Slovakia Davis Cup team
Davis Cup team representing Slovakia
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The Slovakia men's national tennis team represents Slovakia in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Slovak Tennis Association.
CaptainTibor Tóth
ITF ranking23 
0 (27 November 2023)
0 (27 November 2023)Highest ITF ranking3 (6 December 2005[1])
Lowest ITF ranking36 (16 September 2013[2])
| Slovakia | |
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| Captain | Tibor Tóth |
| ITF ranking | 23 0 (27 November 2023) |
| Highest ITF ranking | 3 (6 December 2005[1]) |
| Lowest ITF ranking | 36 (16 September 2013[2]) |
| Colors | Blue, red & white |
| First year | 1994 |
| Years played | 30 |
| Ties played (W–L) | 67 (39–27) |
| Years in World Group | 12 (8–11) |
| Runners-up | 1 (2005) |
| Most total wins | Karol Kučera (33–18) Dominik Hrbatý (33–25) |
| Most singles wins | Dominik Hrbatý (28–14) |
| Most doubles wins | Filip Polášek (14–4) |
| Best doubles team | Filip Polášek & Igor Zelenay (6–0) |
| Most ties played | Dominik Hrbatý (26) |
| Most years played | Dominik Hrbatý (14) |
Slovakia finished as runners-up in 2005, losing 3–2 to Croatia in the final. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I. They last competed in the World Group in 2006.
History
Slovakia competed in its first Davis Cup in 1994. Slovak players had previously played for Czechoslovakia.
Following the 2005 Davis Cup World Group competition, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced that Karol Beck, one of the players for Slovakia, had tested positive for the beta agonist clenbuterol during the semifinal against Argentina, which Slovakia won 4–1.[3]
Results and fixtures
The following are lists of match results and scheduled matches for the previous and upcoming season.
Win Loss Fixture
2025
| Qualifiers First round |
 Croatia 3 |
Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek, Croatia 31 January–1 February 2025[4] Hard (indoors) |
 Slovakia 1 |
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| World Group I | Slovakia 3 |
Peugeot Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia 12–13 September 2025[5] Hard (indoors) |
 Colombia 1 |
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2026
| Qualifiers First round |
 France 3 |
Le Chaudron, Le Portel, France 7–8 February 2026[6] Hard (indoors) |
Slovakia 1 |
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Players
Current team (2024)
- Alex Molčan (singles)
- Lukáš Klein (singles)
- Lukáš Pokorný (singles)
- Jozef Kovalík (singles)
- Igor Zelenay (doubles)
Historical results
1990s
| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Surface | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Group III Euro-African Zone, Group A | 18 May | Bratislava (SVK) |  Malta |
Clay | 3–0 | Won |
| Group III Euro-African Zone, Group A | 19 May | Bratislava (SVK) |  Sudan |
Clay | 3–0 | Won | |
| Group III Euro-African Zone, Group A | 20 May | Bratislava (SVK) |  Turkey |
Clay | 3–0 | Won | |
| Group III Euro-African Zone, Semi-final | 21 May | Bratislava (SVK) |  Tunisia |
Clay | 3–0 | Won | |
| Group III Euro-African Zone, Final | 22 May | Bratislava (SVK) |  Lithuania |
Clay | 3–0 | Won | |
| 1995 | Group II Euro-African Zone, 1st Round | 28–30 April | Bratislava (SVK) |  Great Britain |
Clay | 5–0 | Won |
| Group II Euro-African Zone, Quarter-final | 14–16 July | Cairo (EGY) |  Egypt |
Clay | 2–3 | Lost | |
| 1996 | Group II Euro-African Zone, 1st Round | 3–5 May | Budva (YUG) |  Yugoslavia |
Clay | 4–1 | Won |
| Group II Euro-African Zone, Quarter-final | 12–14 July | Trnava (SVK) |  Portugal |
Carpet | 5–0 | Won | |
| Group II Euro-African Zone, Semi-final | 20–22 September | Trnava (SVK) |  Poland |
Carpet | 4–1 | Won | |
| 1997 | Group I Euro-African Zone, Quarter-Final | 4–6 April | Bratislava (SVK) |  Israel |
Clay | 3–1 | Won |
| World Group, Play-Off | 19–21 September | Montreal (CAN) |  Canada |
Carpet | 4–1 | Won | |
| 1998 | World Group, 1st Round | 3–4 April | Bratislava (SVK) |  Sweden |
Clay | 2–3 | Lost |
| World Group, Play Off | 25–28 September | Buenos Aires (ARG) |  Argentina |
Clay | 3–2 | Won | |
| 1999 | World Group, 1st Round | 2–4 April | Trollhättan (SWE) | Sweden |
Carpet | 3–2 | Won |
| World Group, Quarter-final | 16–18 July | Moscow (RUS) |  Russia |
Clay | 2–3 | Lost | |
2000s
| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Surface | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | World Group, 1st Round | 4–6 February | Bratislava (SVK) |  Austria |
Hard | 3–2 | Won |
| World Group, Quarter-final | 7–9 April | Rio de Janeiro (BRA) |  Brazil |
Clay | 2–3 | Lost | |
| 2001 | World Group, 1st Round | 9–11 February | Bratislava (SVK) | Russia |
Hard | 2–3 | Lost |
| World Group, Play Off | 21–23 September | Prešov (SVK) |  Chile |
Carpet | 3–2 | Won | |
| 2002 | World Group, 1st Round | 8–10 February | Oklahoma City (United States) |  United States |
Hard | 0–5 | Lost |
| World Group, Play Off | 20–22 September | Prešov (SVK) |  Romania |
Carpet | 1–4 | Lost | |
| 2003 | Group I Euro-African Zone, Quarter-final | 4–5 April | Esch-sur-Alzette (LUX) |  Luxembourg |
Hard | 3–2 | Won |
| World Group, Play Off | 19–21 September | Bratislava (SVK) | United States |
Clay | 2–3 | Lost | |
| 2004 | Group I Euro-African Zone, Quarter-final | 9–11 April | Johannesburg (RSA) |  South Africa |
Grass | 3–2 | Won |
| World Group, Play Off | 24–26 September | Bratislava (SVK) |  Germany |
Hard | 3–2 | Won | |
| 2005 | World group, 1st Round | 4–6 March | Bratislava (SVK) |  Spain |
Hard | 4–1 | Won |
| World group, Quarter-final | 15–17 July | Bratislava (SVK) |  Netherlands |
Hard | 4–1 | Won | |
| World group, Semi-final | 23–25 September | Bratislava (SVK) | Argentina |
Hard | 4–1 | Won | |
| World group, Final | 2–4 December | Bratislava (SVK) |  Croatia |
Hard | 2–3 | Runner-up | |
| 2006 | World Group, 1st Round | 10–12 February | Rancagua (CHI) | Chile |
Clay | 1–4 | Lost |
| World Group, Play Off | 22–24 September | Bratislava (SVK) |  Belgium |
Hard | 2–3 | Lost | |
| 2007 | Group I Euro-African Zone, Quarter-final | 6–8 April | Skopje (MKD) |  Macedonia |
Clay | 5–0 | Won |
| World Group, Play Off | 21–23 September | Bratislava (SVK) |  South Korea |
Hard | 2–3 | Lost | |
| 2008 | Group I Euro-African Zone, Quarter-final | 11–13 April | Bratislava (SVK) |  Georgia |
Clay | 4–1 | Won |
| World Group, Play Off | 19–21 September | Bratislava (SVK) |  Serbia |
Hard | 1–4 | Lost | |
| 2009 | Group I Euro-African Zone, Quarter-final | 6–8 March | Cagliari (ITA) |  Italy |
Clay | 1–4 | Lost |
| Group I Euro-African Zone, Relegation Play Off | 18–20 September | Bratislava (SVK) | Macedonia |
Hard | 5–0 | Won | |
2010s
| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Surface | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Group I Euro-African Zone, Quarter-final | 5–7 March | Bad Gleichenberg (AUT) | Austria |
Hard (i) | 2–3 | Lost |
| Group I Euro-African Zone, Relegation Play Off | 17–19 September | Minsk (BLR) |  Belarus |
Hard | 4–1 | Won | |
| 2011 | Group I Euro-African Zone, Quarter-final | 4–6 March | Cruz Quebrada (POR) | Portugal |
Clay | 1–4 | Lost |
| Group I Euro-African Zone, Relegation Play Off | 16–18 September | Bratislava (SVK) |  Ukraine |
Hard | 4–1 | Won | |
| 2012 | Group I Euro-African Zone, 1st Round | 10–12 February | Glasgow (GBR) | Great Britain |
Hard (i) | 2–3 | Lost |
| Group I Euro-African Zone, Relegation Play Off | 14–16 September | Bratislava (SVK) | Portugal |
Hard (i) | 3–1 | Won | |
| 2013 | Group I Euro-African Zone, 1st Round | 1–3 February | Kremenchuk (UKR) | Ukraine |
Hard (i) | 2–3 | Lost |
| Group I Euro-African Zone, Relegation Play Off | 13–15 September | Bratislava (SVK) | Sweden |
Hard (i) | 3–2 | Won | |
| 2014 | Group I Euro-African Zone, 1st Round | 31 Jan – 2 Feb | Bratislava (SVK) |  Latvia |
Hard (i) | 5–0 | Won |
| Group I Euro-African Zone, 2nd Round | 4–6 April | Bratislava (SVK) | Austria |
Hard (i) | 4–1 | Won | |
| World Group, Play Off | 12–14 September | Chicago (USA) | United States |
Hard (i) | 0–5 | Lost | |
| 2015 | Group I Euro-African Zone, 1st Round | 6–8 March | Bratislava (SVK) |  Slovenia |
Hard (i) | 5–0 | Won |
| Group I Euro-African Zone, 2nd Round | 17–19 July | Constanța (ROU) | Romania |
Clay | 5–0 | Won | |
| World Group, Play Off | 18–20 September | Gdynia (POL) | Poland |
Hard (i) | 2–3 | Lost | |
| 2016 | Group I Euro-African Zone, Quarter-final | 15–17 July | Budapest (HUN) |  Hungary |
Clay | 3–0 | Won |
| World Group, Play Off | 16–18 September | Sydney (AUS) |  Australia |
Grass | 0–3 | Lost | |
| 2017 | Group I Euro-African Zone, Quarter-final | 3–5 February | Bratislava (SVK) | Hungary |
Hard (i) | 1–3 | Lost |
| Group I Euro-African Zone, Relegation Play-Off | 15–17 September | Bratislava (SVK) | Poland |
Clay | 4–1 | Won | |
| 2018 | Group I Euro-African Zone, Quarter-final | 2–4 February | Bratislava (SVK) |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Clay (i) | 2–3 | Lost |
| Group I Euro-African Zone, Relegation Play-Off | 26–27 September | Bratislava (SVK) | Belarus |
Clay (i) | 3–1 | Won | |
| 2019 | Finals Qualifying Round | 1–2 February | Bratislava (SVK) | Canada |
Clay (i) | 2–3 | Lost |
| Group I Euro-African Zone, 1st Round | 13–14 September | Bratislava, (SVK) |  Switzerland |
Clay | 3–1 | Won | |
2020s
| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Surface | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | Finals Qualifying Round | 6–7 March 2020 | Bratislava (SVK) |  Czech Republic |
Clay (i) | 1–3 | Lost |
| World Group I, 1st Round | 17–18 Sep 2021 | Bratislava (SVK) | Chile |
Hard (i) | 3–1 | Won | |
| 2022 | Finals Qualifying Round | 4–5 March | Bratislava (SVK) | Italy |
Hard (i) | 2–3 | Lost |
| World Group I, 1st Round | 16–18 September | Bratislava (SVK) | Romania |
Clay (i) | 3–1 | Won | |
| 2023 | Finals Qualifying Round | 4–5 February | Groningen (NED) | Netherlands |
Hard (i) | 0–4 | Lost |
| World Group I, 1st Round | 16–17 September | Athens (GRE) |  Greece |
Hard | 3–1 | Won | |
| 2024 | Finals Qualifying Round | 2–4 February | Kraljevo (SRB) | Serbia |
Clay (i) | 4–0 | Won |
| Finals, Group Stage (Group C) | 10 September | Zhuhai (CHN) | Germany |
Hard (i) | 0–3 | Lost | |
| Finals, Group Stage (Group C) | 13 September | United States |
Hard (i) | 0–3 | Lost | ||
| Finals, Group Stage (Group C) | 15 September | Chile |
Hard (i) | 1–2 | Lost | ||
| 2025 | Finals Qualifiers, 1st Round | 30 Jan – 2 Feb | Osijek (CRO) | Croatia |
Hard (i) | 1–3 | Lost |
| World Group I, 1st Round | 12–14 September | Bratislava (SVK) |  Colombia |
Hard (i) | 3–1 | Won | |