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The United States men's national tennis team represents the United States in Davis Cup tennis competition, and is governed by the United States Tennis Association.
United States of America | |
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Captain | Bob Bryan |
ITF ranking | 4 ![]() |
Highest ITF ranking | 1 (2008) |
Colors | White & Blue |
First year | ![]() ![]() (Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, Massachusetts, United States; 8–10 August 1900) |
Years played | 109 |
Ties played (W–L) | 306 (227–79) |
Years in World Group | 42 (72–38) |
Davis Cup titles | 32 (1900, 1902, 1913, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1937, 1938, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1954, 1958, 1963, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1990, 1992, 1995, 2007) |
Runners-up | 29 (1903, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1914, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1939, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1964, 1973, 1984, 1991, 1997, 2004) |
Most total wins | John McEnroe (59–10) |
Most singles wins | John McEnroe (41–8) |
Most doubles wins | Mike Bryan (28–5) |
Best doubles team | Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (25–5) |
Most ties played | Mike Bryan (33) |
Most years played | Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan (15) |
The U.S. competed in the first Davis Cup in 1900, when a group of Harvard University students challenged the British. They are the most successful team ever to compete in the Davis Cup, winning the coveted title on 32 separate occasions closely followed by Australia with 28 victories.
The U.S. Davis Cup Team won the very first Davis Cup title in 1900. Their most recent win was in 2007, defeating Russia in the final.
The United States played in the World Group in all but one year (1988) since it was created in 1981, sharing this record with the Czech Republic, and holds the record for ongoing consecutive years in the World Group at 30 as of 2018.
Player | Win–loss | First year |
Ties | Ranking | |||
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Sgl | Dbl | Total | Sgl | Dbl | |||
Frances Tiafoe | 1–5 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 2018 | 5 | 11 | 205 |
Tommy Paul | 5–3 | 0–1 | 5–4 | 2021 | 9 | 13 | 333 |
Mackenzie McDonald | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2023 | 3 | 39 | 50 |
Austin Krajicek | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2023 | 4 | – | 1 |
Rajeev Ram | 0–0 | 7–2 | 7–2 | 2021 | 9 | – | 5 |
Win–loss records and rankings are correct as of 17 September 2023.
Here is the list of all match-ups since 1981, when the competition started being held in the current World Group format.
Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1981 | World Group, First Round | 6–8 March | Carlsbad (USA) | ![]() |
3–2 | Win |
World Group, Quarterfinals | 9–11 July | New York City (USA) | ![]() |
4–1 | Win | |
World Group, Semifinals | 2–4 October | Portland (USA) | ![]() |
5–0 | Win | |
World Group, Final | 11–13 December | Cincinnati (USA) | ![]() |
3–1 | Champion | |
1982 | World Group, First Round | 5–7 March | Carlsbad (USA) | ![]() |
4–1 | Win |
World Group, Quarterfinals | 9–11 July | St. Louis (USA) | ![]() |
3–2 | Win | |
World Group, Semifinals | 1–3 October | Perth (AUS) | ![]() |
5–0 | Win | |
World Group, Final | 26–28 November | Grenoble (FRA) | ![]() |
4–1 | Champion | |
1983 | World Group, First Round | 4–6 March | Buenos Aires (ARG) | ![]() |
2–3 | Loss |
World Group Playoffs | 30 September – 2 October | Dublin (IRL) | ![]() |
4–1 | Win | |
1984 | World Group, First Round | 24–26 February | Bucharest (ROU) | ![]() |
5–0 | Win |
World Group, Quarterfinals | 13–15 July | Atlanta (USA) | ![]() |
5–0 | Win | |
World Group, Semifinals | 28–30 September | Portland (USA) | ![]() |
4–1 | Win | |
World Group, Final | 16–18 December | Gothenburg (SWE) | ![]() |
1–4 | Runner-up | |
1985 | World Group, First Round | 8–10 March | Kyoto (JPN) | ![]() |
5–0 | Win |
World Group, Quarterfinals | 2–4 August | Hamburg (FRG) | ![]() |
2–3 | Loss | |
1986 | World Group, First Round | 7–10 March | Guayaquil (ECU) | ![]() |
3–2 | Win |
World Group, Quarterfinals | 18–20 July | Mexico City (MEX) | ![]() |
4–1 | Win | |
World Group, Semifinals | 3–5 October | Brisbane (AUS) | ![]() |
1–3 | Loss | |
1987 | World Group, First Round | 13–15 March | Asunción (PAR) | ![]() |
2–3 | Loss |
World Group Playoffs | 24–26 July | Hartford (USA) | ![]() |
2–3 | Loss | |
1988 | Americas Group I, Semifinals | 8–10 April | Lima (PER) | ![]() |
3–0 | Win |
Americas Group I, Final | 22–24 July | Buenos Aires (ARG) | ![]() |
4–1 | Win | |
1989 | World Group, First Round | 3–5 February | Ft. Myers (USA) | ![]() |
5–0 | Win |
World Group, Quarterfinals | 7–9 April | San Diego (USA) | ![]() |
5–0 | Win | |
World Group, Semifinals | 21–23 July | Munich (FRG) | ![]() |
2–3 | Loss |
Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1990 | World Group, First Round | 2–4 February | Carlsbad (USA) | ![]() |
4–0 | Win |
World Group, Quarterfinals | 30 March – 2 April | Prague (TCH) | ![]() |
4–1 | Win | |
World Group, Semifinals | 21–23 September | Vienna (AUT) | ![]() |
3–2 | Win | |
World Group, Final | 30 November – 2 December | St. Petersburg (USA) | ![]() |
3–2 | Champion | |
1991 | World Group, First Round | 1 February – 31 March | Mexico City (MEX) | ![]() |
3–2 | Win |
World Group, Quarterfinals | Mar – Apr | Newport (USA) | ![]() |
4–1 | Win | |
World Group, Semifinals | 20–22 September | Kansas City (USA) | ![]() |
3–2 | Win | |
World Group, Final | 29 November – 1 December | Lyon (France) | ![]() |
1–3 | Runner-up | |
1992 | World Group, First Round | 31 January – 2 February | Mauna Lani (USA) | ![]() |
5–0 | Win |
World Group, Quarterfinals | 27–29 March | Ft. Myers (USA) | ![]() |
3–2 | Win | |
World Group, Semifinals | 25–27 September | Minneapolis (USA) | ![]() |
4–1 | Win | |
World Group, Final | 4–6 December | Fort Worth (USA) | ![]() |
3–1 | Champion | |
1993 | World Group, First Round | 26–28 March | Melbourne (AUS) | ![]() |
1–4 | Loss |
World Group Playoffs | 22–26 September | Charlotte (USA) | ![]() |
5–0 | Win | |
1994 | World Group, First Round | 25–27 February | New Delhi (IND) | ![]() |
5–0 | Win |
World Group, Quarterfinals | 15–17 July | Rotterdam (NED) | ![]() |
3–2 | Win | |
World Group, Semifinals | 23–25 September | Gothenburg (SWE) | ![]() |
2–3 | Loss | |
1995 | World Group, First Round | 3–5 February | St. Petersburg (USA) | ![]() |
4–1 | Win |
World Group, Quarterfinals | 31 March – 2 April | Palermo (ITA) | ![]() |
5–0 | Win | |
World Group, Semifinals | 22–24 September | Las Vegas (USA) | ![]() |
4–1 | Win | |
World Group, Final | 1–3 December | Moscow (RUS) | ![]() |
3–2 | Champion | |
1996 | World Group, First Round | 9–11 February | Carlsbad (USA) | ![]() |
5–0 | Win |
World Group, Quarterfinals | 5–7 April | Prague (CZE) | ![]() |
2–3 | Loss | |
1997 | World Group, First Round | 7–9 February | Ribeirão Preto (BRA) | ![]() |
4–1 | Win |
World Group, Quarterfinals | 4–6 April | Newport Beach (USA) | ![]() |
4–1 | Win | |
World Group, Semifinals | 19–21 September | Washington, D.C. (USA) | ![]() |
4–1 | Win | |
World Group, Final | 28–30 November | Gothenburg (SWE) | ![]() |
0–5 | Runner-up | |
1998 | World Group, First Round | 3–5 April | Atlanta (USA) | ![]() |
3–2 | Win |
World Group, Quarterfinals | 17–19 July | Indianapolis (USA) | ![]() |
4–1 | Win | |
World Group, Semifinals | 25–27 September | Milwaukee (USA) | ![]() |
1–4 | Loss | |
1999 | World Group, First Round | 2–4 April | Birmingham (GBR) | ![]() |
3–2 | Win |
World Group, Quarterfinals | 16–18 July | Chestnut Hill (USA) | ![]() |
1–4 | Loss |
Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2000 | World Group, First Round | 4–6 February | Harare (ZIM) | ![]() |
3–2 | Win |
World Group, Quarterfinals | 7–9 April | Inglewood (USA) | ![]() |
3–2 | Win | |
World Group, Semifinals | 21–23 July | Santander (ESP) | ![]() |
0–5 | Loss | |
2001 | World Group, First Round | 9–11 February | Basel (SUI) | ![]() |
2–3 | Loss |
World Group Playoffs | 21–23 September | Winston-Salem (USA) | ![]() |
4–1 | Win | |
2002 | World Group, First Round | 8–10 February | Oklahoma City (USA) | ![]() |
5–0 | Win |
World Group, Quarterfinals | 5–7 April | Houston (USA) | ![]() |
3–1 | Win | |
World Group, Semifinals | 20–22 September | Paris (FRA) | ![]() |
2–3 | Loss | |
2003 | World Group, First Round | 7–9 February | Zagreb (CRO) | ![]() |
1–4 | Loss |
World Group Playoffs | 19–21 September | Bratislava (SVK) | ![]() |
3–2 | Win | |
2004 | World Group, First Round | 6–8 February | Uncasville (USA) | ![]() |
5–0 | Win |
World Group, Quarterfinals | 9–11 April | Delray Beach (USA) | ![]() |
4–1 | Win | |
World Group, Semifinals | 24–26 September | Charleston (USA) | ![]() |
4–0 | Win | |
World Group, Final | 3–5 December | Seville (ESP) | ![]() |
2–3 | Runner-up | |
2005 | World Group, First Round | 4–6 March | Los Angeles (USA) | ![]() |
2–3 | Loss |
World Group Playoffs | 23–25 September | Leuven (BEL) | ![]() |
4–1 | Win | |
2006 | World Group, First Round | 10–12 February | La Jolla (USA) | ![]() |
4–1 | Win |
World Group, Quarterfinals | 7–9 April | Rancho Mirage (USA) | ![]() |
3–2 | Win | |
World Group, Semifinals | 22–24 September | Moscow (RUS) | ![]() |
2–3 | Loss | |
2007 | World Group, First Round | 9–11 February | Ostrava (CZE) | ![]() |
4–1 | Win |
World Group, Quarterfinals | 6–8 April | Winston-Salem (USA) | ![]() |
4–1 | Win | |
World Group, Semifinals | 21–23 September | Gothenburg (SWE) | ![]() |
4–1 | Win | |
World Group, Final | 30 November – 2 December | Portland (USA) | ![]() |
4–1 | Champion | |
2008 | World Group, First Round | 8–10 February | Vienna (AUT) | ![]() |
4–1 | Win |
World Group, Quarterfinals | 11–13 April | Winston-Salem (USA) | ![]() |
4–1 | Win | |
World Group, Semifinals | 19–21 September | Madrid (ESP) | ![]() |
1–4 | Loss | |
2009 | World Group, First Round | 6–8 March | Birmingham (USA) | ![]() |
4–1 | Win |
World Group, Quarterfinals | 10–12 July | Poreč (CRO) | ![]() |
2–3 | Loss |
Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | World Group, First Round | 5–7 March | Belgrade (SRB) | ![]() |
2–3 | Loss |
World Group Playoffs | 17–19 September | Bogotá (COL) | ![]() |
3–1 | Win | |
2011 | World Group, First Round | 4–6 March | Santiago (CHI) | ![]() |
4–1 | Win |
World Group, Quarterfinals | 8–10 July | Austin (USA) | ![]() |
1–3 | Loss | |
2012 | World Group, First Round | 10–12 February | Fribourg (SUI) | ![]() |
5–0 | Win |
World Group, Quarterfinals | 6–8 April | Roquebrune (FRA) | ![]() |
3–2 | Win | |
World Group, Semifinals | 14–16 September | Gijón (ESP) | ![]() |
1–3 | Loss | |
2013 | World Group, First Round | 1–3 February | Jacksonville (USA) | ![]() |
3–2 | Win |
World Group, Quarterfinals | 5–7 April | Boise (USA) | ![]() |
1–3 | Loss | |
2014 | World Group, First Round | 31 Jan – 2 Feb | San Diego (USA) | ![]() |
1–3 | Loss |
World Group Playoffs | 12–14 September | Chicago (USA) | ![]() |
5–0 | Win | |
2015 | World Group, First Round | 6–8 March | Glasgow (GBR) | ![]() |
2–3 | Loss |
World Group Playoffs | 18–20 September | Tashkent (UZB) | ![]() |
3–1 | Win | |
2016 | World Group, First Round | 4–6 March | Melbourne (AUS) | ![]() |
3–1 | Win |
World Group, Quarterfinals | 15–17 July | Beaverton (USA) | ![]() |
2−3 | Loss | |
2017 | World Group, First Round | 3–5 February | Birmingham (USA) | ![]() |
5−0 | Win |
World Group, Quarterfinals | 7–9 April | Brisbane (AUS) | ![]() |
2−3 | Loss | |
2018 | World Group, First Round | 2–4 February | Niš (SRB) | ![]() |
3−0 | Win |
World Group, Quarterfinals | 6–8 April | Nashville (USA) | ![]() |
4−0 | Win | |
World Group, Semifinals | 14–16 September | Zadar (CRO) | ![]() |
2−3 | Loss | |
2019 | Finals, Group F | 19 November | Madrid (ESP) | ![]() |
1−2 | Loss |
20 November | ![]() |
2−1 | Win |
Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2020–21 | Qualifying round | 6–7 March | Honolulu (USA) | ![]() |
4−0 | Win |
Finals, Group E | 26 November | Turin (ITA) | ![]() |
1−2 | Loss | |
28 November | ![]() |
1−2 | Loss | |||
2022 | Qualifying round | 4–5 March | Reno (USA) | ![]() |
4−0 | Win |
Finals, Group D | 14 September | Glasgow (GBR) | ![]() |
2−1 | Win | |
15 September | ![]() |
2−1 | Win | |||
17 September | ![]() |
1–2 | Loss | |||
Finals, Quarterfinals | 24 November | Málaga (ESP) | ![]() |
1–2 | Loss | |
2023 | Qualifying round | 3–4 February | Tashkent (UZB) | ![]() |
4–0 | Win |
Finals, Group D | 13 September | Split (CRO) | ![]() |
2–1 | Win | |
14 September | ![]() |
1–2 | Loss | |||
16 September | ![]() |
0–3 | Loss | |||
2024 | Qualifying round | 1–2 February | Vilnius (LTU) | ![]() |
4–0 | Win |
Name | Tenure | Best result |
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Perry Jones | 1958–59 | Champion (1958) |
David Freed | 1960–61 | Inter-Zonal Final (1960, 1961) |
Bob Kelleher | 1962–63 | Champion (1963) |
Vic Seixas | 1964 | Runner-up (1964) |
George MacCall | 1965–67 | Inter-Zonal Semifinals (1965, 1966) |
Donald Dell | 1968–69 | Champion (1968, 1969) |
Ed Turville | 1970–71 | Champion (1970, 1971) |
Dennis Ralston | 1972–75 | Champion (1972) |
Tony Trabert | 1976–80 | Champion (1978, 1979) |
Arthur Ashe | 1981–85 | Champion (1981, 1982) |
Tom Gorman | 1986–93 | Champion (1990, 1992) |
Tom Gullikson | 1994–99 | Champion (1995) |
John McEnroe | 2000 | Semifinals (2000) |
Patrick McEnroe | 2001–10 | Champion (2007) |
Jim Courier | 2011–18 | Semifinals (2012, 2018) |
Mardy Fish | 2019–22 | Quarterfinals (2022) |
Bob Bryan | 2023– | Finals, Group Stage (2023) |
# | Name | Years | Ties played |
Win–loss | Win % | ||
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Singles | Doubles | Total | |||||
1 | Mike Bryan | 2003–2020 | 33 | 0–1 | 28–5 | 28–6 | 82.4% |
2 | Bob Bryan | 2003–2020 | 31 | 4–2 | 26–5 | 30–7 | 81.1% |
3 | John McEnroe | 1978–1992 | 30 | 41–8 | 18–2 | 59–10 | 85.5% |
4 | Andy Roddick | 2001–2011 | 25 | 33–12 | 0–0 | 33–12 | 73.3% |
5 | Stan Smith | 1968–1981 | 24 | 15–4 | 20–3 | 35–7 | 83.3% |
Wilmer Allison | 1928–1936 | 24 | 18–10 | 14–2 | 32–12 | 72.7% | |
John Van Ryn | 1929–1936 | 24 | 7–1 | 22–2 | 29–3 | 90.6% | |
8 | Vic Seixas | 1951–1957 | 23 | 24–12 | 14–5 | 38–17 | 69.1% |
9 | Andre Agassi | 1988–2005 | 22 | 30–6 | 0–0 | 30–6 | 83.3% |
10 | Arthur Ashe | 1963–1978 | 18 | 27–5 | 1–1 | 28–6 | 82.3% |
George Lott | 1928–1934 | 18 | 7–4 | 11–0 | 18–4 | 81.8% | |
John Isner | 2010–2021 | 18 | 15–13 | 2–0 | 17–13 | 56.7% | |
Todd Martin | 1986–1992 | 18 | 11–8 | 5–6 | 16–14 | 53.3% |
The statistics reflect results since the 1900 Davis Cup, and are up-to-date as of the 2022 Davis Cup Finals Group stage.
Result | Total | Challenge Round era (1900–1971) |
Post-Challenge Round era | ||||
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1972–1980 | Since 1981 | ||||||
# | Years | # | Years | # | Years | ||
Champions | 32 | 23 | 1900, 1902, 1913, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1937, 1938, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1954, 1958, 1963, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971 |
3 | 1972, 1978, 1979 | 6 | 1981, 1982, 1990, 1992, 1995, 2007 |
Runners-Up | 29 | 24 | 1903, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1914, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1939, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1964 |
1 | 1973 | 4 | 1984, 1991, 1997, 2004 |
Semifinalists | 16 | 6 | 1907, 1912, 1931, 1933, 1960, 1961 | 0 | — | 10 | 1986, 1989, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2018 |
Quarterfinalists | 15 | 3 | 1936, 1965, 1966 | 3 | 1974, 1977, 1980 | 9 | 1985, 1996, 1999, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2022 |
Other results | |||||||
Not in Top 5[lower-alpha 1] or Zonal Final;[lower-alpha 2] Lost in First Round[lower-alpha 3] or Group Stage[lower-alpha 4] |
16 | 2 | 1962, 1967 | 2 | 1975, 1976 | 12 | POW (8): 1983, 1993, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2014, 2015 POL (1): 1987 GS (3): 2019, 2020–21, 2023 |
Not in World Group or Davis Cup Finals |
1 | — | — | 1 | 1988[lower-alpha 5] |
The statistics reflect results since the 1981 Davis Cup, and are up-to-date as of the 2024 Davis Cup qualifying round.
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