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Caribbean Davis Cup Team
The Caribbean/West Indies men's national tennis team represented the nations of the West Indies in Davis Cup tennis competition from 1953–1987. History Caribbean/West Indies competed in its first Davis Cup in 1953. They won two of their 36 ties, defeating Venezuela to reach the semifinals of the American Zone in 1966, and defeating Cuba to reach the quarterfinals of American Zone Group I in 1987. In 1968 their 0-5 defeat (to the USA) was the beginning of the record for the 17 consecutive wins for the USA. Due to an ITLF (International Lawn Tennis Federation) ruling (in 1983) the West Indies, was no longer recognised as a Davis Cup team beyond 1987, as such four new teams were entered into the tournament over the next three years. Breakup Following 1987, the team disbanded. Four nations began competition on their own: * Bahamas Davis Cup team (began 1989) * Barbados Davis Cup team (began 1990) * Jamaica Davis Cup team (began 1988) * Trinidad and Tobago Davis Cup team (began ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Indies
The West Indies is a subregion of North America, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea that includes 13 independent island countries and 18 dependencies and other territories in three major archipelagos: the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Lucayan Archipelago. The subregion includes all the islands in the Antilles, plus The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands, which are in the North Atlantic Ocean. Nowadays, the term West Indies is often interchangeable with the term Caribbean, although the latter may also include some Central and South American mainland nations which have Caribbean coastlines, such as Belize, French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname, as well as the Atlantic island nations of Barbados, Bermuda, and Trinidad and Tobago, all of which are geographically distinct from the three main island groups, but culturally related. Origin and use of the term In 1492, Christopher Columbus became the first European to record his arri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahamas Davis Cup Team
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The Bahamas men's national tennis team represents the Bahamas in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association. The Bahamas currently compete in the Americas Zone of Group III. They reached the World Group play-offs in 1993. History The Bahamas competed in its first Davis Cup in 1989. Bahamian players previously competed on the Caribbean/West Indies team. Current team (2022) * Kevin Major * Spencer Newman * Baker Newman * Marvin Rolle (''Captain-player'') See also *Davis Cup * Bahamas Fed Cup team External links Davis Cup teams Davis Cup Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davis Cup Teams
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Pacific Oceania Davis Cup Team
The Pacific Oceania Davis Cup team represents the island nations in Oceania, excluding Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia, in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Oceania Tennis Federation. Pacific Oceania on Sunday 19th September 2021 was promoted following the Davis Cup Tie in Amman, Jordan to compete in the 2022 Asia/Oceania Zone of Group II. In August 2022 they were promoted to World Group II. Current team Team representing Pacific Oceania vs. at 2023 Davis Cup World Group II Play-offs from 3-4 February 2023 * Colin Sinclair * Clement Mainguy * Gillian Osmont * Matavao Fanguna * Brett Baudinet History Pacific Oceania competed in its first Davis Cup in 1995. Nations and Territories represented Former squad members Active single players listed in bold and active double players listed also in ''italic'' See also *Davis Cup *Pacific Oceania Fed Cup team The Pacific Oceania Fed Cup team represents the island nations of Oceania in Fed Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Caribbean Davis Cup Team
The Eastern Caribbean Davis Cup team represented member nations of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States in Davis Cup tennis competition. The team represents full members of The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and associate members whose population does not exceed 200,000. Eastern Caribbean have not competed since 2004. They reached the quarterfinals of Group II in 1991. History Eastern Caribbean competed in its first Davis Cup in 1991. Players from member nations previously competed on the Caribbean/West Indies team. Last team (2004) * Dexter Christian * Corey Huggins * Hayden Ashton * Glynn James (''Captain-player'') Nations and Territories represented See also *Davis Cup *Eastern Caribbean Fed Cup team The Eastern Caribbean Fed Cup team represents the member nations of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States in Fed Cup tennis competition. They have not competed since 2002. History Eastern Caribbean competed in its first (and thus fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trinidad And Tobago Davis Cup Team
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The Trinidad and Tobago men's national tennis team represents Trinidad and Tobago in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by Tennis TT. Trinidad and Tobago have appeared in Group II on three occasions, but have yet to win a match at that level. They have not competed since 2016. History Trinidad and Tobago competed in its first Davis Cup in 1990. Current team (2022) * Nabeel Majeed Mohammed * Ebolum Pastor Nwokolo * Joseph Cadogan * Akiel Duke * Luca Shamsi (''Junior player'') See also *Davis Cup * Trinidad and Tobago Fed Cup team References External links Davis Cup teams Davis Cup Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamaica Davis Cup Team
The Jamaica National tennis team represents Jamaica in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by Tennis Jamaica. Jamaica currently compete in the World Group II following their defeat of Estonia during the World Group II Playoffs in February 2023. History Jamaica competed in its first Davis Cup in 1988. Current team (2022) * Blaise Bicknell * Rowland Phillips * John Chin * Jacob Bicknell * Daniel Azar (''Junior player'') Recent performances Here is the list of all match-ups since 1988, when the Jamaican Davis Cup team debuted. 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also *Davis Cup * Jamaica Fed Cup team External links {{National sports teams of Jamaica Davis Cup teams Davis Cup Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ...< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbados Davis Cup Team
The Barbados national tennis team represents Barbados in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Barbados Tennis Association. History Barbados competed in its first Davis Cup in 1990. Barbadian players previously competed on the Caribbean/West Indies team. In 1990, Barbados debuted in Group II of the Americas Zone (the lowest tier at that time). In 2014, they upset Mexico to advance to Group I of the Americas Zone for the first time in their history. They were relegated in 2016, but managed promotion back into Group I in 2017. Current team (2022) * Darian King * Matthew Foster-Estwick * Kaipo Marshall * Haydn Lewis Haydn Lewis (born 2 January 1986) is a professional Barbadian tennis player. Lewis reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour The ATP Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for men organized by the Association of Tennis Pro ... * Xavier Lawrence See also * Davis Cup * Barbados Fed Cup team External links Davis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis. It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by twelve national tennis associations. As of 2016, there are 211 national and six regional associations that make up ITF's membership. The ITF's governance responsibilities include maintaining and enforcing the rules of tennis, regulating international team competitions, promoting the game, and preserving the sport's integrity via anti-doping and anti-corruption programs. The ITF partners with the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) to govern professional tennis. The ITF organizes the Grand Slam events, annual team competitions for men ( Davis Cup), women (Billie Jean King Cup), and mixed teams (Hopman Cup), as well as tennis and wheelchair tennis events at the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games on behalf of the International Olympic Committee. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organisers as the "World Cup of Tennis", and the winners are referred to as the World Champion team. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Great Britain and the United States. By 2016, 135 nations entered teams into the competition. The most successful countries over the history of the tournament are the United States (winning 32 titles and finishing as runners-up 29 times) and Australia (winning 28 titles, including six with New Zealand as Australasia, and finishing as runners-up 19 times). The current champions are Canada, who beat Australia to win their first title in 2022. The women's equivalent of the Davis Cup is the Billie Jean King Cup, formerly known as the Fed Cup. Australia, Russia, the Czech Republic, and the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USA Davis Cup Team
The United States men's national tennis 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 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. History The U.S. Davis Cup Team won the very first Davis Cup title in 1900. Their most recent win was in 2007, defeating Russia in the final. The United States played in the World Group in all but one year (1988) since it was created in 1981, sharing this record with the Czech Republic, and holds the record for ongoing consecutive years in the World Group at 30 as of 2018. Current squad ''Win–loss records are as of 29 November, rankings are as of 22 November 2021.'' Recent performances Here is the list of all match-ups si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Davis Cup
The 1987 Davis Cup (also known as the 1987 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 76th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 72 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 32 in the Europe Zone (including 11 in the Africa Zone), 13 in the Eastern Zone, and 11 in the Americas Zone. Sweden defeated India in the final, held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 18–20 December, to win their 4th Davis Cup title. World Group Draw Final Sweden vs. India Relegation play-offs ''Date: 24–26 July'' * , , and remain in the World Group in 1988. * , , and are relegated to Zonal competition in 1988. Americas Zone * are promoted to the World Group in 1988. Eastern Zone * are promoted to the World Group in 1988. Europe Zone Africa Zone * and qualified to the Europe Zone main draws. Europe Zone A * are promoted to the World Group in 1988. Europe Zone B * are p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
