Japanese Davis Cup team

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Japan
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captain Minoru Ueda
Current ITF ranking 15th
statistics
First participation 1921
Davis Cup participations 82
of which in world group 6th
Total finals 1
best result F (1921)
Eternal balance 104: 82
Most successful players
Most wins overall Takao Suzuki (41)
Most individual wins Tsuyoshi Fukui (27)
Most double victories Takao Suzuki (14)
Best double Takao Suzuki / Satoshi Iwabuchi (9)
Most participations Takao Suzuki (31)
Most of the years Takao Suzuki (15)
Last update of the infobox: June 25, 2016

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

history

In 1921 Japan took part in the Davis Cup for the first time and went straight to the final. Against the favored Americans , the final in New York was clearly lost 5-0. In 1981 , Japan moved back into the world group for a year, a success that was only to be repeated in 2012. In the opening round of the Davis Cup 2012 , the team lost just 3-2 to Croatia .

Current team

The following players competed against Great Britain for their country in February 2016:

Final participation

year Final location Final opponent Result
1921 new York United States 48United States United States 0: 5

See also

Japanese Fed Cup team

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