Brazil Davis Cup team

The Brazil national tennis team represents Brazil in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Brazilian Tennis Confederation.

Brazil
Captain	Jaime Oncins
ITF ranking	26 (20 September 2021)
Colors	Yellow & Blue
First year	1932
Years played	68
Ties played (W–L)	156 (87–69)
Years in World Group	13 (6–13)
Best finish	SF (1992, 2000)
Most total wins	Thomaz Koch (74–44)
Most singles wins	Thomaz Koch (46–32)
Most doubles wins	Thomaz Koch (28–12)
Best doubles team	José Edison Mandarino / Thomaz Koch (23–9)
Most ties played	Thomaz Koch (44)
Most years played	Thomaz Koch (16)

After nine years, Brazil returned to the World Group in 2013 with a defeat by the United States in the first round. Brazil also played in 2015, losing to Argentina.

Current team

The current team for the 2025 Davis Cup is:^[1]

• Thiago Seyboth Wild (singles)
• João Fonseca (singles)
• Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida (singles)
• Rafael Matos (doubles)
• Marcelo Melo (doubles)

Current team (2025)

Thiago Seyboth Wild

João Fonseca

Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida

Rafael Matos

Marcelo Melo

History

Brazil competed in its first Davis Cup in 1932.

Results

Best results

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	World Group, 1st Round	2–4 February	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Germany	3–1	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinals	29–31 March	Maceio, Brazil	Italy	3–1	Won
	World Group, Semifinals	27–29 September	Geneve, Switzerland	Switzerland	0–5	Lost
2000	World Group, 1st Round	6–8 February	Florianópolis, Brazil	France	4–1	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinals	9–11 April	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Slovakia	3–2	Won
	World Group, Semifinals	16–18 July	Brisbane, Australia	Australia	0–5	Lost

Recent results

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Americas Zone, Group I, 1st Round	8–10 February	bye
	Americas Zone, Group I, 2nd Round	13–15 April	Sorocaba, Brazil	Colombia	4–1	Won
	World Group, Playoffs	21–23 September	Zadar, Croatia	Croatia	1–4	Lost
2009	Americas Zone, Group I, 1st Round	6–8 March	bye
	Americas Zone, Group I, 2nd Round	10–12 May	Tunja, Colombia	Colombia	4–1	Won
	World Group, Playoffs	20–22 September	Porto Alegre, Brazil	Ecuador	2–3	Lost
2010	Americas Zone, Group I, 1st Round	5–7 March	bye
	Americas Zone, Group I, 2nd Round	09–11 May	Bauru, Brazil	Uruguay	5–0	Won
	World Group Playoffs	19–21 September	Chennai, India	India	2–3	Lost
2011	Americas Zone, Group I, 1st Round	4–6 March	bye
	Americas Zone, Group I, 2nd Round	8–10 Jul	Montevideo, Uruguay	Uruguay	5–0	Won
	World Group Playoffs	16–18 September	Kazan, Russia	Russia	2–3	Lost
2012	Americas Zone, Group I, 1st Round	10–12 February	bye
	Americas Zone, Group I, 2nd Round	6–8 April	São José do Rio Preto, Brazil	Colombia	4–1	Won
	World Group Playoffs	14–16 September	São José do Rio Preto, Brazil	Russia	5–0	Won
2013	World Group, 1st Round	1–3 February	Jacksonville, United States	United States	2-3	Lost
	World Group Playoffs	13–15 September	Ulm, Germany	Germany	1-4	Lost
2014	Americas Zone, Group I, 1st Round	31–2 February	bye
	Americas Zone, Group I, 2nd Round	4–6 April	Guayaquil, Ecuador	Ecuador	3–1	Won
	World Group Playoffs	12–14 September	São Paulo, Brazil	Spain	3–1	Won
2015	World Group, 1st Round	6–8 March	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Argentina	2–3	Lost
	World Group Playoffs	18–20 September	Florianópolis, Brazil	Croatia	1–3	Lost
2016	Americas Zone, Group I, 1st Round	4–6 March	bye
	Americas Zone, Group I, 2nd Round	15–18 July	Belo Horizonte, Brazil	Ecuador	3–1	Won
	World Group Playoffs	16–18 September	Ostend, Belgium	Belgium	0–4	Lost
2017	Americas Zone, Group I, 1st Round	3–5 February	bye
	Americas Zone, Group I, 2nd Round	7–9 April	Ambato, Ecuador	Ecuador	5-0	Won
	World Group Playoffs	15–17 September	Osaka, Japan	Japan	1-3	Lost
2018	Americas Zone, Group I, 1st Round	2–3 February	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Dominican Republic	3-2	Won
	Americas Zone, Group I, 2nd Round	6–7 April	Barranquilla, Colombia	Colombia	2-3	Lost
2019	World Group Qualifiers	1–2 February	Uberlândia, Brazil	Belgium	1-3	Lost
	Americas Zone, Group I	13–14 September	Criciúma, Brazil	Barbados	3-1	Won
2020–21	World Group Qualifiers	6–7 March	Adelaide, Australia	Australia	1-3	Lost
	World Group I	18–19 September	Jounieh, Lebanon	Lebanon	4-0	Won
2022	Qualifying Round	4–5 March	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Germany	1-3	Lost

Former squad members

Active single players listed in bold and active double players listed also in italic; active player rankings (in parentheses) as of February 22, 2016

Player	First year played	Years played	Number of ties	Total W–L	Singles W–L	Doubles W–L
Thomaz Koch	(1962)	16	44	74–44	46–32	28–12
José Edison Mandarino	(1961)	15	43	68–42	41–31	27–11
Carlos Kirmayr	(1971)	14	28	34–22	17–15	17–7
Cássio Motta	(1979)	11	27	28–21	13–16	15–5
Jaime Oncins	(1991)	11	25	23–14	12–8	11–6
Gustavo Kuerten	(1996)	11	23	34–18	21–11	13–7
Luiz Mattar	(1986)	9	20	20–18	16–15	4–3
Fernando Meligeni	(1993)	10	19	13–16	13–16	0–0
André Sá	(1997)	9	18	14–10	4–4	10–6
Carlos Alberto Fernandes	(1957)	8	16	25–15	16–10	9–5
Thomaz Bellucci (35)	(2007)	10	18	18–13	19–14	1–0
Marcelo Melo (1)	(2008)	8	15	13–3	1–0	12–3
Ronald Barnes	(1958)	8	14	16–18	1–7	9–5
Bruno Soares (10)	(2005)	7	13	13–2	2–0	11–2
Fernando Roese	(1982)	8	13	6–9	2–1	4–8
Marcos Hocevar	(1978)	5	10	7–9	7–8	0–1
Flávio Saretta	(2002)	5	10	10–5	9–5	1–0
Ricardo Mello	(2005)	4	10	8–6	8–6	0–0
Luis Felipe Tavares	(1966)	7	9	5–7	4–5	1–2
Armando Vieira	(1951)	5	9	13–11	10–5	3–6
Nelson Aerts	(1984)	3	5	5–2	3–1	2–1
Jose Aguero	(1955)	3	5	2–4	2–4	0–0
Marcos Daniel	(2004)	5	5	5–2	4–2	1–0
Rogério Dutra (114)	(2011)	4	5	6–3	6–3	0–0
Ricardo Acioly	(1987)	3	4	1–3	0–0	1–3
Robert Falkenburg	(1954)	2	4	3–7	2–4	1–3
Alexandre Simoni	(2001)	3	4	2–3	0–2	2–1
Dacio Campos	(1985)	1	3	4–2	3–2	1–0
Ney Keller	(1979)	1	3	2–1	0–0	2–1
João Souza (211)	(2012)	2	3	2–3	2–3	0–0
Danilo Marcelino	(1989)	2	3	1–3	0–2	1–1
Roberto Cardozo	(1951)	1	2	0–2	0–2	0–0
Fernando Gentil	(1976)	2	2	2–0	1–0	1–0
Júlio Góes	(1977)	2	2	1–2	1–2	0–0
Ivan Kley	(1987)	2	2	0–5	0–4	0–1
Mauro Menezes	(1990)	2	2	1–2	0–1	1–1
Ronald Moreira	(1955)	1	2	3–2	2–1	1–1

See also

• Davis Cup
• Brazil Fed Cup team