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Czech Republic

Next Tie versus Belgium, World Group 1st Round , 05 March 2010

Czech Republic missed out on winning its second Davis Cup title in Barcelona, losing to Spain 0-5 in the Final.

Best Davis Cup Performance: Champion 1980

The Czech team won its only Davis Cup title in 1980, defeating Italy in the Final. It also reached the Final in 1975 but lost to a Bjorn Borg-led Sweden. It is one of three nations, along with USA and Sweden, to appear in the World Group in all but one year, including 2009.

NB: Played as Czechoslovakia until 1992 and Czech/Slovak Republics in 1993.

ALL TIME RECORDS

First Year Played	1921
Years Played	76
Ties Played Win Loss	186 (112 - 74)
Years in WG	29 (24 - 28)
Most Total Wins	Jan KODES (60 - 34)
Most Singles Wins	Roderich MENZEL (40 - 12)
Most Doubles Wins	Jan KODES (21 - 15)
Best Doubles Team	Jaroslav DROBNY & Vladimir CERNIK (11-2)
Most Ties Played	Jan KODES (39)
Most Years Played	Jan KODES (15)

RECENT RESULTS

2009 Win Loss	3 - 1
World Group	1st Round	defeated	France	3-2
World Group	Quarterfinal	defeated	Argentina	3-2
World Group	Semifinal	defeated	Croatia	4-1
World Group	Final	lost to	Spain	0-5

Players	Singles Win Loss	Doubles Win Loss
Radek STEPANEK	3 - 2	3 - 1
Jan HERNYCH	0 - 1
Lukas DLOUHY	0 - 2
Jan HAJEK	1 - 1
Ivo MINAR	0 - 1
Tomas BERDYCH	3 - 2	3 - 1

2008 Win Loss	1 - 1
World Group	1st Round	defeated	Belgium	3-2
World Group	Quarterfinal	lost to	Russia	2-3

Players	Singles Win Loss	Doubles Win Loss
Pavel VIZNER	0 - 1	0 - 1
Radek STEPANEK	2 - 0	1 - 1
Lukas DLOUHY	1 - 1
Tomas BERDYCH	1 - 2	1 - 0