Serbia Davis Cup team

Serbia
AssociationTennis Federation of Serbia
CaptainViktor Troicki
ITF ranking15 8 (3 March 2025)
Highest ITF ranking2 (6 December 2010)
ColorsRed & White    
First year1927
Years played90
Ties played (W–L)210 (123–87)
Years in
World Group		26 (33–27)
Davis Cup titles1 (2010)
Runners-up1 (2013)
Most total winsNovak Djokovic (46–16)
Most singles winsNovak Djokovic (41–8)
Most doubles winsNenad Zimonjić (30–19)
Best doubles teamVemić / Zimonjić (7–2)
Most ties playedNenad Zimonjić (55)
Most years playedNenad Zimonjić (22)
Last updated on: 20 June 2025.

The Serbian men's national tennis team represents Serbia in the Davis Cup and the United Cup, both tennis competitions. Serbia has occasionally competed in the Hopman Cup and has previously participated in prestigious tournaments, including the now-defunct World Team Cup and ATP Cup, where they claimed the titles.[1]

Serbia, as the legal successor, has inherited all the results from the former Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro. Since June 2006, the team has played under the name of Serbia, following the split of Serbia and Montenegro.

Serbia won the Davis Cup title for the first and only time in 2010, defeating France with 3:2 in the final as host nation.[2][3] The team was a runner-up in 2013, when they were defeated by the Czech Republic with 2:3 in the final in Belgrade.[4] The team also had four semifinals Davis Cup appearances (in 2011, 2017, 2021, 2023) and four quarterfinals Davis Cup appearances (in 2012, 2015, 2016, 2019).

Current team

The following players are called up for the 2025 Davis Cup World Group I tie against Turkey.[5]

Player Singles Rank Doubles Rank First year played No. of ties Total Win/Loss Singles Win/Loss Doubles Win/Loss
Novak Djokovic 5 501 2004 37 46–16 41–8 5–8
Miomir Kecmanović 47 266 2021 12 9–8 6–5 3–3
Laslo Djere 65 — 2017 10 5–5 5–5 0–0
Hamad Međedović 71 — 2023 3 3–2 2–1 1–1
Dušan Lajović 137 861 2012 20 13–13 13–12 0–1

ATP rankings on 16 June 2025[6][7]

Recent call-ups

Main article: List of Serbia Davis Cup team representatives

The following players were part of a team in the last five years and played in at least one tie.

Player Singles Rank Doubles Rank First year played No. of ties Total Win/Loss Singles Win/Loss Doubles Win/Loss Last year played
Nikola Ćaćić Retired[8] 2021 10 5–5 0–0 5–5 2024
Filip Krajinović Retired[9] 2014 16 11–9 8–4 3–5 2023

ATP rankings on 16 June 2025[6][7]

History

Serbia competed in its first Davis Cup as an independent nation in 2007.

Within the Yugoslav Davis Cup team, they reached the semifinals of the World Group in 1988, 1989 and 1991.

They competed as the Serbia and Montenegro Davis Cup team from 2003–2006.

Serbia won the Davis Cup title in 2010.

1927– Overall 90 210
(123–87) 		26
(33–27) 		Winner 2010

Serbia is considered as the direct successor of former Davis Cup teams (SCG, YUG), which is important in drawing decisions of home/away ties and choice of ground.

Results under present name Serbia

2000s

2010s

2020s

Year Competition Date Surface Location Opponent Score Result
2020–21 World Group finals group stage 26 Nov hard Innsbruck, Austria  Austria 3 : 0 Won
27 Nov hard  Germany 1 : 2 Lost
World Group finals quarterfinals 1 Dec hard Madrid, Spain  Kazakhstan 2 : 1 Won
World Group finals semifinals 3 Dec hard  Croatia 1 : 2 Lost
2022 World Group finals group stage 14 Sep hard Valencia, Spain  Spain 0 : 3 Lost
15 Sep hard  South Korea 2 : 1 Won
17 Sep hard  Canada 2 : 1 Won
2023 World Group qualifying round 3–5 Feb hard Oslo, Norway  Norway 4 : 0 Won
World Group group stage 12 Sep hard Valencia, Spain  South Korea 3 : 0 Won
15 Sep hard  Spain 3 : 0 Won
16 Sep hard  Czech Republic 0 : 3 Lost
World Group quarterfinals 23 Nov hard Málaga, Spain  Great Britain 2 : 0 Won
World Group semifinals 25 Nov hard  Italy 1 : 2 Lost
2024 World Group qualifying round 2–3 Feb clay Kraljevo, Serbia  Slovakia 0 : 4 Lost
World Group I 14–15 Sep hard Belgrade, Serbia  Greece 3 : 1 Won
2025 Qualifiers, First Round 31 Jan–1 Feb hard Copenhagen, Denmark  Denmark 2 : 3 Lost
World Group I 12–13 Sep hard Niš, Serbia  Turkey — Pending

Davis Cup finals

Edition Rounds/Opponents Results
2010 1R:  United States QF:  Croatia SF:  Czech Republic F:  France 1R: 3–2 QF: 4–1 SF: 3–2 F: 3–2
2013 1R:  Belgium QF:  United States SF:  Canada F:  Czech Republic 1R: 3–2 QF: 3–1 SF: 3–2 F: 2–3

Statistics

Lists are correct as of 1 February 2025, following the tie against Denmark.

Head-to-head record

(by No. of ties)

Serbia has never played against six countries that have, at one point or another, competed in the Davis Cup World Group: Paraguay (7 years in the World Group), Ecuador (5), Belarus (4), Indonesia (2), Cuba (1), and Peru (1).

Record against continents

Individual and team records

Record Details Report
Youngest player 15 years, 337 days Janko Tipsarević versus Monaco on 24 May 2000 [12]
Oldest player 44 years, 98 days Josip Palada versus Great Britain on 13 May 1956 [13]
Longest rubber duration 5 hours, 7 minutes Janko Tipsarević defeated Radek Štěpánek (CZE) on 6 April 2012 [12]
Longest tie duration 16 hours, 29 minutes Serbia and Montenegro lost to Belgium on 29 April – 1 May 2005
Longest tie-break 28 points (15–13) Nikola Ćaćić/Miomir Kecmanović defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina/Marcel Granollers (ESP) on 13 September 2023
Longest final set 38 games (18–20) Nenad Zimonjić lost to Nuno Marques (POR) on 17 July 1998
Most games in a set 38 (18–20) Nenad Zimonjić lost to Nuno Marques (POR) on 17 July 1998
Most games in a rubber 76 Ilija Bozoljac/Nenad Zimonjić defeated Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA) on 6 April 2013
Most games in a tie 261 Yugoslavia defeated France on 9–11 June 1946
Most decisive victory (best of 5 rubbers) 15 sets (14–1; 87–25) Yugoslavia defeated Portugal on 14–16 September 1979
Most decisive victory (best of 3 rubbers) 3 sets (6–0; 36–6) Yugoslavia defeated Benin on 10 May 1995
Longest winning run 7 ties From 20 September 2009 (World Group play-offs) to 8–10 July 2011 (World Group quarterfinals)

Captains

Denotes captains who won the Davis Cup title
List of Serbia Davis Cup captains
Name Residence Tenure Total
Hinko Würt (1/2) Zagreb 1927–1928 2
Zvonko Fink (1/2) Zagreb 1929 1
Hinko Würt (2/2) Zagreb 1930–1931 2
Ivo Labaš Zagreb 1932 1
Franjo Šefer Zagreb 1933 1
Otton Heinz Zagreb 1934 1
Fedor Malančec Zagreb 1935–1936 2
Boško Miler Zagreb 1937–1938 2
Mladen Pavlica Zagreb 1939 1
Pejo Lukinić Zagreb 1946–1951 6
Dragoljub Jovanović Beograd 1952 1
Vojislav Ristić Beograd 1952 1
Zvonko Fink (2/2) Zagreb 1953–54 2
Josip Palada Zagreb 1955–57 3
Ivan Janošić Zagreb 1958–59 2
Stjepan Tončić Zagreb 1960–65 6
Radmilo Nikolić Beograd 1966–73 8
Mladen Würt Zagreb 1974–75 2
Nikica Nadali Zagreb 1976–79 4
Radmilo Armenulić Beograd 1980–96 17
Milan Čonkić Novi Sad 1997–99 3
Nikola Špear Subotica 2000 1
Goran Bubanj Beograd 2001–2002 2
Nenad Zimonjić (1/2) Beograd 2003–2004 2
Dejan Petrović Kragujevac 2005–2006 2
Bogdan Obradović Beograd 2007–2016 10
Nenad Zimonjić (2/2) Beograd 2017–2020 4
Viktor Troicki Beograd 2021– 5

Other competitions

In addition to the Davis Cup, the Serbian national tennis team has achieved success in major tournaments in both individual and team categories.

Team competitions
Outcome Date Team competition Surface Team members Opponents Score
Champions 27 May 1990 World Team Cup,
Düsseldorf, Germany 		Clay Slobodan Živojinović
Goran Ivanišević
Goran Prpić 		Jim Courier
Brad Gilbert
Ken Flach
Robert Seguso 		3–0
Champions 4 Jan 1991 Hopman Cup,
Perth, Australia 		Hard Monika Seleš
Goran Prpić 		Zina Garrison
David Wheaton 		3–0
Finalists 26 May 1991 World Team Cup,
Düsseldorf, Germany 		Clay Slobodan Živojinović
Goran Ivanišević
Goran Prpić 		Magnus Gustafsson
Stefan Edberg
Jonas Svensson 		1–2
Finalists 4 Jan 2008 Hopman Cup,
Perth, Australia 		Hard Jelena Janković
Novak Djokovic 		Serena Williams
Mardy Fish 		1–2
Champions 23 May 2009 World Team Cup,
Düsseldorf, Germany 		Clay Janko Tipsarević
Viktor Troicki
Nenad Zimonjić 		Rainer Schüttler
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Nicolas Kiefer
Mischa Zverev 		2–1
Champions 21 May 2012 World Team Cup,
Düsseldorf, Germany 		Clay Janko Tipsarević
Viktor Troicki
Nenad Zimonjić
Miki Janković 		Tomáš Berdych
Radek Štěpánek
František Čermák 		3–0
Finalists 5 Jan 2013 Hopman Cup,
Perth, Australia 		Hard Ana Ivanovic
Novak Djokovic 		Anabel Medina Garrigues
Fernando Verdasco 		1–2
Champions 3–12 Jan 2020 ATP Cup,
Sydney, Australia 		Hard Novak Djokovic
Dušan Lajović
Nikola Milojević
Viktor Troicki
Nikola Ćaćić 		Rafael Nadal
Roberto Bautista Agut
Pablo Carreño Busta
Albert Ramos Viñolas
Feliciano López 		2–1
Olympic Games and Universiade medal tables

Here is the list of all Olympics Summer Games medals

Medal Competition Discipline Team members
Bronze 2008 Olympics, Beijing Men's singles Novak Djokovic
Gold 2024 Olympics, Paris Novak Djokovic

Here is the list of all Summer Universiade medals

Medal Competition Discipline Team members
Gold 1961 Universiade, Sofia Men's singles Boro Jovanović
Gold Men's doubles Boro Jovanović
Nikola Pilić
Silver Men's singles Nikola Pilić
Gold 1987 Universiade, Zagreb Men's singles Bruno Orešar
Gold Mixed doubles Sabrina Goleš
Bruno Orešar
Silver Men's singles Igor Šarić
Bronze Men's doubles Igor Šarić
Branko Horvat
Silver 2005 Universiade, İzmir Men's doubles Nikola Ćirić
Darko Mađarovski
Gold 2009 Universiade, Belgrade Men's Team Aleksander Slović
Saša Stojisavljević
Aleksandar Grubin
Boris Čonkić
Gold Men's singles Aleksander Slović
Bronze Men's doubles Aleksandar Grubin
Boris Čonkić

Notes

  1. ^ Due to increased political tensions in Europe, entries for the Europe Zone declined sharply, causing the qualifying round system to be scrapped.[10]
  2. ^ In response to the Yugoslav Wars and following the adoption of UN SCR 757 in May 1992, Yugoslavia was barred from competing in international sporting competition. This resulted in the Yugoslav team being disqualified from this and future Davis Cups and their Qualifying Round tie against Cuba was defaulted.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ Team Serbia Triumphs;ATP Cup By The Numbers
  2. ^ "Serbia wins first Davis Cup title". ESPN. 2010-12-05. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  3. ^ "Troicki climbs off the floor to win epic first Davis Cup for Serbia". Independent. 2010-12-05. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  4. ^ Renton, Jamie (17 November 2013). "CZECH REPUBLIC RETAINS DAVIS CUP TITLE". daviscup.com. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  5. ^ Srbija - Turska u "Čairu"
  6. ^ a b ATP singles rankings Serbia
  7. ^ a b ATP dubles rankings Serbia
  8. ^ Srpski teniser Nikola Ćaćić završio karijeru
  9. ^ Pobeda Srbije za ispraćaj Krajinovića u penziju
  10. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  11. ^ "Yugoslav Athletes Banned". The New York Times. Associated Press. 1 June 1992. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Team Stats SRB". daviscup.com. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Team Stats YUG". daviscup.com. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
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