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Romania Davis Cup team

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Romania
CaptainGabriel Trifu
CoachAndrei Mlendea
ITF ranking40 Increase 2 (20 September 2021)
ColorsYellow & blue
First year1922
Years played70
Ties played (W–L)141 (73–68)
Years in
World Group
14 (3–14)
Runners-up3 (1969, 1971, 1972)
Most total winsIlie Năstase (109–37)
Most singles winsIlie Năstase (74–22)
Most doubles winsIlie Năstase (35–15)
Best doubles teamIlie Năstase &
Ion Țiriac (27–7)
Most ties playedIlie Năstase (52)
Most years playedIlie Năstase (18)

The Romania men's national tennis team represents Romania in Davis Cup tennis competition, being governed by the Romanian Tennis Federation and currently competes in the 2024 Davis Cup World Group II.

Romania has finished as runners-up three times. Alongside India, Romania has never won the Davis Cup despite playing three finals.

Current squad

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Rankings as of 31 January 2022

Squad representing România vs. Spain (2022 Davis Cup qualifying round)
Player ATP ranking
Marius Copil No. 273 (Singles)
Nicolae Frunză No. 627 (Singles)
Stefan Paloși No. 643 (Singles)
Gabi Adrian Boitan No. 736 (Singles)
Horia Tecău No. 18 (Doubles)
Recent callups
Player Most recent appearance
Florin Mergea 2013 Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round
Victor Crivoi 2012 Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round Play-off

History

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Romania finished runner-up three times – in 1969, 1971 and 1972 – and lost to USA in the Final on each occasion. The most contested match was in 1972, when Romania lost 3–2, Tiriac and Nastase winning for Romania. Only Romania and India have contested more than one Final without being crowned champion. Its first appearance in the competition was back in 1922.

Recent performances

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2010s

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Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
2010 Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st Round BYE
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Quarterfinals 7–9 May Bucharest (ROU)  Ukraine 3–1 Win
World Group play-off 17–19 Sep Bucharest (ROU)  Ecuador 5–0 Win
2011 World Group, 1st Round 4–6 Mar Buenos Aires (ARG)  Argentina 1–4 Loss
World Group play-off 16–18 Sep Bucharest (ROU)  Czech Republic 0–5 Loss
2012 Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st Round BYE
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2nd Round 6–8 Apr Amsterdam (NED)  Netherlands 0–5 Loss
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round play-offs 14–16 Sep Cluj-Napoca (ROU)  Finland 3–2[1] Win
2013 Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st Round 1–3 Feb Cluj-Napoca (ROU)  Denmark 5–0 Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2nd Round 5–7 Apr Brașov (ROU)  Netherlands 0–5 Loss
2014 Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st Round 31 Ian – 2 Feb Dnipropetrovsk (UKR)  Ukraine 1–3 Loss
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round play-offs 12–14 Sep Bucharest (ROU)  Sweden 3–1 Win
2015 Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st Round 6–8 March Sibiu (ROU)  Israel 5–0 Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2nd Round 17–19 July Constanța (ROU)  Slovakia 2–3 Loss
2016 Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st Round 4–6 March Arad (ROU)  Slovenia 4–1 Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2nd Round 15–17 July Cluj-Napoca (ROU)  Spain 1–4 Loss
2017 Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st Round 3–5 February Minsk (BLR)  Belarus 2–3 Loss
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round play-offs 15–17 September Wels (AUT)  Austria 1–4 Loss
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2nd Round play-offs 27–29 October Ramat HaSharon (ISR)  Israel 0–5 Loss
2018 Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round 3–4 February Piatra Neamț (ROU)  Luxembourg 4–1 Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 2nd Round 7–8 April Cluj-Napoca (ROU)  Morocco 5–0 Win
Sports Festival -Friendly, Exhibition Round 15 June Cluj-Napoca (ROU) Team World- All legends (Goran Ivanišević, Mike Brian) 2–0 Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 3rd Round 15–16 September Cluj-Napoca (ROU)  Poland 2–3 Loss
2019 Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round 5–6 April Piatra Neamț (ROU)  Zimbabwe 4–1 Win

All players

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cupa Davis: Romania – Finlanda 3-2/ Tricolorii se mentin in Grupa 1 Euro-Africana". hotnews.ro.
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