The Cyprus Davis Cup team represents Cyprus in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Cyprus Tennis Federation.

Cyprus
CaptainDemetris Herodotou
ITF ranking92 Increase30
Colorsblue and white
First year1985
Years played27
Ties played (W–L)81 (43–38)
Most total winsMarcos Baghdatis (60–13)
Most singles winsMarcos Baghdatis (42–3)
Most doubles winsDemetrios Leontis (19–15)
Best doubles teamDemetrios Leontis/Marcos Baghdatis (7–2)
Most ties playedDemetrios Leontis (47)
Most years playedMarcos Baghdatis (13)

Cyprus currently competes in the Europe Group III.

History

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Cyprus competed in its first Davis Cup in 1985. They lost their first 10 ties before finally defeating the Congo. Due to incurring so many losses, Cyprus was relegated to the fourth and last zonal group in 1997. The team began to record regular wins when in the year 2000 a 14-year-old Marcos Baghdatis made his Davis Cup debut. In 2007, Cyprus returned to the Zonal Group II and recorded their best result in 2009 where they fell one match shy of being promoted to the Zonal Group I.

Home Court

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The first ever tie Cyprus competed in was held in Nicosia against Ireland. The team continued to play out of the Cyprus capital of Nicosia until 2010 when the team played in Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Centre located in Limassol (home of Marcos Baghdatis). 2021 event will take place at Herodotou Tennis Academy in Larnaca.

Current team (2022 Davis Cup)

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Player information and rankings as of 20 June 2022

Squad representing Cyprus in the 2022 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group III
Player Current singles ranking Current doubles ranking First year played Ties played Total W–L Singles W–L Doubles W–L
Petros Chrysochos 660 626 2013 29 29-13 24-9 5-4
Menelaos Efstathiou 1071 1424 2017 19 10-9 10-9 0–0
Stylianos Christodoulou 1381 N/A 2022 2 1-1 0-1 1–0
Sergis Kyratzis N/A 1040 2010 18 11-10 1-8 10-2
Eleftherios Neos N/A 1909 2017 16 11-5 0-1 11-4

Recent performances

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Here is the list of all match-ups since 1985, when Cyprus began playing Davis Cup.

1980s

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1990s

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2000s

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2010s

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Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
2010 Euro/Africa Zone Group II, First Round 5-7 Mar Limassol (CYP)   Egypt 3–2 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinal 9-11 Jul Oeiras (POR)   Portugal 0–5 Loss
2011 Euro/Africa Zone Group II, First Round 4-6 Mar Nicosia (CYP)   Hungary 0–5 Loss
Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Playoff 8-10 Jul Sofia (BUL)   Bulgaria 3–2 Win
2012 Euro/Africa Zone Group II, First Round 10-12 Feb Limassol (CYP)   Morocco 3–2 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinal 6-8 Apr Dnipropetrovsk (UKR)   Ukraine 0–5 Loss
2013 Euro/Africa Zone Group II, First Round 1–3 Feb Šiauliai (LTU)   Lithuania 1–4 Loss
Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Play-off 5-7 Apr Nicosia (CYP)   Benin 3–2 Win
2014 Euro/Africa Zone Group II, First Round 31 Jan–2 Feb Copenhagen (DEN)   Denmark 1–4 Loss
Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Play-off 4-6 Apr Casablanca (MAR)   Morocco 1–4 Loss
2015 Euro/Africa Zone Group III Europe, Group A 15 Jul San Marino (SMR)   San Marino 3–0 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group III Europe, Group A 17 Jul   Greece 2–1 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group III Europe, Promotion Play-off 18 Jul   Norway 0–2 Loss
2016 Euro/Africa Zone Group III Europe, Group C 2 Mar Tallinn (EST)   Iceland 2–1 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group III Europe, Group C 3 Mar   Andorra 3–0 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group III Europe, Group C 4 Mar   Montenegro 3–0 Win
Euro/Africa Zone Group III Europe, Promotion Play-off 5 Mar   Ireland 2–0 Win
2017 Euro/Africa Zone Group II, First Round 3–5 Feb Nicosia (CYP)   Turkey 1–4 Loss
Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Play-off 7-9 Apr TBD (CYP)   Tunisia

See also

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