| Syria | |
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| ITF ranking | T-75 1 |
| Colors | Green, white (red stars) and black |
| First year | 1986 |
| Years played | 35 |
| Ties played (W–L) | 135 (63 - 72) |
| Years in World Group | 0 |
| Most total wins | Rabi Bouhassoun (34 - 21) |
| Most singles wins | Rabi Bouhassoun (29 - 8) |
| Most doubles wins | Lays Salim (11 - 18) |
| Best doubles team | Hayan Maarouf & Majdi Salim (5 - 4) |
| Most ties played | Lays Salim (43) |
| Most years played | Lays Salim (11) |
TheSyria Davis Cup team representsSyria inDavis Cuptennis competition and are governed by theSyrian Arab Tennis Federation. Syria currently competes in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group III.
Syria made their Davis Cup debut in1986. Their best performance has been reaching the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II second round in1988.[citation needed]
Syria currently compete in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group IV. They won Group III in2000,2010, and2013.[1][2]
Kareem Al Allaf represented the Syria Davis Cup team at theDavis Cup, where he played #1 singles and had a W/L record of 18–9 (12–5 in singles play) in 2015–21.[3][4][5]
The Syrian Tennis Federation banned him, because he competed in a match against anIsraeli opponent in a2022 ITF Men's World Tennis Tour tournament inFayetteville,Arkansas, in November 2022.[6][7] Egyptian journalist Reem Abulleil wrote on Twitter: "Syrian tennis player @KareemAllaf played against and defeated Israeli player Nitzan Ricklis last week in a $15k in Fayetteville, Arkansas. As a response, the Syrian Tennis Federation has banned him. Hope @ITFTennis do something. This nonsense has got to stop."[7]
As a result of the Syrian federation's ban, Allaf switched nationalities to represent his birth country, the United States.[7]
The youngest player in Syrian Davis Cup history was Rabi Bouhassoun, aged 15 years and 212 days.[citation needed] The oldest player in Syrian Davis Cup history was Jehad Sheet, aged 41 years and 159 days.[citation needed]
The longest rubber in Syrian Davis Cup history was 4 hours and 22 minutes, when on 9 February 2001 Selvam Veerasingam of Malaysia defeated Syria's Rabi Bouhassoun 7-6 6-7 7-6 7-6[citation needed] The longest final set of a rubber, in Syrian Davis Cup history, took place on 9 April 1988 when Hassan Bin Bohari and Albert Teo of Singapore defeated Abdul-Latif Mourad and Samer Mourad of Syria 16-14 in the third and final set of the 6-4 6-3 16-14 match.[citation needed]
| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group stage | 28 Apr | Tehran (IRN) |  Iran | 2–1 | Win |
| 29 Apr |  Kuwait | 3–0 | Win | |||
| Asia/Oceania Group III, Promotional Play-off | 1 May |  Vietnam | 1–2 | Loss | ||
| 2 May |  Lebanon | 2–1 | Win | |||
| 2011 | Asia/Oceania Group II, First round | 4–6 Mar | Changwon (KOR) |  South Korea | 1–4 | Loss |
| Asia/Oceania Group II, Play-offs | 8–10 Jul | Hong Kong |  Hong Kong | 1–4 | Loss | |
| 2012 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group stage | 25 Apr | Tehran (IRN) |  Bangladesh | 3–0 | Win |
| 26 Apr |  Malaysia | 3–0 | Win | |||
| 27 Apr |  Oman | 3–0 | Win | |||
| Asia/Oceania Group III, Promotional Play-off | 28 Apr | Iran | 2–1 | Win | ||
| 29 Apr | Kuwait | 3–0 | Win | |||
| 2013 | Asia/Oceania Group II, First round | 1–3 Feb | Lapu-Lapu (PHI) |  Philippines | 2–3 | Loss |
| Asia/Oceania Group II, Play-offs | 5–7 Apr | Mishref (KUW) | Kuwait | 2–3 | Loss | |
| 2014 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage | 11 Jun | Tehran (IRN) |  Cambodia | 2–1 | Win |
| 12 Jun | Malaysia | 1–2 | Loss | |||
| 13 Jun |  Turkmenistan | 2–1 | Win | |||
| Asia/Oceania Group III, Play-offs | 14 Jun | Iran | 0–3 | Loss | ||
| 2015 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage | 25 Mar | Kuala Lumpur (MAS) | Cambodia | 2–1 | Win |
| 26 Mar | Vietnam | 1–2 | Loss | |||
| 27 Mar | Turkmenistan | 1–2 | Loss | |||
| Asia/Oceania Group III, Play-offs | 28 Mar |  Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | Win | ||
| 2016 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage | 12 Jul | Tehran (IRN) |  Singapore | 3–0 | Win |
| 13 Jul |  Qatar | 2–1 | Win | |||
| 14 Jul | Turkmenistan | 2–1 | Win | |||
| 15 Jul | Lebanon | 0–3 | Loss | |||
| Asia/Oceania Group III, Play-offs | 16 Jul | Iran | 1–2 | Loss | ||
| 2017 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage | 17 Jul | Colombo (SRI) | Pacific Oceania | 1–2 | Loss |
| 19–20 Jul |  Jordan | 1–2 | Loss | |||
| 20 Jul |  Sri Lanka | 1–2 | Loss | |||
| Asia/Oceania Group III, Play-offs | 22 Jul |  United Arab Emirates | 2–0 | Win | ||
| 2018 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage | 2 Apr | Hanoi (VIE) | Qatar | 0–3 | Loss |
| 4 Apr | Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | Win | |||
| 5 Apr | Kuwait | 1–2 | Loss | |||
| 6 Apr | Jordan | 2–1 | Win | |||
| 2019 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group Stage | 26 Jun | Singapore (SIN) | Iran | 3–0 | Win |
| 27 Jun | Qatar | 3–0 | Win | |||
| 28 Jun | Malaysia | 2–1 | Win | |||
| Asia/Oceania Group III, Play-offs | 29 Jul | Vietnam | 0–2 | Loss |
| Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2020 | World Group II Play-offs | 6–7 Mar | Harare (ZIM) |  Zimbabwe | 1–3 | Loss |
| 2021 | Asia/Oceania Group III, Group stage | 15 Sep | Amman (JOR) | Jordan | 3–0 | Win |
| 16 Sep | Sri Lanka | 3–0 | Win | |||
| Asia/Oceania Group III, Promotional Play-off | 18 Sep | Pacific Oceania | 1–2 | Loss |
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