Romania Davis Cup team
# Romania Davis Cup team

The Romania men's national tennis team represents Romania in Davis Cup tennis competition, being governed by the Romanian Tennis Federation and currently competes in the 2019 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II.

Romania has finished as runners-up three times. Alongside India, Romania has never won the Davis Cup despite playing three finals.

## Current squad

Rankings as of 31 January 2022

Squad representing România vs. Span (2022 Davis Cup qualifying round) :

| Player | ATP ranking |
| - | - |
| Marius Copil | No. 273 (Singles) |
| Nicolae Frunză | No. 627 (Singles) |
| Stefan Paloși | No. 643 (Singles) |
| Gabi Adrian Boitan | No. 736 (Singles) |
| Horia Tecău | No. 18 (Doubles) |

### Recent callups

| Player | Most recent appearance |
| - | - |
| Florin Mergea | 2013 Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round |
| Victor Crivoi | 2012 Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round Play-off |

## History

Romania finished runner-up three times – in 1969, 1971 and 1972 – and lost to USA in the Final on each occasion. The most contested match was in 1972, when Romania lost 3–2, Tiriac and Nastase winning for Romania. Only Romania, Argentina and India have contested more than one Final without being crowned champion. Its first appearance in the competition was back in 1922.

## Recent performances

### 2010s

| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st Round | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE |
| 2010 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Quarterfinals | 7–9 May | Bucharest (ROU) | Ukraine | 3–1 | Win |
| 2010 | World Group play-off | 17–19 Sep | Bucharest (ROU) | Ecuador | 5–0 | Win |
| 2011 | World Group, 1st Round | 4–6 Mar | Buenos Aires (ARG) | Argentina | 1–4 | Loss |
| 2011 | World Group play-off | 16–18 Sep | Bucharest (ROU) | Czech Republic | 0–5 | Loss |
| 2012 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st Round | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE |
| 2012 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2nd Round | 6–8 Apr | Amsterdam (NED) | Netherlands | 0–5 | Loss |
| 2012 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round play-offs | 14–16 Sep | Cluj-Napoca (ROU) | Finland | 3–2 | Win |
| 2013 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st Round | 1–3 Feb | Cluj-Napoca (ROU) | Denmark | 5–0 | Win |
| 2013 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2nd Round | 5–7 Apr | Brașov (ROU) | Netherlands | 0–5 | Loss |
| 2014 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st Round | 31 Ian – 2 Feb | Dnipropetrovsk (UKR) | Ukraine | 1–3 | Loss |
| 2014 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round play-offs | 12–14 Sep | Bucharest (ROU) | Sweden | 3–1 | Win |
| 2015 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st Round | 6–8 March | Sibiu (ROU) | Israel | 5–0 | Win |
| 2015 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2nd Round | 17–19 July | Constanța (ROU) | Slovakia | 2–3 | Loss |
| 2016 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st Round | 4–6 March | Arad (ROU) | Slovenia | 4–1 | Win |
| 2016 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2nd Round | 15–17 July | Cluj-Napoca (ROU) | Spain | 1–4 | Loss |
| 2017 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st Round | 3–5 February | Minsk (BLR) | Belarus | 2–3 | Loss |
| 2017 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round play-offs | 15–17 September | Wels (AUT) | Austria | 1–4 | Loss |
| 2017 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2nd Round play-offs | 27–29 October | Ramat HaSharon (ISR) | Israel | 0–5 | Loss |
| 2018 | Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 3–4 February | Piatra Neamț (ROU) | Luxembourg | 4–1 | Win |
| 2018 | Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 2nd Round | 7–8 April | Cluj-Napoca (ROU) | Morocco | 5–0 | Win |
| 2018 | Sports Festival -Friendly, Exhibition Round | 15 June | Cluj-Napoca (ROU) | Team World- All legends (Goran Ivanišević, Mike Brian) | 2–0 | Win |
| 2018 | Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 3rd Round | 15–16 September | Cluj-Napoca (ROU) | Poland | 2–3 | Loss |
| 2019 | Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 5–6 April | Piatra Neamț (ROU) | Zimbabwe | 4–1 | Win |
