India Davis Cup team

The India men's national tennis team represents India in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the All India Tennis Association.

India
CaptainMahesh Bhupathi
CoachZeeshan Ali
ITF ranking25 Decrease -3 (7 March 2022)[1]
Colorssky blue & white
First year1921
Years played84
Ties played (W–L)201 (119–82)
Years in
World Group		15 (7–15)
Runners-up3 (1966, 1974 & 1987)
Most total winsLeander Paes (93–35)
Most singles winsRamanathan Krishnan (50–19)
Most doubles winsLeander Paes (45–13)
Best doubles teamMahesh Bhupathi/Leander Paes (25–2)
Most ties playedLeander Paes (58)
Most years playedLeander Paes (30)
Last updated on: 7 March 2022.

History

India competed in its first Davis Cup in 1921 but has yet to win the Cup.[2]

India finished as runners-up 3 times (1966, 1974, 1987), the most by any nation from Asia proper. In 1974, the final was scratched and South Africa were awarded the Davis Cup after India refused to participate in the final due to the South African government's apartheid policies. India were strong favorites to win with Vijay Amritraj and Anand Amritraj at their best.[3][4]

Current team
Squad representing the India in the 2022 Davis Cup[5]
Player Win–loss Years played Ties Ranking
SinglesDoublesTotalsSinglesDoubles
Yuki Bhambri14–60–014–67 (2009, 2012–2015, 2017, 2022–present)11587727
Rohan Bopanna10–1712–922–2619 (2002–2003, 2005–2012, 2014–present)31–31
Prajnesh Gunneswaran3–60–03–65 (2017–2021)62781337
Ramkumar Ramanathan10–90–110–107 (2016–present)1217097
Divij Sharan0–03–03–03 (2012, 2019, 2022–present)31555144
Source

Win–loss as of 12 March 2022, rankings as of 12 March 2022.

Non-playing captain

Notable former members

Results

Some best results
Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
1966 Eastern, Group B, Semifinals 19–21 Mar 1966 India Ahmedabad Iran Iran 5–0 Won
Eastern, Group B, Final 7–9 May 1966 India Madras Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 5–0 Won
Eastern Zone, Final 30 Sep–3 Oct 1966 Japan Tokyo Japan Japan 4–1 Won
Interzonal, Semifinals 12–14 Nov 1966 India Calcutta West Germany West Germany 3–2 Won
Interzonal, final 4–6 Dec 1966 India Calcutta Brazil Brazil 3–2 Won
World Group, Challenge round 26–28 Dec 1966 Australia Melbourne Australia Australia 1–4 Runner-up
1974 Eastern Zone, Semifinals 3–5 May 1974 India Kanpur Japan Japan 4–1 Won
Eastern Zone, Final 10–12 May 1974 India Calcutta Australia Australia 3–2 Won
Interzonal, final 20–22 Sep 1974 India Pune Soviet Union Soviet Union 3–1 Won
World Group, Final 1–3 Dec 1974 South Africa  South Africa w/o[lower-alpha 1] Runner-up
1987 World Group, 1st Round 13–15 Mar 1987 India New Delhi Argentina Argentina 3–2 Won
World Group, Quarterfinals 24–26 Jul 1987 India New Delhi Israel Israel 4–0 Won
World Group, Semifinals 2–4 Oct 1987 Australia Sydney Australia Australia 3–2 Won
World Group, Final 18–20 Dec 1987 Sweden Gothenburg Sweden Sweden 0–5 Runner-up

2000s
Year Competition Date Location Surface Opponent Score Result
2000 Asia/Oceania Group I, 1st Round 28–30 Jan 2000 India Lucknow Grass Lebanon Lebanon 3–2 Won
Asia/Oceania Group I, 2nd Round 7–9 Apr 2000 India New Delhi Grass South Korea South Korea 4–1 Won
World Group, qualifying round 21–23 Jul 2000 Sweden Båstad Clay Sweden Sweden 0–5 Lost
2001 Asia/Oceania Group I, 1st Round 9–11 Feb 2001 China Hebei Hard(i) China China 3–2 Won
Asia/Oceania Group I, 2nd Round 6–8 Apr 2001 Japan Tokyo Hard(i) Japan Japan 3–2 Won
World Group, qualifying round 21–23 Sep 2001 United States Winston-Salem Hard(i) United States United States 1–4 Lost
2002 Asia/Oceania Group I, 1st Round 8–10 Feb 2002 Lebanon Beirut Hard(i) Lebanon Lebanon 5–0 Won
Asia/Oceania Group I, 2nd Round 5–7 Apr 2002 New Zealand Wellington Hard New Zealand New Zealand 4–1 Won
World Group, qualifying round 20–22 Sep 2002 Australia Adelaide Hard Australia Australia 0–5 Lost
2003 Asia/Oceania Group I, 1st Round 7–9 Feb 2003 India New Delhi Grass Japan Japan 4–1 Won
Asia/Oceania Group I, 2nd Round 4–6 Apr 2003 India Kolkata Grass New Zealand New Zealand 4–1 Won
World Group, play-offs 19–21 Sep 2003 Netherlands Zwolle Hard(i) Netherlands Netherlands 0–5 Lost
2004 Asia/Oceania Group I, 1st Round 6–8 Feb 2004 New Zealand Invercargill Carpet(i) New Zealand New Zealand 3–2 Won
Asia/Oceania Group I, 2nd Round 9–11 Apr 2004 Japan Osaka Hard Japan Japan 2–3 Lost
2005 Asia/Oceania Group I, 1st Round 4–6 Mar 2005 India New Delhi Grass China China 5–0 Won
Asia/Oceania Group I, 2nd Round 29 Apr–1 May 2005 India Jaipur Grass Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 5–0 Won
World Group, play-offs 23–26 Sep 2005 India New Delhi Grass Sweden Sweden 1–3 Lost
2006 Asia/Oceania Group I, 1st Round 10–12 Feb 2006 South Korea Changwon Hard South Korea South Korea 1–4 Lost
Asia/Oceania Group I, 1st Rd Play-offs 7–9 Apr 2006 India Mumbai Grass Pakistan Pakistan 3–2 Won
2007 Asia/Oceania Group I, 1st Round 9–11 Feb 2007 Uzbekistan Namangan Clay Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 1–4 Lost
Asia/Oceania Group I, 1st Rd Play-offs 6–8 Apr 2007 Kazakhstan Almaty Hard(i) Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 3–2 Won
2008 Asia/Oceania Group I, 1st Round 8–10 Feb 2008 India New Delhi Grass Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 3–2 Won
Asia/Oceania Group I, 2nd Round 11–13 Apr 2008 India New Delhi Grass Japan Japan 3–2 Won
World Group, play-offs 19–21 Sep 2008 Romania Bucharest Clay Romania Romania 1–4 Lost
2009 Asia/Oceania Group I, 1st Round 6–8 Mar 2009 Chinese Taipei Kaohsiung Hard Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 3–2 Won
Asia/Oceania Group I, 2nd Round 8–10 May 2009 India Chennai Hard Australia Australia w/o Won
World Group, play-offs 18–20 Sep 2009 South Africa Johannesburg Hard(i) South Africa South Africa 4–1 Won

2010s
Year Competition Date Location Surface Opponent Score Result
2010 World Group, 1st Round 5–7 Mar 2010 Russia Moscow Hard(i) Russia Russia 2–3 Lost
World Group, play-offs 17–19 Sep 2010 India Chennai Hard Brazil Brazil 3–2 Won
2011 World Group, 1st Round 4–6 Mar 2011 Serbia Novi Sad Hard(i) Serbia Serbia 1–4 Lost
World Group, play-offs 16–18 Sep 2011 Japan Tokyo Hard Japan Japan 1–4 Lost
2012 Asia/Oceania Group I, 2nd Round 6–8 Apr 2012 Uzbekistan Namangan Clay Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 2–3 Lost
Asia/Oceania Group I, 1st Rd Play-offs 14–16 Sep 2012 India Chandigarh Hard New Zealand New Zealand 5–0 Won
2013 Asia/Oceania Group I, 1st Round 1–3 Feb 2013 India New Delhi Hard South Korea South Korea 1–4 Lost
Asia/Oceania Group I, 1st Rd Play-offs 5–7 Apr 2013 India Bangalore Hard Indonesia Indonesia 5–0 Won
2014 Asia/Oceania Group I, 1st Round 31 Jan-2 Feb 2014 India Indore Hard Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 5–0 Won
Asia/Oceania Group I, 2nd Round 4–6 Apr 2014 South Korea Busan Hard South Korea South Korea 3–1 Won
World Group, play-offs 12–14 Sep 2014 India Bangalore Hard Serbia Serbia 2–3 Lost
2015 Asia/Oceania Group I, 2nd Round 17-19 Jul 2015 New Zealand Christchurch Hard(i) New Zealand New Zealand 3–2 Won
World Group, play-offs 18–20 Sep 2015 India New Delhi Hard Czech Republic Czech Republic 1–3 Lost
2016 Asia/Oceania Group I, 2nd Round 15-17 Jul 2016 India Chandigarh Grass South Korea South Korea 4–1 Won
World Group, play-offs 16–18 Sep 2016 India New Delhi Hard Spain Spain 0–5 Lost
2017 Asia/Oceania Group I, 1st Round 3-5 Feb 2017 India Pune Hard New Zealand New Zealand 4–1 Won
Asia/Oceania Group I, 2nd Round 7–9 Apr 2017 India Bangalore Hard Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 4–1 Won
World Group, play-offs 15–17 Sep 2017 Canada Edmonton Hard(i) Canada Canada 2–3 Lost
2018 Asia/Oceania Group I, 2nd Round 6-8 Apr 2018 China Tianjin Hard China China 3–2 Won
World Group, play-offs 14–16 Sep 2018 Serbia Kraljevo Clay(i) Serbia Serbia 0–4 Lost
2019 World Group, qualifying round 1–2 Feb 2019 India Kolkata Grass Italy Italy 1–3 Lost
Asia/Oceania Group I 29–30 Nov 2019 Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan[lower-alpha 2] Hard(i) Pakistan Pakistan 4–0 Won

2020s
Year Competition Date Location Surface Opponent Score Result
2020–21 Finals, qualifying round 6–7 Mar 2020 Croatia Zagreb Hard(i) Croatia Croatia 1–3 Lost
World Group I 17–18 Sep 2021 Finland Espoo Hard(i) Finland Finland 1–3 Lost
2022 World Group I, Play-offs 4–5 Mar 2022 India New Delhi Grass Denmark Denmark 4–0 Won
World Group I 17–18 Sep 2022 Norway Lillehammer Hard(i) Norway Norway 1–3 Lost

Notes

Footnotes
  1. India boycotted Davis Cup final owing to the South African government's apartheid policies.[4]
  2. The Davis Cup tie was postponed from 14-15 September to 29-30 November and shifted out of Pakistan to a neutral venue due to the security concerns raised by India.[6][7]

References
  1. "Davis Cup - Rankings". Davis Cup. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  2. "Davis Cup India Profile". Davis Cup. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  3. "India turns to a Californian to regain Davis Cup prestige". Bill Dwyre. Los Angeles Times. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  4. "The Year the Davis Cup Felt Empty". Dave Seminia. New York Times. 28 November 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  5. D'Cunha, Zenia (3 March 2022). "Grass is green for India as they take on underdogs Denmark in Davis Cup". ESPN. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  6. "ITF STATEMENT REGARDING PAKISTAN V INDIA". Davis Cup. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  7. "ITF rejects PTF's appeal, nominates Nur-Sultan as venue for India-Pakistan Davis Cup tie". The Times of India. Press Trust of India. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
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