# Syria Davis Cup team

The Syria Davis Cup team represents Syria in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Syrian Arab Tennis Federation. Syria currently competes in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group III.

## History

Syria made their Davis Cup debut in 1986. Their best performance has been reaching the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II second round in 1988.
Syria currently compete in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group IV. They won Group III in 2000, 2010, and 2013.
Kareem Al Allaf represented the Syria Davis Cup team at the Davis Cup, where he played #1 singles and had a W/L record of 18–9 (12–5 in singles play) in 2015–21.
The Syrian Tennis Federation banned him, because he competed in a match against an Israeli opponent in a 2022 ITF Men's World Tennis Tour tournament in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in November 2022. Egyptian journalist Reem Abulleil wrote on Twitter: "Syrian tennis player @KareemAllaf played against and defeated Israeli player Nitzan Ricklis last week in a $15k in Fayetteville, Arkansas. As a response, the Syrian Tennis Federation has banned him. Hope @ITFTennis do something. This nonsense has got to stop."
As a result of the Syrian federation's ban, Allaf switched nationalities to represent his birth country, the United States.

## Current team (2024)

* Hazem Naw
* Yacoub Makzoume
* Taym Al Azmeh
* Rabee Saleem

## Statistics

The youngest player in Syrian Davis Cup history was Rabi Bouhassoun, aged 15 years and 212 days. The oldest player in Syrian Davis Cup history was Jehad Sheet, aged 41 years and 159 days.
The longest rubber in Syrian Davis Cup history was 4 hours and 22 minutes, when on 9 February 2001 Selvam Veerasingam of Malaysia defeated Syria's Rabi Bouhassoun 7-6 6-7 7-6 7-6 The longest final set of a rubber, in Syrian Davis Cup history, took place on 9 April 1988 when Hassan Bin Bohari and Albert Teo of Singapore defeated Abdul-Latif Mourad and Samer Mourad of Syria 16-14 in the third and final set of the 6-4 6-3 16-14 match.

### 2010s

| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2010 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group stage | 28 Apr | Tehran (IRN) | Iran | 2–1 | Win |
| 2010 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group stage | 29 Apr | Tehran (IRN) | Kuwait | 3–0 | Win |
| 2010 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Promotional Play-off | 1 May | Tehran (IRN) | Vietnam | 1–2 | Loss |
| 2010 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Promotional Play-off | 2 May | Tehran (IRN) | Lebanon | 2–1 | Win |
| 2011 | Asia/Oceania Group II, First round | 4–6 Mar | Changwon (KOR) | South Korea | 1–4 | Loss |
| 2011 | Asia/Oceania Group II, Play-offs | 8–10 Jul | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 1–4 | Loss |
| 2012 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group stage | 25 Apr | Tehran (IRN) | Bangladesh | 3–0 | Win |
| 2012 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group stage | 26 Apr | Tehran (IRN) | Malaysia | 3–0 | Win |
| 2012 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group stage | 27 Apr | Tehran (IRN) | Oman | 3–0 | Win |
| 2012 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Promotional Play-off | 28 Apr | Tehran (IRN) | Iran | 2–1 | Win |
| 2012 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Promotional Play-off | 29 Apr | Tehran (IRN) | Kuwait | 3–0 | Win |
| 2013 | Asia/Oceania Group II, First round | 1–3 Feb | Lapu-Lapu (PHI) | Philippines | 2–3 | Loss |
| 2013 | Asia/Oceania Group II, Play-offs | 5–7 Apr | Mishref (KUW) | Kuwait | 2–3 | Loss |
| 2014 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage | 11 Jun | Tehran (IRN) | Cambodia | 2–1 | Win |
| 2014 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage | 12 Jun | Tehran (IRN) | Malaysia | 1–2 | Loss |
| 2014 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage | 13 Jun | Tehran (IRN) | Turkmenistan | 2–1 | Win |
| 2014 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Play-offs | 14 Jun | Tehran (IRN) | Iran | 0–3 | Loss |
| 2015 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage | 25 Mar | Kuala Lumpur (MAS) | Cambodia | 2–1 | Win |
| 2015 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage | 26 Mar | Kuala Lumpur (MAS) | Vietnam | 1–2 | Loss |
| 2015 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage | 27 Mar | Kuala Lumpur (MAS) | Turkmenistan | 1–2 | Loss |
| 2015 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Play-offs | 28 Mar | Kuala Lumpur (MAS) | Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | Win |
| 2016 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage | 12 Jul | Tehran (IRN) | Singapore | 3–0 | Win |
| 2016 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage | 13 Jul | Tehran (IRN) | Qatar | 2–1 | Win |
| 2016 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage | 14 Jul | Tehran (IRN) | Turkmenistan | 2–1 | Win |
| 2016 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage | 15 Jul | Tehran (IRN) | Lebanon | 0–3 | Loss |
| 2016 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Play-offs | 16 Jul | Tehran (IRN) | Iran | 1–2 | Loss |
| 2017 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage | 17 Jul | Colombo (SRI) | Pacific Oceania | 1–2 | Loss |
| 2017 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage | 19–20 Jul | Colombo (SRI) | Jordan | 1–2 | Loss |
| 2017 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage | 20 Jul | Colombo (SRI) | Sri Lanka | 1–2 | Loss |
| 2017 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Play-offs | 22 Jul | Colombo (SRI) | United Arab Emirates | 2–0 | Win |
| 2018 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage | 2 Apr | Hanoi (VIE) | Qatar | 0–3 | Loss |
| 2018 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage | 4 Apr | Hanoi (VIE) | Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | Win |
| 2018 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage | 5 Apr | Hanoi (VIE) | Kuwait | 1–2 | Loss |
| 2018 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage | 6 Apr | Hanoi (VIE) | Jordan | 2–1 | Win |
| 2019 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage | 26 Jun | Singapore (SIN) | Iran | 3–0 | Win |
| 2019 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage | 27 Jun | Singapore (SIN) | Qatar | 3–0 | Win |
| 2019 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage | 28 Jun | Singapore (SIN) | Malaysia | 2–1 | Win |
| 2019 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Play-offs | 29 Jul | Singapore (SIN) | Vietnam | 0–2 | Loss |

### 2020s

| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2020 | World Group II Play-offs | 6–7 Mar | Harare (ZIM) | Zimbabwe | 1–3 | Loss |
| 2021 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group stage | 15 Sep | Amman (JOR) | Jordan | 3–0 | Win |
| 2021 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group stage | 16 Sep | Amman (JOR) | Sri Lanka | 3–0 | Win |
| 2021 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Promotional Play-off | 18 Sep | Amman (JOR) | Pacific Oceania | 1–2 | Loss |