Slovakia Davis Cup team

Slovakia
CaptainTibor Tóth
ITF ranking23 Increase 0 (27 November 2023)
Highest ITF ranking3 (Dec 6, 2005[1])
Lowest ITF ranking36 (Sep 16, 2013[2])
ColorsBlue, red & white
First year1994
Years played30
Ties played (W–L)67 (39–27)
Years in
World Group		12 (8–11)
Runners-up1 (2005)
Most total winsKarol Kučera (33–18)
Dominik Hrbatý (33–25)
Most singles winsDominik Hrbatý (28–14)
Most doubles winsFilip Polášek (14–4)
Best doubles teamFilip Polášek &
Igor Zelenay (6–0)
Most ties playedDominik Hrbatý (26)
Most years playedDominik 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 (2024)

History

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.[3]

Recent performances

1990s

2000s

2010s

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 Kremenchuk (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

Year Competition Date Location Opponent Surface Score Result
2020–21 Finals Qualifying Round 6–7 March 2020 Bratislava (SVK)  Czech Republic Clay (i) 1–3 Lost
World Group I, 1st Round 17–18 Sep 2021 Bratislava (SVK)  Chile Hard (i) 3–1 Won
2022 Finals Qualifying Round 4–5 March Bratislava (SVK)  Italy Hard (i) 2–3 Lost
World Group I, 1st Round 16–18 September Bratislava (SVK)  Romania Clay (i) 3–1 Won
2023 Finals Qualifying Round 4–5 February Groningen (NED)  Netherlands Hard (i) 0–4 Lost
World Group I, 1st Round 16–17 September Athens (GRE)  Greece Hard 3–1 Won
2024 Finals Qualifying Round 2–4 February Kraljevo (SRB)  Serbia Clay (i) 4–0 Won
Finals, Group Stage (Group C) 10 September Zhuhai (CHN)  Germany Hard (i) 0–3 Lost
Finals, Group Stage (Group C) 13 September  United States Hard (i) 0–3 Lost
Finals, Group Stage (Group C) 15 September  Chile Hard (i) 1–2 Lost

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rebríček ITF daviscupových tímov".
  2. ^ "Davis Cup - Rankings - Current Rankings". www.daviscup.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Beck hit with two-year doping ban". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 February 2006. Retrieved 18 January 2011.