How is the Davis Cup for tennis played?
How long does it take to finish? I know that countries compete with each other but i do not understand the system. I get how the grandslams work
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The tournament was conceived in 1899 by four members of the Harvard University tennis team who came up with the idea of challenging the British to a tennis showdown. Once the idea received the go ahead from the respective lawn tennis associations, one of the four Harvard players, Dwight F. Davis, designed a tournament format and spent the money from his own pocket to purchase an appropriate sterling silver trophy. The first match, between the United States and Great Britain was held in Boston, Massachusetts in 1900. The American team, of which Dwight Davis was a part, surprised the British by winning the first three matches. The following year the two countries did not compete but the US won the next match in 1902. By 1905 the tournament expanded to include Belgium, Austria, France, and Australasia, a combined team from Australia and New Zealand that competed together until 1913. The tournament was initially known as the International Lawn Tennis Challenge. It was renamed the Davis Cup following the death of Dwight Davis in 1945. (Dwight Davis became a prominent politician in the United States in the 1920s, serving as Secretary of War from 1925-29 and as Governor General of the Philippines from 1929-32.)
From 1950 to 1967, Australia dominated the competition, winning the Cup 15 times in 18 years.
Since inception, the U.S.A. has won the event the most times (31), followed by Australia (23 [28 including Australasia]), France and Great Britain (9 each)[Includes British Isles 5], Sweden (7), and Australasia (5).
Up to 1973, the Davis Cup had only ever been won by the U.S.A., Great Britain, France and Australia/Australasia. Their domination was broken in 1974, when South Africa and India qualified for the final. However India refused to play in the final that year in protest against the South African government's apartheid policies, thus handing South Africa a walk-over victory. Since then, several other countries have gone on to capture the trophy.
On the 100th anniversary of the tournament's founding, 129 nations competed for the Davis Cup.
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When two countries play they each have two to four players. Each face off between countries is called a tie. Every tie is a first-to three wins contest that takes up to three days. The first day has two singles matches of four different players. The second day is one doubles match between the two countries. The third and final day is another two singles matches (if needed).What are the different types of technology used in tennis?
bcs tennis get popularity as individual game . in davis cup the competition is between countries.Who will win?nadal or djokovic?
Since mavsman already provided the history, I'll tell you the way it is played.I. The Tournament
1) "133 countries play in the Davis Cup to start out with. But they are eventually narrowed down to a "World Group" of 16 nations. Once in the World Group, eight nations will be seeded. The decision as to which nations will be seeded is made by the Davis Cup Committee. Among the deciding factors taken into account are the ITF (International Tennis Federation) Davis Cup Nations Ranking, how the nation fared in recent Davis Cup action, the strength and ranking of the players likely to perform for a given nation, the ability of a nation’s players to compete on a variety of surfaces, and the depth of a nation in terms of doubles.
2)At the levels below the World Group, the Davis Cup nations compete in Zonal Competitions, which are split into three zones: the Americas Zone, the Asia/Oceania Zone and the Eurooe/Africa Zone. In each zone there are four groups, Group I being the highest and Group IV the lowest.
a)Groups I and II operate on a home and away knockout basis in all three zones. The exact format and draw size varies from group to group and zone to zone, but essentially winning nations advance until one or more nations are promoted to Group I from Group II, and to the World Group Play-Off ties from Group I.Nations which lose in the first round in Groups I and II then play off in one or more play-off rounds, until one or more losing nations are relegated to the group below.
b)In Groups III and IV, teams play against each other in a round robin format at one venue during one week. At the end of the round-robin stages, there are then play-offs to determine the final placings within and promotion / relegation from the group. In the Asia/Oceania and Americas Zones, the top two nations progress to the group above, while the bottom two are relegated to the group below, while it is four nations up or down in the Europe/Africa Zone (two up and two down from each venue). There is no relegation from Group IV.
II. The Play! (The fun part)
1)The eight first round ties in the World Group are played on a home and away knock-out basis, and took place over a weekend in the early part of the year – in 2006, 10-12 February. The winning teams advance to the quarterfinals, which are also played on a home and away knock-out basis, over a weekend in the summer – the dates for 2006 are 7-9 April. The eight losing teams from the first round go into the World Group Play-Off ties, along with the eight qualifiers from the Group I Zonal regions. The World Group Play-Off ties are also played on a home and away knock-out basis over the same weekend as the World Group semifinal ties - in 2006, 22-24 September. The World Group Final is played in the last part of the year - 1-3 December in 2006. The choice of ground for the above ties is decided by lot or goes automatically to one of the competing nations."
>>Whew! That was long! For more information, go to the Davis cup website at "www.daviscup.com" (my source, as listed below)
They have a lot of even more detailed information than in this, especially as far as the rules, seeding, and elimination parts of the tournament go.
I asked a friend of mine this same question, and he said that "Tennis for Dummies" is a good book offering lots of infomation on this tournament. I looked at it, and I would agree with him because it is written by Pat McEnroe, yes, brother of John, who played in the Davis Cup himself.
If you are wondering the world group nations for 06, here is a quick link to follow:
http://www.daviscup.com/results/index.as...
I hope I was able to answer your question(s)! As always, peace out and happy tennis playing! =)=)=)=)
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