South Africa Davis Cup team

































































South Africa
Flag of South Africa.svg
Captain John-Laffnie de Jager
ITF ranking 41 Steady
Colors Green & White
First year 1913
Years played 57
Ties played (W–L) 138 (82–56)
Years in
World Group
4 (3–4)
Davis Cup titles 1 (1974)
Most total wins
Wayne Ferreira (41–18)
Most singles wins
Cliff Drysdale (32–12)
Most doubles wins
Frew McMillan (23–5)
Best doubles team
Bob Hewitt &
Frew McMillan (16–1)
Most ties played Frew McMillan (28)
Most years played Wayne Ferreira (13)

The South Africa Davis Cup team represents South Africa in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Tennis South Africa.


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 Group I of the Europe/Africa Zone. They competed in the World Group from 1995–1998.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Current team (2017)


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





History


South Africa competed in its first Davis Cup in 1913. Their player with the most single wins all-time is Cliff Drysdale with 32 and in doubles it is Frew McMillan with 23.



Current team (2017)



  • Lloyd Harris

  • Raven Klaasen

  • Ruan Roelofse

  • Nicolaas Scholtz



References





External links



  • Team page on DavisCup.com, the official website of the Davis Cup















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