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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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)
Competitors Include: Sam Querrey, LeadQuote, Competitors Include: Sam Querrey, Lead
He also reached the semifinals of the Davis Cup three times with the United States team
Andrei Dăescu (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Andrei Dăescu, LeadQuote, Competitors Include: Andrei Dăescu, Lead
representing Romania in the Davis Cup competition
Jhonnatan Medina-Álvarez (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Jhonnatan Medina-Álvarez, CareerQuote, Competitors Include: Jhonnatan Medina-Álvarez, Career
Medina appeared in 13 Davis Cup ties
Lý Hoàng Nam (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Lý Hoàng Nam, LeadQuote, Competitors Include: Lý Hoàng Nam, Lead
Hoàng Nam represents Vietnam at the Davis Cup
Wong Hong-kit (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Wong Hong-kit, LeadQuote, Competitors Include: Wong Hong-kit, Lead
Wong represents Hong Kong at the Davis Cup
John Isner (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: John Isner, LeadQuote, Competitors Include: John Isner, Lead
during his first-round 2016 Davis Cup match
Fredrik Ask (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Fredrik Ask, Article textQuote, Competitors Include: Fredrik Ask, Article text
Ask represented Norway at the Davis Cup where he has a W/L record of 1-3.
Vasko Mladenov (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Vasko Mladenov, Article textQuote, Competitors Include: Vasko Mladenov, Article text
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)
Competitors Include: Trịnh Linh Giang, LeadQuote, Competitors Include: Trịnh Linh Giang, Lead
Trịnh represents Vietnam at the Davis Cup
Tony Trabert (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Tony Trabert, Tennis career, Amateur, Davis CupQuote, Competitors Include: Tony Trabert, Tennis career, Amateur, Davis Cup
was an American Davis Cup team mainstay during the early 1950s
Jarkko Nieminen (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Jarkko Nieminen, Career highlights, 1999Quote, Competitors Include: Jarkko Nieminen, Career highlights, 1999
Made his Davis Cup debut against Italy, losing to Andrea Gaudenzi.
Werner Zirngibl (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Werner Zirngibl, Biography, Davis CupQuote, Competitors Include: Werner Zirngibl, Biography, Davis Cup
In 1979 he represented West Germany in a Davis Cup tie at home in Augsburg against Israel.
Timo Nieminen (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Timo Nieminen, LeadQuote, Competitors Include: Timo Nieminen, Lead
He has been a member of the Finland Davis Cup team since 2002
Lauri Kiiski (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Lauri Kiiski, BodyQuote, Competitors Include: Lauri Kiiski, Body
Kiiski represented Finland at the Davis Cup
Andy Roddick (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Andy Roddick, Lead, Davis Cup titleQuote, Competitors Include: Andy Roddick, Lead, Davis Cup title
led the United States to the 2007 Davis Cup title
Jannik Sinner (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Jannik Sinner, Lead, Davis Cup titlesQuote, Competitors Include: Jannik Sinner, Lead, Davis Cup titles
He led Italy to back-to-back Davis Cup crowns in 2023 and 2024.
Italy Davis Cup team (Wikipedia)
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The Italy men's national tennis team represents Italy in Davis Cup tennis competition
Stan Wawrinka (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Stan Wawrinka, Lead, Davis Cup 2014Quote, Competitors Include: Stan Wawrinka, Lead, Davis Cup 2014
pivotal in the Swiss team's victory at the 2014 Davis Cup
Arthur Ashe (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Arthur Ashe, Lead, Davis Cup selectionQuote, Competitors Include: Arthur Ashe, Lead, Davis Cup selection
first Black player selected to the United States Davis Cup team
Norman Brookes (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Norman Brookes, Tennis careerQuote, Competitors Include: Norman Brookes, Tennis career
Brookes played 39 Davis Cup matches for Australia/New Zealand and the Australian Davis Cup team between 1905 and 1920
Sidney Wood (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Sidney Wood, CareerQuote, Competitors Include: Sidney Wood, Career
He also reached the finals of the Mixed Doubles of the French Championships in 1932, the Davis Cup in 1934, and the U.S. National Championships Men's Singles in 1935 (losing to Wilmer Allison).
Ashley Cooper (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Ashley Cooper, AmateurQuote, Competitors Include: Ashley Cooper, Amateur
The right-handed Cooper played on the Australian Davis Cup team that won the cup in 1957, and were finalists in 1958.
Alex Olmedo (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Alex Olmedo, Lead, Davis CupQuote, Competitors Include: Alex Olmedo, Lead, Davis Cup
He helped win the Davis Cup for the United States in 1958
Curt Lincoln (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Curt Lincoln, Competition as statedQuote, Competitors Include: Curt Lincoln, Competition as stated
Lincoln represented Finland during the 1954 Davis Cup Europe Zone first round tie against Norway
Jim Courier (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Jim Courier, Article text, competition: davis-cupQuote, Competitors Include: Jim Courier, Article text, competition: davis-cup
victorious United States Davis Cup teams in 1992 and 1995
Major Ritchie (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Major Ritchie, Career, Davis CupQuote, Competitors Include: Major Ritchie, Career, Davis Cup
In 1908 he was member of the British Davis Cup team.
John Peers (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: John Peers, Lead, Davis CupQuote, Competitors Include: John Peers, Lead, Davis Cup
Peers has represented Australia in the Davis Cup since 2016.
Bruno Soares (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Bruno Soares, Lead, Davis CupQuote, Competitors Include: Bruno Soares, Lead, Davis Cup
Soares has represented Brazil in the Davis Cup since 2005
Alex O'Brien (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Alex O'Brien, LeadQuote, Competitors Include: Alex O'Brien, Lead
played on the United States Davis Cup team
Veli Paloheimo (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Veli Paloheimo, Career, Davis CupQuote, Competitors Include: Veli Paloheimo, Career, Davis Cup
Paloheimo participated in 12 Davis Cup ties for Finland from 1986
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