Czech Republic Davis Cup team

Davis Cup team representing the Czech Republic

Czech Republic

Captain	Jaroslav Navrátil
ITF ranking	10 (27 November 2023)
Highest ITF ranking	1 (8 April 2013)
Colors	blue & red

First year	1921
Years played	83
Ties played (W–L)	206 (127–79)
Years in World Group	35 (37–33)
Davis Cup titles	3 (1980, 2012, 2013)
Runners-up	2 (1975, 2009)

Most total wins	Jan Kodeš (60–34)
Most singles wins	Roderich Menzel (40–12)
Most doubles wins	Jan Kodeš (21–15)
Best doubles team	Tomáš Berdych & Radek Štěpánek (16–2)
Most ties played	Jan Kodeš (39)
Most years played	Jan Kodeš (15)

The Czech Republic men's national tennis team represents the Czech Republic in the Davis Cup and is governed by the Czech Tennis Federation. The Czech team was started in 1993, following the break-up of Czechoslovakia.The team competed in the Europe/Africa Zone I in 2019. It has played in the World Group in all but one year since it was created in 1981, sharing this record with the United States.

Current team (2024)

History

The Czech Republic competed in its first Davis Cup in 1921, as Czechoslovakia.

From 1930 to 1939 Ladislav Hecht played for the Czech Republic Davis Cup team, achieving a record of 18-19, and was its Captain.^[1]^[2] Hecht was invited to play for the German Davis Cup Team in 1938, by an aide to Adolf Hitler who was unaware that he was Jewish, but declined.^[1]

The Czech Republic won the Davis Cup in 1980 as Czechoslovakia, and in 2012 and 2013 as the Czech Republic in Prague and Belgrade respectively.

Recent performances

Here is the list of all match-ups since 1981, when the competition started being held in the current World Group format.

1980s

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
As Czechoslovakia
1981	World Group, 1st Round	6–8 Mar	Zurich (SUI)	Switzerland	3–2	Win
1981	World Group, Quarterfinals	9–11 Jul	New York City (USA)	United States	1–4	Loss
1982	World Group, 1st Round	5–7 Mar	Prague (TCH)	West Germany	5–0	Win
1982	World Group, Quarterfinals	9–11 Jul	Paris (FRA)	France	2–3	Loss
1983	World Group, 1st Round	4–6 Mar	Asunción (PAR)	Paraguay	2–3	Loss
1983	World Group, relegation play-offs	30 Sep – 2 Oct	Hradec Králové (TCH)	Soviet Union	3–2	Win
1984	World Group, 1st Round	24–26 Feb	Hradec Králové (TCH)	Denmark	5–0	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	13–15 Jul	Hradec Králové (TCH)	France	3–2	Win
	World Group, Semifinals	28–30 Sep	Båstad (SWE)	Sweden	0–5	Loss
1985	World Group, 1st Round	8–10 Mar	Tbilisi (URS)	Soviet Union	3–2	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	2–4 Aug	Guayaquil (ECU)	Ecuador	5–0	Win
	World Group, Semifinals	4–6 Oct	Frankfurt (FRG)	West Germany	0–5	Loss
1986	World Group, 1st Round	7–10 Mar	Calcutta (IND)	India	4–1	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	18–20 Jul	Sarajevo (YUG)	Yugoslavia	5–0	Win
	World Group, Semifinals	3–5 Oct	Prague (TCH)	Sweden	1–4	Loss
1987	World Group, 1st Round	13–15 Mar	Hradec Králové (TCH)	Israel	2–3	Loss
1987	World Group, relegation play-offs	24–26 Jul	Prague (TCH)	Argentina	5–0	Win
1988	World Group, 1st Round	5–7 Feb	Prague (TCH)	Paraguay	5–0	Win
1988	World Group, Quarterfinals	8–10 Apr	Norrköping (SWE)	Sweden	2–3	Loss
1989	World Group, 1st Round	3–5 Feb	Prague (TCH)	Soviet Union	4–1	Win
1989	World Group, Quarterfinals	7–9 Apr	Prague (TCH)	West Germany	2–3	Loss

1990s

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
As Czechoslovakia
1990	World Group, 1st Round	2–4 Feb	Prague (TCH)	Switzerland	5–0	Win
1990	World Group, Quarterfinals	30 Mar – 2 Apr	Prague (TCH)	United States	1–4	Loss
1991	World Group, 1st Round	2–4 Feb	Prague (TCH)	Austria	4–1	Win
1991	World Group, Quarterfinals	29–31 Mar	Prague (TCH)	Yugoslavia	1–4	Loss
1992	World Group, 1st Round	31 Jan – 2 Feb	Prague (TCH)	Belgium	5–0	Win
1992	World Group, Quarterfinals	27–29 Mar	Fort Myers (USA)	United States	2–3	Loss
As Czech Republic
1993	World Group, 1st Round	26–28 Mar	Aarhus (DEN)	Denmark	4–1	Win
1993	World Group, Quarterfinals	16–18 Jul	Halle (GER)	Germany	1–4	Loss
1994	World Group, 1st Round	25–27 Mar	Ramat HaSharon (ISR)	Israel	4–1	Win
1994	World Group, Quarterfinals	15–17 Jul	Saint Petersburg (RUS)	Russia	2–3	Loss
1995	World Group, 1st Round	3–5 Feb	Naples (ITA)	Italy	1–4	Loss
1995	World Group, qualifying round	22–24 Sep	Prague (CZE)	Zimbabwe	4–1	Win
1996	World Group, 1st Round	9–11 Feb	Plzeň (CZE)	Hungary	5–0	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	5–7 Apr	Prague (CZE)	United States	3–2	Win
	World Group, Semifinals	20–22 Sep	Prague (CZE)	Sweden	1–4	Loss
1997	World Group, 1st Round	7–9 Feb	Příbram (CZE)	India	3–2	Win
1997	World Group, Quarterfinals	4–6 Apr	Adelaide (AUS)	Australia	0–5	Loss
1998	World Group, 1st Round	3–5 Apr	Zurich (SUI)	Switzerland	2–3	Loss
1998	World Group, qualifying round	25–27 Sep	Prague (SUI)	South Africa	5–0	Win
1999	World Group, 1st Round	2–4 Apr	Ghent (BEL)	Belgium	2–3	Loss
1999	World Group, qualifying round	24–26 Sep	Tashkent (UZB)	Uzbekistan	5–0	Win

2000s

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	World Group, 1st Round	4–6 Feb	Ostrava (TCH)	Great Britain	4–1	Win
2000	World Group, Quarterfinals	7–9 Apr	Inglewood (USA)	United States	2–3	Loss
2001	World Group, 1st Round	9–11 Feb	Helsingborg (SWE)	Sweden	2–3	Loss
2001	World Group, qualifying round	21–23 Sep	Prostějov (CZE)	Romania	3–2	Win
2002	World Group, 1st Round	8–10 Feb	Ostrava (CZE)	Brazil	4–1	Win
2002	World Group, Quarterfinals	5–7 Apr	Pau (FRA)	France	2–3	Loss
2003	World Group, 1st Round	7–9 Feb	Ostrava (CZE)	Russia	2–3	Loss
2003	World Group, relegation play-offs	19–21 Sep	Bangkok (THA)	Thailand	4–1	Win
2004	World Group, 1st Round	6–8 Feb	Brno (CZE)	Spain	2–3	Loss
2004	World Group, relegation play-offs	24–26 Sep	Lambaré (PAR)	Paraguay	5–0	Win
2005	World Group, 1st Round	4–6 Mar	Buenos Aires (ARG)	Argentina	0–5	Loss
2005	World Group, relegation play-offs	23-25 Sep	Liberec (CZE)	Germany	2–3	Loss
2006	Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st Round	BYE
	Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2nd Round	7–9 Apr	Oujda (MAR)	Morocco	5–0	Win
	World Group, relegation play-offs	22–24 Sep	Leiden (NED)	Netherlands	4–1	Win
2007	World Group, 1st Round	9–11 Feb	Ostrava (CZE)	United States	1–4	Loss
2007	World Group, relegation play-offs	21–23 Sep	Prague (CZE)	Switzerland	3–2	Win
2008	World Group, 1st Round	8–10 Feb	Ostrava (CZE)	Belgium	3–2	Win
2008	World Group, Quarterfinals	11–13 Apr	Moscow (RUS)	Russia	2–3	Loss
2009	World Group, 1st Round	6–8 Mar	Ostrava (CZE)	France	3–2	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	10–12 Jul	Ostrava (CZE)	Argentina	3–2	Win
	World Group, Semifinals	18–20 Sep	Poreč (CRO)	Croatia	4–1	Win
	World Group, Finals	4–6 Dec	Barcelona (ESP)	Spain	0–5	Runner-up

2010s

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	World Group, 1st Round	5–7 Mar	Bree (BEL)	Belgium	4–1	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	9–11 Jul	Coquimbo (CHI)	Chile	4–1	Win
	World Group, Semifinals	17–19 Sep	Belgrade (SRB)	Serbia	2–3	Loss
2011	World Group, 1st Round	4–6 Mar	Ostrava (CZE)	Kazakhstan	2–3	Loss
2011	World Group, relegation play-offs	16–18 Sep	Bucharest (ROU)	Romania	5–0	Win
2012	World Group, 1st Round	10–12 Feb	Ostrava (CZE)	Italy	4–1	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	6–8 Apr	Prague (CZE)	Serbia	4–1	Win
	World Group, Semifinals	14–16 Sep	Buenos Aires (ARG)	Argentina	3–2	Win
	World Group, Finals	16–18 Nov	Prague (CZE)	Spain	3–2	Champion
2013	World Group, 1st Round	1–3 Feb	Geneva (SUI)	Switzerland	3-2	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	5–7 Apr	Astana (KAZ)	Kazakhstan	3–1	Win
	World Group, Semifinals	13–15 Sep	Prague (CZE)	Argentina	3–2	Win
	World Group, Finals	15–17 Nov	Belgrade (SRB)	Serbia	3–2	Champion
2014	World Group, 1st Round	31 Jan–2 Feb	Ostrava (CZE)	Netherlands	3-2	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	4–6 Apr	Tokyo (JPN)	Japan	5–0	Win
	World Group, Semifinals	12–14 Sep	Paris (FRA)	France	1–4	Loss
2015	World Group, 1st Round	6–8 Mar	Ostrava (CZE)	Australia	2–3	Loss
2015	World Group, relegation play-offs	18–20 Sep	New Delhi (IND)	India	3–1	Win
2016	World Group, 1st Round	4–6 Mar	Hanover (GER)	Germany	3–2	Win
2016	World Group, Quarterfinals	15–17 Jul	Třinec (CZE)	France	1–3	Loss
2017	World Group, 1st Round	3–5 Feb	Melbourne (AUS)	Australia	1–4	Loss
	World Group, relegation play-offs	15–17 Sep	The Hague (NED)	Netherlands	2-3	Loss

References

^ ^a ^b Jewish Sports Legends; The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
^ "The Little Nation that Could". Tennis.com.

External links

Team page on DavisCup.com, the official website of the Davis Cup

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Davis Cup teams

Finals

World Group I

World Group II

Group III

Americas zone	Bahamas Bermuda Costa Rica Dominican Republic Guatemala Jamaica Paraguay Puerto Rico Venezuela
Asia/Oceania zone	Indonesia Iran Jordan Malaysia Pacific Oceania Saudi Arabia Singapore Syria Thailand Vietnam
Europe zone	Azerbaijan Cyprus Estonia Kosovo Moldova Montenegro North Macedonia Slovenia
Africa zone	Benin Ghana Ivory Coast Namibia Nigeria Zimbabwe

Group IV

Americas zone	Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Cuba Haiti Honduras Nicaragua Panama Trinidad and Tobago U.S. Virgin Islands
Asia/Oceania zone	Cambodia Iraq Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Myanmar Qatar Sri Lanka United Arab Emirates
Europe zone	Albania Andorra Armenia Iceland Liechtenstein Malta San Marino
Africa zone	Algeria Angola Burundi Cameroon DR Congo Kenya Rwanda Senegal

Group V

Asia/Oceania zone	Bahrain Bangladesh Brunei Guam Maldives Mongolia Philippines Tajikistan Turkmenistan Yemen
Africa zone	Botswana Congo Djibouti Ethiopia Gabon Lesotho Madagascar Mauritius Mozambique Tanzania Uganda

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Former

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Current champions (2023): Italy
Editions	1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020–21 2022 2023 2024
World Groups / Finals	1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020–21 2022 2023
World Groups play-offs	1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Qualifying rounds	2019 2020–21 2022 2023 2024
2023 Davis Cup Finals teams	Australia Canada Chile Croatia Czech Republic Finland France Great Britain Italy Netherlands Serbia South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland United States
Former World Group / Finals teams	Argentina Austria Belgium Brazil Belarus Colombia Cuba Czechoslovakia Denmark Ecuador Germany Hungary India Indonesia Ireland Israel Japan Kazakhstan Mexico Morocco New Zealand Paraguay Peru Poland Romania Russia Slovakia South Africa Yugoslavia Zimbabwe
Players	American Argentine Australian Austrian Belarusian Belgian Brazilian British Canadian Chilean Croatian Cuban Czech Czechoslovak Danish Dutch Ecuadorian Finnish French German Hungarian Indian Indonesian Irish Israeli Italian Japanese Kazakhstani Korean Kosovar Mexican Montenegrin Moroccan New Zealand Peruvian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Serbian Slovakian South African Soviet Spanish Swedish Swiss Yugoslavian Zimbabwean
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