Caribbean/West Indies Davis Cup team

Caribbean/West Indies Davis Cup team

The Caribbean/West Indies Davis Cup team represented the nations of the West Indies in Davis Cup tennis competition from 1953-1987.

History

Caribbean/West Indies competed in its first Davis Cup in 1953. They won two of their 36 ties, defeating Venezuela to reach the semifinals of the American Zone in 1966, and defeating Cuba to reach the quarterfinals of American Zone Group I in 1987.

Breakup

Following 1987, the team disbanded. Three nations began competition on their own:

*Bahamas Davis Cup team (began 1989)
*Barbados Davis Cup team (began 1990)
*Jamaica Davis Cup team (began 1988)

The Eastern Caribbean Davis Cup team (which began competition in 1991) currently represents the smaller island nations of the Caribbean.

ee also

*Davis Cup
*Pacific Oceania Davis Cup team

External links

*DavisCupteamlink|code=CAR


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