10 Interesting Tennis Facts about the Davis Cup
10 Interesting Tennis Facts about the Davis Cup By V-Tennis #1 #2 The tournament was conceived in 1899 by four members of the Harvard University tennis team who wished to challenge the British to a tennis competition 1900 - First edition is played with the tie between United States and British Islands in Longwood Cricket Club in Boston. A 3-0 home victory meant the trophy- ordered and paid for by tournament inventor Dwight Davis - stayed in America and the competition was subsequently renamed in the man's honour. Davis Cup is the only team tournament in the world which has lasted a full century. #3 #5 #4 Australia had the best winning streak from 1950 to 1967, during which they won 15 titles. The United States have won the most number of Davis Cup tournaments which is 32 #6 2016. It was Great Britain's first title in 79 years, and first in the open era. The win moved Great Britain to third on the all time winners list. #7 By 2016, 130 nations entered teams into the competition.[2] The most successful countries over the history of the tournament are the United States (winning 32 tournaments and finishing as runners-up 29 times) and Australia (winning 28 times, including four occasions with New Zealand as Australasia, and finishing as runners-up 19 times). #D #8 Total 217 ounces of silver is used in the trophy. It is 13 inches tall and it has a diameter of 18 inches. Rowland Rhodes is the designer of the trophy he was an English national. The tie-breaker was included only in the year 1989. Prior to that there was no tie-breaker in any set. Now only fifth set doesn't have a tie- breaker. #10 Trophy cost in 1900: about £700; cost to reproduce today: £140 00O (cup only); cup and plinths about brought to you by: Tennis Club in London £420 000. V tennis
10 Interesting Tennis Facts about the Davis Cup
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