Pakistan Davis Cup team
The Pakistan Davis Cup team represent Pakistan in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Pakistan Tennis Federation.
Pakistan Davis Cup Team | |
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Captain | Currently being hired |
ITF ranking | 39 |
Colors | Green and white |
First year | 1948 |
Years played | 42 |
Ties played (W–L) | 89 (45–44) |
Years in World Group | 0 (0–0) |
Davis Cup titles | 0 |
Runners-up | 0 |
Most total wins | Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (41–16) |
Most doubles wins | Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (15–4) |
Best doubles team | Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi / Aqeel Khan (12–3) |
Most ties played | Aqeel Khan (30) |
Most years played | Hamed Ul Haq Qureshi (12) |
Pakistan currently compete in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group I. They reached the World Group Play-offs in 2005, and reached the Eastern Zone final in 1984.
Current team (2014)
Gibran Khan
- Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (doubles player)
- Aqeel Khan (amateur player)
- Muhammad Abad (amateur player)
- Samir Iftikhar (amateur player)
History
Pakistan competed in its first Davis Cup in 1948.
Famous Pakistan Davis Cup players who have won the national open or other things include Haroon Rahim, Saeed Meer, Munawar Iqbal, Hameed ul Haq, Mahmood Alam, Gibran Khan, and Khawaja Saeed Hai.
Current status
Pakistan were promoted from the Asia/Oceania Zone Group III with an undefeated record.
In 2009, the team were seeded 4th in the Asia/Oceania Group II, and beat Oman 4–1, having taken a 3–0 lead. Pakistan faced the Philippines in the semi-final. The Davis Cup started 3 February 2017.
In 2017 Pakistan won the Group II defeating Thailand in the finals by 3-2. Aqeel Khan won the final tie for Pakistan at Islamabad Sports Complex. Earlier Pakistan defeated Iran and got walkover in the semi-finals.