Ireland Davis Cup team
The Ireland Davis Cup team represents the whole of the island of Ireland in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by Tennis Ireland. Ireland competed in its first Davis Cup in 1923.
| Ireland | |
|---|---|
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| Confederation | Tennis Europe |
| Captain | Cian Blake |
| ITF ranking | 50  18 September 2023[1] |
| First year | 1923[2] |
| Years played | 92 |
| Ties played (W–L) | 170 (77–93) |
| Years in World Group | 3 (2–1) |
| Best finish | World Group First Round (1983) |
| Most total wins | Owen Casey (33–16) |
| Most singles wins | Owen Casey (21–9) |
| Most doubles wins | Owen Casey (12–7) |
| Best doubles team | Matt Doyle & Sean Sorensen (6–7) |
| Most ties played | Owen Casey (26) |
| Most years played | Michael Hickey (16) |
Ireland currently compete in the World Group Zone II, having been promoted from Europe Zone Group III in 2021. They competed in the World Group in 1983, and also reached the semifinals of the Europe Zone in 1936.
In common with the Olympics, players from Northern Ireland may also opt to represent Great Britain.
Current squad
Player information and rankings as of 25 September 2022
| Player | ATP ranking | Years played | Total W–L | Singles W–L | Doubles W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Carr | |||||
| Osgar O'Hoisin | |||||
| Michael Agwi | |||||
| Conor Gannon | |||||
| David O'Hare |
Recent performances
2000s
| Year | Competition | Date | Surface | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Euro/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 3–5 May | Clay | Erevan (ARM) |  Armenia |
3–0 | Win |
| Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinal | 12-14 Jul | Clay | Portorož (SLO) |  Slovenia |
2–3 | Loss | |
| 2003 | Euro/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 4-6 Apr | Hard (i) | Dublin (IRE) |  Egypt |
4–1 | Win |
| Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinal | 11-13 Jul | Clay | Athens (GRE) |  Greece |
0–5 | Loss | |
| 2004 | Euro/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 9-11 Apr | Carpet (i) | Dublin (IRE) |  Hungary |
1–4 | Loss |
| Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Playoff | 16-18 Jul | Hard | Donetsk (UKR) |  Ukraine |
1–4 | Loss | |
| 2005 | Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin | 13 Jul | Carpet | Dublin (IRE) |  Nigeria |
3–0 | Win |
| Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin | 14 Jul | Carpet | Dublin (IRE) | Armenia |
3–0 | Win | |
| Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin | 15 Jul | Carpet | Dublin (IRE) |  Iceland |
3–0 | Win | |
| Euro/Africa Zone Group III, 1st-4th Playoff | 16 Jul | Carpet | Dublin (IRE) |  Cyprus |
1–2 | Loss | |
| Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Promotion Playoff | 17 Jul | Carpet | Dublin (IRE) |  Tunisia |
3–0 | Win | |
| 2006 | Euro/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 7-9 Apr | Hard (i) | Helsinki (FIN) |  Finland |
2–3 | Loss |
| Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Playoff | 21-23 Jul | Grass | Dublin (IRE) | Slovenia |
1–4 | Loss | |
| 2007 | Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin | 9 May | Clay | Cairo (EGY) |  Lithuania |
2–1 | Win |
| Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin | 10 May | Clay | Cairo (EGY) |  Moldova |
3–0 | Win | |
| Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin | 11 May | Clay | Cairo (EGY) |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3–0 | Win | |
| Euro/Africa Zone Group III, 1st-4th Playoff | 12 May | Clay | Cairo (EGY) | Egypt |
3–0 | Win | |
| Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Promotion Playoff | 13 May | Clay | Cairo (EGY) |  Turkey |
2–1 | Win | |
| 2008 | Euro/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 11-13 Apr | Carpet (i) | Dublin (IRE) |  Morocco |
3–2 | Win |
| Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinal | 18-20 Jul | Grass | Dublin (IRE) | Ukraine |
2–3 | Loss | |
| 2009 | Euro/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 6–8 Mar | Clay | Algiers (ALG) |  Algeria |
4–1 | Win |
| Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinal | 10–12 Jul | Hard | Nicosia (CYP) | Cyprus |
2–3 | Loss |
2010s
| Year | Competition | Date | Surface | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Euro/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 5–7 Mar | Carpet (i) | Dublin, Ireland | Turkey |
4–1 | Win |
| Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinal | 9–11 Jul | Carpet (i) | Lithuania |
2–3 | Loss | ||
| 2011 | Euro/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 4–6 Mar | Hard (i) | Dublin, Ireland |  Luxembourg |
2–3 | Loss |
| Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Playoff | 8–11 Jul | Hard (i) | Tunisia |
3–2 | Win | ||
| 2012 | Euro/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 10–12 Feb | Carpet (i) | Szeged, Hungary | Hungary |
2–3 | Loss |
| Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Playoff | 6–8 Apr | Clay | Cairo, Egypt | Egypt |
3–2 | Win | |
| 2013 | Euro/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 1–3 Feb | Hard (i) | Dublin, Ireland |  Estonia |
3–2 | Win |
| Euro/Africa Zone Group II, 2nd Round | 5–7 Apr | Hard (i) | Finland |
2–3 | Loss | ||
| 2014 | Euro/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 31 Jan–2 Feb | Hard (i) | Minsk, Belarus |  Belarus |
1–4 | Loss |
| Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Playoff | 4–6 Apr | Hard (i) | Dublin, Ireland | Egypt |
3–2 | Win | |
| 2015 | Euro/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 6–8 Mar | Hard (i) | Dublin, Ireland | Belarus |
0–5 | Loss |
| Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Playoff | 17–19 Jul | Hard | Centurion, South Africa |  South Africa |
0–5 | Loss | |
| 2016 | Europe Zone Group III, 1st Round | 2 Mar | Hard (i) | Tallinn, Estonia |  Albania |
3–0 | Win |
| Europe Zone Group III, 1st Round | 3 Mar | Hard (i) | Armenia |
3–0 | Win | ||
| Europe Zone Group III, 1st Round | 4 Mar | Hard (i) |  Macedonia |
3–0 | Win | ||
| Europe Zone Group III, Promotion playoff | 5 Mar | Hard (i) | Cyprus |
0–2 | Loss | ||
| 2017 | Europe Zone Group III, 1st Round | 6 Apr | Hard | Sozopol, Bulgaria |  Andorra |
3–0 | Win |
| Europe Zone Group III, 1st Round | 6–7 Apr | Hard |  Kosovo |
3–0 | Win | ||
| Europe Zone Group III, 1st Round | 7–8 Apr | Hard |  Montenegro |
2–1 | Win | ||
| Europe Zone Group III, Promotion playoff | 8 Apr | Hard |  Bulgaria |
2–1 | Win | ||
| 2018 | Euro/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 3–4 Feb | Hard (i) | Birkerød, Denmark |  Denmark |
1–4 | Loss |
| Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Playoff | 7–8 Apr | Hard (i) | Oslo, Norway |  Norway |
1–3 | Loss | |
| 2019 | Europe Zone Group IV, 1st round | 16 Jul | Clay | San Marino | Kosovo |
3–0 | Win |
| Europe Zone Group IV, 1st round | 17 Jul | Clay | San Marino | Andorra |
3–0 | Win | |
| Europe Zone Group IV, 1st round | 19 Jul | Clay | San Marino |  Malta |
3–0 | Win | |
| Europe Zone Group IV, 1st to 2nd place playoff | 20 Jul | Clay | San Marino | Malta |
1–2 | Loss | |
2020s
| Year | Competition | Date | Surface | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | Europe Zone Group III, 1st round | 16 Jun | Hard | Larnaca, Cyprus | Luxembourg |
2–1 | Win |
| Europe Zone Group III, 1st round | 17 Jun | Hard | Larnaca, Cyprus |  Monaco |
1–2 | Loss | |
| Europe Zone Group III, 1st round | 18 Jun | Hard | Larnaca, Cyprus | Malta |
3–0 | Win | |
| Europe Zone Group III, Promotional play-off | 19 Jun | Hard | Larnaca, Cyprus |  Georgia |
2–1 | Win | |
| 2022 | World Group II play-offs | 4–5 Mar | — | — |  China |
w/o | Win |
| World Group II | 16–17 Sep | Hard | Saint Michael, Barbados |  Barbados |
3–2 | Win | |
| 2023 | World Group I play-offs | 3–4 Feb | Clay | Lima, Peru |  Peru |
4–0 | Loss |
| World Group II | 16–17 Sep | Clay | Sonsonate, El Salvador |  El Salvador |
4–1 | Win | |
Statistics
- Most matches played (win-loss):
- Sean Sorensen 54 (28-26)
- Owen Casey 49 (33-16)
- George Lyttleton-Rogers 49 (24-25)
- Matt Doyle 44 (27-17)
- Michael Hickey 40 (13-27)
- Eoin Collins 33 (16-17)
- Peter Jackson 33 (09-24)
- Scott Barron 30 (17-13)
- Guy Jackson 30 (13-17)
- Conor Niland 29 (17-12)
- Most wins:
- Owen Casey 33
- Sean Sorensen 28
- Matt Doyle 27
- George Lyttleton-Rogers 24
- Conor Niland 17
- Scott Barron 17
- Peter Wright 16
- Eoin Collins 16
- Jonathan Simpson 15
- John Doran 13
- Michael Hickey 13
- Guy Jackson 13
- Kevin Sorensen 12
- Louk Sorensen 10
- Most singles wins:
- Owen Casey 21
- Sean Sorensen 19
- Matt Doyle 19
- George Lyttleton-Rogers 18
- Conor Niland 14
- Scott Barron 11
- Louk Sorensen 10
- Guy Jackson 9
- John Doran 8
- Eoin Collins 8
- Kevin Sorensen 7
- Peter Jackson 7
- Most doubles wins:
- Owen Casey 12
- Sean Sorensen 9
- Peter Wright 8
- Eoin Collins 8
- Matt Doyle 8
- Michael Hickey 7
- Scott Barron 6
- George Lyttleton-Rogers 6
- Kevin Sorensen 5
- John Doran 5
See also
References
- "Nations Ranking". Davis Cup. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- "Ireland". Davis Cup. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
External links
- Team page on DavisCup.com, the official website of the Davis Cup
- http://www.tennisireland.ie/
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