France Davis Cup team

France
France
Captain	Sébastien Grosjean
ITF ranking	2 1 (6 December 2021)
Colors	Blue & White
First year	1904
Years played	102
Ties played (W–L)	263 (172–91)
Years in; World Group	39 (61–34)
Davis Cup titles	10 (1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2017)
Runners-up	9 (1925, 1926, 1933, 1982, 1999, 2002, 2010, 2014, 2018)
Most total wins	Pierre Darmon (47–21)
Most singles wins	Pierre Darmon (44–17)
Most doubles wins	Jacques Brugnon (22–9)
Best doubles team	Henri Leconte &; Guy Forget (11–0)
Most ties played	François Jauffret (35)
Most years played	Jean Borotra (17)

Monument to French Davis Cup successes at Stade Roland Garros.

The France men's national tennis team (French: Équipe de France de Coupe Davis) represents France in Davis Cup tennis competition, and is governed by the Fédération Française de Tennis. France competed in their first Davis Cup in 1904.
France is the third most successful nation, with ten wins. Their most recent title came in 2017 (World Champion team).

In 2018 France will compete in the World Group for the 36th time out of 38 years, which ranks them fifth in this category.

Media coverage

France's Davis Cup matches are currently televised by France Télévisions.

Current team (2024)

Ugo Humbert (singles)
Adrian Mannarino (singles)
Arthur Fils (singles)
Édouard Roger-Vasselin (doubles)
Nicolas Mahut (doubles)

Other possibilities:

Gael Monfils (singles)
Arthur Cazaux (singles)
Arthur Rinderknech (singles)
Alexandre Müller (singles)
Hugo Gaston (singles)
Luca Van Assche (singles)
Sadio Doumbia (doubles)
Fabien Reboul (doubles)

As France has many players in the world's top 100, it can constantly change its members.

Captains

Captain	Tenure	Total	Honours
Max Decugis	1905	1 year
Allan Muhr	1912	1 year
Jean Porée	1919	1 year
Max Decugis (2)	1920–1921	2 years
Allan Muhr (2)	1922–1923	2 years
Max Decugis (3)	1924–1925	2 years	1 final
Pierre Gillou	1926–1930	5 years	4 Davis Cup wins, 1 final
René Lacoste	1931–1933	3 years	2 Davis Cup wins, 1 final
Jacques Brugnon	1934–1939	6 years
Christian Boussus	1946–1953	8 years
Bernard Destremau	1953–1955	3 years
Benny Berthet	1955–1965	11 years
Gérard Pilet	1966	1 year
Marcel Bernard	1967	1 year

Captain	Tenure	Total	Honours
Robert Salvet	1968	1 year
Philippe Chatrier	1969–1972	4 years
Jean-Paul Loth	1973	1 year
Pierre Darmon	1974–1979	6 years
Jean-Paul Loth (2)	1980–1987	8 years	1 final
Éric Deblicker	1988–1989	2 years
Patrice Dominguez	1990	1 year
Yannick Noah	1991–1992	2 years	1 Davis Cup win
Georges Goven	1993–1994	2 years
Yannick Noah (2)	1995–1998	4 years	1 Davis Cup win
Guy Forget	1999–2012	14 years	1 Davis Cup win, 3 finals
Arnaud Clément	2013–2015	3 years	1 final
Yannick Noah (2)	2016–2018	3 years	1 Davis Cup win, 1 final
Sébastien Grosjean	2019–current	3 years

Results

2000–2009

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	World Group, 1st round	4–6 February	Florianópolis, Brazil	Brazil	1–4	Lost
2000	World Group, Qualifying Round	21–23 July	Rennes, France	Austria	5–0	Won
2001	World Group, 1st round	9–11 February	Ghent, Belgium	Belgium	5–0	Won
	World Group, quarterfinals	6–8 April	Neuchâtel, Switzerland	Switzerland	3–2	Won
	World Group, semifinals	21–23 September	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Netherlands	3–2	Won
	World Group, final	30 November–2 December	Melbourne, Australia	Australia	3–2	Champion
2002	World Group, 1st round	8–10 February	Metz, France	Netherlands	3–2	Won
	World Group, quarterfinals	5–7 April	Pau, France	Czech Republic	3–2	Won
	World Group, semifinals	20–22 September	Paris, France	United States	3–2	Won
	World Group, final	29 November–1 December	Paris, France	Russia	2–3	Runner-up
2003	World Group, 1st round	7–9 February	Bucharest, Romania	Romania	4–1	Won
2003	World Group, quarterfinals	4–6 April	Toulouse, France	Switzerland	2–3	Lost
2004	World Group, 1st round	6–8 February	Metz, France	Croatia	4–1	Won
	World Group, quarterfinals	9–11 April	Prilly, Switzerland	Switzerland	3–2	Won
	World Group, semifinals	24–26 September	Alicante, Spain	Spain	1–4	Lost
2005	World Group, 1st round	4–6 March	Strasbourg, France	Sweden	3–2	Won
2005	World Group, quarterfinals	15–17 July	Moscow, Russia	Russia	2–3	Lost
2006	World Group, 1st round	10–12 February	Halle, Germany	Germany	3–2	Won
2006	World Group, quarterfinals	7–9 April	Pau, France	Russia	1–4	Lost
2007	World Group, 1st round	9–11 February	Clermont-Ferrand, France	Romania	4–1	Won
2007	World Group, quarterfinals	6–8 April	Moscow, Russia	Russia	2–3	Lost
2008	World Group, 1st round	8–10 February	Sibiu, Romania	Romania	5–0	Won
2008	World Group, quarterfinals	11–13 April	Winston-Salem, United States	United States	1–4	Lost
2009	World Group, 1st round	6–8 March	Ostrava, Czech Republic	Czech Republic	2–3	Lost
2009	World Group, Play-offs	18–20 September	Maastricht, Netherlands	Netherlands	4–1	Won

2010–2019

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	World Group, 1st round	5–7 March	Toulon, France	Germany	4–1	Won
	World Group, quarterfinals	9–11 July	Clermont-Ferrand, France	Spain	5–0	Won
	World Group, semifinals	17–19 September	Lyon, France	Argentina	5–0	Won
	World Group, final	3–5 December	Belgrade, Serbia	Serbia	2–3	Runner-up
2011	World Group, 1st round	4–6 March	Vienna, Austria	Austria	3–2	Won
	World Group, quarterfinals	8–10 July	Stuttgart, Germany	Germany	4–1	Won
	World Group, semifinals	16–18 September	Córdoba, Spain	Spain	1–4	Lost
2012	World Group, 1st round	10–12 February	Vancouver, Canada	Canada	4–1	Won
2012	World Group, quarterfinals	6–8 April	Roquebrune, France	United States	2–3	Lost
2013	World Group, 1st round	1–3 February	Rouen, France	Israel	5–0	Won
2013	World Group, quarterfinals	5–7 April	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Argentina	2–3	Lost
2014	World Group, 1st round	31 January–2 February	Mouilleron-le-Captif, France	Australia	5–0	Won
	World Group, quarterfinals	5–7 April	Nancy, France	Germany	3–2	Won
	World Group, semifinals	12–14 September	Paris, France	Czech Republic	4–1	Won
	World Group, final	21–23 November	Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France	Switzerland	1–3	Runner-up
2015	World Group, 1st round	6–8 March	Frankfurt, Germany	Germany	3–2	Won
2015	World Group, quarterfinals	17–19 July	London, Great Britain	Great Britain	1–3	Lost
2016	World Group, 1st round	4–6 March	Baie-Mahault, France	Canada	5–0	Won
	World Group, quarterfinals	15–17 July	Třinec, Czech Republic	Czech Republic	3–1	Won
	World Group, semifinals	16–18 September	Zadar, Croatia	Croatia	2–3	Lost
2017	World Group, 1st round	3–5 February	Tokyo, Japan	Japan	4–1	Won
	World Group, quarterfinals	7–9 April	Rouen, France	Great Britain	4–1	Won
	World Group, semifinals	15–17 September	Lille, France	Serbia	3–1	Won
	World Group, final	24–26 November	Lille, France	Belgium	3–2	Champion
2018	World Group, 1st round	2–4 February	Albertville, France	Netherlands	3–1	Won
	World Group, quarterfinals	6–8 April	Genoa, Italy	Italy	3–1	Won
	World Group, semifinals	14–16 September	Lille, France	Spain	3–2	Won
	World Group, final	23–25 November	Lille, France	Croatia	1–3	Runner-up

Individual and team records

As of 29 October 2022^[1]

Record		Details	Report
Youngest player	17 years, 211 days	Daniel Contet versus Brazil on 3 June 1961	^[2]
Oldest player	48 years, 305 days	Jean Borotra versus Czechoslovakia on 15 June 1947	^[3]
Longest rubber duration	5 hours, 49 minutes	Arnaud Clément defeated Marc Rosset (SUI) on 6 April 2001	^[4]
Longest tie duration	21 hours, 2 minutes	France defeated Switzerland on 6–8 April 2001	^[4]
Longest tie-break	24 points (13–11)	Sébastien Grosjean lost to Marat Safin (RUS) on 1 December 2002	^[5]
Longest final set	28 games (15–13)	Arnaud Clément defeated Marc Rosset (SUI) on 6 April 2001	^[4]
Most games in a set	32 (17–15)	Yannick Noah defeated Francisco González (PAR) on 10 March 1985	^[6]
Most games in a rubber	82	Yannick Noah lost to Víctor Pecci (PAR) on 8 March 1985	^[6]
Most games in a tie	281	France lost 2–3 to Paraguay on 8–10 March 1985	^[6]
Most decisive victory (best of 5 rubbers)	15 sets (15–0; 91–23)	France defeated Monaco on 31 May – 1 June 1947	^[7]
Most decisive victory (best of 3 rubbers)	3 sets (5–2; 38–32)	France defeated Belgium on 17 September 2022	^[8]
Longest winning run	11 ties	From 14 May 1927 (1927 Europe 2nd round) to 31 July 1932 (1932 Challenge Round Final)	^[9]^[10]