The Czech Republic men's national tennis team represents the Czech Republic in the Davis Cup and is governed by the Czech Tennis Federation. The Czech team was started in 1993, following the break-up of Czechoslovakia. The team competed in the Europe/Africa Zone I in 2019. It has played in the World Group in all but one year since it was created in 1981, sharing this record with the United States.
| Czech Republic | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Captain | Tomáš Berdych |
| ITF ranking | 10 (27 November 2023) |
| Highest ITF ranking | 1 (8 April 2013) |
| Colors | blue & red |
| First year | 1921 |
| Years played | 83 |
| Ties played (W–L) | 206 (127–79) |
| Years in World Group | 35 (37–33) |
| Davis Cup titles | 3 (1980, 2012, 2013) |
| Runners-up | 2 (1975, 2009) |
| Most total wins | Jan Kodeš (60–34) |
| Most singles wins | Roderich Menzel (40–12) |
| Most doubles wins | Jan Kodeš (21–15) |
| Best doubles team | Tomáš Berdych & Radek Štěpánek (16–2) |
| Most ties played | Jan Kodeš (39) |
| Most years played | Jan Kodeš (15) |
History
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The Czech Republic competed in its first Davis Cup in 1921, as Czechoslovakia.
From 1930 to 1939 Ladislav Hecht played for the Czech Republic Davis Cup team, achieving a record of 18-19, and was its Captain.[1][2] Hecht was invited to play for the German Davis Cup Team in 1938, by an aide to Adolf Hitler who was unaware that he was Jewish, but declined.[1]
The Czech Republic won the Davis Cup in 1980 as Czechoslovakia, and in 2012 and 2013 as the Czech Republic in Prague and Belgrade respectively.
Recent performances
editHere is the list of all match-ups since 1981, when the competition started being held in the current World Group format.
1980s
edit| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As Czechoslovakia | ||||||
| 1981 | World Group, 1st Round | 6–8 Mar | Zurich (SUI) |  Switzerland
|
3–2 | Win |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 9–11 Jul | New York City (USA) |  United States
|
1–4 | Loss | |
| 1982 | World Group, 1st Round | 5–7 Mar | Prague (TCH) |  West Germany
|
5–0 | Win |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 9–11 Jul | Paris (FRA) |  France
|
2–3 | Loss | |
| 1983 | World Group, 1st Round | 4–6 Mar | Asunción (PAR) |  Paraguay
|
2–3 | Loss |
| World Group, relegation play-offs | 30 Sep – 2 Oct | Hradec Králové (TCH) |  Soviet Union
|
3–2 | Win | |
| 1984 | World Group, 1st Round | 24–26 Feb | Hradec Králové (TCH) |  Denmark
|
5–0 | Win |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 13–15 Jul | Hradec Králové (TCH) | France
|
3–2 | Win | |
| World Group, Semifinals | 28–30 Sep | Båstad (SWE) |  Sweden
|
0–5 | Loss | |
| 1985 | World Group, 1st Round | 8–10 Mar | Tbilisi (URS) | Soviet Union
|
3–2 | Win |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 2–4 Aug | Guayaquil (ECU) |  Ecuador
|
5–0 | Win | |
| World Group, Semifinals | 4–6 Oct | Frankfurt (FRG) | West Germany
|
0–5 | Loss | |
| 1986 | World Group, 1st Round | 7–10 Mar | Calcutta (IND) |  India
|
4–1 | Win |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 18–20 Jul | Sarajevo (YUG) |  Yugoslavia
|
5–0 | Win | |
| World Group, Semifinals | 3–5 Oct | Prague (TCH) | Sweden
|
1–4 | Loss | |
| 1987 | World Group, 1st Round | 13–15 Mar | Hradec Králové (TCH) |  Israel
|
2–3 | Loss |
| World Group, relegation play-offs | 24–26 Jul | Prague (TCH) |  Argentina
|
5–0 | Win | |
| 1988 | World Group, 1st Round | 5–7 Feb | Prague (TCH) | Paraguay
|
5–0 | Win |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 8–10 Apr | Norrköping (SWE) | Sweden
|
2–3 | Loss | |
| 1989 | World Group, 1st Round | 3–5 Feb | Prague (TCH) | Soviet Union
|
4–1 | Win |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 7–9 Apr | Prague (TCH) | West Germany
|
2–3 | Loss | |
1990s
edit| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As Czechoslovakia | ||||||
| 1990 | World Group, 1st Round | 2–4 Feb | Prague (TCH) | Switzerland
|
5–0 | Win |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 30 Mar – 2 Apr | Prague (TCH) | United States
|
1–4 | Loss | |
| 1991 | World Group, 1st Round | 2–4 Feb | Prague (TCH) |  Austria
|
4–1 | Win |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 29–31 Mar | Prague (TCH) | Yugoslavia
|
1–4 | Loss | |
| 1992 | World Group, 1st Round | 31 Jan – 2 Feb | Prague (TCH) |  Belgium
|
5–0 | Win |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 27–29 Mar | Fort Myers (USA) | United States
|
2–3 | Loss | |
| As Czech Republic | ||||||
| 1993 | World Group, 1st Round | 26–28 Mar | Aarhus (DEN) | Denmark
|
4–1 | Win |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 16–18 Jul | Halle (GER) | Germany
|
1–4 | Loss | |
| 1994 | World Group, 1st Round | 25–27 Mar | Ramat HaSharon (ISR) | Israel
|
4–1 | Win |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 15–17 Jul | Saint Petersburg (RUS) |  Russia
|
2–3 | Loss | |
| 1995 | World Group, 1st Round | 3–5 Feb | Naples (ITA) |  Italy
|
1–4 | Loss |
| World Group, qualifying round | 22–24 Sep | Prague (CZE) |  Zimbabwe
|
4–1 | Win | |
| 1996 | World Group, 1st Round | 9–11 Feb | Plzeň (CZE) |  Hungary
|
5–0 | Win |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 5–7 Apr | Prague (CZE) | United States
|
3–2 | Win | |
| World Group, Semifinals | 20–22 Sep | Prague (CZE) | Sweden
|
1–4 | Loss | |
| 1997 | World Group, 1st Round | 7–9 Feb | Příbram (CZE) | India
|
3–2 | Win |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 4–6 Apr | Adelaide (AUS) |  Australia
|
0–5 | Loss | |
| 1998 | World Group, 1st Round | 3–5 Apr | Zurich (SUI) | Switzerland
|
2–3 | Loss |
| World Group, qualifying round | 25–27 Sep | Prague (SUI) |  South Africa
|
5–0 | Win | |
| 1999 | World Group, 1st Round | 2–4 Apr | Ghent (BEL) | Belgium
|
2–3 | Loss |
| World Group, qualifying round | 24–26 Sep | Tashkent (UZB) |  Uzbekistan
|
5–0 | Win | |
2000s
edit| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | World Group, 1st Round | 4–6 Feb | Ostrava (TCH) |  Great Britain
|
4–1 | Win |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 7–9 Apr | Inglewood (USA) | United States
|
2–3 | Loss | |
| 2001 | World Group, 1st Round | 9–11 Feb | Helsingborg (SWE) | Sweden
|
2–3 | Loss |
| World Group, qualifying round | 21–23 Sep | Prostějov (CZE) |  Romania
|
3–2 | Win | |
| 2002 | World Group, 1st Round | 8–10 Feb | Ostrava (CZE) |  Brazil
|
4–1 | Win |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 5–7 Apr | Pau (FRA) | France
|
2–3 | Loss | |
| 2003 | World Group, 1st Round | 7–9 Feb | Ostrava (CZE) | Russia
|
2–3 | Loss |
| World Group, relegation play-offs | 19–21 Sep | Bangkok (THA) |  Thailand
|
4–1 | Win | |
| 2004 | World Group, 1st Round | 6–8 Feb | Brno (CZE) |  Spain
|
2–3 | Loss |
| World Group, relegation play-offs | 24–26 Sep | Lambaré (PAR) | Paraguay
|
5–0 | Win | |
| 2005 | World Group, 1st Round | 4–6 Mar | Buenos Aires (ARG) | Argentina
|
0–5 | Loss |
| World Group, relegation play-offs | 23-25 Sep | Liberec (CZE) | Germany
|
2–3 | Loss | |
| 2006 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st Round | BYE | ||||
| Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2nd Round | 7–9 Apr | Oujda (MAR) |  Morocco
|
5–0 | Win | |
| World Group, relegation play-offs | 22–24 Sep | Leiden (NED) |  Netherlands
|
4–1 | Win | |
| 2007 | World Group, 1st Round | 9–11 Feb | Ostrava (CZE) | United States
|
1–4 | Loss |
| World Group, relegation play-offs | 21–23 Sep | Prague (CZE) | Switzerland
|
3–2 | Win | |
| 2008 | World Group, 1st Round | 8–10 Feb | Ostrava (CZE) | Belgium
|
3–2 | Win |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 11–13 Apr | Moscow (RUS) | Russia
|
2–3 | Loss | |
| 2009 | World Group, 1st Round | 6–8 Mar | Ostrava (CZE) | France
|
3–2 | Win |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 10–12 Jul | Ostrava (CZE) | Argentina
|
3–2 | Win | |
| World Group, Semifinals | 18–20 Sep | Poreč (CRO) |  Croatia
|
4–1 | Win | |
| World Group, Finals | 4–6 Dec | Barcelona (ESP) | Spain
|
0–5 | Runner-up | |
2010s
edit| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | World Group, 1st Round | 5–7 Mar | Bree (BEL) | Belgium
|
4–1 | Win |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 9–11 Jul | Coquimbo (CHI) |  Chile
|
4–1 | Win | |
| World Group, Semifinals | 17–19 Sep | Belgrade (SRB) |  Serbia
|
2–3 | Loss | |
| 2011 | World Group, 1st Round | 4–6 Mar | Ostrava (CZE) |  Kazakhstan
|
2–3 | Loss |
| World Group, relegation play-offs | 16–18 Sep | Bucharest (ROU) | Romania
|
5–0 | Win | |
| 2012 | World Group, 1st Round | 10–12 Feb | Ostrava (CZE) | Italy
|
4–1 | Win |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 6–8 Apr | Prague (CZE) | Serbia
|
4–1 | Win | |
| World Group, Semifinals | 14–16 Sep | Buenos Aires (ARG) | Argentina
|
3–2 | Win | |
| World Group, Finals | 16–18 Nov | Prague (CZE) | Spain
|
3–2 | Champion | |
| 2013 | World Group, 1st Round | 1–3 Feb | Geneva (SUI) | Switzerland
|
3-2 | Win |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 5–7 Apr | Astana (KAZ) | Kazakhstan
|
3–1 | Win | |
| World Group, Semifinals | 13–15 Sep | Prague (CZE) | Argentina
|
3–2 | Win | |
| World Group, Finals | 15–17 Nov | Belgrade (SRB) | Serbia
|
3–2 | Champion | |
| 2014 | World Group, 1st Round | 31 Jan–2 Feb | Ostrava (CZE) | Netherlands
|
3-2 | Win |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 4–6 Apr | Tokyo (JPN) |  Japan
|
5–0 | Win | |
| World Group, Semifinals | 12–14 Sep | Paris (FRA) | France
|
1–4 | Loss | |
| 2015 | World Group, 1st Round | 6–8 Mar | Ostrava (CZE) | Australia
|
2–3 | Loss |
| World Group, relegation play-offs | 18–20 Sep | New Delhi (IND) | India
|
3–1 | Win | |
| 2016 | World Group, 1st Round | 4–6 Mar | Hanover (GER) | Germany
|
3–2 | Win |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 15–17 Jul | Třinec (CZE) | France
|
1–3 | Loss | |
| 2017 | World Group, 1st Round | 3–5 Feb | Melbourne (AUS) | Australia
|
1–4 | Loss |
| World Group, relegation play-offs | 15–17 Sep | The Hague (NED) | Netherlands
|
2-3 | Loss |