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The Davis Cup Final
Published or Updated November 19, 2018
Location: Belgium
Sport: Tennis
Level: Professional
Sport: Tennis
Level: Professional
Event Type: Team Championship
First Held: 1900
Next Up: 11/23/2018-11/25/2018
First Held: 1900
Next Up: 11/23/2018-11/25/2018
When and Where: throughout every year at sites around the world

Contested between teams of players from more than 120 counties competing in a knock-out format, the Davis Cup, the premier team event in men’s tennis, is the world’s largest international team competition in sport.
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1976 - Pietrangeli, who captained the winning efforts of Italy over Chile in 1976, played 164 matches in 66 ties for his country.
2005 - Croatia became the first unseeded nation to win the Davis Cup in 2005.
- Don Budge, was referred to as ""The Redhead"" and is forever known as the first man, and the only man besides Rod Laver, to win the Grand Slam -- taking the titles at the Nationals of Australia, France Britain and the U.S. in 1938.
- Fastest Serve in Davis Cup play-155mph / 249.4kph (Set World Record) - Andy Roddick (USA) v Vladimir Voltchkov,- 2004 World Group Semifinal
Nation record - Most Davis Cup titles won-32 by the USA
Player record - Most finals played-Bill Tilden for USA-11
Player record - Longest winning streak (singles)-Bjorn Borg (SWE)-33 from 1973-1980