South Africa Davis Cup team
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The South Africa Davis Cup team represents South Africa in Davis Cup
tennis
competition and are governed by the South African Tennis Association
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South Africa won the Davis Cup in 1974 by default as India withdrew from the finals as a sign of protest against apartheid policies. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I. They competed in the World Group from 1995–1998.
. Their player with the most single wins all-time is Cliff Drysdale
with 32 and in doubles it is Frew McMillan
with 23.
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 South African Tennis Association
South African Tennis Association
The South African Tennis Association is the national governing body for the sport of tennis in the South Africa. Its a not-for-profit organization, which invests its proceeds to promote and develop the growth of tennis, from the grass-roots to the professional levels and to raise funds for and on...
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South Africa won the Davis Cup in 1974 by default as India withdrew from the finals as a sign of protest against apartheid policies. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I. They competed in the World Group from 1995–1998.
History
South Africa competed in its first Davis Cup in 19131913 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
The 1913 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 12th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. With Great Britain's win in 1912, the competition returned to Europe for the first time in five years. This prompted several new teams to join the competition, creating the largest field to date...
. Their player with the most single wins all-time is Cliff Drysdale
Cliff Drysdale
Cliff Drysdale is a former top-ranked professional tennis player of the 1960s and early 1970s who became a well-known tennis announcer. He was one of the Handsome Eight, signed by Lamar Hunt in 1968 for the newly formed World Championship Tennis group...
with 32 and in doubles it is Frew McMillan
Frew McMillan
Frew Donald McMillan is a former professional male tennis player from South Africa.He won five major doubles championships including three Wimbledons with Bob Hewitt. The most notable aspect of his game was that he had both a two-handed backhand and forehand, which simultaneously increased his...
with 23.
Current team
- Kevin AndersonKevin Anderson (tennis)Kevin Anderson is a male South African tennis player.He became the top-ranked South African player on 10 March 2008 after making the final at the 2008 Tennis Channel Open in Las Vegas...
- Izak van der MerweIzak van der Merwe- Professional career :In June 2008, van der Merwe qualified into the 2008 Wimbledon main draw, beating World No. 177 Miguel Ángel López Jaén, World No. 126 Kristian Pless, and World No. 246 Frédéric Niemeyer...
- Rik de VoestRik de VoestRik de Voest is a professional South African tennis player. As of September 6, 2007, de Voest's career-high ranking was World Number 110, which he achieved on August 21, 2006....
- Raven KlaasenRaven KlaasenRaven Klaasen born October 16, 1982 in King William's Town, South Africa is a professional South African player on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Klaasen's career-high ranking was World Number 208, which he achieved on October 24, 2011...
- Jeff CoetzeeJeff CoetzeeJeff Coetzee is a South African professional tennis player and competes regularly on the ATP tour, as a doubles specialist....
- Wesley MoodieWesley MoodieWesley Moodie is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. Wesley is now retired.-Early life and college career:...