FACTBOX: Davis Cup finalists Argentina and Spain
Nov 18 - Factbox on Argentina and Spain, who will contest the Davis Cup final in Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata, Argentina from Friday to Sunday.
Venue: Mar del Plata
Surface: Indoor hard
ARGENTINA
Team (player singles ranking in brackets):
Juan Martin Del Potro (8)
David Nalbandian (11)
Jose Acasuso (48)
Agustin Calleri (60)
Captain: Alberto Mancini
Best result: Runner-up 1981, 2006
First year played: 1923
Years played: 54
Ties played: (W-L) 126 (71-55)
Years in world group (1981 onwards): 17 (23-15)
Most total wins: Guillermo Vilas (57-24)
Most singles wins: Guillermo Vilas (45-10)
Most doubles wins: Guillermo Vilas (12-14)
Best doubles team: Guillermo Vilas & Jose-Luis Clerc (7-7)
Most ties played: Guillermo Vilas (29)
Most years played: Guillermo Vilas (14)
2008 results:
First round: Beat Britain 4-1
Quarter-final: Beat Sweden 4-1
Semi-final: Beat Russia 3-2
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SPAIN
Team:
David Ferrer (12)
Fernando Verdasco (16)
Feliciano Lopez (31)
Marcel Granollers (56)
Captain: Emilio Sanchez
Best result: Winners 2000, 2004
First year played: 1921
Years played: 73
Ties played: (W-L) 178 (109-69)
Years in world group (1981 onwards): 25 (24-21)
Most total wins: Manuel Santana (92-28)
Most singles wins: Manuel Santana (69-17)
Most doubles wins: Manuel Santana (23-11)
Best doubles team: Jose-Luis Arilla & Manuel Santana (15-7)
Most ties played: Manuel Santana (46)
Most years played: Manuel Santana, Manuel Orantes, Sergio Casal (14)
2008 results:
First round: Beat Peru 5-0
Quarter-final: Beat Germany 4-1
Semi-final: Beat U.S. 4-1
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* This is the third meeting between the two countries, with Spain prevailing both times in home ties, first in 1926 and more recently in a 2003 quarter-final.
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(Compiled by Neil Maidment; editing by Tom Pilcher)
