The Serbian men's national tennis team represents Serbia in the Davis Cup and the United Cup, both tennis competitions. Serbia has occasionally competed in the Hopman Cup and has previously participated in prestigious tournaments, including the now-defunct World Team Cup and ATP Cup, where they claimed the titles.[1]
| Serbia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Captain | Viktor Troicki |
| Coach | Boris Bošnjaković Jovan Lilić Dušan Vemić |
| ITF ranking | 7  2 (18 September 2024) |
| Highest ITF ranking | 2 (6 December 2010) |
| Colors | Red, Blue, White |
| First year | 1927 |
| Years played | 89 |
| Ties played (W–L) | 209 (123–86) |
| Years in World Group | 25 (33–26) |
| Davis Cup titles | 1 (2010) |
| Runners-up | 1 (2013) |
| Most total wins | Novak Djokovic (46–16) |
| Most singles wins | Novak Djokovic (41–8) |
| Most doubles wins | Nenad Zimonjić (30–19) |
| Best doubles team | Vemić / Zimonjić (7–2) |
| Most ties played | Nenad Zimonjić (55) |
| Most years played | Nenad Zimonjić (22) |
| Last updated on: 21 September 2024. | |
Serbia, as the legal successor, has inherited all the results from the former Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro. Since June 2006, the team has played under the name of Serbia, following the split of Serbia and Montenegro.
Serbia won the Davis Cup title for the first and only time in 2010, defeating France with 3:2 in the final as host nation.[2][3] The team was a runner-up in 2013, when they were defeated by the Czech Republic with 2:3 in the final in Belgrade.[4] The team also had four semifinals Davis Cup appearances (in 2011, 2017, 2021, 2023) and four quarterfinals Davis Cup appearances (in 2012, 2015, 2016, 2019).
Current team
editThe following players represented Serbia in the 2024 Davis Cup World Group I.[5]
| Player | Singles Rank | Doubles Rank | First year played | No. of ties | Total Win/Loss | Singles Win/Loss | Doubles Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novak Djokovic | 4 | — | 2004 | 37 | 46–16 | 41–8 | 5–8 |
| Miomir Kecmanović | 53 | 867 | 2021 | 11 | 8–6 | 5–4 | 3–2 |
| Dušan Lajović | 65 | 539 | 2012 | 20 | 13–13 | 13–12 | 0–1 |
| Hamad Međedović | 137 | — | 2023 | 2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
ATP rankings on 16 September 2024[6][7]
(Belgrade 18 September 2010)
Recent call-ups
editThe following players were part of a team in the last five years.
| Player | Singles Rank | Doubles Rank | First year played | No. of ties | Total Win/Loss | Singles Win/Loss | Doubles Win/Loss | Last year played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laslo Djere | 119 | — | 2017 | 10 | 5–5 | 5–5 | 0–0 | 2024 |
| Nikola Ćaćić | — | 188 | 2021 | 10 | 5–5 | 0–0 | 5–5 | 2024 |
| Filip Krajinović | Retired[8] | 2014 | 16 | 11–9 | 8–4 | 3–5 | 2023 | |
History
editSerbia competed in its first Davis Cup as an independent nation in 2007.
Within the Yugoslav Davis Cup team, they reached the semifinals of the World Group in 1988, 1989 and 1991.
They competed as the Serbia and Montenegro Davis Cup team from 2003–2006.
Serbia won the Davis Cup title in 2010.
| 1927– | Overall | 89 | 209 (123–86) |
25 (33–26) |
Winner 2010 |
|---|
Serbia is considered as the direct successor of former Davis Cup teams (SCG, YUG), which is important in drawing decisions of home/away ties and choice of ground.
Results under present name Serbia
edit| Year | Competition | Date | Surface | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Europe/Africa Zone group I 1st round | 9–11 Feb | bye | ||||
| Europe/Africa Zone group I 2nd round | 6–8 Apr | clay | Kovilovo, Serbia |  Georgia
|
5 : 0 | Won | |
| World Group play-offs | 21–23 Sep | clay | Belgrade, Serbia |  Australia
|
4 : 1 | Won | |
| 2008 | World Group 1st round | 8–10 Feb | hard | Moscow, Russia |  Russia
|
2 : 3 | Lost |
| World Group play-offs | 19–21 Sep | hard | Bratislava, Slovakia |  Slovakia
|
4 : 1 | Won | |
| 2009 | World Group 1st round | 7–8 Mar | clay | Benidorm, Spain |  Spain
|
1 : 4 | Lost |
| World Group play-offs | 18–20 Sep | hard | Belgrade, Serbia |  Uzbekistan
|
5 : 0 | Won | |
| 2010 | World Group 1st round | 5–7 Mar | clay | Belgrade, Serbia |  United States
|
3 : 2 | Won |
| World Group quarterfinals | 9–11 Jul | hard | Split, Croatia |  Croatia
|
4 : 1 | Won | |
| World Group semifinals | 17–19 Sep | hard | Belgrade, Serbia |  Czech Republic
|
3 : 2 | Won | |
| World Group final | 3–5 Dec | hard | Belgrade, Serbia |  France
|
3 : 2 | Champion | |
| 2011 | World Group 1st round | 4–6 Mar | hard | Novi Sad, Serbia |  India
|
4 : 1 | Won |
| World Group quarterfinals | 8–10 Jul | hard | Halmstad, Sweden |  Sweden
|
4 : 1 | Won | |
| World Group semifinals | 16–18 Sep | hard | Belgrade, Serbia |  Argentina
|
2 : 3 | Lost | |
| 2012 | World Group 1st round | 10–12 Feb | hard | Niš, Serbia | Sweden
|
4 : 1 | Won |
| World Group quarterfinals | 6–8 Apr | clay | Prague, Czech Rep. | Czech Republic
|
1 : 4 | Lost | |
| 2013 | World Group 1st round | 1–3 Feb | clay | Charleroi, Belgium |  Belgium
|
3 : 2 | Won |
| World Group quarterfinals | 5–7 Apr | hard | Boise, United States | United States
|
3 : 1 | Won | |
| World Group semifinals | 13–15 Sep | clay | Belgrade, Serbia |  Canada
|
3 : 2 | Won | |
| World Group final | 15–17 Nov | hard | Belgrade, Serbia | Czech Republic
|
2 : 3 | Runner-up | |
| 2014 | World Group 1st round | 31 Jan–2 Feb | hard | Novi Sad, Serbia |  Switzerland
|
2 : 3 | Lost |
| World Group play-offs | 12–15 Sep | hard | Bangalore, India | India
|
3 : 2 | Won | |
| 2015 | World Group 1st round | 6–8 Mar | hard | Kraljevo, Serbia | Croatia
|
5 : 0 | Won |
| World Group quarterfinals | 17–19 Jul | clay | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Argentina
|
1 : 4 | Lost | |
| 2016 | World Group 1st round | 4–6 Mar | hard | Belgrade, Serbia |  Kazakhstan
|
3 : 2 | Won |
| World Group quarterfinals | 15–17 Jul | clay | Belgrade, Serbia |  Great Britain
|
2 : 3 | Lost | |
| 2017 | World Group 1st round | 3–5 Feb | hard | Niš, Serbia | Russia
|
4 : 0 | Won |
| World Group quarterfinals | 7–9 Apr | hard | Belgrade, Serbia | Spain
|
4 : 1 | Won | |
| World Group semifinals | 15–17 Sep | clay | Lille, France | France
|
1 : 3 | Lost | |
| 2018 | World Group 1st round | 2–4 Feb | clay | Niš, Serbia | United States
|
1 : 3 | Lost |
| World Group play-offs | 14–16 Sep | clay | Kraljevo, Serbia | India
|
4 : 1 | Won | |
| 2019 | World Group qualifying round | 1–2 Feb | hard | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan
|
3 : 2 | Won |
| World Group finals group A | 20 Nov | hard | Madrid, Spain |  Japan
|
3 : 0 | Won | |
| 21 Nov | hard | France
|
2 : 1 | Won | |||
| World Group finals quarterfinals | 22 Nov | hard | Russia
|
1 : 2 | Lost | ||
| 2020–21 | World Group finals group stage | 26 Nov | hard | Innsbruck, Austria |  Austria
|
3 : 0 | Won |
| 27 Nov | hard |  Germany
|
1 : 2 | Lost | |||
| World Group finals quarterfinals | 1 Dec | hard | Madrid, Spain | Kazakhstan
|
2 : 1 | Won | |
| World Group finals semifinals | 3 Dec | hard | Croatia
|
1 : 2 | Lost | ||
| 2022 | World Group finals group stage | 14 Sep | hard | Valencia, Spain | Spain
|
0 : 3 | Lost |
| 15 Sep | hard |  South Korea
|
2 : 1 | Won | |||
| 17 Sep | hard | Canada
|
2 : 1 | Won | |||
| 2023 | World Group qualifying round | 3–5 Feb | hard | Oslo, Norway |  Norway
|
4 : 0 | Won |
| World Group group stage | 12 Sep | hard | Valencia, Spain | South Korea
|
3 : 0 | Won | |
| 15 Sep | hard | Spain
|
3 : 0 | Won | |||
| 16 Sep | hard | Czech Republic
|
0 : 3 | Lost | |||
| World Group quarterfinals | 23 Nov | hard | Málaga, Spain | Great Britain
|
2 : 0 | Won | |
| World Group semifinals | 25 Nov | hard |  Italy
|
1 : 2 | Lost | ||
| 2024 | World Group qualifying round | 2–3 Feb | clay | Kraljevo, Serbia | Slovakia
|
0 : 4 | Lost |
| World Group I | 14–15 Sep | hard | Belgrade, Serbia |  Greece
|
3 : 1 | Won | |
Davis Cup finals
edit| Edition | Rounds/Opponents | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1R: United States QF: Croatia SF: Czech Republic F:  France |
1R: 3–2 QF: 4–1 SF: 3–2 F: 3–2 |
| 2013 | 1R: Belgium QF: United States SF: Canada F: Czech Republic |
1R: 3–2 QF: 3–1 SF: 3–2 F: 2–3 |
Statistics
editLists are correct as of 15 September 2024, following the tie against Greece.
Head-to-head record
edit(by No. of ties)
- vs
Czechoslovakia/Czech Rep. 13 ties 5–8 - vs
Spain 12 ties 4–8 - vs
France 11 ties 6–5 - vs
Great Britain 10 ties 6–4 - vs
Sweden 10 ties 6–4 - vs
Belgium 8 ties 5–3 - vs
Italy 8 ties 3–5 - vs
Austria 6 ties 5–1 - vs
/
Soviet Union/Russia 6 ties 2–4 - vs
Australia 6 ties 1–5 - vs
Germany/West Germany 6 ties 1–5 - vs
Greece 5 ties 3–2 - vs
Hungary 5 ties 4–1 - vs
India 5 ties 4–1 - vs
Switzerland 5 ties 2–3 - vs
Monaco 4 ties 4–0 - vs
South Africa 4 ties 3–1 - vs
Portugal 4 ties 2–2 - vs
Romania 4 ties 2–2 - vs
Denmark 4 ties 1–3 - vs
Bulgaria 3 ties 3–0 - vs
Egypt 3 ties 3–0 - vs
Ireland 3 ties 3–0 - vs
Norway 3 ties 3–0 - vs
Croatia 3 ties 2–1 - vs
Morocco 3 ties 2–1 - vs
Poland 3 ties 2–1 - vs
Slovakia 3 ties 1–2 - vs
United States 3 ties 2–1 - vs
Argentina 3 ties 1–2 - vs
New Zealand 3 ties 1–2 - vs
Canada 2 ties 2–0 - vs
Georgia 2 ties 2–0 - vs
Kazakhstan 2 ties 2–0 - vs
Latvia 2 ties 2–0 - vs
/
Rhodesia/Zimbabwe 2 ties 2–0 - vs
South Korea 2 ties 2–0 - vs
Tunisia 2 ties 2–0 - vs
Uzbekistan 2 ties 2–0 - vs
Finland 2 ties 1–1 - vs
Israel 2 ties 1–1 - vs
Japan 2 ties 1–1 - vs
Luxembourg 2 ties 1–1 - vs
Turkey 2 ties 1–1 - vs
Mexico 2 ties 0–2 - vs
Algeria 1 tie 1–0 - vs
Benin 1 tie 1–0 - vs
Botswana 1 tie 1–0 - vs
Caribbean/West Indies 1 tie 1–0 - vs
Ivory Coast 1 tie 1–0 - vs
Lithuania 1 tie 1–0 - vs
Moldova 1 tie 1–0 - vs
Netherlands 1 tie 1–0 - vs
San Marino 1 tie 1–0 - vs
Togo 1 tie 1–0 - vs
Brazil 1 tie 0–1 - vs
Chile 1 tie 0–1
Serbia has never played against six countries that have, at one point or another, competed in the Davis Cup World Group: Paraguay (7 years in the World Group), Ecuador (5), Belarus (4), Indonesia (2), Cuba (1), and Peru (1).
Record against continents
edit- vs Asia 19 ties 17–2 (89.5%)
- vs Africa 13 ties 11–2 (84.6%)
- vs Europe 155 ties 87–68 (56.1%)
- vs North America 8 ties 5–3 (62.5%)
- vs Oceania 9 ties 2–7 (22.2%)
- vs South America 5 ties 1–4 (20.0%)
Individual and team records
edit| Record | Details | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youngest player | 15 years, 337 days | Janko Tipsarević versus Monaco on 24 May 2000 | [9] |
| Oldest player | 44 years, 98 days | Josip Palada versus Great Britain on 13 May 1956 | [10] |
| Longest rubber duration | 5 hours, 7 minutes | Janko Tipsarević defeated Radek Štěpánek (CZE) on 6 April 2012 | [9] |
| Longest tie duration | 16 hours, 29 minutes | Serbia and Montenegro lost to Belgium on 29 April – 1 May 2005 | |
| Longest tie-break | 28 points (15–13) | Nikola Ćaćić/Miomir Kecmanović defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina/Marcel Granollers (ESP) on 13 September 2023 | |
| Longest final set | 38 games (18–20) | Nenad Zimonjić lost to Nuno Marques (POR) on 17 July 1998 | |
| Most games in a set | 38 (18–20) | Nenad Zimonjić lost to Nuno Marques (POR) on 17 July 1998 | |
| Most games in a rubber | 76 | Ilija Bozoljac/Nenad Zimonjić defeated Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA) on 6 April 2013 | |
| Most games in a tie | 261 | Yugoslavia defeated France on 9–11 June 1946 | |
| Most decisive victory (best of 5 rubbers) | 15 sets (14–1; 87–25) | Yugoslavia defeated Portugal on 14–16 September 1979 | |
| Most decisive victory (best of 3 rubbers) | 3 sets (6–0; 36–6) | Yugoslavia defeated Benin on 10 May 1995 | |
| Longest winning run | 7 ties | From 20 September 2009 (World Group play-offs) to 8–10 July 2011 (World Group quarterfinals) | |
Captains
edit| Denotes captains who won the Davis Cup title |
| Name | Residence | Tenure | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
 Hinko Würt (1/2)
|
Zagreb | 1927–1928 | 2 |
| Zvonko Fink (1/2)
|
Zagreb | 1929 | 1 |
| Hinko Würt (2/2)
|
Zagreb | 1930–1931 | 2 |
| Ivo Labaš
|
Zagreb | 1932 | 1 |
| Franjo Šefer
|
Zagreb | 1933 | 1 |
| Otton Heinz
|
Zagreb | 1934 | 1 |
| Fedor Malančec
|
Zagreb | 1935–1936 | 2 |
| Boško Miler
|
Zagreb | 1937–1938 | 2 |
| Mladen Pavlica
|
Zagreb | 1939 | 1 |
 Pejo Lukinić
|
Zagreb | 1946–1951 | 6 |
| Dragoljub Jovanović
|
Beograd | 1952 | 1 |
| Vojislav Ristić
|
Beograd | 1952 | 1 |
| Zvonko Fink (2/2)
|
Zagreb | 1953–54 | 2 |
| Josip Palada
|
Zagreb | 1955–57 | 3 |
| Ivan Janošić
|
Zagreb | 1958–59 | 2 |
| Stjepan Tončić
|
Zagreb | 1960–65 | 6 |
| Radmilo Nikolić
|
Beograd | 1966–73 | 8 |
| Mladen Würt
|
Zagreb | 1974–75 | 2 |
| Nikica Nadali
|
Zagreb | 1976–79 | 4 |
 Radmilo Armenulić
|
Beograd | 1980–96 | 17 |
| Milan Čonkić
|
Novi Sad | 1997–99 | 3 |
| Nikola Špear
|
Subotica | 2000 | 1 |
| Goran Bubanj
|
Beograd | 2001–2002 | 2 |
| Nenad Zimonjić (1/2)
|
Beograd | 2003–2004 | 2 |
 Dejan Petrović
|
Kragujevac | 2005–2006 | 2 |
 Bogdan Obradović
|
Beograd | 2007–2016 | 10 |
| Nenad Zimonjić (2/2)
|
Beograd | 2017–2020 | 4 |
| Viktor Troicki
|
Beograd | 2021– | 4 |
Other competitions
editIn addition to the Davis Cup, the Serbian national tennis team has achieved success in major tournaments in both individual and team categories.
- Team competitions
| Outcome | Date | Team competition | Surface | Team members | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | 27 May 1990 | World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany |
Clay | Slobodan Živojinović Goran Ivanišević Goran Prpić
|
Jim Courier Brad Gilbert Ken Flach Robert Seguso
|
3–0 |
| Champions | 4 Jan 1991 | Hopman Cup, Perth, Australia |
Hard | Monika Seleš Goran Prpić
|
Zina Garrison David Wheaton
|
3–0 |
| Finalists | 26 May 1991 | World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany |
Clay | Slobodan Živojinović Goran Ivanišević Goran Prpić
|
Magnus Gustafsson Stefan Edberg Jonas Svensson
|
1–2 |
| Finalists | 4 Jan 2008 | Hopman Cup, Perth, Australia |
Hard | Jelena Janković Novak Djokovic
|
Serena Williams Mardy Fish
|
1–2 |
| Champions | 23 May 2009 | World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany |
Clay | Janko Tipsarević Viktor Troicki Nenad Zimonjić
|
Rainer Schüttler Philipp Kohlschreiber Nicolas Kiefer Mischa Zverev
|
2–1 |
| Champions | 21 May 2012 | World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany |
Clay | Janko Tipsarević Viktor Troicki Nenad Zimonjić Miki Janković
|
Tomáš Berdych Radek Štěpánek František Čermák
|
3–0 |
| Finalists | 5 Jan 2013 | Hopman Cup, Perth, Australia |
Hard | Ana Ivanovic Novak Djokovic
|
Anabel Medina Garrigues Fernando Verdasco
|
1–2 |
| Champions | 3–12 Jan 2020 | ATP Cup, Sydney, Australia |
Hard | Novak Djokovic Dušan Lajović Nikola Milojević Viktor Troicki Nikola Ćaćić
|
Rafael Nadal Roberto Bautista Agut Pablo Carreño Busta Albert Ramos Viñolas Feliciano López
|
2–1 |
- Olympic Games and Universiade medal tables
Here is the list of all Olympics Summer Games medals
| Medal | Competition | Discipline | Team members |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 2008 Olympics, Beijing | Men's singles | Novak Djokovic
|
| Gold | 2024 Olympics, Paris | Novak Djokovic
|
Here is the list of all Summer Universiade medals
| Medal | Competition | Discipline | Team members |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1961 Universiade, Sofia | Men's singles | Boro Jovanović
|
| Gold | Men's doubles | Boro Jovanović Nikola Pilić
| |
| Silver | Men's singles | Nikola Pilić
| |
| Gold | 1987 Universiade, Zagreb | Men's singles | Bruno Orešar
|
| Gold | Mixed doubles | Sabrina Goleš Bruno Orešar
| |
| Silver | Men's singles | Igor Šarić
| |
| Bronze | Men's doubles | Igor Šarić Branko Horvat
| |
| Silver | 2005 Universiade, İzmir | Men's doubles | Nikola Ćirić Darko Mađarovski
|
| Gold | 2009 Universiade, Belgrade | Men's Team | Aleksander Slović Saša Stojisavljević Aleksandar Grubin Boris Čonkić
|
| Gold | Men's singles | Aleksander Slović
| |
| Bronze | Men's doubles | Aleksandar Grubin Boris Čonkić
|
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Team Serbia Triumphs;ATP Cup By The Numbers
- ^ "Serbia wins first Davis Cup title". ESPN. 2010-12-05. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ^ "Troicki climbs off the floor to win epic first Davis Cup for Serbia". Independent. 2010-12-05. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ^ Renton, Jamie (17 November 2013). "CZECH REPUBLIC RETAINS DAVIS CUP TITLE". daviscup.com. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ Novak igra za Srbiju u Dejvis kupu!
- ^ a b ATP singles rankings Serbia
- ^ a b ATP dubles rankings Serbia
- ^ Pobeda Srbije za ispraćaj Krajinovića u penziju
- ^ a b "Team Stats SRB". daviscup.com. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Team Stats YUG". daviscup.com. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
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