British Davis Cup team

United Kingdom
captain	Leon Smith
Current ITF ranking	3
statistics
First participation	1900
Davis Cup participations	104
of which in world group	14th
Title won	10
Total finals	18th
best result	S (1903-1906, 1912, 1933-1936, 2015)
Eternal balance	148: 94
Most successful players
Most wins overall	Fred Perry (45)
Most individual wins	Bunny Austin (36)
Most double victories	Bobby Wilson (25)
Best double	Mike Sangster / Bobby Wilson (11)
Most participations	Bobby Wilson (34)
Most of the years	Greg Rusedski (13)
Last update of the infobox: November 29, 2015

The British Davis Cup team is the tennis national team of the United Kingdom . The Davis Cup is the most important competition for national teams in men's tennis, analogous to the Fed Cup for women.

history

The United Kingdom has participated in the Davis Cup since 1900 . From 1900 to 1912 Ireland was also part of the team, before they competed separately from 1913 . In those years the team competed as the British Isles . Today the team takes part in the Davis Cup as "Great Britain" and consists of players from England, Wales and Scotland. Players from Northern Ireland play a special role and can compete for both the Irish and British teams.

The team reached the final of the cup a total of 18 times and won ten of these games. In 1978 the team was in the final for the penultimate time, losing to Spain 5-0. It was not until 2015 that Great Britain reached the final again, in which it met Belgium . The encounters were won 3: 1, Andy Murray was involved in all three point wins .

The British are the only nation to have participated in every edition since the Davis Cup began in 1900. The most successful player is Fred Perry with 45 wins, Bobby Wilson is the record player with 34 appearances.

Current team

The following players have competed for their country in the Davis Cup 2015 :

• Andy Murray
• Jamie Murray
• James Ward
• Dominic Inglot
• Kyle Edmund
• Daniel Evans

Final participation

The results of the finals are given from a British perspective.

year	Final location	Final opponent	Result
1900	Boston	United States	0: 3
1902	Brooklyn	United States	2: 3
1903	Boston	United States	4: 1
1904	London	Belgium	5-0
1905	London	United States	5-0
1906	London	United States	5-0
1907	London	Australasia	2: 3
1912	Melbourne	Australasia	3: 2
1913	London	United States	2: 3
1919	Sydney	United States	1: 4
1931	Paris	France	2: 3
1933	Paris	France	3: 2
1934	London	United States	4: 1
1935	London	United States	5-0
1936	London	Australia	3: 2
1937	London	United States	1: 4
1978	Rancho Mirage	United States	0: 5
2015	Ghent	Belgium	3: 1

See also

British Fed Cup team

Web links

• Davis Cup stats - United Kingdom (English)