Spain Davis Cup team

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Spain

Nickname	La Furia Roja (The Red Fury)
Captain	Emilio Sánchez
ITF ranking	4
Colors	red & white
First year	1921
Years played	72
Ties played (W-L)	174 (106-68)
Years in World Group	23 (21-20)
Davis Cup titles	2
Runners-up	3
Most total wins	Manuel Santana (92-28)
Most singles wins	Manuel Santana (69-17)
Most doubles wins	Manuel Santana (23-11)
Best doubles team	Arilla / Santana (15-7)
Most ties played	Manuel Santana (46)
Most years played	Sergio Casal (14) Manuel Orantes (14) Manuel Santana (14)

The Spain Davis Cup team represents Spain in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Real Federación Española de Tenis, federation presided by Pedro Muñoz.

Spain has won the Davis Cup twice (2000, 2004), and finished as runner-up three times (1965, 1967, 2003).

As of 2007, Spain has competed in the World Group for 11 consecutive years, and for 22 of the last 23 years, which make it one of the most powerful countries in the tennis world.

1 History
2 Current Squad
3 All The Players
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] History

Spain competed in its first Davis Cup in 1921 but didn't reach the final round until 1965, when the team captained by Jaime Bartrolí lost to Australia. They reached the final again two years later but though they had great players such as Manuel Santana and Manuel Orantes, Spain lost against Roy Emerson and company again.

The Spanish fans had to wait thirty-three years to see their team play another Davis Cup final, but this time the Spanish team defeated the Australians in Barcelona with Juan Carlos Ferrero as national hero. But Lleyton Hewitt, who had been defeated by Ferrero three years before, had his revenge very soon, when Spain lost to Australia again in 2003.

The following year, Spain reached the final once again, and for the first time ever, they didn't have to play against Australia. This time, the opponent were the United States, and Spain, thanks to great performances from Carlos Moyà and a nineteen-year-old named Rafael Nadal won its second Davis Cup.

[edit] Current Squad

Rafael Nadal (ATP #2)
David Ferrer (ATP #5)
Fernando Verdasco (ATP #31)
Feliciano López (ATP #34)

[edit] All The Players

To prevent confusion, information in this table is updated only once a year. This table is current through the 2007 Davis Cup.

Name	First Year	Total W-L	Singles W-L	Doubles W-L	Ties Played	Years Played
Aguilera, Joan	1983	7-6	6-4	1-2	6	3
Alonso-Areyzaga, José María	1924	2-2	0-1	2-1	4	2
Alonso-Areyzaga, Manuel	1921	14-11	11-7	3-4	9	6
Alonso, Julián	1998	3-2	2-0	1-2	3	2
Arilla, Alberto	1958	4-4	0-2	4-2	6	4
Arilla, José Luis	1959	21-19	4-6	17-13	30	10
Arrese, Jordi	1989	2-1	2-1	0-0	2	2
Avendaño, Juan	1983	1-0	1-0	0-0	1	1
Balcells, Joan	1999	8-4	2-1	6-3	9	4
Bartrolí, Jaime	1946	1-4	1-0	0-4	4	4
Berasategui, Alberto	1993	2-2	2-2	0-0	3	3
Blanc, Juan Manuel	1936	0-1	0-0	0-1	1	1
Bruguera, Sergi	1990	12-11	11-9	1-2	10	6
Burillo, Jordi	1994	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	1
Carbonell, Tomás	1991	4-2	1-1	3-1	5	4
Carles, Luis	1946	2-3	0-1	2-2	2	2
Casal, Sergio	1981	31-17	12-8	19-9	29	14
Castella, Pedro	1946	0-3	0-3	0-0	2	2
Clavet, Francisco	1999	3-0	3-0	0-0	2	2
Corretja, Àlex	1996	20-11	12-13	8-8	19	8
Costa, Albert	1996	11-8	9-5	2-3	13	6
Couder, Juan Manuel	1956	17-15	15-11	2-4	17	8
De Gomar, Manuel	1921	10-8	7-5	3-3	6	3
Draper, José María	1953	4-4	2-3	2-1	4	3
Durall, Alberto	1933	1-2	0-1	1-1	2	2
Ferrer, Carlos	1953	4-5	3-4	1-1	4	2
Ferrer, David	2006	3-2	3-2	0-0	3	2
Ferrero, Juan Carlos	2000	15-7	15-6	0-1	14	6
Flaquer, Eduardo	1922	14-15	9-10	5-5	13	7
García-Requena, José	1981	2-0	2-0	0-0	1	1
Giménez, Ángel	1976	6-4	2-3	4-1	7	4
Gimeno, Andrés	1958	23-10	18-5	5-5	13	5
Gisbert, José María	1969	1-0	1-0	0-0	1	1
Gisbert, Juan	1965	45-24	27-20	18-4	37	10
Higueras, José	1973	21-18	15-15	6-3	17	7
Juanico, Antonio	1926	6-9	6-8	0-1	7	5
López, Feliciano	2003	2-7	1-3	1-4	7	5
López-Maeso, José	1981	7-3	5-3	2-0	5	2
Luna, Fernando	1979	9-4	9-4	0-0	7	5
Maier, Enrique	1929	13-13	7-10	6-3	9	7
Mantilla, Félix	1999	1-0	1-0	0-0	1	1
Martín, Alberto	2002	0-2	0-1	0-1	1	1
Martínez, Emilio	1953	5-12	4-12	1-0	10	5
Mir-Rodón, Miguel	1981	1-0	0-0	1-0	1	1
Morales-Marqués, Raimundo	1926	3-3	1-0	2-3	5	3
Moyà, Carlos	1996	20-7	20-7	0-0	15	7
Muñoz, Antonio	1971	6-9	4-6	2-3	14	8
Nadal, Rafael	2004	9-5	7-1	2-4	7	3
Olozaga, Fernando	1953	2-3	0-0	2-3	5	3
Orantes, Manuel	1967	60-27	39-19	21-8	38	14
Robredo, Tommy	2002	4-9	3-6	1-3	8	4
Roig, Francisco	1997	0-1	0-0	0-1	1	1
Sánchez, Emilio	1984	32-23	18-14	14-9	24	12
Sánchez, Javier	1987	3-6	3-2	0-4	7	5
Santana, Manuel	1958	92-28	69-17	23-11	46	14
Saprissa, Ricardo	1930	1-0	0-0	1-0	1	1
Sindreu, Francisco	1926	7-8	6-7	1-1	8	5
Soler, Javier	1977	2-0	1-0	1-0	2	1
Suque, Arturo	1934	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	1
Szavoszt, Mario	1947	1-4	1-3	0-1	2	2
Tejada, José María	1929	2-2	0-1	2-1	3	3
Tous, Alberto	1983	1-0	1-0	0-0	1	1
Verdasco, Fernando	2005	4-5	2-3	2-2	5	3

[edit] See also

Davis Cup

[edit] External links

Team page on DavisCup.com

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