2015 DAVIS CUP BY BNP PARIBAS FINAL
BELGIUM v GREAT BRITAIN
27-29 NOVEMBER
Flanders Expo, Ghent, Belgium (clay – indoors)
CHOICE OF GROUND
PAST CHAMPIONS
USA 32
Australia 28
France, Great Britain 9
Sweden 7
Spain 5
Germany 3
Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic 3
Russia 2
Croatia, Italy, Serbia, South Africa, Switzerland 1
ALL FIVE TO FIVE…
Only twice have all 5 rubbers of a Davis Cup tie gone to 5 sets: 1946 European Zone semifinal, Yugoslavia defeated France 3-2 and 2003 World Group play-off, Romania defeated Ecuador 3-2.
COMEBACKS FROM 0-2 DOWN…
There have been just 9 comebacks from 0-2 down in World Group ties. Sweden has produced 4 of these comebacks. Australia recorded the most recent one in the 2015 quarterfinals after defeating Kazakhstan 3-2 in Darwin. In the Davis Cup overall there have been 57 comebacks from 0-2 down since the competition began in 1900.
TOP TIEBREAKS…
The most tiebreaks in a Davis Cup tie is 11 (Croatia d. Brazil 4-1, 2008 World Group play-off).
PARTICIPATING NATIONS…
126 nations entered the 2015 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas.
DAVIS CUP NATIONS RANKING…
The ITF Davis Cup Nations Ranking was launched at the end of 2001. It is published following every tie weekend and measures success over the preceding 4-year period, with recent performances weighted more heavily. It is the sole criteria for seeding at all levels of Davis Cup competition.
Latest Davis Cup Nations Ranking (2 November 2015)
1 | Czech Republic | 11 | Spain |
2 | Switzerland | 12 | USA |
3 | Great Britain | 13 | Kazakhstan |
4 | Belgium | 14 | Japan |
5 | France | 15 | Germany |
6 | Argentina | 16 | Croatia |
7 | Serbia | 17 | Poland |
8 | Australia | 18 | Slovakia |
9 | Italy | 19 | Netherlands |
10 | Canada | 20 | Ukraine |
DAVIS CUP RECORDS^
|
World Group |
Davis Cup |
Most Games in a Tie (post-tiebreak*) | 275:
France d. Switzerland 3-2, 2001 quarterfinal |
281:
Romania d. Ecuador 3-2, 2003 WG play-off |
Most Games in a Tie (pre-tiebreak*) | 281:
Paraguay d. France 3-2, 1985 first round |
327:
India d. Australia 3-2, 1974 Eastern Zone Final |
Most Games in a Singles Rubber
(post-tiebreak*) |
82:
Radek Stepanek (CZE) d. Ivo Karkovic (CRO) 2009 semifinal |
82:
Richard Ashby (BAR) d. Jose Medrano (BOL) 1991 Americas II, first round |
Most Games in a Singles Rubber
(pre-tiebreak*) |
85:
Michael Westphal (FRG) d. Tomas Smid (TCH) 1985 semifinal |
100:
Harry Fritz (CAN) d. Jorge Andrew (VEN) 1982 Americas Zone semifinal |
Most Games in a Doubles Rubber
(post-tiebreak*) |
91:
Berdych/Rosol (CZE) d. Chiudinelli/Wawrinka (SUI), 2013 first round |
see World Group |
Most Games in a Doubles Rubber (pre-tiebreak*) |
77 (twice):
Annacone/Flach (USA) d. Cash/Fitzgerald (AUS) 1986 semifinal Casal/Sanchez (ESP) d. Gonzalez/Pecci (PAR) 1987 quarterfinal |
122: Smith/Van Dillen (USA) d. Cornejo/ Fillol (CHI), 1973 American Zone Final |
Most Games in a Set (singles) |
40 (21-19): Carlos Kirmayr (BRA) v Uli Pinner (FRG) 1981 Relegation Tie |
46 (24-22 twice): Alvaro Betancur (COL) v Dale Power (CAN) 1976 American Zone Andrei Chesnokov (URS) v Michiel Schapers (NED), 1987 European Zone
|
Most Games in a Set (doubles) | 46 (24-22):
Berdych/Rosol (CZE) v Chiudinelli/Wawrinka (SUI) 2013 first round |
76 (39-37):
Cornejo/Fillol (CHI) v Smith/Van Dillen (USA) 1973 American Zone Final |
Longest Fifth Set (Singles) | 17-15 (twice):
Michael Westphal (FRG) v Tomas Smid (TCH) 1985 semifinal Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) v Andy Roddick (USA) 2006 semifinal |
20-18 (twice):
Richard Ashby (BAR) v Jose Medrano (BOL), 1991 Americas II, first round. Nuno Marques (POR) v Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) 1998 Europe/Africa II, second round |
Longest Fifth Set (Doubles) | 24-22:
Berdych/Rosol (CZE) v Chiudinelli/Wawrinka (SUI), 2013 first round |
see World Group |
Longest recorded
playing-time (tie) |
21 hours, 2 minutes:
France d. Switzerland 3-2, 2001 quarterfinal |
21 hours, 37 minutes:
Romania d. Ecuador 3-2, 2003 WG play-off |
Longest singles rubber | 6 hours, 43 minutes:
Leonardo Mayer (ARG) d. Joao Souza (BRA), 2015 first round |
see World Group |
Longest doubles rubber | 7 hours, 1 minute:
Berdych/Rosol (CZE) d. Chiudinelli/Wawrinka (SUI), 2013 first round |
see World Group |
Fewest number of games conceded in a tie | 26:
Germany d. Indonesia 5-0, 1989 first round |
6:
Sri Lanka d. Syria – 1991 Asia/Oceania II, first round |
Longest tiebreak* | 15-13:
Patrick Rafter (AUS) d. David Rikl (CZE), 1997 first round |
19-17:
Young-Jun Kim (KOR) d. Aqeel Khan (PAK), 2003 Asia/Oceania Zone Group I |
*the tiebreak was introduced in Davis Cup in 1989; ^for further details see the Statistics page on DavisCup.com
BELGIUM v GREAT BRITAIN
This is the 12th meeting between Belgium and Great Britain, but only their 2nd since 1963. Belgium won their last meeting 4-1 in Europe/Africa Zone Group I in Glasgow in 2012, with 3 members of the Belgium team nominated for this year’s Final – Ruben Bemelmans, Steve Darcis and David Goffin – all winning rubbers.
Great Britain has not defeated Belgium since 1963, when it won 5-0 on clay in Brussels. That year Billy Knight and Mike Sangster each won 2 singles rubbers, while Tony Pickard and Bobby Wilson won a 5-set decisive doubles in the 3rd rubber.
This rivalry is 111 years old. British Isles won the first meeting between the 2 nations in the World Group Challenge Round Final in 1904, when the Doherty brothers, Laurence and Reggie, won the decisive 3rd rubber in a 5-0 victory at Wimbledon (Worple Road).
Great Britain has a 4-2 win-loss record against Belgium on a clay court, while Belgium won the only previous indoor encounter between the 2 nations in their 2012 meeting at Glasgow’s Braehead Arena.
Road to the Final
Belgium |
|
Great Britain |
d. Switzerland 3-2, Liege (BEL) |
World Group first round |
d. USA 3-2, Glasgow (GBR) |
d. Canada 5-0, Middelkerke (Ostend) (BEL) | World Group quarterfinals | d. France 3-1, London (GBR) |
d. Argentina 3-2, Brussels (BEL) |
World Group semifinals |
d. Australia 3-2, Glasgow (GBR) |
BELGIUM |
v |
GREAT BRITAIN |
|
|
|
4 |
Current DC Nations Ranking |
3 |
Runner-up 1904 |
Best Result |
Champion 9 times |
1904 |
First year played |
1900 |
93 |
Years played (incl 2015) |
104 |
17 |
Years in World Group (incl 2015) |
14 |
182 |
Ties played |
242 |
92-90 |
Ties Win-Loss |
148-94 |
0 |
Comebacks from 0-2 down |
2 |
August 1903 Challenge Round British Isles d. USA 4-1 Boston, MA (USA)
July 1904 Challenge Round British Isles d. Belgium 5-0 Wimbledon (GBR)
July 1905 Challenge Round British Isles d. USA 5-0 Wimbledon (GBR)
June 1906 Challenge Round British Isles d. USA 5-0 Wimbledon (GBR)
Nov 1912 Challenge Round British Isles d. Australasia 3-2 Melbourne (AUS)
July 1933 Challenge Round Great Britain d. France 3-2 Paris (FRA)
July 1934 Challenge Round Great Britain d. USA 4-1 Wimbledon (GBR)
July 1935 Challenge Round Great Britain d. USA 5-0 Wimbledon (GBR)
July 1936 World Group Final Great Britain d. Australia 3-2 Wimbledon (GBR)
Most Davis Cup singles match-wins by a British player
1. | Bunny Austin | 36-12 |
2. | Fred Perry | 34-4 |
3= | Tim Henman
Mike Sangster |
29-8
29-19 |
5. | Buster Mottram | 27-8 |
6. | Roger Taylor | 26-9 |
7= | Tony Mottram
Andy Murray |
25-13 25-2 |
9. | Billy Knight | 21-13 |
10. | Greg Rusedski | 20-10 |
Most overall Davis Cup match-wins by a British player
1. | Fred Perry | 45-7 |
2. | Mike Sangster | 43-22 |
3. | Bobby Wilson | 41-20 |
4. | Tim Henman | 40-14 |
5= | Bunny Austin
Tony Mottram |
36-12
36-20 |
7= | Buster Mottram
Andy Murray |
31-10
31-7 |
9. | Greg Rusedski | 30-13 |
10. | Roger Taylor | 29-11 |
Players to have won 11 Davis Cup rubbers in a calendar year
Year | Win-loss | |
John McEnroe | 1982 |
12-0 |
Michael Stich
Ivan Ljubicic |
1993
1995 |
11-1 11-1 |
(NB. Ivan Ljubicic lost his final rubber in 1995 when bidding to tie John McEnroe’s flawless 12-0 record)
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