World Team Cup

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The World Team Cup is the international team championship of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The tournament has been contested annually since 1978 and is considered to be second most prestigious men's team competition in tennis after the Davis Cup.

Every year, the eight nations whose top two male players have achieved the highest combined placings in the men's world rankings at the end of the previous year are invited to compete for the cup.

The competition is played on clay courts in Düsseldorf, Germany. The event is generally regarded as the sports highlight of the social scene in the Düsseldorf area. It attracts around 75,000 visitors every year and is televised to over 160 countries.

1 Past Results
2 Titles by country
3 Runners-up by country
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Past Results

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Margin in final
2006	Croatia	Germany	2-0
2005	Germany	Argentina	2-1
2004	Chile	Australia	2-1
2003	Chile	Czech Republic	2-1
2002	Argentina	Russia	3-0
2001	Australia	Russia	2-1
2000	Slovakia	Russia	3-0
1999	Australia	Sweden	2-1
1998	Germany	Czech Republic	3-0
1997	Spain	Australia	3-0
1996	Switzerland	Czech Republic	2-1
1995	Sweden	Croatia	2-1
1994	Germany	Spain	2-1
1993	USA	Germany	3-0
1992	Spain	Czech Republic	2-0
1991	Sweden	Yugoslavia	2-1
1990	Yugoslavia	USA	3-0
1989	West Germany	Argentina	2-1
1988	Sweden	USA	2-0
1987	Czechoslovakia	USA	2-1
1986	France	Sweden	2-1
1985	USA	Czechoslovakia	2-1
1984	USA	Czechoslovakia	2-1
1983	Spain	Australia	2-1
1982	USA	Australia	2-0
1981	Czechoslovakia	Australia	2-1
1980	Argentina	Italy	3-0
1979	Australia	Italy	2-1
1978	Spain	Australia	2-1