Indian Davis Cup team

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India
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captain Shiv Prakash Misra
Current ITF ranking 31
statistics
First participation 1921
Davis Cup participations 83
of which in world group 14th
Total finals 3
best result F (1966, 1974, 1987)
Eternal balance 119: 81
Most successful players
Most wins overall Leander Paes (92)
Most individual wins Ramanathan Krishnan (50)
Most double victories Leander Paes (44)
Best double Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (25)
Most participations Leander Paes (57)
Most of the years Leander Paes (29)
Last update of the infobox: December 1st, 2019

The Indian Davis Cup team is the national tennis team of India that has participated in the Davis Cup since 1921 . The Davis Cup is the most important competition for national teams in men's tennis, analogous to the Fed Cup for women.

history

Since 1921 India participates in the Davis Cup, of which up in 1947 as British India . So far it has made it into the final three times. However, they were unable to win. For the 1974 final in South Africa, the team did not appear due to apartheid , i.e. for political reasons. This makes India the only team besides Romania with more than one finals that has never won the title.

Final participation

The results of the finals are given from an Indian perspective.

year Final location Final opponent Result
1966 Melbourne AustraliaAustralia Australia 1: 4
1974 South Africa South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa not started
1987 Gothenburg SwedenSweden Sweden 0: 5

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