Sweden Davis Cup team
Encyclopedia
The Sweden Davis Cup team represents Sweden
in Davis Cup
tennis
competition and is governed by the Svenska Tennisförbundet.
Sweden is the 5th most successful nation, winning the title 7 times. 6 of these titles were since the creation of the World Group in 1981, the most of any nation during this period.
Sweden played in the World Group in all but one year since it was created in 1981, sharing this record with United States and Czech Republic
. With 53 wins (as of February 2007), Sweden hold the record for most wins in the World Group.
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Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
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 is governed by the Svenska Tennisförbundet.
Sweden is the 5th most successful nation, winning the title 7 times. 6 of these titles were since the creation of the World Group in 1981, the most of any nation during this period.
Sweden played in the World Group in all but one year since it was created in 1981, sharing this record with United States and Czech Republic
Czech Republic Davis Cup team
The Czech Republic Davis Cup team represents the Czech Republic in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Czech Tennis Federation. The Czech team was started in 1993, following the Czechoslovakian break-up....
. With 53 wins (as of February 2007), Sweden hold the record for most wins in the World Group.
Current team
- Robin SöderlingRobin SöderlingRobin Bo Carl Söderling is a professional tennis player from Sweden who is currently ranked number 13 in the ATP rankings. Söderling reached successive French Open finals in 2009 and 2010...
- Andreas VinciguerraAndreas VinciguerraAndreas Vinciguerra is a tennis player from Sweden, who turned professional in 1998. He was an impressive junior, winning the European junior championships and making the final of the junior Australian Open when he was 17, when he finished number 6 in the junior rankings.-Tennis career:Vinciguerra...
- Simon AspelinSimon AspelinSimon Aspelin is a former professional tennis doubles player from Sweden who turned professional in 1998...
- Robert LindstedtRobert LindstedtRobert Lindstedt is a Swedish professional tennis player, who turned pro in 1998, and is a doubles specialist...
- Joachim JohanssonJoachim JohanssonJoachim Johansson is a former professional male tennis player from Sweden.-Background:Johansson was born in Lund and currently lives in Södertälje, Sweden. His father, Leif Johansson, was also a tennis player and represented Sweden in the Davis Cup in the 1970s. He goes by the nickname "Pim Pim",...
History
Sweden entered their first competition in 19251925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
The 1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 20th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. Sixteen teams would enter the Europe Zone, while 9 would enter the America Zone....
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