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The women's equivalent of the Davis Cup is the Billie Jean King Cup, formerly known as the Federation Cup (1963–1995) and Fed Cup (1995–2020). Australia, Italy, Russia, the Czech Republic and the United States are the only countries to have won both Davis Cup and Federation/Fed/Billie Jean King Cup titles in the same year.
The 2025 Davis Cup is the 113th edition of the Davis Cup, a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. It is part of the 2025 ATP Tour calendar. [1]
The 2025 Davis Cup World Group I play-offs will be held from 31 January to 2 February 2025. The thirteen winners of this round will qualify for the 2025 Davis Cup World Group I while the thirteen losers will compete at the 2025 Davis Cup World Group II .
The Davis Cup was founded in 1900 as the International Lawn Tennis Challenge. Four members of Harvard University wished to challenge Great Britain in a tennis competition. One of the American players, Dwight F. Davis , designed a tournament format and ordered a sterling silver trophy from Shreve, Crump & Low for approximately $1,000. [ 6 ]
The 2025 Davis Cup World Group II play-offs will be held from 31 January to 2 February 2025. The thirteen winners of this round will qualify for the 2025 Davis Cup World Group II while the thirteen losers will play at the Group III of the corresponding continental zone. [1]
Italy defeated the Netherlands 2-0 in the final tennis match of the 2024 Davis Cup. It was the 112th edition of the Davis Cup , a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. It was part of the 2024 ATP Tour calendar.
The U.S. Davis Cup Team won the very first Davis Cup title in 1900.Their most recent win was in 2007, defeating Russia in the final.. The United States played in the World Group in all but one year since it was created in 1981, sharing this record with the Czech Republic, and holds the record for ongoing consecutive years in the World Group at 30 as of 2018.
Bonus points are also awarded for a nation that defeats a higher-ranked nation, but only if the latter nation is ranked in the top 64 for the Davis Cup, or in the top 75 for the Fed Cup. Unique to the Davis Cup, there is an additional bonus for a nation that wins a tie in the opponent's home ground: a 25% bonus is added to the total of round ...