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Davis Cup
Current saison, competeetion or edeetion:
Current sports event 2018 Davis Cup
SportTennis
Foondit1900
FoonderDwight F. Davis
No. o teams16 (Warld Group)
130 (2017 tot)
KintraITF member naitions
Maist recent
champion(s)
 Fraunce (10th teetle)
Maist teetles United States (32 teetles)
Offeecial wabsteiddaviscup.com

The Davis Cup is the premier internaitional team event in men's tennis. It is run bi the Internaitional Tennis Federation (ITF) an is contesit annually atween teams frae competin kintras in a knock-oot format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge atween Great Breetain an the Unitit States. Bi 2013, 130 naitions entered teams intae the competeetion. The maist successful kintras ower the history o the toornament are the Unitit States (winnin 32 toornaments an finishin as runners-up 29 times) an Australie (winnin 28 times, includin fower occasions wi New Zealand as Australasie, an finishin as runners-up 19 times). The present champion is the Czech Republic who beat Spain tae claim the teetle.

The weemen's equivalent of the Davis Cup is the Fed Cup.

Current ITF rankins

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For a complete leet, see ITF Rankins

Rank Naition Pynts Previous
1  Czech Republic 32510.94 2 (Increase1)
2  Spain 28750.00 1 (Decrease1)
3  Serbie 21598.44 4 (Increase1)
4  Argentinae 21500.00 3 (Decrease1)
5  Fraunce 12526.25 5 (Steady)
6  United States 9584.38 6 (Steady)
7  Canadae 8894.38 8 (Increase1)
8  Kazakhstan 5128.75 7 (Decrease1)
9  Italy 4659.38 9 (Steady)
10  Austrick 3315.63 11 (Increase1)
11  Croatie 3312.50 10 (Decrease1)
12   Switzerland 2800.00 13 (Increase1)
13  Germany 2796.88 14 (Increase1)
14  Australie 2625.00 17 (Increase3)
15  Belgium 2487.50 16 (Increase1)
16  Japan 2457.50 18 (Increase2)
17  Uzbekistan 2456.50 18 (Increase2)

Complete rankins As o 8 Apryle 2013