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Davis Cup

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Also known as International Lawn Tennis Challenge

annual international team competition in men's tennis

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The Davis Cup is an annual international team competition in men's tennis where countries compete against each other for the title. It's one of the most prestigious tournaments in tennis and is considered one of the sport's most important events.

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Founded by
James Dwight
Sport
tennis
Official website
www.daviscup.com
Image
Davis Cup Praha ČRo 2012-11-28 cropped 1.jpg
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social media followers
269520
topic's main category
Category:Davis Cup
inception
1900-01-01
season ends
November
Commons category
Davis Cup
event interval
1
season starts
March
topic has template
Template:Davis Cup player
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Encyclopedic overview

The 2018 Davis Cup Final – opening ceremony.

The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and contested annually between teams from over 150 competing countries, making it the world's largest annual team sporting competition. It is described by the organisers as the "World Cup of Tennis" and the winners are referred to as the world champions. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Great Britain and the United States. Initially titled the International Lawn Tennis Challenge, it soon became known metonymically after the trophy donated by Dwight F. Davis; the name was officially changed after Davis' death in 1945. By 2023, 155 nations entered teams into the competition.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Davis Cup” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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