France Davis Cup team

France
Captain	Sébastien Grosjean
ITF ranking	2 1 (6 December 2021)
Colors	Blue & White
First year	1904
Years played	99
Ties played (W–L)	258 (169–89)
Years in World Group	36 (58–32)
Davis Cup titles	10 (1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2017)
Runners-up	9 (1925, 1926, 1933, 1982, 1999, 2002, 2010, 2014, 2018)
Most total wins	Pierre Darmon (47–21)
Most singles wins	Pierre Darmon (44–17)
Most doubles wins	Jacques Brugnon (22–9)
Best doubles team	Henri Leconte & Guy Forget (11–0)
Most ties played	François Jauffret (35)
Most years played	Jean Borotra (17)

Monument to French Davis Cup successes at Stade Roland Garros.

The France men's national tennis team (French: Équipe de France de Coupe Davis) represents France in Davis Cup tennis competition, and is governed by the Fédération Française de Tennis. France competed in their first Davis Cup in 1904.
France is the third most successful nation, with ten wins. Their most recent title came in 2017 (World Champion team).

In 2018 France will compete in the World Group for the 36th time out of 38 years, which ranks them fifth in this category.

Current team (2018)[]

• Adrian Mannarino (First Round, Singles)
• Richard Gasquet (First Round Singles)
• Nicolas Mahut (First Round, Quarterfinals, Semifinals Doubles)
• Pierre-Hugues Herbert (First Round, Quarterfinals Doubles)
• Lucas Pouille (Quarterfinals, Semifinals Singles)
• Jeremy Chardy (Quarterfinals, Singles)
• Benoît Paire (Semifinals, Singles)
• Julien Benneteau (Semifinals, Doubles)

Captains[]

Results[]

2000–2009[]

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	World Group, 1st Round	4–6 February	Florianópolis, Brazil	Brazil	1–4	Lost
	World Group, Qualifying Round	21–23 July	Rennes, France	Austria	5–0	Won
2001	World Group, 1st Round	9–11 February	Ghent, Belgium	Belgium	5–0	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinals	6–8 April	Neuchâtel, Switzerland	Switzerland	3–2	Won
	World Group, Semifinals	21–23 September	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Netherlands	3–2	Won
	World Group, Final	30 November–2 December	Melbourne, Australia	Australia	3–2	Champion
2002	World Group, 1st Round	8–10 February	Metz, France	Netherlands	3–2	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinals	5–7 April	Pau, France	Czech Republic	3–2	Won
	World Group, Semifinals	20–22 September	Paris, France	United States	3–2	Won
	World Group, Final	29 November–1 December	Paris, France	Russia	2–3	Runner-up
2003	World Group, 1st Round	7–9 February	Bucharest, Romania	Romania	4–1	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinals	4–6 April	Toulouse, France	Switzerland	2–3	Lost
2004	World Group, 1st Round	6–8 February	Metz, France	Croatia	4–1	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinals	9–11 April	Prilly, Switzerland	Switzerland	3–2	Won
	World Group, Semifinals	24–26 September	Alicante, Spain	Spain	1–4	Lost
2005	World Group, 1st Round	4–6 March	Strasbourg, France	Sweden	3–2	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinals	15–17 July	Moscow, Russia	Russia	2–3	Lost
2006	World Group, 1st Round	10–12 February	Halle, Germany	Germany	3–2	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinals	7–9 April	Pau, France	Russia	1–4	Lost
2007	World Group, 1st Round	9–11 February	Clermont-Ferrand, France	Romania	4–1	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinals	6–8 April	Moscow, Russia	Russia	2–3	Lost
2008	World Group, 1st Round	8–10 February	Sibiu, Romania	Romania	5–0	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinals	11–13 April	Winston-Salem, United States	United States	1–4	Lost
2009	World Group, 1st Round	6–8 March	Ostrava, Czech Republic	Czech Republic	2–3	Lost
	World Group, Play-offs	18–20 September	Maastricht, Netherlands	Netherlands	4–1	Won

2010–2019[]

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	World Group, 1st Round	5–7 March	Toulon, France	Germany	4–1	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinals	9–11 July	Clermont-Ferrand, France	Spain	5–0	Won
	World Group, Semifinals	17–19 September	Lyon, France	Argentina	5–0	Won
	World Group, Final	3–5 December	Belgrade, Serbia	Serbia	2–3	Runner-up
2011	World Group, 1st Round	4–6 March	Vienna, Austria	Austria	3–2	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinals	8–10 July	Stuttgart, Germany	Germany	4–1	Won
	World Group, Semifinals	16–18 September	Córdoba, Spain	Spain	1–4	Lost
2012	World Group, 1st Round	10–12 February	Vancouver, Canada	Canada	4–1	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinals	6–8 April	Roquebrune, France	United States	2–3	Lost
2013	World Group, 1st Round	1–3 February	Rouen, France	Israel	5–0	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinals	5–7 April	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Argentina	2–3	Lost
2014	World Group, 1st Round	31 January–2 February	Mouilleron-le-Captif, France	Australia	5–0	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinals	5–7 April	Nancy, France	Germany	3–2	Won
	World Group, Semifinals	12–14 September	Paris, France	Czech Republic	4–1	Won
	World Group, Final	21–23 November	Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France	Switzerland	1–3	Runner-up
2015	World Group, 1st Round	6–8 March	Frankfurt, Germany	Germany	3–2	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinals	17–19 July	London, Great Britain	Great Britain	1–3	Lost
2016	World Group, 1st Round	4–6 March	Baie-Mahault, France	Canada	5–0	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinals	15–17 July	Třinec, Czech Republic	Czech Republic	3–1	Won
	World Group, Semifinals	16–18 September	Zadar, Croatia	Croatia	2–3	Lost
2017	World Group, 1st Round	3–5 February	Tokyo, Japan	Japan	4–1	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinals	7–9 April	Rouen, France	Great Britain	4–1	Won
	World Group, Semifinals	15–17 September	Lille, France	Serbia	3–1	Won
	World Group, Final	24–26 November	Lille, France	Belgium	3–2	Champion
2018	World Group, 1st Round	2–4 February	Albertville, France	Netherlands	3–1	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinals	6–8 April	Genoa, Italy	Italy	3–1	Won
	World Group, Semifinals	14–16 September	Lille, France	Spain	3–2	Won
	World Group, Final	23–25 November	Lille, France	Croatia	1–3	Runner-up

Media coverage[]

France's Davis Cup matches are currently televised by France Télévisions.

See also[]

• Davis Cup
• France at the Hopman Cup

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to France Davis Cup team.

• Team page on DavisCup.com, the official website of the Davis Cup