The Belgium men's national tennis team represents
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
in
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 ...
tennis competition and are governed by the
Royal Belgian Tennis Federation
The Royal Belgian Tennis Federation ( nl, Koninklijke Belgische Tennisbond; french: link=no, Fédération Royale Belge de Tennis) is an organisation set up in 1902 that formally takes charge of tennis in Belgium. From 1979 on, most tasks are execut ...
.
History
Belgium competed in its first Davis Cup in
1904
Events
January
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when it achieved its best result until 2015, a final lost to the
British Isles
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. They made the final again, in
2015
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, when they lost to
Great Britain
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yet again. They reached the final again in
2017
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, losing again, this time against
France
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.
Current squad
''Player information and rankings ''
Recent results
2000–2009
2010–2019
2020–present
See also
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Belgium Fed Cup team
The Belgian women's national tennis team, managed by the Belgian Tennis Federation, has been competing in the International Tennis Federation sanctioned Fed Cup since the very beginning: 1963. It has won the competition once, in 2001. Both Kim ...
External links
{{National sports teams of Belgium
Davis Cup teams
Tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
Tennis in Belgium