History
Sri Lanka competed in its first Davis Cup in 1953 when they took on the Netherlands as Ceylon A first round elimination, kept the nation away for two years until they appeared in the Eastern Asia 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 quarterfinals 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 semifinals between 1989 and 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 as they qualified by defeating Lebanon before being relegated by Hong Kong dropped them back into Group III where they would only last one year before promoting back into the second division in Asia which they lasted until 2016 where they lost to Indonesia to be relegated back into the third division of Asia.
The 1999 Davis Cup was the 88th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 129 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 30 in the Americas Zone, 32 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 51 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Fiji made its first appearances in the tournament.
The 1998 Davis Cup was the 87th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 131 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 30 in the Americas Zone, 30 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 55 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Honduras, Iraq, the Netherlands Antilles, Saint Lucia and the U.S. Virgin Islands made their first appearances in the tournament.
Aqeel Khan is a Pakistani tennis player. He is the current Pakistani number one and National Champion. His favourite surface is Grass. He is coached by Pakistani tennis coach Jamil Khan, who is his father. Aqeel Khan is sponsored by Jaffer Brothers.
The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2004 Davis Cup.
The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2001.
The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2000.
The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1999.
The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1998.
The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1997.
The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1996.
The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1995.
The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1994.
The 2016 Davis Cup was the 105th edition of the Davis Cup, a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. It was sponsored by BNP Paribas. From this season's tournament the deciding set of each match would be settled by a tiebreak at 6 games all rather than playing an advantage set until a player or a team were two games clear. Argentina won their first Davis Cup title, after 4 runner-up finishes, defeating Croatia in the final. Federico Delbonis defeated Ivo Karlović in the final match to give Argentina its first Davis Cup title, after a comeback from Juan Martín del Potro against Marin Čilić in the fourth match.
The 2017 Davis Cup was the 106th edition of the Davis Cup, a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. It was sponsored by BNP Paribas. France won their tenth title, with Lucas Pouille defeating Steve Darcis of Belgium on indoor hard in the final match held at Stade Pierre-Mauroy located in Villeneuve-d'Ascq on 26 November.
The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2018.
The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1988.
The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1992.
The Asia/Oceania Zone is one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1992.
The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1993.
The Asia/Oceania Zone was the unique zone within Group 3 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2021. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Amman, Jordan, from 15 to 18 September 2021.
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