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 competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organisers as the "World Cup of Tennis", and the winners are referred to as the World Champion team. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Great Britain and the United States. By 2016, 135 nations entered teams into the competition.
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis. It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by twelve national tennis associations. As of 2016, there are 211 national and six regional associations that make up ITF's membership.
John Lloyd is a British former professional tennis player. Lloyd reached an ATP world ranking of 21 from 23 July 1978 to 30 July 1978, and was ranked as UK number 1 in 1984 and 1985. He now works as a sports commentator.
Joakim "Jocke" Nyström is a former top ten ranked tennis player from Sweden who won 13 singles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ranking on the ATP Tour on 31 March 1986, when he was ranked world No. 7. He was also ranked world No. 4 in doubles that same year.
Christian Ruud is a Norwegian former tennis player who turned professional in 1991. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 39 in October 1995, reaching the fourth round of the 1997 Australian Open and the quarterfinals of the 1997 Monte Carlo Masters. He retired in 2001 after the 2001 French Open. He was the highest ranked Norwegian male player ever on the ATP Tour until his son Casper Ruud surpassed him in February 2020.
Marcos Ondruska is a former tennis player from South Africa, who turned professional in 1989. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he defeated Goran Ivanišević in the first round before falling to Norway's Christian Ruud. The right-hander won four career titles in doubles, and reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 10 May 1993, when he became the number 27 of the world.
The Norway Davis Cup team represents Norway in the Davis Cup competition and is governed by the Norwegian Tennis Association.
The Lithuania men's national tennis team represents Lithuania in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Lithuanian Tennis Association.
Simen Brenne is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Råde. Brenne has played in 15 games for Norway, and scored one goal since his debut in 2007.
Ulrikke Pia Eikeri is a Norwegian tennis player.
João Domingues is a Portuguese tennis player who currently competes on the ATP Challenger as well as the ATP World Tour. In 2015, Domingues made his debut for Portugal Davis Cup team. In February 2020, he achieved a career-high singles world ranking No. 150.
Casper Ruud is a Norwegian professional tennis player. Ruud has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 2, achieved on 12 September 2022, making him the highest-ranked Norwegian tennis player in history. He has won nine ATP Tour singles titles, eight of which were on clay courts. Ruud is the first Norwegian man to win an ATP singles title, to reach major finals, to reach a Masters 1000 final, and to enter the top 20 in the ATP rankings. In doubles, he has a career-high ranking of world No. 133, which he achieved after reaching the quarterfinals of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships.
Viktor Durasovic is a Norwegian tennis player.
Alexander Stanislavovich "Sasha" Bublik is a Russian-born Kazakhstani professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 30 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he achieved in February 2022, and is the current Kazakhstani No. 1 player in singles. Bublik also has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 47, attained on 8 November 2021.
Mike Scheidweiler is a Luxembourger tennis player.
Emil Ruusuvuori is a Finnish professional tennis player. He reached a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 42 on 18 July 2022. He is currently the No. 1 Finnish singles tennis player. He has a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 179 achieved on 2 May 2022.
Mikhail Filima is a Ukrainian tennis coach and professional player.
Stian Boretti is a Norwegian former professional tennis player.
Helge Koll-Frafjord is a former tennis player from Norway.
Erling L'Orsa Tveit is a former tennis player from Norway.
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