Brazil Davis Cup team

Brazil Davis Cup team
Nickname A verde-amarela
Captain Joao Zwetsch
ITF ranking 23
Colors yellow & blue
First year 1932
Years played 59
Ties played (W–L) 137 (78–59)
Years in
World Group		 11 (6–11)
Best finish SF (1992 & 2000)
INZ final (1966 & 1971)
Most total wins Thomaz Koch (74–44)
Most singles wins Thomaz Koch (46–32)
Most doubles wins Thomaz Koch (28–12)
Best doubles team Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino (23–9)
Most ties played Thomaz Koch (44)
Most years played Thomaz Koch (16)

The Brazil Davis Cup team represents Brazil in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Brazilian Tennis Confederation.

Brazil currently compete in the Americas Zone of Group I. They last competed in the World Group in 2003.

Contents

Current team

History

Brazil competed in its first Davis Cup in 1932.

Results

Best Results

Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
1992 World Group, 1st Round 02–04 February Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  Germany 3–1 Won
World Group, Quarterfinals 29–31 March Maceio, Brazil  Italy 3–1 Won
World Group, Semifinals 27–29 September Geneve, Switzerland  Switzerland 0–5 Lost
2000 World Group, 1st Round 06–08 February Florianopolis, Brazil  France 4–1 Won
World Group, Quarterfinals 09–11 April Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  Slovakia 3–2 Won
World Group, Semifinals 16–18 July Brisbane, Australia  Australia 0–5 Lost

Recent Results

Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
2008 Americas Zone, Group II, 1st Round 08–10 February bye
Americas Zone, Group II, 2nd Round 13–15 April Sorocaba, Brazil  Colombia 4–1 Won
World Group, Playoffs 21–23 September Zadar, Croatia  Croatia 1–4 Lost
2009 Americas Zone, Group II, 1st Round 06–08 March bye
Americas Zone, Group II, 2nd Round 10–12 May Tunja, Colombia  Colombia 4–1 Won
World Group, Playoffs 20–22 September Porto Alegre, Brazil  Ecuador 2–3 Lost
2010 Americas Zone, Group II, 1st Round 05–07 March bye
Americas Zone, Group II, 2nd Round 09–11 May Bauru, Brazil  Uruguay 5–0 Won
World Group Playoffs 19–21 September Chennai, India  India 2–3 Lost
2011 Americas Zone, Group II, 1st Round 04–06 March bye
Americas Zone, Group II, 2nd Round 08–10 Jul Montevideo, Uruguay  Uruguay 5–0 Won
World Group Playoffs 16–18 September Kazan, Russia  Russia 2–3 Lost

Former squad members

Active single players listed in bold and active double players listed also in italic; active player rankings (in parentheses) as of September 12, 2011

Player First Year Played Years Played Number of ties Total W-L Singles W-L Doubles W-L
Tomas Koch (1962) 16 44 74–44 46–32 28–12
Jose Edison Mandarino (1961) 15 43 68–42 41–31 27–11
Carlos Kirmayr (1971) 14 28 34–22 17–15 17–7
Cassio Motta (1979) 11 27 28–21 13–16 15–5
Jaime Oncins (1991) 11 25 23–14 12–8 11–6
Gustavo Kuerten (1996) 11 23 34–18 21–11 13–7
Luiz Mattar (1986) 9 20 20–18 16–15 4–3
Fernando Meligeni (1993) 10 19 13–16 13–16 0–0
Andre Sa (61) (1997) 9 18 14–10 4–4 10–6
Carlos Alberto Fernandes (1957) 8 16 25–15 16–10 9–5
Ronald Barnes (1958) 8 14 16–18 1–7 9–5
Fernando Roese (1982) 8 13 6–9 2–1 4–8
Marcos Hocevar (1978) 5 10 7–9 7–8 0–1
Flavio Saretta (2002) 5 10 10–5 9–5 1–0
Ricardo Mello (120) (2005) 4 10 8–6 8–6 0–0
Luis Felipe Tavares (1966) 7 9 5–7 4–5 1–2
Armando Vieira (1951) 5 9 13–11 10–5 3–6
Thomaz Bellucci (38) (2007) 4 9 10–6 9–6 1–0
Marcelo Melo (35) (2008) 3 7 5–2 1–0 4–2
Nelson Aerts (1984) 3 5 5–2 3–1 2–1
Jose Aguero (1955) 3 5 2–4 2–4 0–0
Marcos Daniel (2004) 5 5 5–2 4–2 1–0
Bruno Soares (22) (2005) 2 5 5–1 2–0 3–1
Ricardo Acioly (1987) 3 4 1–3 0–0 1–3
Robert Falkenburg (1954) 2 4 3–7 2–4 1–3
Alexandre Simoni (2001) 3 4 2–3 0–2 2–1
Dacio Campos (1985) 1 3 4–2 3–2 1–0
Ney Keller (1979) 1 3 2–1 0–0 2–1
Danilo Marcelino (1989) 2 3 1–3 0–2 1–1
Roberto Cardozo (1951) 1 2 0–2 0–2 0–0
Fernando Gentil (1976) 2 2 2–0 1–0 1–0
Julio Goes (1977) 2 2 1–2 1–2 0–0
Ivan Kley (1987) 2 2 0–5 0–4 0–1
Mauro Menezes (1990) 2 2 1–2 0–1 1–1
Ronald Moreira (1955) 1 2 3–2 2–1 1–1
Rogério Dutra (113) (2011) 1 1 2–0 2–0 0–0

See also

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