Slovakia Davis Cup team

Davis Cup team representing Slovakia
Slovakia
CaptainTibor Tóth
ITF ranking23 Increase 0 (27 November 2023)
Highest ITF ranking3 (Dec 6, 2005[1])
Lowest ITF ranking36 (Sep 16, 2013[2])
ColorsBlue, red & white
First year1994
Years played30
Ties played (W–L)67 (39–27)
Years in
World Group
12 (8–11)
Runners-up1 (2005)
Most total winsKarol Kučera (33–18)
Dominik Hrbatý (33–25)
Most singles winsDominik Hrbatý (28–14)
Most doubles winsFilip Polášek (14–4)
Best doubles teamFilip Polášek &
Igor Zelenay (6–0)
Most ties playedDominik Hrbatý (26)
Most years playedDominik Hrbatý (14)

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

Slovakia finished as runners-up in 2005, losing 3–2 to Croatia in the final. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I. They last competed in the World Group in 2006.

Current team (2024)

History

Slovakia competed in its first Davis Cup in 1994. Slovak players had previously played for Czechoslovakia.

Following the 2005 Davis Cup World Group competition, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced that Karol Beck, one of the players for Slovakia, had tested positive for the beta agonist clenbuterol during the semifinal against Argentina, which Slovakia won 4–1.[3]

Recent performances

1990s

Year Competition Date Location Opponent Surface Score Result
1994 Group III Euro-African Zone, Group A 18 May Bratislava (SVK)  Malta Clay 3–0 Won
Group III Euro-African Zone, Group A 19 May Bratislava (SVK)  Sudan Clay 3–0 Won
Group III Euro-African Zone, Group A 20 May Bratislava (SVK)  Turkey Clay 3–0 Won
Group III Euro-African Zone, Semi-final 21 May Bratislava (SVK)  Tunisia Clay 3–0 Won
Group III Euro-African Zone, Final 22 May Bratislava (SVK)  Lithuania Clay 3–0 Won
1995 Group II Euro-African Zone, 1st Round 28–30 April Bratislava (SVK)  Great Britain Clay 5–0 Won
Group II Euro-African Zone, Quarter-final 14–16 July Cairo (EGY)  Egypt Clay 2–3 Lost
1996 Group II Euro-African Zone, 1st Round 3–5 May Budva (YUG)  Yugoslavia Clay 4–1 Won
Group II Euro-African Zone, Quarter-final 12–14 July Trnava (SVK)  Portugal Carpet 5–0 Won
Group II Euro-African Zone, Semi-final 20–22 September Trnava (SVK)  Poland Carpet 4–1 Won
1997 Group I Euro-African Zone, Quarter-Final 4–6 April Bratislava (SVK)  Israel Clay 3–1 Won
World Group, Play-Off 19–21 September Montreal (CAN)  Canada Carpet 4–1 Won
1998 World Group, 1st Round 3–4 April Bratislava (SVK)  Sweden Clay 2–3 Lost
World Group, Play Off 25–28 September Buenos Aires (ARG)  Argentina Clay 3–2 Won
1999 World Group, 1st Round 2–4 April Trollhättan (SWE)  Sweden Carpet 3–2 Won
World Group, Quarter-final 16–18 July Moscow (RUS)  Russia Clay 2–3 Lost

2000s

Year Competition Date Location Opponent Surface Score Result
2000 World Group, 1st Round 4–6 February Bratislava (SVK)  Austria Hard 3–2 Won
World Group, Quarter-final 7–9 April Rio de Janeiro (BRA)  Brazil Clay 2–3 Lost
2001 World Group, 1st Round 9–11 February Bratislava (SVK)  Russia Hard 2–3 Lost
World Group, Play Off 21–23 September Prešov (SVK)  Chile Carpet 3–2 Won
2002 World Group, 1st Round 8–10 February Oklahoma City (United States)  United States Hard 0–5 Lost
World Group, Play Off 20–22 September Prešov (SVK)  Romania Carpet 1–4 Lost
2003 Group I Euro-African Zone, Quarter-final 4–5 April Esch-sur-Alzette (LUX)  Luxembourg Hard 3–2 Won
World Group, Play Off 19–21 September Bratislava (SVK)  United States Clay 2–3 Lost
2004 Group I Euro-African Zone, Quarter-final 9–11 April Johannesburg (RSA)  South Africa Grass 3–2 Won
World Group, Play Off 24–26 September Bratislava (SVK)  Germany Hard 3–2 Won
2005 World group, 1st Round 4–6 March Bratislava (SVK)  Spain Hard 4–1 Won
World group, Quarter-final 15–17 July Bratislava (SVK)  Netherlands Hard 4–1 Won
World group, Semi-final 23–25 September Bratislava (SVK)  Argentina Hard 4–1 Won
World group, Final 2–4 December Bratislava (SVK)  Croatia Hard 2–3 Runner-up
2006 World Group, 1st Round 10–12 February Rancagua (CHI)  Chile Clay 1–4 Lost
World Group, Play Off 22–24 September Bratislava (SVK)  Belgium Hard 2–3 Lost
2007 Group I Euro-African Zone, Quarter-final 6–8 April Skopje (MKD)  Macedonia Clay 5–0 Won
World Group, Play Off 21–23 September Bratislava (SVK)  South Korea Hard 2–3 Lost
2008 Group I Euro-African Zone, Quarter-final 11–13 April Bratislava (SVK)  Georgia Clay 4–1 Won
World Group, Play Off 19–21 September Bratislava (SVK)  Serbia Hard 1–4 Lost
2009 Group I Euro-African Zone, Quarter-final 6–8 March Cagliari (ITA)  Italy Clay 1–4 Lost
Group I Euro-African Zone, Relegation Play Off 18–20 September Bratislava (SVK)  Macedonia Hard 5–0 Won

2010s

Year Competition Date Location Opponent Surface Score Result
2010 Group I Euro-African Zone, Quarter-final 5–7 March Bad Gleichenberg (AUT)  Austria Hard (i) 2–3 Lost
Group I Euro-African Zone, Relegation Play Off 17–19 September Minsk (BLR)  Belarus Hard 4–1 Won
2011 Group I Euro-African Zone, Quarter-final 4–6 March Cruz Quebrada (POR)  Portugal Clay 1–4 Lost
Group I Euro-African Zone, Relegation Play Off 16–18 September Bratislava (SVK)  Ukraine Hard 4–1 Won
2012 Group I Euro-African Zone, 1st Round 10–12 February Glasgow (GBR)  Great Britain Hard (i) 2–3 Lost
Group I Euro-African Zone, Relegation Play Off 14–16 September Bratislava (SVK)  Portugal Hard (i) 3–1 Won
2013 Group I Euro-African Zone, 1st Round 1–3 February Kremenchug (UKR)  Ukraine Hard (i) 2–3 Lost
Group I Euro-African Zone, Relegation Play Off 13–15 September Bratislava (SVK)  Sweden Hard (i) 3–2 Won
2014 Group I Euro-African Zone, 1st Round 31 Jan–2 Feb Bratislava (SVK)  Latvia Hard (i) 5–0 Won
Group I Euro-African Zone, 2nd Round 4–6 April Bratislava (SVK)  Austria Hard (i) 4–1 Won
World Group, Play Off 12–14 September Chicago (USA)  United States Hard (i) 0–5 Lost
2015 Group I Euro-African Zone, 1st Round 6–8 March Bratislava (SVK)  Slovenia Hard (i) 5–0 Won
Group I Euro-African Zone, 2nd Round 17–19 July Constanța (ROU)  Romania Clay 5–0 Won
World Group, Play Off 18–20 September Gdynia (POL)  Poland Hard (i) 2–3 Lost
2016 Group I Euro-African Zone, Quarter-final 15–17 July Budapest (HUN)  Hungary Clay 3–0 Won
World Group, Play Off 16–18 September Sydney (AUS)  Australia Grass 0–3 Lost
2017 Group I Euro-African Zone, Quarter-final 3–5 February Bratislava (SVK)  Hungary Hard (i) 1–3 Lost
Group I Euro-African Zone, Relegation Play-Off 15–17 September Bratislava (SVK)  Poland Clay 4–1 Won
2018 Group I Euro-African Zone, Quarter-final 2–4 February Bratislava (SVK)  Bosnia and Herzegovina Clay (i) 2–3 Lost
Group I Euro-African Zone, Relegation Play-Off 26–27 September Bratislava (SVK)  Belarus Clay (i) 3–1 Won
2019 Finals Qualifying Round 1–2 February Bratislava (SVK)  Canada Clay (i) 2–3 Lost
Group I Euro-African Zone, 1st Round 13–14 September Bratislava, (SVK)   Switzerland Clay 3–1 Won

2020s

Year Competition Date Location Opponent Surface Score Result
2020–21 Finals Qualifying Round 6–7 March 2020 Bratislava (SVK)  Czech Republic Clay (i) 1–3 Lost
World Group I, 1st Round 17–18 Sep 2021 Bratislava (SVK)  Chile Hard (i) 3–1 Won
2022 Finals Qualifying Round 4–5 March Bratislava (SVK)  Italy Hard (i) 2–3 Lost
World Group I, 1st Round 16–18 September Bratislava (SVK)  Romania Clay (i) 3–1 Won
2023 Finals Qualifying Round 4–5 February Groningen (NED)  Netherlands Hard (i) 0–4 Lost
World Group I, 1st Round 16–17 September Athens (GRE)  Greece Hard 3–1 Won
2024 Finals Qualifying Round 2–4 February Kraljevo (SRB)  Serbia Clay (i)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rebríček ITF daviscupových tímov".
  2. ^ "Davis Cup - Rankings - Current Rankings". www.daviscup.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Beck hit with two-year doping ban". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 February 2006. Retrieved 18 January 2011.

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