The Syria Davis Cup team represents Syria in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Syrian Arab Tennis Federation. Syria currently competes in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group IV.

Syria
ITF rankingT-75 Increase1
ColorsRed, white (green stars) and black
First year1986
Years played35
Ties played (W–L)135 (63 - 72)
Years in
World Group
0
Most total winsRabi Bouhassoun (34 - 21)
Most singles winsRabi Bouhassoun (29 - 8)
Most doubles winsLays Salim (11 - 18)
Best doubles teamHayan Maarouf & Majdi Salim (5 - 4)
Most ties playedLays Salim (43)
Most years playedLays Salim (11)

History edit

Syria made their Davis Cup debut in 1986. Their best performance is reaching the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II second round in 1988.[citation needed]

Syria currently compete in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group IV. They won Group III in 2000, 2010 and 2013.[1][2]

Current team (2022) edit

Statistics edit

The youngest player in Syrian Davis Cup history was Rabi Bouhassoun, aged 15 years and 212 days.[citation needed] The oldest player in Syrian Davis Cup history was Jehad Sheet, aged 41 years and 159 days.[citation needed]

The longest rubber in Syrian Davis Cup history was 4 hours and 22 minutes, when on 9 February 2001 Selvam Veerasingam of Malaysia defeated Syria's Rabi Bouhassoun 7-6 6-7 7-6 7-6[citation needed] The longest final set of a rubber, in Syrian Davis Cup history, took place on 9 April 1988 when Hassan Bin Bohari and Albert Teo of Singapore defeated Abdul-Latif Mourad and Samer Mourad of Syria 16-14 in the third and final set of the 6-4 6-3 16-14 match.[citation needed]

2010s edit

Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
2010 Asia/Oceania Group III, Group stage 28 Apr Tehran (IRN)   Iran 2–1 Win
29 Apr   Kuwait 3–0 Win
Asia/Oceania Group III, Promotional Play-off 1 May   Vietnam 1–2 Loss
2 May   Lebanon 2–1 Win
2011 Asia/Oceania Group II, First round 4–6 Mar Changwon (KOR)   South Korea 1–4 Loss
Asia/Oceania Group II, Play-offs 8–10 Jul Hong Kong   Hong Kong 1–4 Loss
2012 Asia/Oceania Group III, Group stage 25 Apr Tehran (IRN)   Bangladesh 3–0 Win
26 Apr   Malaysia 3–0 Win
27 Apr   Oman 3–0 Win
Asia/Oceania Group III, Promotional Play-off 28 Apr   Iran 2–1 Win
29 Apr   Kuwait 3–0 Win
2013 Asia/Oceania Group II, First round 1–3 Feb Lapu-Lapu (PHI)   Philippines 2–3 Loss
Asia/Oceania Group II, Play-offs 5–7 Apr Mishref (KUW)   Kuwait 2–3 Loss
2014 Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage 11 Jun Tehran (IRN)   Cambodia 2–1 Win
12 Jun   Malaysia 1–2 Loss
13 Jun   Turkmenistan 2–1 Win
Asia/Oceania Group III, Play-offs 14 Jun   Iran 0–3 Loss
2015 Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage 25 Mar Kuala Lumpur (MAS)   Cambodia 2–1 Win
26 Mar   Vietnam 1–2 Loss
27 Mar   Turkmenistan 1–2 Loss
Asia/Oceania Group III, Play-offs 28 Mar   Saudi Arabia 3–0 Win
2016 Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage 12 Jul Tehran (IRN)   Singapore 3–0 Win
13 Jul   Qatar 2–1 Win
14 Jul   Turkmenistan 2–1 Win
15 Jul   Lebanon 0–3 Loss
Asia/Oceania Group III, Play-offs 16 Jul   Iran 1–2 Loss
2017 Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage 17 Jul Colombo (SRI) Pacific Oceania 1–2 Loss
19–20 Jul   Jordan 1–2 Loss
20 Jul   Sri Lanka 1–2 Loss
Asia/Oceania Group III, Play-offs 22 Jul   United Arab Emirates 2–0 Win
2018 Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage 2 Apr Hanoi (VIE)   Qatar 0–3 Loss
4 Apr   Saudi Arabia 2–1 Win
5 Apr   Kuwait 1–2 Loss
6 Apr   Jordan 2–1 Win
2019 Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage 26 Jun Singapore (SIN)   Iran 3–0 Win
27 Jun   Qatar 3–0 Win
28 Jun   Malaysia 2–1 Win
Asia/Oceania Group III, Play-offs 29 Jul   Vietnam 0–2 Loss

2020s edit

Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
2020 World Group II Play-offs 6–7 Mar Harare (ZIM)   Zimbabwe 1–3 Loss
2021 Asia/Oceania Group III, Group stage 15 Sep Amman (JOR)   Jordan 3–0 Win
16 Sep   Sri Lanka 3–0 Win
Asia/Oceania Group III, Promotional Play-off 18 Sep Pacific Oceania 1–2 Loss

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Davis Cup - Teams".
  2. ^ "Davis Cup - Syria keeps things interesting in Asia/Oceania III".

External links edit