Albania Davis Cup team
| Albania | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Captain | Fatos Nallbani |
| ITF ranking | |
| Current ranking | 125 (no change) |
| First international | |
| 2010 | |
| World Group | |
| Player stats | |
| Most total wins | Flavio Dece (3) |
| Most singles wins | Flavio Dece (2) |
| Most ties played | Flavio Dece (19) |
| Most years played | Flavio Dece (5), Genajd Shypeja (5) |
The Albania Davis Cup team represents Albania in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Albanian Tennis Federation.
Albania currently compete in the Europe Zone Group III.[1] They started Davis Cup competition only in 2010.
Current team
- Flavio Dece
- Rei Pelushi
- Genajd Shypheja
- Arber Sulstarova
2012
Albania continued to go winless in Davis Cup ties, losing all three rubbers to Bulgaria, Georgia, and Macedonia in Group III action, in early May in Sofia. No Albanian player won a set, let alone a match.
The 2012 squad players had the following win-loss record for the year:
- Flavio Dece, 0-3 in singles and 0-2 in doubles
- Rei Pelushi, 0-1 in singles and 0-3 in doubles
- Genajd Shpheja, 0-1 in singles and 0-1 in doubles
- Arber Sulstarova, 0-1 in singles
2011
In Skopje in May, Albania lost to Turkey and Norway in Group III round robin play, both times without winning more than two games in a set. They fared far better in the 9th and 10th place play-off tie versus San Marino, with Flavio Dece winning a set in the opening rubber followed by Ferat Istrefi winning the country's first ever rubber. They lost the deciding doubles match however.
The 2011 squad consisted of the following players and their win–loss records for the year:
- Flavio Dece, 0–3 in singles and 0-2 in doubles
- Ferat Istrefi, 1–0 in singles and 0-3 in doubles
- Ivo Spathari, 0–2 in singles and 0-1 in doubles
2010
Outdoors on hard courts in Marousi, Greece in May, Albania lost each of its five-round robin ties, without winning a match, in Group 3 B play. Ferat Istrefi won the country's first ever set in Davis Cup, versus Armenia's Ashot Gevorgyana.
- 14/05/2010 versus San Marino 0-3
- 13/05/2010 versus Armenia 0-3
- 12/05/2010 versus Montenegro 0-3
- 11/05/2010 versus Moldova 0-3
- 10/05/2010 versus Greece 0-3
The 2010 squad consisted of the following players and their win-loss records for the year:
- Genci Cakciri, 0-1 in singles and 0-4 in doubles
- Flavio Dece, 0-4 in singles and 0-3 in doubles
- Martin Hysenbegasi, 0-1 in singles and 0-1 in doubles
- Ferat Istrefi, 0-4 in singles and 0-2 in doubles
References
- ↑ European Group III at daviscup.com
External links
- Albania at daviscup.com
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