The Serbian men's national tennis team represents
Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...
in the
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 ...
and the
ATP Cup
The ATP Cup was an international outdoor hard court men's tennis team tournament, which ran from 2020 to 2022.The tournament was played across one or three Australian cities over ten days in the lead up to the Australian Open, and featured teams ...
, both
tennis
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competitions. Since June 2006, the team has played under the name of Serbia, following the split of
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...
.
Serbia won the Davis Cup title for the first and only time in
2010
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, defeating
France
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with 3:2 in the final as host nation. The team was a runner-up in
2013
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, when they were defeated by the
Czech Republic
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with 2:3 in the final in
Belgrade
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. The team also had three semifinals Davis Cup appearances (in
2011
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,
2017
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, and
2021
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) and four quarterfinals Davis Cup appearances (in
2012
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,
2015
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,
2016
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, and
2019
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).In
2020
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, Serbia won the inaugural ATP Cup.
Current team
The following players are representing Serbia in the
2022 Davis Cup Finals Group Stage.
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Recent call-ups
The following players were part of a team in the last five years.
ATP rankings on 12 September 2022[
]
History
Serbia competed in its first Davis Cup as an independent nation in 2007.
Within the Yugoslav Davis Cup team, they reached the semifinals of the World Group in 1988
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, 1989 and 1991
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.
They competed as the Serbia and Montenegro Davis Cup team
Serbia and Montenegro men's national tennis team represented Serbia and Montenegro in international tennis competitions in 2004–2006.
References
External links
{{National sports teams of Serbia and Montenegro
Tennis in Serbia and Mont ...
from 2003
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–2006
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.
Serbia won the Davis Cup title in 2010
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.
Serbia is considered as the direct successor of former Davis Cup teams (SCG, YUG), which is important in drawing decisions of home/away ties and choice of ground.
Results under present name Serbia
Head to head
(by No. of ties)
* vs Czechoslovakia/Czech Rep. 12 ties 5–7
* vs 11 ties 6–5
* vs 11 ties 3–8
* vs 10 ties 6–4
* vs 9 ties 5–4
* vs 8 ties 5–3
* vs 7 ties 3–4
* vs 6 ties 5–1
* vs / Soviet Union/Russia 6 ties 2–4
* vs 6 ties 1–5
* vs Germany/West Germany 6 ties 1–5
* vs 5 ties 4–1
* vs 5 ties 4–1
* vs 5 ties 2–3
* vs 4 ties 4–0
* vs 4 ties 3–1
* vs 4 ties 2–2
* vs 4 ties 2–2
* vs 4 ties 2–2
* vs 4 ties 1–3
* vs 3 ties 3–0
* vs 3 ties 3–0
* vs 3 ties 3–0
* vs 3 ties 2–1
* vs 3 ties 2–1
* vs 3 ties 2–1
* vs 3 ties 2–1
* vs 3 ties 1–2
* vs 3 ties 1–2
* vs 2 ties 2–0
* vs 2 ties 2–0
* vs 2 ties 2–0
* vs 2 ties 2–0
* vs 2 ties 2–0
* vs / Rhodesia/Zimbabwe 2 ties 2–0
* vs 2 ties 2–0
* vs 2 ties 2–0
* vs 2 ties 1–1
* vs 2 ties 1–1
* vs 2 ties 1–1
* vs 2 ties 1–1
* vs 2 ties 1–1
* vs 2 ties 1–1
* vs 2 ties 0–2
* vs 1 tie 1–0
* vs 1 tie 1–0
* vs 1 tie 1–0
* vs Caribbean/West Indies 1 tie 1–0
* vs 1 tie 1–0
* vs 1 tie 1–0
* vs 1 tie 1–0
* vs 1 tie 1–0
* vs 1 tie 1–0
* vs 1 tie 1–0
* vs 1 tie 1–0
* vs 1 tie 0–1
* vs 1 tie 0–1
Captains
Other competitions
In addition to the Davis Cup, the Serbian national team has also achieved success in major tournaments in individual and team categories.
Team competitions
Olympic Games and Universiade medal tables
''Here is the list of all Olympics Summer Games medals
''Here is the list of all Summer Universiade medals
See also
* Serbia ATP Cup team
The Serbian men's national tennis team represents Serbia in the Davis Cup and the ATP Cup, both tennis competitions.
In 2020, Serbia won the inaugural ATP Cup.
Current team
The following players are representing Serbia in the 2022 ATP Cup
The ...
* Serbia Billie Jean King Cup team
The Serbian Billie Jean King Cup team represents Serbia in Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Tennis Federation of Serbia. They will compete in 2019 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I at Venue 1 in Bath, United Kingdom ...
References
External links
{{National sports teams of Serbia
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 ...