Russian Davis Cup team

Russia
captain	Shamil Tarpishchev
Current ITF ranking	19th
Best ITF ranking	1
statistics
First participation	1962
Davis Cup participations	53
of which in world group	26th
Title won	2
Total finals	5
best result	S (2002, 2006)
Eternal balance	87:50
Most successful players
Most wins overall	Alexander Metreweli (80)
Most individual wins	Alexander Metreweli (56)
Most double victories	Sergei Likhachev (24)
Best double	Sergei Likhachev / Alexander Metreweli (18)
Most participations	Alexander Metreweli (38)
Most of the years	Alexander Metreweli (14)
Last update of the infobox: November 28, 2017

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

history

Russia has been participating in the Davis Cup under the Russian flag since 1993 . From 1962 to 1991 it was the team of the Soviet Union , in 1992 it took part as the Commonwealth of Independent States . So far, the team has played five finals, two of which they won. In 2002 the team won against France 3-2, in 2006 the success was repeated with another 3-2 against Argentina . Because of these successes, Russia was temporarily at the top of the ITF rankings. The most successful player is Alexander Metreweli , who won a total of 80 games within 14 years.

Final participation

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

year	Final location	Final opponent	Result
1994	Moscow	Sweden	1: 4
1995	Moscow	United States	2: 3
2002	Paris	France	3: 2
2006	Moscow	Argentina	3: 2
2007	Portland	United States	1: 4

See also

Russian Fed Cup team

Web links

• Davis Cup Stats - Russia (English)