The Pakistan Davis Cup team represents Pakistan 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...

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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 Pakistan Tennis Federation

Pakistan Tennis Federation

Pakistan Tennis Federation is the governing body of tennis in Pakistan. It has played vital role in the development of domestic, national and international tennis in Pakistan. It has produced number of young talented players...

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Pakistan currently compete in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group II. They reached the World Group Play-offs in 2005

2005 Davis Cup

The 2005 Davis Cup was the 94th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. A total of 130 teams participated in the tournament...

, and reached the Eastern Zone final in 1984

1984 Davis Cup

The 1984 Davis Cup was the 73rd edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 62 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 25 in the Europe Zone, 12 in the Eastern Zone, and 9 in the Americas Zone...

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Current players

• Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
  Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
  Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi is a professional tennis player from Pakistan. He is currently Pakistan's top player. A top 10 doubles player, his highest Singles Race ranking is 103rd and is the former Asian No. 3...
  
   (ATP #296 & ATP Doubles #19)
• Aqeel Khan
  Aqeel Khan
  Aqeel Khan is the current Pakistani number two and National Champion in tennis. His favourite surface is Grass. He is coached by Pakistani tennis coach Jamil Khan, who is his father...
  
   (ATP #761 & ATP Doubles #960)
• Jalil Khan
• Yasir Khan (ATP #1796)

History

Pakistan competed in its first Davis Cup in 1948

1948 Davis Cup

The 1948 Davis Cup was the 37th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 29 teams would enter the competition, 25 in the Europe Zone, and 4 in the Americas Zone....

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Famous Pakistan Davis Cup Players include Haroon Rahim

Haroon Rahim

Haroon Rahim, is a Pakistani former tennis player. The former Pakistan and Asian number one, Rahim was the youngest tennis player ever to play for Pakistan in the Davis Cup at 15 years of age. He was also the highest ranking Pakistani tennis player ever...

, Saeed Meer

Saeed Meer

Saeed Meer, , the former Pakistan No. 2, had a successful Davis Cup career, with a 26–14 win–loss record.In 1973, he made it to the second round at Newport, United Kingdom he also went on to play at Seattle and Fort Worth in the US. The following year, he played at Louisville, USA. In 1976, Saeed...

, Munawar Iqbal

Munawar Iqbal

Munawar Iqbal, , the former Pakistan No. 3, was 16 when he first played for Pakistan at the Davis Cup, first competing in 1964. He made it to the second round at Beckenham, United Kingdom in 1968 at his first ATP Tournament. Then in 1973, at Bournemouth, United Kingdom, he was knocked out at the...

, Mahmood Alam

Mahmoud Alam

Mahmoud Alam is a former tennis player from Pakistan, who represented the country in the Davis Cup and also played at Wimbledon.-Wimbledon:...

 and Khawaja Saeed Hai

Khawaja Saeed Hai

Khwaja Saeed Hai is the former Pakistan number one tennis player, and the first Pakistani tennis player to reach the main draw of a Grand Slam through qualifying matches. He featured in the main draw of three successive Wimbledon Championships from 1954 through 1956, and reached the third round of...

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Current status

Pakistan were promoted from the Asia/Oceania Zone Group III with an undefeated record.

In 2009 the team were seeded 4th in the Asia/Oceania Group II

2009 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II

The Asian and Oceanian Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2009.In the Asian and Oceanian Zone there are four different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group.-Draw:...

, and comfortably beat Oman 4-1 having taking a 3-0 lead. Pakistan now face the Philippines in the semi-final.

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