Spanish Davis Cup team

Spain
captain	Sergi Bruguera
Current ITF ranking	5
Best ITF ranking	1
statistics
First participation	1921
Davis Cup participations	84
of which in world group	33
Title won	6th
Total finals	10
best result	Victory (2000, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2019)
Eternal balance	134: 77
Most successful players
Most wins overall	Manuel Santana (92)
Most individual wins	Manuel Santana (69)
Most double victories	Manuel Santana (23)
Best double	José Luis Arilla / Manuel Santana (15)
Most participations	Manuel Santana (46)
Most of the years	Sergio Casal , Manuel Orantes , Manuel Santana (14)
Last update of the infobox: November 24, 2019

The Spanish Davis Cup team is the national tennis team of Spain , which has occupied a dominant position in the Davis Cup with ten finals and six wins , especially since the 2000s . It is organized by the Real Federación Española de Tenis . The Davis Cup is the most important competition for national teams in men's tennis, analogous to the Fed Cup for women.

history

Spain has participated in the Davis Cup since 1921 . In 1965 and 1967 the finals could be reached. Although the world-class players Manuel Santana and Manuel Orantes were part of the team, they both had to admit defeat to the Australian Davis Cup team .

At the Davis Cup 2000 , the team was in a final for the first time in 33 years and had to play again against Australia. Led by Juan Carlos Ferrero , they were able to prevail 3-1. In 2003 the Spaniards had to admit defeat to the Australians 2: 3.

In 2004 the Spaniards reached the final again. The American Davis Cup team was defeated 3-2 with wins by Carlos Moyá and Rafael Nadal , who were used for the first time . In 2008 the Spanish team beat Argentina 3-1 away, despite Nadal's failure, and defeated the Czech Republic 5-0 in 2009 . At the Davis Cup 2011 , a 3-1 victory over Argentina was followed by their fifth victory. As a result, Albert Costa resigned as captain after a total of three years and the two titles in 2009 and 2011. The new captain was Àlex Corretja , who was replaced by Carlos Moyá in 2013 . After the playoff defeat against Brazil , Spain rose from the world group for the first time in 18 years. Carlos Moyá then announced his resignation as captain. With Gala León García , a woman took over the captaincy for the first time in the team's history, but was dismissed before her first assignment. In 2019 , the Spanish team won their sixth title.

Final participation

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

year	Final location	Final opponent	Result
1965	Sydney	Australia	0: 3
1967	Brisbane	Australia	1: 4
2000	Barcelona	Australia	3: 1
2003	Melbourne	Australia	1: 3
2004	Seville	United States	3: 2
2008	Mar del Plata	Argentina	3: 1
2009	Barcelona	Czech Republic	5-0
2011	Seville	Argentina	3: 1
2012	Prague	Czech Republic	2: 3
2019	Madrid	Canada	2-0

Team captains

• Javier Duarte (2000)
• Albert Riba (2001)
• Jordi Arrese (2002-2005)
• Emilio Sánchez Vicario (2006-2008)
• Albert Costa (2009-2011)
• Àlex Corretja (2011-2013)
• Carlos Moyá (2013-2014)
• Gala León García (2014-2015)
• Conchita Martínez (2016)
• Sergi Bruguera (since 2017)

See also

• Spanish Fed Cup team
• List of Spanish Davis Cup players

Web links

Commons : Spanish Davis Cup team  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Davis Cup Stats - Spain (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Spain's captain Gala León García removed again without a single mission , tennisnet.com. Retrieved July 5, 2015.