Slovakia Davis Cup team – Wikipedia
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| Slovakia | |
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| Captain | Miloslav Mecir |
| ITF ranking | 29  2 (20 September 2021) |
| Highest ITF ranking | 3 (Dec 6, 2005[1]) |
| Lowest ITF ranking | 36 (Sep 16, 2013[2]) |
| Colors | Blue, red & white |
| First year | 1994 |
| Years played | 22 |
| Ties played (W–L) | 51 (32–19) |
| Years in World Group |
7 (5–7) |
| Runners-up | 1 (2005) |
| Most total wins | Karol Kučera (33–18) Dominik Hrbatý (33–25) |
| Most singles wins | Dominik Hrbatý (28–14) |
| Most doubles wins | Michal Mertiňák (12–7) |
| Best doubles team | Michal Mertiňák & Filip Polášek (5–3) |
| Most ties played | Dominik Hrbatý (26) |
| Most years played | Dominik 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[edit]
Players that were nominated for any Davis Cup tie in the last year. Statistics include the results of the tie against Hungary.
Source:[3]
Rankings as of: Feb 7, 2017 [4]
History[edit]
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.[5]
Recent performances[edit]
1990s[edit]
| 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) |  FR 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
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