National sports team
Ireland Confederation Tennis Europe Captain Conor Niland ITF ranking 49 5 February 2024[1] First year 1923 [2] Years played 93 Ties played (W–L) 171 (77–94) Years in World Group 3 (2–1) Best finish World Group First Round (1983 ) Most total wins Owen Casey (33–16)Most singles wins Owen Casey (21–9) Most doubles wins Owen Casey (12–7) Best doubles team Matt Doyle & Sean Sorensen (6–7)Most ties played Owen Casey (26) Most years played Michael Hickey (16)
The Ireland Davis Cup team represents the whole of the island of Ireland in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by Tennis Ireland . Ireland competed in its first Davis Cup in 1923 .
Ireland currently compete in the World Group Zone II, having been promoted from Europe Zone Group III in 2021 . They competed in
World Group in 1983 , and also reached the semifinals of the Europe Zone in 1936 .
Players from Northern Ireland are controversially designated as holding Irish nationality by the International Tennis Federation, effectively compelling them to represent Ireland rather than Great Britain in international tennis competitions and the Olympic Games.
Current squad [ edit ] Player information and rankings as of 27 March 2024[update]
Squad representing Ireland vs. Austria (2024 World Group I play-offs) Player ATP ranking Years played Total W–L Singles W–L Doubles W–L Osgar O'Hoisin 1,073 7 1–5 1–3 0–2 Michael Agwi 689 2 0–4 0–3 0–1 Conor Gannon — 1 0–1 0–0 0–1 David O'Hare — 15 1–8 0–0 1–8
Recent performances [ edit ] Year Competition Date Surface Location Opponent Score Result 2002 Euro/Africa Zone Group II , 1st Round 3–5 May Clay Erevan (ARM) Armenia 3–0 Win Euro/Africa Zone Group II , Quarterfinal 12-14 Jul Clay Portorož (SLO) Slovenia 2–3 Loss 2003 Euro/Africa Zone Group II , 1st Round 4-6 Apr Hard (i) Dublin (IRE) Egypt 4–1 Win Euro/Africa Zone Group II , Quarterfinal 11-13 Jul Clay Athens (GRE) Greece 0–5 Loss 2004 Euro/Africa Zone Group II , 1st Round 9-11 Apr Carpet (i) Dublin (IRE) Hungary 1–4 Loss Euro/Africa Zone Group II , Relegation Playoff 16-18 Jul Hard Donetsk (UKR) Ukraine 1–4 Loss 2005 Euro/Africa Zone Group III , Round Robin 13 Jul Carpet Dublin (IRE) Nigeria 3–0 Win Euro/Africa Zone Group III , Round Robin 14 Jul Carpet Dublin (IRE) Armenia 3–0 Win Euro/Africa Zone Group III , Round Robin 15 Jul Carpet Dublin (IRE) Iceland 3–0 Win Euro/Africa Zone Group III , 1st-4th Playoff 16 Jul Carpet Dublin (IRE) Cyprus 1–2 Loss Euro/Africa Zone Group III , Promotion Playoff 17 Jul Carpet Dublin (IRE) Tunisia 3–0 Win 2006 Euro/Africa Zone Group II , 1st Round 7-9 Apr Hard (i) Helsinki (FIN) Finland 2–3 Loss Euro/Africa Zone Group II , Relegation Playoff 21-23 Jul Grass Dublin (IRE) Slovenia 1–4 Loss 2007 Euro/Africa Zone Group III , Round Robin 9 May Clay Cairo (EGY) Lithuania 2–1 Win Euro/Africa Zone Group III , Round Robin 10 May Clay Cairo (EGY) Moldova 3–0 Win Euro/Africa Zone Group III , Round Robin 11 May Clay Cairo (EGY) Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–0 Win Euro/Africa Zone Group III , 1st-4th Playoff 12 May Clay Cairo (EGY) Egypt 3–0 Win Euro/Africa Zone Group III , Promotion Playoff 13 May Clay Cairo (EGY) Turkey 2–1 Win 2008 Euro/Africa Zone Group II , 1st Round 11-13 Apr Carpet (i) Dublin (IRE) Morocco 3–2 Win Euro/Africa Zone Group II , Quarterfinal 18-20 Jul Grass Dublin (IRE) Ukraine 2–3 Loss 2009 Euro/Africa Zone Group II , 1st Round 6–8 Mar Clay Algiers (ALG) Algeria 4–1 Win Euro/Africa Zone Group II , Quarterfinal 10–12 Jul Hard Nicosia (CYP) Cyprus 2–3 Loss
Year Competition Date Surface Location Opponent Score Result 2010 Euro/Africa Zone Group II , 1st Round 5–7 Mar Carpet (i) Dublin , Ireland Turkey 4–1 Win Euro/Africa Zone Group II , Quarterfinal 9–11 Jul Carpet (i) Lithuania 2–3 Loss 2011 Euro/Africa Zone Group II , 1st Round 4–6 Mar Hard (i) Dublin , Ireland Luxembourg 2–3 Loss Euro/Africa Zone Group II , Relegation Playoff 8–11 Jul Hard (i) Tunisia 3–2 Win 2012 Euro/Africa Zone Group II , 1st Round 10–12 Feb Carpet (i) Szeged , Hungary Hungary 2–3 Loss Euro/Africa Zone Group II , Relegation Playoff 6–8 Apr Clay Cairo , Egypt Egypt 3–2 Win 2013 Euro/Africa Zone Group II , 1st Round 1–3 Feb Hard (i) Dublin , Ireland Estonia 3–2 Win Euro/Africa Zone Group II , 2nd Round 5–7 Apr Hard (i) Finland 2–3 Loss 2014 Euro/Africa Zone Group II , 1st Round 31 Jan–2 Feb Hard (i) Minsk , Belarus Belarus 1–4 Loss Euro/Africa Zone Group II , Relegation Playoff 4–6 Apr Hard (i) Dublin , Ireland Egypt 3–2 Win 2015 Euro/Africa Zone Group II , 1st Round 6–8 Mar Hard (i) Dublin , Ireland Belarus 0–5 Loss Euro/Africa Zone Group II , Relegation Playoff 17–19 Jul Hard Centurion , South Africa South Africa 0–5 Loss 2016 Europe Zone Group III , 1st Round 2 Mar Hard (i) Tallinn , Estonia Albania 3–0 Win Europe Zone Group III , 1st Round 3 Mar Hard (i) Armenia 3–0 Win Europe Zone Group III , 1st Round 4 Mar Hard (i) Macedonia 3–0 Win Europe Zone Group III , Promotion playoff 5 Mar Hard (i) Cyprus 0–2 Loss 2017 Europe Zone Group III , 1st Round 6 Apr Hard Sozopol , Bulgaria Andorra 3–0 Win Europe Zone Group III , 1st Round 6–7 Apr Hard Kosovo 3–0 Win Europe Zone Group III , 1st Round 7–8 Apr Hard Montenegro 2–1 Win Europe Zone Group III , Promotion playoff 8 Apr Hard Bulgaria 2–1 Win 2018 Euro/Africa Zone Group II , 1st Round 3–4 Feb Hard (i) Birkerød , Denmark Denmark 1–4 Loss Euro/Africa Zone Group II , Relegation Playoff 7–8 Apr Hard (i) Oslo , Norway Norway 1–3 Loss 2019 Europe Zone Group IV , 1st round 16 Jul Clay San Marino Kosovo 3–0 Win Europe Zone Group IV , 1st round 17 Jul Clay San Marino Andorra 3–0 Win Europe Zone Group IV , 1st round 19 Jul Clay San Marino Malta 3–0 Win Europe Zone Group IV , 1st to 2nd place playoff 20 Jul Clay San Marino Malta 1–2 Loss
Year Competition Date Surface Location Opponent Score Result 2020–21 Europe Zone Group III , 1st round 16 Jun Hard Larnaca , Cyprus Luxembourg 2–1 Win Europe Zone Group III , 1st round 17 Jun Hard Larnaca , Cyprus Monaco 1–2 Loss Europe Zone Group III , 1st round 18 Jun Hard Larnaca , Cyprus Malta 3–0 Win Europe Zone Group III , Promotional play-off 19 Jun Hard Larnaca , Cyprus Georgia 2–1 Win 2022 World Group II play-offs 4–5 Mar — — China w/o Win World Group II 16–17 Sep Hard Saint Michael, Barbados Barbados 3–2 Win 2023 World Group I play-offs 3–4 Feb Clay Lima, Peru Peru 4–0 Loss World Group II 16–17 Sep Clay Sonsonate, El Salvador El Salvador 4–1 Win 2024 World Group I play-offs 3–4 Feb Hard Limerick, Ireland Austria 0–4 Loss World Group II Sep Tunisia Tunisia
Statistics [ edit ] Rank Player Most singles wins 1 Owen Casey 21 2 Sean Sorensen 19 Matt Doyle 4 George Lyttleton-Rogers 18 5 Conor Niland 14 6 Scott Barron 11 7 Louk Sorensen 10 8 Guy Jackson 9 9 John Doran 8 Eoin Collins 11 Kevin Sorensen 7 Peter Jackson
Rank Player Most doubles wins 1 Owen Casey 12 2 Sean Sorensen 9 3 Peter Wright 8 Eoin Collins Matt Doyle 6 Michael Hickey 7 7 Scott Barron 6 George Lyttleton-Rogers 9 Kevin Sorensen 5 John Doran
See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
Current champions (2023): Italy Editions World Groups / Finals World Groups play-offs Qualifying rounds 2023 Davis Cup Finals teamsFormer World Group / Finals teams Players