Cup Records

Think of a legendary player, who may have won several Grand Slam tournaments or a player who left their own unique mark on the game, and I guarantee they will have had an excellent Davis Cup career. Whether the player was a professional or an amateur the thrill of playing for your country has tested the greatest players in history and shown their true character. Here's a list of the record holders:

Youngest and Oldest players

· Youngest - Kenny Banzer, of Liechtenstein, played at the age of 14 years, 5 days.

John McEnroe played in the Cup´s longest match against Swede Mats Wilander

· Oldest - Claude Butlin, of Mexico, played at the age of 50 years, 105 days.

Rubbers, Ties, Apperance totals

· Most rubbers played - Nicola Pietrangeli, of Italy, 164 rubbers Singles win/loss 78/32, Doubles win/loss 42/12

· Most Ties played - Nicola Pietrangeli, of Italy, 66 ties played

· Most Appearences in a Challenge or Final Round -
Bill Tilden, of USA, 11 Challenge Rounds played
Singles win/loss 17/5, Doubles win/loss 4/2

Youngest and Oldest Captains

· Youngest - Maurice McLoughlin of USA, captained the 1909 team at the age of 19 years, 9 days. Dwight Davis captained the winning U.S. team in the first Davis Cup final, at the age of 21 years, 82 days.

· Oldest - Perry Jones, of the USA, captained the U.S team at the age of 71 years, 107 days when he was appointed in 1957.

Longest Rubbers in time-elapsed

· Before the introduction of the tie-break - 1982 World Group Quarter-final round, John McEnroe, of USA, defeated Mats Wilander, of Sweden, 9-7, 6-2, 15-17, 3-6, 8-6. The match lasted six hours and 22 minutes.

· Since the introduction of the tie-break - 1989 World Group Quarter-final round, Horst Skoff, of Austria, defeated Mats Wilander, of Sweden, 6-7, 7-6, 1-6, 6-4, 9-7. The match lasted six hours and four minutes.

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