Serbia Davis Cup team
The Serbian men's national tennis team represents Serbia in the Davis Cup and the ATP Cup, both tennis competitions. Since June 2006, the team has played under the name of Serbia, following the split of Yugoslavia. Serbia won the Davis Cup title for the first and only time in 2010, defeating France with 3:2 in the final as host nation.[1][2] The team was a runner-up in 2013, when they were defeated by the Czech Republic with 2:3 in the final in Belgrade.[3]In 2020, Serbia won the inaugural ATP Cup.[4]The team also had three semifinals Davis Cup appearances (in 2011, 2017, 2021) and four quarterfinals Davis Cup appearances (in 2012, 2015, 2016, 2019).
Serbia | |
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Captain | Novak Djokovic |
Coach | Boris Bošnjaković Jovan Lilić Dušan Vemić |
ITF ranking | 7 1 (18 September 2023) |
Highest ITF ranking | 2 (6 Dec 2010) |
Colors | Red, Blue, White |
First year | 1927 |
Years played | 88 |
Ties played (W–L) | 205 (121–84) |
Years in World Group | 24 (30–24) |
Davis Cup titles | 1 (2010) |
Runners-up | 1 (2013) |
Most total wins | Novak Djokovic (43–14) Nenad Zimonjić (43–31) |
Most singles wins | Novak Djokovic (39–7) |
Most doubles wins | Nenad Zimonjić (30–19) |
Best doubles team | Vemić / Zimonjić (7–2) Jovanović / Pilić (7–8) |
Most ties played | Nenad Zimonjić (55) |
Most years played | Nenad Zimonjić (22) |
Current team
The following players are representing Serbia in the 2023 Davis Cup Finals Group stage.[5]
Player | Singles Rank | Doubles Rank | First year played | No. of ties | Total Win/Loss | Singles Win/Loss | Doubles Win/Loss |
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Novak Djokovic | 1 | – | 2004 | 34 | 43–14 | 39–7 | 4–7 |
Laslo Djere | 37 | 575 | 2017 | 9 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 0–0 |
Miomir Kecmanović | 48 | 184 | 2021 | 7 | 5–3 | 2–3 | 3–0 |
Dušan Lajović | 52 | 865 | 2012 | 18 | 13–11 | 13–10 | 0–1 |
Nikola Ćaćić | — | 62 | 2021 | 9 | 5–4 | 0–0 | 5–4 |
ATP rankings on 11 September 2023[6][7]
Recent call-ups
Denotes a retired player |
The following players were part of a team in the last five years.
Player | Singles Rank | Doubles Rank | First year played | No. of ties | Total Win/Loss | Singles Win/Loss | Doubles Win/Loss | Last year played |
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Hamad Međedović | 121 | 1354 | 2023 | 1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2023 |
Filip Krajinović | 312 | — | 2014 | 16 | 11–9 | 8–4 | 3–5 | 2023 |
Nikola Milojević | 439 | 1362 | 2018 | 3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2019 |
Viktor Troicki[8] | — | — | 2008 | 24 | 24–16 | 17–11 | 7–5 | 2019 |
Janko Tipsarević[9] | — | — | 2000 | 37 | 42–19 | 34–15 | 8–4 | 2019 |
History
Serbia competed in its first Davis Cup as an independent nation in 2007.
Within the Yugoslav Davis Cup team, they reached the semifinals of the World Group in 1988, 1989 and 1991.
They competed as the Serbia and Montenegro Davis Cup team from 2003–2006.
Serbia won the Davis Cup title in 2010.
1927– | Overall | 88 | 205 (121–84) |
24 (30–24) |
Winner 2010 |
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Serbia is considered as the direct successor of former Davis Cup teams (SCG, YUG), which is important in drawing decisions of home/away ties and choice of ground.
Results under present name Serbia
Year | Competition | Date | Surface | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Europe/Africa Zone group I 1st round | 9–11 Feb | bye | ||||
Europe/Africa Zone group I 2nd round | 6–8 Apr | clay | Kovilovo, Serbia | Georgia | 5 : 0 | Won | |
World Group play-offs | 21–23 Sep | clay | Belgrade, Serbia | Australia | 4 : 1 | Won | |
2008 | World Group 1st round | 8–10 Feb | hard | Moscow, Russia | Russia | 2 : 3 | Lost |
World Group play-offs | 19–21 Sep | hard | Bratislava, Slovakia | Slovakia | 4 : 1 | Won | |
2009 | World Group 1st round | 7–8 Mar | clay | Benidorm, Spain | Spain | 1 : 4 | Lost |
World Group play-offs | 18–20 Sep | hard | Belgrade, Serbia | Uzbekistan | 5 : 0 | Won | |
2010 | World Group 1st round | 5–7 Mar | clay | Belgrade, Serbia | United States | 3 : 2 | Won |
World Group quarterfinals | 9–11 Jul | hard | Split, Croatia | Croatia | 4 : 1 | Won | |
World Group semifinals | 17–19 Sep | hard | Belgrade, Serbia | Czech Republic | 3 : 2 | Won | |
World Group final | 3–5 Dec | hard | Belgrade, Serbia | France | 3 : 2 | Champion | |
2011 | World Group 1st round | 4–6 Mar | hard | Novi Sad, Serbia | India | 4 : 1 | Won |
World Group quarterfinals | 8–10 Jul | hard | Halmstad, Sweden | Sweden | 4 : 1 | Won | |
World Group semifinals | 16–18 Sep | hard | Belgrade, Serbia | Argentina | 2 : 3 | Lost | |
2012 | World Group 1st round | 10–12 Feb | hard | Niš, Serbia | Sweden | 4 : 1 | Won |
World Group quarterfinals | 6–8 Apr | clay | Prague, Czech Rep. | Czech Republic | 1 : 4 | Lost | |
2013 | World Group 1st round | 1–3 Feb | clay | Charleroi, Belgium | Belgium | 3 : 2 | Won |
World Group quarterfinals | 5–7 Apr | hard | Boise, United States | United States | 3 : 1 | Won | |
World Group semifinals | 13–15 Sep | clay | Belgrade, Serbia | Canada | 3 : 2 | Won | |
World Group final | 15–17 Nov | hard | Belgrade, Serbia | Czech Republic | 2 : 3 | Runner-up | |
2014 | World Group 1st round | 31 Jan–2 Feb | hard | Novi Sad, Serbia | Switzerland | 2 : 3 | Lost |
World Group play-offs | 12–15 Sep | hard | Bangalore, India | India | 3 : 2 | Won | |
2015 | World Group 1st round | 6–8 Mar | hard | Kraljevo, Serbia | Croatia | 5 : 0 | Won |
World Group quarterfinals | 17–19 Jul | clay | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Argentina | 1 : 4 | Lost | |
2016 | World Group 1st round | 4–6 Mar | hard | Belgrade, Serbia | Kazakhstan | 3 : 2 | Won |
World Group quarterfinals | 15–17 Jul | clay | Belgrade, Serbia | Great Britain | 2 : 3 | Lost | |
2017 | World Group 1st round | 3–5 Feb | hard | Niš, Serbia | Russia | 4 : 0 | Won |
World Group quarterfinals | 7–9 Apr | hard | Belgrade, Serbia | Spain | 4 : 1 | Won | |
World Group semifinals | 15–17 Sep | clay | Lille, France | France | 1 : 3 | Lost | |
2018 | World Group 1st round | 2–4 Feb | clay | Niš, Serbia | United States | 1 : 3 | Lost |
World Group play-offs | 14–16 Sep | clay | Kraljevo, Serbia | India | 4 : 1 | Won | |
2019 | World Group qualifying round | 1–2 Feb | hard | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan | 3 : 2 | Won |
World Group finals group A | 20 Nov | hard | Madrid, Spain | Japan | 3 : 0 | Won | |
21 Nov | hard | France | 2 : 1 | Won | |||
World Group finals quarterfinals | 22 Nov | hard | Russia | 1 : 2 | Lost | ||
2020–21 | World Group finals group stage | 26 Nov | hard | Innsbruck, Austria | Austria | 3 : 0 | Won |
27 Nov | hard | Germany | 1 : 2 | Lost | |||
World Group finals quarterfinals | 1 Dec | hard | Madrid, Spain | Kazakhstan | 2 : 1 | Won | |
World Group finals semifinals | 3 Dec | hard | Croatia | 1 : 2 | Lost | ||
2022 | World Group finals group stage | 14 Sep | hard | Valencia, Spain | Spain | 0 : 3 | Lost |
15 Sep | hard | South Korea | 2 : 1 | Won | |||
17 Sep | hard | Canada | 2 : 1 | Won | |||
2023 | World Group qualifying round | 3–5 Feb | hard | Oslo, Norway | Norway | 4 : 0 | Won |
World Group finals group stage | 12 Sep | hard | Valencia, Spain | South Korea | 3 : 0 | Won | |
15 Sep | hard | Spain | 3 : 0 | Won | |||
16 Sep | hard | Czech Republic | 0 : 3 | Lost | |||
World Group finals quarterfinals | 23 Nov | hard | Málaga, Spain | Great Britain | |||
Head to head
(by No. of ties)
- vs Czechoslovakia/Czech Rep. 13 ties 5–8
- vs Spain 12 ties 4–8
- vs France 11 ties 6–5
- vs Sweden 10 ties 6–4
- vs Great Britain 9 ties 5–4
- vs Belgium 8 ties 5–3
- vs Italy 7 ties 3–4
- vs Austria 6 ties 5–1
- vs / Soviet Union/Russia 6 ties 2–4
- vs Australia 6 ties 1–5
- vs Germany/West Germany 6 ties 1–5
- vs Hungary 5 ties 4–1
- vs India 5 ties 4–1
- vs Switzerland 5 ties 2–3
- vs Monaco 4 ties 4–0
- vs South Africa 4 ties 3–1
- vs Greece 4 ties 2–2
- vs Portugal 4 ties 2–2
- vs Romania 4 ties 2–2
- vs Denmark 4 ties 1–3
- vs Bulgaria 3 ties 3–0
- vs Egypt 3 ties 3–0
- vs Ireland 3 ties 3–0
- vs Norway 3 ties 3–0
- vs Croatia 3 ties 2–1
- vs Morocco 3 ties 2–1
- vs Poland 3 ties 2–1
- vs United States 3 ties 2–1
- vs Argentina 3 ties 1–2
- vs New Zealand 3 ties 1–2
- vs Canada 2 ties 2–0
- vs Georgia 2 ties 2–0
- vs Kazakhstan 2 ties 2–0
- vs Latvia 2 ties 2–0
- vs / Rhodesia/Zimbabwe 2 ties 2–0
- vs South Korea 2 ties 2–0
- vs Tunisia 2 ties 2–0
- vs Uzbekistan 2 ties 2–0
- vs Finland 2 ties 1–1
- vs Israel 2 ties 1–1
- vs Japan 2 ties 1–1
- vs Luxembourg 2 ties 1–1
- vs Slovakia 2 ties 1–1
- vs Turkey 2 ties 1–1
- vs Mexico 2 ties 0–2
- vs Algeria 1 tie 1–0
- vs Benin 1 tie 1–0
- vs Botswana 1 tie 1–0
- vs Caribbean/West Indies 1 tie 1–0
- vs Ivory Coast 1 tie 1–0
- vs Lithuania 1 tie 1–0
- vs Moldova 1 tie 1–0
- vs Netherlands 1 tie 1–0
- vs San Marino 1 tie 1–0
- vs Togo 1 tie 1–0
- vs Brazil 1 tie 0–1
- vs Chile 1 tie 0–1
Captains
# | Denotes captains who won the Davis Cup title |
^ | Denotes captains who won the ATP Cup title |
Name | Residence | Tenure |
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Hinko Würt | Zagreb | 1927–1928 |
Zvonko Fink | Zagreb | 1929 |
Hinko Würt | Zagreb | 1930–1931 |
Ivo Labaš | Zagreb | 1932 |
Franjo Šefer | Zagreb | 1933 |
Otton Heinz | Zagreb | 1934 |
Fedor Malančec | Zagreb | 1935–1936 |
Boško Miler | Zagreb | 1937–1938 |
Mladen Pavlica | Zagreb | 1939 |
Pejo Lukinić | Zagreb | 1946–1951 |
Dragoljub Jovanović | Beograd | 1952 |
Vojislav Ristić | Beograd | 1952 |
Zvonko Fink | Zagreb | 1953–54 |
Josip Palada | Zagreb | 1955–57 |
Ivan Janošić | Zagreb | 1958–59 |
Stjepan Tončić | Zagreb | 1960–65 |
Radmilo Nikolić | Beograd | 1966–73 |
Mladen Würt | Zagreb | 1974–75 |
Nikica Nadali | Zagreb | 1976–79 |
Radmilo Armenulić | Beograd | 1980–96 |
Milan Čonkić | Novi Sad | 1997–99 |
Nikola Špear | Subotica | 2000 |
Goran Bubanj | Beograd | 2001–2002 |
Nenad Zimonjić | Beograd | 2003–2004 |
Dejan Petrović | Kragujevac | 2005–2006 |
Bogdan Obradović # | Beograd | 2007–2016 |
Nenad Zimonjić ^ | Beograd | 2017–2020 |
Viktor Troicki | Beograd | 2021– |
Other competitions
In addition to the Davis Cup, the Serbian national team has also achieved success in major tournaments in individual and team categories.
Team competitions
Outcome | Date | Team competition | Surface | Team members | Opponents | Score |
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Champions | 27 May 1990 | World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany |
Clay | Slobodan Živojinović Goran Ivanišević Goran Prpić |
Jim Courier Brad Gilbert Ken Flach Robert Seguso |
3–0 |
Champions | 4 Jan 1991 | Hopman Cup, Perth, Australia |
Hard | Monika Seleš Goran Prpić |
Zina Garrison David Wheaton |
3–0 |
Finalists | 26 May 1991 | World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany |
Clay | Slobodan Živojinović Goran Ivanišević Goran Prpić |
Magnus Gustafsson Stefan Edberg Jonas Svensson |
1–2 |
Finalists | 4 Jan 2008 | Hopman Cup, Perth, Australia |
Hard | Jelena Janković Novak Djokovic |
Serena Williams Mardy Fish |
1–2 |
Champions | 23 May 2009 | World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany |
Clay | Janko Tipsarević Viktor Troicki Nenad Zimonjić |
Rainer Schüttler Philipp Kohlschreiber Nicolas Kiefer Mischa Zverev |
2–1 |
Champions | 21 May 2012 | World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany |
Clay | Janko Tipsarević Viktor Troicki Nenad Zimonjić Miki Janković |
Tomáš Berdych Radek Štěpánek František Čermák |
3–0 |
Finalists | 5 Jan 2013 | Hopman Cup, Perth, Australia |
Hard | Ana Ivanovic Novak Djokovic |
Anabel Medina Garrigues Fernando Verdasco |
1–2 |
Champions | 3–12 Jan 2020 | ATP Cup, Sydney, Australia |
Hard | Novak Djokovic Dušan Lajović Nikola Milojević Viktor Troicki Nikola Ćaćić |
Rafael Nadal Roberto Bautista Agut Pablo Carreño Busta Albert Ramos Viñolas Feliciano López |
2–1 |
Olympic Games and Universiade medal tables
Here is the list of all Olympics Summer Games medals
Medal | Competition | Discipline | Team members |
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Bronze | 2008 Summer Olympics, Beijing | Men's singles | Novak Djokovic |
Here is the list of all Summer Universiade medals
Medal | Competition | Discipline | Team members |
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Gold | 1961 Summer Universiade, Sofia | Men's singles | Boro Jovanović |
Gold | 1961 Summer Universiade, Sofia | Men's doubles | Boro Jovanović Nikola Pilić |
Silver | 1961 Summer Universiade, Sofia | Men's singles | Nikola Pilić |
Gold | 1987 Summer Universiade, Zagreb | Men's singles | Bruno Orešar |
Gold | 1987 Summer Universiade, Zagreb | Mixed doubles | Sabrina Goleš Bruno Orešar |
Silver | 1987 Summer Universiade, Zagreb | Men's singles | Igor Šarić |
Bronze | 1987 Summer Universiade, Zagreb | Men's doubles | Igor Šarić Branko Horvat |
Silver | 2005 Summer Universiade, İzmir | Men's doubles | Nikola Ćirić Darko Mađarovski |
Gold | 2009 Summer Universiade, Belgrade | Men's Team | Aleksander Slović Saša Stojisavljević Aleksandar Grubin Boris Čonkić |
Gold | 2009 Summer Universiade, Belgrade | Men's singles | Aleksander Slović |
Bronze | 2009 Summer Universiade, Belgrade | Men's doubles | Aleksandar Grubin Boris Čonkić |
References
- "Serbia wins first Davis Cup title". ESPN. 2010-12-05. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- "Troicki climbs off the floor to win epic first Davis Cup for Serbia". Independent. 2010-12-05. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- Renton, Jamie (17 November 2013). "CZECH REPUBLIC RETAINS DAVIS CUP TITLE". daviscup.com. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- Team Serbia Triumphs;ATP Cup By The Numbers
- Selektor Troicki objavio spisak igrača za mečeve u Valensiji u Grupi C Svetske grupe 2023
- ATP singles rankings Serbia
- ATP dubles rankings Serbia
- Tribute: Viktor Troicki Retires From Professional Tennis
- Tipsarevic Announces Retirement