Portugal Davis Cup team
The Portugal men's national tennis team represents Portugal in Davis Cup tennis competition and is governed by the Federação Portuguesa de Ténis
Portugal competes in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2017, after being promoted from Group II in the 2015 season. They have never played in the World Group, but reached the World Group play-offs in 1994 and 2017 .
History
Portugal competed in its first Davis Cup in 1925 . Their first opponent was Italy , who won 4–1.
Portugal's most successful moment came in 1994 after defeating Great Britain 4–1 in the Group I of the Europe/Africa Zone and qualifying to the World Group play-offs. The team led by João Cunha e Silva , Nuno Marques and Emanuel Couto lost, however, to Croatia 4–0 (the last rubber was abandoned).
Here is the list of all match-ups since 1981, when the competition started being held in the current World Group format.
1980s
Year
Competition
Date
Location
Opponent
Score
Result
1981
Europe Zone B , 1st round
8–10 May
Aarhus (DEN)
Denmark
0–5
Loss
1982
Europe Zone B , 1st round
7–9 May
Porto (POR)
Tunisia
5–0
Win
Europe Zone B, Quarterfinals
11–13 June
Lisbon (POR)
Egypt
0–5
Loss
1983
Europe Zone A , 1st round
6–8 May
Estoril (POR)
Netherlands
1–4
Loss
1984
Europe Zone A , 1st round
4–6 May
Oslo (NOR)
Norway
1–4
Loss
1985
Europe Zone B , 1st round
10–12 May
Lisbon (POR)
Luxembourg
5–0
Win
Europe Zone B, Quarterfinals
14–16 June
Nottingham (GBR)
Great Britain
0–5
Loss
1986
Europe Zone A , 1st round
9–11 May
Porto (POR)
Zimbabwe
3–2
Win
Europe Zone A, Quarterfinals
13–15 June
Mayrhofen (AUT)
Austria
0–5
Loss
1987
Europe Zone B , 1st round
8–10 May
Monte Carlo (MON)
Monaco
3–2
Win
Europe Zone B, Quarterfinals
12–14 June
Lisbon (POR)
Hungary
5–0
Win
Europe Zone B, Semifinals
24–26 July
Porto (POR)
Austria
1–4
Loss
1988
Europe Zone Group I , Quarterfinals
6–8 May
Timișoara (ROM)
Romania
3–2
Win
Europe Zone Group I, Semifinals
10–12 June
Lisbon (POR)
Soviet Union
0–5
Loss
1989
Europe/Africa Zone Group I , Quarterfinals
3–5 February
Porto (POR)
Senegal
5–0
Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Semifinals
5–7 May
Best (NED)
Netherlands
1–4
Loss
1990s
Year
Competition
Date
Location
Opponent
Score
Result
1990
Europe/Africa Zone Group I , Quarterfinals
2–4 February
Accra (GHA)
Ghana
5–0
Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Semifinals
4–6 May
Kyiv (URS)
Soviet Union
1–4
Loss
1991
Europe/Africa Zone Group I , Quarterfinals
1–3 February
Porto (POR)
Ireland
5–0
Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Semifinals
3–5 May
Lisbon (POR)
Netherlands
1–4
Loss
1992
Europe/Africa Zone Group I , Semifinals
1–3 May
Porto (POR)
CIS
2–3
Loss
1993
Europe/Africa Zone Group I , Semifinals
30 April – 2 May
Lisbon (POR)
Israel
2–3
Loss
1994
Europe/Africa Zone Group I , Semifinals
25–27 March
Porto (POR)
Great Britain
4–1
Win
World Group , Qualifying Round
23–25 September
Porto (POR)
Croatia
0–4
Loss
1995
Europe/Africa Zone Group I , Quarterfinals
31 March – 2 April
Budapest (HUN)
Hungary
2–3
Loss
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Relegation play-off
22–24 September
Estoril (POR)
Romania
2–3
Loss
1996
Europe/Africa Zone Group II , 1st round
1–3 May
Algiers (ALG)
Algeria
5–0
Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinals
12–14 July
Trnava (SVK)
Slovakia
0–5
Loss
1997
Europe/Africa Zone Group II , 1st round
2–4 May
Cairo (EGY)
Egypt
5–0
Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinals
11–13 July
Maia (POR)
Yugoslavia
3–2
Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Semifinals
19–21 September
Maia (POR)
Norway
2–3
Loss
1998
Europe/Africa Zone Group II , 1st round
1–3 May
Braga (POR)
Georgia
5–0
Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinals
17–19 July
Belgrade (YUG)
Yugoslavia
3–2
Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Semifinals
25–27 September
Albufeira (POR)
Hungary
4–1
Win
1999
Europe/Africa Zone Group I , 1st round
12–14 February
Bye
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Quarterfinals
2–4 April
Wels (AUT)
Austria
1–4
Loss
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Relegation play-off
25–27 September
Zagreb (CRO)
Croatia
4–1
Win
2000s
Year
Competition
Date
Location
Opponent
Score
Result
2000
Europe/Africa Zone Group I , 1st round
4–6 February
Kyiv (UKR)
Ukraine
1–4
Loss
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Relegation play-off
6–8 October
Maia (POR)
South Africa
3–2
Win
2001
Europe/Africa Zone Group I , 1st round
9–11 February
Maia (POR)
Ukraine
3–2
Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Quarterfinals
6–8 April
Birmingham (GBR)
Great Britain
0–5
Loss
2002
Europe/Africa Zone Group I , 1st round
8–10 February
Harare (ZIM)
Zimbabwe
0–5
Loss
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Relegation play-off
12–14 July
Minsk (BLR)
Belarus
1–4
Loss
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Relegation play-off
20–22 September
Follonica (ITA)
Italy
1–4
Loss
2003
Europe/Africa Zone Group II , 1st Round
4–6 April
Maia (POR)
Monaco
4–1
Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 2nd round
11–13 July
Durban (SAF)
South Africa
0–5
Loss
2004
Europe/Africa Zone Group II , 1st round
9–11 April
Tunis (TUN)
Tunisia
3–2
Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 2nd round
16–18 July
Maia (POR)
Serbia and Montenegro
0–5
Loss
2005
Europe/Africa Zone Group II , 1st round
4–6 March
Tallinn (EST)
Estonia
4–1
Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 2nd round
15–17 July
Lisbon (POR)
Algeria
3–2
Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Finals
23–25 September
Estoril (POR)
Slovenia
4–1
Win
2006
Europe/Africa Zone Group I , 1st round
10–12 February
Esch-sur-Alzette (LUX)
Luxembourg
1–4
Loss
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Relegation play-off
22–24 September
Marrakesh (MAR)
Morocco
3–2
Win
2007
Europe/Africa Zone Group I , 1st round
9–11 February
Tbilisi (GEO)
Georgia
2–3
Loss
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Relegation play-off
21–23 September
Rotterdam (NED)
Netherlands
0–5
Loss
2008
Europe/Africa Zone Group II , 1st round
11–13 April
Estoril (POR)
Tunisia
4–1
Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 2nd round
18–20 July
Porto (POR)
Cyprus
5–0
Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Finals
19–21 September
Dnipropetrovsk (UKR)
Ukraine
0–5
Loss
2009
Europe/Africa Zone Group II , 1st round
6–8 March
Nicosia (CYP)
Cyprus
2–3
Loss
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation play-off
10–12 July
Oran (ALG)
Algeria
5–0
Win
2010s
Year
Competition
Date
Location
Opponent
Score
Result
2010
Europe/Africa Zone Group II , 1st round
5–7 March
Maia (POR)
Denmark
4–1
Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 2nd round
9–11 July
Cruz Quebrada (POR)
Cyprus
5–0
Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 3rd round
17–19 September
Cruz Quebrada (POR)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3–2
Win
2011
Europe/Africa Zone Group I , 1st round
4–6 March
Cruz Quebrada (POR)
Slovakia
4–1
Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2nd round
8–10 July
Bern (SUI)
Switzerland
0–5
Loss
2012
Europe/Africa Zone Group I , 1st round
10–12 February
Bye
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2nd round
6–8 April
Ramat HaSharon (ISR)
Israel
2–3
Loss
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Relegation play-off
14–16 September
Bratislava (SVK)
Slovakia
1–3
Loss
2013
Europe/Africa Zone Group II , 1st round
1–3 February
Lisbon (POR)
Benin
5–0
Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 2nd round
5–7 April
Lisbon (POR)
Lithuania
5–0
Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 3rd round
13–15 September
Chișinău (MDA)
Moldova
3–2
Win
2014
Europe/Africa Zone Group I , 1st round
31 January – 2 February
Kranj (SLO)
Slovenia
2–3
Loss
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round play-off
12–14 September
Bye
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2nd round play-off
12–14 September
Moscow (RUS)
Russia
1–4
Loss
2015
Europe/Africa Zone Group II , 1st round
6–8 March
Cruz Quebrada (POR)
Morocco
4–1
Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 2nd round
17–19 July
Viana do Castelo (POR)
Finland
4–1
Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 3rd round
18–20 September
Viana do Castelo (POR)
Belarus
3–2
Win
2016
Europe/Africa Zone Group I , 1st round
4–6 March
Guimarães (POR)
Austria
1–4
Loss
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round play-off
16–18 September
Bye
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2nd round play-off
16–18 September
Viana do Castelo (POR)
Slovenia
5–0
Win
2017
Europe/Africa Zone Group I , 1st round
3–5 February
Lisbon (POR)
Israel
5–0
Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2nd round
7–9 April
Lisbon (POR)
Ukraine
4–1
Win
World Group play-offs
15–17 September
Lisbon (POR)
Germany
2–3
Loss
2018
Europe/Africa Zone Group I , 1st round
2–3 February
Bye
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2nd round
6–7 April
Stockholm (SWE)
Sweden
2–3
Loss
Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round play-offs
14–15 September
(UKR)
Ukraine
Statistics
Since 1981 (Current through 2017 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I Second round )
Record
World Group: 0 times
WG Play-off: 2 time
Europe/Africa Zone Group I: 21 times
Europe/Africa Zone Group II: 11 times
Home and away record (since 1925)
Performance at home (56 match-ups): 32–24 (57.14%)
Performance away (51 match-ups): 13–38 (25.49%)
Total: 45–62 (42.06%)
Head-to-head record (1981–)
Russia record includes two losses against Soviet Union and one loss against CIS.
Serbia and Montenegro record includes two victories against Yugoslavia.
Record against continents
Record by decade
1981–1989: 7–9 (43.8%)
1990–1999: 10–10 (50.0%)
2000–2009: 11–12 (47.8%)
2010–2019: 13–6 (68.4%)
Notes
References
External links
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