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| First year | 1927 |
| Years played | 69 |
| Ties played (W–L) | 152 (85–67) |
| Years in World Group | 9 (7–9) |
| Most total wins | Josip Palada (42–32) Franjo Punčec (42–20) |
| Most singles wins | Franjo Punčec (33–12) |
| Most doubles wins | Dragutin Mitić (13–14) |
| Best doubles team | Boro Jovanović andNiki Pilić (7–8) |
| Most ties played | Josip Palada (37) |
| Most years played | Boro Jovanović and Josip Palada (15) |
TheYugoslavia men's national tennis team competed from 1927 to 2003 and represented theKingdom of Yugoslavia (up to 1929 known as the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes) from 1927 to 1939, theSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (up to 1963 theFederal People's Republic of Yugoslavia) from 1946 to 1992, and theFederal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1995 to 2003. It was organised by theYugoslav Tennis Association. Following thebreakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s, separate teams were created for the new nations which split apart from Yugoslavia:
A team representing the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia returned to competing again from 1995. From 2003 this country was renamedSerbia and Montenegro and the Davis Cup team was renamed to reflect the same from 2004, bringing to an end Yugoslav participation in the Davis Cup. Following further splits in 2006, several new teams were created for the relevant constituent parts:
For history and records of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (consisting of onlyMontenegro and ofSerbia) and theState Union of Serbia and Montenegro, seeSerbia and Montenegro Davis Cup team.
In 1952,Dragutin Mitić andMilan Branović, with 29 ties and 4 ties respectively, defected from theFederal People's Republic of Yugoslavia.[1]
| Player | Total W–L | Singles W–L | Doubles W–L | Ties played | Debut | Years played |
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| Željko Franulović | 32–27 | 23–15 | 9–12 | 22 | 1967 | 12 |
| Boro Jovanović | 29–36 | 18–22 | 11–14 | 25 | 1959 | 15 |
| Franjo Kukuljević | 11–21 | 5–9 | 6–12 | 18 | 1930 | 10 |
| Dragutin Mitić | 41–29 | 28–15 | 13–14 | 29 | 1936 | 10 |
| Josip Palada | 42–32 | 31–21 | 11–11 | 37 | 1933 | 15 |
| Ilija Panajotović | 5–15 | 3–12 | 2–3 | 11 | 1953 | 8 |
| Nikola Pilić | 38–24 | 27–12 | 11–12 | 23 | 1961 | 11 |
| Franjo Punčec | 42–20 | 33–12 | 9–8 | 26 | 1933 | 8 |
| Slobodan Živojinović | 36–26 | 24–15 | 12–11 | 24 | 1981 | 12 |
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