Ireland Davis Cup team

The Ireland Davis Cup team represents the whole of the island of Ireland in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by Tennis Ireland. Ireland competed in its first Davis Cup in 1923.

Ireland
ConfederationTennis Europe
CaptainConor Niland
ITF ranking49 Increase 5 February 2024[1]
First year1923[2]
Years played93
Ties played (W–L)171 (77–94)
Years in
World Group
3 (2–1)
Best finishWorld Group First Round
(1983)
Most total winsOwen Casey (33–16)
Most singles winsOwen Casey (21–9)
Most doubles winsOwen Casey (12–7)
Best doubles teamMatt Doyle &
Sean Sorensen (6–7)
Most ties playedOwen Casey (26)
Most years playedMichael Hickey (16)

Ireland currently compete in the World Group Zone II, having been promoted from Europe Zone Group III in 2021. They competed in

World Group in 1983, and also reached the semifinals of the Europe Zone in 1936.

Players from Northern Ireland are controversially designated as holding Irish nationality by the International Tennis Federation, effectively compelling them to represent Ireland rather than Great Britain in international tennis competitions and the Olympic Games.

Current squad

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Player information and rankings as of 27 March 2024

Squad representing Ireland vs. Austria (2024 World Group I play-offs)
Player ATP ranking Years played Total W–L Singles W–L Doubles W–L
Osgar O'Hoisin 1,073 7 1–5 1–3 0–2
Michael Agwi 689 2 0–4 0–3 0–1
Conor Gannon 1 0–1 0–0 0–1
David O'Hare 15 1–8 0–0 1–8

Recent performances

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2000s

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2010s

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2020s

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Year Competition Date Surface Location Opponent Score Result
2020–21 Europe Zone Group III, 1st round 16 Jun Hard Larnaca, Cyprus   Luxembourg 2–1 Win
Europe Zone Group III, 1st round 17 Jun Hard Larnaca, Cyprus   Monaco 1–2 Loss
Europe Zone Group III, 1st round 18 Jun Hard Larnaca, Cyprus   Malta 3–0 Win
Europe Zone Group III, Promotional play-off 19 Jun Hard Larnaca, Cyprus   Georgia 2–1 Win
2022 World Group II play-offs 4–5 Mar   China w/o Win
World Group II 16–17 Sep Hard Saint Michael, Barbados   Barbados 3–2 Win
2023 World Group I play-offs 3–4 Feb Clay Lima, Peru   Peru 4–0 Loss
World Group II 16–17 Sep Clay Sonsonate, El Salvador   El Salvador 4–1 Win
2024 World Group I play-offs 3–4 Feb Hard Limerick, Ireland   Austria 0–4 Loss
World Group II Sep Tunisia   Tunisia

Statistics

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Rank Player Most matches played Win-loss
1 Sean Sorensen 54 28–26
2 Owen Casey 49 33–16
3 George Lyttleton-Rogers 49 24–25
4 Matt Doyle 44 27–17
5 Michael Hickey 40 13–27
6 Eoin Collins 33 16–17
7 Peter Jackson 33 9–24
8 Scott Barron 30 17–13
9 Guy Jackson 30 13–17
10 Conor Niland 29 17–12
Rank Player Most wins
1 Owen Casey 33
2 Sean Sorensen 28
3 Matt Doyle 27
4 George Lyttleton-Rogers 24
5 Conor Niland 17
Scott Barron
7 Peter Wright 16
Eoin Collins
9 Jonathan Simpson 15
10 John Doran 13
Michael Hickey
Guy Jackson
13 Kevin Sorensen 12
14 Louk Sorensen 10
Rank Player Most singles wins
1 Owen Casey 21
2 Sean Sorensen 19
Matt Doyle
4 George Lyttleton-Rogers 18
5 Conor Niland 14
6 Scott Barron 11
7 Louk Sorensen 10
8 Guy Jackson 9
9 John Doran 8
Eoin Collins
11 Kevin Sorensen 7
Peter Jackson
Rank Player Most doubles wins
1 Owen Casey 12
2 Sean Sorensen 9
3 Peter Wright 8
Eoin Collins
Matt Doyle
6 Michael Hickey 7
7 Scott Barron 6
George Lyttleton-Rogers
9 Kevin Sorensen 5
John Doran

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Nations Ranking". Davis Cup. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Ireland". Davis Cup. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
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