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Romania | |
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Captain | Gabriel Trifu |
Coach | Andrei Mlendea |
ITF ranking | 40 2 (20 September 2021) |
Colors | Yellow & blue |
First year | 1922 |
Years played | 70 |
Ties played (W–L) | 141 (73–68) |
Years in World Group | 14 (3–14) |
Runners-up | 3 (1969, 1971, 1972) |
Most total wins | Ilie Năstase (109–37) |
Most singles wins | Ilie Năstase (74–22) |
Most doubles wins | Ilie Năstase (35–15) |
Best doubles team | Ilie Năstase & Ion Țiriac (27–7) |
Most ties played | Ilie Năstase (52) |
Most years played | Ilie Năstase (18) |
The Romania men's national tennis team represents Romania in Davis Cup tennis competition, being governed by the Romanian Tennis Federation and currently competes in the 2019 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II.
Romania has finished as runners-up three times. Alongside India, Romania has never won the Davis Cup despite playing three finals.
Rankings as of 31 January 2022
Player | ATP ranking |
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Marius Copil | No. 273 (Singles) |
Nicolae Frunză | No. 627 (Singles) |
Stefan Paloși | No. 643 (Singles) |
Gabi Adrian Boitan | No. 736 (Singles) |
Horia Tecău | No. 18 (Doubles) |
Player | Most recent appearance |
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Florin Mergea | 2013 Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round |
Victor Crivoi | 2012 Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round Play-off |
Romania finished runner-up three times – in 1969, 1971 and 1972 – and lost to USA in the Final on each occasion. The most contested match was in 1972, when Romania lost 3–2, Tiriac and Nastase winning for Romania. Only Romania and India have contested more than one Final without being crowned champion. Its first appearance in the competition was back in 1922.
Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st Round | BYE | ||||
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Quarterfinals | 7–9 May | Bucharest (ROU) | Ukraine | 3–1 | Win | |
World Group play-off | 17–19 Sep | Bucharest (ROU) | Ecuador | 5–0 | Win | |
2011 | World Group, 1st Round | 4–6 Mar | Buenos Aires (ARG) | Argentina | 1–4 | Loss |
World Group play-off | 16–18 Sep | Bucharest (ROU) | Czech Republic | 0–5 | Loss | |
2012 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st Round | BYE | ||||
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2nd Round | 6–8 Apr | Amsterdam (NED) | Netherlands | 0–5 | Loss | |
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round play-offs | 14–16 Sep | Cluj-Napoca (ROU) | Finland | 3–2 | Win | |
2013 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st Round | 1–3 Feb | Cluj-Napoca (ROU) | Denmark | 5–0 | Win |
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2nd Round | 5–7 Apr | Brașov (ROU) | Netherlands | 0–5 | Loss | |
2014 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st Round | 31 Ian – 2 Feb | Dnipropetrovsk (UKR) | Ukraine | 1–3 | Loss |
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round play-offs | 12–14 Sep | Bucharest (ROU) | Sweden | 3–1 | Win | |
2015 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st Round | 6–8 March | Sibiu (ROU) | Israel | 5–0 | Win |
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2nd Round | 17–19 July | Constanța (ROU) | Slovakia | 2–3 | Loss | |
2016 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st Round | 4–6 March | Arad (ROU) | Slovenia | 4–1 | Win |
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2nd Round | 15–17 July | Cluj-Napoca (ROU) | Spain | 1–4 | Loss | |
2017 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st Round | 3–5 February | Minsk (BLR) | Belarus | 2–3 | Loss |
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round play-offs | 15–17 September | Wels (AUT) | Austria | 1–4 | Loss | |
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2nd Round play-offs | 27–29 October | Ramat HaSharon (ISR) | Israel | 0–5 | Loss | |
2018 | Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 3–4 February | Piatra Neamț (ROU) | Luxembourg | 4–1 | Win |
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 2nd Round | 7–8 April | Cluj-Napoca (ROU) | Morocco | 5–0 | Win | |
Sports Festival -Friendly, Exhibition Round | 15 June | Cluj-Napoca (ROU) | Team World- All legends (Goran Ivanišević, Mike Brian) | 2–0 | Win | |
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 3rd Round | 15–16 September | Cluj-Napoca (ROU) | Poland | 2–3 | Loss | |
2019 | Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 5–6 April | Piatra Neamț (ROU) | Zimbabwe | 4–1 | Win |