United States Davis Cup team

Davis Cup team representing the USA

United States of America
CaptainBob Bryan
ITF ranking4 Rise (7 March 2022)
Highest ITF ranking1 (2008)
ColorsWhite & Blue
First yearUnited States United States 3–0 United Kingdom British Isles
(Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, Massachusetts, United States; 8–10 August 1900)
Years played109
Ties played (W–L)306 (227–79)
Years in
World Group
42 (72–38)
Davis Cup titles32 (1900, 1902, 1913, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1937, 1938, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1954, 1958, 1963, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1990, 1992, 1995, 2007)
Runners-up29 (1903, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1914, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1939, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1964, 1973, 1984, 1991, 1997, 2004)
Most total winsJohn McEnroe (59–10)
Most singles winsJohn McEnroe (41–8)
Most doubles winsMike Bryan (28–5)
Best doubles teamBob Bryan/Mike Bryan (25–5)
Most ties playedMike Bryan (33)
Most years playedBob Bryan and Mike Bryan (15)

The United States men's national tennis team represents the United States in Davis Cup tennis competition, and is governed by the United States Tennis Association.

The U.S. competed in the first Davis Cup in 1900, when a group of Harvard University students challenged the British. They are the most successful team ever to compete in the Davis Cup, winning the coveted title on 32 separate occasions closely followed by Australia with 28 victories.

History

The U.S. Davis Cup Team won the very first Davis Cup title in 1900. Their most recent win was in 2007, defeating Russia in the final.

The United States played in the World Group in all but one year (1988) since it was created in 1981, sharing this record with the Czech Republic, and holds the record for ongoing consecutive years in the World Group at 30 as of 2018.

Current squad

Squad representing the United States in the 2023 Davis Cup Finals
Player Win–loss First
year
Ties Ranking
Sgl Dbl Total Sgl Dbl
Frances Tiafoe 1–5 0–0 1–5 2018 5 11 205
Tommy Paul 5–3 0–1 5–4 2021 9 13 333
Mackenzie McDonald 2–1 0–0 2–1 2023 3 39 50
Austin Krajicek 0–0 3–1 3–1 2023 4 1
Rajeev Ram 0–0 7–2 7–2 2021 9 5

Win–loss records and rankings are correct as of 17 September 2023.

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
1981 World Group, First Round 6–8 March Carlsbad (USA)  Mexico 3–2 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 9–11 July New York City (USA)  Czechoslovakia 4–1 Win
World Group, Semifinals 2–4 October Portland (USA)  Australia 5–0 Win
World Group, Final 11–13 December Cincinnati (USA)  Argentina 3–1 Champion
1982 World Group, First Round 5–7 March Carlsbad (USA)  India 4–1 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 9–11 July St. Louis (USA)  Sweden 3–2 Win
World Group, Semifinals 1–3 October Perth (AUS)  Australia 5–0 Win
World Group, Final 26–28 November Grenoble (FRA)  France 4–1 Champion
1983 World Group, First Round 4–6 March Buenos Aires (ARG)  Argentina 2–3 Loss
World Group Playoffs 30 September – 2 October Dublin (IRL)  Ireland 4–1 Win
1984 World Group, First Round 24–26 February Bucharest (ROU)  Romania 5–0 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 13–15 July Atlanta (USA)  Argentina 5–0 Win
World Group, Semifinals 28–30 September Portland (USA)  Australia 4–1 Win
World Group, Final 16–18 December Gothenburg (SWE)  Sweden 1–4 Runner-up
1985 World Group, First Round 8–10 March Kyoto (JPN)  Japan 5–0 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 2–4 August Hamburg (FRG)  West Germany 2–3 Loss
1986 World Group, First Round 7–10 March Guayaquil (ECU)  Ecuador 3–2 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 18–20 July Mexico City (MEX)  Mexico 4–1 Win
World Group, Semifinals 3–5 October Brisbane (AUS)  Australia 1–3 Loss
1987 World Group, First Round 13–15 March Asunción (PAR)  Paraguay 2–3 Loss
World Group Playoffs 24–26 July Hartford (USA)  West Germany 2–3 Loss
1988 Americas Group I, Semifinals 8–10 April Lima (PER)  Peru 3–0 Win
Americas Group I, Final 22–24 July Buenos Aires (ARG)  Argentina 4–1 Win
1989 World Group, First Round 3–5 February Ft. Myers (USA)  Paraguay 5–0 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 7–9 April San Diego (USA)  France 5–0 Win
World Group, Semifinals 21–23 July Munich (FRG)  West Germany 2–3 Loss

1990s

Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
1990 World Group, First Round 2–4 February Carlsbad (USA)  Mexico 4–0 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 30 March – 2 April Prague (TCH)  Czechoslovakia 4–1 Win
World Group, Semifinals 21–23 September Vienna (AUT)  Austria 3–2 Win
World Group, Final 30 November – 2 December St. Petersburg (USA)  Australia 3–2 Champion
1991 World Group, First Round 1 February – 31 March Mexico City (MEX)  Mexico 3–2 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals Mar – Apr Newport (USA)  Spain 4–1 Win
World Group, Semifinals 20–22 September Kansas City (USA)  Germany 3–2 Win
World Group, Final 29 November – 1 December Lyon (France)  France 1–3 Runner-up
1992 World Group, First Round 31 January – 2 February Mauna Lani (USA)  Argentina 5–0 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 27–29 March Ft. Myers (USA)  Czechoslovakia 3–2 Win
World Group, Semifinals 25–27 September Minneapolis (USA)  Sweden 4–1 Win
World Group, Final 4–6 December Fort Worth (USA)   Switzerland 3–1 Champion
1993 World Group, First Round 26–28 March Melbourne (AUS)  Australia 1–4 Loss
World Group Playoffs 22–26 September Charlotte (USA)  Bahamas 5–0 Win
1994 World Group, First Round 25–27 February New Delhi (IND)  India 5–0 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 15–17 July Rotterdam (NED)  Netherlands 3–2 Win
World Group, Semifinals 23–25 September Gothenburg (SWE)  Sweden 2–3 Loss
1995 World Group, First Round 3–5 February St. Petersburg (USA)  France 4–1 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 31 March – 2 April Palermo (ITA)  Italy 5–0 Win
World Group, Semifinals 22–24 September Las Vegas (USA)  Sweden 4–1 Win
World Group, Final 1–3 December Moscow (RUS)  Russia 3–2 Champion
1996 World Group, First Round 9–11 February Carlsbad (USA)  Mexico 5–0 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 5–7 April Prague (CZE)  Czech Republic 2–3 Loss
1997 World Group, First Round 7–9 February Ribeirão Preto (BRA)  Brazil 4–1 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 4–6 April Newport Beach (USA)  Netherlands 4–1 Win
World Group, Semifinals 19–21 September Washington, D.C. (USA)  Australia 4–1 Win
World Group, Final 28–30 November Gothenburg (SWE)  Sweden 0–5 Runner-up
1998 World Group, First Round 3–5 April Atlanta (USA)  Russia 3–2 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 17–19 July Indianapolis (USA)  Belgium 4–1 Win
World Group, Semifinals 25–27 September Milwaukee (USA)  Italy 1–4 Loss
1999 World Group, First Round 2–4 April Birmingham (GBR)  Great Britain 3–2 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 16–18 July Chestnut Hill (USA)  Australia 1–4 Loss

2000s

Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
2000 World Group, First Round 4–6 February Harare (ZIM) Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 3–2 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 7–9 April Inglewood (USA) Czech Republic Czech Republic 3–2 Win
World Group, Semifinals 21–23 July Santander (ESP) Spain Spain 0–5 Loss
2001 World Group, First Round 9–11 February Basel (SUI) Switzerland Switzerland 2–3 Loss
World Group Playoffs 21–23 September Winston-Salem (USA) India India 4–1 Win
2002 World Group, First Round 8–10 February Oklahoma City (USA) Slovakia Slovakia 5–0 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 5–7 April Houston (USA) Spain Spain 3–1 Win
World Group, Semifinals 20–22 September Paris (FRA) France France 2–3 Loss
2003 World Group, First Round 7–9 February Zagreb (CRO)  Croatia 1–4 Loss
World Group Playoffs 19–21 September Bratislava (SVK)  Slovakia 3–2 Win
2004 World Group, First Round 6–8 February Uncasville (USA)  Austria 5–0 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 9–11 April Delray Beach (USA)  Sweden 4–1 Win
World Group, Semifinals 24–26 September Charleston (USA)  Belarus 4–0 Win
World Group, Final 3–5 December Seville (ESP)  Spain 2–3 Runner-up
2005 World Group, First Round 4–6 March Los Angeles (USA)  Croatia 2–3 Loss
World Group Playoffs 23–25 September Leuven (BEL)  Belgium 4–1 Win
2006 World Group, First Round 10–12 February La Jolla (USA)  Romania 4–1 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 7–9 April Rancho Mirage (USA)  Chile 3–2 Win
World Group, Semifinals 22–24 September Moscow (RUS)  Russia 2–3 Loss
2007 World Group, First Round 9–11 February Ostrava (CZE) Czech Republic Czech Republic 4–1 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 6–8 April Winston-Salem (USA) Spain Spain 4–1 Win
World Group, Semifinals 21–23 September Gothenburg (SWE) Sweden Sweden 4–1 Win
World Group, Final 30 November – 2 December Portland (USA) Russia Russia 4–1 Champion
2008 World Group, First Round 8–10 February Vienna (AUT) Austria Austria 4–1 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 11–13 April Winston-Salem (USA) France France 4–1 Win
World Group, Semifinals 19–21 September Madrid (ESP) Spain Spain 1–4 Loss
2009 World Group, First Round 6–8 March Birmingham (USA) Switzerland Switzerland 4–1 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 10–12 July Poreč (CRO) Croatia Croatia 2–3 Loss

2010s

Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
2010 World Group, First Round 5–7 March Belgrade (SRB)  Serbia 2–3 Loss
World Group Playoffs 17–19 September Bogotá (COL)  Colombia 3–1 Win
2011 World Group, First Round 4–6 March Santiago (CHI)  Chile 4–1 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 8–10 July Austin (USA)  Spain 1–3 Loss
2012 World Group, First Round 10–12 February Fribourg (SUI)   Switzerland 5–0 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 6–8 April Roquebrune (FRA)  France 3–2 Win
World Group, Semifinals 14–16 September Gijón (ESP)  Spain 1–3 Loss
2013 World Group, First Round 1–3 February Jacksonville (USA)  Brazil 3–2 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 5–7 April Boise (USA)  Serbia 1–3 Loss
2014 World Group, First Round 31 Jan – 2 Feb San Diego (USA)  Great Britain 1–3 Loss
World Group Playoffs 12–14 September Chicago (USA)  Slovakia 5–0 Win
2015 World Group, First Round 6–8 March Glasgow (GBR)  Great Britain 2–3 Loss
World Group Playoffs 18–20 September Tashkent (UZB)  Uzbekistan 3–1 Win
2016 World Group, First Round 4–6 March Melbourne (AUS)  Australia 3–1 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 15–17 July Beaverton (USA)  Croatia 2−3 Loss
2017 World Group, First Round 3–5 February Birmingham (USA)   Switzerland 5−0 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 7–9 April Brisbane (AUS)  Australia 2−3 Loss
2018 World Group, First Round 2–4 February Niš (SRB)  Serbia 3−0 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 6–8 April Nashville (USA)  Belgium 4−0 Win
World Group, Semifinals 14–16 September Zadar (CRO)  Croatia 2−3 Loss
2019 Finals, Group F 19 November Madrid (ESP)  Canada 1−2 Loss
20 November  Italy 2−1 Win

2020s

Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
2020–21 Qualifying round 6–7 March Honolulu (USA)  Uzbekistan 4−0 Win
Finals, Group E 26 November Turin (ITA)  Italy 1−2 Loss
28 November  Colombia 1−2 Loss
2022 Qualifying round 4–5 March Reno (USA)  Colombia 4−0 Win
Finals, Group D 14 September Glasgow (GBR)  Great Britain 2−1 Win
15 September  Kazakhstan 2−1 Win
17 September  Netherlands 1–2 Loss
Finals, Quarterfinals 24 November Málaga (ESP)  Italy 1–2 Loss
2023 Qualifying round 3–4 February Tashkent (UZB)  Uzbekistan 4–0 Win
Finals, Group D 13 September Split (CRO)  Croatia 2–1 Win
14 September  Netherlands 1–2 Loss
16 September  Finland 0–3 Loss
2024 Qualifying round 1–2 February Vilnius (LTU)  Ukraine 4–0 Win

Captains

Name Tenure Best result
Perry Jones 1958–59 Champion (1958)
David Freed 1960–61 Inter-Zonal Final (1960, 1961)
Bob Kelleher 1962–63 Champion (1963)
Vic Seixas 1964 Runner-up (1964)
George MacCall 1965–67 Inter-Zonal Semifinals (1965, 1966)
Donald Dell 1968–69 Champion (1968, 1969)
Ed Turville 1970–71 Champion (1970, 1971)
Dennis Ralston 1972–75 Champion (1972)
Tony Trabert 1976–80 Champion (1978, 1979)
Arthur Ashe 1981–85 Champion (1981, 1982)
Tom Gorman 1986–93 Champion (1990, 1992)
Tom Gullikson 1994–99 Champion (1995)
John McEnroe 2000 Semifinals (2000)
Patrick McEnroe 2001–10 Champion (2007)
Jim Courier 2011–18 Semifinals (2012, 2018)
Mardy Fish 2019–22 Quarterfinals (2022)
Bob Bryan 2023– Finals, Group Stage (2023)
  • Prior to 1958 most U.S. Davis Cup captains were player-captains.[1]

Statistics

Player records

Most ties played
# Name Years Ties
played
Win–loss Win %
Singles Doubles Total
1 Mike Bryan 2003–2020 33 0–1 28–5 28–6 82.4%
2 Bob Bryan 2003–2020 31 4–2 26–5 30–7 81.1%
3 John McEnroe 1978–1992 30 41–8 18–2 59–10 85.5%
4 Andy Roddick 2001–2011 25 33–12 0–0 33–12 73.3%
5 Stan Smith 1968–1981 24 15–4 20–3 35–7 83.3%
Wilmer Allison 1928–1936 24 18–10 14–2 32–12 72.7%
John Van Ryn 1929–1936 24 7–1 22–2 29–3 90.6%
8 Vic Seixas 1951–1957 23 24–12 14–5 38–17 69.1%
9 Andre Agassi 1988–2005 22 30–6 0–0 30–6 83.3%
10 Arthur Ashe 1963–1978 18 27–5 1–1 28–6 82.3%
George Lott 1928–1934 18 7–4 11–0 18–4 81.8%
John Isner 2010–2021 18 15–13 2–0 17–13 56.7%
Todd Martin 1986–1992 18 11–8 5–6 16–14 53.3%

Team records

The statistics reflect results since the 1900 Davis Cup, and are up-to-date as of the 2022 Davis Cup Finals Group stage.

Key to eras and positions result

  • Challenge Round era (1900–1971): The previous Davis Cup Champion would have a bye to and host the Challenge Round Final. Thus the losing team in the Final (or Inter-zonal final) was the third-placed team. For the purposes of this table, the third placed team is grouped as semifinalists and the Zonal finalists (fourth and fifth placed teams) are grouped as quarterfinalists.
  • 1972–1980: The previous Davis Cup Champion now had to compete in all rounds. There were four zones consisting of America, Eastern, Europe A and Europe B, with the competition culminating in a four team knockout between zonal winners. The zonal finalists were the equivalent of Davis Cup quarterfinalists.
  • Since 1981: World Group (1981–2018), Davis Cup Finals (from 2019) consisting of 16 or 18 teams.
  • Abbreviations: POW = Winner of World Group Playoff (1981–2018); POL = Lost in World Group Playoff (1981–2018); GS = Did not advance past the Group Stage of the Davis Cup Finals (from 2019)

Results table

Result Total Challenge Round era
(1900–1971)
Post-Challenge Round era
1972–1980 Since 1981
# Years # Years # Years
Champions 32 23 1900, 1902, 1913, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924,
1925, 1926, 1937, 1938, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949,
1954, 1958, 1963, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971
3 1972, 1978, 1979 6 1981, 1982, 1990, 1992, 1995, 2007
Runners-Up 29 24 1903, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1914, 1927,
1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1939, 1950,
1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1964
1 1973 4 1984, 1991, 1997, 2004
Semifinalists 16 6 1907, 1912, 1931, 1933, 1960, 1961 0 10 1986, 1989, 1994, 1998, 2000,
2002, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2018
Quarterfinalists 15 3 1936, 1965, 1966 3 1974, 1977, 1980 9 1985, 1996, 1999, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2022
Other results
Not in Top 5[a]
or Zonal Final;[b]
Lost in First Round[c]
or Group Stage[d]
16 2 1962, 1967 2 1975, 1976 12 POW (8): 1983, 1993, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2014, 2015
POL (1): 1987
GS (3): 2019, 2020–21, 2023
Not in World Group
or Davis Cup Finals
1 1 1988[e]
Home and away records (since 1981)
  • Performance at home (53 match-ups): 45–8 (84.9%)
  • Performance away (59 match-ups): 34–25 (57.6%)
  • Performance neutral (9 match-ups): 3–6 (33.3%)
  • Total: 82–39 (67.8%)
  • Only 8 home losses: Germany: 2–3 (1987, PO), Italy: 1–4 (1998, SF), Australia: 1–4 (1999, QF), Croatia: 2–3 (2005, 1R) + 2–3 (2016, QF), Spain: 1–3 (2011, QF), Serbia: 1–3 (2013, QF), Great Britain: 1–3 (2014, 1R)
  • Has a losing record against only 5 nations: Croatia (1–5), Finland (0–1), Germany/West Germany (1–3), Serbia (1–2), Spain (3–5)
  • Has never played against 8 countries which, at one point or another, played in the World Group: Denmark, Indonesia, Israel, New Zealand, South Africa, South Korea, Soviet Union, SFR Yugoslavia.

Head-to-head records

The statistics reflect results since the 1981 Davis Cup, and are up-to-date as of the 2024 Davis Cup qualifying round.

Record against countries
DC team Ties Won Lost
 Argentina 5 4 1
 Australia 10 6 4
 Austria 3 3 0
 Bahamas 1 1 0
 Belarus 1 1 0
 Belgium 3 3 0
 Brazil 2 2 0
 Canada 1 0 1
 Chile 2 2 0
 Colombia 3 2 1
 Croatia 6 1 5
 Czech Republic* 6 5 1
 Ecuador 1 1 0
 Finland 1 0 1
 France 7 5 2
 Germany** 4 1 3
 Great Britain 4 2 2
 India 3 3 0
 Ireland 1 1 0
 Italy 5 2 3
 Japan 1 1 0
 Kazakhstan 1 1 0
 Mexico 5 5 0
 Netherlands 4 2 2
 Paraguay 2 1 1
 Peru 1 1 0
 Romania 2 2 0
 Russia 4 3 1
 Serbia 3 1 2
 Slovakia 3 3 0
 Spain 8 3 5
 Sweden 8 5 3
  Switzerland 5 4 1
 Ukraine 1 1 0
 Uzbekistan 3 3 0
 Zimbabwe 1 1 0
Total (36) 121 82 39

* includes  Czechoslovakia (3–0)
** includes  West Germany (0–3)

Record against continents
Africa Asia Oceania
 Zimbabwe  India
 Japan
 Kazakhstan
 Uzbekistan
 Australia
Record: 1–0 (100%) Record: 8–0 (100%) Record: 6–4 (60.0%)
Europe North America South America
 Austria
 Belarus
 Belgium
 Croatia
 Czech Republic*
 Finland
 France
 Germany**
 Great Britain
 Ireland
 Italy
 Netherlands
 Romania
 Russia
 Serbia
 Slovakia
 Spain
 Sweden
  Switzerland
 Ukraine
 Bahamas
 Canada
 Mexico
 Argentina
 Brazil
 Chile
 Colombia
 Ecuador
 Paraguay
 Peru
Record: 48–31 (60.8%) Record: 6–1 (85.7%) Record: 13–3 (81.3%)
Records by decade
  • 2020–2029: 7–6 (53.8%)
  • 2010–2019: 12–10 (54.5%)
  • 2000–2009: 19–9 (67.9%)
  • 1990–1999: 25–7 (78.1%)
  • 1981–1989: 19–7 (73.1%)
  • Total: 82–39 (67.8%)

Junior Davis Cup

  • Winners in 1999 (3–0 vs Croatia), 2008 (2–0 vs Argentina), 2014 (3–0 vs South Korea).
  • Runners-up in 1985, 1986, 1988, 2002, 2017, 2019.

Notes

  1. ^ Challenge Round era (1905–1971) only
  2. ^ 1972–1980
  3. ^ World Group (1981–2018) only
  4. ^ Davis Cup Finals (from 2019) only
  5. ^ World Group Playoff winner

References

  1. ^ "United States Davis Cup Media Guide 2017" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

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