Russia Davis Cup team
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| Captain | Shamil Tarpischev | |
| ITF ranking | 1 | |
| Colors | red & white | |
| First year | 1962 | |
| Years played | 44 | |
| Ties played (W-L) | 117 (77-40) | |
| Years in World Group |
22 (26-19) | |
| Davis Cup titles | 2 | |
| Runners-up | 3 | |
| Most total wins | Alex Metreveli (80-25) | |
| Most singles wins | Alex Metreveli (56-14) | |
| Most doubles wins | Alex Metreveli (24-11) and Sergei Likhachev (24-9) | |
| Best doubles team | Alex Metreveli and Sergei Likhachev (18-7) | |
| Most ties played | Alex Metreveli (38) | |
| Most years played | Alex Metreveli (14) | |
The Russia Davis Cup team represents Russia in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Russian Tennis Federation.
Russia has won the Davis Cup twice, in 2002 and 2006, and finished as runner-up three times in 1994, 1995 & 2007.
In 2007 Russia plays in the World Group for the 15th consecutive year, the second longest ongoing streak. They are ranked #1 in the Davis Cup ranking by the ITF.
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[edit] Current Team
- Dmitry Tursunov (ATP #22)
- Marat Safin (ATP #24)
- Igor Andreev (ATP #26)
- Mikhail Youzhny (ATP #44)
[edit] History
Russia competed in its first Davis Cup in 1962, as the Soviet Union,in 1991 and 1992 under the name of CIS.Russia played a total of 117 series,of which they won 77 and lost 40.Won the Cup twice - in 2002 and 2006,respectively against France and Argentina.In 1994 and 1995 the team played in the final - against Sweden and USA.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Team page on DavisCup.com
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