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Youngest and Oldest Players in a Davis Cup Final Boris Becker is the youngest to play – and win – a singles rubber in a Davis Cup Final at 18 years, 30 days. John Alexander is the youngest player overall to appear in a Davis Cup Final. He was aged just 17 years, 177 days old when he played – and won - the doubles rubber in the 1968 Final against USA. Age Name Year Result Rubber 17 177 18 30 18 35 18 185 18 215 18 283 18 284 18 326 18 334 18 349 ALEXANDER, John (AUS) BECKER, Boris (GER) KRAMER, Jack (USA) NADAL, Rafael (ESP) CASH, Pat (AUS) CHANG, Michael (USA) HEWITT, Lleyton (AUS) ORANTES, Manuel (ESP) EDBERG, Stefan (SWE) BUCHHOLZ, Butch (USA) 1968 1985 1939 2004 1983 1990 1999 1967 1984 1959 USA d. AUS 4-1 in AUS SWE d. GER 3-2 in FRG AUS d. USA 3-2 in USA ESP d. USA 3-2 in ESP AUS d. SWE 3-2 in AUS USA d. AUS 3-2 in USA AUS d. FRA 3-2 in FRA AUS d. ESP 4-1 in AUS SWE d. USA 4-1 in SWE AUS d. USA 3-2 in USA Doubles Singles & Doubles Doubles Singles Singles Singles Singles Singles & Doubles Doubles Doubles At the other end of the spectrum the oldest person to participate in a Davis Cup Final was Norman Brookes at 43 years, 48 days old when he played both singles and doubles in the 1920 Final against USA. He is also the oldest player to win a Davis Cup rubber in a Final, winning the doubles rubber in the 1919 Final, aged 42 years, 68 days. Age Name Year Result Rubber 43 48 42 68 40 171 40 168 39 297 39 246 39 202 39 4 38 80 BROOKES, Norman (AUS) BROOKES, Norman (AUS) DIXON, Charles (GBR) BEAMISH, Alfred (GBR) DIXON, Charles (GBR) ROPER-BARRETT, Herbert (GBR) GORE, Arthur (GBR) LARNED, William (USA) BRUGNON, Jacques (FRA) 1920 1919 1913 1919 1912 1913 1907 1911 1933 USA d. AUS 5-0 in NZL AUS d. GBR 4-1 in AUS USA d. GBR 3-2 in GBR AUS d. GBR 4-1 in AUS BRI d. ANZ 3-2 in AUS USA d. GBR 3-2 in GBR ANZ d. BRI 3-2 in GBR ANZ d. USA 4-0 in NZL GBR d. FRA 3-2 in FRA Singles & Doubles Doubles Singles & Doubles Doubles Singles Doubles Singles & Doubles Singles Doubles In 2012 Radek Stepanek (CZE) at 33 years, 348 days became the oldest player to win a deciding fifth rubber in a Davis Cup Final. 2013 Davis Cup Final Media Guide | Davis Cup Finals: Results & Statistics 37