Russia Davis Cup team

DavisCupinfobox
Name = Russia

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Nickname =
Captain = Shamil Tarpischev
Coach =
ITF Rank = 1
ITF max =
ITF max date =
ITF min =
ITF min date =
Colors = red & red
First year = 1962
Years played = 43
Ties played = 112 (74-38)
WG played = 20 (23-17)
Titles = 2
Runners-up = 3
Best =
Player wins = Alex Metreveli (80-25)
Singles wins = Alex Metreveli (56-14)
Doubles wins = Alex Metreveli (24-11) and Sergei Likhachev (24-9)
Best doubles = Alex Metreveli and Sergei Likhachev (18-7)
Most ties = Alex Metreveli (38)
Most years = Alex Metreveli (14)

The Russia Davis Cup team represents Russia in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Russian Tennis Federation.

Russia has won the Davis Cup twice, in 2002 and 2006, and finished as runner-up three times in 1994, 1995 & 2007.

In 2007 Russia plays in the World Group for the 15th consecutive year, the second longest ongoing streak. They are ranked #1 in the Davis Cup ranking by the ITF.

Current Team

* Nikolay Davydenko (ATP #6)
* Igor Andreev (ATP #20)
* Dmitry Tursunov (ATP #26)
* Igor Kunitsyn (ATP #76)

History

Russia competed in its first Davis Cup in 1962, as the Soviet Union.

ee also

*Davis Cup

External links