Syria Davis Cup team

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Syria
Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg
ITF ranking T-75 Increase2.svg1
ColorsGreen, white (red stars) and black
First year 1986
Years played35
Ties played (W–L)135 (63 - 72)
Years in
World Group
0
Most total winsRabi Bouhassoun (34 - 21)
Most singles winsRabi Bouhassoun (29 - 8)
Most doubles winsLays Salim (11 - 18)
Best doubles teamHayan Maarouf & Majdi Salim (5 - 4)
Most ties playedLays Salim (43)
Most years playedLays Salim (11)

The Syria Davis Cup team represents Syria in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Syrian Arab Tennis Federation. Syria currently competes in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group III.

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History

Syria made their Davis Cup debut in 1986. Their best performance has been reaching the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II second round in 1988.[ citation needed ]

Syria currently compete in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group IV. They won Group III in 2000, 2010, and 2013. [1] [2]

Kareem Al Allaf represented the Syria Davis Cup team at the Davis Cup, where he played #1 singles and had a W/L record of 18–9 (12–5 in singles play) in 2015–21. [3] [4] [5]

The Syrian Tennis Federation banned him, because he competed in a match against an Israeli opponent in a 2022 ITF Men's World Tennis Tour tournament in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in November 2022. [6] [7] Egyptian journalist Reem Abulleil wrote on Twitter: "Syrian tennis player @KareemAllaf played against and defeated Israeli player Nitzan Ricklis last week in a $15k in Fayetteville, Arkansas. As a response, the Syrian Tennis Federation has banned him. Hope @ITFTennis do something. This nonsense has got to stop." [7]

As a result of the Syrian federation's ban, Allaf switched nationalities to represent his birth country, the United States. [7]

Current team (2024)

Statistics

The youngest player in Syrian Davis Cup history was Rabi Bouhassoun, aged 15 years and 212 days.[ citation needed ] The oldest player in Syrian Davis Cup history was Jehad Sheet, aged 41 years and 159 days.[ citation needed ]

The longest rubber in Syrian Davis Cup history was 4 hours and 22 minutes, when on 9 February 2001 Selvam Veerasingam of Malaysia defeated Syria's Rabi Bouhassoun 7-6 6-7 7-6 7-6[ citation needed ] The longest final set of a rubber, in Syrian Davis Cup history, took place on 9 April 1988 when Hassan Bin Bohari and Albert Teo of Singapore defeated Abdul-Latif Mourad and Samer Mourad of Syria 16-14 in the third and final set of the 6-4 6-3 16-14 match.[ citation needed ]

2010s

YearCompetitionDateLocationOpponentScoreResult
2010 Asia/Oceania Group III, Group stage28 Apr Tehran (IRN)Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 2–1Win
29 AprFlag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 3–0Win
Asia/Oceania Group III, Promotional Play-off1 MayFlag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 1–2Loss
2 MayFlag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 2–1Win
2011 Asia/Oceania Group II, First round4–6 Mar Changwon (KOR)Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1–4Loss
Asia/Oceania Group II, Play-offs8–10 Jul Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 1–4Loss
2012 Asia/Oceania Group III, Group stage25 Apr Tehran (IRN)Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 3–0Win
26 AprFlag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 3–0Win
27 AprFlag of Oman.svg  Oman 3–0Win
Asia/Oceania Group III, Promotional Play-off28 AprFlag of Iran.svg  Iran 2–1Win
29 AprFlag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 3–0Win
2013 Asia/Oceania Group II, First round1–3 Feb Lapu-Lapu (PHI)Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2–3Loss
Asia/Oceania Group II, Play-offs5–7 Apr Mishref (KUW)Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 2–3Loss
2014 Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage11 Jun Tehran (IRN)Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 2–1Win
12 JunFlag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 1–2Loss
13 JunFlag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 2–1Win
Asia/Oceania Group III, Play-offs14 JunFlag of Iran.svg  Iran 0–3Loss
2015 Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage25 Mar Kuala Lumpur (MAS)Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 2–1Win
26 MarFlag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 1–2Loss
27 MarFlag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 1–2Loss
Asia/Oceania Group III, Play-offs28 MarFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 3–0Win
2016 Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage12 Jul Tehran (IRN)Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 3–0Win
13 JulFlag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 2–1Win
14 JulFlag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 2–1Win
15 JulFlag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 0–3Loss
Asia/Oceania Group III, Play-offs16 JulFlag of Iran.svg  Iran 1–2Loss
2017 Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage17 Jul Colombo (SRI) Pacific Oceania 1–2Loss
19–20 JulFlag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 1–2Loss
20 JulFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1–2Loss
Asia/Oceania Group III, Play-offs22 JulFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 2–0Win
2018 Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage2 Apr Hanoi (VIE)Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 0–3Loss
4 AprFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 2–1Win
5 AprFlag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 1–2Loss
6 AprFlag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 2–1Win
2019 Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage26 Jun Singapore (SIN)Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 3–0Win
27 JunFlag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 3–0Win
28 JunFlag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 2–1Win
Asia/Oceania Group III, Play-offs29 JulFlag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 0–2Loss

2020s

YearCompetitionDateLocationOpponentScoreResult
2020 World Group II Play-offs 6–7 Mar Harare (ZIM)Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 1–3Loss
2021 Asia/Oceania Group III, Group stage15 Sep Amman (JOR)Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 3–0Win
16 SepFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 3–0Win
Asia/Oceania Group III, Promotional Play-off18 Sep Pacific Oceania 1–2Loss

See also

References

  1. "Davis Cup - Teams".
  2. "Davis Cup - Syria keeps things interesting in Asia/Oceania III".
  3. "Kareem Al Allaf," Davis Cup.
  4. "Kareem Allaf," hailstate.com.
  5. "Horror, Redemption, Hope: The story of the Syrian Davis Cup team". Tennis.com.
  6. "Kareem Al Allaf," ATP Tour.
  7. 1 2 3 Mitra, Adreej Kumar (November 9, 2022). "Syrian tennis player Kareem Al Allaf banned for playing Israeli opponent at ITF event in Arkansas". Media Referee.