Brazilian Davis Cup team
Brazil | |
captain | João Zwetsch |
Current ITF ranking | 19th |
statistics | |
First participation | 1932 |
Davis Cup participations | 69 |
of which in world group | 13 |
best result | HF (1992, 2000) |
Eternal balance | 88:69 |
Most successful players | |
Most wins overall | Tomas Koch (74) |
Most individual wins | Tomas Koch (46) |
Most double victories | Tomas Koch (28) |
Best double | José Edison Mandarino / Tomas Koch (23) |
Most participations | Tomas Koch (44) |
Most of the years | Tomas Koch (16) |
Last update of the infobox: August 25, 2017 |
The Brazilian Davis Cup team is the men's national tennis team in Brazil . She currently competes in Group I of the America Zone. The Davis Cup is the most important competition for national teams in men's tennis, analogous to the Fed Cup for women.
history
For the first time the team took in 1932 part of the Davis Cup. In the world group, Brazil made its debut against Romania in 1981 , but lost and had to play against Germany in the relegation . The South Americans lost this duel 2: 3 and were relegated. In 1987 they were promoted again, but this time too the team had no chance against Germany and Spain and lost both matches 0-5. In 1991 Brazil made it into the world group again and made it to the semi-finals, which were lost to Switzerland . In the following year the team was relegated again, in 1996 the promotion followed. This time Brazil was able to spend a longer time in the world group and reached the semi-finals in 2000 , which were lost to Australia . After seven years, they had to accept relegation again in 2003 , until 2011 Brazil failed six times in a row in the playoffs on the rise, which succeeded against Russia in 2012 .
Current team
The following players competed for Brazil in the Davis Cup in 2017:
See also
Web links
- Davis Cup statistics - Brazil (English)