Yugoslavia | |
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ITF ranking | |
Current ranking | N/A |
First international | |
1927 | |
World Group | |
Appearances | 9 (7-9) |
Player stats | |
Most total wins |
Josip Palada (42-32) Franjo Punčec (42-20) |
Most singles wins | Franjo Punčec (33-12) |
Most doubles wins | Dragutin Mitić (13-14) |
Best doubles team | Boro Jovanović and Niki Pilić (7-8) |
Most ties played | Josip Palada (37) |
Most years played | Boro Jovanović (15) Josip Palada (15) |
The Yugoslavia Davis Cup team competed from 1927–1992 and represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (up to 1929 known as the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes), the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (up to 1963 the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia). It was organized by the Yugoslav Tennis Association. In the 1990s, four nations split off:
The Yugoslav team that competed from 1992 to 2003 represented the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia that changed names to Serbia and Montenegro Davis Cup team after 2003. This later split into the Serbia Davis Cup team and the Montenegro Davis Cup team. For history and records of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (consisting of only Montenegro and of Serbia) and the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, see Serbia Davis Cup team.
In 1952, Dragutin Mitić and Milan Branović, with 29 ties and 4 ties respectively, defected from the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia.
From the players above, Croatia gave following players: Josip Palada, Dragutin Mitić, Franjo Punčec, Boro Jovanović, Nikola Pilić, Željko Franulović, Franjo Kukuljević, Marko Ostoja, Franjo Schaffer and Krešimir Friedrich.
This is a list of tennis players who have represented the United States Davis Cup team in an official Davis Cup match. The United States have taken part in the Davis Cup since 1901.