Croatia Davis Cup team

Croatia

Captain	Željko Krajan
ITF ranking
Current ranking	5
Highest ranking	1 ()
First international
1993
World Group
Appearances	15 (14–14)
Best result	1 (2005)
Runners-up	1 (2016)
Player stats
Most total wins	Ivan Ljubičić (36–19)
Most singles wins	Ivan Ljubičić (23–13)
Most doubles wins	Goran Ivanišević (13–5) Ivan Ljubičić (13–6)
Best doubles team	Ljubičić & Ivanišević (6–0) Ljubičić & Ančić (6–1)
Most ties played	Ivan Ljubičić (22)
Most years played	Ivan Ljubičić (11)

The Croatia Davis Cup team represents Croatia in Davis Cup tennis competition and is governed by the Croatian Tennis Association. It is captained by Željko Krajan.

Croatia won the Davis Cup once, in 2005, and was runner-up in 2016.

History

Croatia competed in its first Davis Cup in 1993 in Europe/Africa Group I semifinals beating Zimbabwe 3-2. In 1994 Croatia beat Portugal 4-0 in qualification round thus ensuring its first time appearance in World Group in 1995. Croatia lost in its debut from Germany and failed to qualify in the World Group again until 2002 where they beat Germany and earned its first quarterfinals. In 2005 Croatia won its first Davis Cup over Slovakia as the first unseeded nation to win the title. Croatia reached semifinals in 2009 but lost to Czech Republic 4-1. In 2016 Croatia reached the finals for the second time, again as unseeded nation, but lost to Argentina.

Current team

The following players were called up for the 2017 Davis Cup World Group first round match against Spain in February 2017.

Player	Singles ATP Rank	Doubles ATP Rank	First year played	Total Win/Loss	Singles Win/Loss	Doubles Win/Loss
Franko Škugor	223	111	2015	2–2	0–1	2–1
Ante Pavić	486	349	N/A	0–0	0–0	0–0
Marin Draganja	N/A	114	2014	1–3	0–1	1–2
Nikola Mektić	319	65	2011	1–0	1–0	0–0

Players

Key
§	Still active for the national team^{[nb 1]}
	Winners at the 2005 Davis Cup^{[nb 2]}
*	Still playing active tennis

Player	W-L (Total)	W-L (Singles)	W-L (Doubles)	Ties	Career
Ančić, MarioMario Ančić ^†	7001210000000000000♠21–13	7001130000000000000♠13–11	7000800000000000000♠8–2	18	1999–2009
Beroš, IvanIvan Beroš	7000100000000000000♠1–0	7000100000000000000♠1–0	5000000000000000000♠0–0	1	1999
Cerović, IvanIvan Cerović	5000000000000000000♠0–1	5000000000000000000♠0–1	5000000000000000000♠0–0	1	2006
CzilicMarin Čilić ^§	7001300000000000000♠30–16	7001220000000000000♠22–10	7000800000000000000♠8–6	20	2006–
CzoricBorna Ćorić ^§	7000500000000000000♠5–6	7000500000000000000♠5–6	5000000000000000000♠0–0	8	2013–
Delić, MateMate Delić ^§	7000100000000000000♠1–4	7000100000000000000♠1–4	5000000000000000000♠0–0	3	2014–
Dodig, IvanIvan Dodig ^§	7000900000000000000♠9–11	7000200000000000000♠2–7	7000700000000000000♠7–4	12	2010–
Draganja, MarinMarin Draganja ^§	7000200000000000000♠2–3	5000000000000000000♠0–1	7000200000000000000♠2–2	5	2014–
Hiršzon, SašaSaša Hiršzon	7001110000000000000♠11–12	7000600000000000000♠6–8	7000500000000000000♠5–4	9	1994–1998
Ivanišević, GoranGoran Ivanišević	7001330000000000000♠33–11	7001200000000000000♠20–6	7001130000000000000♠13–5	18	1993–2003
Karanušić, RokoRoko Karanušić	7000200000000000000♠2–6	7000200000000000000♠2–5	5000000000000000000♠0–1	6	2005–2009
Karlović, IvoIvo Karlović	7001130000000000000♠13–14	7000900000000000000♠9–10	7000400000000000000♠4–4	15	2000–2016
Krajan, ŽeljkoŽeljko Krajan	7000100000000000000♠1–2	7000100000000000000♠1–2	5000000000000000000♠0–0	3	1998–1999
Ljubičić, IvanIvan Ljubičić ^†	7001360000000000000♠36–19	7001230000000000000♠23–13	7001130000000000000♠13–6	22	1998–2010
Mektić, NikolaNikola Mektić ^§	7000200000000000000♠2–1	7000100000000000000♠1–1	7000100000000000000♠1–0	2	2011–
Orešić, GoranGoran Orešić	7000100000000000000♠1–1	7000100000000000000♠1–1	5000000000000000000♠0–0	2	1996
Pavić, AnteAnte Pavić ^§	5000000000000000000♠0–1	5000000000000000000♠0–1	5000000000000000000♠0–0	1	2017–
Pavić, MateMate Pavić *	5000000000000000000♠0–3	5000000000000000000♠0–1	5000000000000000000♠0–2	2	2013–2014
Prpić, GoranGoran Prpić	7000100000000000000♠1–5	7000100000000000000♠1–3	5000000000000000000♠0–2	2	1993
SzaricIgor Šarić	7000200000000000000♠2–0	7000200000000000000♠2–0	5000000000000000000♠0–0	2	1994–1996
SzkugorFranko Škugor ^§	7000300000000000000♠3–3	7000100000000000000♠1–2	7000200000000000000♠2–1	4	2015–
Tuksar, SašaSaša Tuksar	5000000000000000000♠0–2	5000000000000000000♠0–2	5000000000000000000♠0–0	2	2004–2006
Vajda, IvanIvan Vajda	5000000000000000000♠0–1	5000000000000000000♠0–1	5000000000000000000♠0–0	1	2001
Veić, AntonioAntonio Veić *	7000100000000000000♠1–2	7000100000000000000♠1–2	5000000000000000000♠0–0	3	2010–2012
Zovko, LovroLovro Zovko	7000600000000000000♠6–9	7000500000000000000♠5–2	7000100000000000000♠1–7	10	1998–2009

Managers

Croatian Davis Cup team in 2011

Name	Tenure	Ties	Won	Lost	Win %	Best Result
Orešar, BrunoBruno Orešar	1993	2	1	1	50	1993 World Group, Qualifying round
Prpić, GoranGoran Prpić	1994	1	1	0	100	1994 Europe/Africa Group I, Semifinals
Franulović, ŽeljkoŽeljko Franulović	1994–1997	7	3	4	42.9	1995 World Group, First round
Prpić, GoranGoran Prpić	1998–2000	7	4	3	57.1	1999 Europe/Africa Group I, Quarterfinals
Pilić, NikolaNikola Pilić	2001–2005	12	9	3	75	2005 Champions
Ljubičić, IvanIvan Ljubičić	2006	2	1	1	50	2006 World Group, Quarterfinals
Prpić, GoranGoran Prpić	2007–2011	11	6	5	54.6	2009 World Group, Semifinals
Krajan, ŽeljkoŽeljko Krajan	2012–	13	7	6	53.8	2016 World Group, Finals
Totals		55	32	23	58.2

Davis Cup finals

Edition	Rounds/Opponents	Results
2005	1R: United States QF: Romania SF: Russia F: Slovakia	1R: 3–2 QF: 4–1 SF: 3–2 F: 3–2
2016	1R: Belgium QF: United States SF: France F: Argentina	1R: 3–2 QF: 3–2 SF: 3–2 F: 2–3

List of matches

Here is the list of all match-ups since 1993, when Croatia started competing as a separate nation.

1990s

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
1993	Europe/Africa Group I, Semifinals	30 Apr–2 May	Harare (ZIM)	Zimbabwe	3–2	Win
1993	World Group, Qualifying round	24 –26 Sep	Copenhagen (DEN)	Denmark	2–3	Loss
1994	Europe/Africa Group I, Semifinals	25–27 Mar	Zagreb (CRO)	Norway	3–2	Win
1994	World Group, Qualifying round	23–25 Sep	Porto (POR)	Portugal	4–0	Win
1995	World Group, First round	3–5 Feb	Karlsruhe (GER)	Germany	1–4	Loss
1995	World Group, Qualifying round	22–24 Sep	New Delhi (IND)	India	2–3	Loss
1996	Europe/Africa Group I, Quarterfinals	5–7 Feb	Dubrovnik (CRO)	Ukraine	5–0	Win
1996	World Group, Qualifying round	20–22 Sep	Split (CRO)	Australia	1–4	Loss
1997	Europe/Africa Group I, First round	7–9 Feb	Osijek (CRO)	Morocco	4–1	Win
1997	Europe/Africa Group I, Quarterfinals	4–6 Apr	Graz (AUT)	Austria	2–3	Loss
1998	Europe/Africa Group I, First round	13–15 Feb	Helsinki (FIN)	Finland	2–3	Loss
1998	Europe/Africa Group I, Relegation play-off	25–27 Sep	Oslo (NOR)	Norway	3–2	Win
1999	Europe/Africa Group I, Quarterfinals	2–4 Apr	Bucharest (ROU)	Romania	2–3	Loss
1999	Europe/Africa Group I, Relegation play-off	24–26 Sep	Zagreb (CRO)	Portugal	1–4	Loss

2000s

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	Europe/Africa Group II, First round	28–30 Apr	Jūrmala (LAT)	Latvia	5–0	Win
	Europe/Africa Group II, Quarterfinals	14–16 Jul	Dublin (IRL)	Ireland	5–0	Win
	Europe/Africa Group II, Semifinals	6–8 Oct	Rijeka (CRO)	Ivory Coast	5–0	Win
2001	Europe/Africa Group I, Quarterfinals	6–8 Apr	Pula (CRO)	Austria	4–1	Win
2001	World Group, Qualifying round	21–23 Sep	Rome (ITA)	Italy	3–2	Win
2002	World Group, First round	8–10 Feb	Zagreb (CRO)	Germany	4–1	Win
2002	World Group, Quarterfinals	5–7 Apr	Buenos Aires (ARG)	Argentina	2–3	Loss
2003	World Group, First round	7–9 Feb	Zagreb (CRO)	United States	4–1	Win
2003	World Group, Quarterfinals	4–6 Apr	Valencia (ESP)	Spain	0–5	Loss
2004	World Group, First round	6–8 Feb	Metz (FRA)	France	1–4	Loss
2004	World Group, Relegation play-off	24–26 Sep	Rijeka (CRO)	Belgium	3–2	Win
2005	World Group, First round	4–6 Mar	Los Angeles (USA)	United States	3–2	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	15–17 Jul	Split (CRO)	Romania	4–1	Win
	World Group, Semifinals	23–25 Sep	Split (CRO)	Russia	3–2	Win
	World Group, Finals	2–4 Dec	Bratislava (SVK)	Slovakia	3–2	Champion
2006	World Group, First round	10–12 Feb	Graz (AUT)	Austria	3–2	Win
2006	World Group, Quarterfinals	7–9 Apr	Zagreb (CRO)	Argentina	2–3	Loss
2007	World Group, First round	9–11 Feb	Krefeld (GER)	Germany	2–3	Loss
2007	World Group, Relegation play-off	21–23 Sep	London (GBR)	Great Britain	1–4	Loss
2008	Europe/Africa Group I, Second round	11–13 Apr	Dubrovnik (CRO)	Italy	3–2	Win
2008	World Group, Qualifying round	19–21 Sep	Zadar (CRO)	Brazil	4–1	Win
2009	World Group, First round	6–8 Mar	Poreč (CRO)	Chile	5–0	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	10–12 Jul	Poreč (CRO)	United States	3–2	Win
	World Group, Semifinals	18–20 Sep	Poreč (CRO)	Czech Republic	1–4	Loss

2010s

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	World Group, First round	5–7 Mar	Varaždin (CRO)	Ecuador	5–0	Win
2010	World Group, Quarterfinals	9–11 Jul	Split (CRO)	Serbia	1–4	Loss
2011	World Group, First round	4–6 Mar	Zagreb (CRO)	Germany	2–3	Loss
2011	World Group, Relegation play-off	16–18 Sep	Potchefstroom (RSA)	South Africa	4–1	Win
2012	World Group, First round	10–12 Feb	Miki (JPN)	Japan	3–2	Win
2012	World Group, Quarterfinals	6–8 Apr	Buenos Aires (ARG)	Argentina	1–4	Loss
2013	World Group, First round	1–3 Feb	Turin (ITA)	Italy	2–3	Loss
2013	World Group, Relegation play-off	13–15 Sep	Umag (CRO)	Great Britain	1–4	Loss
2014	Europe/Africa Group I, Second round	4–6 Apr	Warsaw (POL)	Poland	3–1	Win
2014	World Group, Promotion play-off	12–14 Sep	Amsterdam (NED)	Netherlands	3–2	Win
2015	World Group, First round	6–8 Mar	Kraljevo (SRB)	Serbia	0–5	Loss
2015	World Group, Relegation play-off	18–20 Sep	Florianópolis (BRA)	Brazil	3–1	Win
2016	World Group, First round	4–6 Mar	Liège (BEL)	Belgium	3–2	Win
	World Group, Quarterfinals	15–17 Jul	Beaverton (USA)	United States	3–2	Win
	World Group, Semifinals	16–18 Sep	Zadar (CRO)	France	3–2	Win
	World Group, Finals	25–27 Nov	Zagreb (CRO)	Argentina	2–3	Runner-up
2017	World Group, First Round	3–5 Feb	Osijek (CRO)	Spain	2–3	Loss
2017	World Group, Relegation play-off	15–17 Sep	Bogota (COL)	Colombia	TBD	TBD

Statistics

Last updated: Croatia - Spain ; 5 February 2017

Record

Champion: 1 time (1 time Away)
Runner-up: 1 time
Lost in Semifinals: 1 time
Lost in Quarterfinals: 5 times
Lost in First Round: 5 times
Not in World Group: 8 times
Total: 32–22 (59.3%)

Head-to-head record (1993–)

DC team	Pld	W	L
Argentina	4	0	4
Australia	1	0	1
Austria	3	2	1
Belgium	2	2	0
Brazil	2	2	0
Chile	1	1	0
Ivory Coast	1	1	0
Colombia	0	0	0
Czech Republic	1	0	1
Denmark	1	0	1
Ecuador	1	1	0
Finland	1	0	1
France	2	1	1
Germany	4	1	3
Great Britain	2	0	2
India	1	0	1
Ireland	1	1	0
Italy	3	2	1
Japan	1	1	0
Latvia	1	1	0
Morocco	1	1	0
Netherlands	1	1	0
Norway	2	2	0
Poland	1	1	0
Portugal	2	1	1
Romania	2	1	1
Russia	1	1	0
Serbia	2	0	2
South Africa	1	1	0
Slovakia	1	1	0
Spain	2	0	2
Ukraine	1	1	0
United States	4	4	0
Zimbabwe	1	1	0
Total (32)	55	32	23

Record against continents

Africa	Asia	Europe	North America	Oceania	South America
Ivory Coast Morocco South Africa Zimbabwe	India Japan	Austria Belgium Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Great Britain Ireland Italy Latvia Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Spain Ukraine	United States	Australia	Argentina Brazil Chile Ecuador Colombia
Record: 4-0 (100%)	Record: 1-1 (50%)	Record: 19-17 (52.8%)	Record: 4-0 (100%)	Record: 0-1 (0%)	Record: 4-4 (50%)

Record by decade

2010–2019: 8–8 (50.0%)
2000–2009: 17–7 (70.8%)
1993–1999: 6–8 (42.9%)

Notes

↑ Players considered active are the ones who have been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.
↑ Goran Ivanišević and Ivo Karlović were called up for the finals but did not participate.

References

External links

Team page on DavisCup.com

Davis Cup
Current champions (2016): Argentina
Editions	1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
World Groups	1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
World Groups Play-offs	1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
2017 World Group teams	Argentina Australia Belgium Canada Croatia Czech Republic France Germany Great Britain Italy Japan Russia Serbia Spain Switzerland United States
Former World Group teams	Austria Brazil Belarus Chile Cuba Czechoslovakia Denmark Ecuador Hungary India Indonesia Ireland Israel Kazakhstan Mexico Morocco Netherlands New Zealand Paraguay Peru Poland Romania Slovakia South Africa South Korea Sweden Yugoslavia Zimbabwe
Players	American Argentine Australian Austrian Belarusian Belgian Brazilian British Canadian Chilean Croatian Cuban Czech Czechoslovak Danish Dutch Ecuadorian French German Hungarian Indian Indonesian Irish Israeli Italian Japanese Kazakhstani Korean Mexican Moroccan New Zealand Paraguayan Peruvian Polish Romanian Russian Serbian Slovakian South African Soviet Spanish Swedish Swiss Yugoslavian Zimbabwean
List of champions

National sports teams of Croatia
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