United States Davis Cup team

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United States of America
Flag of the United States.svg
Captain Bob Bryan
ITF ranking 6 Decrease2.svg (25 November 2024)
Highest ITF ranking1 (2008)
ColorsRed & Blue
First year Flag of the United States.svg United States 3–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British Isles
(Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, Massachusetts, United States; 8–10 August 1900)
Years played110
Ties played (W–L)311 (231–80)
Years in
World Group
43 (76–39)
Davis Cup titles32 (1900, 1902, 1913, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1937, 1938, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1954, 1958, 1963, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1990, 1992, 1995, 2007)
Runners-up29 (1903, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1914, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1939, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1964, 1973, 1984, 1991, 1997, 2004)
Most total wins John McEnroe (59–10)
Most singles winsJohn McEnroe (41–8)
Most doubles wins Mike Bryan (28–5)
Best doubles team Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (25–5)
Most ties playedMike Bryan (33)
Most years playedBob Bryan and Mike Bryan (15)

The United States men's national tennis team represents the United States in Davis Cup tennis competition, and is governed by the United States Tennis Association.

Contents

The United States competed in the inaugural Davis Cup against Great Britain in 1900. They are the most successful team ever to compete in the Davis Cup, winning the coveted title on 32 separate occasions closely followed by Australia with 28 victories.

History

The United States competed in the first Davis Cup in 1900, when a group of Harvard University students challenged the British. The team won this inaugural competition, then called the International Lawn Tennis Challenge, by defeating Great Britain 3–0 in Boston at the Longwood Cricket Club grounds. The format and trophy for the contest was designed and paid for by American player, Dwight Davis, whom the current competition is named after. [1]

The United States most recent win was in 2007, defeating Russia in the final.

The United States played in the World Group in all but one year (1988) since it was created in 1981, sharing this record with the Czech Republic, and holds the record for ongoing consecutive years in the World Group at 30 as of 2018.

Results and fixtures

The following are lists of match results and scheduled matches for the current year.

  Win  Loss  Fixture

2025

Players

Current team

Team Nominations for match Second Round Qualifiers against Czechia [4]
PlayerBornATP rankingDebutNomTiesWin-lossProfile
SinglesDoublesSinglesDoublesTotal
Taylor Fritz 28 October 1997 (age 27)433820197107–37–3
Francis Tiafoe 28 January 1998 (age 27)17=5842018551–51–5
Rajeev Ram 18 March 1984 (age 41)2920211411–311–3
Austin Krajicek 16 June 1990 (age 35)57202397–27–2
Non-playing captain: Bob Bryan, Non-playing player: Reilly Opelka

Captains

NameTenureBest result
Perry Jones 1958–59Champion (1958)
David Freed1960–61Inter-Zonal Final (1960, 1961)
Bob Kelleher 1962–63Champion (1963)
Vic Seixas 1964Runner-up (1964)
George MacCall 1965–67Inter-Zonal Semifinals (1965, 1966)
Donald Dell 1968–69Champion (1968, 1969)
Ed Turville1970–71Champion (1970, 1971)
Dennis Ralston 1972–75Champion (1972)
Tony Trabert 1976–80Champion (1978, 1979)
Arthur Ashe 1981–85Champion (1981, 1982)
Tom Gorman 1986–93Champion (1990, 1992)
Tom Gullikson 1994–99Champion (1995)
John McEnroe 2000Semifinals (2000)
Patrick McEnroe 2001–10Champion (2007)
Jim Courier 2011–18Semifinals (2012, 2018)
Mardy Fish 2019–22Quarterfinals (2022)
Bob Bryan 2023–Quarterfinals (2024)

Historical results

Here is the list of all match-ups since 1981, when the competition started being held in the current World Group format.

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Statistics

Player records

Most ties played
#NameYearsTies
played
Win–lossWin %
SinglesDoublesTotal
1 Mike Bryan 2003–2020330–128–528–682.4%
2 Bob Bryan 2003–2020314–226–530–781.1%
3 John McEnroe 1978–19923041–818–259–1085.5%
4 Andy Roddick 2001–20112533–120–033–1273.3%
5 Stan Smith 1968–19812415–420–335–783.3%
Wilmer Allison 1928–19362418–1014–232–1272.7%
John Van Ryn 1929–1936247–122–229–390.6%
8 Vic Seixas 1951–19572324–1214–538–1769.1%
9 Andre Agassi 1988–20052230–60–030–683.3%
10 Arthur Ashe 1963–19781827–51–128–682.3%
George Lott 1928–1934187–411–018–481.8%
John Isner 2010–20211815–132–017–1356.7%
Todd Martin 1986–19921811–85–616–1453.3%

Team records

The statistics reflect results since the 1900 Davis Cup, and are up-to-date as of the 2025 Davis Cup Qualifiers first round.

Key to eras and positions result

  • Challenge Round era (1900–1971): The previous Davis Cup Champion would have a bye to and host the Challenge Round Final. Thus the losing team in the Final (or Inter-zonal final) was the third-placed team. For the purposes of this table, the third placed team is grouped as semifinalists and the Zonal finalists (fourth and fifth placed teams) are grouped as quarterfinalists.
  • 1972–1980: The previous Davis Cup Champion now had to compete in all rounds. There were four zones consisting of America, Eastern, Europe A and Europe B, with the competition culminating in a four team knockout between zonal winners. The zonal finalists were the equivalent of Davis Cup quarterfinalists.
  • Since 1981: World Group (1981–2018), Davis Cup Finals (from 2019) consisting of 16 or 18 teams.
  • Abbreviations: POW = Winner of World Group Playoff (1981–2018); POL = Lost in World Group Playoff (1981–2018); GS = Did not advance past the Group Stage of the Davis Cup Finals (from 2019)

Results table

ResultTotalChallenge Round era
(1900–1971)
Post-Challenge Round era
1972–1980Since 1981
#Years#Years#Years
Champions3223 1900, 1902, 1913, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924,
1925, 1926, 1937, 1938, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949,
1954, 1958, 1963, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971
3 1972, 1978, 1979 6 1981, 1982, 1990, 1992, 1995, 2007
Runners-Up2924 1903, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1914, 1927,
1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1939, 1950,
1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1964
1 1973 4 1984, 1991, 1997, 2004
Semifinalists166 1907, 1912, 1931, 1933, 1960, 1961 010 1986, 1989, 1994, 1998, 2000,
2002, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2018
Quarterfinalists163 1936, 1965, 1966 3 1974, 1977, 1980 10 1985, 1996, 1999, 2009, 2011,
2013, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2024
Other results
Not in Top 5 [a]
or Zonal Final; [b]
Lost in First Round [c]
or Group Stage [d]
1621962, 196721975, 197612POW (8): 1983, 1993, 2001, 2003,
2005, 2010, 2014, 2015
POL (1): 1987
GS (3): 2019, 2020–21, 2023
Not in World Group
or Davis Cup Finals
11 1988 [e]
Home and away records (since 1981)
  • Performance at home (53 match-ups): 45–8
  • Performance away (60 match-ups): 35–25
  • Performance neutral (13 match-ups): 6–7
  • Total: 86–40
  • Only 8 home losses: Germany: 2–3 (1987, PO), Italy: 1–4 (1998, SF), Australia: 1–4 (1999, QF), Croatia: 2–3 (2005, 1R) + 2–3 (2016, QF), Spain: 1–3 (2011, QF), Serbia: 1–3 (2013, QF), Great Britain: 1–3 (2014, 1R)
  • Has a losing record against only 5 nations: Croatia (1–5), Finland (0–1), Germany/West Germany (2–3), Serbia (1–2), Spain (3–5)
  • Has never played against 8 countries which, at one point or another, played in the World Group: Denmark, Indonesia, Israel, New Zealand, South Africa, South Korea, Soviet Union, SFR Yugoslavia.

Head-to-head records

The statistics reflect results since the 1981 Davis Cup, and are up-to-date as of the 2025 Davis Cup Qualifiers first round.

Junior Davis Cup

The United States won the Junior Davis Cup four times, most recently in 2024. [6]

Final results

YearCompetition roundHost cityOpponentScoreResult
1985Final Flag of Japan.svg Kobe Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1–2Runner-up
1986Final Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1–2Runner-up
1988Final Flag of Australia (converted).svg Perth Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 1–2Runner-up
1991Semifinals Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1–2Fourth place
1994Semifinals Flag of the United States.svg Tucson Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3–0Third place
1995Semifinals Flag of Germany.svg Essen Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1–2Fourth place
1997Semifinals Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 0–2Fourth place
1999Final Flag of Australia (converted).svg Perth Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 3–0Champion
2002Final Flag of France.svg La Baule-Escoublac Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0–3Runner-up
2003Semifinals Flag of Germany.svg Essen Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 1–2Fourth place
2008Final Flag of Mexico.svg San Luis Potosí Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2–0Champion
2012Semifinals Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Flag of France.svg  France 2–0Third place
2014Final Flag of Mexico.svg San Luis Potosí Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3–0Champion
2016Semifinals Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1–2Fourth place
2017Final Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 0–2Runner-up
2019Final Flag of the United States.svg Orlando Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1–2Runner-up
2022Final Flag of Turkey.svg Antalya Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0–2Runner-up
2023Semifinals Flag of Spain.svg Córdoba Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2–1Third place
2024Final Flag of Turkey.svg Antalya Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 2–0Champion

See also

Notes

  1. Challenge Round era (1905–1971) only
  2. 1972–1980
  3. World Group (1981–2018) only
  4. Davis Cup Finals (from 2019) only
  5. World Group Playoff winner

References

  1. "Davis Cup History". daviscup.com. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  2. "Chinese Taipei v USA". Daviscup.com.
  3. "United States v Czech Republic". Daviscup.com.
  4. "USA v Czechia". daviscup.com. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  5. "United States Davis Cup Media Guide 2017" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  6. "USA sweep Junior Billie Jean King Cup and Junior Davis Cup titles". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 16 November 2024.