Sri Lanka Davis Cup team

The Sri Lanka Davis Cup team represents Sri Lanka in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Sri Lanka Tennis Association.

Sri Lanka currently compete in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group III. They have reached the semifinals of Group II on five occasions.

History

Sri Lanka competed in its first Davis Cup in 1953 when they took on the Netherlands. A first round elimination, kept the nation away for two years until they appeared in the Eastern Zone. In 1958, the team took their first win in Davis Cup history by defeating Malaysia at Singapore. This was their only win until 1966 when they once again defeated Malaysia to make into the Zone B final losing to India 5-0.

In 1983, they made it to the quarter finals of the Eastern Zone after a win over Hong Kong but they continue to struggle and soon was put in the lower division when the Asia-Oceania draw was split into two. After bungling out in the opening round in 88, Sri Lanka made it to the semi finals between 1989 to 1991. They stayed in Group II until they were relegated by Iran in the play-offs of 1996. Since then they have stayed in Group III except for a brief period in 1999 when they were Group II before falling in 2001 to the lowest group until 2004. A brief period in Group II in 2010 and up until today they are Group II where they will take on Thailand in the first round of Group II.

Current team (2014)

• Harshana Godamanna (amateur player)
• Dineshkanthan Thangarajah (amateur player)
• Sharmal Dissanayake (junior player)
• Amresh Jayawickrema (amateur player)

See also

• Davis Cup
• Sri Lanka Fed Cup team

External links

• Team page on DavisCup.com