Yugoslavia Davis Cup team

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Yugoslavia
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First year1927
Years played69
Ties played (W–L)152 (85–67)
Years in
World Group		9 (7–9)
Most total winsJosip Palada (42–32)
Franjo Punčec (42–20)
Most singles winsFranjo Punčec (33–12)
Most doubles winsDragutin Mitić (13–14)
Best doubles teamBoro Jovanović and Niki Pilić (7–8)
Most ties playedJosip Palada (37)
Most years playedBoro Jovanović and Josip Palada (15)

The Yugoslavia men's national tennis team competed from 1927–2003 and represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (up to 1929 known as the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes) from 1927–1939, the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (up to 1963 the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia) from 1946–1992, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1995–2003. It was organised by the Yugoslav Tennis Association. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s, separate teams were created for the new nations which split apart from Yugoslavia:

  • Croatia men's national tennis team (began competing in 1993)
  • (began competing in 1993)
  • (began competing in 1995 as the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)
  • (began competing in 1996)

A team representing the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia returned to competing again from 1995. From 2003 this country was renamed to Serbia and Montenegro and the Davis Cup team was renamed to reflect the same from 2004, bringing to an end Yugoslav participation in the Davis Cup. Following further splits in 2006, several new teams were created for the relevant constituent parts:

  • Serbia Davis Cup team (began competing in 2007)
  • Montenegro Davis Cup team (began competing in 2007)
  • Kosovo Davis Cup team (began competing in 2016)

For history and records of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (consisting of only Montenegro and of Serbia) and the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, see Serbia and Montenegro Davis Cup team.

In 1952, Dragutin Mitić and , with 29 ties and 4 ties respectively, defected from the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia.[1]

Players[]

Win-loss Record[]

Player Total W–L Singles W–L Doubles W–L Ties played Debut Years played
Željko Franulović 32–27 23–15 9–12 22 1967 12
Boro Jovanović 29–36 18–22 11–14 25 1959 15
Franjo Kukuljević 11–21 5–9 6–12 18 1930 10
Dragutin Mitić 41–29 28–15 13–14 29 1936 10
Josip Palada 42–32 31–21 11–11 37 1933 15
Ilija Panajotović 5–15 3–12 2–3 11 1953 8
Nikola Pilić 38–24 27–12 11–12 23 1961 11
Franjo Punčec 42–20 33–12 9–8 26 1933 8
Slobodan Živojinović 36–26 24–15 12–11 24 1981 12

Results[]

Kingdom of Yugoslavia

  • 1927 – Europe zone, 2nd round (bye, losing to India 0–3)
  • 1928 – Europe zone, 1st round (losing to Finland 1–4)
  • 1929 – Europe zone, 1st round (losing to Greece 1–4)
  • 1930 – Europe zone, 2nd round (beating Sweden 5–0, losing to Spain 0–5)
  • 1931 – Europe zone, 2nd round (bye, losing to Japan 0–5)
  • 1932 – Europe zone, 2nd round (bye, losing to Denmark 1–4)

See also[]

  • Yugoslavia Fed Cup team

References[]

  1. ^ IRON CURTAIN: Travelers, TIME

External links[]

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