Switzerland v. USA – Davis Cup 1st Round notes

Written by: on 8th February 2012
Tennis Australian Open 2012
Switzerland v. USA - Davis Cup 1st Round notes

Donald Young of USA returns a shot during the second round men's singles match against Lukas Lacko of Slovakia during the Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, 18 January 2012. EPA/AHMAD YUSNI  |

SWITZERLAND v USA – Fribourg, SUI – clay (indoors)

Head-to-head: USA lead 2-1

In their 3 previous meetings, the home side has always won: USA defeated Switzerland in the 1992 Final in Fort Worth, TX, the Swiss got revenge in the first round in 2001 in Basel, when Roger Federer won all 3 points for the hosts, and USA won the last time they met in 2009 in a first round tie in Birmingham, AL. The winner of this tie will travel to the winner of Canada v France in April’s quarterfinals.

SWITZERLAND v USA

15 Current DC Nations Ranking 6

Runner-up 1992 Best Result Champion 32 times

1923 First Year Played 1900

83 Years Played (inc 2012) 98

21 Years in World Group (inc 2012) 31

152 Ties Played 275

70-82 Ties Win-Loss 210-65

0 Comebacks from 0-2 down 1

• SWITZERLAND return to the World Group after a year in Zone Group competition.

• Last year, Switzerland defeated Portugal in Europe/Africa Zone Group I before overcoming Australia 3-2 in the World Group play-offs to earn promotion to the World Group. Stanislas Wawrinka defeated Lleyton Hewitt 46 64 67(7) 64 63 in the decisive 5th rubber, which finished on Monday after bad light stopped play on Sunday.

• Switzerland’s best Davis Cup result came in 1992, when they reached the final (losing to this weekend’s opponent).

• Switzerland are bidding to reach the quarterfinals for the first time since 2004; they have lost in the first round on their last 5 World Group appearances (2005-07 and 2009-10).

• Switzerland’s leading all-time Davis Cup player in terms of wins is Jakob Hlasek with 49 successes. Hlasek played in the 1992 Final against USA.

• USA are playing in their 276th tie – the most for any nation – in its 98th year of Davis Cup competition.

• USA jointly hold the record for most World Group appearances (31) with Czech Republic and Sweden. All 3 nations have played in the World Group every year but one since its inception in 1981. USA was absent from the World Group in 1988 and has the longest unbroken streak of World Group appearances (24).

• Last year, USA lost to eventual champions Spain in a quarterfinal tie in Austin, TX. It brought to an end their 6-match winning streak on home soil.

• USA won their 32nd Davis Cup title in 2007, defeating Russia 4-1 in Portland, Oregon. USA and France are the only two nations to win a Davis Cup Final on all four surfaces (grass, clay, hard and carpet).

• USA’s triumph in 2007 came 12 years after their previous title, the longest gap between USA Davis Cup successes.

• USA is currently ranked No. 6 in the ITF Davis Cup Nations Ranking. The lowest they have been ranked is No. 8 (from April 2003 to September 2003 and again on 26 September 2005) and the highest ranking position they have held is No. 2. The Davis Cup Nations Ranking was introduced in 2001 and is updated after each round.








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