Who is the greatest Davis Cup player of all time?

National pride, best-of-five matches and hostile crowds on the road. The list rewards the players who delivered when a whole country was watching.

1. 1
   John McEnroe

   Helped the United States win five Davis Cups and holds the American records for ties and singles wins.
2. 2
   Björn Borg

   Led Sweden to its first Davis Cup in 1975 during a run of 33 straight singles wins.
3. 3
   Rafael Nadal

   Won five Davis Cups with Spain and lost just one singles rubber in his career.
4. 4
   Nicola Pietrangeli

   Italian who holds the all-time records for Davis Cup ties played and rubbers won.
5. 5
   Roy Emerson

   Australian who won eight Davis Cups, more than any other player.
6. 6
   Bill Tilden

   American who anchored seven straight Davis Cup wins from 1920 to 1926.
7. 7
   Rod Laver

   Australian who won the Davis Cup four times, either side of his professional exile.
8. 8
   Andy Murray

   Won 11 of Britain's 12 points in 2015 to end a 79-year wait.
9. 9
   Novak Djokovic

   Led Serbia to its first and only Davis Cup title in 2010.
10. 10
    Roger Federer

    Clinched Switzerland's first Davis Cup in 2014 in Lille.
11. 11
    Boris Becker

    Led West Germany to back-to-back Davis Cups in 1988 and 1989.
12. 12
    Pete Sampras

    Won three rubbers on Moscow clay to take the 1995 final almost alone.
13. 13
    Andre Agassi

    Played in three American Davis Cup title runs, in 1990, 1992 and 1995.
14. 14
    Ilie Năstase

    Carried Romania to three Davis Cup finals between 1969 and 1972.
15. 15
    Mats Wilander

    Won three Davis Cups with Sweden in the 1980s.
16. 16
    Juan Martín del Potro

    Beat Andy Murray and Marin Čilić to deliver Argentina's first Davis Cup in 2016.
17. 17
    Stan Wawrinka

    Federer's partner and second singles player in Switzerland's 2014 title run.

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