Japan Davis Cup team
Japan | |
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Captain | Satoshi Iwabuchi |
ITF ranking | 18 ![]() |
Colors | Red & White |
First year | 1921 |
Years played | 85 |
Ties played (W–L) | 192 (108-84) |
Years in World Group | 9 (2–8) |
Runners-up | 1 (1921) |
Most total wins | Takao Suzuki (41–23) |
Most singles wins | Tsuyoshi Fukui (27–12) Takao Suzuki (27–12) |
Most doubles wins | Takao Suzuki (14–11) |
Best doubles team | Satoshi Iwabuchi / Takao Suzuki (9–5) |
Most ties played | Takao Suzuki (31) |
Most years played | Takao Suzuki (15) |
The Japan men's national tennis team represents Japan in Davis Cup tennis competition and is governed by the Japan Tennis Association.
Japan first competed at the Davis Cup in 1921, where they finished as runners-up. They were an inaugural member of the World Group in 1981 and competed at the top division until 1985 when they were relegated to the second division. They are currently competing in the World Group for the eighth time.
Players[]
Current squad[]
Team representing Japan vs. Pakistan (2020 Davis Cup World Group I)
Rankings as of 6 June 2021
- Yosuke Watanuki (ATP singles ranking No. 255)
- Kaichi Uchida (ATP singles ranking No. 344, doubles ranking No. 812)
- Yuta Shimizu (ATP singles ranking No. 351, doubles ranking No. 596)
- Sho Shimabukuro (ATP singles ranking No. 499, doubles ranking No. 709)
- Shintaro Mochizuki (ATP singles ranking No. 497, doubles ranking No. 392)
Recent call-ups[]
The following players have been called up in the last four years. (Most recent call-up in brackets)
- Kei Nishikori (2020 Davis Cup Qualifying Round)
- Yasutaka Uchiyama (2020 Davis Cup Qualifying Round)
- Ben McLachlan (2020 Davis Cup Qualifying Round)
- Go Soeda (2020 Davis Cup Qualifying Round)
- Yoshihito Nishioka (2019 Davis Cup Qualifying Round)
- Taro Daniel (2019 Davis Cup Qualifying Round)
- Yūichi Sugita (2018 World Group First Round)
History[]
Japan competed in its first Davis Cup in 1921 finishing as the runners-up to the United States.
Results[]
Year | Competition | Date | Venue and Location | Surface | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2002 | Group I, Asia/Oceania, 1st Round | 8–10 February 2002 | ![]() |
Carpet, Indoor | ![]() |
3–2 | Won |
Group I, Asia/Oceania, 2nd Round | 5–7 April 2002 | ![]() |
Hard, Outdoor | ![]() |
1–4 | Loss | |
2003 | Group I, Asia/Oceania, 1st Round | 7–9 February 2003 | ![]() |
Grass (Grass), Outdoor | ![]() |
1–4 | Loss |
Group I, Asia/Oceania, 1st Round Relegation Play-offs | 4–6 April 2003 | ![]() |
Carpet, Indoor | ![]() |
5–0 | Won | |
2004 | Group I, Asia/Oceania, 1st Round | 6–8 February 2004 | ![]() |
Hard, Outdoor | ![]() |
3–2 | Won |
Group I, Asia/Oceania, 2nd Round | 9–11 April 2004 | ![]() |
Hard, Outdoor | ![]() |
3–2 | Won | |
2004 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs | 24–26 September 2004 | ![]() |
Clay, Outdoor | ![]() |
0–5 | Loss | |
2005 | Group I, Asia/Oceania, 1st Round | 4–6 March 2005 | ![]() |
Hard (Rebound Ace), Outdoor | ![]() |
2–3 | Loss |
Group I, Asia/Oceania, 1st Round Relegation Play-offs | 15–17 July 2005 | ![]() |
Carpet (Taraflex), Indoor | ![]() |
4–1 | Won | |
2006 | Group I, Asia/Oceania, 1st Round | 10–12 February 2006 | ![]() |
Carpet (Taraflex), Indoor | ![]() |
5–0 | Won |
Group I, Asia/Oceania, Semifinals | 7–9 April 2006 | ![]() |
Hard (Plexipave), Outdoor | ![]() |
2–3 | Loss | |
2007 | Group I, Asia/Oceania, 1st Round | 9–11 February 2007 | ![]() |
Hard (Rebound Ace), Indoor | ![]() |
4–1 | Won |
Group I, Asia/Oceania, Semifinals | 6–8 April 2007 | ![]() |
Carpet (Taraflex), Indoor | ![]() |
5–0 | Won | |
World Group, Play-offs | 21–23 September 2007 | ![]() |
Carpet (Taraflex), Indoor | ![]() |
2–3 | Loss | |
2008 | Group I, Asia/Oceania, 1st Round | 8–10 February 2008 | ![]() |
Hard (Truflex Acrylic), Outdoor | ![]() |
5–0 | Won |
Group I, Asia/Oceania, Semifinals | 11–13 April 2008 | ![]() |
Grass (Grass), Outdoor | ![]() |
2–3 | Loss | |
2009 | Group I, Asia/Oceania, 1st Round | 6–8 March 2009 | ![]() |
Carpet (Taraflex), Indoor | ![]() |
5–0 | Won |
Group I, Asia/Oceania, Semifinals | 8–10 May 2009 | ![]() |
Clay, Indoor | ![]() |
2–3 | Loss | |
2010 | Group I, Asia/Oceania, 1st Round | 5–7 March 2010 | ![]() |
Carpet (Taraflex), Indoor | ![]() |
5–0 | Won |
Group I, Asia/Oceania, Semifinals | 7–9 May 2010 | ![]() |
Clay, Outdoor | ![]() |
0–5 | Loss | |
2011 | Group I, Asia/Oceania, 1st Round | 4–6 March 2011 | ![]() |
Clay, Outdoor | ![]() |
3–1 | Won |
Group I, Asia/Oceania, Semifinals | 8–10 July 2011 | ![]() |
Hard (Acrylic), Indoor | ![]() |
4–1 | Won | |
World Group, Play-offs | 16–18 September 2011 | ![]() |
Hard (Deco Turf II), Outdoor | ![]() |
4–1 | Won | |
2012 | World Group, 1st Round | 10–12 February 2012 | ![]() |
Hard (DecoTurf), Indoor | ![]() |
2–3 | Loss |
World Group, Play-offs | 14–16 September 2012 | ![]() |
Hard (DecoTurf), Outdoor | ![]() |
2–3 | Loss | |
2013 | Group I, Asia/Oceania, 1st Round | 1–3 February 2013 | ![]() |
Hard (DecoTurf), Indoor | ![]() |
5–0 | Won |
Group I, Asia/Oceania, Semifinals | 5–7 April 2013 | ![]() |
Hard (DecoTurf), Indoor | ![]() |
3–2 | Won | |
World Group, Play-offs | 13–15 September 2013 | ![]() |
Hard (DecoTurf), Indoor | ![]() |
3–2 | Won | |
2014 | World Group, 1st Round | 31 January–2 February 2014 | ![]() |
Hard (DecoTurf), Indoor | ![]() |
4–1 | Won |
World Group, Quarterfinals | 4–6 April 2014 | ![]() |
Hard (DecoTurf), Indoor | ![]() |
0–5 | Loss | |
2015 | World Group, 1st Round | 6–8 March 2015 | ![]() |
Hard (Premier), Indoor | ![]() |
2–3 | Loss |
World Group, Play-offs | 18–20 September 2015 | ![]() |
Clay (Red Clay), Outdoor | ![]() |
3–2 | Won | |
2016 | World Group, 1st Round | 4–6 March 2016 | ![]() |
Hard (GreenSet Cushion), Indoor | ![]() |
1–3 | Loss |
World Group, Play-offs | 16–18 September 2016 | ![]() |
Hard, Outdoor | ![]() |
5–0 | Won | |
2017 | World Group, 1st Round | 3–5 February 2017 | ![]() |
Hard (DecoTurf), Indoor | ![]() |
1–4 | Loss |
World Group, Play-offs | 15–18* September, 2017
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Hard (DecoTurf), Outdoor | ![]() |
3–1 | Won | |
2018 | World Group, 1st Round | 2–4 February 2018 | ![]() |
Hard (GreenSet Pro), Indoor | ![]() |
1–3 | Loss |
World Group, Play-offs | 14–16 September 2018 | ![]() |
Hard (DecoTurf), Outdoor | ![]() |
4–0 | Won | |
2019 | Davis Cup Qualifying Round | 1–2 February 2019 | ![]() |
Hard (TOPLUS MC Pro System), Outdoor | ![]() |
3–2 | Won |
Finals, Round-Robin Group A | 19 November 2019 | ![]() |
Hard, Indoor | ![]() |
1–2 | Loss | |
Finals, Round-Robin Group A | 20 November 2019 | ![]() |
Hard, Indoor | ![]() |
0–3 | Loss | |
2020–21 | Davis Cup Qualifying Round | 6–7 March 2020 | ![]() |
Hard (DecoTurf), Indoor | ![]() |
0–3 | Loss |
Davis Cup World Group I | 5–6 March 2021 | ![]() |
Grass, Outdoor | ![]() |
0–4 | Won |
See also[]
- Davis Cup
- Japan at the Hopman Cup
References[]
- ^ "JTA_PR_Team". Japan Tennis Association Twitter Account (Japanese). Retrieved 2017-09-21.
- ^ "Japan v Italy". daviscup.com.
External links[]
- Team page on DavisCup.com, the official website of the Davis Cup
Categories:
- Davis Cup teams
- National sports teams of Japan
- Tennis in Japan