The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis, contested annually between national teams drawn from well over a hundred and fifty countries and billed by its organisers as the World Cup of Tennis. It began in 1900 as a challenge between Great Britain and the United States, first under the title International Lawn Tennis Challenge, and became known by the name of the trophy donated by Dwight F. Davis, with the name officially changed after his death in 1945. From 1972 the competition became a knockout in which the defending champion had to compete in all rounds, and from 2019 the top level moved to an eighteen team finals event at the end of the season, a change voted through by the International Tennis Federation's member federations. The United States holds the most titles with thirty two, and Italy won the most recent edition in 2025. The women's counterpart is the Billie Jean King Cup.
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Competitors Include
Source Andrei Dăescu (Wikipedia)
Source Fredrik Ask (Wikipedia)
Source Jhonnatan Medina-Álvarez (Wikipedia)
Source John Isner (Wikipedia)
Source Lý Hoàng Nam (Wikipedia)
Source Sam Querrey (Wikipedia)
Source Trịnh Linh Giang (Wikipedia)
Source Vasko Mladenov (Wikipedia)
Source Wong Hong-kit (Wikipedia)
Features
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Source Davis Cup (Wikipedia)
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1. Davis Cup (Wikipedia)
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making it the world's largest annual team sporting competition
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contested annually between teams from over 150 competing countries
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The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Great Britain and the United States.
History, format changes
Beginning in 1972, the format was changed to a knockout competition, so that the defending champion was required to compete in all rounds, and the Davis Cup was awarded to the champion.
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By 2023, 155 nations entered teams into the competition.
Governs: International Tennis Federation (ITF), History, 2018 format vote
World Tennis (then known as the International Tennis Federation) voted to change the format of the competition from 2019 onwards
View the SourceSam Querrey (Wikipedia)
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He also reached the semifinals of the Davis Cup three times with the United States team
Andrei Dăescu (Wikipedia)
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representing Romania in the Davis Cup competition
Jhonnatan Medina-Álvarez (Wikipedia)
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Medina appeared in 13 Davis Cup ties
Lý Hoàng Nam (Wikipedia)
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Hoàng Nam represents Vietnam at the Davis Cup
Wong Hong-kit (Wikipedia)
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Wong represents Hong Kong at the Davis Cup
John Isner (Wikipedia)
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during his first-round 2016 Davis Cup match
Fredrik Ask (Wikipedia)
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Ask represented Norway at the Davis Cup where he has a W/L record of 1-3.
Vasko Mladenov (Wikipedia)
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He participated in the Davis Cup in doubles in March 2016 against Turkey, bringing Bulgaria a historic win 7:6, 6:7, 6:7, 7:6, 6:4 alongside fellow Bulgarian Alexander Lazov.
Trịnh Linh Giang (Wikipedia)
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Trịnh represents Vietnam at the Davis Cup
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