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Most Games in a Tie Longest ties since the introduction of the tiebreak (1989) (World Group ties in bold) 281 2003 (WG-PO) Romania d. Ecuador 3-2 in Ecuador 275 2001 (WG-QF) France d. Switzerland 3-2 in Switzerland 253 2009 (WG-1R) Israel d. Sweden 3-2 in Sweden 2002 (WG-SF) 248 Russia d. Argentina 3-2 in Russia 1998 (Z2-2R) Portugal d. Yugoslavia 3-2 in Yugoslavia Longest Duration of a Tie The 1976 Eastern Zone Final where Australia defeated New Zealand 3-1 lasted 113 days, the longest duration of a tie. The first three rubbers were played on 28-29 February and 1 March in Brisbane. The fourth rubber was played on 19 June 1976 in Nottingham, Great Britain while the fifth rubber was not played. The longest-known ties in terms of actual playing time are as follows: 21 hours 37 minutes Romania d. Ecuador 3-2, 2003 World Group play-off in Ecuador 21 hours 2 minutes France d. Switzerland 3-2, 2001 World Group quarterfinal in Switzerland 19 hours 44 minutes Russia d. Argentina 3-2, 2002 World Group semifinal in Russia 19 hours 15 minutes Ireland d. Egypt 3-2, 2012 Europe/Africa Zone Group II play-offs in Egypt 18 hours 53 minutes Chile d. Austria 3-2, 2009 World Group play-off in Chile Maximum Number of Sets Played There have been two instances in Davis Cup history of all five rubbers going to five sets. 2003 Davis Cup (WG-PO) Romania defeated Ecuador 3-2 in Ecuador Victor Hanescu (ROU) d. Giovanni Lapentti (ECU) 76(3) 67(5) 76(5) 67(1) 64 Nicolas Lapentti (ECU) d. Razvan Sabau (ROU) 62 64 36 46 63 Florin Mergea/Horia Tecau (ROU) d. Giovanni Lapentti/Nicolas Lapentti (ECU) 76(2) 16 63 36 1311 Nicolas Lapentti (ECU) d. Victor Hanescu (ROU) 64 67(4) 67(5) 76(13) 63 Razvan Sabau (ROU) d. Giovanni Lapentti (ECU) 64 36 64 57 75 1946 Davis Cup (Z-SF) Yugoslavia defeated France 3-2 in France Yvon Petra (FRA) d. Dragutin Mitic (YUG) 26 86 64 36 86 Marcel Bernard (FRA) d. Franjo Puncec (YUG) 26 61 06 75 63 Dragutin Mitic/Franjo Puncec (YUG) d. Bernard Destremau/Pierre Pellizza (FRA) 810 86 63 57 108 Dragutin Mitic (YUG) d. Marcel Bernard (FRA) 63 46 36 60 63 Franjo Puncec (YUG) d. Yvon Petra (FRA) 63 36 64 79 60 2013 Davis Cup Final Media Guide | General Records & Statistics 92