Serbia Davis Cup team
The Serbian men's national tennis team represents Serbia in the Davis Cup and the ATP Cup, both tennis competitions. Since June 2006, the team has played under the name of Serbia, following the split of Yugoslavia. Serbia won the Davis Cup title for the first and only time in 2010, defeating France with 3:2 in the final as host nation.[1][2] The team was a runner-up in 2013, when they were defeated by the Czech Republic with 2:3 in the final in Belgrade.[3]In 2020, Serbia won the inaugural ATP Cup.[4]The team also had three semifinals Davis Cup appearances (in 2011, 2017, 2021) and four quarterfinals Davis Cup appearances (in 2012, 2015, 2016, 2019).
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Captain | Novak Djokovic |
Coach | Boris Bošnjaković Jovan Lilić Dušan Vemić |
ITF ranking | 7 ![]() |
Highest ITF ranking | 2 (6 Dec 2010) |
Colors | Red, Blue, White |
First year | 1927 |
Years played | 88 |
Ties played (W–L) | 205 (121–84) |
Years in World Group | 24 (30–24) |
Davis Cup titles | 1 (2010) |
Runners-up | 1 (2013) |
Most total wins | Novak Djokovic (43–14) Nenad Zimonjić (43–31) |
Most singles wins | Novak Djokovic (39–7) |
Most doubles wins | Nenad Zimonjić (30–19) |
Best doubles team | Vemić / Zimonjić (7–2) Jovanović / Pilić (7–8) |
Most ties played | Nenad Zimonjić (55) |
Most years played | Nenad Zimonjić (22) |
Current team
The following players are representing Serbia in the 2023 Davis Cup Finals Group stage.[5]
Player | Singles Rank | Doubles Rank | First year played | No. of ties | Total Win/Loss | Singles Win/Loss | Doubles Win/Loss |
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Novak Djokovic | 1 | – | 2004 | 34 | 43–14 | 39–7 | 4–7 |
Laslo Djere | 37 | 575 | 2017 | 9 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 0–0 |
Miomir Kecmanović | 48 | 184 | 2021 | 7 | 5–3 | 2–3 | 3–0 |
Dušan Lajović | 52 | 865 | 2012 | 18 | 13–11 | 13–10 | 0–1 |
Nikola Ćaćić | — | 62 | 2021 | 9 | 5–4 | 0–0 | 5–4 |
ATP rankings on 11 September 2023[6][7]

Recent call-ups
Denotes a retired player |
The following players were part of a team in the last five years.
Player | Singles Rank | Doubles Rank | First year played | No. of ties | Total Win/Loss | Singles Win/Loss | Doubles Win/Loss | Last year played |
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Hamad Međedović | 121 | 1354 | 2023 | 1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2023 |
Filip Krajinović | 312 | — | 2014 | 16 | 11–9 | 8–4 | 3–5 | 2023 |
Nikola Milojević | 439 | 1362 | 2018 | 3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2019 |
Viktor Troicki[8] | — | — | 2008 | 24 | 24–16 | 17–11 | 7–5 | 2019 |
Janko Tipsarević[9] | — | — | 2000 | 37 | 42–19 | 34–15 | 8–4 | 2019 |
History
Serbia competed in its first Davis Cup as an independent nation in 2007.
Within the Yugoslav Davis Cup team, they reached the semifinals of the World Group in 1988, 1989 and 1991.
They competed as the Serbia and Montenegro Davis Cup team from 2003–2006.
Serbia won the Davis Cup title in 2010.
1927– | Overall | 88 | 205 (121–84) |
24 (30–24) |
Winner 2010 |
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Serbia is considered as the direct successor of former Davis Cup teams (SCG, YUG), which is important in drawing decisions of home/away ties and choice of ground.
Results under present name Serbia
Year | Competition | Date | Surface | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Europe/Africa Zone group I 1st round | 9–11 Feb | bye | ||||
Europe/Africa Zone group I 2nd round | 6–8 Apr | clay | Kovilovo, Serbia | ![]() |
5 : 0 | Won | |
World Group play-offs | 21–23 Sep | clay | Belgrade, Serbia | ![]() |
4 : 1 | Won | |
2008 | World Group 1st round | 8–10 Feb | hard | Moscow, Russia | ![]() |
2 : 3 | Lost |
World Group play-offs | 19–21 Sep | hard | Bratislava, Slovakia | ![]() |
4 : 1 | Won | |
2009 | World Group 1st round | 7–8 Mar | clay | Benidorm, Spain | ![]() |
1 : 4 | Lost |
World Group play-offs | 18–20 Sep | hard | Belgrade, Serbia | ![]() |
5 : 0 | Won | |
2010 | World Group 1st round | 5–7 Mar | clay | Belgrade, Serbia | ![]() |
3 : 2 | Won |
World Group quarterfinals | 9–11 Jul | hard | Split, Croatia | ![]() |
4 : 1 | Won | |
World Group semifinals | 17–19 Sep | hard | Belgrade, Serbia | ![]() |
3 : 2 | Won | |
World Group final | 3–5 Dec | hard | Belgrade, Serbia | ![]() |
3 : 2 | Champion | |
2011 | World Group 1st round | 4–6 Mar | hard | Novi Sad, Serbia | ![]() |
4 : 1 | Won |
World Group quarterfinals | 8–10 Jul | hard | Halmstad, Sweden | ![]() |
4 : 1 | Won | |
World Group semifinals | 16–18 Sep | hard | Belgrade, Serbia | ![]() |
2 : 3 | Lost | |
2012 | World Group 1st round | 10–12 Feb | hard | Niš, Serbia | ![]() |
4 : 1 | Won |
World Group quarterfinals | 6–8 Apr | clay | Prague, Czech Rep. | ![]() |
1 : 4 | Lost | |
2013 | World Group 1st round | 1–3 Feb | clay | Charleroi, Belgium | ![]() |
3 : 2 | Won |
World Group quarterfinals | 5–7 Apr | hard | Boise, United States | ![]() |
3 : 1 | Won | |
World Group semifinals | 13–15 Sep | clay | Belgrade, Serbia | ![]() |
3 : 2 | Won | |
World Group final | 15–17 Nov | hard | Belgrade, Serbia | ![]() |
2 : 3 | Runner-up | |
2014 | World Group 1st round | 31 Jan–2 Feb | hard | Novi Sad, Serbia | ![]() |
2 : 3 | Lost |
World Group play-offs | 12–15 Sep | hard | Bangalore, India | ![]() |
3 : 2 | Won | |
2015 | World Group 1st round | 6–8 Mar | hard | Kraljevo, Serbia | ![]() |
5 : 0 | Won |
World Group quarterfinals | 17–19 Jul | clay | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ![]() |
1 : 4 | Lost | |
2016 | World Group 1st round | 4–6 Mar | hard | Belgrade, Serbia | ![]() |
3 : 2 | Won |
World Group quarterfinals | 15–17 Jul | clay | Belgrade, Serbia | ![]() |
2 : 3 | Lost | |
2017 | World Group 1st round | 3–5 Feb | hard | Niš, Serbia | ![]() |
4 : 0 | Won |
World Group quarterfinals | 7–9 Apr | hard | Belgrade, Serbia | ![]() |
4 : 1 | Won | |
World Group semifinals | 15–17 Sep | clay | Lille, France | ![]() |
1 : 3 | Lost | |
2018 | World Group 1st round | 2–4 Feb | clay | Niš, Serbia | ![]() |
1 : 3 | Lost |
World Group play-offs | 14–16 Sep | clay | Kraljevo, Serbia | ![]() |
4 : 1 | Won | |
2019 | World Group qualifying round | 1–2 Feb | hard | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | ![]() |
3 : 2 | Won |
World Group finals group A | 20 Nov | hard | Madrid, Spain | ![]() |
3 : 0 | Won | |
21 Nov | hard | ![]() |
2 : 1 | Won | |||
World Group finals quarterfinals | 22 Nov | hard | ![]() |
1 : 2 | Lost | ||
2020–21 | World Group finals group stage | 26 Nov | hard | Innsbruck, Austria | ![]() |
3 : 0 | Won |
27 Nov | hard | ![]() |
1 : 2 | Lost | |||
World Group finals quarterfinals | 1 Dec | hard | Madrid, Spain | ![]() |
2 : 1 | Won | |
World Group finals semifinals | 3 Dec | hard | ![]() |
1 : 2 | Lost | ||
2022 | World Group finals group stage | 14 Sep | hard | Valencia, Spain | ![]() |
0 : 3 | Lost |
15 Sep | hard | ![]() |
2 : 1 | Won | |||
17 Sep | hard | ![]() |
2 : 1 | Won | |||
2023 | World Group qualifying round | 3–5 Feb | hard | Oslo, Norway | ![]() |
4 : 0 | Won |
World Group finals group stage | 12 Sep | hard | Valencia, Spain | ![]() |
3 : 0 | Won | |
15 Sep | hard | ![]() |
3 : 0 | Won | |||
16 Sep | hard | ![]() |
0 : 3 | Lost | |||
World Group finals quarterfinals | 23 Nov | hard | Málaga, Spain | ![]() |
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Head to head
(by No. of ties)
- vs
Czechoslovakia/Czech Rep. 13 ties 5–8
- vs
Spain 12 ties 4–8
- vs
France 11 ties 6–5
- vs
Sweden 10 ties 6–4
- vs
Great Britain 9 ties 5–4
- vs
Belgium 8 ties 5–3
- vs
Italy 7 ties 3–4
- vs
Austria 6 ties 5–1
- vs
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Soviet Union/Russia 6 ties 2–4
- vs
Australia 6 ties 1–5
- vs
Germany/West Germany 6 ties 1–5
- vs
Hungary 5 ties 4–1
- vs
India 5 ties 4–1
- vs
Switzerland 5 ties 2–3
- vs
Monaco 4 ties 4–0
- vs
South Africa 4 ties 3–1
- vs
Greece 4 ties 2–2
- vs
Portugal 4 ties 2–2
- vs
Romania 4 ties 2–2
- vs
Denmark 4 ties 1–3
- vs
Bulgaria 3 ties 3–0
- vs
Egypt 3 ties 3–0
- vs
Ireland 3 ties 3–0
- vs
Norway 3 ties 3–0
- vs
Croatia 3 ties 2–1
- vs
Morocco 3 ties 2–1
- vs
Poland 3 ties 2–1
- vs
United States 3 ties 2–1
- vs
Argentina 3 ties 1–2
- vs
New Zealand 3 ties 1–2
- vs
Canada 2 ties 2–0
- vs
Georgia 2 ties 2–0
- vs
Kazakhstan 2 ties 2–0
- vs
Latvia 2 ties 2–0
- vs
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Rhodesia/Zimbabwe 2 ties 2–0
- vs
South Korea 2 ties 2–0
- vs
Tunisia 2 ties 2–0
- vs
Uzbekistan 2 ties 2–0
- vs
Finland 2 ties 1–1
- vs
Israel 2 ties 1–1
- vs
Japan 2 ties 1–1
- vs
Luxembourg 2 ties 1–1
- vs
Slovakia 2 ties 1–1
- vs
Turkey 2 ties 1–1
- vs
Mexico 2 ties 0–2
- vs
Algeria 1 tie 1–0
- vs
Benin 1 tie 1–0
- vs
Botswana 1 tie 1–0
- vs
Caribbean/West Indies 1 tie 1–0
- vs
Ivory Coast 1 tie 1–0
- vs
Lithuania 1 tie 1–0
- vs
Moldova 1 tie 1–0
- vs
Netherlands 1 tie 1–0
- vs
San Marino 1 tie 1–0
- vs
Togo 1 tie 1–0
- vs
Brazil 1 tie 0–1
- vs
Chile 1 tie 0–1
Captains
# | Denotes captains who won the Davis Cup title |
^ | Denotes captains who won the ATP Cup title |

Name | Residence | Tenure |
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Zagreb | 1927–1928 |
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Zagreb | 1929 |
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Zagreb | 1930–1931 |
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Zagreb | 1932 |
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Zagreb | 1933 |
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Zagreb | 1934 |
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Zagreb | 1935–1936 |
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Zagreb | 1937–1938 |
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Zagreb | 1939 |
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Zagreb | 1946–1951 |
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Beograd | 1952 |
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Beograd | 1952 |
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Zagreb | 1953–54 |
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Zagreb | 1955–57 |
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Zagreb | 1958–59 |
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Zagreb | 1960–65 |
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Beograd | 1966–73 |
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Zagreb | 1974–75 |
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Zagreb | 1976–79 |
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Beograd | 1980–96 |
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Novi Sad | 1997–99 |
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Subotica | 2000 |
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Beograd | 2001–2002 |
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Beograd | 2003–2004 |
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Kragujevac | 2005–2006 |
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Beograd | 2007–2016 |
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Beograd | 2017–2020 |
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Beograd | 2021– |
Other competitions
In addition to the Davis Cup, the Serbian national team has also achieved success in major tournaments in individual and team categories.
Team competitions
Outcome | Date | Team competition | Surface | Team members | Opponents | Score |
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Champions | 27 May 1990 | World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany |
Clay | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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3–0 |
Champions | 4 Jan 1991 | Hopman Cup, Perth, Australia |
Hard | ![]() ![]() |
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3–0 |
Finalists | 26 May 1991 | World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany |
Clay | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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1–2 |
Finalists | 4 Jan 2008 | Hopman Cup, Perth, Australia |
Hard | ![]() ![]() |
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1–2 |
Champions | 23 May 2009 | World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany |
Clay | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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2–1 |
Champions | 21 May 2012 | World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany |
Clay | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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3–0 |
Finalists | 5 Jan 2013 | Hopman Cup, Perth, Australia |
Hard | ![]() ![]() |
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1–2 |
Champions | 3–12 Jan 2020 | ATP Cup, Sydney, Australia |
Hard | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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2–1 |
Olympic Games and Universiade medal tables
Here is the list of all Olympics Summer Games medals
Medal | Competition | Discipline | Team members |
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Bronze | 2008 Summer Olympics, Beijing | Men's singles | ![]() |
Here is the list of all Summer Universiade medals
Medal | Competition | Discipline | Team members |
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Gold | 1961 Summer Universiade, Sofia | Men's singles | ![]() |
Gold | 1961 Summer Universiade, Sofia | Men's doubles | ![]() ![]() |
Silver | 1961 Summer Universiade, Sofia | Men's singles | ![]() |
Gold | 1987 Summer Universiade, Zagreb | Men's singles | ![]() |
Gold | 1987 Summer Universiade, Zagreb | Mixed doubles | ![]() ![]() |
Silver | 1987 Summer Universiade, Zagreb | Men's singles | ![]() |
Bronze | 1987 Summer Universiade, Zagreb | Men's doubles | ![]() ![]() |
Silver | 2005 Summer Universiade, İzmir | Men's doubles | ![]() ![]() |
Gold | 2009 Summer Universiade, Belgrade | Men's Team | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Gold | 2009 Summer Universiade, Belgrade | Men's singles | ![]() |
Bronze | 2009 Summer Universiade, Belgrade | Men's doubles | ![]() ![]() |
References
- "Serbia wins first Davis Cup title". ESPN. 2010-12-05. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- "Troicki climbs off the floor to win epic first Davis Cup for Serbia". Independent. 2010-12-05. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- Renton, Jamie (17 November 2013). "CZECH REPUBLIC RETAINS DAVIS CUP TITLE". daviscup.com. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- Team Serbia Triumphs;ATP Cup By The Numbers
- Selektor Troicki objavio spisak igrača za mečeve u Valensiji u Grupi C Svetske grupe 2023
- ATP singles rankings Serbia
- ATP dubles rankings Serbia
- Tribute: Viktor Troicki Retires From Professional Tennis
- Tipsarevic Announces Retirement
External links
