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Sri Lanka Davis Cup Team
The Sri Lanka Davis Cup team represents Sri Lanka in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Sri Lanka Tennis Association. Sri Lanka currently do compete in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group III. They have reached the semifinals of Group II on five occasions. History Sri Lanka competed in its first Davis Cup in 1953 when they took on the Netherlands as Ceylon A first round elimination, kept the nation away for two years until they appeared in the Eastern Asia Zone. In 1958, the team took their first win in Davis Cup history by defeating Malaysia at Singapore. This was their only win until 1966 when they once again defeated Malaysia to make into the Zone B final losing to India 5-0. In 1983, they made it to the quarterfinals of the Eastern Zone after a win over Hong Kong but they continue to struggle and soon was put in the lower division when the Asia-Oceania draw was split into two. After bungling out in the opening round in 88, Sri Lanka made it to the semifinals b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 Davis Cup
The 1953 Davis Cup was the 42nd edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 24 teams entered the Europe Zone, 6 teams entered the America Zone, and India Davis Cup team, India was the sole competitor in the Eastern Zone. This year saw the first appearances in the competition of both Sri Lanka Davis Cup team, Ceylon and a team representing the Caribbean/West Indies Davis Cup team, West Indies. For the first time play took place on the African continent, when the first-round Europe Zone tie between Egypt Davis Cup team, Egypt and Austria Davis Cup team, Austria was held in Cairo. The United States Davis Cup team, United States defeated Canada Davis Cup team, Canada in the America Zone final, and Belgium Davis Cup team, Belgium defeated Denmark Davis Cup team, Denmark in the Europe Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Belgium defeated India in the semifinal, and then lost to the United States in the final. In the Challenge Round the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |