List of Ireland Davis Cup team representatives

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This is a list of tennis players who have represented the Ireland Davis Cup team in an official Davis Cup match. Ireland have taken part in the competition since 1923. [1]

Players

Player W-L
(Total)		W-L
(Singles)		W-L
(Doubles)		 Ties Debut
Vincent Allman-Smith 1–10–01–121930
Derek Arthurs 4–103–51–561962
Scott Barron 17–1311–116–2171993
Sam Barry 2–21–11–122012
John Biscomb 0–10–00–111979
William Brown 3–81–52–361970
James Buckley 0–30–30–021959
Tommy Burke 2–00–02–021982
Cecil Campbell 2–42–30–131923
Owen Casey 33–1621–912–7261988
Peter Clarke 6–65–61–072000
James Cluskey 0–60–00–662006
Eoin Collins 16–198–138–6201987
Robert Collins 1–21–10–111999
Robin Condy 0–10–10–011962
Sean Cooper 1–11–10–022000
Shirley Dillon 0–30–20–111924
Robert Dolan 3–33–30–041982
John Doran 13–98–65–3121996
Stewart Doyle 0–30–30–031991
Matt Doyle 27–1719–108–7171981
Desmond Early 1–00–01–011974
Raymond Egan 0–70–40–331939
Mark Farren 2–30–12–241994
Derek Farren 1–21–20–021992
Tristan Farron-Mahon 0–10–00–112006
Conor Gannon 2–41–21–232023
Vivian Gotto 1–40–21–231954
Joseph Hackett 8–164–104–6101950
Tom Hamilton 1–20–01–231997
Peter Hannon 1–30–31–031981
Alan Haughton 0–20–20–011955
Ben Haughton 1–00–01–011926
Eoin Heavey 0–10–00–112008
Michael Hickey 13–276–167–11191962
Noel Galway Holmes 0–10–00–111929
Guy Jackson 13–179–114–6121948
Peter Jackson 9–247–202–4181959
Cyril Kemp 8–146–92–591946
Barry King 3–32–21–142010
Peter Ledbetter 0–50–50–041973
George Lyttleton Rogers 24–2518–156–10171929
Arthur Mahony 0–30–20–111927
James McArdle 1–61–40–241976
D'Arcy McCrea 2–42–40–031923
John McGahon 4–20–14–152007
James McGee 9–66–33–372009
George McGill 1–01–00–011998
John McGrath 1–10–01–121970
Edward McGuire 6–204–162–4121926
Joseph McHale 1–11–10–011947
George McVeagh 7–144–103–491933
Louis Meldon 2–71–41–351923
Kevin Menton 2–92–90–071974
Peter Mockler 0–10–10–011968
Sean Molloy 2–00–02–021988
David J. Mullins 1–50–21–352002
Matthew Murphy 5–13–12–021950
Freddy Murray 1–01–00–012023
Conor Niland 19–1616–143–2222000
Michael Nugent 1–31–30–041984
Stephen Nugent 1–11–10–022003
John O'Brien 0–10–00–111977
Colin O'Brien 4–33–11–242008
Denis O'Callaghan 0–30–20–111928
David O'Connell 4–10–04–152005
James Cecil Parke 6–56–30–251913
Kenneth Reid 2–22–10–131972
Hector Ryan 0–10–10–011938
Charles Scroope 2–60–42–241925
Simon Scroope 1–20–01–231923
Sean Sorensen 28–2619–159–11211976
Kevin Sorensen 12–87–55–3142004
Louk Sorensen 10–210–20–0102005
Peter Wright 16–118–78–4131988

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