The following table shows the Italy Davis Cup team all-time record against opposing nations in the Davis Cup. It does not include matches in the World Team Cup or ATP Cup.
In total, Italy has played against 48 different nations and has a winning record against 36 nations.
As of 7 July 2024, Italy has a perfect 100% winning record against 19 nations. The best of these is against Poland, achieving 100% of wins after 9 ties. Italy has not won a tie against three nations. The worst of these is against Canada, as they have been unable to record a win after four ties.
100% winning record Winning record Even record Losing record 100% losing record
Nation | Ties | W–L | % | Surface | Setting | Unknown | Ref | ||||||
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Clay | Hard | Grass | Crpt | Ind'r | Out'r | ||||||||
![]() | 5 | 3–2 | 60% | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | [1] | ||
![]() | 13 | 5–8 | 38% | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–7 | — | 1–0 | 4–8 | — [lower-alpha 1] | [3] | ||
![]() | 6 | 5–1 | 83% | 4–0 | — | — | — | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | [4] | ||
![]() | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | [5] | ||
![]() | 9 | 5–4 | 56% | 3–1 | 0–1 | — | — | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | [6] | ||
![]() | 4 | 2–2 | 50% | 1–2 | — | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | [7] | ||
![]() | 3 | 3–0 | 100% | 3–0 | — | — | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | — | [8] | ||
![]() | 4 | 0–4 | 0% | — | 0–4 | — | — | 0–4 | — | — | [9] | ||
![]() | 7 | 7–0 | 100% | 5–0 | 2–0 | — | — | 1–0 | 6–0 | — | [10] | ||
![]() | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | — | 1–0 | — | — | 1–0 | — | — [lower-alpha 2] | [12] | ||
![]() | 5 | 2–3 | 40% | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | — | 2–2 | 0–1 | — [lower-alpha 2] | [13] | ||
![]() | 11 | 3–8 | 27% | 3–5 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–5 | 0–1 | [14] | ||
![]() | 10 | 8–2 | 80% | 7–1 | — | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 7–1 | 0–1 | [15] | ||
![]() | 4 | 4–0 | 100% | 4–0 | — | — | — | — | 4–0 | — | [16] | ||
![]() | 3 | 2–1 | 67% | 1–1 | — | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | [17] | ||
![]() | 11 | 5–6 | 45% | 5–5 | — | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | 5–5 | — | [18] | ||
![]() | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | [19] | ||
![]() | 8 | 2–6 | 25% | 1–2 | — | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | [20] | ||
![]() | 16 | 12–4 | 75% | 6–1 | — | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 11–3 | — | [21] | ||
![]() | 8 | 7–1 | 88% | 4–0 | — | — | — | — | 4–0 | 3–1 | [22] | ||
![]() | 6 | 5–1 | 83% | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | — | 5–1 | — | [23] | ||
![]() | 3 | 3–0 | 100% | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | — | — | 3–0 | — | [24] | ||
![]() | 2 | 1–1 | 50% | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | [25] | ||
![]() | 3 | 3–0 | 100% | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | [26] | ||
![]() | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | — | 0–1 | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | [27] | ||
![]() | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | [28] | ||
![]() | 5 | 5–0 | 100% | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | [29] | ||
![]() | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | [30] | ||
![]() | 3 | 3–0 | 100% | 3–0 | — | — | — | — | 3–0 | — | [31] | ||
![]() | 2 | 1–1 | 50% | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | [32] | ||
![]() | 9 | 8–1 | 89% | 6–1 | 2–0 | — | — | 2–0 | 6–1 | — [lower-alpha 1] | [33] | ||
![]() | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | — | — | — | — | 0–1 | — | [34] | ||
![]() | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | [35] | ||
![]() | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | 1–0 | — | [36] | ||
![]() | 9 | 9–0 | 100% | 5–0 | — | — | — | — | 5–0 | 4–0 | [37] | ||
![]() | 3 | 3–0 | 100% | 2–0 | — | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | [38] | ||
![]() | 4 | 3–1 | 75% | 3–1 | — | — | — | — | 3–1 | — | [39] | ||
![]() | 6 | 5–1 | 83% | 4–0 | 1–0 | — | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | [40] | ||
![]() | 8 | 5–3 | 63% | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 [lower-alpha 1] | [41] | ||
![]() | 2 | 2–0 | 100% | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | [42] | ||
![]() | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | [43] | ||
![]() | 6 | 4–2 | 67% | 4–1 | — | — | — | — | 4–1 | 0–1 | [44] | ||
![]() | 3 | 3–0 | 100% | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | — | — | 3–0 | — [lower-alpha 4] | [47] | ||
![]() | 13 | 7–6 | 54% | 5–6 | — | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–6 | — [lower-alpha 5] | [49] | ||
![]() | 22 | 13–9 | 59% | 11–6 | 2–1 | — | 0–2 | 2–4 | 11–5 | — | [50] | ||
![]() | 7 | 4–3 | 57% | 3–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | [51] | ||
![]() | 0 | 0–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | [52] | ||
![]() | 13 | 5–8 | 38% | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–6 | — [lower-alpha 2] | [53] | ||
![]() | 3 | 2–1 | 67% | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | — | — | 2–1 | — | [54] | ||
Total | 269 | 177–92 | 66% | 125–45 | 20–14 | 11–13 | 7–9 | 26–23 | 137–58 | 14–11 | |||
Ties | W–L | % | Clay | Hard | Grass | Carpet | Ind'r | Out'r | Unk'wn |
| 1 Includes ties competing as |
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