Norway Davis Cup team

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Norway
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Captain Anders Håseth
ITF ranking 31 Increase2.svg1 (20 September 2022)
First year 1928
Years played86
Ties played (W–L)146 (59−87)
Years in
World Group
1
Best finishWorld Group play-off (1995)
Most total wins Stian Boretti (38−37)
Most singles winsStian Boretti (26−19)
Most doubles winsStian Boretti (12−18)
Best doubles teamStian Boretti/Erling Tveit (6−7)
Most ties playedStian Boretti (39)
Most years playedStian Boretti (15)

The Norway Davis Cup team represents Norway in the Davis Cup competition and is governed by the Norwegian Tennis Association.

Contents

Norway currently compete in World Group I. They never qualified for the World Group in the old Davis Cup format, though they reached the World Group play-offs in 1995. They have still yet to participate in the new format's Davis Cup Finals.

History

Before World War II (1928–39)

Torleif Torkildsen (left) and Jack Nielsen (right) the first ever Norwegian Davis Cup line-up Torleif Torkildsen and Jack Nielsen.jpg
Torleif Torkildsen (left) and Jack Nielsen (right) the first ever Norwegian Davis Cup line-up

Norway competed in its first Davis Cup in 1928, with Torleif Torkildsen taking Norway's first win, at home in a 1–4 defeat to Hungary. Torkildsen was a main feature of Norway's side in the early seasons, with a 1–9 record between 1928 and 1932.

Norway was relegated to the qualifying rounds after 1933, but turned out their best result the following year, losing 2–3 in their third meeting with Hungary. Finn-Trygve Smith gave away a two-set lead in the first rubber, but Emil Gabori defeated Smith in the final rubber to win the game for Hungary. This also marked Johan Haanes' Davis Cup debut; Haanes registered a 6–23 record in a 17-year career interrupted by World War II, and only three Norwegian wins during his career was not due to Haanes.

Norway did not enter in 1935, but returned in 1936 with another 2–3 result against 1933 quarter-finalists Belgium at home. André Lacroix won all his three games for Belgium and prevented Norway's first tie victory.

The advances were temporary. Norway lost 15 successive rubbers up to 1939, and though they advanced to the quarter-final in 1939, that was only due to a forfeit from the invaded Czechoslovakia.

Never beyond the second round (1947–1972)

Norway did not enter the first Davis Cup after the war, but in 1947 Norway nearly eliminated New Zealand in their first ever match for eight years. Haanes and Jan Staubo both won a singles match each, but New Zealand turned the tables after four- and five-set victories in the final singles matches.

Haanes continued good form the following season, defeating Geoffrey Paish as Norway went down 1–4 to a Great Britain which would reach the semi-finals. Successive 0–5 defeats to a Lennart Bergelin-led Sweden team followed, before Johan Haanes won his final Davis Cup game in 1951. Adly El-Shafei won all his three games, though, and Egypt eliminated Norway.

In 1953, Norway achieved their first victory, with Nils-Erik Hessen, Rolf Pape and Finn Søhol defeating Luxembourg in Mondorf-les-Bains. All were mainstays in the side throughout the 1950s, and featured in Norway's 1954 win over Finland (3–2). Søhol also helped Norway defeat Israel by 4–1 in the 1956 tournament, which also gave the first win for Gunnar Sjøwall. However, five defeats followed, and it was not until Norway drew Portugal in 1963 and 1964 that they managed to win again. Norway went 9–1 on aggregate in these two clashes, with Søhol the only loser, and in the 1963 second round tie against Denmark Sjøwall defeated Jørgen Ulrich, a player who had reached the round of 16 at Wimbledon on two occasions. An 18-year-old Per Hegna also participated; he lost all his three games and didn't participate in the Davis Cup for ten years, but was to become a key player for Norway later.

Following the wins over Portugal, Norway struggled once more. They did manage a 4–1 win over Luxembourg in 1968, with Fridtjof Prydz (4 wins, 11 losses) winning both singles matches; doubles specialist Erik Melander (5 wins, 8 losses) had debuted the previous year in France, and the doubles team of Melander and Prydz got Norway's only win in the 1–4 loss to Israel in the 1971. Prydz and Jon-Erik Ross (2 wins, 11 losses) also defeated Egypt's doubles team in 1970.

First quarterfinal, and 80s struggles (1973–1988)

In 1973 Norway had to play preliminary qualifying matches for the first time since 1934. Hegna returned to Davis Cup play, and on an indoor court in Dublin Hegna, Melander, Finn-Dag Jagge and Thorvald Moe swept Ireland aside by 5–0 (though Melander and Moe had to play a 42-game set in the doubles match), and received a home first round clash with Denmark, where Hegna won both his singles matches and Norway eked out a 3–2 win. Norway reached the quarter-finals for the first time since 1939, where they failed to win a set in France and lost 30–92 in games. Hegna and Melander faced François Jauffret and Patrick Proisy, who had both reached the last four at Roland Garros and at the time both were ranked in the top 40, in the singles matches.

Nevertheless, Norway were not qualified for the main draw in the European Zone in 1974, and after Hegna and Thorvald Moe secured a 4–1 win over Iran they required to beat Spain in a play-off in Barcelona. Norway performed even worse than against France the previous year, winning only 26 of 116 games.

Then followed five preliminary round losses, with only Hegna able to secure solitary match wins in ties with Morocco and Netherlands. Hegna also won all three of his matches as Norway beat Turkey in 1980, but in the final qualifier against West Germany Norway won 18 games in four matches. Norway were thus two wins away for qualifying for the modern-day World Group, which was instituted in 1981. Instead, Norway remained in the European qualifying zone.

Hegna retired in 1981, only returning for a single dead rubber match in 1983, and in the seven years of one single European qualifying zone Norway only defeated Portugal on the tennis court, in 1984.

In 1986 Norway became the first European nation to lose to Nigeria, falling 0–5 in Lagos, and they were also the first European nation to lose to Senegal the following year. Three players debuted against Senegal; Bent Ove Pedersen and Audun Jensen lost the doubles match, while Anders Håseth played singles with one win and one loss.

As a result of the defeat to Senegal, Norway were assigned to Group Two of the Europe/Africa Zone when this was instituted in 1988. Norway reached the semi-final, losing to Ireland on grass in Belfast. The five-set doubles match became crucial, where Matt Doyle and Peter Wright won 6–4 in the final set, and Ireland went on to promote to Group One.

Ruud era (1989–2000)

Still in Group Two, Norway lost 2–3 to Luxembourg in 1989, the debut match of 16-year-old Christian Ruud, who along with Pedersen would form the basis of the team in the 1990s. The following year Norway reached a promotion play-off to Poland, where they lost after Ruud and Pedersen failed to win any singles matches, though Anders Rolfsen won a doubles match as part of a streak of six successive doubles match wins before he and Pedersen lost in straight sets to Poland in the 1992 relegation play-off, which Norway still won. The streak was part of Norway's 13–2 season in the 1991 Davis Cup, where they promoted from Division One after defeating Luxembourg in the play-off, but they lost to Finland in their first Group One match in 1992 and needed the play-off to survive.

A similar story unfolded in the 1993 season; brothers Byron and Wayne Black from Zimbabwe swept through 4–1 in Riksanlegget for tennis at Hasle, with only Pedersen winning a match, and Norway required a win in Helsinki. Ruud came up with a straight sets win over Tuomas Ketola as Norway got revenge for their 1992 defeat, won 3–2, and survived for another year.

The 1994 Davis Cup saw Ruud win both his singles matches, including a five-setter against world No. 6 Goran Ivanišević. However, Ruud and Pedersen couldn't win the doubles match, and the number two singles players weren't good enough against Ivanišević and Saša Hiršzon (world No. 250).

In 1995 Norway won their first round tie for the first time in four attempts; against Israel, newly relegated from the World Group, Ruud defeated Eyal Ran and Gilad Bloom, both top-200 players. The win qualified Norway for a World Group play-off match with Belgium, but Dick Norman and Johan Van Herck were too strong, and won 5–0 at Hasle, only conceding one set.

Norway were relegated the following year, as world No. 31 Andrei Medvedev won both singles matches and Ukraine took a 4–1 win in Kyiv. They spent the following years promoting and relegating alternatively; a play-off win over Portugal in Oporto was followed by defeats to Romania and Croatia, in a match 19-year-old Ivan Ljubičić won all three matches and sent Norway down into Group Two.

Up and down with Andersen/Boretti (2000–07)

It took a further four years to be promoted to Group One again, as after the 3–2 win over Israel Norway lost the services of Ruud after 31 wins, the highest number by a Norwegian. Stian Boretti and Jan Frode Andersen nevertheless went through the 2002 season with wins over Egypt, Denmark and Ivory Coast, and Norway entered Group One for the sixth and thus far last time.

They were outmatched at that level, however. Andersen and Boretti nearly defeated Jürgen Melzer and Alexander Peya, who would five months later reach the final of the Austrian Open doubles tournament, at home in the first round match in February, coming back from two sets down to take it into a fifth, and Norway faced matches with Finland and Luxembourg to survive in Group One. However, the task was too much against top-200 players Jarkko Nieminen (Finland) and Gilles Müller (Luxembourg), and Norway were relegated.

From 2004 until 2006, Andersen and Boretti were the mainstay of the team, with only Boretti missing one match. Norway played eight matches during their four-year stay in Group Two, achieving a 3–5 record with wins over Ukraine, Monaco (in first of two relegation play-offs) and Zimbabwe. Boretti had to retire from a 2006 tie in Macedonia, where Norway were 1–2 down before the final day's singles matches, and Erling Tveit took Lazar Magdinčev into a fifth set. Magdinčev won 6–2, however, leaving the final match redundant as Norway failed to make the promotion play-off, which Macedonia later won. When Andersen retired before 2007, it prompted a historically poor performance from Norway, as they lost to Hungary at home before Lamine Ouahab of Algeria won his three matches and sent Norway down into Group Three of the Europe/Africa zone for the first time.

Among the weakest teams in Europe (200811)

Norway began their life in the zone's second lowest tier at the 2008 tournament, hosted in Armenia. Despite Boretti winning all his singles matches, Norway lost two rubbers, to Moldova and to Lithuania, the latter after 6–8 in the tie-breaker in the final doubles match. Norway thus finished third, just outside the promotion spot to Group Two.

On clay in Tunisia during the 2009 tournament, however, Norway had managed to secure the services of Erling Tveit, which helped to strengthen the side and secure promotion. Boretti and Tveit did nearly all the work, playing five singles and four doubles ties each, and despite a loss to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Norway won the final two matches over Tunisia and Morocco to secure promotion. It was Norway's first Davis Cup win over Morocco in three attempts, and both Moroccans were top 500 ATP players. Boretti won by only dropping a game and Tveit won 6–1 in the final set of the three-set encounters.

However, Norway dropped straight back after losses to Slovenia and Monaco; the latter team had no players in the top 400, but Norway still only won one set in the decisive three matches, and fell 05. In Group III the following year, Norway still fielded a team of Boretti and Tveit, though both players had now retired from the challenger tour. Norway's promotion hopes stopped one match before the play-off, losing to Turkey, who later promoted and had also been relegated from division II the previous year, after a final-set tie-break in the doubles match.

A new Ruud era (2015)

Led by a 16 year old Casper Ruud and an 18 year old Viktor Durasovic Norway gained promotion from Group III up to Group II in 2015. The following years Norway have stayed in Group II, but they keep on working for the promotion. They are led by ATP Tour player Casper Ruud, the son of former player Christian Ruud. In March 2020, Norway qualified for the 2020 Davis Cup World Group I

In 2021 Norway beat Uzbekistan and Ukraine and qualified for the Davis Cup playoffs in 2022.

Current team (2022)

Players

Members of the Norway Davis Cup team that have played matches
Player Caps Win–loss overallDebutLast or most recent matchRef.
SinglesDoublesTotalDateOpponentDateOpponent
Fredrik Aarum 30–30–00–35 May 2002Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 9 February 2004Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Olav Abrahamsen 10–20–00–224 September 1977Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 26 September 1977Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Øyvind Alver 10–10–00–127 April 2001Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 29 April 2001Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Jan Frode Andersen 2430–2325–1455–3720 September 1996Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 23 July 2006Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
Birger Andersen-Brem 20–00–20–226 May 1939Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 18 May 1946Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Peter August Anker 10–10–00–13 February 2018Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 4 February 2018Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Fredrik Ask 10–21–11–39 May 2008Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 11 July 2010Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco
Jens-Johan Beer 10–10–00–18 May 1937Flag of France.svg  France 10 May 1937Flag of France.svg  France
Jarl Bibow 10–11–11–11 May 1964Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 16 May 1965Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa
Joachim Bjerke 13–46–09–414 May 2011Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 17 July 2015Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
Dick Bjurstedt 10–20–00–28 May 1937Flag of France.svg  France 10 May 1937Flag of France.svg  France
Stian Boretti 126–1912–1838–3721 July 2000Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 6 April 2014Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco
Simen Sunde Bratholm 11–20–21–43 February 2017Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 5 March 2022Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Rolf Christoffersen 10–20–30–54 May 1928Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 15 May 1931Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Viktor Durasovic 1711–105–816–182 February 2014Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 17 September 2022Flag of India.svg  India
Nils Elvik 51–80–21–1014 May 1965Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 26 May 1968Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Oscar Fagerstrøm 10–10–00–113 May 1931Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 15 May 1931Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Ragnar Felix 10–10–00–18 February 1980Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 10 February 1980Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Adrian Forberg Skogeng 10–10–00–19 July 2010Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 11 July 2010Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco
Sjur-Lars Galtung-Hansen 30–30–20–54 May 1962Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 11 May 1969Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Johan Haanes 105–141–96–237 May 1932Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 11 May 1951Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Thorgny Haanes 10–20–10–319 May 1950Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 21 May 1950Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Ragnar Hagen 30–40–20–65 May 1932Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 20 August 1933Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Anders Håseth 39–70–09–78 May 1987Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 27 March 1994Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Thomas Haug 30–10–00–111 July 2003Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 13 July 2003Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Per Hegna 1712–193–615–254 May 1962Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 12 June 1983Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Lukas Hellum Lilleengen 11–00–01–06 March 2020Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 7 March 2020Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados
Nils-Erik Hesen 71–122–63–1813 May 1949Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 13 May 1956Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Thomas Heyerdahl 11–00–01–02 May 1997Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 4 May 1997Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Lars Hjarrand 21–10–01–13 April 1998Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 2 May 1999Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Finn-Dag Jagge 121–112–83–196 May 1955Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 15 April 1973Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Audun Jensen 52–32–14–49 May 1986Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 12 June 1988Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Fritz Jenssen 31–50–31–814 May 1936Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 22 May 1938Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Germany
Tony Jonsson 52–80–02–810 June 1983Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 11 May 1986Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Helge Koll-Frafjord 185–124–79–1930 April 1993Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 18 July 2004Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Sverre Lie 30–30–20–59 May 1951Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 19 May 1953Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Erik Melander 72–53–35–84 May 1967Flag of France.svg  France 20 May 1973Flag of France.svg  France
Thorvald Moe 72–63–45–1029 April 1960Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5 May 1974Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Jan Munch-Soegaard 30–11–21–324 September 1976Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 10 February 1980Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Bjørn Naume 10–10–00–18 May 1981Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 10 May 1981Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Jack Nielsen 10–70–50–710 May 1929Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 15 May 1931Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Rolf Pape 13–62–25–81 May 1953Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 3 May 1959Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa
Bent-Ove Pedersen 114–68–722–138 May 1987Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 18 July 1999Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Gisle Pedersen-Jentoft 10–10–10–27 May 1982Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 9 May 1982Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Terje Persson 10–11–21–310 June 1983Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 17 June 1984Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Frithjof Prydz 12–82–34–113 May 1968Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 17 September 1979Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Arne-Georg Raabe 10–11–01–115 June 1990Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 5 May 1991Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Edvard Raastad 10–20–00–24 May 1967Flag of France.svg  France 6 May 1967Flag of France.svg  France
Thomas Randby 12–20–02–214 September 1979Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 10 May 1981Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Philip Riise-Hansen 22–31–13–46 April 2007Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 11 May 2008Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sigurd Rinde 10–20–00–226 May 1939Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 28 May 1939Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Anders Rolfsen 10–06–16–14 May 1990Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 3 May 1992Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Morten Ronneberg 52–51–33–87 May 1982Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 12 May 1985Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Helge Rosjø 11–01–02–030 April 1999Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2 May 1999Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Jon-Erik Rustad 12–72–34–103 May 1968Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 6 May 1973Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Casper Ruud 1418–45–523–916 July 2015Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 17 September 2022Flag of India.svg  India
Christian Ruud 1224–157–831–235 May 1989Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 30 April 2000Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Gunnar Sjøwall 117–121–68–186 May 1955Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 1 May 1966Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Frederik Sletting-Johnsen 62–21–43–66 April 2007Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 11 May 2008Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Finn-Trygve Smith 40–61–11–75 May 1932Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 5 August 1934Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Finn Søhol 89–50–29–71 May 1953Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 3 May 1964Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Jan Staubo 42–60–22–816 May 1947Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 11 May 1951Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Øystein Steiro 33–00–03–014 May 2011Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 17 July 2015Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
Carl Sundberg 42–02–04–07 April 2006Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 3 May 2012Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Frederick Sundsten 20–10–10–29 April 2004Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 18 July 2004Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Jan Svensen 10–10–20–37 May 1982Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 9 May 1982Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Marius Tangen 10–10–00–14 March 2005Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 6 March 2005Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Torleif Torkildsen 51–70–21–94 May 1928Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 7 May 1932Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco
Erling Tveit 219–97–716–1619 September 2003Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 6 April 2004Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco
Erik Ulleberg 30–40–30–713 September 1974Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 18 September 1977Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco

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