The Caribbean/West Indies men's national tennis team represented the nations of the

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in Davis Cup

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competition from 1953–1987.

History

Caribbean/West Indies competed in its first Davis Cup in

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. They won two of their 36 ties, defeating

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to reach the semifinals of the American Zone in 1966, and defeating

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to reach the quarterfinals of American Zone Group I in

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. In 1968 their 0-5 defeat (to the USA) was the beginning of the record for the 17 consecutive wins for the

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. 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 1990) The

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 associa ...

(which began competition in 1991) currently represents the smaller island nations of the Caribbean.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Caribbean West Indies Davis Cup team δ Caribbean West Indies Davis Cup team Tennis in the Caribbean National sports teams of the West Indies

History

Breakup

See also

References

External links