Russia Davis Cup team

The Russia men's national tennis team until it was suspended in 2022 represented Russia in Davis Cup tennis competition. It is governed by the Russian Tennis Federation. The team started playing in 1993.

Russia
CaptainShamil Tarpishchev
ITF ranking14 Decrease 6 (21 March 2022) (suspended)
Highest ITF ranking1 ()
ColorsRed & White
First year1962
Years played57
Ties played (W–L)149 (96–53)
Years in
World Group		28 (36–26)
Davis Cup titles3 (2002, 2006, 2021 [lower-alpha 1])
Runners-up3 (1994, 1995, 2007)
Most total winsAlex Metreveli (80–25)
Most singles winsAlex Metreveli (56–14)
Most doubles winsSergei Likhachev (24–9)
Alex Metreveli (24–11)
Best doubles teamAlex Metreveli /
Sergei Likhachev (18–7)
Most ties playedAlex Metreveli (38)
Most years playedAlex Metreveli (14)

Russia has won the Davis Cup twice, in 2002 and 2006. In addition, the team of the Russian Tennis Federation (RTF) won the Davis Cup in 2021[lower-alpha 1]. Russia finished as runner-up three times, in 1994, 1995, and 2007.

Russia was suspended after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1]

Last team

The following players were called up for the 2021 Davis Cup Finals in November 2021.[2]

Player Singles Rank Doubles Rank First year played No. of ties Total Win/Loss Singles Win/Loss Doubles Win/Loss
Daniil Medvedev2275201775–35–20–1
Andrey Rublev57420141616–109–57–5
Aslan Karatsev1890201331–10–11–0
Karen Khachanov291682013129–127–72–5
Evgeny Donskoy173646201395–63–42–2

History

Russia competed in its first Davis Cup in 1962, as the Soviet Union, until 1991, and in 1992 under the name of CIS. Russia played a total of 117 series, of which they won 77 and lost 40. It won the Cup twice – in 2002 and 2006. In 1994, 1995 and 2007 the team played in the final – against Sweden and USA, the latter two.

Russia was the top-ranked country in the Davis Cup standings in 2009, but were upset by Israel in their quarterfinal tie in July 2009, on indoor hard courts at the Nokia Arena in Tel Aviv.[3]

Since their loss against Sweden in the first round of the 2011 Davis Cup, team Russia did not return to the World Group, and after the heavy loss at the 2012 WG Play-offs against Brazil, 0–5, it played in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I. Russia managed to advance to the WG play-offs in 2015, but lost to Italy, 1–4.

With the win over Sweden in the 2016 Europe Zone Group I, Shamil Tarpishchev made a record of 55 Davis Cup wins as team captain.[4]

1962– Overall 59 149
(96–53)		 28
(36–26)		 Winner 2002, 2006, 2021

Recent performances

Here is the list of all match-ups since the 1990s.

1990s

2000s

2010s
Year Competition Date Surface Location Opponent Score Result
2010 World Group, First round 5–7 Mar hard Moscow (RUS)  India 3–2 Won
World Group, Quarterfinals 9–11 Jul hard Moscow (RUS)  Argentina 2–3 Lost
2011 World Group, First round 4–6 Mar hard Borås (SWE)  Sweden 2–3 Lost
World Group, Relegation play-off 16–18 Sep hard Kazan (RUS)  Brazil 3–2 Won
2012 World Group, First round 10–12 Feb hard Wiener Neustadt (AUT)  Austria 2–3 Lost
World Group, Relegation play-off 14–16 Sep clay São José do Rio Preto (BRA)  Brazil 0–5 Lost
2013 Europe/Africa Group I, Second round 5–7 Apr hard Coventry (GBR)  Great Britain 2–3 Lost
Europe/Africa Group I, Second round play-off 25–27 Oct hard Moscow (RUS)  South Africa 5–0 Won
2014 Europe/Africa Group I, First round 31 Jan–2 Feb hard Moscow (RUS)  Poland 2–3 Lost
Europe/Africa Group I, Second round play-off 12–14 Sep hard Moscow (RUS)  Portugal 4–1 Won
2015 Europe/Africa Group I, First round 6–8 Mar hard Novy Urengoy (RUS)  Denmark 4–1 Won
Europe/Africa Group I, Second round 17–19 Jul hard Vladivostok (RUS)  Spain 3–2 Won
World Group, Relegation play-off 18–20 Sep hard Irkutsk (RUS)  Italy 1–4 Lost
2016 Europe/Africa Group I, First round 4–6 Mar hard Kazan (RUS)  Sweden 5–0 Won
Europe/Africa Group I, Second round 15–17 Jul hard Moscow (RUS)  Netherlands 4–1 Won
World Group, Relegation play-off 17–18 Sep hard Moscow (RUS)  Kazakhstan 3–1 Won
2017 World Group, First Round 3–5 Feb hard Niš (SRB)  Serbia 1–4 Lost
World Group, Relegation play-off 15–17 Sep clay Budapest (HUN)  Hungary 1–3 Lost
2018 Europe/Africa Group I, Second round 6–7 Apr hard Moscow (RUS)  Austria 1–3 Lost
Europe/Africa Group I, First round play-off 14–15 Sep hard Moscow (RUS)  Belarus 3–2 Won
2019 Qualifying round 1–3 Feb hard Biel/Bienne (SUI)   Switzerland 3–1 Won
Finals 18–24 Nov hard Madrid (ESP)  Croatia 3–0 Won
 Spain 1–2 Lost
 Serbia 2–1 Won
 Canada 1–2 Lost
2020–21 Finals 25 Nov–5 Dec hard Madrid (ESP)  Ecuador 3–0 Won
 Spain 2–1 Won
 Sweden 2–0 Won
 Germany 2–1 Won
 Croatia 2–0 Winner

Results
Tournament199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019W–L
World Group 1R F F 1R 1R 1R SF QF QF W QF 1R SF W F SF QF QF 1R 1R A A A A 1R A SF 30–20
World Group play-offs (qualifying round) W A A W W W A A A A A W A A A A A A W L A A L W L A W 8–3
Europe/Africa Zone Group I A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 2R 1R 2R 2R A 1R PO A 6–3
Europe/Africa Zone Group II A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0–0
Europe/(Africa) Zone Group III A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0–0
Europe/Africa Zone Group IV Not Held A A A A A A A A A A A A A Not Held A 0–0
Tournament2020–212022W–L
Finals W [lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 3] 5–0
World Group I A A 0–0
World Group II A A 0–0
Europe Zone III A A 0–0
Europe Zone IV A A 0–0

Notes
  1. Due to a WADA ban, the team from Russia was not permitted to compete under the name ‘Russia’, or use the Russian flag or anthem in 2021; it won the 2021 Finals as the team of the Russian Tennis Federation (RTF), and used the flag of the RTF.
  2. As CIS
  3. As RTF

See also

References
  1. "Davis Cup - Rankings". www.daviscup.com.
  2. "В центре внимания – финальный турнир «Кубка Дэвиса» - новости ФТР". tennis-russia.ru.
  3. "Israel completes Davis Cup win over Russia," Miami Herald, 7/12/09/accessed 7/12/09
  4. Шамиль Тарпищев установил рекорд, одержав 55 побед в Кубке Дэвиса
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