France v Australia Hospitality Packages 2024

Davis Cup Hospitality – France v Australia – Manchester AO Arena

Two of the most successful nations in the Davis Cup’s history will go head to head when France faces Australia. They have won the second and joint fourth most Davis Cups, respectively, since the competition began in 1900.

France is (together with Great Britain) the second most successful nation in the competition’s history, with ten overall. They won it in 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1991, 1996, 2001 and most recently in 2017. They have also been runners-up nine times in 1925, 1926, 1933, 1982, 1999, 2002, 2010, 2014 & 2018).

They were 3-2 winners against the United States at the Germantown Cricket Club in Philadelphia in their first-ever Davis Cup triumph in 1927. Of course, their 10th and most recent victory came in 2017, 90 years after their first. This time, France was able to beat Belgium 3-2 at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy.

As for Australia, they are, at the time of writing, the second most successful nation in the history of the Davis Cup, with no less than 28 titles since they first won it in 1907. Australia won the Davis Cup in 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1914, 1919, 1939, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1973, 1977, 1983, 1986, 1999 and their most recent win in 2003.

Their victory in 1907 was a 3-2 win against the United States at Worple Road, whereas their most recent Davis Cup win in 2003 came against Spain, winning 3-1.

The most recent occasion in which France and Australia came face to face in the Davis Cup was in September 2022, where Lleyton Hewitt led Australia to a 2-1 victory against France. A singles win for Alex de Minaur and a second doubles win from Matt Ebden and Max Purcell handed Australia their victory. Australia currently leads the head-to-head (5-4).

Jean Borotra holds the record for most years played in the Davis Cup for France with 17. Pierre Darmon holds two Davis Cup records at the time of writing for France, with the most singles wins (44 – 17) and the most total wins (47 – 21). The most doubles win record is held by Jacques Brugnon (22 – 9), and the best doubles team for France is Guy Forget and Henri Leconte (11 – 0).

Lleyton Hewitt is one of Australia’s greatest-ever players in the Davis Cup, holding several records for his nation in this competition. Hewitt has the record for most total wins (59 – 21), most singles wins (42 – 14), most ties played (43), and most years played (19). Todd Woodbridge not only has the most doubles wins (25 – 7), he, alongside Mark Woodforde, formed the best doubles team with a record of 14 – 2.

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