Davis Cup

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The Davis Cup is the premier international team competition in men's tennis, where national teams compete annually in a knockout-style tournament.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international tennis competition
men's tennis team competition
alsoKnownAs World Cup of Tennis NERFINISHED
category international sports competition
tennis tournament
competitionFormat knockout tournament
team competition
competitionLevel elite international
competitionStructure ties between nations
competitionType national team event
continentCoverage worldwide
eligibility ITF member nations
firstEditionLocation United States NERFINISHED
firstEditionYear 1900
founder Dwight F. Davis NERFINISHED
frequency annual
genderCategory men's
governedByRules ITF Davis Cup Regulations NERFINISHED
governingBody International Tennis Federation NERFINISHED
hasFemaleCounterpart Billie Jean King Cup NERFINISHED
hasFinalsStage yes
hasQualifyingRound yes
historicalSignificance oldest international team event in tennis
inception 1900
matchType doubles
singles
mediaCoverage global
namedAfter Dwight F. Davis NERFINISHED
officialLanguage English
organizer ITF NERFINISHED
International Tennis Federation NERFINISHED
organizingHeadquartersLocation London NERFINISHED
originalName International Lawn Tennis Challenge NERFINISHED
parentOrganization International Tennis Federation NERFINISHED
participantType national teams
rankingImpact affects national team rankings
rubberType best-of matches
scope international
sport tennis
sportCategory professional tennis
surface various surfaces
teamRepresentation countries
national associations
teamSize multiple players per nation
tieComposition multiple rubbers
trophyDonor Dwight F. Davis NERFINISHED
trophyType silver salad bowl
website https://www.daviscup.com

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René Lacoste associatedWith Davis Cup
James Blake participatedIn Davis Cup
Rafael Nadal hasWonEvent Davis Cup
this entity surface form: Davis Cup with Spain
Novak Djokovic hasWonTournament Davis Cup
Andy Murray participatedIn Davis Cup
Andy Murray wonCompetition Davis Cup
this entity surface form: Davis Cup 2015 with Great Britain
Open Era appliesTo Davis Cup
Wu Yibing participatedIn Davis Cup
Dustin Brown hasPlayedIn Davis Cup
Denis Shapovalov competition Davis Cup
Argentina Davis Cup team representsInCompetition Davis Cup
this entity surface form: Davis Cup World Group
Frank Shields participatedIn Davis Cup
Dwight F. Davis founded Davis Cup
Dwight F. Davis competitionFounded Davis Cup
this entity surface form: International Lawn Tennis Challenge