Romanian Davis Cup team
Romania | |
captain | Ciprian Porumb |
Current ITF ranking | 27 |
statistics | |
First participation | 1922 |
Davis Cup participations | 68 |
of which in world group | 14th |
Total finals | 3 |
best result | F (1969, 1971, 1972) |
Eternal balance | 66:83 |
Most successful players | |
Most wins overall | Ilie Năstase (109) |
Most individual wins | Ilie Năstase (74) |
Most double victories | Ilie Năstase (35) |
Best double | Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac (27) |
Most participations | Ilie Năstase (52) |
Most of the years | Ilie Năstase (18) |
Last update of the infobox: March 1st, 2012 |
The Romanian Davis Cup team is the national tennis team of Romania . The Davis Cup is the most important competition for national teams in men's tennis, analogous to the Fed Cup for women.
history
In 1922 Romania took part in the Davis Cup for the first time . The team made it to the final of the Cup three times: 1969 , 1971 and 1972 . In all three finals, however, they lost to the US team . This makes Romania the only team, alongside India and Argentina, with more than one finals that has never won the title. By far the most successful Romanian player is Ilie Năstase , who won a total of 109 games in 52 games within 18 years, 74 of them in singles and 35 in doubles.
Current team
The following players competed for Romania at the Davis Cup 2011 :
Final participation
The results of the finals are given from a Romanian point of view.
year | Final location | Final opponent | Result |
1969 | Cleveland | United States | 0: 5 |
1971 | Cleveland | United States | 2: 3 |
1972 | Bucharest | United States | 2: 3 |
See also
Web links
- Davis Cup Stats - Romania (English)