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Vietnam competed in its first Davis Cup in 1964 as South Vietnam until 1974 before returning as Vietnam in 2003. After 10 years of competition in Asia/Oceania Groups 3 and 4, the Vietnamese team made it to Group 2 for the very first time in 2014 .
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 eight teams were split into two groups and played in a round-robin format. The top two teams of each group advanced to the promotion pool, from which the two top teams were promoted to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2007.
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.
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 ]
C. Cambodia Davis Cup team; Cameroon Davis Cup team; Canada Davis Cup team; Chile Davis Cup team; China Davis Cup team; Chinese Taipei Davis Cup team; Colombia Davis Cup team
The 2018 Davis Cup was the 107th edition of the Davis Cup, a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. It was sponsored by BNP Paribas . [ 1 ] In 2018, new rules were introduced for the Group I and II zonal events, with ties now being played as best-of-three sets over the course of two days.
The 2000 Davis Cup (also known as the 2000 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 89th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 135 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 30 in the Americas Zone, 31 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 58 in the Europe/Africa Zone.