The Ireland Davis Cup team represents the whole of the island of Ireland in Davis Cup

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competition and are governed by Tennis Ireland. Ireland competed in its first Davis Cup in

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. Ireland currently compete in the Europe Zone of Group IV, having been promoted from Group III in 2017. They competed in the World Group in

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, and also reached the semifinals of the Europe Zone in

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...

. In common with the Olympics, players from

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may also opt to represent

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Current squad

''Player information and rankings ''

Recent performances

2000s

2010s

Statistics

*Most matches played (win-loss): ** Sean Sorensen 54 (28-26) **

Owen Casey Owen Casey (born 22 October 1969 in Dublin) is a former tennis player from Ireland. Casey is a three-time tennis Olympian playing in Seoul '88, Barcelona '92 and Atlanta '96. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 12 October ...

49 (33-16) ** George Lyttleton-Rogers 49 (24-25) ** Matt Doyle 44 (27-17) ** Michael Hickey 40 (13-27) ** Eoin Collins 33 (16-17) ** Peter Jackson 33 (09-24) ** Scott Barron 30 (17-13) **

Guy Jackson Guy Rolf Jackson (23 June 1896 – 21 February 1966) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1919 and 1936, being captain for nine years. Jackson was born at Ankerbold, Tupton, Derbyshire, the son of Bri ...

30 (13-17) **

Conor Niland Conor Niland (born 19 September 1981) is an Irish former professional tennis player. He was born in Birmingham, England, and grew up in Limerick, Ireland. He attended St. Nessan's National School in Mungret, Co. Limerick, before moving on to ...

29 (17-12) *Most wins: ** Owen Casey 33 ** Sean Sorensen 28 ** Matt Doyle 27 ** George Lyttleton-Rogers 24 ** Conor Niland 17 ** Scott Barron 17 ** Peter Wright 16 ** Eoin Collins 16 ** Jonathan Simpson 15 ** John Doran 13 ** Michael Hickey 13 ** Guy Jackson 13 **

Kevin Sorensen Kevin Sorensen (born 10 May 1981) is an Irish former professional tennis player. Born and raised in Germany, Sorensen was an Irish passport holder through his father Sean Sorensen, a former tour player. His mother Helga is German. He chose to r ...

12 **

Louk Sorensen Louk Sorensen (born 7 January 1985) is an Irish former professional tennis player. Sorensen was the first player representing Ireland to win a Grand Slam event main draw match in the Open Era. His father, Sean, was the first Irishman to play a ...

10 *Most singles wins: ** Owen Casey 21 ** Sean Sorensen 19 ** Matt Doyle 19 ** George Lyttleton-Rogers 18 ** Conor Niland 14 ** Scott Barron 11 ** Louk Sorensen 10 ** Guy Jackson 9 ** John Doran 8 ** Eoin Collins 8 ** Kevin Sorensen 7 ** Peter Jackson 7 *Most doubles wins: ** Owen Casey 12 ** Sean Sorensen 9 ** Peter Wright 8 ** Eoin Collins 8 ** Matt Doyle 8 ** Michael Hickey 7 ** Scott Barron 6 ** George Lyttleton-Rogers 6 ** Kevin Sorensen 5 ** John Doran 5

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