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ITF ranking | T-75 ![]() |
Colors | Green, white (red stars) and black |
First year | 1986 |
Years played | 35 |
Ties played (W–L) | 135 (63 - 72) |
Years in World Group | 0 |
Most total wins | Rabi Bouhassoun (34 - 21) |
Most singles wins | Rabi Bouhassoun (29 - 8) |
Most doubles wins | Lays Salim (11 - 18) |
Best doubles team | Hayan Maarouf & Majdi Salim (5 - 4) |
Most ties played | Lays Salim (43) |
Most years played | Lays 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.
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]
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 ]
Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group stage | 28 Apr | Tehran (IRN) | ![]() | 2–1 | Win |
29 Apr | ![]() | 3–0 | Win | |||
Asia/Oceania Group III, Promotional Play-off | 1 May | ![]() | 1–2 | Loss | ||
2 May | ![]() | 2–1 | Win | |||
2011 | Asia/Oceania Group II, First round | 4–6 Mar | Changwon (KOR) | ![]() | 1–4 | Loss |
Asia/Oceania Group II, Play-offs | 8–10 Jul | Hong Kong | ![]() | 1–4 | Loss | |
2012 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group stage | 25 Apr | Tehran (IRN) | ![]() | 3–0 | Win |
26 Apr | ![]() | 3–0 | Win | |||
27 Apr | ![]() | 3–0 | Win | |||
Asia/Oceania Group III, Promotional Play-off | 28 Apr | ![]() | 2–1 | Win | ||
29 Apr | ![]() | 3–0 | Win | |||
2013 | Asia/Oceania Group II, First round | 1–3 Feb | Lapu-Lapu (PHI) | ![]() | 2–3 | Loss |
Asia/Oceania Group II, Play-offs | 5–7 Apr | Mishref (KUW) | ![]() | 2–3 | Loss | |
2014 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage | 11 Jun | Tehran (IRN) | ![]() | 2–1 | Win |
12 Jun | ![]() | 1–2 | Loss | |||
13 Jun | ![]() | 2–1 | Win | |||
Asia/Oceania Group III, Play-offs | 14 Jun | ![]() | 0–3 | Loss | ||
2015 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage | 25 Mar | Kuala Lumpur (MAS) | ![]() | 2–1 | Win |
26 Mar | ![]() | 1–2 | Loss | |||
27 Mar | ![]() | 1–2 | Loss | |||
Asia/Oceania Group III, Play-offs | 28 Mar | ![]() | 3–0 | Win | ||
2016 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage | 12 Jul | Tehran (IRN) | ![]() | 3–0 | Win |
13 Jul | ![]() | 2–1 | Win | |||
14 Jul | ![]() | 2–1 | Win | |||
15 Jul | ![]() | 0–3 | Loss | |||
Asia/Oceania Group III, Play-offs | 16 Jul | ![]() | 1–2 | Loss | ||
2017 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage | 17 Jul | Colombo (SRI) | Pacific Oceania | 1–2 | Loss |
19–20 Jul | ![]() | 1–2 | Loss | |||
20 Jul | ![]() | 1–2 | Loss | |||
Asia/Oceania Group III, Play-offs | 22 Jul | ![]() | 2–0 | Win | ||
2018 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage | 2 Apr | Hanoi (VIE) | ![]() | 0–3 | Loss |
4 Apr | ![]() | 2–1 | Win | |||
5 Apr | ![]() | 1–2 | Loss | |||
6 Apr | ![]() | 2–1 | Win | |||
2019 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage | 26 Jun | Singapore (SIN) | ![]() | 3–0 | Win |
27 Jun | ![]() | 3–0 | Win | |||
28 Jun | ![]() | 2–1 | Win | |||
Asia/Oceania Group III, Play-offs | 29 Jul | ![]() | 0–2 | Loss | ||
Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2020 | World Group II Play-offs | 6–7 Mar | Harare (ZIM) | ![]() | 1–3 | Loss |
2021 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group stage | 15 Sep | Amman (JOR) | ![]() | 3–0 | Win |
16 Sep | ![]() | 3–0 | Win | |||
Asia/Oceania Group III, Promotional Play-off | 18 Sep | Pacific Oceania | 1–2 | Loss | ||
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