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Next Tie versus Russia, World Group 1st Round , 05/03/2010

India defeated South Africa 4-1 in Johannesburg to advance to the World Group for the first time since 1998.

Best Davis Cup Performance: Runner-up - 1966, 1974, 1987

India last played in the World Group in 1998. Only Romania, Argentina and India have contested more than one final without winning the Davis Cup title.

In defeating Australia in the 1974 Eastern Zone Final, the two nations established a record for the most number of games in a tie (327).

All time records

First Year Played	1921
Years Played	73
Ties Played Win Loss	178 (108 - 70)
Years in WG	12 (7 - 11)
Most Total Wins	Leander PAES (84 - 31)
Most Singles Wins	Ramanathan KRISHNAN (50 - 19)
Most Doubles Wins	Leander PAES (36 - 9)
Best Doubles Team	Mahesh BHUPATHI & Leander PAES (23-2)
Most Ties Played	Leander PAES (45)
Most Years Played	Leander PAES (20)

RECENT RESULTS

2009 Win Loss	2 - 0
Asia/Oceania Group I	1st Round			BYE
Asia/Oceania Group I	Quarterfinal	defeated	Chinese Taipei	3-2
Asia/Oceania Group I	Semifinal	defeated	Australia	W/O
World Group Play-off	1st Round	defeated	South Africa	4-1

Players	Singles Win Loss	Doubles Win Loss
Leander PAES		1 - 0
Mahesh BHUPATHI		1 - 1
Rohan BOPANNA	1 - 2	0 - 1
Somdev DEVVARMAN	4 - 0
Yuki BHAMBRI	1 - 0

2008 Win Loss	2 - 1
Asia/Oceania Group I	1st Round	defeated	Uzbekistan	3-2
Asia/Oceania Group I	Semifinal	defeated	Japan	3-2
World Group Play-off	1st Round	lost to	Romania	1-4

Players	Singles Win Loss	Doubles Win Loss
Leander PAES	0 - 1	2 - 0
Mahesh BHUPATHI	0 - 1	3 - 0
Rohan BOPANNA	2 - 1	1 - 0
Prakash AMRITRAJ	2 - 2
Somdev DEVVARMAN	0 - 3