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Switzerland Davis Cup Team
The Switzerland men's national tennis team represents Switzerland in the Davis Cup tennis competition and is governed by Swiss Tennis. In 2007, Switzerland competed in the World Group for the 13th consecutive year – the third longest ongoing streak – before being relegated after losing 3–2 against the Czech Republic. Switzerland, with 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer and three-time Grand Slam champion and then-reigning Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka on the team, won its first Davis Cup title in 2014. Current team (2024) * Stan Wawrinka (singles) * Dominic Stricker (singles) * Leandro Riedi (singles) * Alexander Ritschard (singles) * Marc-Andrea Hüsler (singles) * Luca Margaroli (doubles) History Switzerland competed in its first Davis Cup in the 1923. They won the Davis Cup title for the first time in 2014, defeating France in the final by three rubbers to one, Roger Federer's victory over Richard Gasquet in the first reverse singles rubber clinching ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Severin Lüthi
Severin Lüthi (born 5 January 1976) is a Swiss tennis coach and former player. He has coached the Swiss Davis Cup Team for many years and has also been a long-time coach of Roger Federer. Sporadically, he has also shown up in the coaching camp of fellow Swiss tennis star Stan Wawrinka. Lüthi grew up in Stettlen, on the outskirts of Bern. He played tennis in his youth and once beat Gustavo Kuerten. He gave up tennis at the age of 20 and served a commercial apprenticeship with his father's company. He briefly attended university, but found that it did not interest him. Instead, he got involved in sports, first soccer, then as assistant coach of the Swiss Davis Cup team in 2002 when Peter Carter was killed in an automobile accident in South Africa. After three years, he was promoted to team captain. He has toured with Federer between 2007 and 2022. He coached the team that won the Davis Cup for Switzerland in November 2014, as Roger Federer beat Richard Gasquet. Luthi joine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leandro Riedi
Leandro Riedi (born 27 January 2002) is a Swiss professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 117 achieved on 5 August 2024. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 211 achieved on 6 February 2023. Junior career As a junior, Riedi reached as high as world No. 6 in the combined singles and doubles ITF Junior Circuit rankings, which he attained on 12 October 2020. With Romanian partner Nicholas David Ionel, he captured the 2020 Australian Open – Boys' doubles title by defeating Mikołaj Lorens and Kārlis Ozoliņš 6–7(8–10), 7–5, 0–4in the final. He also reached the boys' singles final at the 2020 French Open, losing to compatriot Dominic Stricker 2–6, 4–6. Professional career 2021: ATP debut Riedi reached five finals on the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour, winning three and losing two. In May, he won the first doubles title of his career, with Dominic Stricker, when they won the M15 Majadahonda tournament on clay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Stadler
Roland Stadler (born 14 June 1959) is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland. Career Stadler was one of the few players who used a two-handed grip for both his forehand and backhand. The Zurich born player was a surprise finalist at the Swiss Open in 1986, coming into the tournament ranked 403 in the world. He defeated three top 40 players, Milan Šrejber, Tomáš Šmíd and Emilio Sánchez. In the final he pushed Stefan Edberg to five sets but was unable to prevail. Some of his other best performances on tour also came at home, with two semi-finals and a quarter-final appearance in Geneva as well as being a semi-finalist at Basel in 1983. Stadler had his best Grand Slam showing at the 1984 French Open, where he reached the third round, with wins over South Africa's Derek Tarr and local qualifier Loïc Courteau. He was a regular fixture in the Switzerland Davis Cup team throughout the 1980s and took part in a total of 22 ties. Of his 38 singles rubbers, he fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Davis Cup
The 2004 Davis Cup was the 93rd edition of the tournament between nations in men's tennis. A total of 130 nations participated in the tournament. In the final, Spain defeated the United States at the Estadio de La Cartuja in Seville, Spain, on 3–5 December, giving Spain their second title. World Group Draw First round losers compete in play-off ties with Zonal Group I Qualifiers. Final World Group play-offs Date: 24–26 September * , , , , and will remain in the World Group in 2005. * and are promoted to the World Group in 2005. * , , , , and will remain in Zonal Group I in 2005. * and are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2005. Americas Zone Group I Group II The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2004. In the Americas Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams compete against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group II advanced to the Americas Zone Group I. Teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Davis Cup
The 2001 Davis Cup (also known as the 2001 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 90th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 139 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 29 in the Americas Zone, 32 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 62 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Angola, Burkina Faso, Gabon, Mali and Rwanda made their first appearances in the tournament. France defeated Australia in the final, held at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, on 30 November–2 December, to win their 9th title and their first since 1996. The French team achieved victory despite not playing a single match on home soil. World Group Draw Final Australia vs. France World Group qualifying round ''Date: 21–23 September; 12–14 October'' The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group qualifying round f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Davis Cup
The 1999 Davis Cup (also known as the 1999 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 88th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 129 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 30 in the Americas Zone, 32 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 51 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Fiji made its first appearances in the tournament. Australia defeated France in the final, held at the Acropolis Exhibition Hall in Nice, France, on 3–5 December, to win their 27th title and their first since 1986. Mark Philippoussis, Lleyton Hewitt and doubles pairing Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde made up the winning Australian team in the final; Pat Rafter, who was involved in the Aussies' run to the final was forced to pull out due to injury. World Group Draw Final France vs. Australia World Group qualifying round ''Date: 24–26 September'' The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Davis Cup
The 1998 Davis Cup (also known as the 1998 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 87th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 131 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 30 in the Americas Zone, 30 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 55 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Honduras, Iraq, the Netherlands Antilles, Saint Lucia and the U.S. Virgin Islands made their first appearances in the tournament. Sweden defeated Italy in the final, held at the Forum di Assago in Milan, Italy, on 4–6 December, to win their second consecutive title and their 7th title overall. World Group Draw Final Italy vs. Sweden World Group qualifying round ''Date: 25–28 September'' The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group qualifying round for spots in the 1999 World Group. * , , , , and remain in the World Group in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Davis Cup
The 2003 Davis Cup was the 92nd edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. A total of 135 nations participated in the tournament. In the final, Australia defeated Spain at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, on 28–30 November, giving Australia their 28th title. World Group Draw First round losers compete in play-off ties with Zonal Group I Qualifiers. Final World Group play-offs Date: 19–21 September * , , and will remain in the World Group in 2004. * , , and are promoted to the World Group in 2004. * , , and will remain in Zonal Group I in 2004. * , , and are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2004. Americas Zone Group I Group II Group III * Venue: Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (outdoor hard) * Date: 31 March–4 April Group IV Asia/Oceania Zone Group I Group II Group III * Venue: National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (outdoor hard) * Date: 23–27 July Group IV * V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Gasquet
Richard Gabriel Cyr Gasquet (; born 18 June 1986) is a French former professional tennis player. He was ranked as high as world No. 7 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP, attained in July 2007. Gasquet won 16 singles titles on the ATP Tour, and earned over 600 career match wins. His best performances in Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major singles tournaments were three semifinal appearances, two at the Wimbledon Championships (in 2007 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles, 2007 and 2015 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles, 2015) and one at the US Open (tennis), US Open (in 2013 US Open – Men's singles, 2013). His best performance in ATP Masters 1000 tournaments tournaments was runner-up finishes in German Open Tennis Championships, Hamburg in 2005 and Canadian Open (tennis), Toronto in 2006 and 2012. Gasquet won the mixed doubles title at the 2004 French Open – Mixed doubles, 2004 French Open, partnering Tatiana Golovin, and an Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France Davis Cup Team
The France men's national tennis team () represents France in Davis Cup tennis competition, and is governed by the Fédération Française de Tennis. France competed in their first Davis Cup in 1904.France is the third most successful nation, with ten wins. Their most recent title came in 2017 (World Champion team).In 2018 France will compete in the World Group for the 36th time out of 38 years, which ranks them fifth in this category. Media coverage France's Davis Cup matches are currently televised by France Télévisions. Current team (2024) * Ugo Humbert (singles) * Arthur Fils (singles) * Adrian Mannarino (singles) * Édouard Roger-Vasselin (doubles) * Nicolas Mahut (doubles) Other possibilities: * Gael Monfils (singles) * Arthur Cazaux (singles) * Arthur Rinderknech (singles) * Alexandre Müller (singles) * Hugo Gaston (singles) * Luca Van Assche (singles) * Sadio Doumbia (doubles) * Fabien Reboul (doubles) As France has many players in the world's top 100, it can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Davis Cup World Group
The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2014. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group play-offs, and the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2015. The final took place at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille Lille (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders. Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Prefectures in F ..., between France and Switzerland on indoor clay. Switzerland won the Davis Cup for the first time, beating France 3–1 in the final. Participating teams Seeds Draw First round Czech Republic vs. Netherlands Japan vs. Canada Germany vs. Spain France vs. Australia United States vs. Great Britain * Great Britain's victory was their first in the World Group since 1986. Argentina vs. Italy Kazakhstan vs. Belgi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
