# Russia Davis Cup team

The Russia men's national tennis team represented Russia in Davis Cup tennis competition. It is governed by the Russian Tennis Federation. The team started playing in 1993.
Russia has won the Davis Cup twice, in 2002 and 2006. In addition, the team of the Russian Tennis Federation (RTF) won the Davis Cup in 2021. Russia finished as runner-up three times, in 1994, 1995, and 2007.
Russia was suspended in 2022 after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

## Last team

The following players were called up for the 2021 Davis Cup Finals in November 2021.
| Player | Singles Rank | Doubles Rank | First year played | No. of ties | Total Win/Loss | Singles Win/Loss | Doubles Win/Loss |
| Daniil Medvedev | 2 | 275 | 2017 | 7 | 5–3 | 5–2 | 0–1 |
| Andrey Rublev | 5 | 74 | 2014 | 16 | 16–10 | 9–5 | 7–5 |
| Aslan Karatsev | 18 | 90 | 2013 | 3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Karen Khachanov | 29 | 168 | 2013 | 12 | 9–12 | 7–7 | 2–5 |
| Evgeny Donskoy | 173 | 646 | 2013 | 9 | 5–6 | 3–4 | 2–2 |

## History

Russia competed in its first Davis Cup in 1962, as the Soviet Union, until 1991, and in 1992 under the name of CIS. Russia played a total of 117 series, of which they won 77 and lost 40. It won the Cup twice – in 2002 and 2006. In 1994, 1995 and 2007 the team played in the final – against Sweden and USA, the latter two.
Russia was the top-ranked country in the Davis Cup standings in 2009, but were upset by Israel in their quarterfinal tie in July 2009, on indoor hard courts at the Nokia Arena in Tel Aviv.
Since their loss against Sweden in the first round of the 2011 Davis Cup, team Russia did not return to the World Group, and after the heavy loss at the 2012 WG Play-offs against Brazil, 0–5, it played in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I. Russia managed to advance to the WG play-offs in 2015, but lost to Italy, 1–4.
With the win over Sweden in the 2016 Europe Zone Group I, Shamil Tarpishchev made a record of 55 Davis Cup wins as team captain.
| Year | Name of the country [Ties & results] | Years played | Ties played | Years in World Group | Best result |
| 1900–1917 | Russian Empire (Russian Empire) | — | — | — | — |
| 1917–1939 | Soviet Union (USSR) | — | — | — | — |
| 1940–1945 | World War II | | | | |
| 1946–1961 | Didn't compete | | | | |
| 1962–1991 | Soviet Union (USSR) 1962 vs Netherlands 5:0 1962 vs Italy 0:5 1963 vs Finland 5:0 1963 vs Chile 4:1 1963 vs Great Britain 1:4 1964 vs Morocco 4:1 1964 vs West Germany 1:4 1965 vs Rhodesia w/o 1966 vs Italy 1:4 1967 vs West Germany 3:2 1967 vs Denmark 3:2 1967 vs Chile 3:0 1967 vs Spain 1:4 1968 vs Greece 4:1 1968 vs Yugoslavia 5:0 1968 vs Italy 2:3 1969 vs Greece 5:0 1969 vs Canada 4:1 1969 vs Italy 5:0 1969 vs Romania 1:4 1970 vs Hungary 3:2 1970 vs Monaco 5:0 1970 vs Czechoslovakia 3:2 1970 vs West Germany 2:3 1971 vs Denmark 5:0 1971 vs Belgium 4:1 1971 vs Czechoslovakia 1:4 1972 vs Hungary 3:2 1972 vs Morocco 5:0 1972 vs Poland 4:0 1972 vs Romania 2:3 1973 vs Hungary 3:2 1973 vs France 3:2 1973 vs Romania 2:3 1974 vs Yugoslavia 3:1 1974 vs Czechoslovakia 3:2 1974 vs India 1:4 1975 vs Sweden 2:3 1976 vs Monaco 5:0 1976 vs West Germany 4:1 1976 vs Spain 4:1 1976 vs Hungary 4:1 1976 vs Chile w/o 1977 vs France w/o 1980 vs Greece 5:0 1980 vs France 2:3 1981 vs Belgium 4:1 1981 vs Austria 4:0 1981 vs Netherlands 5:0 1982 vs Sweden 1:4 1982 vs India 4:1 1983 vs France 1:4 1983 vs Czechoslovakia 1:4 1984 vs Monaco 5:0 1984 vs Austria 3:2 1984 vs Israel 3:2 1985 vs Czechoslovakia 2:3 1985 vs Argentina 3:2 1986 vs Yugoslavia 2:3 1986 vs India 1:4 1987 vs Turkey 4:1 1987 vs Netherlands 4:1 1987 vs Switzerland 2:3 1988 vs Portugal 5:0 1988 vs Netherlands 5:0 1989 vs Czechoslovakia 1:4 1989 vs Mexico 1:4 1990 vs Portugal 4:1 1990 vs Spain 1:4 1991 vs Hungary 4:1 1991 vs Switzerland 2:3 | 29 | 71 (45–26) | 5 (0–5) | Europe Zone winner 1974, 1984, 1988, 1990 World Group 1st Round 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1989 |
| 1992 | CIS (CIS) 1992 vs Portugal 3:21992 vs South Korea 5:0 | 2 | 2 (2–0) | — | World Group qualifying round winner 1992 |
| 1993– | RUS (RUS) 1993 vs Germany 1:4 1993 vs Cuba 5:0 1994 vs Australia 4:1 1994 vs Czech Republic 3:2 1994 vs Germany 4:1 1994 vs Sweden 1:4 1995 vs Belgium 4:1 1995 vs South Africa 4:1 1995 vs Germany 3:2 1995 vs United States 2:3 1996 vs Italy 2:3 1996 vs Hungary 4:1 1997 vs South Africa 1:3 1997 vs Romania 3:2 1998 vs United States 2:3 1998 vs Japan 3:1 1999 vs Germany 3:2 1999 vs Slovakia 3:2 1999 vs Australia 1:4 2000 vs Belgium 4:1 2000 vs Spain 1:4 2001 vs Slovakia 3:2 2001 vs Sweden 1:4 2002 vs Switzerland 3:2 2002 vs Sweden 4:1 2002 vs Argentina 3:2 2002 vs France 3:2 2003 vs Czech Republic 3:2 2003 vs Argentina 0:5 2004 vs Belarus 2:3 2004 vs Thailand 5:0 2005 vs Chile 4:1 2005 vs France 3:2 2005 vs Croatia 2:3 2006 vs Netherlands 5:0 2006 vs France 4:1 2006 vs United States 3:2 2006 vs Argentina 3:2 2007 vs Chile 3:2 2007 vs France 3:2 2007 vs Germany 3:2 2007 vs United States 1:4 2008 vs Serbia 3:2 2008 vs Switzerland 3:2 2008 vs Argentina 2:3 2009 vs Romania 4:1 2009 vs Israel 1:4 2010 vs India 2:3 2011 vs Sweden 2:3 2010 vs Brazil 3:2 2012 vs Austria 2:3 2012 vs Brazil 0:5 2013 vs Great Britain 2:3 2013 vs South Africa 5:0 2014 vs Poland 2:3 2014 vs Portugal 4:1 2015 vs Denmark 4:1 2015 vs Spain 3:2 2015 vs Italy 1:4 2016 vs Sweden 5:0 2016 vs Netherlands 4:1 2016 vs Kazakhstan 3:1 2017 vs Serbia 1:4 2017 vs Hungary 1:3 2018 vs Austria 1:3 2018 vs Belarus 3:2 2019 vs Switzerland 3:1 2019 vs Croatia 3:0 2019 vs Spain 1:2 2019 vs Serbia 2:1 2019 vs Canada 1:2 2021 vs Ecuador 3:0 2021 vs Spain 2:1 2021 vs Sweden 2:0 2021 vs Germany 2:1 2021 vs Croatia 2:0 | 28 | 76 (49–27) | 23 (36–21) | World Group winners 2002, 2006, 2021 |
| 1962– | Overall | 59 | 149 (96–53) | 28 (36–26) | Winner 2002, 2006, 2021 |

## Recent performances

Here is the list of all match-ups since the 1990s.

### 1990s

| Year | Competition | Date | Surface | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1990 | Europe/Africa Group I, Second round | 4–6 May | clay | Kiev (USSR) | Portugal | 4–1 | Won |
| 1990 | World Group, Relegation play-off | 21–23 Sep | carpet | Moscow (USSR) | Spain | 1–4 | Lost |
| 1991 | Europe/Africa Group I, First round | 1–3 Feb | carpet | Budapest (HUN) | Hungary | 4–1 | Won |
| 1991 | Europe/Africa Group I, Second round | 3–5 May | carpet | Davos (SUI) | Switzerland | 2–3 | Lost |
| 1992 | Europe/Africa Group I, Second round | 1–3 May | clay | Oporto (POR) | Portugal | 3–2 | Won |
| 1992 | World Group, Relegation play-off | 1–3 May | carpet | Moscow (RUS) | South Korea | 5–0 | Won |
| 1993 | World Group, First round | 26–28 May | carpet | Moscow (RUS) | Germany | 1–4 | Lost |
| 1993 | World Group, Relegation play-off | 24–26 Sep | carpet | Saint Petersburg (RUS) | Cuba | 5–0 | Won |
| 1994 | World Group, First round | 25–27 Mar | carpet | Saint Petersburg (RUS) | Australia | 4–1 | Won |
| 1994 | World Group, Quarterfinals | 15–17 Jul | carpet | Saint Petersburg (RUS) | Czech Republic | 3–2 | Won |
| 1994 | World Group, Semifinals | 23–25 Sep | hard | Hamburg (GER) | Germany | 4–1 | Won |
| 1994 | World Group, Finals | 2–4 Dec | carpet | Moscow (RUS) | Sweden | 1–4 | Runner-up |
| 1995 | World Group, First round | 3–5 Feb | clay | Antwerp (BEL) | Belgium | 4–1 | Won |
| 1995 | World Group, Quarterfinals | 31 Mar–2 Apr | carpet | Moscow (RUS) | South Africa | 4–1 | Won |
| 1995 | World Group, Semifinals | 22–24 Sep | clay | Moscow (RUS) | Germany | 3–2 | Won |
| 1995 | World Group, Final | 1–3 Dec | clay | Moscow (RUS) | United States | 2–3 | Runner-up |
| 1996 | World Group, First round | 9–11 Feb | clay | Rome (ITA) | Italy | 2–3 | Lost |
| 1996 | World Group, Relegation play-off | 20–22 Sep | carpet | Moscow (RUS) | Hungary | 4–1 | Won |
| 1997 | World Group, First round | 7–9 Feb | hard | Durban (RSA) | South Africa | 1–3 | Lost |
| 1997 | World Group, Relegation play-off | 19–21 Sep | carpet | Moscow (RUS) | Romania | 3–2 | Won |
| 1998 | World Group, First round | 4–6 Apr | hard | Atlanta (USA) | United States | 2–3 | Lost |
| 1998 | World Group, Relegation play-off | 25–27 Sep | hard | Osaka (JPN) | Japan | 3–1 | Won |
| 1999 | World Group, First round | 2–4 Apr | carpet | Frankfurt (GER) | Germany | 3–2 | Won |
| 1999 | World Group, Quarterfinals | 16–18 Jul | clay | Moscow (RUS) | Slovakia | 3–2 | Won |
| 1999 | World Group, Semifinals | 24–26 Sep | grass | Brisbane (AUS) | Australia | 1–4 | Lost |

### 2000s

| Year | Competition | Date | Surface | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2000 | World Group, First round | 4–6 Feb | carpet | Moscow (RUS) | Belgium | 4–1 | Won |
| 2000 | World Group, Quarterfinals | 7–9 Apr | clay | Málaga (ESP) | Spain | 1–4 | Lost |
| 2001 | World Group, First round | 9–11 Feb | hard | Bratislava (SVK) | Slovakia | 3–2 | Won |
| 2001 | World Group, Quarterfinals | 6–8 Apr | hard | Malmö (SWE) | Sweden | 1–4 | Lost |
| 2002 | World Group, First round | 8–10 Feb | clay | Moscow (RUS) | Switzerland | 3–2 | Won |
| 2002 | World Group, Quarterfinals | 5–7 Apr | clay | Moscow (RUS) | Sweden | 4–1 | Won |
| 2002 | World Group, Semifinals | 20–22 Sep | carpet | Moscow (RUS) | Argentina | 3–2 | Won |
| 2002 | World Group, Final | 29 Nov–1 Dec | clay | Paris (FRA) | France | 3–2 | Winner |
| 2003 | World Group, First round | 7–9 Feb | clay | Ostrava (CZE) | Czech Republic | 3–2 | Won |
| 2003 | World Group, Quarterfinals | 4–6 Apr | clay | Buenos Aires (ARG) | Argentina | 0–5 | Lost |
| 2004 | World Group, First round | 6–8 Feb | carpet | Minsk (BLR) | Belarus | 2–3 | Lost |
| 2004 | World Group, Relegation play-off | 24–26 Sep | clay | Moscow (RUS) | Thailand | 5–0 | Won |
| 2005 | World Group, First round | 4–6 Mar | carpet | Moscow (RUS) | Chile | 4–1 | Won |
| 2005 | World Group, Quarterfinals | 15–17 Jul | clay | Moscow (RUS) | France | 3–2 | Won |
| 2005 | World Group, Semifinals | 23–25 Sep | carpet | Split (CRO) | Croatia | 2–3 | Lost |
| 2006 | World Group, First round | 10–12 Feb | carpet | Amsterdam (NED) | Netherlands | 5–0 | Won |
| 2006 | World Group, Quarterfinals | 7–9 Apr | carpet | Pau (FRA) | France | 4–1 | Won |
| 2006 | World Group, Semifinals | 22–24 Sep | clay | Moscow (RUS) | United States | 3–2 | Won |
| 2006 | World Group, Final | 1–3 Dec | carpet | Moscow (RUS) | Argentina | 3–2 | Winner |
| 2007 | World Group, First round | 9–11 Feb | clay | La Serena (CHI) | Chile | 3–2 | Won |
| 2007 | World Group, Quarterfinals | 6–8 Mar | clay | Moscow (RUS) | France | 3–2 | Won |
| 2007 | World Group, Semifinals | 21–23 Sep | clay | Moscow (RUS) | Germany | 3–2 | Won |
| 2007 | World Group, Final | 30 Nov–2 Dec | hard | Oregon (USA) | United States | 1–4 | Runner-up |
| 2008 | World Group, First round | 8–10 Feb | hard | Moscow (RUS) | Serbia | 3–2 | Won |
| 2008 | World Group, Quarterfinals | 11–13 Apr | clay | Moscow (RUS) | Czech Republic | 3–2 | Won |
| 2008 | World Group, Semifinals | 19–21 Sep | clay | Buenos Aires (ARG) | Argentina | 2–3 | Lost |
| 2009 | World Group, First round | 6–8 Mar | carpet | Sibiu (ROU) | Romania | 4–1 | Won |
| 2009 | World Group, Quarterfinals | 10–12 Jul | hard | Tel Aviv (ISR) | Israel | 1–4 | Lost |

### 2010s

| Year | Competition | Date | Surface | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2010 | World Group, First round | 5–7 Mar | hard | Moscow (RUS) | India | 3–2 | Won |
| 2010 | World Group, Quarterfinals | 9–11 Jul | hard | Moscow (RUS) | Argentina | 2–3 | Lost |
| 2011 | World Group, First round | 4–6 Mar | hard | Borås (SWE) | Sweden | 2–3 | Lost |
| 2011 | World Group, Relegation play-off | 16–18 Sep | hard | Kazan (RUS) | Brazil | 3–2 | Won |
| 2012 | World Group, First round | 10–12 Feb | hard | Wiener Neustadt (AUT) | Austria | 2–3 | Lost |
| 2012 | World Group, Relegation play-off | 14–16 Sep | clay | São José do Rio Preto (BRA) | Brazil | 0–5 | Lost |
| 2013 | Europe/Africa Group I, Second round | 5–7 Apr | hard | Coventry (GBR) | Great Britain | 2–3 | Lost |
| 2013 | Europe/Africa Group I, Second round play-off | 25–27 Oct | hard | Moscow (RUS) | South Africa | 5–0 | Won |
| 2014 | Europe/Africa Group I, First round | 31 Jan–2 Feb | hard | Moscow (RUS) | Poland | 2–3 | Lost |
| 2014 | Europe/Africa Group I, Second round play-off | 12–14 Sep | hard | Moscow (RUS) | Portugal | 4–1 | Won |
| 2015 | Europe/Africa Group I, First round | 6–8 Mar | hard | Novy Urengoy (RUS) | Denmark | 4–1 | Won |
| 2015 | Europe/Africa Group I, Second round | 17–19 Jul | hard | Vladivostok (RUS) | Spain | 3–2 | Won |
| 2015 | World Group, Relegation play-off | 18–20 Sep | hard | Irkutsk (RUS) | Italy | 1–4 | Lost |
| 2016 | Europe/Africa Group I, First round | 4–6 Mar | hard | Kazan (RUS) | Sweden | 5–0 | Won |
| 2016 | Europe/Africa Group I, Second round | 15–17 Jul | hard | Moscow (RUS) | Netherlands | 4–1 | Won |
| 2016 | World Group, Relegation play-off | 17–18 Sep | hard | Moscow (RUS) | Kazakhstan | 3–1 | Won |
| 2017 | World Group, First Round | 3–5 Feb | hard | Niš (SRB) | Serbia | 1–4 | Lost |
| 2017 | World Group, Relegation play-off | 15–17 Sep | clay | Budapest (HUN) | Hungary | 1–3 | Lost |
| 2018 | Europe/Africa Group I, Second round | 6–7 Apr | hard | Moscow (RUS) | Austria | 1–3 | Lost |
| 2018 | Europe/Africa Group I, First round play-off | 14–15 Sep | hard | Moscow (RUS) | Belarus | 3–2 | Won |
| 2019 | Qualifying round | 1–3 Feb | hard | Biel/Bienne (SUI) | Switzerland | 3–1 | Won |
| 2019 | Finals | 18–24 Nov | hard | Madrid (ESP) | Croatia | 3–0 | Won |
| 2019 | Finals | 18–24 Nov | hard | Madrid (ESP) | Spain | 1–2 | Lost |
| 2019 | Finals | 18–24 Nov | hard | Madrid (ESP) | Serbia | 2–1 | Won |
| 2019 | Finals | 18–24 Nov | hard | Madrid (ESP) | Canada | 1–2 | Lost |
| 2020–21 | Finals | 25 Nov–5 Dec | hard | Madrid (ESP) | Ecuador | 3–0 | Won |
| 2020–21 | Finals | 25 Nov–5 Dec | hard | Madrid (ESP) | Spain | 2–1 | Won |
| 2020–21 | Finals | 25 Nov–5 Dec | hard | Madrid (ESP) | Sweden | 2–0 | Won |
| 2020–21 | Finals | 25 Nov–5 Dec | hard | Madrid (ESP) | Germany | 2–1 | Won |
| 2020–21 | Finals | 25 Nov–5 Dec | hard | Madrid (ESP) | Croatia | 2–0 | Winner |

## Results

| Tournament | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | W–L |
| World Group | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0–5 |
| Europe/(Africa) Zone/Group I | 2R | QF | 2R | 1R | A | A | SF | F | F | A | F | A | W | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | A | A | F | W | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 28–8 |
| Europe/(Africa) Zone (B)/Group II | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 1R | F | A | A | A | SF | A | F | A | SF | W | SF | A | A | QF | W | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 15–7 |
| Europe/Africa Group III | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | 0–0 |
| Tournament | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | W–L |
| World Group | 1R | F | F | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | QF | QF | W | QF | 1R | SF | W | F | SF | QF | QF | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | SF | 30–20 |
| World Group play-offs (qualifying round) | W | A | A | W | W | W | A | A | A | A | A | W | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | L | A | A | L | W | L | A | W | 8–3 |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group I | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | 1R PO | A | 6–3 |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group II | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–0 |
| Europe/(Africa) Zone Group III | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–0 |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group IV | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | 0–0 |
| Tournament | 2020–21 | 2022 | W–L |
| Finals | W | | 5–0 |
| World Group I | A | A | 0–0 |
| World Group II | A | A | 0–0 |
| Europe Zone III | A | A | 0–0 |
| Europe Zone IV | A | A | 0–0 |