The Syria Davis Cup team represents
Syria in
Davis Cup
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tennis
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competition and are governed by the
Syrian Arab Tennis Federation
Syrians ( ar, سُورِيُّون, ''Sūriyyīn'') are an Eastern Mediterranean ethnic group indigenous to the Levant. They share common Levantine Semitic roots. The cultural and linguistic heritage of the Syrian people is a blend of both indi ...
. Syria currently competes in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group IV.
History
Syria made their Davis Cup debut in
1986
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. Their best performance is reaching the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II second round in
1988.
Syria currently compete in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group III. They won Group III in
2000
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,
2010
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and
2013
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.
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Current team (
2022
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)
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Rabee Sleem
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Yacoub Makzoume
Yacoub Makzoume (born 4 March 1995) is a Syrian tennis player. He is a member of the Syria Davis Cup team.
Makzoume has represented Syria at the Davis Cup, where he has a win-loss record of 11–9.
Early life
Yacoub Makzoume was born in Latta ...
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Madji Salim
Statistics
The youngest player in Syrian Davis Cup history was Rabi Bouhassoun, aged 15 years and 212 days.
The oldest player in Syrian Davis Cup history was Jehad Sheet, aged 41 years and 159 days.
The longest rubber in Syrian Davis Cup history was 4 hours and 22 minutes, when on 9 February 2001 Selvam Veerasingam of Malaysia defeated Syria's Rabi Bouhassoun 7-6 6-7 7-6 7-6
The longest final set of a rubber, in Syrian Davis Cup history, took place on 9 April 1988 when Hassan Bin Bohari and Albert Teo of Singapore defeated Abdul-Latif Mourad and Samer Mourad of Syria 16-14 in the third and final set of the 6-4 6-3 16-14 match.
2010s
2020s
See also
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Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the orga ...
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Syria Fed Cup team
The Syria Billie Jean King Cup team represents Syria in the Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Syrian Arab Tennis Federation. They have not competed since 2010.
History
Syria competed in its first Fed Cup in 1994. ...
References
External links
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Davis Cup teams
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the orga ...
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the orga ...