Serbia Davis Cup team

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Serbia
Flag of Serbia.svg
CaptainViktor Troicki
CoachBoris Bošnjaković
Jovan Lilić
Dušan Vemić
ITF ranking6 Increase 1 (6 December 2021)
Highest ITF ranking2 (6 Dec 2010)
ColorsRed,Blue,White
First year1927
Years played86
Ties played (W–L)198 (116–82)
Years in
World Group
22 (26–22)
Davis Cup titles1 (2010)
Runners-up1 (2013)
Most total winsNenad Zimonjić (43–31)
Most singles winsNovak Djoković (38–7)
Most doubles winsNenad Zimonjić (30–19)
Best doubles teamVemić / Zimonjić (7–2)
Jovanović / Pilić (7–8)
Most ties playedNenad Zimonjić (55)
Most years playedNenad Zimonjić (22)

The Serbian men's national tennis team represents Serbia in the Davis Cup and the ATP Cup, both tennis competitions. Since June 2006, the team has played under the name of Serbia, following the split of Yugoslavia.Serbia won the Davis Cup title for the first and only time in 2010, defeating France with 3:2 in the final as host nation.[1][2] The team was a runner-up in 2013, when they were defeated by the Czech Republic with 2:3 in the final in Belgrade.[3]The team also had three semifinals Davis Cup appearances (in 2011, 2017, 2021) and four quarterfinals Davis Cup appearances (in 2012, 2015, 2016, 2019).In 2020, Serbia won the inaugural ATP Cup.[4]

Current team[]

The following players are representing Serbia in the 2021 Davis Cup Finals.[5][6]

Player Singles Rank Doubles Rank First year played No. of ties Total Win/Loss Singles Win/Loss Doubles Win/Loss
Novak Djokovic 1 255 2004 32 42–13 38–7 4–6
Dušan Lajović 33 208 2012 14 11–9 11–9 0–0
Filip Krajinović 42 297 2014 13 9–8 8–4 1–4
Miomir Kecmanović 69 276 2021 1 0–1 0–1 0–0
Nikola Ćaćić 1557 36 2021 3 2–1 0–0 2–1

ATP Rankings on 20 December 2021

Djokovic and Zimonjić during the tie against Czech Republic
(Belgrade 18 September 2010)

Recent call-ups[]

Denotes a retired player

The following players were part of a team in the last five years.

Player Singles Rank Doubles Rank First year played No. of ties Total Win/Loss Singles Win/Loss Doubles Win/Loss Last year played
Laslo Đere 52 354 2017 3 1–2 1–2 0–0 2018
Nikola Milojević 138 915 2018 3 1–2 0–0 1–2 2019
Danilo Petrović 310 623 2018 1 1–0 0–0 1–0 2018
Peđa Krstin 318 1294 2018 2 2–0 2–0 0–0 2018
Miljan Zekić 332 1488 2018 1 0–1 0–0 0–1 2018
Viktor Troicki[7] 232 250 2008 24 24–16 17–11 7–5 2019
Janko Tipsarević[8] 485 2000 37 42–19 34–15 8–4 2019
Nenad Zimonjić 1241 1995 55 43–31 13–12 30–19 2017

ATP Rankings on 20 December 2021

History[]

Serbia competed in its first Davis Cup as an independent nation in 2007.

Within the Yugoslav Davis Cup team, they reached the semifinals of the World Group in 1988, 1989 and 1991.

They competed as the Serbia and Montenegro Davis Cup team from 20042006.

Serbia won the Davis Cup title in 2010.

1927 Overall 86 198
(116–82)
22
(26–22)
Winner 2010

Serbia is considered as the direct successor of former Davis Cup teams (SCG, YUG), which is important in drawing decisions of home/away ties and choice of ground.

Results under present name Serbia[]

Year Competition Date Surface Location Opponent Score Result
2007 Europe/Africa Zone Group I 1st round 9–11 Feb bye
Europe/Africa Zone Group I 2nd round 6–8 Apr clay Kovilovo, Serbia  Georgia 5 : 0 Won
World Group Play-offs 21–23 Sep clay Belgrade, Serbia  Australia 4 : 1 Won
2008 World Group 1st round 8–10 Feb hard Moscow, Russia  Russia 2 : 3 Lost
World Group Play-offs 19–21 Sep hard Bratislava, Slovakia  Slovakia 4 : 1 Won
2009 World Group 1st round 7–8 Mar clay Benidorm, Spain  Spain 1 : 4 Lost
World Group Play-offs 18–20 Sep hard Belgrade, Serbia  Uzbekistan 5 : 0 Won
2010 World Group 1st round 5–7 Mar clay Belgrade, Serbia  United States 3 : 2 Won
World Group Quarterfinals 9–11 Jul hard Split, Croatia  Croatia 4 : 1 Won
World Group Semifinals 17–19 Sep hard Belgrade, Serbia  Czech Republic 3 : 2 Won
World Group Final 3–5 Dec hard Belgrade, Serbia  France 3 : 2 Champion
2011 World Group 1st round 4–6 Mar hard Novi Sad, Serbia  India 4 : 1 Won
World Group Quarterfinals 8–10 Jul hard Halmstad, Sweden  Sweden 4 : 1 Won
World Group Semifinals 16–18 Sep hard Belgrade, Serbia  Argentina 2 : 3 Lost
2012 World Group 1st round 10–12 Feb hard Niš, Serbia  Sweden 4 : 1 Won
World Group Quarterfinals 6–8 Apr clay Prague, Czech Rep.  Czech Republic 1 : 4 Lost
2013 World Group 1st round 1–3 Feb clay Charleroi, Belgium  Belgium 3 : 2 Won
World Group Quarterfinals 5–7 Apr hard Boise, United States  United States 3 : 1 Won
World Group Semifinals 13–15 Sep clay Belgrade, Serbia  Canada 3 : 2 Won
World Group Final 15–17 Nov hard Belgrade, Serbia  Czech Republic 2 : 3 Runner-up
2014 World Group 1st round 31 Jan–2 Feb hard Novi Sad, Serbia   Switzerland 2 : 3 Lost
World Group Play-offs 12–15 Sep hard Bangalore, India  India 3 : 2 Won
2015 World Group 1st round 6–8 Mar hard Kraljevo, Serbia  Croatia 5 : 0 Won
World Group Quarterfinals 17–19 Jul clay Buenos Aires, Argentina  Argentina 1 : 4 Lost
2016 World Group 1st round 4–6 Mar hard Belgrade, Serbia  Kazakhstan 3 : 2 Won
World Group Quarterfinals 15–17 Jul clay Belgrade, Serbia  Great Britain 2 : 3 Lost
2017 World Group 1st round 3–5 Feb hard Niš, Serbia  Russia 4 : 0 Won
World Group Quarterfinals 7–9 Apr hard Belgrade, Serbia  Spain 4 : 1 Won
World Group Semifinals 15–17 Sep clay Lille, France  France 1 : 3 Lost
2018 World Group 1st round 2–4 Feb clay Niš, Serbia  United States 1 : 3 Lost
World Group Play-offs 14–16 Sep clay Kraljevo, Serbia  India 4 : 1 Won
2019 World Group Qualifying Round 1–2 Feb hard Tashkent, Uzbekistan  Uzbekistan 3 : 2 Won
World Group Finals Group A 20 Nov hard Madrid, Spain  Japan 3 : 0 Won
21 Nov hard  France 2 : 1 Won
World Group Finals Quarterfinals 22 Nov hard  Russia 1 : 2 Lost
2020–21 World Group Finals Group Stage 26 Nov hard Innsbruck, Austria  Austria 3 : 0 Won
27 Nov hard  Germany 1 : 2 Lost
World Group Finals Quarterfinals 1 Dec hard Madrid, Spain  Kazakhstan 2 : 1 Won
World Group Finals Semifinals 3 Dec hard  Croatia 1 : 2 Lost

Head to head[]

(by No. of ties)

  • vs Czech Republic Czechoslovakia/Czech Rep. 12 ties 5–7
  • vs  France 11 ties 6–5
  • vs  Sweden 10 ties 6–4
  • vs  Spain 10 ties 3–7
  • vs  Great Britain 9 ties 5–4
  • vs  Belgium 8 ties 5–3
  • vs  Italy 7 ties 3–4
  • vs  Austria 6 ties 5–1
  • vs Soviet Union/Russia Soviet Union/Russia 6 ties 2–4
  • vs  Australia 6 ties 1–5
  • vs Germany Germany/West Germany 6 ties 1–5
  • vs  Hungary 5 ties 4–1
  • vs  India 5 ties 4–1
  • vs   Switzerland 5 ties 2–3
  • vs  Monaco 4 ties 4–0
  • vs  South Africa 4 ties 3–1
  • vs  Greece 4 ties 2–2
  • vs  Portugal 4 ties 2–2
  • vs  Romania 4 ties 2–2
  • vs  Denmark 4 ties 1–3
  • vs  Bulgaria 3 ties 3–0
  • vs  Egypt 3 ties 3–0
  • vs  Ireland 3 ties 3–0
  • vs  Croatia 3 ties 2–1
  • vs  Morocco 3 ties 2–1
  • vs  Poland 3 ties 2–1
  • vs  United States 3 ties 2–1
  • vs  Argentina 3 ties 1–2
  • vs  New Zealand 3 ties 1–2
  • vs  Georgia 2 ties 2–0
  • vs  Kazakhstan 2 ties 2–0
  • vs  Latvia 2 ties 2–0
  • vs  Norway 2 ties 2–0
  • vs Rhodesia/Zimbabwe Rhodesia/Zimbabwe 2 ties 2–0
  • vs  Tunisia 2 ties 2–0
  • vs  Uzbekistan 2 ties 2–0
  • vs  Finland 2 ties 1–1
  • vs  Israel 2 ties 1–1
  • vs  Japan 2 ties 1–1
  • vs  Luxembourg 2 ties 1–1
  • vs  Slovakia 2 ties 1–1
  • vs  Turkey 2 ties 1–1
  • vs  Mexico 2 ties 0–2
  • vs  Algeria 1 tie 1–0
  • vs  Benin 1 tie 1–0
  • vs  Botswana 1 tie 1–0
  • vs  Canada 1 tie 1–0
  • vs West Indies Federation Caribbean/West Indies 1 tie 1–0
  • vs  Ivory Coast 1 tie 1–0
  • vs  Lithuania 1 tie 1–0
  • vs  Moldova 1 tie 1–0
  • vs  Netherlands 1 tie 1–0
  • vs  San Marino 1 tie 1–0
  • vs  Togo 1 tie 1–0
  • vs  Brazil 1 tie 0–1
  • vs  Chile 1 tie 0–1

Captains[]

# Denotes captains who won the Davis Cup title
^ Denotes captains who won the ATP Cup title
2010 Davis Cup: Tipsarević during his match against the Czech Republic
Name Residence Tenure
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Zagreb 1927–1928
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Zagreb 1929
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Zagreb 1930–1931
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Zagreb 1932
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Franjo Šefer Zagreb 1933
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Zagreb 1934
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Zagreb 1935–1936
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Zagreb 1937–1938
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Zagreb 1939
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zagreb 1946–1951
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragoljub Jovanović Beograd 1952
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Beograd 1952
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zagreb 1953–54
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Josip Palada Zagreb 1955–57
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zagreb 1958–59
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zagreb 1960–65
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Beograd 1966–73
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zagreb 1974–75
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zagreb 1976–79
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radmilo Armenulić Beograd 1980–96
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Novi Sad 1997–99
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Špear Subotica 2000
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Beograd 2001–2002
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nenad Zimonjić Beograd 2003–2004
Serbia Dejan Petrović Kragujevac 2005–2006
Serbia Bogdan Obradović # Beograd 2007–2016
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić ^ Beograd 2017–2020
Serbia Viktor Troicki Beograd 2021–

Other competitions[]

In addition to the Davis Cup, the Serbian national team has also achieved success in major tournaments in individual and team categories.

Team competitions[]

Outcome Date Team competition Surface Team members Opponents Score
Champions 27 May 1990 World Team Cup,
Düsseldorf, Germany
Clay Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Živojinović
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Goran Ivanišević
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Goran Prpić
United States Jim Courier
United States Brad Gilbert
United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
3–0
Champions 4 Jan 1991 Hopman Cup,
Perth, Australia
Hard Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monika Seleš
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Goran Prpić
United States Zina Garrison
United States David Wheaton
3–0
Finalists 26 May 1991 World Team Cup,
Düsseldorf, Germany
Clay Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Živojinović
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Goran Ivanišević
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Goran Prpić
Sweden Magnus Gustafsson
Sweden Stefan Edberg
Sweden Jonas Svensson
1–2
Finalists 4 Jan 2008 Hopman Cup,
Perth, Australia
Hard Serbia Jelena Janković
Serbia Novak Djoković
United States Serena Williams
United States Mardy Fish
1–2
Champions 23 May 2009 World Team Cup,
Düsseldorf, Germany
Clay Serbia Janko Tipsarević
Serbia Viktor Troicki
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
Germany Rainer Schüttler
Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber
Germany Nicolas Kiefer
Germany Mischa Zverev
2–1
Champions 21 May 2012 World Team Cup,
Düsseldorf, Germany
Clay Serbia Janko Tipsarević
Serbia Viktor Troicki
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
Serbia Miki Janković
Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
Czech Republic František Čermák
3–0
Finalists 5 Jan 2013 Hopman Cup,
Perth, Australia
Hard Serbia Ana Ivanovic
Serbia Novak Djoković
Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues
Spain Fernando Verdasco
1–2
Champions 3–12 Jan 2020 ATP Cup,
Sydney, Australia
Hard Serbia Novak Djoković
Serbia Dušan Lajović
Serbia Nikola Milojević
Serbia Viktor Troicki
Serbia Nikola Ćaćić
Spain Rafael Nadal
Spain Roberto Bautista Agut
Spain Pablo Carreño Busta
Spain Albert Ramos Viñolas
Spain Feliciano López
2–1

Olympic Games and Universiade medal tables[]

Here is the list of all Olympics Summer Games medals

Medal Competition Discipline Team members
Bronze 2008 Summer Olympics, Beijing Men's singles Serbia Novak Djokovic

Here is the list of all Summer Universiade medals

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Serbia wins first Davis Cup title". ESPN. 2010-12-05. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  2. ^ "Troicki climbs off the floor to win epic first Davis Cup for Serbia". Independent. 2010-12-05. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  3. ^ Renton, Jamie (17 November 2013). "CZECH REPUBLIC RETAINS DAVIS CUP TITLE". daviscup.com. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  4. ^ Team Serbia Triumphs; ATP Cup By The Numbers
  5. ^ Troicki objavio širi spisak za finale Dejvis kupa
  6. ^ Otpao za spiska reprezentacije, ali poručio: Čast je igrati za Srbiju
  7. ^ Tribute: Viktor Troicki Retires From Professional Tennis
  8. ^ Tipsarevic Announces Retirement

External links[]

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