Tanzania Davis Cup team

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Tanzania
Flag of Tanzania.svg
First year 2022
Years played1
Ties played (W–L)4 (1–2)
Best finishZonal Group IV RR
Most total wins Frank Mshanga (3–2) [1]
Most singles wins Frank Mshanga (2–1) [1]
Most doubles wins Omari Hamis Sulle (1–0), Frank Mshanga (1–1) [1]
Best doubles team Frank Mshanga & Omari Hamis Sulle (1–0)
Most ties played Frank Mshanga (4) [1]
Most years played Omari Hamis Sulle, Frank Mshanga, Abubakari Risasi, Yusuph Godwin, Rahim Rashidi (1) [1]

The Tanzania Davis Cup team represents the Tanzania in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Tanzania Tennis Association. They currently compete in the Africa Zone of Group IV.

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History

Tanzania competed in its first Davis Cup in 2022. Their best result was finishing third in their Group IV pool in 2022.

Players

Player W-L
(Total)
W-L
(Singles)
W-L
(Doubles)
Ties DebutRef
Yusuph Godwin 0–10–122022 [2]
Frank Mshanga 3–22–11–142022 [3]
Rahim Rashidi 0–10–122022 [4]
Abubakari Risasi 0–30–10–232022 [5]
Omari Hamis Sulle 1–10–11–032022 [6]

Recent performances

Here is the list of all match-ups of the Tanzania participation in the Davis Cup in 2022.

YearCompetitionDateSurfaceVenueOpponentScoreResult
2022 Africa Zone Group IV, Pool A4 JulyClayEcology Tennis Club (RWA)Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 1–2 Loss
Africa Zone Group IV, Pool B6 JulyClayEcology Tennis Club (RWA)Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 0–3 Loss
Africa Zone Group IV, Pool B8 JulyClayEcology Tennis Club (RWA)Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 2–1 Win
Africa Zone Group IV, 5th place play-off9 JulyClayEcology Tennis Club (RWA)Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 2–1 Win

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References

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  2. "Yusuph Godwin Davis Cup profile". www.daviscup.com. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  3. "Frank Mshanga Davis Cup profile". www.daviscup.com. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  4. "Rahim Rashidi Davis Cup profile". www.daviscup.com. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  5. "Abubakari Risasi Davis Cup profile". www.daviscup.com. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  6. "Abubakari Risasi Davis Cup profile". www.daviscup.com. Retrieved 9 July 2022.