Great Britain Davis Cup team

Great Britain
Captain	John Lloyd
ITF ranking	29 (10 Jul 2009)
Colors	blue & white
First year	1900
Years played	96
Ties played (W-L)	223 (136-87)
Years in World Group	11 (3-11)
Davis Cup titles	9
Runners-up	8
Most total wins	Fred Perry (45-7)
Most singles wins	Bunny Austin (36-12)
Most doubles wins	Bobby Wilson (25-8)
Best doubles team	Bobby Wilson and Mike Sangster (11-3) Fred Perry and Patrick Hughes (11-3)
Most ties played	Bobby Wilson (34)
Most years played	Greg Rusedski (13)

The Great Britain Davis Cup team represents the United Kingdom in Davis Cup tennis competition and is controlled by the Lawn Tennis Association. Great Britain played in the very first International Lawn Tennis Challenge (the tournament was known until 1945). They are the third most successful team in terms of championships won, with 9 (tied with France), but have appeared in only one final since 1937.

Current players

• Andy Murray (ATP Rank Number 4)
• Josh Goodall (ATP Number 196)
• Chris Eaton (ATP Number 390)
• Ross Hutchins (ATP Doubles Number 42)

Record

2009

• Europe/Africa Zone Group I Round One - bye

• Europe/Africa Zone Group I Round Two - Ukraine 4-1 Great Britain
  1. Illya Marchenko bt. Josh Goodall 7-6, 7-6, 7-6
  2. Sergiy Stakhovsky bt. Chris Eaton 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
  3. Sergei Bubka / Sergiy Stakhovsky bt. Colin Fleming / Ross Hutchins 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
  4. Ivan Sergeyev bt. Josh Goodall 7-6, 6-3
  5. Chris Eaton bt. Illya Marchenko 6-3, 4-6, 7-6

• Europe/Africa Zone Group I 1st Round Play-offs - bye

• Europe/Africa Zone Group I 2nd Round Play-offs - Poland 3-2 Great Britain
  1. Andy Murray bt. Michał Przysiężny 6-4, 6-2, 6-4
  2. Jerzy Janowicz bt. Daniel Evans 6-3, 6-3, 7-6(5)
  3. Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski bt. Ross Hutchins / Andy Murray 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
  4. Andy Murray bt. Jerzy Janowicz 6-3, 6-4, 6-3
  5. Michał Przysiężny bt. Daniel Evans 6-2, 6-1, 7-5

2008

• World Group Round One - Argentina 4-1 Great Britain
  1. David Nalbandian bt. Jamie Baker 6-1, 6-3, 6-3
  2. Agustín Calleri bt. Alex Bogdanović 6-3, 6-1, 6-1
  3. José Acasuso / David Nalbandian bt. Ross Hutchins / Jamie Murray 6-2, 7-6, 6-0
  4. José Acasuso bt. Alex Bogdanović 7-5, 7-5
  5. Jamie Baker bt. Agustín Calleri 7-6, 6-4

• World Group Play-offs - Austria 3-2 Great Britain
  1. Jürgen Melzer bt. Alex Bogdanović 3-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2, 6-1
  2. Andy Murray bt. Alexander Peya 6-4, 6-1, 6-4
  3. Jürgen Melzer / Julian Knowle bt. Ross Hutchins / Jamie Murray 6-4, 6-1, 6-3
  4. Andy Murray bt. Jürgen Melzer 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-1
  5. Alexander Peya bt. Alex Bogdanović 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2

2007

• Europe/Africa Zone Group I Round One - bye

• Europe/Africa Zone Group I Round Two - Great Britain 4-1 Netherlands
  1. Andy Murray bt. Raemon Sluiter 6-3, 7-5, 6-2
  2. Tim Henman bt. Robin Haase 7-6, 6-3, 7-6
  3. Jamie Murray / Greg Rusedski bt. Robin Haase / Rogier Wassen 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6
  4. Robin Haase bt. Jamie Murray 4-6, 7-6, 6-2
  5. Tim Henman bt. Igor Sijsling 6-2, 6-3

• World Group Play-offs - Great Britain 4-1 Croatia
  1. Andy Murray bt. Marin Čilić 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
  2. Tim Henman bt. Roko Karanušić 6-4, 6-3, 6-3
  3. Jamie Murray / Tim Henman bt. Lovro Zovko / Marin Čilić 4-6, 6-4, 7-6, 7-5
  4. Andy Murray bt. Roko Karanušić 6-4, 7-6
  5. Marin Čilić bt. Jamie Baker 6-4, 6-4

2006

• Europe/Africa Zone Group I Round One - bye
• Europe/Africa Zone Group I Round Two - Serbia and Montenegro 3-2 Great Britain
  1. Greg Rusedski bt. Janko Tipsarević 6-3, 6-7, 7-5, 7-5
  2. Novak Djoković bt. Arvind Parmar 6-3, 6-2, 7-5
  3. Ilija Bozoljac / Nenad Zimonjić bt. Andy Murray / Greg Rusedski 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
  4. Novak Djoković bt. Greg Rusedski 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6
  5. Arvind Parmar bt. Ilija Bozoljac 7-5, 6-4

• Europe/Africa Zone Group I Round One Play-offs - Israel 3-2 Great Britain
  1. Noam Okun bt. Alex Bogdanović 6-4, 7-5, 6-2
  2. Andy Murray bt. Andy Ram 2-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-3
  3. Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram bt. Jamie Delgado / Andy Murray 3-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
  4. Noam Okun bt. Jamie Delgado 6-3, 6-4, 6-7, 2-6, 6-3
  5. Alan Mackin bt. Dekel Valtzer 6-2, 6-1

• Europe/Africa Zone Group I Round Two Play-offs - Great Britain 3-2 Ukraine
  1. Greg Rusedski bt. Sergiy Stakhovsky 1-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, 9-7
  2. Andy Murray bt. Oleksandr Dolgopolov 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
  3. Sergiy Stakhovsky / Orest Tereshchuck bt. Jamie Delgado / Andy Murray 6-3, 6-3, 6-3
  4. Andy Murray bt. Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-3, 6-2, 7-5
  5. Sergei Bubka bt. Jamie Baker 6-3, 7-6

2005

• Europe/Africa Zone Group I Round One - bye
• Europe/Africa Zone Group I Round Two - Great Britain 3-2 Israel
  1. Greg Rusedski bt. Harel Levy 6-4, 6-3, 6-0
  2. Noam Okun bt. Alex Bogdanovic 7-6, 6-2, 6-2
  3. Andy Murray/David Sherwood bt. Jonathan Erlich/Andy Ram 6-4, 7-6, 2-6, 7-6
  4. Greg Rusedski bt. Noam Okun 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
  5. Harel Levy bt. David Sherwood 6-7, 6-4, 6-3

• World Group Play-offs - Switzerland 5-0 Great Britain
  1. Roger Federer bt. Alan Mackin 6-0, 6-0, 6-2
  2. Stanislas Wawrinka bt. Andy Murray 6-3, 7-6, 6-4
  3. Yves Allegro/Roger Federer bt. Andy Murray/Greg Rusedski 7-5, 2-6, 7-6, 6-2
  4. George Bastl bt. David Sherwood 6-3, 6-0
  5. Stanislas Wawrinka bt. Alan Mackin 7-5, 7-6

2004

• Europe/Africa Zone Group I Round One - bye
• Europe/Africa Zone Group I Round Two - Great Britain 4-1 Luxembourg
  1. Gilles Muller bt. Arvind Parmar 4-6, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
  2. Tim Henman bt. Gilles Kremer 6-3, 6-3, 6-2
  3. Tim Henman/Greg Rusedski bt. Gilles Muller/Mike Scheidweiler 6-4, 7-6, 6-3
  4. Tim Henman bt. Gilles Muller 7-6, 6-2, 6-1
  5. Greg Rusedski bt. Mike Scheidweiler 6-3, 7-6

• Laurent Bram and Jonathan Marray were nominated but didn't play.

• World Group Play-offs - Austria 3-2 Great Britain
  1. Stefan Koubek bt. Tim Henman 6-3, 6-3, 6-1
  2. Greg Rusedski bt. Jurgen Melzer 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6
  3. Julian Knowle/Alexander Peya bt. Tim Henman/Greg Rusedski 6-4, 1-6, 6-2, 6-1
  4. Tim Henman bt. Jurgen Melzer 0-6, 6-2, 7-6, 6-2
  5. Stefan Koubek bt. Greg Rusedski 7-6, 6-4, 7-5

• Alex Bogdanovic and Andy Murray were nominated but didn't play.

2003

• World Group Round One - Australia 4-1 Great Britain
  1. Mark Philippoussis bt. Alan Mackin 6-3, 6-3, 6-3
  2. Lleyton Hewitt bt. Alex Bogdanovic 7-5, 6-1, 6-2
  3. Lleyton Hewitt/Todd Woodbridge bt. Miles McLagan/Arvind Parmar 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
  4. Wayne Arthurs bt. Miles McLagan 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
  5. Alex Bogdanovic bt. Todd Woodbridge 6-2, 7-6

• World Group Play-offs - Morocco 3-2 Great Britain
  1. Hicham Arazi bt. Tim Henman 6-4, 6-4, 7-6
  2. Younes El Aynaoui bt. Greg Rusedski 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
  3. Tim Henman/Greg Rusedski bt. Hicham Arazi/Mounir El Aarej 7-6, 6-2, 6-4
  4. Tim Henman bt. Younes El Aynaoui 6-3, 6-7, 7-6, 6-4
  5. Hicham Arazi bt. Greg Rusedski 5-7, 7-5, 7-6, 7-6

• Jalal Chafai-Alaoui, Alex Bogdanovic and Miles McLagan were nominated but didn't play.

2002

• World Group Round One - Sweden 3-2 Great Britain
  1. Tim Henman bt. Jonas Björkman 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 7-5
  2. Thomas Enqvist bt. Greg Rusedski 7-6, 7-6, 6-2
  3. Tim Henman/Greg Rusedski bt. Jonas Björkman/Thomas Johansson 7-6, 2-6, 6-7, 6-3, 6-3
  4. Thomas Enqvist bt. Tim Henman 6-4, 6-2, 6-4
  5. Thomas Johansson bt. Greg Rusedski 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4

• Martin Lee, Jamie Delgado and Magnus Larsson were nominated but didn't play.

• World Group Qualifying Round - Great Britain 3-2 Thailand
  1. Tim Henman bt. Danai Udomchoke 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2
  2. Paradorn Srichaphan bt. Martin Lee 6-0, 7-6, 6-2
  3. Tim Henman/Miles McLagan bt. Paradorn Srichaphan/Danai Udomchoke 6-7, 6-4, 7-5, 6-2
  4. Tim Henman bt. Paradorn Srichaphan 6-3, 6-2, 6-3
  5. Danai Udomchoke bt. Arvind Parmar 6-3, 6-1

• Narathorn Srichaphan and Vittaya Samrej were nominated but didn't play.

2001

• Europe/Africa Zone Group I Round One - bye
• Europe/Africa Zone Group I Round Two - Great Britain 5-0 Portugal
  1. Tim Henman bt. Tiago Vinhas-Sousa 6-2, 6-1, 6-1
  2. Greg Rusedski bt. Emanuel Couto 6-3, 6-7, 6-1, 6-2
  3. Tim Henman/Greg Rusedski bt. Emanuel Couto/Antonio van Grichen 6-1, 7-6, 7-6
  4. Martin Lee bt. Antonio van Grichen 6-2, 6-0
  5. Lee Childs bt. Tiago Vinhas-Sousa 6-1, 6-4

• Bernardo Mota was nominated but didn't play.

• World Group Qualifying Round - Great Britain 4-1 Ecuador
  1. Greg Rusedski bt. Nicolás Lapentti 2-6, 6-2, 7-5, 6-3
  2. Tim Henman bt. Luis Morejón 6-4, 6-2, 6-2
  3. Tim Henman/Greg Rusedski bt. Giovanni Lapentti/Nicolás Lapentti 6-2, 6-3, 6-4
  4. Martin Lee bt. Giovanni Lapentti 6-0, 6-4
  5. Luis Morejón bt. Barry Cowan 6-1, 6-4

• Jhony de Leon was nominated but didn't play.

2000

• World Group Round One - Czech Republic 4-1 Great Britain
  1. Tim Henman bt. Ctislav Doseděl 6-7, 5-7, 6-1, 7-5, 6-3
  2. Jiří Novák bt. Jamie Delgado 6-4, 7-6, 6-3
  3. Jiří Novák/David Rikl bt. Neil Broad/Tim Henman 7-6, 6-4, 6-7, 6-2
  4. Jiří Novák bt. Tim Henman 6-4, 6-2, 6-2
  5. Bohdan Ulihrach bt. Jamie Delgado 5-7, 7-5, 6-4

• Arvind Parmar was nominated but didn't play.

• World Group Qualifying Round - Ecuador 3-2 Great Britain
  1. Nicolás Lapentti bt. Greg Rusedski 6-3, 6-7, 7-5, 4-6, 7-5
  2. Tim Henman bt. Luis Morejón 6-2, 6-1, 6-4
  3. Giovanni Lapentti/Nicolás Lapentti bt. Tim Henman/Arvind Parmar 6-3, 7-5, 6-3
  4. Tim Henman bt. Nicolás Lapentti 6-1, 6-4, 6-4
  5. Giovanni Lapentti bt. Arvind Parmar 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-3

1999

• World Group Round One - United States 3-2 Great Britain
  1. Jim Courier bt. Tim Henman 7-6, 2-6, 7-6, 6-7, 7-5
  2. Todd Martin bt. Greg Rusedski 6-4, 6-4, 6-2
  3. Tim Henman/Greg Rusedski bt. Todd Martin/Alex O'Brien 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-7, 6-3
  4. Tim Henman bt. Todd Martin 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6
  5. Jim Courier bt. Greg Rusedski 6-4, 6-7, 6-3, 1-6, 8-6

• World Group Qualifying Round - Great Britain 4-1 South Africa
  1. Greg Rusedski bt. Neville Godwin 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
  2. Tim Henman bt. Grant Stafford 6-3, 7-5, 7-6
  3. David Adams/John-Laffnie de Jager bt. Neil Broad/Tim Henman 6-3, 7-6, 6-4
  4. Tim Henman bt. Neville Godwin 6-2, 6-2, 6-2
  5. Greg Rusedski bt. Grant Stafford 6-4, 7-5

1990s

• 1998:

  Europe/Africa Zone Group 1, 1st round: bye

  Europe/Africa Zone Group 1, 2nd round: Won 5-0 against Ukraine

  World Group Play-offs: Won 3-2 against India

• 1997:

  Europe/Africa Zone Group 1, 1st round: bye

  Europe/Africa Zone Group 1, 2nd round: Lost 4-1 against Zimbabwe

  Europe/Africa Zone Group 1, 1st round play-offs: Won 3-2 against Ukraine

• 1996:

  Europe/Africa Zone Group 2, 1st round: Won 4-1 against Slovenia

  Europe/Africa Zone Group 2, 2nd round: Won 5-0 against Ghana

  Europe/Africa Zone Group 2, 3rd round: Won 5-0 against Egypt

• 1995:

  Europe/Africa Zone Group 2, 1st round: Lost 5-0 against Slovak Republic

  Europe/Africa Zone Group 2, Play-offs: Won 5-0 against Monaco

• 1994:

  Europe/Africa Zone Group 1, 1st round: Lost 4-1 against Portugal

  Europe/Africa Zone Group 1, Play-offs: Lost 3-2 against Romania

See also

• Davis Cup
• Great Britain Fed Cup team

References

External links

• Team page on DavisCup.com

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