Montenegro Davis Cup team
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The Montenegro Davis Cup team represents Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...

 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 Tennis Federation of Montenegro
Tennis Federation of Montenegro
The Tennis Federation of Montenegro is the governing body of tennis in Montenegro. It is based in Podgorica and its current president is Petar Ivanović....

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Montenegro made its debut in Davis Cup in 2007
2007 Davis Cup
The 2007 Davis Cup was the 96th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. Sixteen teams participated in the World Group and 123 took part in different regional groups...

 in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group IV. In competition of Andorra, Armenia, Botswana and Rwanda, Montenegro finished first with all four victories, with losing only one set in twelve matches played. In 2008, Montenegro competed in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group III. With four victories and one defeat from host Bulgaria
Bulgaria Davis Cup team
The Bulgaria Davis Cup team represents Bulgaria in Davis Cup tennis competition and is governed by the Bulgarian Tennis Federation.Bulgaria currently competes in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II...

, Montenegro was second in Venue 1 and was promoted to Europe/Africa Zone of Group II.

Montenegro lost to Monaco
Monaco Davis Cup team
The Monaco Davis Cup team represents Monaco in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Fédération Monegasque de Lawn Tennis.Monaco currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II. They reached European Zone semifinals in 1972.-History:...

 5:0 at Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune Cap Martin, on 06 - 08 March 2009. Next Tie is versus Denmark
Denmark Davis Cup team
The Denmark Davis Cup team represents Denmark in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Danish Tennis Association.Denmark currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II. They competed in the World Group from 1988 to 1989 and again from 1993 to 1996...

, Group II, Europe/Africa, Relegation Play-off.

Current team

  • Daniel Danilović (ATP #537)
  • Goran Tošić
    Goran Tošić
    Goran Tošić is a Montenegrin professional tennis player.-Singles Titles :-Singles Titles :-External links:*...

     (ATP #687)
  • Nemanja Kontić
  • Marko Begović

History

Montenegro has competed in its first Davis Cup in 2007. Montenegro previously competed as part of Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro Davis Cup team
The Serbia and Montenegro Davis Cup team competed from 1995-2006 . Following 2006, the nations competed as:*Serbia Davis Cup team *Montenegro Davis Cup team...

 and before that, as part of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia Davis Cup team
The Yugoslavia Davis Cup team competed from 1927–1992 and represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia , the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia . It was organized by the Yugoslav Tennis Association...

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Matches

Full list of Montenegrin Davis Cup team matches (since independence):
No. Year Opponent Final score
1 2007 3:0
2 2007 3:0
3 2007 3:0
4 2007 3:0
5 2008 0:3
6 2008 3:0
7 2008 2:1
8 2008 3:0
9 2008 2:1
10 2009 0:5
11 2009 2:3


Note: Montenegro scores first

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