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The Serbian men's national tennis team represents Serbia in the Davis Cup and the United Cup, both tennis competitions. Serbia has occasionally competed in the Hopman Cup and has previously participated in prestigious tournaments, including the now-defunct World Team Cup and ATP Cup, where they claimed the titles.[1]

Serbia
CaptainViktor Troicki
CoachBoris Bošnjaković
Jovan Lilić
Dušan Vemić
ITF ranking7 Decrease 2 (18 September 2024)
Highest ITF ranking2 (6 December 2010)
ColorsRed, Blue, White
First year1927
Years played89
Ties played (W–L)209 (123–86)
Years in
World Group
25 (33–26)
Davis Cup titles1 (2010)
Runners-up1 (2013)
Most total winsNovak Djokovic (46–16)
Most singles winsNovak Djokovic (41–8)
Most doubles winsNenad Zimonjić (30–19)
Best doubles teamVemić / Zimonjić (7–2)
Most ties playedNenad Zimonjić (55)
Most years playedNenad Zimonjić (22)
Last updated on: 21 September 2024.

Serbia, as the legal successor, has inherited all the results from the former Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro. Since June 2006, the team has played under the name of Serbia, following the split of Serbia and Montenegro.

Serbia won the Davis Cup title for the first and only time in 2010, defeating France with 3:2 in the final as host nation.[2][3] The team was a runner-up in 2013, when they were defeated by the Czech Republic with 2:3 in the final in Belgrade.[4] The team also had four semifinals Davis Cup appearances (in 2011, 2017, 2021, 2023) and four quarterfinals Davis Cup appearances (in 2012, 2015, 2016, 2019).

Current team

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The following players represented Serbia in the 2024 Davis Cup World Group I.[5]

Player Singles Rank Doubles Rank First year played No. of ties Total Win/Loss Singles Win/Loss Doubles Win/Loss
Novak Djokovic 4 2004 37 46–16 41–8 5–8
Miomir Kecmanović 53 867 2021 11 8–6 5–4 3–2
Dušan Lajović 65 539 2012 20 13–13 13–12 0–1
Hamad Međedović 137 2023 2 2–0 1–0 1–0

ATP rankings on 16 September 2024[6][7]

 
Djokovic and Zimonjić during the tie against Czech Republic
(Belgrade 18 September 2010)

Recent call-ups

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The following players were part of a team in the last five years.

Player Singles Rank Doubles Rank First year played No. of ties Total Win/Loss Singles Win/Loss Doubles Win/Loss Last year played
Laslo Djere 119 2017 10 5–5 5–5 0–0 2024
Nikola Ćaćić 188 2021 10 5–5 0–0 5–5 2024
Filip Krajinović Retired[8] 2014 16 11–9 8–4 3–5 2023

ATP rankings on 16 September 2024[6][7]

History

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Serbia competed in its first Davis Cup as an independent nation in 2007.

Within the Yugoslav Davis Cup team, they reached the semifinals of the World Group in 1988, 1989 and 1991.

They competed as the Serbia and Montenegro Davis Cup team from 20032006.

Serbia won the Davis Cup title in 2010.

1927 Overall 89 209
(123–86)
25
(33–26)
Winner 2010

Serbia is considered as the direct successor of former Davis Cup teams (SCG, YUG), which is important in drawing decisions of home/away ties and choice of ground.

Results under present name Serbia

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Year Competition Date Surface Location Opponent Score Result
2007 Europe/Africa Zone group I 1st round 9–11 Feb bye
Europe/Africa Zone group I 2nd round 6–8 Apr clay Kovilovo, Serbia   Georgia 5 : 0 Won
World Group play-offs 21–23 Sep clay Belgrade, Serbia   Australia 4 : 1 Won
2008 World Group 1st round 8–10 Feb hard Moscow, Russia   Russia 2 : 3 Lost
World Group play-offs 19–21 Sep hard Bratislava, Slovakia   Slovakia 4 : 1 Won
2009 World Group 1st round 7–8 Mar clay Benidorm, Spain   Spain 1 : 4 Lost
World Group play-offs 18–20 Sep hard Belgrade, Serbia   Uzbekistan 5 : 0 Won
2010 World Group 1st round 5–7 Mar clay Belgrade, Serbia   United States 3 : 2 Won
World Group quarterfinals 9–11 Jul hard Split, Croatia   Croatia 4 : 1 Won
World Group semifinals 17–19 Sep hard Belgrade, Serbia   Czech Republic 3 : 2 Won
World Group final 3–5 Dec hard Belgrade, Serbia   France 3 : 2 Champion
2011 World Group 1st round 4–6 Mar hard Novi Sad, Serbia   India 4 : 1 Won
World Group quarterfinals 8–10 Jul hard Halmstad, Sweden   Sweden 4 : 1 Won
World Group semifinals 16–18 Sep hard Belgrade, Serbia   Argentina 2 : 3 Lost
2012 World Group 1st round 10–12 Feb hard Niš, Serbia   Sweden 4 : 1 Won
World Group quarterfinals 6–8 Apr clay Prague, Czech Rep.   Czech Republic 1 : 4 Lost
2013 World Group 1st round 1–3 Feb clay Charleroi, Belgium   Belgium 3 : 2 Won
World Group quarterfinals 5–7 Apr hard Boise, United States   United States 3 : 1 Won
World Group semifinals 13–15 Sep clay Belgrade, Serbia   Canada 3 : 2 Won
World Group final 15–17 Nov hard Belgrade, Serbia   Czech Republic 2 : 3 Runner-up
2014 World Group 1st round 31 Jan–2 Feb hard Novi Sad, Serbia    Switzerland 2 : 3 Lost
World Group play-offs 12–15 Sep hard Bangalore, India   India 3 : 2 Won
2015 World Group 1st round 6–8 Mar hard Kraljevo, Serbia   Croatia 5 : 0 Won
World Group quarterfinals 17–19 Jul clay Buenos Aires, Argentina   Argentina 1 : 4 Lost
2016 World Group 1st round 4–6 Mar hard Belgrade, Serbia   Kazakhstan 3 : 2 Won
World Group quarterfinals 15–17 Jul clay Belgrade, Serbia   Great Britain 2 : 3 Lost
2017 World Group 1st round 3–5 Feb hard Niš, Serbia   Russia 4 : 0 Won
World Group quarterfinals 7–9 Apr hard Belgrade, Serbia   Spain 4 : 1 Won
World Group semifinals 15–17 Sep clay Lille, France   France 1 : 3 Lost
2018 World Group 1st round 2–4 Feb clay Niš, Serbia   United States 1 : 3 Lost
World Group play-offs 14–16 Sep clay Kraljevo, Serbia   India 4 : 1 Won
2019 World Group qualifying round 1–2 Feb hard Tashkent, Uzbekistan   Uzbekistan 3 : 2 Won
World Group finals group A 20 Nov hard Madrid, Spain   Japan 3 : 0 Won
21 Nov hard   France 2 : 1 Won
World Group finals quarterfinals 22 Nov hard   Russia 1 : 2 Lost
2020–21 World Group finals group stage 26 Nov hard Innsbruck, Austria   Austria 3 : 0 Won
27 Nov hard   Germany 1 : 2 Lost
World Group finals quarterfinals 1 Dec hard Madrid, Spain   Kazakhstan 2 : 1 Won
World Group finals semifinals 3 Dec hard   Croatia 1 : 2 Lost
2022 World Group finals group stage 14 Sep hard Valencia, Spain   Spain 0 : 3 Lost
15 Sep hard   South Korea 2 : 1 Won
17 Sep hard   Canada 2 : 1 Won
2023 World Group qualifying round 3–5 Feb hard Oslo, Norway   Norway 4 : 0 Won
World Group group stage 12 Sep hard Valencia, Spain   South Korea 3 : 0 Won
15 Sep hard   Spain 3 : 0 Won
16 Sep hard   Czech Republic 0 : 3 Lost
World Group quarterfinals 23 Nov hard Málaga, Spain   Great Britain 2 : 0 Won
World Group semifinals 25 Nov hard   Italy 1 : 2 Lost
2024 World Group qualifying round 2–3 Feb clay Kraljevo, Serbia   Slovakia 0 : 4 Lost
World Group I 14–15 Sep hard Belgrade, Serbia   Greece 3 : 1 Won

Davis Cup finals

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Edition Rounds/Opponents Results
2010 1R:   United States QF:   Croatia SF:   Czech Republic F:   France 1R: 3–2 QF: 4–1 SF: 3–2 F: 3–2
2013 1R:   Belgium QF:   United States SF:   Canada F:   Czech Republic 1R: 3–2 QF: 3–1 SF: 3–2 F: 2–3

Statistics

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Lists are correct as of 15 September 2024, following the tie against Greece.

Head-to-head record

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(by No. of ties)

Serbia has never played against six countries that have, at one point or another, competed in the Davis Cup World Group: Paraguay (7 years in the World Group), Ecuador (5), Belarus (4), Indonesia (2), Cuba (1), and Peru (1).

Record against continents

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Individual and team records

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Record Details Report
Youngest player 15 years, 337 days Janko Tipsarević versus Monaco on 24 May 2000 [9]
Oldest player 44 years, 98 days Josip Palada versus Great Britain on 13 May 1956 [10]
Longest rubber duration 5 hours, 7 minutes Janko Tipsarević defeated Radek Štěpánek (CZE) on 6 April 2012 [9]
Longest tie duration 16 hours, 29 minutes Serbia and Montenegro lost to Belgium on 29 April – 1 May 2005
Longest tie-break 28 points (15–13) Nikola Ćaćić/Miomir Kecmanović defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina/Marcel Granollers (ESP) on 13 September 2023
Longest final set 38 games (18–20) Nenad Zimonjić lost to Nuno Marques (POR) on 17 July 1998
Most games in a set 38 (18–20) Nenad Zimonjić lost to Nuno Marques (POR) on 17 July 1998
Most games in a rubber 76 Ilija Bozoljac/Nenad Zimonjić defeated Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA) on 6 April 2013
Most games in a tie 261 Yugoslavia defeated France on 9–11 June 1946
Most decisive victory (best of 5 rubbers) 15 sets (14–1; 87–25) Yugoslavia defeated Portugal on 14–16 September 1979
Most decisive victory (best of 3 rubbers) 3 sets (6–0; 36–6) Yugoslavia defeated Benin on 10 May 1995
Longest winning run 7 ties From 20 September 2009 (World Group play-offs) to 8–10 July 2011 (World Group quarterfinals)

Captains

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Denotes captains who won the Davis Cup title
 
2010 Davis Cup: Tipsarević during his match against the Czech Republic
List of Serbia Davis Cup captains
Name Residence Tenure Total
Kingdom of Yugoslavia  Hinko Würt (1/2) Zagreb 1927–1928 2
Kingdom of Yugoslavia  Zvonko Fink (1/2) Zagreb 1929 1
Kingdom of Yugoslavia  Hinko Würt (2/2) Zagreb 1930–1931 2
Kingdom of Yugoslavia  Ivo Labaš Zagreb 1932 1
Kingdom of Yugoslavia  Franjo Šefer Zagreb 1933 1
Kingdom of Yugoslavia  Otton Heinz Zagreb 1934 1
Kingdom of Yugoslavia  Fedor Malančec Zagreb 1935–1936 2
Kingdom of Yugoslavia  Boško Miler Zagreb 1937–1938 2
Kingdom of Yugoslavia  Mladen Pavlica Zagreb 1939 1
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Pejo Lukinić Zagreb 1946–1951 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Dragoljub Jovanović Beograd 1952 1
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Vojislav Ristić Beograd 1952 1
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Zvonko Fink (2/2) Zagreb 1953–54 2
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Josip Palada Zagreb 1955–57 3
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Ivan Janošić Zagreb 1958–59 2
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Stjepan Tončić Zagreb 1960–65 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Radmilo Nikolić Beograd 1966–73 8
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Mladen Würt Zagreb 1974–75 2
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Nikica Nadali Zagreb 1976–79 4
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Radmilo Armenulić Beograd 1980–96 17
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Milan Čonkić Novi Sad 1997–99 3
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Nikola Špear Subotica 2000 1
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Goran Bubanj Beograd 2001–2002 2
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Nenad Zimonjić (1/2) Beograd 2003–2004 2
Serbia  Dejan Petrović Kragujevac 2005–2006 2
Serbia  Bogdan Obradović Beograd 2007–2016 10
Serbia  Nenad Zimonjić (2/2) Beograd 2017–2020 4
Serbia  Viktor Troicki Beograd 2021– 4

Other competitions

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In addition to the Davis Cup, the Serbian national tennis team has achieved success in major tournaments in both individual and team categories.

Team competitions
Outcome Date Team competition Surface Team members Opponents Score
Champions 27 May 1990 World Team Cup,
Düsseldorf, Germany
Clay Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Slobodan Živojinović
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Goran Ivanišević
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Goran Prpić
United States  Jim Courier
United States  Brad Gilbert
United States  Ken Flach
United States  Robert Seguso
3–0
Champions 4 Jan 1991 Hopman Cup,
Perth, Australia
Hard Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Monika Seleš
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Goran Prpić
United States  Zina Garrison
United States  David Wheaton
3–0
Finalists 26 May 1991 World Team Cup,
Düsseldorf, Germany
Clay Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Slobodan Živojinović
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Goran Ivanišević
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Goran Prpić
Sweden  Magnus Gustafsson
Sweden  Stefan Edberg
Sweden  Jonas Svensson
1–2
Finalists 4 Jan 2008 Hopman Cup,
Perth, Australia
Hard Serbia  Jelena Janković
Serbia  Novak Djokovic
United States  Serena Williams
United States  Mardy Fish
1–2
Champions 23 May 2009 World Team Cup,
Düsseldorf, Germany
Clay Serbia  Janko Tipsarević
Serbia  Viktor Troicki
Serbia  Nenad Zimonjić
Germany  Rainer Schüttler
Germany  Philipp Kohlschreiber
Germany  Nicolas Kiefer
Germany  Mischa Zverev
2–1
Champions 21 May 2012 World Team Cup,
Düsseldorf, Germany
Clay Serbia  Janko Tipsarević
Serbia  Viktor Troicki
Serbia  Nenad Zimonjić
Serbia  Miki Janković
Czech Republic  Tomáš Berdych
Czech Republic  Radek Štěpánek
Czech Republic  František Čermák
3–0
Finalists 5 Jan 2013 Hopman Cup,
Perth, Australia
Hard Serbia  Ana Ivanovic
Serbia  Novak Djokovic
Spain  Anabel Medina Garrigues
Spain  Fernando Verdasco
1–2
Champions 3–12 Jan 2020 ATP Cup,
Sydney, Australia
Hard Serbia  Novak Djokovic
Serbia  Dušan Lajović
Serbia  Nikola Milojević
Serbia  Viktor Troicki
Serbia  Nikola Ćaćić
Spain  Rafael Nadal
Spain  Roberto Bautista Agut
Spain  Pablo Carreño Busta
Spain  Albert Ramos Viñolas
Spain  Feliciano López
2–1
Olympic Games and Universiade medal tables

Here is the list of all Olympics Summer Games medals

Medal Competition Discipline Team members
Bronze 2008 Olympics, Beijing Men's singles Serbia  Novak Djokovic
Gold 2024 Olympics, Paris Serbia  Novak Djokovic

Here is the list of all Summer Universiade medals

Medal Competition Discipline Team members
Gold 1961 Universiade, Sofia Men's singles Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Boro Jovanović
Gold Men's doubles Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Boro Jovanović
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Nikola Pilić
Silver Men's singles Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Nikola Pilić
Gold 1987 Universiade, Zagreb Men's singles Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Bruno Orešar
Gold Mixed doubles Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Sabrina Goleš
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Bruno Orešar
Silver Men's singles Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Igor Šarić
Bronze Men's doubles Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Igor Šarić
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Branko Horvat
Silver 2005 Universiade, İzmir Men's doubles Serbia and Montenegro  Nikola Ćirić
Serbia and Montenegro  Darko Mađarovski
Gold 2009 Universiade, Belgrade Men's Team Serbia  Aleksander Slović
Serbia  Saša Stojisavljević
Serbia  Aleksandar Grubin
Serbia  Boris Čonkić
Gold Men's singles Serbia  Aleksander Slović
Bronze Men's doubles Serbia  Aleksandar Grubin
Serbia  Boris Čonkić

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Team Serbia Triumphs;ATP Cup By The Numbers
  2. ^ "Serbia wins first Davis Cup title". ESPN. 2010-12-05. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  3. ^ "Troicki climbs off the floor to win epic first Davis Cup for Serbia". Independent. 2010-12-05. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  4. ^ Renton, Jamie (17 November 2013). "CZECH REPUBLIC RETAINS DAVIS CUP TITLE". daviscup.com. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  5. ^ Novak igra za Srbiju u Dejvis kupu!
  6. ^ a b ATP singles rankings Serbia
  7. ^ a b ATP dubles rankings Serbia
  8. ^ Pobeda Srbije za ispraćaj Krajinovića u penziju
  9. ^ a b "Team Stats SRB". daviscup.com. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Team Stats YUG". daviscup.com. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
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