Cyprus Davis Cup team

Cyprus
CaptainDemetris Herodotou
ITF ranking92 Increase30
Colorsblue and white
First year1985
Years played27
Ties played (W–L)81 (43–38)
Most total winsMarcos Baghdatis (60–13)
Most singles winsMarcos Baghdatis (42–3)
Most doubles winsDemetrios Leontis (19–15)
Best doubles teamDemetrios Leontis/Marcos Baghdatis (7–2)
Most ties playedDemetrios Leontis (47)
Most years playedMarcos Baghdatis (13)

The Cyprus Davis Cup team represents Cyprus in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Cyprus Tennis Federation.

Cyprus currently competes in the Europe Group III.

History

Cyprus competed in its first Davis Cup in 1985. They lost their first 10 ties before finally defeating the Congo. Due to incurring so many losses, Cyprus was relegated to the fourth and last zonal group in 1997. The team began to record regular wins when in the year 2000 a 14-year-old Marcos Baghdatis made his Davis Cup debut. In 2007, Cyprus returned to the Zonal Group II and recorded their best result in 2009 where they fell one match shy of being promoted to the Zonal Group I.

Home Court

The first ever tie Cyprus competed in was held in Nicosia against Ireland. The team continued to play out of the Cyprus capital of Nicosia until 2010 when the team played in Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Centre located in Limassol (home of Marcos Baghdatis). 2021 event will take place at Herodotou Tennis Academy in Larnaca.

Current team (2022 Davis Cup)

Player information and rankings as of 20 June 2022[update]

Squad representing Cyprus in the 2022 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group III
Player Current singles ranking Current doubles ranking First year played Ties played Total W–L Singles W–L Doubles W–L
Petros Chrysochos 660 626 2013 29 29-13 24-9 5-4
Menelaos Efstathiou 1071 1424 2017 19 10-9 10-9 0–0
Stylianos Christodoulou 1381 N/A 2022 2 1-1 0-1 1–0
Sergis Kyratzis N/A 1040 2010 18 11-10 1-8 10-2
Eleftherios Neos N/A 1909 2017 16 11-5 0-1 11-4

Recent performances

Here is the list of all match-ups since 1985, when Cyprus began playing Davis Cup.

1980s

Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
1985 European Zone, 1st Round 10–12 May Nicosia (CYP)  Ireland 1–4 Loss
1986 European Zone, 1st Round 9–11 May Haskovo (BUL)  Bulgaria 0–5 Loss
1987 European Zone, 1st Round 8–10 May Helsinki (FIN)  Finland 0–5 Loss
1988 Europe Zone II, Quarterfinal 6–8 May Cork (IRL)  Ireland 0–5 Loss
1989 Europe Zone II, 1st Round 7-9 Apr Monte Carlo (MON)  Monaco 0–5 Loss

1990s

Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
1990 Europe Zone II, 1st Round 30 Mar – 1 Apr Nicosia (CYP)  Bulgaria 0–5 Loss
1991 Europe Zone II, 1st Round 3–5 May Nicosia (CYP)  Greece 0–5 Loss
1992 Euro/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round 1–3 May (TUR)  Turkey W/O Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinal 17-19 Jul Nicosia (CYP)  Morocco 0-5 Loss
1993 Euro/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round 30 Apr – 2 May Casablanca (MAR)  Morocco 0-5 Loss
Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Playoff 16-18 Jul Accra (GHA)  Ghana 0-5 Loss
1994 Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin 18 May Bratislava (SVK)  Congo 3-0 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin 19 May Bratislava (SVK)  Lithuania 1-2 Loss
Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin 20 May Bratislava (SVK)  Tunisia 1-2 Loss
Euro/Africa Zone Group III, First Round 21 May Bratislava (SVK)  Sudan 3-0 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group III, 5th to 8th Playoff 22 May Bratislava (SVK)  Turkey 1-2 Loss
1995 Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin 26 Apr Brazzaville (CGO)  Congo 3-0 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin 27 Apr Brazzaville (CGO)  Ethiopia 3-0 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin 28 Apr Brazzaville (CGO)  Kenya 2-1 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin 29 Apr Brazzaville (CGO)  Malta 1-2 Loss
1996 Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin 8 Jan Nairobi (KEN)  Zambia 3-0 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin 9 Jan Nairobi (KEN)  Moldova 1-2 Loss
Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin 10 Jan Nairobi (KEN)  Ireland 0-3 Loss
Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin 12 Jan Nairobi (KEN)  Cameroon 1-2 Loss
Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin 13 Jan Nairobi (KEN)  Estonia 0-3 Loss
Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin 14 Jan Nairobi (KEN)  Djibouti 3-0 Win
1997 Euro/Africa Zone Group IV, Round Robin 21 May Nicosia (CYP)  Congo 3-0 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group IV, Round Robin 22 May Nicosia (CYP)  Zambia 2-1 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group IV, Round Robin 23 May Nicosia (CYP)  Azerbaijan 3-0 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group IV, Round Robin 24 May Nicosia (CYP)  Benin 2-1 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group IV, Round Robin 25 May Nicosia (CYP)  Tunisia 1-2 Loss
1998 Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin 21 Jan Lome (TOG)  Estonia 1-2 Loss
Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin 22 Jan Lome (TOG)  Ghana 0-3 Loss
Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin 23 Jan Lome (TOG)  Madagascar 2-1 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin 24 Jan Lome (TOG)  Kenya 0-3 Loss
Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin 25 Jan Lome (TOG)  Madagascar 0-3 Loss
1999 Euro/Africa Zone Group IV, Round Robin 18 May Marsa (MLT)  Sudan 3-0 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group IV, Round Robin 19 May Marsa (MLT)  Ethiopia 3-0 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group IV, Round Robin 20 May Marsa (MLT)  Iceland 1-2 Loss
Euro/Africa Zone Group IV, Round Robin 21 May Marsa (MLT)  Malta 1-2 Loss

2000s

Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
2000 Euro/Africa Zone Group IV, Round Robin 19 Jan Kampala (UGA)  Lesotho 3–0 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group IV, Round Robin 20 Jan Kampala (UGA)  Kenya 1–2 Loss
Euro/Africa Zone Group IV, Round Robin 22 Jan Kampala (UGA)  Djibouti 3–0 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group IV, Round Robin 23 Jan Kampala (UGA)  Uganda 2–1 Win
2001 Euro/Africa Zone Group IV, Round Robin 16 May Nicosia (CYP)  Algeria 3–0 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group IV, Round Robin 17 May Nicosia (CYP)  Benin 2–1 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group IV, Round Robin 18 May Nicosia (CYP)  Lesotho 3–0 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group IV, Round Robin 19 May Nicosia (CYP)  Rwanda 3–0 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group IV, Round Robin 20 May Nicosia (CYP)  Sudan 3–0 Win
2002 Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin 8 May Gdynia (POL)  Poland 0–3 Loss
Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin 9 May Gdynia (POL)  Tunisia 1–2 Loss
Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin 10 May Gdynia (POL)  Macedonia 2–1 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Relegation Playoff 12 May Gdynia (POL)  Mauritius 3–0 Win
2003 Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin 11 Jun Jūrmala (LAT)  Turkey 3–0 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin 12 Jun Jūrmala (LAT)  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–0 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin 13 Jun Jūrmala (LAT)  Georgia 1–2 Loss
Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Promotion Playoff 14 Jun Jūrmala (LAT)  Latvia 1–2 Loss
Euro/Africa Zone Group III, 3rd to 4th Playoff 15 Jun Jūrmala (LAT)  Azerbaijan 3–0 Win
2004 Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin 4 Feb Kaunas (LTU)  Lithuania 1–2 Loss
Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin 5 Feb Kaunas (LTU)  Estonia 2–1 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group III, 5th to 7th Playoff 7 Feb Kaunas (LTU)  Andorra 2–1 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group III, 5th to 6th Playoff 8 Feb Kaunas (LTU)  Iceland 1–2 Loss
2005 Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin 13 Jul Dublin (IRL)  Turkey 2–1 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin 14 Jul Dublin (IRL)  Tunisia 3–0 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin 15 Jul Dublin (IRL)  San Marino 3–0 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group III, 1st to 4th Playoff 16 Jul Dublin (IRL)  Ireland 2–1 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group III, 1st to 2nd Playoff 17 Jul Dublin (IRL)  Armenia 2–1 Win
2006 Euro/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round 7-9 Apr Plovdiv (BUL)  Bulgaria 2–3 Loss
Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Playoff 21-23 Jul Cairo (EGY)  Egypt 3–2 Win
2007 Euro/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round 6-8 Apr Nicosia (CYP)  Finland 2–3 Loss
Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Playoff 20-22 Jul Nicosia (CYP)  Bulgaria 4–1 Win
2008 Euro/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round 11-13 Apr Nicosia (CYP)  Slovenia 3–2 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinal 20-22 Jul Porto (POR)  Portugal 2–3 Loss
2009 Euro/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round 6-8 Apr Nicosia (CYP)  Portugal 3–2 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinal 10-12 Jul Nicosia (CYP)  Ireland 3–2 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Semifinal 18-20 Sep Salo (FIN)  Finland 2–3 Loss

2010s

Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
2010 Euro/Africa Zone Group II, First Round 5-7 Mar Limassol (CYP)  Egypt 3–2 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinal 9-11 Jul Oeiras (POR)  Portugal 0–5 Loss
2011 Euro/Africa Zone Group II, First Round 4-6 Mar Nicosia (CYP)  Hungary 0–5 Loss
Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Playoff 8-10 Jul Sofia (BUL)  Bulgaria 3–2 Win
2012 Euro/Africa Zone Group II, First Round 10-12 Feb Limassol (CYP)  Morocco 3–2 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinal 6-8 Apr Dnipropetrovsk (UKR)  Ukraine 0–5 Loss
2013 Euro/Africa Zone Group II, First Round 1–3 Feb Šiauliai (LTU)  Lithuania 1–4 Loss
Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Play-off 5-7 Apr Nicosia (CYP)  Benin 3–2 Win
2014 Euro/Africa Zone Group II, First Round 31 Jan–2 Feb Copenhagen (DEN)  Denmark 1–4 Loss
Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Play-off 4-6 Apr Casablanca (MAR)  Morocco 1–4 Loss
2015 Euro/Africa Zone Group III Europe, Group A 15 Jul San Marino (SMR)  San Marino 3–0 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group III Europe, Group A 17 Jul  Greece 2–1 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group III Europe, Promotion Play-off 18 Jul  Norway 0–2 Loss
2016 Euro/Africa Zone Group III Europe, Group C 2 Mar Tallinn (EST)  Iceland 2–1 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group III Europe, Group C 3 Mar  Andorra 3–0 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group III Europe, Group C 4 Mar  Montenegro 3–0 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group III Europe, Promotion Play-off 5 Mar  Ireland 2–0 Win
2017 Euro/Africa Zone Group II, First Round 3–5 Feb Nicosia (CYP)  Turkey 1–4 Loss
Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Play-off 7-9 Apr TBD (CYP)  Tunisia

See also

External links

  • Team page on DavisCup.com, the official website of the Davis Cup
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