France Davis Cup team
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The France men's national tennis team (French: Équipe de France de Coupe Davis) represents France in Davis Cup tennis competition, and is governed by the Fédération Française de Tennis. France competed in their first Davis Cup in 1904.
France is the third most successful nation, with ten wins. Their most recent title came in 2017 (World Champion team).
Quick Facts Captain, ITF ranking ...
France | |
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Captain | Sébastien Grosjean |
ITF ranking | 2 1 (6 December 2021) |
Colors | Blue & White |
First year | 1904 |
Years played | 102 |
Ties played (W–L) | 263 (172–91) |
Years in World Group | 39 (61–34) |
Davis Cup titles | 10 (1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2017) |
Runners-up | 9 (1925, 1926, 1933, 1982, 1999, 2002, 2010, 2014, 2018) |
Most total wins | Pierre Darmon (47–21) |
Most singles wins | Pierre Darmon (44–17) |
Most doubles wins | Jacques Brugnon (22–9) |
Best doubles team | Henri Leconte & Guy Forget (11–0) |
Most ties played | François Jauffret (35) |
Most years played | Jean Borotra (17) |
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In 2018 France will compete in the World Group for the 36th time out of 38 years, which ranks them fifth in this category.