The Slovakia men's national tennis team represents

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the ...

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competition and are governed by the Slovak Tennis Association. Slovakia finished as runners-up in 2005, losing 3–2 to

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in the final. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I. They last competed in the World Group in 2006.

Current team

Players that were nominated for any Davis Cup tie in the last year. Statistics include the results of the tie against Hungary. Source: Rankings as of: Feb 7, 2017

History

Slovakia competed in its first Davis Cup in

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. Slovak players had previously played for

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. Following the

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competition, the

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(ITF) announced that

Karol Beck Karol Beck (born 3 April 1982) is a male former tennis player from Slovakia, who turned professional in 2001. His career-high singles ranking is World No. 36, achieved in August 2005. Beck reached the fourth round of the 2004 US Open and the qu ...

, one of the players for Slovakia, had tested positive for the beta agonist

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during the semifinal against

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Current team

History

Recent performances

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

References

External links