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Following their win in the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final last weekend in Seville, Spain has extended its lead at the top of the Davis Cup Nations Ranking. Last year’s champion, Serbia, remains in second position, just ahead of 2011 finalists Argentina.
ITF Davis Cup Nations Ranking was launched in 2001 and measures the success of all nations participating in the competition over a four-year period with recent performances weighted more heavily. A new rankings list is published following every World Group round and nations at all levels of the competition have a ranking.
The top 10 nations are:
1 – Spain 38951.57 points
2 – Serbia 23806.25
3 – Argentina 23368.75
4 – France 17948.75
5 – Czech Republic 14266.88
6 – USA 6062.50
7 – Croatia 5695.00
8 – Russia 5250.00
9 – Germany 4843.75
10 – Kazakhstan 4588.13
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