The Chile men's national tennis team represents Chile in Davis Cup tennis tournament and is governed by Federación de tenis de Chile. The team played in the World Group on 2019 and reached the final one time in 1976, losing the cup against Italy in Santiago. Chile is currently #17 in the ITF Davis Cup rankings. The team is currently captained by former Chilean tennis player Nicolás Massú.
| Chile | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Captain | Nicolas Massu |
| ITF ranking | 17  4 (6 February 2023) |
| Colors | Red & White |
| First year | 1928 |
| Years played | 75 |
| Ties played (W–L) | 163 (88–75) |
| Years in World Group | 13 (7–13) |
| Davis Cup titles | 0 |
| Runners-up | 1 |
| Best finish | 1976 Davis Cup |
| Most total wins | Luis Ayala (37–14) |
| Most singles wins | Luis Ayala (27–6) |
| Most doubles wins | Hans Gildemeister (13–6) |
| Best doubles team | Fernando González and Nicolás Massú (9–4) |
| Most ties played | Patricio Cornejo (32) |
| Most years played | Patricio Cornejo (16) |
History
Chile began playing at the Davis Cup in 1928, but would not win a tie until 1933, away at Uruguay, winning their first home tie in 1969, against Argentina. That was their only second home tie in their history.
The team's most successful performance at the Davis Cup was in 1976, losing 1–4 to the Italian team in the final held in Santiago, Chile. Since then, Chile have reached the quarterfinals in three occasions: in 1982, losing 1-4 against Australia, in 2006, losing to the USA 2-3, and in 2010, losing to the Czechs 1-4.
In the 2000s, thanks to Olympic gold winners Nicolás Massú and Fernando González, the Chilean team got promoted to the World Group for the first time in 20 years, and played there for every following season, excepting 2008. During this time, Chile went to play 6 World Group playoffs, winning their 4 home ties, against Japan, Pakistan, Australia and Austria, and losing an away tie to Israel. In 2011, Chile lost 1-4 against both the United States and Italy at home, and got relegated to the Americas Zone Group I. Later in 2012, once again they lost 1-4 away at Italy, without Fernando González, retired, and Nicolás Massú, inactive, for the first time in 9 years. Chile went to lose at Ecuador and Dominican Republic in 2013 and got relegated to the Americas Zone Group II for the first time in 23 years. Chile lost at Barbados 2-3 and won at home against Paraguay 5-0 to remain in the Group II for the 2015 season.
Current squad
Rankings as of September 11, 2023
| Name | Born | First | Last | Ties | Win/Loss | Ranks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Tie | Sin | Dou | Tot | Sin | Dou | ||||
| Cristian Garín | May 30, 1996 | 2012 | 2023 |  Kazakhstan | 18 | 13–14 | 1–1 | 14–15 | 103 | – |
| Marcelo Tomás Barrios Vera | December 10, 1997 | 2017 | 2023 | Kazakhstan | 7 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–5 | 114 | 735 |
| Alejandro Tabilo | June 2, 1997 | 2019 | 2023 | Kazakhstan | 6 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 6–5 | 124 | 865 |
| Nicolás Jarry | October 11, 1995 | 2017 | 2023 | Kazakhstan | 16 | 12–9 | 6–4 | 18–13 | 22 | 332 |
| Gonzalo Lama | April 27, 1993 | 2014 | 2023 | Kazakhstan | 8 | 8–3 | 1–0 | 9–3 | 424 | 990 |
Other active players called:
- Matías Soto #723 singles, #251 doubles (called up but hasn't played)
- Diego Fernández Flores #913 singles, #604 doubles (1–0 singles, 0–0 doubles)
Performances
2010s
| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | World Group, 1st Round | 6–8 March | Coquimbo (CHI) |  Israel | 4–1 | Win |
| World Group, Quarterfinals | 9–11 July | Coquimbo (CHI) |  Czech Republic | 1–4 | Loss | |
| 2011 | World Group, 1st Round | 4–6 March | Santiago (CHI) |  United States | 1–4 | Loss |
| World Group Play-off | 7–9 July | Santiago (CHI) |  Italy | 1–4 | Loss | |
| 2012 | Americas Zone Group I, 2nd Round | 6–8 April | Montevideo (URU) |  Uruguay | 3–1 | Win |
| World Group Play-off | 14–16 September | Napoli (ITA) | Italy | 1–4 | Loss | |
| 2013 | Americas Zone Group I, 2nd Round | 5–7 April | Manta (ECU) |  Ecuador | 2–3 | Loss |
| Americas Zone Group I, 2nd Round play-off | 13–15 September | Santo Domingo Este (DOM) |  Dominican Republic | 1–4 | Loss | |
| 2014 | Americas Zone Group II, 1st Round | 31 January–2 February | Bridgetown (BAR) |  Barbados | 2–3 | Loss |
| Americas Zone Group II Play-off | 4–6 April | Santiago (CHI) |  Paraguay | 5–0 | Win | |
| 2015 | Americas Zone Group II, 1st Round | 6–8 March | Santiago (CHI) |  Peru | 5–0 | Win |
| Americas Zone Group II, 2nd Round | 17–19 July | Talcahuano (CHI) |  Mexico | 5–0 | Win | |
| Americas Zone Group II, 3rd Round | 18–20 September | Santiago (CHI) |  Venezuela | 5–0 | Win | |
| 2016 | Americas Zone Group I, 1st Round | 4–6 March | Santiago (CHI) | Dominican Republic | 5–0 | Win |
| Americas Zone Group I, 2nd Round | 15–17 July | Iquique (CHI) |  Colombia | 3–1 | Win | |
| World Group Play-off | 16–18 September | Halifax (CAN) |  Canada | 0–5 | Loss | |
| 2017 | Americas Zone Group I, 1st Round | 3–5 February | Santo Domingo Este (DOM) | Dominican Republic | 5–0 | Win |
| Americas Zone Group I, 2nd Round | 7–9 April | Medellín (COL) | Colombia | 1–3 | Loss | |
| 2018 | Americas Zone Group I, 1st Round | 2–3 February | Santiago (CHI) | Ecuador | 3–1 | Win |
| Americas Zone Group I, 2nd Round | 6–7 April | San Juan (ARG) |  Argentina | 2–3 | Loss | |
| 2019 | Qualifying round | 1–2 February | Salzburg (AUT) |  Austria | 3–2 | Win |
| Finals, Group C | 19 November | Madrid (ESP) | Argentina | 0–3 | Loss | |
| 21 November |  Germany | 1–2 | Loss |
2020s
| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | Qualifying round | 6–7 March 2020 | Stockholm (SWE) |  Sweden | 1–3 | Loss |
| World Group I | 17–18 September 2021 | Bratislava (SVK) |  Slovakia | 1–3 | Loss | |
| 2022 | World Group I play-offs | 4–5 March 2022 | Viña del Mar (CHI) |  Slovenia | 4–0 | Win |
| World Group I | 17–18 September 2022 | Lima (PER) | Peru | 3–2 | Win | |
| 2023 | Qualifying round | 4–5 February 2023 | La Serena (CHI) | Kazakhstan | 3–1 | Win |
| Finals, Group A | 12 September 2023 | Bologna (ITA) | Sweden | 3–0 | Win | |
| 15 September 2023 | Bologna (ITA) | Italy | 0–3 | Loss | ||
| 16 September 2023 | Bologna (ITA) | Canada | 1–2 | Loss |
See also
- Davis Cup
- Chile at the Hopman Cup