spain (1922), South Korea (1972) and Pakistan (1978);2 games against Thailand (1976, 1979)
* Peru forfeited 1 game against the Philippines (1950).