Serbia Davis Cup team
Serbia | |
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Captain | Viktor Troicki |
Coach | Boris Bošnjaković Jovan Lilić Dušan Vemić |
ITF ranking | 6 1 (6 December 2021) |
Highest ITF ranking | 2 (6 Dec 2010) |
Colors | Red,Blue,White |
First year | 1927 |
Years played | 86 |
Ties played (W–L) | 198 (116–82) |
Years in World Group | 22 (26–22) |
Davis Cup titles | 1 (2010) |
Runners-up | 1 (2013) |
Most total wins | Nenad Zimonjić (43–31) |
Most singles wins | Novak Djoković (38–7) |
Most doubles wins | Nenad Zimonjić (30–19) |
Best doubles team | Vemić / Zimonjić (7–2) Jovanović / Pilić (7–8) |
Most ties played | Nenad Zimonjić (55) |
Most years played | Nenad 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 |
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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
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 2004–2006.
Serbia won the Davis Cup title in 2010.
Year | Name of the country [Ties & results] |
Years played | Ties played | Years in World Group | Best result | ||||
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1900–1926 | Doesn't compete | ||||||||
1927–1928 | Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (KSHS)
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2 | 2 (0–2) |
— | Europe Zone 2nd round 1927 | ||||
1929–1939 | Kingdom of Yugoslavia
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11 | 28 (17–11) |
— | Inter–Zonal Zone 1939 | ||||
1940–1945 | World War II | ||||||||
1946–1962 | Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia (FNRJ)
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17 | 32 (15–17) |
— | Europe Zone Final 1947 Americas Zone Final 1962 | ||||
1963–1992 | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRJ)
|
30 | 65 (36–29) |
9 (7–9) |
World Group Semifinals 1988, 1989, 1991 | ||||
1993–1994 | UN sport sanctions | ||||||||
1995–2003 | Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SRJ)
|
9 | 25 (17–8) |
0 | Europe/Africa Zone Group II Play–offs 2003 | ||||
2004–2006 | Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)
|
3 | 8 (6–2) |
0 | World Group Play–offs 2006 | ||||
2007– | Serbia (SRB)
|
14 | 38 (25–13) |
13 (19–13) |
Winner 2010 |
1927– | Overall | 86 | 198 (116–82) |
22 (26–22) |
Winner 2010 |
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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 |
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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 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 6 ties 2–4
- vs Australia 6 ties 1–5
- vs 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 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 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 |
Name | Residence | Tenure |
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Zagreb | 1927–1928 | |
Zagreb | 1929 | |
Zagreb | 1930–1931 | |
Zagreb | 1932 | |
Franjo Šefer | Zagreb | 1933 |
Zagreb | 1934 | |
Zagreb | 1935–1936 | |
Zagreb | 1937–1938 | |
Zagreb | 1939 | |
Zagreb | 1946–1951 | |
Dragoljub Jovanović | Beograd | 1952 |
Beograd | 1952 | |
Zagreb | 1953–54 | |
Josip Palada | Zagreb | 1955–57 |
Zagreb | 1958–59 | |
Zagreb | 1960–65 | |
Beograd | 1966–73 | |
Zagreb | 1974–75 | |
Zagreb | 1976–79 | |
Radmilo Armenulić | Beograd | 1980–96 |
Novi Sad | 1997–99 | |
Nikola Špear | Subotica | 2000 |
Beograd | 2001–2002 | |
Nenad Zimonjić | Beograd | 2003–2004 |
Dejan Petrović | Kragujevac | 2005–2006 |
Bogdan Obradović # | Beograd | 2007–2016 |
Nenad Zimonjić ^ | Beograd | 2017–2020 |
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 |
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Champions | 27 May 1990 | World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany |
Clay | Slobodan Živojinović Goran Ivanišević Goran Prpić |
Jim Courier Brad Gilbert Ken Flach Robert Seguso |
3–0 |
Champions | 4 Jan 1991 | Hopman Cup, Perth, Australia |
Hard | Monika Seleš Goran Prpić |
Zina Garrison David Wheaton |
3–0 |
Finalists | 26 May 1991 | World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany |
Clay | Slobodan Živojinović Goran Ivanišević Goran Prpić |
Magnus Gustafsson Stefan Edberg Jonas Svensson |
1–2 |
Finalists | 4 Jan 2008 | Hopman Cup, Perth, Australia |
Hard | Jelena Janković Novak Djoković |
Serena Williams Mardy Fish |
1–2 |
Champions | 23 May 2009 | World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany |
Clay | Janko Tipsarević Viktor Troicki Nenad Zimonjić |
Rainer Schüttler Philipp Kohlschreiber Nicolas Kiefer Mischa Zverev |
2–1 |
Champions | 21 May 2012 | World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany |
Clay | Janko Tipsarević Viktor Troicki Nenad Zimonjić Miki Janković |
Tomáš Berdych Radek Štěpánek František Čermák |
3–0 |
Finalists | 5 Jan 2013 | Hopman Cup, Perth, Australia |
Hard | Ana Ivanovic Novak Djoković |
Anabel Medina Garrigues Fernando Verdasco |
1–2 |
Champions | 3–12 Jan 2020 | ATP Cup, Sydney, Australia |
Hard | Novak Djoković Dušan Lajović Nikola Milojević Viktor Troicki Nikola Ćaćić |
Rafael Nadal Roberto Bautista Agut Pablo Carreño Busta Albert Ramos Viñolas 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 |
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Bronze | 2008 Summer Olympics, Beijing | Men's singles | Novak Djokovic |
Here is the list of all Summer Universiade medals
Medal | Competition | Discipline | Team members |
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Gold | 1961 Summer Universiade, Sofia | Men's singles | Boro Jovanović |
Gold | 1961 Summer Universiade, Sofia | Men's doubles | Boro Jovanović Nikola Pilić |
Silver | 1961 Summer Universiade, Sofia | Men's singles | Nikola Pilić |
Gold | 1987 Summer Universiade, Zagreb | Men's singles | Bruno Orešar |
Gold | 1987 Summer Universiade, Zagreb | Mixed doubles | Sabrina Goleš Bruno Orešar |
Silver | 1987 Summer Universiade, Zagreb | Men's singles | Igor Šarić |
Bronze | 1987 Summer Universiade, Zagreb | Men's doubles | Igor Šarić |
Silver | 2005 Summer Universiade, İzmir | Men's doubles | Nikola Ćirić Darko Mađarovski |
Gold | 2009 Summer Universiade, Belgrade | Men's Team | |
Gold | 2009 Summer Universiade, Belgrade | Men's singles | |
Bronze | 2009 Summer Universiade, Belgrade | Men's doubles | |
See also[]
- Serbia ATP Cup team
- Serbia Billie Jean King Cup team
References[]
- ^ "Serbia wins first Davis Cup title". ESPN. 2010-12-05. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ^ "Troicki climbs off the floor to win epic first Davis Cup for Serbia". Independent. 2010-12-05. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ^ Renton, Jamie (17 November 2013). "CZECH REPUBLIC RETAINS DAVIS CUP TITLE". daviscup.com. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ Team Serbia Triumphs; ATP Cup By The Numbers
- ^ Troicki objavio širi spisak za finale Dejvis kupa
- ^ Otpao za spiska reprezentacije, ali poručio: Čast je igrati za Srbiju
- ^ Tribute: Viktor Troicki Retires From Professional Tennis
- ^ Tipsarevic Announces Retirement
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Serbia Davis Cup team. |
- Team page on DavisCup.com, the official website of the Davis Cup
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- Tennis in Serbia