THE DAVIS CUP PREMIER INTERNATIONAL TEAM EVENT TENNIS RUN THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION COMPETING AS THE WORLD THE WINNERS CHAMPION COMPETITION IN AS CHALLENGE GREAT BRITAIN THE UNITED STATES NATIONS THE HISTORY OF THE TOURNAMENT TOURNAMENTS FINISHING AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND AUSTRALASIA THE PRESENT CHAMPIONS BEAT BELGIUM GREAT BRITAINS THE OPEN THE ALL WINNERS WOMENS EQUIVALENT THE FED THE CZECH REPUBLIC THE ONLY DAVIS CUP FED CUP TITLES HOPMAN CUP MIXED LESS POPULAR CURTAIN RAISER FOUR MEMBERS HARVARD UNIVERSITY TEAM WISHED BRITISH ONCE LAWN HARVARD DWIGHT DAVIS TOURNAMENT FORMAT STERLING SILVER TROPHY CRUMP PURCHASING FUNDS TURN COMMISSIONED DESIGN WILLIAM NEW HAMPSHIRE CRAFTED ENGLISHMAN ROWLAND RHODES POLITICIAN US SECRETARY OF WAR THE PHILIPPINES THE UNITED STATES AND BRITAIN THE BRITISH ISLES LONGWOOD CRICKET CLUB MASSACHUSETTS THE AMERICAN DWIGHT DAVIS SURPRISED WINNING TWO COUNTRIES THE US THE MATCH BRITAIN AUSTRIA FRANCE AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND COMPETED SOON THE RIGHT FACE PREVIOUS THE FINAL ROUND BEGINNING WORLDS SPLIT ZONES AMERICA ZONE THE EUROPE DECIDE NATIONAL TEAM DEFENDING THIRD ZONE EASTERN ZONE THE WINNER ROUND CHALLENGER EUROPE THE CUP TIMES THE FORMAT CHANGED KNOCKOUT TOURNAMENT COMPETE AWARDED EVER THE UNITED DOMINATION EVENTUALLY BROKEN IN SOUTH AFRICA INDIA REFUSED TRAVEL PROTEST SOUTH AFRICAS APARTHEID SAW OUTSIDER SWEDEN CZECHOSLOVAKIA HAVE GONE CAPTURE SYSTEM TODAY THE BEST NATIONAL IN THE WORLD GROUP REGIONAL TIEBREAK GAMES POLITICAL PROTESTS MATCH RHODESIA BANDOL PROTESTS AGAINST RHODESIAN WHITE MINORITY GOVERNMENT IAN SMITH SWEDISH GOVERNMENT TRIED STOP CHILE VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS PEOPLE CONFLICT ISRAEL OUTSIDE POLITICIANS CONCERNED SECURITY REASONS AUDIENCE THE WORLD SPREAD WEEKENDS ELIMINATION THE BEST OF MATCHES DETERMINES THE HOST FOR ALL POSSIBLE PLAY ELIMINATION TOURNAMENT SEEDED RANKING TAKING ACCOUNT ALWAYS TOP TWO SEEDS THE LOSERS SENT PLAYOFF PLAY ALONG THE NEXT IN GROUP DIVIDED FACING RELEGATION THE TEAMS IV PLAY PROMOTION AND RELEGATION TOTAL NUMBER PROMOTED GROUP ONE AMERICAS COMPETITIONS MEAN THE WORD RUBBER MEANS THE ANNUAL WORLD EIGHT THE EIGHT QUARTERFINAL SEMIFINAL THREE DAYS THE NATION THE FIVE RUBBERS SINGLES GENERALLY AVAILABLE DOUBLES ON THE THIRD DAY REVERSE SINGLES CONTESTANTS SWAP FIRST DAYS CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES THE TEAM CAPTAIN MAY REPLACE THE PLAYERS THE SINGLES PLAYERS NOMINATED ALREADY COMMON YOUNGER DEAD RUBBER ORDER GAIN NATION LEAD REVERSE SINGLE MATCH HAS GONE ONE NATION VENUE CHOSEN CHOICE THE COUNTRY THE LAST CASE LOTS DRAWN DETERMINE MUST MINIMUM SEATING CAPACITY QUARTERFINALS SEMIFINALS PRIOR TO EACH THE CAPTAIN SQUAD ON THE DAY BEFORE THE ORDER FIRST DAY SUBSTITUTE INJURY VERIFIED CURRENT RULES PERMIT DESIGNATE PLAYER RESTRICTION PLAYING NORMALLY BEST OF NECESSARY FIFTH TIEBREAKER UNTIL ONE BEST OF THREE TIE BREAKER UNITED STATES WEST GERMANY SPAIN CZECH REPUBLIC FINALS PARAGUAY ROMANIA ECUADOR GERMANY RUSSIA ITALY SWITZERLAND ARGENTINA NETHERLANDS CROATIA BRAZIL MEXICO DENMARK SERBIA CANADA SLOVAK REPUBLIC JAPAN KAZAKHSTAN BELARUS ZIMBABWE MOROCCO SOUTH KOREA INDONESIA CUBA IRELAND HUNGARY PERU POLAND ROY EMERSON HARRY HOPMAN MARCO ROSSI SAN MARINO DAYS VITTORIO LEANDER PAES DOMENICO VICINI NICOLA PIETRANGELI AGED ITF RANKINGS LAST EDITION HISTORY OF TENNIS DAVIS CUP TENNIS VIDEO GAME THE EVENT