Paraguay Davis Cup team

Paraguay Davis Cup Team
Nickname Los Guaraníes/
La Albirroja
Captain Paulo Carvallo
ITF ranking 63 Decrease3
Colors Red/White
First year 1931
Years played 35
Ties played (W–L) 78 (41-37)
Years in
World Group		 7 (4-7)
Most total wins Ramón Delgado (53-21)
Most singles wins Ramón Delgado (39-9)
Most doubles wins Ramón Delgado (14-12)
Best doubles team Francisco González/Victor Pecci (11-6)
Most ties played Ramón Delgado (28)
Most years played Ramón Delgado (16)

The Paraguay Davis Cup team represents Paraguay in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Asociación Paraguaya de Tenis.

Paraguay currently compete in Group II of the Americas Zone. They have played in the World Group on seven occasions, reaching the quarterfinals four times.

History

Paraguay competed in its first Davis Cup in 1931. Their best result was reaching the World Group quarterfinals on four occasions, 1983–85 and 1987. Three of those ties went down to the deciding rubber.

Last tie

Paraguay won to Cuba, Honduras and Panama in the round robin of the 2015 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III, and won to Jamaica in the promotion play-off.

Next tie

Paraguay will play against Venezuela in the first round of Group II of the Americas Zone in 2016.

Current team

See also


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