RPT-Tennis-Factbox on Czech v U.S. Davis Cup first round tie

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Factbox on Davis Cup world group first round tie Czech Republic v United States, Feb. 9-11 in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on an indoor clay court:

CZECH REPUBLIC

Team:

Tomas Berdych

Lukas Dlouhy

Ivo Minar

Pavel Vizner

Captain - Jaroslav Navratil

Best Result: Winners 1980

First Year Played: 1921

Years Played: 73

Ties Played (W-L): 178 (107-71)

Years in world group: (1981 onwards) 26 (20-25)

Most wins: Jan Kodes (60-34)

Most singles wins: Roderich Menzel (40-12)

Most doubles wins: Kodes (21-15)

Best doubles team: Jaroslav Drobny and Vladimir Cernik (11-2)

Most ties played: Kodes (39)

Most years played: Kodes (15)

UNITED STATES

Team:

Andy Roddick

James Blake

Bob Bryan

Mike Bryan

Captain: Patrick McEnroe

Best result: Winners 31 times

First year played: 1900

Years played: 92

Ties played (W-L): 262 (201-61)

Years in world group (1981 onwards): 26 (49-20)

Most wins: John McEnroe (59-10)

Most singles wins: John McEnroe (41-8)

Most doubles wins: John van Ryn (22-2)

Best doubles Team: Peter Fleming and John McEnroe (14-1)

Most ties played: John McEnroe (30)

Most years played: John McEnroe (12)

(Compiled by jan Lopatka in Prague) ((editing by Clare Lovell London Sports Desk; prague.newsroom@reuters.com; Reuters Messaging: jan.lopatka.reuters.com@reuters.net; +420-224 190 474))

Keywords: TENNIS DAVIS/CZECH

[Reuters/Finance.cz]