Davis Cup Tennis Background Information

In the very competitive world of the sport of tennis, the Davis Cup certainly counts as a top tennis competition that always draws attention every year. Although just 16 countries can make it to the World Group Nation matches annually, there are now 131 countries who have decided to participate in the Davis Cup since 2007.

Anyone who has ever tried to buy a ticket for or has been following the Davis Cup matches closely knows that the qualifying process to become one of the World Group Nation members can be quite confusing to beginners.

If you are from the US, then you definitely have a vested interest in buying a ticket for the Davis Cup 2008 Matches because the US has won the most number of Davis Cup titles to date, with 31 titles to its name as of this 2007. This may change this 2008 so you should try to buy a ticket and see whether the US can add another title to its already impressive record. The US was the Davis Cup winner for 2007.

Australia is next on the list of Davis Cup champions with 28 Davis Cup titles. France and Great Britain are tied at a far third with just nine Davis Cup titles to their name. But since it is very grueling to even make it to the finals, let alone win a Davis Cup title, both France and Great Britain can count themselves very fortunate to be in such esteemed company. At present, there are only twelve countries that have ever won at least one Davis Cup which just tells you how hard it is to make it far in the Davis Cup competition.

Incidentally, the first Davis Cup winner was also the US back in 1900. There was no Davis Cup competition held in 1901 but the US repeated its triumph in the Davis Cup in 1902 anyway.

It should be pointed out to ticket buyers that the Davis Cup is solely for male players – there is no women’s competition in the Davis Cup. So if you were thinking of getting a ticket for any women’s matches, you may be disappointed. Still, a Davis Cup ticket is still a Davis Cup ticket, so do try to make the best of that golden opportunity.

If you were really looking forward to women’s matches, the event you should be attending is the Fed Cup, which is the female counterpart of the Davis Cup. The Davis Cup is conducted under the aegis of the ITF or International Tennis Federation which also runs the Fed Cup competitions. The Fed Cup was formerly called the Federation Cup.