France Davis Cup team

France
Captain	Yannick Noah
ITF ranking	4 2
Colors	Blue & White
First year	1904
Years played	95
Ties played (W–L)	247 (160–86)
Years in World Group	33 (49–29)
Davis Cup titles	9 (1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1991, 1996, 2001)
Runners-up	8 (1925, 1926, 1933, 1982, 1999, 2002, 2010, 2014)
Most total wins	Pierre Darmon (47–21)
Most singles wins	Pierre Darmon (44–17)
Most doubles wins	Jacques Brugnon (22–9)
Best doubles team	Henri Leconte & Guy Forget (11–0)
Most ties played	François Jauffret (35)
Most years played	Jean Borotra (17)

Monument to French Davis Cup successes at Stade Roland Garros.

The France Davis Cup team represents France in Davis Cup tennis competition, and is governed by the Fédération Française de Tennis.

France is the fourth most successful nation, with nine wins. Their most recent title came in 2001.

In 2016 France will compete in the World Group for the 34th time out of 36 years, which ranks them fifth in this category.

Current team (2016)

• Gilles Simon
• Gaël Monfils
• Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
• Richard Gasquet
• Nicolas Mahut
• Pierre-Hugues Herbert
• Lucas Pouille

Substitute :

• Julien Benneteau
• Paul-Henri Mathieu
• Jérémy Chardy
• Edouard Roger-Vasselin
• Benoît Paire
• Adrian Mannarino

History

France competed in their first Davis Cup in 1904.

Results

2000–2009

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	World Group, 1st Round	4–6 February	Florianópolis, Brazil	Brazil	1–4	Lost
	World Group, Qualifying Round	21–23 July	Rennes, France	Austria	5–0	Won
2001	World Group, 1st Round	9–11 February	Ghent, Belgium	Belgium	5–0	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinals	6–8 April	Neuchâtel, Switzerland	Switzerland	3–2	Won
	World Group, Semifinals	21–23 September	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Netherlands	3–2	Won
	World Group, Final	30 November–2 December	Melbourne, Australia	Australia	3–2	Champion
2002	World Group, 1st Round	8–10 February	Metz, France	Netherlands	3–2	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinals	5–7 April	Pau, France	Czech Republic	3–2	Won
	World Group, Semifinals	20–22 September	Paris, France	United States	3–2	Won
	World Group, Final	29 November–1 December	Paris, France	Russia	2–3	Runner-up
2003	World Group, 1st Round	7–9 February	Bucharest, Romania	Romania	4–1	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinals	4–6 April	Toulouse, France	Switzerland	2–3	Lost
2004	World Group, 1st Round	6–8 February	Metz, France	Croatia	4–1	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinals	9–11 April	Prilly, Switzerland	Switzerland	3–2	Won
	World Group, Semifinals	24–26 September	Alicante, Spain	Spain	1–4	Lost
2005	World Group, 1st Round	4–6 March	Strasbourg, France	Sweden	3–2	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinals	15–17 July	Moscow, Russia	Russia	2–3	Lost
2006	World Group, 1st Round	10–12 February	Halle, Germany	Germany	3–2	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinals	7–9 April	Pau, France	Russia	1–4	Lost
2007	World Group, 1st Round	9–11 February	Clermont-Ferrand, France	Romania	4–1	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinals	6–8 April	Moscow, Russia	Russia	2–3	Lost
2008	World Group, 1st Round	8–10 February	Sibiu, Romania	Romania	5–0	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinals	11–13 April	Winston-Salem, United States	United States	1–4	Lost
2009	World Group, 1st Round	6–8 March	Ostrava, Czech Republic	Czech Republic	2–3	Lost
	World Group, Play-offs	18–20 September	Maastricht, Netherlands	Netherlands	4–1	Won

2010–2019

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	World Group, 1st Round	5–7 March	Toulon, France	Germany	4–1	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinals	9–11 July	Clermont-Ferrand, France	Spain	5–0	Won
	World Group, Semifinals	17–19 September	Lyon, France	Argentina	5–0	Won
	World Group, Final	3–5 December	Belgrade, Serbia	Serbia	2–3	Runner-up
2011	World Group, 1st Round	4–6 March	Vienna, Austria	Austria	3–2	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinals	8–10 July	Stuttgart, Germany	Germany	4–1	Won
	World Group, Semifinals	16–18 September	Córdoba, Spain	Spain	1–4	Lost
2012	World Group, 1st Round	10–12 February	Vancouver, Canada	Canada	4–1	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinals	6–8 April	Roquebrune, France	United States	2–3	Lost
2013	World Group, 1st Round	1–3 February	Rouen, France	Israel	5–0	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinals	5–7 April	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Argentina	2–3	Lost
2014	World Group, 1st Round	31 January–2 February	Mouilleron-le-Captif, France	Australia	5–0	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinals	5–7 April	Nancy, France	Germany	3–2	Won
	World Group, Semifinals	12–14 September	Paris, France	Czech Republic	4–1	Won
	World Group, Final	21–23 November	Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France	Switzerland	1–3	Runner-up
2015	World Group, 1st Round	6–8 March	Frankfurt, Germany	Germany	3–2	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinals	17–19 July	London, Great Britain	Great Britain	1–3	Lost
2016	World Group, 1st Round	4–6 March	Baie-Mahault, France	Canada	5–0	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinals	15–17 July	Třinec, Czech Republic	Czech Republic	3–1	Won
	World Group, Semifinals	16–18 September	Zadar, Croatia	Croatia	2–3	Lost
2017	World Group, 1st Round	3–5 February	TBA, Japan	Japan

Media coverage

France's Davis Cup matches are currently televised by France Télévisions.

See also

• Davis Cup
• France Fed Cup team

External links

• Team page on DavisCup.com