Bangladesh Davis Cup team
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The Bangladesh Davis Cup team represents Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

 in Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...

 tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

 competition and are governed by the Bangladesh Tennis Federation.

History

Bangladesh made its Davis Cup debut in 1986
1986 Davis Cup
The 1986 Davis Cup was the 75th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. The Africa Zone was added for this year, effectively as a qualifying tournament for the European Zones...

. Bangladesh succeeded to reach the semi-finals three years later in Davis Cup 1989
1989 Davis Cup
The 1989 Davis Cup was the 78th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. Beginning with this year, teams advanced from Group I to the World Group Qualifying Round, where they played alongside first round losing teams from the World Group, rather than receive...

 that was held in Singapore. Bangladesh was the semi-finalist in Asia/Oceania Zone Group II. Bangladesh hosted 998 Davis Cup|Davis Cup 1998] in Dhaka where eight countries participated including Bangladesh, Bahrain, Iraq, Pacific Oceania, and Brunei. The Bangladesh team was able to be the runners-up in the group level. The youngest player to play in Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...

 is from Bangladesh and his name is Mohammed-Akhtar Hossain. He was 13 years and 326 days when he played Myanmar in 2003
2003 Davis Cup
The 2003 Davis Cup was the 92nd edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. A total of 135 nations participated in the tournament...

. Bangladesh achieved the honor to play in Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in the upcoming Davis Cup 2012
2012 Davis Cup
The 2012 Davis Cup is the 101st edition of the tournament between national teams in men's tennis.The draw took place on 21 September 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand....

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