The Japan Davis Cup team represents Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 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 Japan Tennis Association

Japan Tennis Association

Japan Tennis Association is the governing body for professional and amateur tennis in Japan. Founded in 1922 and recognized by International Lawn Tennis Federation in 1923, it is one of the oldest organized sport organization in Asia.Japan Tennis Association operates all of the Japanese national...

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Japan finished as runners-up in 1921, their first year of competition. They currently compete in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group I. They were an inaugural member of the World Group in 1981, and will return to the top division in 2012 for the first time since 1985.

Current team

• Kei Nishikori
  Kei Nishikori
  is a Japanese tennis player, currently ranked 25th in the world, as of 10 October 2011. He began playing tennis at the age of five, and on 17 July 2007 he qualified for his first ATP main draw event at the Countrywide Classic in Los Angeles, California at the age of 17.-Junior career:Nishikori won...
  
   (ATP #55)
• Tatsuma Ito
  Tatsuma Ito
  is a Japanese professional tennis player.-Singles: 4 :-Doubles: 1 :-External links:*...
  
   (ATP #122)
• Go Soeda
  Go Soeda
  Go Soeda is a male Japanese tennis player. He is currently coached by Davide Sanguinetti.He started playing tennis at the age of 4, and turned professional in April 2003.- Juniors :...
  
   (ATP #116)
• Yuichi Sugita
  Yuichi Sugita
  Yuichi Sugita is a Japanese tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On November 29, 2010, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 181.-Singles finals: 2 :-External links:*...
  
   (ATP #175)

(as of September 18th, 2011)

History

Japan competed in its first Davis Cup in 1921

1921 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

The 1921 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 16th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. In the playoff finals, newcomers Japan surprised Australia , 4-1, but would fall to defending champions the United States in the challenge round...

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