Ireland Davis Cup team
National sports team
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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 | |
|---|---|
| Confederation | Tennis Europe |
| Captain | Conor Niland |
| Nations Ranking | 46 |
| First year | 1923[2] |
| Years played | 94 |
| Ties played (W–L) | 173 (78–95) |
| 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) |
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 for some, 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
Player information and rankings as of 12 August 2026[update]
| Name | ATP ranking | Date of Birth | Most Recent Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Buldorini | 1013 | 8 September 2004 | vs |
| Conor Gannon | 1015 | 6 June 2002 | vs |
| Freddy Murray | 1746 | 21 July 2003 | vs |
| Charles Barry | N/a | 9 May 2001 | vs |
| Michael Agwi | 788 | 4 September 2003 | vs |
| Ammar Elamin | 1459 | 19 June 2004 | vs |
| David O'Hare | N/a | 1 June 1990 | vs |
| Osgar O'Hoisin | N/a | 3 September 1990 | vs |
Recent performances
2000s
| Year | Competition | Date | Surface | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Euro/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 3–5 May | Clay | Erevan (ARM) | 3–0 | Win | |
| Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinal | 12-14 Jul | Clay | Portorož (SLO) | 2–3 | Loss | ||
| 2003 | Euro/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 4-6 Apr | Hard (i) | Dublin (IRE) | 4–1 | Win | |
| Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinal | 11-13 Jul | Clay | Athens (GRE) | 0–5 | Loss | ||
| 2004 | Euro/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 9-11 Apr | Carpet (i) | Dublin (IRE) | 1–4 | Loss | |
| Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Playoff | 16-18 Jul | Hard | Donetsk (UKR) | 1–4 | Loss | ||
| 2005 | Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin | 13 Jul | Carpet | Dublin (IRE) | 3–0 | Win | |
| Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin | 14 Jul | Carpet | Dublin (IRE) | 3–0 | Win | ||
| Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin | 15 Jul | Carpet | Dublin (IRE) | 3–0 | Win | ||
| Euro/Africa Zone Group III, 1st-4th Playoff | 16 Jul | Carpet | Dublin (IRE) | 1–2 | Loss | ||
| Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Promotion Playoff | 17 Jul | Carpet | Dublin (IRE) | 3–0 | Win | ||
| 2006 | Euro/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 7-9 Apr | Hard (i) | Helsinki (FIN) | 2–3 | Loss | |
| Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Playoff | 21-23 Jul | Grass | Dublin (IRE) | 1–4 | Loss | ||
| 2007 | Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin | 9 May | Clay | Cairo (EGY) | 2–1 | Win | |
| Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin | 10 May | Clay | Cairo (EGY) | 3–0 | Win | ||
| Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin | 11 May | Clay | Cairo (EGY) | 3–0 | Win | ||
| Euro/Africa Zone Group III, 1st-4th Playoff | 12 May | Clay | Cairo (EGY) | 3–0 | Win | ||
| Euro/Africa Zone Group III, Promotion Playoff | 13 May | Clay | Cairo (EGY) | 2–1 | Win | ||
| 2008 | Euro/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 11-13 Apr | Carpet (i) | Dublin (IRE) | 3–2 | Win | |
| Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinal | 18-20 Jul | Grass | Dublin (IRE) | 2–3 | Loss | ||
| 2009 | Euro/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 6–8 Mar | Clay | Algiers (ALG) | 4–1 | Win | |
| Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinal | 10–12 Jul | Hard | Nicosia (CYP) | 2–3 | Loss |
2010s
| Year | Competition | Date | Surface | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Euro/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 5–7 Mar | Carpet (i) | Dublin, Ireland | 4–1 | Win | |
| Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinal | 9–11 Jul | Carpet (i) | 2–3 | Loss | |||
| 2011 | Euro/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 4–6 Mar | Hard (i) | Dublin, Ireland | 2–3 | Loss | |
| Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Playoff | 8–11 Jul | Hard (i) | 3–2 | Win | |||
| 2012 | Euro/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 10–12 Feb | Carpet (i) | Szeged, Hungary | 2–3 | Loss | |
| Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Playoff | 6–8 Apr | Clay | Cairo, Egypt | 3–2 | Win | ||
| 2013 | Euro/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 1–3 Feb | Hard (i) | Dublin, Ireland | 3–2 | Win | |
| Euro/Africa Zone Group II, 2nd Round | 5–7 Apr | Hard (i) | 2–3 | Loss | |||
| 2014 | Euro/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 31 Jan–2 Feb | Hard (i) | Minsk, Belarus | 1–4 | Loss | |
| Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Playoff | 4–6 Apr | Hard (i) | Dublin, Ireland | 3–2 | Win | ||
| 2015 | Euro/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 6–8 Mar | Hard (i) | Dublin, Ireland | 0–5 | Loss | |
| Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Playoff | 17–19 Jul | Hard | Centurion, South Africa | 0–5 | Loss | ||
| 2016 | Europe Zone Group III, 1st Round | 2 Mar | Hard (i) | Tallinn, Estonia | 3–0 | Win | |
| Europe Zone Group III, 1st Round | 3 Mar | Hard (i) | 3–0 | Win | |||
| Europe Zone Group III, 1st Round | 4 Mar | Hard (i) | 3–0 | Win | |||
| Europe Zone Group III, Promotion playoff | 5 Mar | Hard (i) | 0–2 | Loss | |||
| 2017 | Europe Zone Group III, 1st Round | 6 Apr | Hard | Sozopol, Bulgaria | 3–0 | Win | |
| Europe Zone Group III, 1st Round | 6–7 Apr | Hard | 3–0 | Win | |||
| Europe Zone Group III, 1st Round | 7–8 Apr | Hard | 2–1 | Win | |||
| Europe Zone Group III, Promotion playoff | 8 Apr | Hard | 2–1 | Win | |||
| 2018 | Euro/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 3–4 Feb | Hard (i) | Birkerød, Denmark | 1–4 | Loss | |
| Euro/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Playoff | 7–8 Apr | Hard (i) | Oslo, Norway | 1–3 | Loss | ||
| 2019 | Europe Zone Group IV, 1st round | 16 Jul | Clay | San Marino | 3–0 | Win | |
| Europe Zone Group IV, 1st round | 17 Jul | Clay | San Marino | 3–0 | Win | ||
| Europe Zone Group IV, 1st round | 19 Jul | Clay | San Marino | 3–0 | Win | ||
| Europe Zone Group IV, 1st to 2nd place playoff | 20 Jul | Clay | San Marino | 1–2 | Loss | ||
2020s
| Year | Competition | Date | Surface | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | Europe Zone Group III, 1st round | 16 Jun | Hard | Larnaca, Cyprus | 2–1 | Win | |
| Europe Zone Group III, 1st round | 17 Jun | Hard | Larnaca, Cyprus | 1–2 | Loss | ||
| Europe Zone Group III, 1st round | 18 Jun | Hard | Larnaca, Cyprus | 3–0 | Win | ||
| Europe Zone Group III, Promotional play-off | 19 Jun | Hard | Larnaca, Cyprus | 2–1 | Win | ||
| 2022 | World Group II play-offs | 4–5 Mar | N/a | N/a | w/o | Win | |
| World Group II | 16–17 Sep | Hard | Saint Michael, Barbados | 3–2 | Win | ||
| 2023 | World Group I play-offs | 3–4 Feb | Clay | Lima, Peru | 4–0 | Loss | |
| World Group II | 16–17 Sep | Clay | Sonsonate, El Salvador | 4–1 | Win | ||
| 2024 | World Group I play-offs | 3–4 Feb | Hard | Limerick, Ireland | 0–4 | Loss | |
| World Group II | 13–14 Sep | Clay | Tunis, Tunisia | 2–3 | Loss | ||
| 2025 | World Group II play-offs | 31 Jan–1 Feb | Hard | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 5–0 | Win | |
| 2025 | World Group II | 12–14 Sep | Hard | Ireland | |||
Statistics
| Rank | Player | Most matches played | Win-loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Sorensen | 54 | 28–26 |
| 2 | Owen Casey | 49 | 33–16 |
| 3 | George Lyttleton-Rogers | 49 | 24–25 |
| 4 | Matt Doyle | 44 | 27–17 |
| 5 | Michael Hickey | 40 | 13–27 |
| 6 | Eoin Collins | 33 | 16–17 |
| 7 | Peter Jackson | 33 | 9–24 |
| 8 | Scott Barron | 30 | 17–13 |
| 9 | Guy Jackson | 30 | 13–17 |
| 10 | Conor Niland | 29 | 17–12 |
| Rank | Player | Most wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Owen Casey | 33 |
| 2 | Sean Sorensen | 28 |
| 3 | Matt Doyle | 27 |
| 4 | George Lyttleton-Rogers | 24 |
| 5 | Conor Niland | 17 |
| Scott Barron | ||
| 7 | Peter Wright | 16 |
| Eoin Collins | ||
| 9 | Jonathan Simpson | 15 |
| 10 | John Doran | 13 |
| Michael Hickey | ||
| Guy Jackson | ||
| 13 | Kevin Sorensen | 12 |
| 14 | Louk Sorensen | 10 |
| 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 |