Top 5 Tennis Players Who Have Won The Most Davis Cups

There are many incredible tennis players out there, we have seen legends come from every country around the world who have the skill to be absolute legends on the court. However, some do stand high above others, there is no doubt.

Both the women’s and the men’s world of tennis has its kings and queens. These legends often shift the tennis odds when they are on the court, and any opponent they face is automatically the underdog.

These are the players that keep the game hot, you have to have legendary players, it's just so exciting, you never know what will happen next.

But what can we say, there is just something so powerful about a player who has a horde of Davis Cup titles beneath their belt that screams victory. It's like the tennis version of a UFC championship fight.

Whoever wins is the crowned king or queen.

But, if we are looking for the legends, we need to wonder, who’s won the most Davis Cups?

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Who Won The Most Davis Cups?

The Davis Cup event was founded over 100 years ago, so there are a lot of champions out there. How on earth will we ever be able to find those who have won the most?

Well, we have already found it all for you!

#1. Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal, an accomplished tennis player from Spain has 5 Davis Cup titles under his belt. He has also ranked as being the world no.5 tennis player in the singles.

He’s won an astonishing 21 Grand Slam men’s singles titles, which is the most in history as well as 13 French Open titles as well.

With 5 Davis Cup titles, it is amazing to see just how well he is doing with his tennis career. He is still very active in the tennis world, having won the Australian Open already this year (2022).

It is safe to say that Nadal could easily work his way up to more David Cups in the future as well if he keeps at it. Maybe he will set a new career record!

#2. Feliciano Lopez

Feliciano Lopez has also got 5 Davis Cup titles under his belt as well. He, too, is a Spanish player, so we can say that the Spanish are really good at winning the Davis Cup! He is also still active, so Lopez and Nadal might end up fighting it out for who wins the 6th cup first.

He had a career high singles ranking of 12 back in 2015, and for doubles at 9 in 2016.

He has 7 overall career titles, and has won many Grand Slams as well. However, he is not quite as active as Nadal, but 5 Davis Cups is still very impressive.

#3. Arthur Ashe

Arthur Ashe was active as a pro tennis player from 1969, and he played professionally for many years after this. He was a U.S. player winning 4 Davis Cup titles in his career.

He was the first ever black player selected to the Davis Cup team and was also the only black man to win the singles in the US Open, Australian Open and Wimbledon as well.

He retired from playing in 1980, so got a solid 11 years of play out of his career. His career peaked at 12 titles, with a career record of 323-176. He won the Davis Cup in ‘63, ‘68, ‘69, and ‘70.

An accomplished player who was also something of a revolutionary for the tennis active black community in America.

#4. John McEnroe

McEnroe has 4 Davis Cup titles to his name. Only having retired just over a decade ago, he made his mark in tennis. He was an American player, turning pro in 1978, and retiring from singles tournaments in 1994 and doubles in 2006.

His career record sat at 883-198 in singles, which is an incredible rate of 81.7%. He ranked the highest back in 1980 at number 1, to no surprise. He won Wimbledon 5 times in his career and smashed the US Open 4 times as well.

He got his Davis Cup titles in ‘78, ‘79, ‘81, and ‘82.

#5. Stan Smith

Finally, we have Stan Smith, another American player, who has 3 Davis Cup titles to his name. Smith retired in 1985 but was playing as a pro from 1969.

His career record overall was 950-383, and he got a total of 64 career titles! He was inducted into the Hall of Fame 2 years after his retirement.

He won the Australian Open 3 times, the French Open 2, and he won Wimbledon and the US Open once each. He did just as well in his doubles play as singles with 54 titles to his name in doubles and a 558-201 doubles career record!

What Is The Davis Cup?

The Davis Cup is an international event in men’s tennis. The Davis Cup award is given to the winner of an annual international tennis tournament which was originally designed for amateur men’s means.

It has been active for 122 years in total!