Japan Davis Cup team

Japan

Captain	Minoru Ueda
ITF ranking	13 3
Colors	Red & White

First year	1921
Years played	82
Ties played (W–L)	187 (105–82)
Years in World Group	6 (1–6)
Runners-up	1 (1921)

Most total wins	Takao Suzuki (41–23)
Most singles wins	Tsuyoshi Fukui (27–12)
Most doubles wins	Takao Suzuki (14–11)
Best doubles team	Takao Suzuki / Satoshi Iwabuchi (9–5)
Most ties played	Takao Suzuki (31)
Most years played	Takao Suzuki (15)

The Japan Davis Cup team represents Japan in Davis Cup tennis competition and is governed by the Japan Tennis Association.

Japan first competed at the Davis Cup in 1921, where they finished as runners-up. They were an inaugural member of the World Group in 1981 and competed at the top division until 1985 when they were relegated to the second division. They are currently competing in the World Group for the sixth time.

Players

For a list of former Davis Cup representatives, see List of Japan Davis Cup team representatives.

Current squad

Team representing Japan vs. Ukraine (2016 World Group Play-offs)

Rankings as of 12 September 2016

Kei Nishikori (ATP singles ranking No. 5)
Taro Daniel (ATP singles ranking No. 88)
Yoshihito Nishioka (ATP singles ranking No. 96)
Yūichi Sugita (ATP singles ranking No. 98)

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up in the last two years. (Most recent call-up in brackets)

History

Japan competed in its first Davis Cup in 1921 finishing as the runners-up to the United States.

Results

Year	Competition	Date	Venue and Location	Surface	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Group I, Asia/Oceania, 1st Round	8–10 February, 2002	Gunsan, South Korea	Carpet, Indoor	South Korea	3–2	Won
2002	Group I, Asia/Oceania, 2nd Round	5–7 April, 2002	Muang-Thong-Thani Complex, Bangkok, Thailand	Hard, Outdoor	Thailand	1–4	Loss
2003	Group I, Asia/Oceania, 1st Round	7–9 February, 2003	R.K. Khanna Tennis Stadium, New Dehli, India	Grass (Grass), Outdoor	India	1–4	Loss
2003	Group I, Asia/Oceania, 1st Round Relegation Play-offs	4–6 April, 2003	Toyota City Gymnasium, Toyota, Aichi, Japan	Carpet, Indoor	Pakistan	5–0	Won
2004	Group I, Asia/Oceania, 1st Round	6-8 February, 2004	Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Hard, Outdoor	Indonesia	3–2	Won
	Group I, Asia/Oceania, 2nd Round	9-11 April, 2004	Utsubo Tennis Center, Osaka, Japan	Hard, Outdoor	India	3–2	Won
	2004 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs	24-26 September, 2004	Club Naval de Campo Las Salinas, Viña del Mar, Chile	Clay, Outdoor	Chile	0–5	Loss
2005	Group I, Asia/Oceania, 1st Round	4–6 March, 2005	Soleada Club, Taoyuan, Taiwan	Hard (Rebound Ace), Outdoor	Chinese Taipei	2–3	Loss
2005	Group I, Asia/Oceania, 1st Round Relegation Play-offs	15–17 July, 2005	Namihaya Dome, Kadoma, Osaka, Japan	Carpet (Taraflex), Indoor	Thailand	4–1	Won
2006	Group I, Asia/Oceania, 1st Round	10–12 February, 2006	Namihaya Dome, Kadoma, Osaka, Japan	Carpet (Taraflex), Indoor	China	5–0	Won
2006	Group I, Asia/Oceania, Semifinals	7–9 April, 2006	Rama Gardens Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand	Hard (Plexipave), Outdoor	Thailand	2–3	Loss
2007	Group I, Asia/Oceania, 1st Round	9–11 February, 2007	Beijing International Tennis Center, Beijing, China	Hard (Rebound Ace), Indoor	China	4–1	Won
	Group I, Asia/Oceania, Semifinals	6–8 April, 2007	Namihaya Dome, Kadoma, Osaka, Japan	Carpet (Taraflex), Indoor	Thailand	5–0	Won
	World Group, Play-offs	21–23 September, 2007	Namihaya Dome, Kadoma, Osaka, Japan	Carpet (Taraflex), Indoor	Romania	2–3	Loss
2008	Group I, Asia/Oceania, 1st Round	8–10 February, 2008	Rizal Memorial Tennis Center, Manila, Philippines	Hard (Truflex Acrylic), Outdoor	Philippines	5–0	Won
2008	Group I, Asia/Oceania, Semifinals	11–13 April, 2008	R.K. Khanna Tennis Stadium, New Dehli, India	Grass (Grass), Outdoor	India	2–3	Loss
2009	Group I, Asia/Oceania, 1st Round	6–8 March, 2009	Namihaya Dome, Kadoma, Osaka, Japan	Carpet (Taraflex), Indoor	China	5–0	Won
2009	Group I, Asia/Oceania, Semifinals	8–10 May, 2009	Sport Complex Pahlavon, Namangan, Uzbekistan	Clay, Indoor	Uzbekistan	2–3	Loss
2010	Group I, Asia/Oceania, 1st Round	5–7 March, 2010	Namihaya Dome, Kadoma, Osaka, Japan	Carpet (Taraflex), Indoor	Philippines	5–0	Won
2010	Group I, Asia/Oceania, Semifinals	7–9 May, 2010	Queensland Tennis Centre, Brisbane, Australia	Clay, Outdoor	Australia	0–5	Loss
2011	Group I, Asia/Oceania, 1st Round	4–6 March, 2011	Plantation Bay Resort & Spa, Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines	Clay, Outdoor	Philippines	3–1	Won
	Group I, Asia/Oceania, Semifinals	8–10 July, 2011	Bourbon Beans Dome, Miki, Hyogo, Japan	Hard (Acrylic), Indoor	Uzbekistan	4–1	Won
	World Group, Play-offs	16–18 September, 2011	Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan	Hard (Deco Turf II), Outdoor	India	4–1	Won
2012	World Group, 1st Round	10–12 February, 2012	Bourbon Beans Dome, Miki, Hyogo, Japan	Hard (DecoTurf), Indoor	Croatia	2–3	Loss
2012	World Group, Play-offs	14–16 September, 2012	Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan	Hard (DecoTurf), Outdoor	Israel	2–3	Loss
2013	Group I, Asia/Oceania, 1st Round	1–3 February, 2013	Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan	Hard (DecoTurf), Indoor	Indonesia	5–0	Won
	Group I, Asia/Oceania, Semifinals	5–7 April, 2013	Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan	Hard (DecoTurf), Indoor	South Korea	3–2	Won
	World Group, Play-offs	13–15 September, 2013	Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan	Hard (DecoTurf), Indoor	Colombia	3–2	Won
2014	World Group, 1st Round	31 January–2 February, 2014	Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan	Hard (DecoTurf), Indoor	Canada	4–1	Won
2014	World Group, Quarterfinals	4–6 April, 2014	Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan	Hard (DecoTurf), Indoor	Czech Republic	0–5	Loss
2015	World Group, 1st Round	6–8 March, 2015	Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre, Vancouver, Canada	Hard (Premier), Indoor	Canada	2–3	Loss
2015	World Group, Play-offs	18–20 September, 2015	Club Campestre, Pereira, Colombia	Clay (Red Clay), Outdoor	Colombia	3–2	Won
2016	World Group, 1st Round	4–6 March, 2016	Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, Great Britain	Hard (GreenSet Cushion), Indoor	Great Britain	1–3	Loss
2016	World Group, Play-offs	16–18 September, 2016	Utsubo Tennis Center, Osaka, Japan	Hard, Outdoor	Ukraine	5–0	Won
2017	World Group, 1st Round	3–5 February, 2017	TBD	TBD	France	–	TBD
2017	World Group, Quarterfinals or World Group, Play-offs	7–9 April, 2017 or 15–17 September, 2017	TBD	TBD	TBD	–	TBD

References

External links

Team page on DavisCup.com

Davis Cup

Current champions (2016): Argentina

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World Groups	1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

World Groups Play-offs	1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

2017 World Group teams	Argentina Australia Belgium Canada Croatia Czech Republic France Germany Great Britain Italy Japan Russia Serbia Spain Switzerland United States

Former World Group teams	Austria Brazil Belarus Chile Cuba Czechoslovakia Denmark Ecuador Hungary India Indonesia Ireland Israel Kazakhstan Mexico Morocco Netherlands New Zealand Paraguay Peru Poland Romania Slovakia South Africa South Korea Sweden Yugoslavia Zimbabwe

Players	American Argentine Australian Austrian Belarusian Belgian Brazilian British Canadian Chilean Croatian Cuban Czech Czechoslovak Danish Dutch Ecuadorian French German Hungarian Indian Indonesian Irish Israeli Italian Japanese Kazakhstani Korean Mexican Moroccan New Zealand Paraguayan Peruvian Polish Romanian Russian Serbian Slovakian South African Soviet Spanish Swedish Swiss Yugoslavian Zimbabwean

List of champions

Association of Tennis Professionals: Top ten Japanese male singles tennis players as of 21 November 2016

1. Kei Nishikori (5 ) 2. Yoshihito Nishioka (101 ) 3. Yūichi Sugita (108 2) 4. Go Soeda (125 12) 5. Taro Daniel (126 19)

6. Tatsuma Ito (169 9) 7. Hiroki Moriya (174 4) 8. Akira Santillan (223 1) 9. Yuya Kibi (227 ) 10. Yasutaka Uchiyama (234 1)

National sports teams of Japan

Women's teams	American football Association Football FU-23 FU-20 FU-17 Futsal Baseball Basketball FU-19 FU-17 Boxing Cricket Field hockey Gymnastics Handball Ice hockey F U-18 Roller Hockey Rugby Union F7 Softball Squash Tennis Volleyball Water Polo

Men's teams	American football Association Football MU-23 MU-20 MU-17 Futsal Beach Soccer Cerebral Palsy Australian rules football Badminton Bandy Baseball Basketball MU-19 MU-17 3x3 Boxing Cricket Field hockey Handball Ice hockey M Junior M U18 Kabaddi Korfball Lacrosse Roller Hockey Rugby Union M7 Rugby league Squash Tennis Volleyball Water Polo

Olympics Paralympics Asian Games

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