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The '''Croatia Davis Cup team''' represents [[Croatia]] in [[Davis Cup]] [[tennis]] competition and is governed by the [[Croatian Tennis Association]]. It is captained by [[Željko Krajan]].
The '''Croatia Davis Cup team''' represents [[Croatia]] in [[Davis Cup]] [[tennis]] competition and is governed by the [[Croatian Tennis Association]]. It is captained by [[Željko Krajan]].


Croatia won the Davis Cup once, [[2005 Davis Cup|in 2005]].
Croatia won the Davis Cup once, [[2005 Davis Cup|in 2005]], and was runner-up in [[2016 Davis Cup|in 2016]].


==History==
==History==
{{See also|Yugoslavia Davis Cup team}}
{{See also|Yugoslavia Davis Cup team}}


Croatia competed in its first Davis Cup in [[1993 Davis Cup|1993]] in Europe/Africa Group I semifinals beating [[Zimbabwe Davis Cup team|Zimbabwe]] 3-2. In 1994 Croatia beat [[Portugal Davis Cup team|Portugal]] 4-0 in qualification round thus ensuring its first time appearance in World Group in [[1995 Davis Cup|1995]]. Croatia lost in its debut from [[Germany Davis Cup team|Germany]] and failed to qualify in the World Group again until [[2002 Davis Cup|2002]] where they beat [[Germany Davis Cup team|Germany]] and earned its first quarterfinals. In [[2005 Davis Cup|2005]] Croatia won its first Davis Cup over [[Slovakia Davis Cup team|Slovakia]] as the first unseeded nation to win the title. Croatia reached semifinals in [[2009 Davis Cup|2009]] but lost to [[Czech Republic Davis Cup team|Czech Republic]] 4-1.
Croatia competed in its first Davis Cup in [[1993 Davis Cup|1993]] in Europe/Africa Group I semifinals beating [[Zimbabwe Davis Cup team|Zimbabwe]] 3-2. In 1994 Croatia beat [[Portugal Davis Cup team|Portugal]] 4-0 in qualification round thus ensuring its first time appearance in World Group in [[1995 Davis Cup|1995]]. Croatia lost in its debut from [[Germany Davis Cup team|Germany]] and failed to qualify in the World Group again until [[2002 Davis Cup|2002]] where they beat [[Germany Davis Cup team|Germany]] and earned its first quarterfinals. In [[2005 Davis Cup|2005]] Croatia won its first Davis Cup over [[Slovakia Davis Cup team|Slovakia]] as the first unseeded nation to win the title. Croatia reached semifinals in [[2009 Davis Cup|2009]] but lost to [[Czech Republic Davis Cup team|Czech Republic]] 4-1. In [[2016 Davis Cup|2016]] Croatia reached the finals for the second time, again as unseeded nation, but lost to [[Argentina Davis Cup team|Argentina]].


==Current team==
==Current team==
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==Recent performances==
==Davis Cup finals==
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!Edition
!Rounds/Opponents
!Results
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|[[2016 Davis Cup|2016]] || '''1R:''' {{davis|BEL}} '''QF:''' {{davis|USA}} '''SF:''' {{davis|FRA}} '''F:''' {{davis|ARG}} || '''1R:''' 3–2 '''QF:''' 3–2 '''SF:''' 3–2 '''F''': 2–3
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==List of matches==
Here is the list of all match-ups since 1993, when Croatia started competing as a separate nation.
Here is the list of all match-ups since 1993, when Croatia started competing as a separate nation.


Revision as of 12:12, 28 November 2016

Croatia
CaptainŽeljko Krajan
ITF ranking5
ColorsRed and white
First year1993
Years played24
Ties played (W–L)54 (32–22)
Years in
World Group		14 (14–13)
Davis Cup titles1 (2005)
Runners-up1 (2016)
Most total winsIvan Ljubičić (36–19)
Most singles winsIvan Ljubičić (23–13)
Most doubles winsGoran Ivanišević (13–5)
Ivan Ljubičić (13–6)
Best doubles teamLjubičić & Ivanišević (6–0)
Ljubičić & Ančić (6–1)
Most ties playedIvan Ljubičić (22)
Most years playedIvan Ljubičić (11)

The Croatia Davis Cup team represents Croatia in Davis Cup tennis competition and is governed by the Croatian Tennis Association. It is captained by Željko Krajan.

Croatia won the Davis Cup once, in 2005, and was runner-up in in 2016.

History

See also: Yugoslavia Davis Cup team

Croatia competed in its first Davis Cup in 1993 in Europe/Africa Group I semifinals beating Zimbabwe 3-2. In 1994 Croatia beat Portugal 4-0 in qualification round thus ensuring its first time appearance in World Group in 1995. Croatia lost in its debut from Germany and failed to qualify in the World Group again until 2002 where they beat Germany and earned its first quarterfinals. In 2005 Croatia won its first Davis Cup over Slovakia as the first unseeded nation to win the title. Croatia reached semifinals in 2009 but lost to Czech Republic 4-1. In 2016 Croatia reached the finals for the second time, again as unseeded nation, but lost to Argentina.

Current team

The following players were called up for the 2016 Davis Cup World Group final match against Argentina in November 2016.

Player Singles
ATP Rank 		Doubles
ATP Rank 		First year
played 		Total
Win/Loss 		Singles
Win/Loss 		Doubles
Win/Loss
Marin Čilić 6 124 2006 28–15 21–9 7–6
Ivo Karlović 20 — 2000 13–12 9–8 4–4
Ivan Dodig 116 13 2010 8–11 2–7 6–4
Franko Škugor 215 108 2015 2–2 0–1 2–1

Players

Key
§
 Still active for the national team[nb 1]
†
 Winners at the 2005 Davis Cup[nb 2]
*
 Still playing active tennis
Player W-L
(Total) 		W-L
(Singles) 		W-L
(Doubles) 		Ties Career
Mario Ančić † 21–13 13–11 8–2 18 1999–2009
Ivan Beroš 1–0 1–0 0–0 1 1999
Ivan Cerović 0–1 0–1 0–0 1 2006
Marin Čilić § 30–16 22–10 8–6 20 2006–
Borna Ćorić § 5–6 5–6 0–0 8 2013–
Mate Delić § 1–4 1–4 0–0 3 2014–
Ivan Dodig § 9–11 2–7 7–4 12 2010–
Marin Draganja § 1–3 0–1 1–2 4 2014–
Saša Hiršzon 11–12 6–8 5–4 9 1994–1998
Goran Ivanišević 33–11 20–6 13–5 18 1993–2003
Roko Karanušić 2–6 2–5 0–1 6 2005–2009
Ivo Karlović § 13–14 9–10 4–4 15 2000–
Željko Krajan 1–2 1–2 0–0 3 1998–1999
Ivan Ljubičić † 36–19 23–13 13–6 22 1998–2010
Nikola Mektić * 1–0 1–0 0–0 1 2011
Goran Orešić 1–1 1–1 0–0 2 1996
Mate Pavić * 0–3 0–1 0–2 2 2013–2014
Goran Prpić 1–5 1–3 0–2 2 1993
Igor Šarić 2–0 2–0 0–0 2 1994–1996
Franko Škugor § 2–2 0–1 2–1 3 2015–
Saša Tuksar 0–2 0–2 0–0 2 2004–2006
Ivan Vajda 0–1 0–1 0–0 1 2001
Antonio Veić * 1–2 1–2 0–0 3 2010–2012
Lovro Zovko 6–9 5–2 1–7 10 1998–2009

Managers

Croatian Davis Cup team in 2011
Name Tenure Ties Won Lost Win % Best Result
Croatia Bruno Orešar 1993 2 1 1 50 1993 World Group, Qualifying round
Croatia Goran Prpić 1994 1 1 0 100 1994 Europe/Africa Group I, Semifinals
Croatia Željko Franulović 1994–1997 7 3 4 42.9 1995 World Group, First round
Croatia Goran Prpić 1998–2000 7 4 3 57.1 1999 Europe/Africa Group I, Quarterfinals
Croatia Nikola Pilić 2001–2005 12 9 3 75 2005 Champions
Croatia Ivan Ljubičić 2006 2 1 1 50 2006 World Group, Quarterfinals
Croatia Goran Prpić 2007–2011 11 6 5 54.6 2009 World Group, Semifinals
Croatia Željko Krajan 2012– 12 7 5 58.3 2016 World Group, Finals
Totals 54 32 22 59.3

Davis Cup wins

Edition Rounds/Opponents Results
2005 1R:  United States QF:  Romania SF:  Russia F:  Slovakia 1R: 3–2 QF: 4–1 SF: 3–2 F: 3–2

Davis Cup finals

Edition Rounds/Opponents Results
2016 1R:  Belgium QF:  United States SF:  France F:  Argentina 1R: 3–2 QF: 3–2 SF: 3–2 F: 2–3

List of matches

Here is the list of all match-ups since 1993, when Croatia started competing as a separate nation.

1990s

2000s

2010s

Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
2010 World Group, First round 5–7 Mar Varaždin (CRO)  Ecuador 5–0 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 9–11 Jul Split (CRO)  Serbia 1–4 Loss
2011 World Group, First round 4–6 Mar Zagreb (CRO)  Germany 2–3 Loss
World Group, Relegation play-off 16–18 Sep Potchefstroom (RSA)  South Africa 4–1 Win
2012 World Group, First round 10–12 Feb Miki (JPN)  Japan 3–2 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 6–8 Apr Buenos Aires (ARG)  Argentina 1–4 Loss
2013 World Group, First round 1–3 Feb Turin (ITA)  Italy 2–3 Loss
World Group, Relegation play-off 13–15 Sep Umag (CRO)  Great Britain 1–4 Loss
2014 Europe/Africa Group I, Second round 4–6 Apr Warsaw (POL)  Poland 3–1 Win
World Group, Promotion play-off 12–14 Sep Amsterdam (NED)  Netherlands 3–2 Win
2015 World Group, First round 6–8 Mar Kraljevo (SRB)  Serbia 0–5 Loss
World Group, Relegation play-off 18–20 Sep Florianópolis (BRA)  Brazil 3–1 Win
2016 World Group, First round 4–6 Mar Liège (BEL)  Belgium 3–2 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 15–17 Jul Beaverton (USA)  United States 3–2 Win
World Group, Semifinals 16–18 Sep Zadar (CRO)  France 3–2 Win
World Group, Finals 25–27 Nov Zagreb (CRO)  Argentina 2–3 Runner-up
2017 World Group, First Round 3–5 February TBA (CRO)  Spain

Statistics

Last updated: Croatia - France ; 27 November 2016

Record
  • Champion: 1 time (1 time Away)
  • Runner-up: 1 time
  • Lost in Semifinals: 1 time
  • Lost in Quarterfinals: 5 times
  • Lost in First Round: 5 times
  • Not in World Group: 8 times
  • Total: 32–22 (59.3%)

Notes

  1. ^ Players considered active are the ones who have been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.
  2. ^ Goran Ivanišević and Ivo Karlović were called up for the finals but did not participate.

References

See also

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