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 over 150 competing countries, making it the world's largest annual team sporting competition. It is described by the organisers as the "World Cup of Tennis", and the winners are referred to as the World Champions. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Great Britain and the United States. By 2023, 155 nations entered teams into the competition.
Anthony Dalton Roche AO MBE is an Australian former professional tennis player.
Daniele Bracciali is an Italian former tennis player, best ranked world no. 21 in doubles. His career-high ATP singles ranking is world no. 49, achieved in May 2006. In doubles, he reached the semifinals of the 2012 French Open and the quarterfinals of the 2013 Australian Open. In mixed doubles, he reached the semifinals of the 2012 Australian and French Opens.
Adriano Panatta is an Italian former professional tennis player. He won the French Open in 1976, when he became the first Italian man in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam singles title. Panatta was also the only player ever to defeat Björn Borg at Roland Garros, doing so twice.
Nicola "Nicky" Pietrangeli is an Italian former tennis player. He won two singles titles at the French Championships and is considered by many to be one of Italy's greatest tennis champions.
William Bowrey is a former Australian tennis player. He was ranked world No. 8 in 1967.
Robert Bédard is a former Canadian tennis player and educator. He is the most recent Canadian winner of the Canadian Open Tennis Championships.
Davide Sanguinetti is an Italian former professional male tennis player.
Luis Alberto Ayala Salinas was a Chilean tennis player who competed during the 1950s and 1960s.
Ronald "Ronnie" E. Holmberg is a former American tennis player who competed during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He was ranked World No. 8 in 1959 and was ranked in the U.S. Top 10 for nine years. He is currently one of the USTA's select "Master Professionals" and devotes most of his time coaching, participating and directing charity events and clinics and other tennis related projects.
Charles Manuel Pasarell Jr. is a Puerto Rican former tennis player, tennis administrator and founder of the current Indian Wells tournament. He has also commented for the Tennis Channel and with Arthur Ashe and Sheridan Snyder formed the U.S. National Junior Tennis League. He was ten times ranked in the top ten of the U.S. and No. 1 in 1967 and world No. 11 in 1966.
Johan Van Herck is a Belgian tennis coach and former professional player.
Marzio Martelli is a former professional tennis player from Italy.
The 2014 ATP World Tour was the global elite men's professional tennis circuit organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2014 tennis season. The 2014 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the Davis Cup and the ATP World Tour Finals. Also included in the 2014 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.
Stefano Napolitano is an Italian professional tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour and Junior Grand Slam finalist. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking of world No. 121 on 17 June 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 182, achieved on 3 April 2017.
Ezio Di Matteo is a former professional tennis player from Italy.
Lorenzo Musetti is an Italian professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ATP ranking of World No. 15 achieved on 26 June 2023 and a doubles ranking of No. 142 achieved on 1 April 2024. He is currently the No. 2 Italian. Musetti has won two ATP Tour singles titles. In 2024, he achieved his best career major performance by reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon, and won a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Massimo Di Domenico is a former professional tennis player from Italy who was active in the 1960s and 1970s.
Monique Salfati is a French former professional tennis player. She was also known as Monique Di Maso during her tennis career.
Michel Leclercq is a French former professional tennis player.
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