Finland Davis Cup team
Encyclopedia
The Finland Davis Cup team represents Finland
in Davis Cup
tennis
competition and are governed by the Suomen Tennisliitto.
Finland currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I. They have reached the World Group Play-offs three times. In 1999
, they came within one set of promotion.
.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
in Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
competition and are governed by the Suomen Tennisliitto.
Finland currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I. They have reached the World Group Play-offs three times. In 1999
1999 Davis Cup
The 1999 Davis Cup was the 88th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. A total of 128 nations participated in the tournament. In the final, Australia defeated France at the Acropolis Exhibition Hall in Nice, France, on 3–5 December, giving Australia their 22nd...
, they came within one set of promotion.
History
Finland competed in its first Davis Cup in 19281928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
The 1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 23rd edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 26 teams would enter the Europe Zone, while 6 would enter the America Zone....
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