France Davis Cup Team

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).

France
France Davis Cup Team
CaptainSébastien Grosjean
ITF ranking2 Decrease 1 (6 December 2021)
ColorsBlue & White
First year1904
Years played102
Ties played (W–L)263 (172–91)
Years in
World Group
39 (61–34)
Davis Cup titles10 (1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2017)
Runners-up9 (1925, 1926, 1933, 1982, 1999, 2002, 2010, 2014, 2018)
Most total winsPierre Darmon (47–21)
Most singles winsPierre Darmon (44–17)
Most doubles winsJacques Brugnon (22–9)
Best doubles teamHenri Leconte &
Guy Forget (11–0)
Most ties playedFrançois Jauffret (35)
Most years playedJean Borotra (17)
France Davis Cup Team
Monument to French Davis Cup successes at Stade Roland Garros.

In 2018 France will compete in the World Group for the 36th time out of 38 years, which ranks them fifth in this category.

Media coverage

France's Davis Cup matches are currently televised by France Télévisions.

Current team (2018)

Captains

Results

2000–2009

2010–2019

Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
2010 World Group, 1st round 5–7 March Toulon, France France Davis Cup Team  Germany 4–1 Won
World Group, quarterfinals 9–11 July Clermont-Ferrand, France France Davis Cup Team  Spain 5–0 Won
World Group, semifinals 17–19 September Lyon, France France Davis Cup Team  Argentina 5–0 Won
World Group, final 3–5 December Belgrade, Serbia France Davis Cup Team  Serbia 2–3 Runner-up
2011 World Group, 1st round 4–6 March Vienna, Austria France Davis Cup Team  Austria 3–2 Won
World Group, quarterfinals 8–10 July Stuttgart, Germany France Davis Cup Team  Germany 4–1 Won
World Group, semifinals 16–18 September Córdoba, Spain France Davis Cup Team  Spain 1–4 Lost
2012 World Group, 1st round 10–12 February Vancouver, Canada France Davis Cup Team  Canada 4–1 Won
World Group, quarterfinals 6–8 April Roquebrune, France France Davis Cup Team  United States 2–3 Lost
2013 World Group, 1st round 1–3 February Rouen, France France Davis Cup Team  Israel 5–0 Won
World Group, quarterfinals 5–7 April Buenos Aires, Argentina France Davis Cup Team  Argentina 2–3 Lost
2014 World Group, 1st round 31 January–2 February Mouilleron-le-Captif, France France Davis Cup Team  Australia 5–0 Won
World Group, quarterfinals 5–7 April Nancy, France France Davis Cup Team  Germany 3–2 Won
World Group, semifinals 12–14 September Paris, France France Davis Cup Team  Czech Republic 4–1 Won
World Group, final 21–23 November Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France France Davis Cup Team   Switzerland 1–3 Runner-up
2015 World Group, 1st round 6–8 March Frankfurt, Germany France Davis Cup Team  Germany 3–2 Won
World Group, quarterfinals 17–19 July London, Great Britain France Davis Cup Team  Great Britain 1–3 Lost
2016 World Group, 1st round 4–6 March Baie-Mahault, France France Davis Cup Team  Canada 5–0 Won
World Group, quarterfinals 15–17 July Třinec, Czech Republic France Davis Cup Team  Czech Republic 3–1 Won
World Group, semifinals 16–18 September Zadar, Croatia France Davis Cup Team  Croatia 2–3 Lost
2017 World Group, 1st round 3–5 February Tokyo, Japan France Davis Cup Team  Japan 4–1 Won
World Group, quarterfinals 7–9 April Rouen, France France Davis Cup Team  Great Britain 4–1 Won
World Group, semifinals 15–17 September Lille, France France Davis Cup Team  Serbia 3–1 Won
World Group, final 24–26 November Lille, France France Davis Cup Team  Belgium 3–2 Champion
2018 World Group, 1st round 2–4 February Albertville, France France Davis Cup Team  Netherlands 3–1 Won
World Group, quarterfinals 6–8 April Genoa, Italy France Davis Cup Team  Italy 3–1 Won
World Group, semifinals 14–16 September Lille, France France Davis Cup Team  Spain 3–2 Won
World Group, final 23–25 November Lille, France France Davis Cup Team  Croatia 1–3 Runner-up

Individual and team records

    As of 29 October 2022
Record Details Report
Youngest player 17 years, 211 days Daniel Contet versus Brazil on 3 June 1961
Oldest player 48 years, 305 days Jean Borotra versus Czechoslovakia on 15 June 1947
Longest rubber duration 5 hours, 49 minutes Arnaud Clément defeated Marc Rosset (SUI) on 6 April 2001
Longest tie duration 21 hours, 2 minutes France defeated Switzerland on 6–8 April 2001
Longest tie-break 24 points (13–11) Sébastien Grosjean lost to Marat Safin (RUS) on 1 December 2002
Longest final set 28 games (15–13) Arnaud Clément defeated Marc Rosset (SUI) on 6 April 2001
Most games in a set 32 (17–15) Yannick Noah defeated Francisco González (PAR) on 10 March 1985
Most games in a rubber 82 Yannick Noah lost to Víctor Pecci (PAR) on 8 March 1985
Most games in a tie 281 France lost 2–3 to Paraguay on 8–10 March 1985
Most decisive victory (best of 5 rubbers) 15 sets (15–0; 91–23) France defeated Monaco on 31 May – 1 June 1947
Most decisive victory (best of 3 rubbers) 3 sets (5–2; 38–32) France defeated Belgium on 17 September 2022
Longest winning run 11 ties From 14 May 1927 (1927 Europe 2nd round) to 31 July 1932 (1932 Challenge Round Final)

See also

References

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