query: who is australia playing in the davis cup

pos: Australia Davis Cup team 5–0 victory in Geelong, Victoria, and again against South Korea in the semi-finals with a 5–0 win in Brisbane. Australia faced Germany away in Hamburg in the World Group Playoffs for a spot in next year's World Group. Leading 2–1 going into the reverse singles matches, Australia failed to win a match on the final day, losing the tie 3–2. Australia and USA have played each other in the Davis Cup final on 29 separate occasions. Having both teams dominate the competition for 36 years, Australia and USA had an intense rivalry in Davis Cup. In recent years the rivalry

pos: Bernard Tomic In the second rubber of the first zonal tie against China, Tomic was victorious against Wu Di. In the second zonal tie of 2012, he recorded two straight sets victories in a 5–0 rout of South Korea. In the 2012 Davis Cup World Group Playoffs, Tomic was victorious in his first rubber against Cedrik-Marcel Stebe in four sets but fell to Florian Mayer in straight sets which would see Australia lose to Germany 3–2 overall. Following poor off court behaviour in late 2012, Tomic was suspended from playing for Australia in the first round of the 2013 Davis Cup competition.

pos: Australia Davis Cup team 5–0 victory in Geelong, Victoria, and again against South Korea in the semi-finals with a 5–0 win in Brisbane. Australia faced Germany away in Hamburg in the World Group Playoffs for a spot in next year's World Group. Leading 2–1 going into the reverse singles matches, Australia failed to win a match on the final day, losing the tie 3–2. Australia and USA have played each other in the Davis Cup final on 29 separate occasions. Having both teams dominate the competition for 36 years, Australia and USA had an intense rivalry in Davis Cup. In recent years the rivalry

pos: 1966 Davis Cup Zone, India defeated West Germany, Brazil defeated the USA, and then India defeated Brazil in the final. India then fell to defending champions Australia in the Challenge Round which was the 1966 Davis Cup finals. The final was played at Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia on 26-28 December. 1966 Davis Cup The 1966 Davis Cup was the 55th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. For the first time, the Europe Zone was effectively split into two zones, and the winner of each would earn a berth in the Inter-Zonal Zone. 46 teams would enter

pos: Boris Becker winner in the year-end Masters / ATP Tour World Championships in 1988, 1992, and 1995, the WCT Finals in 1988 and at the Grand Slam Cup in 1996. He won a record-equalling four singles titles at London's Queen's Club. In Davis Cup, his career win-loss record was 54–12, including 38–3 in singles. He also won the other two major international team titles playing for Germany, the Hopman Cup (in 1995) and the World Team Cup (in 1989 and 1998). Becker won singles titles in 14 different countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Qatar, Sweden, Switzerland, United

neg: Australia Davis Cup team April 2012)" Australia Davis Cup team The Australian Davis Cup team is the second most successful team ever to compete in the Davis Cup, winning the coveted title on 28 separate occasions, second behind the United States with 32. Australia also participated in winning the Davis Cup six times with New Zealand under the alias Australasia (1905–1922). Australian players began playing Davis Cup in 1905 as a part of the Australasia Davis Cup team which also allowed players from New Zealand to compete on the same team. The team won the Davis Cup on six occasions in 1907, 1908, 1909,

neg: Australia Davis Cup team Australia Davis Cup team The Australian Davis Cup team is the second most successful team ever to compete in the Davis Cup, winning the coveted title on 28 separate occasions, second behind the United States with 32. Australia also participated in winning the Davis Cup six times with New Zealand under the alias Australasia (1905–1922). Australian players began playing Davis Cup in 1905 as a part of the Australasia Davis Cup team which also allowed players from New Zealand to compete on the same team. The team won the Davis Cup on six occasions in 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1914

neg: Paul Davis (cricketer) tied with Matthew Johnston for the Olly Cooley Medal, awarded to the best first-grade player. Paul Davis (cricketer) Paul John Davis (born 24 April 1981) is an Australian cricketer who previously played several matches for Western Australia in domestic competitions. From Perth, Davis represented Western Australia at both under-17 and under-19 level, as well as playing grade cricket for Mount Lawley. Having previously played several matches for the state second XI, he made his limited-overs debut for Western Australia late in the 2007–08 season of the Ford Ranger Cup, against Victoria at the WACA Ground. In his second match, Davis

neg: Paul Davis (cricketer) Paul Davis (cricketer) Paul John Davis (born 24 April 1981) is an Australian cricketer who previously played several matches for Western Australia in domestic competitions. From Perth, Davis represented Western Australia at both under-17 and under-19 level, as well as playing grade cricket for Mount Lawley. Having previously played several matches for the state second XI, he made his limited-overs debut for Western Australia late in the 2007–08 season of the Ford Ranger Cup, against Victoria at the WACA Ground. In his second match, Davis took 3/49 to help dismiss Queensland for 111, bowling alongside Steve Magoffin and Ben Edmondson.

neg: Thomas Muster previous 117 matches on clay going into the match. Muster's overall Davis Cup win-loss record, counting both singles and doubles matches, was 45–18. Muster's win-loss record in Davis Cup singles matches was 36–8, while his win-loss record in Davis Cup singles matches on clay was 29–1. Muster has more match wins in Davis Cup than any other Austrian tennis player. After he stopped playing tennis after the 1999 French Open, Muster moved to Noosa Heads, Queensland, Australia, where he had officially resided since 1996, and married television presenter Jo Beth Taylor in 2000. The couple have a son, Christian, who

neg: Australia Davis Cup team Ferrero had reached the world number one ranking spot. After Australia's 2003 win over Spain, Australia came into the 2004 Davis Cup with high hopes but the dreams were crushed when Sweden managed to beat Australia at home 4–1. Australia then had to play a world group qualifying match against Morocco which they won 4–1. Australia solidified their spot in the 2005 Davis Cup world group and breezed through their first round against Austria 5–0. Argentina was their next round opponents and Australia started off well with Lleyton Hewitt playing Guillermo Coria and in a shocking display of sportsmanship Hewitt

neg: John Isner first round of the [[2016 Davis Cup]], Isner defeated [[Bernard Tomic]] and [[Sam Groth]] to help upset [[Australia Davis Cup team|Australia]] 3-1 and move the [[United States Davis Cup team|United States]] into the quarterfinals against [[Croatia Davis Cup team|Croatia]]. Isner reached the fourth round at the [[2016 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Singles|BNP Paribas Open]] for the third year in a row, where he lost to Kei Nishikori. He was then upset early at the [[2016 Miami Open – Men's Singles|2016 Miami Open]] by [[Tim Smyczek]]. Despite missing most of the clay season, only playing the U.S. Men's Clay Court

neg: Australia Davis Cup team victory over Belarus. Australia suffered a huge 5–0 loss to Argentina in the semifinals. The 2007 Davis Cup could not have been any worse for Australia playing away in Belgium in their first tie against Belgium, losing their first two rubber Australia faced do or die in the doubles. Lleyton Hewitt was able to win both the doubles and his fourth rubber singles matches to bring the tie back to two all. Chris Guccione then lost in straight sets to put Australia in the world group playoffs. Australia drew Serbia in Serbia for their world group playoff and Serbia, having

neg: Australia Davis Cup team two of their singles players in the top 100, were clear favorites. After day one the tie was drawn at one all Australia lost their doubles match in four sets and looked in a bad position. Things only got worse for Australia as their top player Lleyton Hewitt came down with sickness and could not compete in the final day. Australia eventually ended up losing 4–1 overall, seeing Serbia into the world group for the first time; the result also saw Australia relegated for only the second time. The 2008 Davis Cup saw Australia playing away for the fourth consecutive

neg: Australia Davis Cup team win the remaining dead rubber, with Chile winning the tie 3–2. The 2009 Davis Cup saw a rematch of last year's second round match against Thailand. This time, Australia had to travel away and won 3–2, only securing the tie in the final rubber. For the second round match-up, Australia was drawn to play away against India. However, due to security concerns in Chennai, Australia refused to play the tie in India, requesting the tie be played in a neutral country. After this request was denied, Australia withdrew from playing, so India advanced to the World Group Playoffs via forfeit.

neg: Davis Cup and finishing as runners-up 29 times) and Australia (winning 28 times, including four occasions with New Zealand as Australasia, and finishing as runners-up 19 times). The present champions are Croatia, who beat France to win their second title in 2018. The women's equivalent of the Davis Cup is the Fed Cup. Australia, the Czech Republic, and the United States are the only countries to have held both Davis Cup and Fed Cup titles in the same year. The Hopman Cup, a third competition for mixed teams, carries less prestige, but is a popular curtain raiser to the tennis season. Only

neg: Andy Murray again in the reverse singles on Sunday, thus ensuring a 3–1 victory for Great Britain, their first Davis Cup title since 1936 and their tenth overall. Murray also became only the third person since the current Davis Cup format was introduced to win all eight of his singles rubbers in a Davis Cup season, after John McEnroe and Mats Wilander. Murray began his 2016 season by playing in the Hopman Cup, pairing up with Heather Watson again. However, they finished second in their group after losing their tie to eventual champions Nick Kyrgios and Daria Gavrilova from Australia. Murray played

neg: Rex Hartwig of the Australian Davis Cup team in 1953, 1954 and 1955. In 1953 he played the doubles match with Lew Hoad in the Challenge Round against the USA and lost to Vic Seixas and Tony Trabert. This would turn out to be Hartwig's only Davis Cup defeat. In 1954 he defeated Seixas in the Challenge Round that Australia lost to the USA. In 1955 he made a significant contribution towards Australia's Cup win, playing 11 matches in six ties and winning all of them. He compiled a 12–1 win–loss record in the Davis Cup (6–0 singles, 6–1 doubles). In November

neg: Chile Davis Cup team Chile Davis Cup team The Chile Davis Cup Team represents Chile in Davis Cup tennis tournament and is governed by Chile Tennis Federation. The team is currently captained by former Chilean tennis player Nicolás Massú. Currently, Chile is playing in the Americas Zone Group I. Chile began playing at the Davis Cup in 1928, but they did not won a tie until 1933, away at Uruguay and not won a home tie until 1969, against Argentina. That was their only second home tie in their history. The team's most successful performance at the Davis Cup was in 1976, when it

neg: Australia Davis Cup team in 41 Davis Cup finals (including 1919) as of 2008, winning on 23 occasions. From 1937 to 1973 the only teams to win the Davis Cup were Australia and USA, in which 31 times were between one another. Australia won the Davis Cup title 17 times in 1939, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1973. The only decades that Australia didn't win the Davis Cup was in the 1920s, 40s and 2010s. Australia was runner up 8 times during the 1920s and 40s. After the 1973 victory Australia won the title

neg: Gerald Patterson Australia in Davis Cup and amassed a 32–14 win–loss record (singles 21–10, doubles 11–4) and was part of the winning team in 1919. Patterson played Davis Cup in 1920, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1928 and finally as captain in 1946. He was a player ahead of his time, playing with a steel racquet strung with wire in 1925. He was inducted into the Sport Australia Home of Fame in December 1986. This was followed by induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1989 and the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame in August 1997. Patterson was the nephew of Australian

neg: Tennis Australia Tennis Australia Tennis Australia is the governing body for the sport of tennis in Australia. The organisation exists to promote tennis and to conduct domestic and international tournaments on behalf of Australia, including the Australian Open and the Davis Cup for the Australian Davis Cup Team. Tennis was established in Australia from around 1877, but it was not until 1904, in preparation for the Davis Cup, that the sport began to organise, with the founding of Tennis Australia's predecessor, the Australasian Lawn Tennis Association. The organisation is based in Melbourne, Victoria, at Melbourne Park. The Newcombe Medal, Australian Tennis Awards

neg: Chile Davis Cup team II for the 2015 season. Other active players called up: Chile Davis Cup team The Chile Davis Cup Team represents Chile in Davis Cup tennis tournament and is governed by Chile Tennis Federation. The team is currently captained by former Chilean tennis player Nicolás Massú. Currently, Chile is playing in the Americas Zone Group I. Chile began playing at the Davis Cup in 1928, but they did not won a tie until 1933, away at Uruguay and not won a home tie until 1969, against Argentina. That was their only second home tie in their history. The team's most successful

neg: Max Davis Max Davis Max Davis is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level. Davis made a solitary official international appearance for New Zealand as a substitute in a 3–3 draw with Australia on 16 March 1973. Davis was a member of the Gisborne City team that in 1969 won entry into the inaugural New Zealand National League in 1970. He was with Mount Wellington when they won the National League in 1972, the Chatham Cup in 1973 and the Air New Zealand Cup in 1975. He also played in the 1972 Chatham Cup final that went

neg: Rod Laver and wood/parquet. Laver won 11 Grand Slam singles titles, though he was banned from playing those tournaments for the five years prior to the Open Era. Laver is the only player to twice achieve a Grand Slam, in 1962 and 1969, and the latter remains the only time a man has done so in the Open Era. He also won eight Pro Slam titles, including the "pro Grand Slam" in 1967, and he contributed to five Davis Cup titles for Australia during an age when Davis Cup was deemed as significant as the four majors. Rodney George Laver was born

neg: Tennis Australia celebrates and recognises the performances, achievements and contributions made by members of the tennis family each year. Tennis Australia Tennis Australia is the governing body for the sport of tennis in Australia. The organisation exists to promote tennis and to conduct domestic and international tournaments on behalf of Australia, including the Australian Open and the Davis Cup for the Australian Davis Cup Team. Tennis was established in Australia from around 1877, but it was not until 1904, in preparation for the Davis Cup, that the sport began to organise, with the founding of Tennis Australia's predecessor, the Australasian Lawn Tennis

neg: United States Davis Cup team United States Davis Cup team The United States of America's Davis Cup Team represents the United States in Davis Cup tennis competition, and is governed by the United States Tennis Association. The U.S. competed in the very first Davis Cup in 1900, when a group of Harvard University students challenged the British. They are the most successful Davis Cup team ever to compete in the Davis Cup, winning the coveted Davis Cup title on 32 separate occasions closely followed by Australia on 28. The U.S. Davis Cup Team won the very first Davis Cup title in 1900. Their most recent

neg: Charlie Fancutt in 1981. Fancutt is the son of two former tennis players. His mother, Daphne, made the 1956 Wimbledon women's doubles final and his father, Trevor, was a South African Davis Cup player who won the mixed doubles title at the 1960 Australian Championships. He also had two tennis playing brothers, Chris Fancutt, who appeared on the Challenger circuit and Michael Fancutt, who competed regularly in Grand Prix doubles tournaments. Charlie Fancutt Charlie Fancutt (born 17 June 1959) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. Fancutt won the boys' doubles title at the 1976 Australian Open (partnering Peter McCarthy). He

neg: Miguel Davis December 1994 friendly match against Saudi Arabia. Miguel Davis Miguel Davis García (born 18 June 1966) is a Costa Rican football defender who was selected by Costa Rica for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. The long-haired and moustached Davis started his career at Alajuelense, with whom he won the 1991 league title, and also played for Turrialba, Carmelita and Cartaginés, whom he joined in summer 1995. In summer 1998 he moved to Limón. His career was troubled due to alcohol abuse. Davis was a non-playing squad member at the 1990 FIFA World Cup and played in 1 FIFA World Cup

neg: Miguel Davis Miguel Davis Miguel Davis García (born 18 June 1966) is a Costa Rican football defender who was selected by Costa Rica for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. The long-haired and moustached Davis started his career at Alajuelense, with whom he won the 1991 league title, and also played for Turrialba, Carmelita and Cartaginés, whom he joined in summer 1995. In summer 1998 he moved to Limón. His career was troubled due to alcohol abuse. Davis was a non-playing squad member at the 1990 FIFA World Cup and played in 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match. His final international was a

neg: Australia–England sports rivalries final. Australia would win the encounter 3-2 and in doing so captured their first ever Davis Cup title. The most recent Davis Cup meeting between the two nations took place at the 2015 Davis Cup semifinals. Great Britain, led by Scot Andy Murray, defeated Australia 3-2 in Glasgow and sealed their first finals appearance in 37 years. The Davis Cup ledger stands at 8-5 in Australia's favour. Outside of Davis Cup, countrymen of the two nations have competed in many Grand Slam finals with the most recent meeting occurring at the 1997 US Open Men's Final. Australian Patrick Rafter defeated

neg: Australia Davis Cup team and 1919. Despite players from New Zealand being eligible to represent Australasia, Tony Wilding was the only New Zealander to play for the team while it existed. Following World War 1 the Australian Davis Cup team was born in 1919 and it assumed all the Australasian Davis Cup team records. While Australia and New Zealand have always been two separate countries, the two countries did compete together under the alias Australasia in a number of sports including Davis Cup in the first couple of decades of the 20th century. Australia won the Davis Cup in 1919 and has since played

neg: Khwaja Saeed Hai doubles. Apart from playing in the Davis Cup, he has captained Pakistan's Davis Cup team 32 times with results that have not been achieved by any other captain from the country. When the French Tennis Federation celebrated 100 years of French Championship at Roland Garros, they built a commemorative wall displaying the names of players who had done well during the championship which included the name of Saeed Hai. Saeed Hai is also the founder President of the International club whose head office is in England. Membership is only open for Grand Slam and Davis Cup players. The International Tennis

neg: Jurek Stasiak Jurek Stasiak Jurek Stasiak (born 23 April 1978) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. Born in Gdansk, Stasiak emigrated from Poland to Australia with his family in 1985. He grew up in Parramatta and started playing tennis at the age of nine, along with his identical twin brother Wojtek. The brothers were coached by their father Bogdan and became highly ranked Australian juniors, featuring together in the Junior Davis Cup in 1994. Stasiak, a right-handed player, began playing Challenger tournaments in 1996. He took part in the qualifying draw for the Australian Open for three years without success

neg: John Newcombe John Newcombe John David Newcombe, AO, OBE (born 23 May 1944) is a former tennis player from Australia who is one of the few men to have attained a world No. 1 ranking in both singles and doubles. At the majors he won seven singles titles and a former record 17 men's doubles titles. He also contributed to five Davis Cup titles for Australia during an age when Davis Cup was deemed as significant as the majors. "Tennis" magazine rated him the 10th best male player of the period 1965–2005. Newcombe played several sports as a boy before devoting himself

neg: 2012 Davis Cup 2012 Davis Cup The 2012 Davis Cup (also known as the 2012 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) is the 101st edition of the tournament between national teams in men's tennis. The Czech Republic won the championship, beating Spain in the final, 3–2. Czech Republic is the only country except United States and Australia to hold both Davis Cup and Fed Cup at the same time. The Czechs did the same in 2012, and they have also won the Hopman Cup. The draw took place on 21 September 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand. Seeds: "Date: 14–16 September" The eight

neg: Marc Rosset against Jim Courier (who was ranked world No. 1 at the time). Rosset's most memorable Davis Cup match came in defeat in a singles rubber against Arnaud Clément of France in 2001, which he lost 15–13 in the fifth set after 5 hours and 46 minutes. During the later years of his playing career, Rosset also served as the Swiss Davis Cup team captain. Rosset also enjoyed success playing in other international team competitions for Switzerland. In 1996, he was a member of the teams which won the World Team Cup and finished runners-up in the Hopman Cup. That year

neg: Dominic Inglot his first Grand Slam semi-final. Jamie Murray played in the other semi-final, eventually reaching the final. This dashed Inglot's hopes of playing in next week's Davis Cup Semi-Final against Australia. Two Britons had not reached a Grand Slam semi-final since Andrew Castle and Jeremy Bates clashed in the 1988 Australian Open men’s doubles. In November, Inglot/Lindstedt reached the semi-final of the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris. Kyle Edmund, James Ward, Jamie Murray and Andy Murray were announced for the 2015 Davis Cup Final versus Belgium in Ghent. The selection of Kyle Edmund meant that Inglot was left out, and the

neg: Tennis in Pakistan Playoff for the first time in the history of Pakistani Tennis. It was also one step away from qualifying for the World Group when losing the 1984 Eastern Zone Final against Japan. Pakistan has produced many successful tennis players, particularly in the Devis Cup (Asia region). They include: Three Pakistani players have enjoyed notable success: Haroon Rahim who played Davis Cup at the age of 15 years, second Hamid-ul-haq who played Davis Cup till the age of 35 years and third Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi who is notable for playing longest Rubber for 5 hrs 20 minutes against Mark Nielson from New

neg: Alex Antonitsch Alex Antonitsch Alexander Antonitsch (born 8 February 1966) is a former tennis player from Austria, who turned professional in 1988. Antonitsch won one singles title (1990, Seoul) and four doubles titles during his career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 9 July 1990, when he became the World No. 40. From 1983 to 1996 he was a member of the Austrian Davis Cup team, playing 27 matches, mainly doubles; his biggest Davis Cup success was reaching the semifinals in 1990, when the Austrian team was on the brink of reaching the finals against the later 1990 Davis Cup

neg: Israel Davis Cup team first appearance in the Davis Cup semifinals. Challenges for the Israelis included the facts that the Spanish fans are raucous, the tie was played on clay courts, and the Spanish team had won 16 straight Davis Cup ties at home. "It will be very difficult against Spain", Levy admitted. "We don't deceive ourselves... We'll prepare ourselves as much as possible, and we'll try to be the ones who finally break their crazy streak." "Everything is possible, everything starts at zero-zero", said Erlich. "Obviously it will be very difficult, especially playing there on clay. We do our best, we give our

neg: Ernests Gulbis Monaco in September helped Latvia to qualify for the Europe/Africa Zone Group I tier of Davis Cup for the first time in its history. In 2010, Gulbis continued to participate on the Latvian Davis Cup team, playing against Poland, where he won both of his singles rubbers. In 2011, 2012, and 2013, he continued to play in Davis Cup competition for Latvia. Gulbis primarily employs an offensive baseline playing style. Gulbis' most consistent shot is his backhand, which is taken with rapid pace, relatively flat execution, and is difficult to read. Gulbis is also known for his finesse shots, including

neg: Jason Davis (footballer) Bermuda between 2007 and 2008, which included playing in one FIFA World Cup qualifying match in February 2008. He also appeared in 2008 Caribbean Championship qualification matches. Jason Davis (footballer) Jason Davis (born 6 November 1984) is a Bermudian international footballer who plays for the North Village Rams, as a midfielder. Davis played club football in Bermuda for Wolves before playing college soccer for CBU Capers. He played with North Village Rams during the 2011–12 season after joining them from Boulevard. He was suspended for two games and handed a 12-month probation after a violent altercation with Dandy Town Hornets

neg: Peru Davis Cup team and the Peruvian team, formed by Ivan Miranda, Mauricio Echazu, Luis Horna and Matías Silva, lost by 0-5 and the dream of playing in the World Group ended there. Peru Davis Cup team The Peru Davis Cup Team is the Davis Cup team that represents the nation of Peru. The team is governed by the Federación de Tenis de Peru. They currently compete in the Americas Zone Group I, and their best result was reaching the World Group in 2008. Although in 1959 Peruvian-born Alex Olmedo had won the Davis Cup participating with the United States team, the first participation

neg: John Fitzgerald (tennis) was World No. 25 in 1988. He was a member of the Australian team which won the Davis Cup in 1983 and 1986. Fitzgerald was formerly the captain of the Australian Davis Cup Team from 2001 to 2010 before Patrick Rafter took over after Australia's World group playoff loss to Belgium. Fitzgerald was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1993. John Fitzgerald (tennis) John Basil Fitzgerald OAM (born 28 December 1960) is a former professional tennis player from Australia who played right-handed with a single-handed backhand. During his career, he won 6 top-tier singles titles and 30

neg: 1977 Davis Cup 1977 Davis Cup The 1977 Davis Cup was the 66th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 59 teams would enter the competition, 33 in the Europe Zone, 14 in the Americas Zone, and 12 in the Eastern Zone. Argentina defeated the United States in the Americas Zone final, Australia defeated New Zealand in the Eastern Zone final, and Italy and France won the Europe Zones. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Australia defeated Argentina and Italy defeated France. Australia defeated Italy in the final, which was held at White City Stadium in Sydney, Australia, on 2–4

neg: Australia Davis Cup team The 2010 Davis Cup was a breeze for Australia in the Asia/Oceania playoffs, easily advancing to the World Group Playoffs. 5–0 defeats of Chinese Taipei in the first round in Melbourne and Japan in the second round in Brisbane led to Australia being drawn to play a home tie against Belgium. Played in hot and humid conditions in North Cairns, Australia led 2–1 after the doubles match. Lleyton Hewitt's win in the doubles match gave him the most wins by an Australian in Davis Cup history. After a five-and-a-half-hour rain delay, the reverse singles finally got under way, before being

neg: Australia Davis Cup team suspended midway through the first set. With Hewitt pulling out of his reverse singles match, Peter Luczak and Carsten Ball were unable to hold onto Australia's lead, going down to Belgium 3–2. For the fourth year in a row, Australia started its 2011 Davis Cup campaign in the Asia/Oceania playoffs. After receiving a first round bye, Australia played away to China in the second round, whom they defeated 3–1. Australia then advanced to the 2011 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs where they received a home tie against seeded Switzerland. Played on grass at the Royal Sydney Golf Club in Sydney,

neg: Tom Brown (tennis) my pigeon." Kramer was the only player who "owned" Brown, beating him nine straight matches without the loss of a set. But every other top man Brown faced was unable to escape without a knock-down, drag-out dogfight no matter who won it. Brown was also on three U.S. Davis Cup teams, and in 1950, against Australia, playing his second Challenge Round singles, he won the U.S.'s only point in five hard-fought sets, defeating Ken McGregor, who would become the 1951 Wimbledon singles finalist and the 1952 Australian singles champion. Brown had a lifelong passion for travel, a wanderlust he said

neg: Russia Davis Cup team Russia Davis Cup team The Russia Davis Cup team represents Russia in Davis Cup tennis competition and is governed by the Russian Tennis Federation. The team started playing in 1993. Russia has won the Davis Cup twice, in 2002 and 2006, and finished as runner-up three times, in 1994, 1995, and 2007. In 2007 Russia played in the World Group for the 15th consecutive year, the second-longest ongoing streak. They are ranked 19 in the ITF Rankings. The following players were called up for the Europe/Africa zone Group I first round play-offs against Belarus in September 2018. Russia competed in

neg: Russia Davis Cup team 1990s. Russia Davis Cup team The Russia Davis Cup team represents Russia in Davis Cup tennis competition and is governed by the Russian Tennis Federation. The team started playing in 1993. Russia has won the Davis Cup twice, in 2002 and 2006, and finished as runner-up three times, in 1994, 1995, and 2007. In 2007 Russia played in the World Group for the 15th consecutive year, the second-longest ongoing streak. They are ranked 19 in the ITF Rankings. The following players were called up for the Europe/Africa zone Group I first round play-offs against Belarus in September 2018. Russia competed

neg: Serbia Davis Cup team Serbia Davis Cup team The Serbian Davis Cup team represents Serbia in the Davis Cup tennis competition. From 5 June 2006 team is playing under name of Serbia, following the split of Yugoslavia. Serbia won the Davis Cup title for the first time in 2010, defeating France 3:2 in the Final at Belgrade Arena. The team was also runner-up in 2013, when they were defeated by the Czech Republic 2:3 in the final in Belgrade. The following players are called up for the 2018 World Group Play-offs against India in 14–16 September 2018. The following players were part of a

neg: Cyprus Davis Cup team they fell one match shy of being promoted to the Zonal Group I. The first ever tie Cyprus competed in was held in Nicosia against Ireland. The team continued to play out of the Cyprus capital of Nicosia until 2010 when the team played in Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Centre located in Limassol (home of Marcos Baghdatis). Ties are now shared between Nicosia and Limassol. "Player information and rankings " Here is the list of all match-ups since 1985, when Cyprus began playing Davis Cup. Cyprus Davis Cup team The Cyprus Davis Cup team represents Cyprus in Davis Cup tennis competition

neg: Erick Davis Panama in the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup. In May 2018 he was named in Panama’s preliminary 35 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Erick Davis Eric Javier Davis Grajales (born 31 March 1991) is a Panamanian footballer who currently plays as a defender for FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda and the Panama national football team. In 2009, he signed for Liga Panameña de Fútbol club Árabe Unido where he made 44 appearances. In mid-2011 he signed a new contract with Uruguayan Primera División club Centro Atlético Fénix. He made his debut on 12 May 2012, playing

neg: Aasif Karim non-Test match playing nation reach the semi-finals of the World Cup. During the Super Sixes match against Australia, Karim gave the Australians a scare with figures of 8.2-6-7-3 and collecting Man-of-the-match honours. He lost in his last ODI, the World Cup Semi Final against India. Karim announced at the end of the tournament that he would be retiring, this time for good. Karim represented Kenya in a Davis Cup tie against Egypt in 1988. He played two singles matches and one doubles rubber. Aasif Karim Aasif Yusuf Karim (born December 15, 1963, in Mombasa) is a former Kenyan cricketer and

neg: The Woodies at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, and a silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. The Woodies often teamed together to play for Australia in the Davis Cup, and played for Australia in three Davis Cup finals. They helped give Australia its first Davis Cup victory in 13 years in 1999 with a win over France's Olivier Delaitre and Fabrice Santoro in Paris. The pairing ended in 2000 after Mark Woodforde retired from international tennis. Woodbridge continued his doubles success with Swede Jonas Björkman until Björkman ended the partnership in 2004. Woodbridge then partnered with Mahesh Bhupathi of India before retiring

neg: Lleyton Hewitt Group in 2015. Sam Groth and Nick Kyrgios wrapped up a 5–0 victory a day later. Australia will open their 2015 campaign in Czech Republic for a 6–8 March tie that is one of two worst-case scenarios for Australia. Hewitt played the Davis Cup match against Great Britain in the semifinals of the 2015 Davis Cup. He played doubles with Sam Groth losing in five sets to brothers Andy and Jamie Murray. He came out of retirement to play the first round match against the United States at the 2016 Davis Cup as a player-captain, where he and partner John

neg: 2013 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III court. 2013 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III The Americas Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2013. In the Americas Zone in 2013 there are three different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group. The teams will be split into two groups, playing a round-robin, with the winner of each group playing the runner-up of the other group for promotion to Division II in 2014. It will played on the week commencing 17 June 2012 at La Paz, Bolivia and it will be played on outdoor

neg: 2013 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III 2013 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III The Americas Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2013. In the Americas Zone in 2013 there are three different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group. The teams will be split into two groups, playing a round-robin, with the winner of each group playing the runner-up of the other group for promotion to Division II in 2014. It will played on the week commencing 17 June 2012 at La Paz, Bolivia and it will be played on outdoor clay

neg: 2012 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III 2012 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III The Americas Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2012. In the Americas Zone in 2012 there are three different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group, as Groups III and IV have been merged. The teams will be split into two groups, playing a round-robin, with the winner of each group playing the runner-up of the other group for promotion to Division II in 2013. It will played on the week commencing 18 June 2012 at Tobago, Trinidad and

neg: 2012 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III Tobago and it will be played on outdoor hard court. 2012 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III The Americas Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2012. In the Americas Zone in 2012 there are three different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group, as Groups III and IV have been merged. The teams will be split into two groups, playing a round-robin, with the winner of each group playing the runner-up of the other group for promotion to Division II in 2013. It will played on

neg: Brydan Klein sport I love, which would be making top 100 singles and top 50 doubles". Klein also spoke of further aspirations of competing for the Great Britain Davis Cup team — "In the years to come, there's Davis Cup if they want me and my ranking is high enough and, of course, they have a grand slam the same as us, so there's opportunities there. No.3 is within shooting range of playing Davis Cup, but obviously I'm not going to go in expecting to play Davis Cup for a few years." Shortly after the switch, Klein entered the qualifying for the

neg: 1964 Davis Cup 1964 Davis Cup The 1964 Davis Cup was the 53rd edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 48 teams would enter the competition, 32 in the Europe Zone, 9 in the Eastern Zone, and 7 in the Americas Zone. Australia defeated Chile in the Americas Zone final, the Philippines defeated India in the Eastern Zone final, and Sweden defeated France in the Europe Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Sweden defeated the Philippines, and then Australia defeated Sweden. Australia then defeated defending champions the United States in the Challenge Round. The final was played at

neg: 1964 Davis Cup the Harold Clark Courts in Cleveland, OH, United States on 25–28 September. 1964 Davis Cup The 1964 Davis Cup was the 53rd edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 48 teams would enter the competition, 32 in the Europe Zone, 9 in the Eastern Zone, and 7 in the Americas Zone. Australia defeated Chile in the Americas Zone final, the Philippines defeated India in the Eastern Zone final, and Sweden defeated France in the Europe Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Sweden defeated the Philippines, and then Australia defeated Sweden. Australia then defeated defending champions

neg: New Zealand Davis Cup team New Zealand Davis Cup team The New Zealand Davis Cup team represents New Zealand in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by Tennis New Zealand. New Zealand currently compete in Group I of the Asia/Oceania Zone. They have played in the World Group on 8 occasions, the most recent of which was in 1991. They reached the semifinals in 1982. New Zealand competed in its first Davis Cup in 1924. Prior to 1914, New Zealand competed together with Australia as Australasia. Australasia won the Davis Cup in 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911 and 1914. Anthony Wilding was the only New

neg: 1952 Davis Cup 1952 Davis Cup The 1952 Davis Cup was the 41st edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 28 teams would enter the competition, 22 in the Europe Zone, 5 in the Americas Zone, and India alone in the new Eastern Zone. The United States defeated Canada in the Americas Zone final, and Italy defeated Belgium in the Europe Zone final. Italy defeated India, who had received a bye directly into the Inter-Zonal Zone, and then lost to the USA. The USA fell to defending champions Australia in the Challenge Round. The final was played at

neg: 1952 Davis Cup the Memorial Drive Tennis Centre in Adelaide, Australia on 29–31 December. 1952 Davis Cup The 1952 Davis Cup was the 41st edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 28 teams would enter the competition, 22 in the Europe Zone, 5 in the Americas Zone, and India alone in the new Eastern Zone. The United States defeated Canada in the Americas Zone final, and Italy defeated Belgium in the Europe Zone final. Italy defeated India, who had received a bye directly into the Inter-Zonal Zone, and then lost to the USA. The USA fell to defending

neg: Australasia Davis Cup team Australasia Davis Cup team The Australasia Davis Cup team represented Australia and New Zealand in Davis Cup tennis competition, and was governed by the Australasian Lawn Tennis Association. It competed from 1905 through 1922. Following 1922, the nations competed as: In October 1904 the New Zealand Tennis Association contacted Australian officials with a proposal to enter a combined team at the 1905 Davis Cup. This proposal was accepted in January 1905 when New Zealand reluctantly agreed to form a joint Australasian Lawn Tennis Association. The 1911 Davis Cup was played at Lancaster Park, where Australasia as the defending champion was

neg: George Davis (footballer) South Normanton Athletic, Stoneyford and Codnor Town. While playing with Derby he was a runner-up in the 1903 FA Cup Final, and earned two caps for England in 1904. He emigrated to Canada in 1912, playing for Calgary Hillhurst (winning the Canadian Cup in 1922) and coaching Manitoba. He returned to England in the 1950s, dying in Wimbledon. George Davis (footballer) George Henry Davis (5 June 1881 – 28 April 1969) was an English football player and coach, known for his time with Derby County and the England national team, playing as an outside left. Born in Alfreton, Davis was

neg: Mauricio Echazú Mauricio Echazú Mauricio Echazú Puente (; born January 2, 1989) is a Peruvian tennis player nicknamed "Garrita" ("Little Claw") because of his grinding playing style and fight spirit. He is a regular member of the Peruvian Davis Cup team. He's sponsored by Cusqueña. Currently, he is years old. At fifteen years old, was selected to Peruvian Davis Cup team to play against Brazil, in Brasilia, for Americas Zone Group I play-off tie. Lost to Brazilian Leonardo Kirche 2-6, 1-6 on clay in his first Davis cup match ever. Once again was selected to Peruvian Davis Cup team to play against

neg: Austria Davis Cup team Austria Davis Cup team The Austria Davis Cup team represents Austria in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by Tennis Austria. In 2010 Austria was re-promoted to the World Group after being relegated to the Europa/Africa Zone Group I only one year earlier. In 2012, Austria advanced to the World Group quarterfinals for the first time since 1995, eventually losing against Spain. Austria competed in its first Davis Cup in 1905. The Austrian team achieved their best Davis Cup result in 1990, when they were on the brink of reaching the final, playing their semi final against the USA

neg: Edgar Moon Crawford. He played in two Davis Cup ties for the Australia Davis Cup team in 1930, against Switzerland and Ireland, and won all four of his singles matches. Moon enlisted in the Australian Army on 17 March 1942 and reached the rank of corporal. He was discharged on 12 November 1945. Edgar Moon Edgar "Gar" Moon (3 December 1904 – 26 May 1976) was a tennis player from Australia who was best known for winning the 1930 Australian Championships – Men's Singles title. He also won the 1932 Men's Doubles title with Jack Crawford. He won all three Men's titles

neg: Romania Davis Cup team Argentina and India have contested more than one Final without being crowned champion. Its first appearance in the competition was back in 1922. Romania Davis Cup team The Romania Davis Cup team represents Romania in Davis Cup tennis competition, being governed by the Romanian Tennis Federation and currently competes in the 2014 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I. Romania has finished as runners-up three times. Alongside India, Romania has never won the Davis Cup despite playing three finals. "Rankings as of January 27, 2014" Romania finished runner-up three times – in 1969, 1971 and 1972 – and lost to USA

neg: Romania Davis Cup team Romania Davis Cup team The Romania Davis Cup team represents Romania in Davis Cup tennis competition, being governed by the Romanian Tennis Federation and currently competes in the 2014 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I. Romania has finished as runners-up three times. Alongside India, Romania has never won the Davis Cup despite playing three finals. "Rankings as of January 27, 2014" Romania finished runner-up three times – in 1969, 1971 and 1972 – and lost to USA in the Final on each occasion.The most contested match was in 1972, when Romania lost 3-2,Tiriac and Nastase winning for Romania. Only Romania,

neg: 2016 Davis Cup 2016 Davis Cup The 2016 Davis Cup was the 105th edition of the Davis Cup, a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. It was sponsored by BNP Paribas. From this season's tournament the deciding set of each match would be settled by a tiebreak at 6 games all rather than playing an advantage set until a player or a team were two games clear. Argentina won their first Davis Cup title, after 4 runner-up finishes, defeating Croatia in the final. Federico Delbonis defeated Ivo Karlović in the final match to give Argentina its first Davis Cup title, after a

neg: Lew Hoad to darkness at two sets to one for Hoad but the following day Rosewall won the last two sets and the title. In late December Hoad was part of the Australian Davis Cup team which successfully defended the cup in the Challenge Round against the United States who were weakened by the absence of Tony Trabert who had turned professional in the fall of 1955. In his last Davis Cup appearance Hoad won both his singles rubbers, against Herbie Flam and Seixas, as well as his doubles match with Rosewall to help Australia to a 5–0 victory. At the end

neg: Norman Brookes Norman Brookes Sir Norman Everard Brookes (14 November 187728 September 1968) was an Australian tennis player. During his career he won three Grand Slam singles titles, Wimbledon in 1907 and 1914 and the Australasian Championships in 1911. Brookes was part of the Australasian Davis Cup team that won the title on six occasions. The Australian Open men's singles trophy, the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup, is named in his honour. After his active playing career Brookes became president of the Lawn Tennis Association of Australia. Brookes was born in Melbourne to Catherine Margaret (née Robinson) and William Brookes. His older brothers,

neg: Richard Fromberg career-high singles ranking was World No. 24 (in 1990). His career prize money totalled . Richard Fromberg Richard James Fromberg (born 28 April 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. Fromberg began playing tennis at the age of 10. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. In 1987, he reached the Australian Open Junior finals in both singles and doubles. He turned professional in 1988. In 1990, he won his first top-level singles title in at Bologna, and his first tour doubles title in Schenectady, New York. Fromberg played for Australia in two Davis Cup finals

neg: Vic Seixas Champion of America. Seixas and Trabert won the Davis Cup in 1954, against Australia. Seixas is rated fifth in the category of Most Davis Cup Singles matches (24), just behind Bill Tilden (25) and Arthur Ashe (27). He served three times as Captain of the US Davis Cup team. He was 38–17 lifetime in Davis Cup matches. Seixas was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1971. He was also inducted into the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic Hall of Fame. Seixas was inducted into Class II of the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame in 2005. He was

neg: Australia Davis Cup team time, playing in Chinese Taipei. Australia beat Chinese Taipei 4–1 and were awarded a home 2nd Round rubber for the first time in almost two years. Australian easily accounted for Thailand winning the rubber 5–0. Australia then advanced to the world group playoffs where they were drawn to play away against Chile. Chile raced out to a 2–0 lead before Chris Guccione and Carsten Ball were able to bring the tie back to 2–1 after winning the doubles match. However, in the 4th match Fernando González defeated Guccione in the reverse singles match to secure the tie. Australia managed to

neg: Troy Davis (Australian footballer) Troy Davis (Australian footballer) Troy Davis (born 10 June 1992) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Davis was recruited from the Geelong Falcons in the TAC Cup with pick 50 in the 2010 National Draft as a tall defender. However, he missed most of the 2011 season due to an overactive thyroid. Davis did not play a senior game in 2011 or 2012, instead playing all of his games with Melbourne's reserves, the Casey Scorpions, in the Victorian Football League. Davis moved back and forth between

neg: Brad Davis (rugby league) League debut in 2008, playing in six matches for the Gold Coast Titans. Davis is the Tweed Heads Seagulls leading points scorer of all time. He scored a total of 677 points in 92 games for the club in the Queensland Cup. Brad Davis (rugby league) Brad Davis is a rugby league footballer who previously played for the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League. He plays as a half-back. Davis grew up in the country of New South Wales. He participated in many Catholic School Representative teams and other schoolboy football teams. He now coaches a Palm Beach

neg: Spain Davis Cup team Australians in Barcelona with Juan Carlos Ferrero as national hero. But Lleyton Hewitt, who had been defeated by Ferrero three years before, had his revenge very soon, when Spain lost to Australia again in 2003. The following year, Spain reached the final once again. It was played in Seville and for the first time ever, they didn't have to play against Australia. Their opponents were the United States, and thanks to great performances from Carlos Moyá and an 18-year-old Rafael Nadal, Spain won their second Davis Cup. Spain reached the final once again in 2008, and they won against Argentina.

neg: Leander Paes the age of 16, when he partnered Zeeshan Ali in doubles to beat the Japanese team in a gruelling five-set encounter. He is considered one of the top Davis cup players for his country, with a record of 89–32 overall, as of July 2015. He played an important role in the Indian Davis cup team that reached the World Group from 1991–1998. He was part of the Indian Davis Cup team that reached the semifinals of the 1993 Davis Cup with wins against Switzerland and France, eventually losing to Australia. In singles, his major wins came against French duo of

neg: Fed Cup Fed Cup Fed Cup is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, launched in 1963 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The competition was known as the Federation Cup until 1995. The Fed Cup is the world's largest annual women's international team sports competition in terms of the number of nations that compete. The current Fed Cup Chairperson is Katrina Adams. The men's equivalent of the Fed Cup is the Davis Cup. Australia, Czech Republic and the United States are the only countries that have held both the Fed Cup and Davis Cup at

neg: 2016 Davis Cup Rankings of 7 March 2016 (shown in parentheses below). Group A Group B Play-Offs ' and ' promoted to Group II in 2017. 2016 Davis Cup The 2016 Davis Cup was the 105th edition of the Davis Cup, a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. It was sponsored by BNP Paribas. From this season's tournament the deciding set of each match would be settled by a tiebreak at 6 games all rather than playing an advantage set until a player or a team were two games clear. Argentina won their first Davis Cup title, after 4 runner-up finishes, defeating

neg: Richard Fromberg Richard Fromberg Richard James Fromberg (born 28 April 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. Fromberg began playing tennis at the age of 10. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. In 1987, he reached the Australian Open Junior finals in both singles and doubles. He turned professional in 1988. In 1990, he won his first top-level singles title in at Bologna, and his first tour doubles title in Schenectady, New York. Fromberg played for Australia in two Davis Cup finals during his career. In 1990 he was part of the team which lost 3–2 in

neg: History of sport in Australia Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race began, hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia. "Rani" won line honours from a fleet of 9 yachts in a time of 6 days, 14 hours and 22 minutes. In September 1949, Australian Canoeing is founded as the Australian Canoe Federation. Australia won the Davis cup 8 times in the 1950s; 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957 and 1959. It was Australia's most successful decade at the Davis Cup. 1956, Melbourne hosted the 1956 Summer Olympics. The Melbourne Cricket Ground served as the Olympic Stadium. Australia finished third on the medal tally, with

neg: Greg Rusedski performance ambassador. Rusedski held the record for fastest serve at 149 miles per hour until Andy Roddick broke it. On 24 January 2009, Rusedski confirmed he had been seeking a surprise return to professional tennis. However, Davis Cup captain John Lloyd turned down his offer to compete in his much-loved Davis Cup, and Rusedski was unable to obtain any wild cards entries. Because of this, Rusedski quickly retracted his announcement and is still retired. Rusedski was often overshadowed in the British press by the more popular Henman, especially at Wimbledon. It is arguable who had the better playing career. Rusedski

neg: 1962 Davis Cup Milton Courts in Brisbane, Australia on December 26-28. This was Iran's first appearance in the Davis Cup competition. This was the Soviet Union's first appearance in the Davis Cup competition. 1962 Davis Cup The 1962 Davis Cup was the 51st edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. A total of 41 teams entered the competition, with 28 in the Europe Zone, 8 in the Eastern Zone, and 5 in the Americas Zone. Mexico defeated Yugoslavia in the Americas Zone final, India defeated the Philippines in the Eastern Zone final, and Sweden defeated Italy in the

neg: 1961 Davis Cup played at Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia on 26–28 December. These were the first Davis Cup appearances of Ecuador and Morocco. This was Indonesia's first appearance in Davis Cup competition. 1961 Davis Cup The 1961 Davis Cup was the 50th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 42 teams would enter the competition, 28 in the Europe Zone, 7 in the Americas Zone, and 7 in the Eastern Zone. The United States defeated Mexico in the Americas Zone final, the India defeated Japan in the Eastern Zone final, and Italy defeated Sweden in the Europe

neg: Zimbabwe Davis Cup team edition, they were expected to lose to Australia at Mildura. Wayne Black and Byron Black would surprise the world as they won the reverse singles to take the tie 3-2 and causing the big upset of that round. The quarter finals though they would lose 5-0 to the Italian team to record the country best result in a Davis Cup. Zimbabwe Davis Cup team The Zimbabwe Davis Cup team represents Zimbabwe in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Zimbabwe Tennis Association. Zimbabwe currently competes in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group IV. They last competed in the World

neg: 2015 Davis Cup 2015 Davis Cup The 2015 Davis Cup was the 104th edition of the Davis Cup, a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. It was sponsored by BNP Paribas. Great Britain won their tenth title (their first since 1936), with Andy Murray defeating David Goffin of Belgium on clay in the final match held at Flanders Expo located in Ghent on 29 November 2015. Belgium and Great Britain won through to the final by winning semi-final ties against Argentina and Australia respectively. This meant that Belgium would participate in their first Davis Cup final since 1904 (a 5–0 defeat against

neg: Liam Davis (cricketer) Liam Davis (cricketer) Liam Murray Davis (born 2 August 1984) is an Australian cricketer, currently contracted to Western Australia in Australian domestic cricket. A former Australian under-19 representative, Davis made his debut for Western Australia in 2006. Generally playing as an opening batsman, he did not establish himself in the state team until late in the decade, having previously missed several matches due to injury. In February 2012, Davis scored a triple-century, 303 not out, against New South Wales, the second-highest score ever recorded for Western Australia at first-class level. He was also featured on the supplementary list of the

neg: James Ward (tennis) the Davis Cup quarter final against France. Ward lost to Gilles Simon, the world No 11, but Great Britain won 3–1 to qualify for the Davis Cup semi-final. Since Wimbledon, Ward suffered nine successive defeats, but was announced for the Davis Cup team in the semi-final against Australia in Glasgow. The Davis Cup captain, Leon Smith, eventually made the surprise decision to give the 300 ranked Dan Evans the second singles position along with Andy Murray. Though Dan Evans lost his rubber, Great Britain won 3–2 and reached the Davis Cup Final for the first time since 1978. In October,

neg: Australasia Davis Cup team sets to 1, Brookes came back and won the match, and gave Australasia a clean 5–0 victory. Australasia Davis Cup team The Australasia Davis Cup team represented Australia and New Zealand in Davis Cup tennis competition, and was governed by the Australasian Lawn Tennis Association. It competed from 1905 through 1922. Following 1922, the nations competed as: In October 1904 the New Zealand Tennis Association contacted Australian officials with a proposal to enter a combined team at the 1905 Davis Cup. This proposal was accepted in January 1905 when New Zealand reluctantly agreed to form a joint Australasian Lawn Tennis

neg: Byron Black of the few professional players to have played with a double-handed forehand. Black formed the core of the Zimbabwean Davis Cup team with his brother Wayne. A = did not attend tournament Byron Black Byron Black (born 6 October 1969 in Harare, Zimbabwe) is a former touring professional tennis and Davis Cup player for Zimbabwe. He is the son of Donald Black and Velia Black and brother to Wayne Black and Cara, who were also professional tennis players. He attended the University of Southern California and was named and an All-American by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA). Black started playing

neg: Leon Davis (footballer) Leon Davis (footballer) Leon Davis (born 17 June 1981) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally from Northam, Western Australia, Davis played for Perth before being drafted by Collingwood in the 1999 National Draft. He made his senior debut for the club in 2000, and went on to play in grand final losses in 2002 and 2003. Playing mainly as a small forward, Davis was selected in the All-Australian team in 2009, having won the Goal of the Year award the previous season. He was awarded a

neg: Bernard Tomic reached the second round of the Davis Cup world group since 2006. Tomic was then once again suspended from the Australian Davis Cup team for an outburst during a Wimbledon press conference. Tomic returned to the team once again in the 2015 semifinal against Great Britain and scored a crucial four set victory over Dan Evans in the second rubber. Tomic played for Australia at the 2016 Davis Cup where they faced the United States. He won his first match against Jack Sock in four sets. However, he lost the reverse singles to John Isner which meant Australia lost in

neg: Zeeshan Ali in the same year Zeeshan also reached the Juniors doubles finals at the US Open. Zeeshan stopped playing on the professional circuit in 1995 due to a back injury. Zeeshan has won a total of 7 Indian men's singles and 4 Doubles National Championships. He is the youngest men's national champion having won the first National championship at the age of 16. Zeeshan is the current Davis Cup Coach of India and the Captain of the Indian Fed Cup team. Zeeshan played Davis Cup for India from 1987 to 1994. He was the member of the Indian Davis Cup team

neg: Mark Davis (basketball, born 1963) points and 1.1 rebounds per game. He won the Spanish Cup in 1990, playing for CB Zaragoza. He also played in 1991 European Cup Winner's Cup final. Mark Davis (basketball, born 1963) Mark Giles Davis (born June 8, 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player. He is a 6'6" (1.98 m) and 195 lb (88 kg). He was a forward and he attended Great Bridge High School in Chesapeake, Virginia, where he was born. He played collegiately at Old Dominion University. Davis was selected with the 9th pick of the fourth round of the 1985 NBA draft by the