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| Captain | Nuno Marques[1] |
| Coach | Emanuel Couto[1] |
| ITF ranking | 28 (20 September 2021) |
| Highest ITF ranking | 21 (10 April 2017) |
| Colors | red & white |
| First year | 1925 |
| Years played | 62 |
| Ties played (W–L) | 106 (44–62) |
| Years in World Group | 0 |
| Best finish | WG Play-Offs (1994,2017) |
| Most total wins | João Cunha e Silva (37–40) |
| Most singles wins | João Cunha e Silva (25–28) |
| Most doubles wins | Emanuel Couto (13–5) |
| Best doubles team | Frederico Gil /Leonardo Tavares (9–5) |
| Most ties played | João Cunha e Silva (30) |
| Most years played | João Cunha e Silva (16) Nuno Marques (16) |
ThePortugal men's national tennis team representsPortugal inDavis Cuptennis competition and is governed by theFederação Portuguesa de Ténis.
Portugal competes in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2017, after being promoted from Group II in the 2015 season. They have never played in the World Group, but reached the World Group play-offs in1994 and2017.
Portugal competed in its first Davis Cup in1925. Their first opponent wasItaly, who won 4–1.
Portugal's most successful moment came in1994 after defeatingGreat Britain 4–1 in the Group I of the Europe/Africa Zone and qualifying to the World Group play-offs. The team led byJoão Cunha e Silva,Nuno Marques andEmanuel Couto lost, however, toCroatia 4–0 (the last rubber was abandoned).
Here is the list of all match-ups since 1981, when the competition started being held in the current World Group format.
| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1981 | Europe Zone B, 1st round | 8–10 May | Aarhus (DEN) |  Denmark | 0–5 | Loss |
| 1982 | Europe Zone B, 1st round | 7–9 May | Porto (POR) |  Tunisia | 5–0 | Win |
| Europe Zone B, Quarterfinals | 11–13 June | Lisbon (POR) |  Egypt | 0–5 | Loss | |
| 1983 | Europe Zone A, 1st round | 6–8 May | Estoril (POR) |  Netherlands | 1–4 | Loss |
| 1984 | Europe Zone A, 1st round | 4–6 May | Oslo (NOR) |  Norway | 1–4 | Loss |
| 1985 | Europe Zone B, 1st round | 10–12 May | Lisbon (POR) |  Luxembourg | 5–0 | Win |
| Europe Zone B, Quarterfinals | 14–16 June | Nottingham (GBR) |  Great Britain | 0–5 | Loss | |
| 1986 | Europe Zone A, 1st round | 9–11 May | Porto (POR) |  Zimbabwe | 3–2 | Win |
| Europe Zone A, Quarterfinals | 13–15 June | Mayrhofen (AUT) |  Austria | 0–5 | Loss | |
| 1987 | Europe Zone B, 1st round | 8–10 May | Monte Carlo (MON) |  Monaco | 3–2 | Win |
| Europe Zone B, Quarterfinals | 12–14 June | Lisbon (POR) |  Hungary | 5–0 | Win | |
| Europe Zone B, Semifinals | 24–26 July | Porto (POR) | Austria | 1–4 | Loss | |
| 1988 | Europe Zone Group I, Quarterfinals | 6–8 May | Timișoara (ROM) |  Romania | 3–2 | Win |
| Europe Zone Group I, Semifinals | 10–12 June | Lisbon (POR) |  Soviet Union | 0–5 | Loss | |
| 1989 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Quarterfinals | 3–5 February | Porto (POR) |  Senegal | 5–0 | Win |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Semifinals | 5–7 May | Best (NED) | Netherlands | 1–4 | Loss |
| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Quarterfinals | 2–4 February | Accra (GHA) |  Ghana | 5–0 | Win |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Semifinals | 4–6 May | Kyiv (URS) | Soviet Union | 1–4 | Loss | |
| 1991 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Quarterfinals | 1–3 February | Porto (POR) |  Ireland | 5–0 | Win |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Semifinals | 3–5 May | Lisbon (POR) | Netherlands | 1–4 | Loss | |
| 1992 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Semifinals | 1–3 May | Porto (POR) |  CIS | 2–3 | Loss |
| 1993 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Semifinals | 30 April – 2 May | Lisbon (POR) |  Israel | 2–3 | Loss |
| 1994 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Semifinals | 25–27 March | Porto (POR) | Great Britain | 4–1 | Win |
| World Group, Qualifying Round | 23–25 September | Porto (POR) |  Croatia | 0–4 | Loss | |
| 1995 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Quarterfinals | 31 March – 2 April | Budapest (HUN) | Hungary | 2–3 | Loss |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Relegation play-off | 22–24 September | Estoril (POR) | Romania | 2–3 | Loss | |
| 1996 | Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 1st round | 1–3 May | Algiers (ALG) |  Algeria | 5–0 | Win |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinals | 12–14 July | Trnava (SVK) |  Slovakia | 0–5 | Loss | |
| 1997 | Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 1st round | 2–4 May | Cairo (EGY) | Egypt | 5–0 | Win |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinals | 11–13 July | Maia (POR) |  Yugoslavia | 3–2 | Win | |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Semifinals | 19–21 September | Maia (POR) | Norway | 2–3 | Loss | |
| 1998 | Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 1st round | 1–3 May | Braga (POR) |  Georgia | 5–0 | Win |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinals | 17–19 July | Belgrade (YUG) | Yugoslavia | 3–2 | Win | |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Semifinals | 25–27 September | Albufeira (POR) | Hungary | 4–1 | Win | |
| 1999 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round | 12–14 February | Bye | |||
| Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Quarterfinals | 2–4 April | Wels (AUT) | Austria | 1–4 | Loss | |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Relegation play-off | 25–27 September | Zagreb (CRO) | Croatia | 4–1 | Win | |
| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2000 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round | 4–6 February | Kyiv (UKR) |  Ukraine | 1–4 | Loss |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Relegation play-off | 6–8 October | Maia (POR) |  South Africa | 3–2 | Win | |
| 2001 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round | 9–11 February | Maia (POR) | Ukraine | 3–2 | Win |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Quarterfinals | 6–8 April | Birmingham (GBR) | Great Britain | 0–5 | Loss | |
| 2002 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round | 8–10 February | Harare (ZIM) | Zimbabwe | 0–5 | Loss |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Relegation play-off | 12–14 July | Minsk (BLR) |  Belarus | 1–4 | Loss | |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Relegation play-off | 20–22 September | Follonica (ITA) |  Italy | 1–4 | Loss | |
| 2003 | Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 4–6 April | Maia (POR) | Monaco | 4–1 | Win |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 2nd round | 11–13 July | Durban (SAF) | South Africa | 0–5 | Loss | |
| 2004 | Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 1st round | 9–11 April | Tunis (TUN) | Tunisia | 3–2 | Win |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 2nd round | 16–18 July | Maia (POR) | Serbia and Montenegro | 0–5 | Loss | |
| 2005 | Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 1st round | 4–6 March | Tallinn (EST) |  Estonia | 4–1 | Win |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 2nd round | 15–17 July | Lisbon (POR) | Algeria | 3–2 | Win | |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Finals | 23–25 September | Estoril (POR) |  Slovenia | 4–1 | Win | |
| 2006 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round | 10–12 February | Esch-sur-Alzette (LUX) | Luxembourg | 1–4 | Loss |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Relegation play-off | 22–24 September | Marrakesh (MAR) |  Morocco | 3–2 | Win | |
| 2007 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round | 9–11 February | Tbilisi (GEO) |  Georgia | 2–3 | Loss |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Relegation play-off | 21–23 September | Rotterdam (NED) | Netherlands | 0–5 | Loss | |
| 2008 | Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 1st round | 11–13 April | Estoril (POR) | Tunisia | 4–1 | Win |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 2nd round | 18–20 July | Porto (POR) |  Cyprus | 5–0 | Win | |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Finals | 19–21 September | Dnipropetrovsk (UKR) | Ukraine | 0–5 | Loss | |
| 2009 | Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 1st round | 6–8 March | Nicosia (CYP) | Cyprus | 2–3 | Loss |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation play-off | 10–12 July | Oran (ALG) | Algeria | 5–0 | Win |
| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 1st round | 5–7 March | Maia (POR) | Denmark | 4–1 | Win |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 2nd round | 9–11 July | Cruz Quebrada (POR) | Cyprus | 5–0 | Win | |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 3rd round | 17–19 September | Cruz Quebrada (POR) |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3–2 | Win | |
| 2011 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round | 4–6 March | Cruz Quebrada (POR) | Slovakia | 4–1 | Win |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2nd round | 8–10 July | Bern (SUI) |  Switzerland | 0–5 | Loss | |
| 2012 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round | 10–12 February | Bye | |||
| Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2nd round | 6–8 April | Ramat HaSharon (ISR) | Israel | 2–3 | Loss | |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Relegation play-off | 14–16 September | Bratislava (SVK) | Slovakia | 1–3 | Loss | |
| 2013 | Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 1st round | 1–3 February | Lisbon (POR) |  Benin | 5–0 | Win |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 2nd round | 5–7 April | Lisbon (POR) |  Lithuania | 5–0 | Win | |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 3rd round | 13–15 September | Chișinău (MDA) |  Moldova | 3–2 | Win | |
| 2014 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round | 31 January – 2 February | Kranj (SLO) | Slovenia | 2–3 | Loss |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round play-off | 12–14 September | Bye | ||||
| Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2nd round play-off | 12–14 September | Moscow (RUS) |  Russia | 1–4 | Loss | |
| 2015 | Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 1st round | 6–8 March | Cruz Quebrada (POR) | Morocco | 4–1 | Win |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 2nd round | 17–19 July | Viana do Castelo (POR) |  Finland | 4–1 | Win | |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 3rd round | 18–20 September | Viana do Castelo (POR) | Belarus | 3–2 | Win | |
| 2016 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round | 4–6 March | Guimarães (POR) | Austria | 1–4 | Loss |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round play-off | 16–18 September | Bye | ||||
| Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2nd round play-off | 16–18 September | Viana do Castelo (POR) | Slovenia | 5–0 | Win | |
| 2017 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round | 3–5 February | Lisbon (POR) | Israel | 5–0 | Win |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2nd round | 7–9 April | Lisbon (POR) | Ukraine | 4–1 | Win | |
| World Group play-offs | 15–17 September | Lisbon (POR) |  Germany | 2–3 | Loss | |
| 2018 | Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round | 2–3 February | Bye | |||
| Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2nd round | 6–7 April | Stockholm (SWE) |  Sweden | 2–3 | Loss | |
| Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 1st round play-offs | 14–15 September | (UKR) | Ukraine | |||
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Since 1981 (Current through2017 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I Second round)
Algeria 3–0 Tunisia 3–0 Morocco 2–0 Monaco 2–0 Cyprus 2–1 Hungary 2–1 Serbia and Montenegro 2–1 Slovenia 2–1 Ukraine 2–2 Benin 1–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 Estonia 1–0 Finland 1–0 Ghana 1–0 Ireland 1–0 Lithuania 1–0 Moldova 1–0 Senegal 1–0 Belarus 1–1 Croatia 1–1 Denmark 1–1 Egypt 1–1 Georgia 1–1 Luxembourg 1–1 Romania 1–1 South Africa 1–1 Zimbabwe 1–1 Great Britain 1–2 Israel 1–2 Slovakia 1–2 Italy 0–1 Switzerland 0–1 Norway 0–2 Austria 0–4 Netherlands 0–4 Russia 0–4| Africa | Asia | Europe | North America | Oceania | South America |
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| Algeria Benin Egypt Ghana Morocco Senegal South Africa Tunisia Zimbabwe | Austria Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Cyprus Denmark Estonia Finland Georgia Great Britain Hungary Ireland Israel Italy Lithuania Luxembourg Moldova Monaco Netherlands Norway Romania Russia Serbia and Montenegro Slovakia Slovenia Switzerland Ukraine | ||||
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