Romanian national tennis team
Romania Captain Gabriel Trifu Coach Andrei Mlendea ITF ranking 40 2 (20 September 2021) Colors Yellow & blue First year 1922 Years played 70 Ties played (W–L) 141 (73–68) Years in World Group 14 (3–14) Runners-up 3 (1969 , 1971 , 1972 ) Most total wins Ilie Năstase (109–37)Most singles wins Ilie Năstase (74–22) Most doubles wins Ilie Năstase (35–15) Best doubles team Ilie Năstase &Ion Țiriac (27–7) Most ties played Ilie Năstase (52) Most years played Ilie Năstase (18)
The Romania men's national tennis team represents Romania in Davis Cup tennis competition, being governed by the Romanian Tennis Federation and currently competes in the 2024 Davis Cup World Group II .
Romania has finished as runners-up three times. Alongside India, Romania has never won the Davis Cup despite playing three finals.
Current squad
Rankings as of 31 January 2022
Recent callups
History
Romania finished runner-up three times – in 1969, 1971 and 1972 – and lost to USA in the Final on each occasion. The most contested match was in 1972, when Romania lost 3–2, Tiriac and Nastase winning for Romania. Only Romania and India have contested more than one Final without being crowned champion. Its first appearance in the competition was back in 1922.
2010s
Year
Competition
Date
Location
Opponent
Score
Result
2010
Europe/Africa Zone Group I , 1st Round
BYE
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Quarterfinals
7–9 May
Bucharest (ROU)
Ukraine
3–1
Win
World Group play-off
17–19 Sep
Bucharest (ROU)
Ecuador
5–0
Win
2011
World Group , 1st Round
4–6 Mar
Buenos Aires (ARG)
Argentina
1–4
Loss
World Group play-off
16–18 Sep
Bucharest (ROU)
Czech Republic
0–5
Loss
2012
Europe/Africa Zone Group I , 1st Round
BYE
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2nd Round
6–8 Apr
Amsterdam (NED)
Netherlands
0–5
Loss
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round play-offs
14–16 Sep
Cluj-Napoca (ROU)
Finland
3–2[ 1]
Win
2013
Europe/Africa Zone Group I , 1st Round
1–3 Feb
Cluj-Napoca (ROU)
Denmark
5–0
Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group I , 2nd Round
5–7 Apr
Brașov (ROU)
Netherlands
0–5
Loss
2014
Europe/Africa Zone Group I , 1st Round
31 Ian – 2 Feb
Dnipropetrovsk (UKR)
Ukraine
1–3
Loss
Europe/Africa Zone Group I , 1st round play-offs
12–14 Sep
Bucharest (ROU)
Sweden
3–1
Win
2015
Europe/Africa Zone Group I , 1st Round
6–8 March
Sibiu (ROU)
Israel
5–0
Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group I , 2nd Round
17–19 July
Constanța (ROU)
Slovakia
2–3
Loss
2016
Europe/Africa Zone Group I , 1st Round
4–6 March
Arad (ROU)
Slovenia
4–1
Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group I , 2nd Round
15–17 July
Cluj-Napoca (ROU)
Spain
1–4
Loss
2017
Europe/Africa Zone Group I , 1st Round
3–5 February
Minsk (BLR)
Belarus
2–3
Loss
Europe/Africa Zone Group I , 1st round play-offs
15–17 September
Wels (AUT)
Austria
1–4
Loss
Europe/Africa Zone Group I , 2nd Round play-offs
27–29 October
Ramat HaSharon (ISR)
Israel
0–5
Loss
2018
Europe/Africa Zone Group II , 1st Round
3–4 February
Piatra Neamț (ROU)
Luxembourg
4–1
Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group II , 2nd Round
7–8 April
Cluj-Napoca (ROU)
Morocco
5–0
Win
Sports Festival -Friendly, Exhibition Round
15 June
Cluj-Napoca (ROU)
Team World- All legends (Goran Ivanišević, Mike Brian)
2–0
Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group II , 3rd Round
15–16 September
Cluj-Napoca (ROU)
Poland
2–3
Loss
2019
Europe/Africa Zone Group II , 1st Round
5–6 April
Piatra Neamț (ROU)
Zimbabwe
4–1
Win
All players
See also
References
External links
Finals World Group I World Group II Group III
Americas zone Asia/Oceania zone Europe zone Africa zone
Group IV
Americas zone Asia/Oceania zone Europe zone Africa zone
Group V
Asia/Oceania zone Africa zone
Suspended Inactive Former