Croatia Davis Cup team

Croatia
CaptainVelimir Zovko
ITF ranking7 (18 March 2024)
Highest ITF ranking1 (5 December 2005, 6 December 2021)
ColorsRed and white
First year1993
Years played31
Ties played (W–L)78 (47–31)
Years in
World Group		20 (26–21)
Davis Cup titles2 (2005, 2018)
Runners-up2 (2016, 2021)
Most total winsMarin Čilić (43–23)
Most singles winsMarin Čilić (33–17)
Most doubles winsGoran Ivanišević (13–5)
Ivan Ljubičić (13–6)
Best doubles teamLjubičić & Ivanišević (6–0)
Ljubičić & Ančić (6–1)
Most ties playedMarin Čilić (34)
Most years playedMarin Čilić (14)
Croatia in 2018 with their second Davis Cup title

The Croatia men's national tennis team represents Croatia in the Davis Cup and is governed by the Croatian Tennis Association.Croatia won the Davis Cup twice, in 2005 and 2018, and was runner-up in 2016 and 2021.

History

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See also: Yugoslavia Davis Cup team

Croatia competed in its first Davis Cup in 1993 in Europe/Africa Group I semifinals beating Zimbabwe 3–2. In 1994 Croatia beat Portugal 4–0 in qualification round thus ensuring its first time appearance in World Group in 1995. Croatia lost in its debut from Germany and failed to qualify in the World Group again until 2002 where they beat Germany and earned its first quarterfinals. In 2005 Croatia won its first Davis Cup over Slovakia as the first unseeded nation to win the title, and also reached No. 1 at the ITF rankings for the first time. Croatia reached semifinals in 2009 but lost to Czech Republic 4–1. In 2016 Croatia reached the finals for the second time, again as unseeded nation, but lost to Argentina. Two years later, in 2018, Croatia won its second title by beating defending champion France, thus becoming the last Davis Cup champion in the old best-of-five competition format, and also the 10th country overall with more than one title.

Current team

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The following players were called up for the 2024 Davis Cup qualifyng round in February 2024.

Player Singles
ATP Rank 		Doubles
ATP Rank 		First year
played
Marin Čilić 1047 — 2006
Nino Serdarušić 353 180 2021
Duje Ajduković 117 988 2023
Ivan Dodig — 5 2010
Mate Pavić — 33 2013

Players

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Key
Players that have won the Davis cup
Bold Players that are active for the national team
*
 Still playing active tennis
Player W-L
(Total) 		W-L
(Singles) 		W-L
(Doubles) 		Ties Career
Duje Ajduković 2–2 1–2 1–0 2 2023–
Mario Ančić [A] 21–13 13–11 8–2 18 1999–2009
Ivan Beroš 1–0 1–0 0–0 1 1999
Ivan Cerović 0–1 0–1 0–0 1 2006
Marin Čilić [B] 43–23 33–17 10–6 34 2006– ‡
Borna Ćorić [B] 16–9 16–9 0–0 19 2013– ‡
Mate Delić 1–4 1–4 0–0 3 2014–2015
Ivan Dodig [B] 12–18 2–7 10–11 22 2010– ‡
Marin Draganja 2–3 0–1 2–2 5 2014–2017
Viktor Galović 1–1 1–1 0–0 2 2017–2018
Borna Gojo 8–6 8–6 0–0 14 2019–
Saša Hiršzon 11–12 6–8 5–4 9 1994–1998
Goran Ivanišević [A] 33–11 20–6 13–5 18 1993–2003
Roko Karanušić 2–6 2–5 0–1 6 2005–2009
Ivo Karlović [A] 13–14 9–10 4–4 15 2000–2016
Željko Krajan 1–2 1–2 0–0 3 1998–1999
Ivan Ljubičić [A] 36–19 23–13 13–6 22 1998–2010 †
Nikola Mektić 10–6 1–2 9–4 15 2011–
Goran Orešić 1–1 1–1 0–0 2 1996
Ante Pavić 0–1 0–1 0–0 1 2017
Mate Pavić [B] 8–11 0–1 8–10 18 2013– ‡
Dino Prižmić 0–2 0–2 0–0 2 2023–
Goran Prpić 1–5 1–3 0–2 2 1993
Nino Serdarušić 1–0 1–0 0–0 1 2021–
Igor Šarić 2–0 2–0 0–0 2 1994–1996
Franko Škugor [B] 3–5 1–3 2–2 6 2015–2020
Saša Tuksar 0–2 0–2 0–0 2 2004–2006
Ivan Vajda 0–1 0–1 0–0 1 2001
Antonio Veić 1–2 1–2 0–0 3 2010–2012
Lovro Zovko 6–9 5–2 1–7 10 1998–2009
Total 193–156 150–123 43–33 78 1993–2024

Managers

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Name Tenure Ties Won Lost Win % Best Result
Croatia Bruno Orešar 1993 2 1 1 50 1993 World Group, Qualifying round
Croatia Goran Prpić 1994 1 1 0 100 1994 Europe/Africa Group I, Semifinals
Croatia Željko Franulović 1994–1997 7 3 4 42.9 1995 World Group, First round
Croatia Goran Prpić 1998–2000 7 4 3 57.1 1999 Europe/Africa Group I, Quarterfinals
Croatia Nikola Pilić 2001–2005 12 9 3 75 2005 Champions
Croatia Ivan Ljubičić 2006 2 1 1 50 2006 World Group, Quarterfinals
Croatia Goran Prpić 2007–2011 11 6 5 54.6 2009 World Group, Semifinals
Croatia Željko Krajan 2012–2019 18 12 6 66.7 2018 Champions
Croatia Franko Škugor 2019 2 0 2 0 –
Croatia Vedran Martić 2019–2023 15 10 5 66.7 2021 Final
Croatia Velimir Zovko 2024-present 1 0 1 0
Totals 78 47 31 60%

Davis Cup finals

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Edition Rounds/Opponents Results
2005 1R:  United States QF:  Romania SF:  Russia F:  Slovakia 1R: 3–2 QF: 4–1 SF: 3–2 F: 3–2
2016 1R:  Belgium QF:  United States SF:  France F:  Argentina 1R: 3–2 QF: 3–2 SF: 3–2 F: 2–3
2018 1R:  Canada QF:  Kazakhstan SF:  United States F:  France 1R: 3–1 QF: 3–1 SF: 3–2 F: 3–1
2021 GS:  Australia,  Hungary QF:  Italy SF:  Serbia F:  Russia GS: 3–0, 2–1 QF: 2–1 SF: 2–1 F: 0–2

List of matches

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Here is the list of all match-ups since 1993, when Croatia started competing as a separate nation.

1990s

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2000s

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2010s

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2020s

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Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
2020–21 Finals, Qualifying round 6–7 Mar 2020 Zagreb (CRO)  India 3–1 Win
Finals, Group D 25 Nov 2021 Turin (ITA)  Australia 3–0 Win
28 Nov 2021 Turin (ITA)  Hungary 2–1 Win
Finals, Quarterfinals 29 Nov 2021 Turin (ITA)  Italy 2–1 Win
Finals, Semifinals 3 Dec 2021 Madrid (ESP)  Serbia 2–1 Win
Finals, Final 5 Dec 2021 Madrid (ESP)  Russia 0–2 Runner-up
2022 Finals, Group A 14 Sep 2022 Bologna (ITA)  Italy 0–3 Loss
15 Sep 2022 Bologna (ITA)  Sweden 2–1 Win
17 Sep 2022 Bologna (ITA)  Argentina 3–0 Win
Finals, Quarterfinals 23 Nov 2022 Málaga (ESP)  Spain 2–0 Win
Finals, Semifinals 25 Nov 2022 Málaga (ESP)  Australia 1–2 Loss
2023 Finals, Qualifying round 4–5 Feb 2023 Rijeka (CRO)  Austria 3–1 Win
Finals, Group D 13 Sep 2023 Split (CRO)  United States 1–2 Loss
15 Sep 2023 Split (CRO)  Finland 1–2 Loss
17 Sep 2023 Split (CRO)  Netherlands 2–1 Win
2024 Finals, Qualifying round 2–4 Feb 2024 Varaždin (CRO)  Belgium 1–2 Loss

Statistics

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Last updated: Croatia – Belgium; 4 February 2024

Record
  • Champion: 2 times (2 times Away)
  • Runner-up: 2 times
  • Lost in Semifinals: 2 times
  • Lost in Quarterfinals: 5 times
  • Lost in First Round: 9 times
  • Not in World Group / Finals: 11 times
  • World Group Play-off: 8–5; Total Play-off: 9–6
  • Performance at home: 22–12 (64.7%)
  • Performance away: 20–16 (55.6%)
  • Performance neutral: 5–3 (62.5%)
  • Total: 47–31 (60%)

Has never played against 10 countries which, at one point or another, played in the World Group: Belarus, Cuba, Indonesia, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Paraguay, Peru, South Korea, Switzerland.

See also

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Notes

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  • A a Won the Davis Cup in 2005.
  • B b Won the Davis Cup in 2018.

References

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