The Dominican Republic national tennis team represents the
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares wit ...
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
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competition and are governed by the
Federación Dominicana de Tenis.
The Dominican Republic currently compete in the Americas Zone of Group I.
History
The Dominican Republic competed in its first Davis Cup in
1989
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In 2010, the Dominican Republic reached Americas Zone Group I for the first time.
The country once again reached Americas Zone Group I in 2012 after defeating Mexico in the final, with a 3-2 result.
In September, 2013, the Dominican Republic maintained its Americas Zone Group I status after beating Chile 4-1 in the relegation play-off.
In July, 2015, the team defeated Ecuador, and for the first time will face World Group play-offs against Germany on home soil.
Current Team (
2022
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)
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Nick Hardt
Nick Hardt (born 20 September 2000) is a Dominican tennis player.
Hardt has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 201 achieved on 12 December 2022 and doubles ranking of No. 399 achieved on 3 October 2022.
Hardt represents the Domini ...
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Peter Bertran
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Víctor Estrella Burgos
Víctor Estrella Burgos (; born August 2, 1980) is a retired Dominican professional tennis player. In 2014, Estrella became the first Dominican to reach the top 100 in the ATP rankings. He also became the first Dominican player to reach the sem ...
(''Doubles player'')
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Juan Berrido-Fernández (''Captain-player'')
See also
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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 ...
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Dominican Republic Fed Cup team
The Dominican Republic Fed Cup team represents the Dominican Republic in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Federación Dominicana de Tenis. They currently compete in the Americas Zone Group II.
History
Dominican Republic comp ...
External links
Davis Cup teams
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 ...
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 ...
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